Chou: Bumblebee Linens generates more revenue than blog business
Steve Chou · EP 390: Is This The Most Successful InfoProduct Ever? · Aug 18, 2016 · at 9:49
Entrepreneur Steve Chou discusses the financial breakdown between his e-commerce store BumblebeeLinens.com and his info-product business with Nathan Latka.
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“So I don't reveal those numbers, but let's just say it does more than the blog. However, the profit margins are obviously less because we're selling physical products.”
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