The 50+ Nomad Club

The 50+ Nomad Club

Why Small Ecom Works for 50+ Solopreneurs (and How to Get Started Today)

Simple, flexible ways to start a side hustle selling physical products from anywhere

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Jo Barnes
Oct 27, 2025
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Beautiful hand made souvenirs in Matera, Italy

In 2015 my husband and I built a 7-figure e-commerce business selling digital cooking thermometers.

It started as an experiment to show my community at the time how to sell on Amazon.

It grew fast, completely took us by surprise and within a year it became a life-changing business.

In year 1 we sold 85,000+ units at an average of $15. Within 3 years we’d expanded to over 30 different product lines, were knee-deep in inventory, and our so-called freedom lifestyle had turned into long days, high stress, and massive burnout.

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