Straight from the Cha Ching Club community

Don't take my word for it. Take theirs.

Every screenshot on this page was posted by a real member of our community. Moms, students, a teacher, a nurse in training. Some had never sold a thing online. Some had tried before and given up.

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"GUYS I GOT MY FIRST SALE"

This is our Member Wins channel, where our members post their wins and sales. Here's a slice of it, exactly as they posted it.

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Xai's post: I got my first order yesterday, I tried Etsy a few years ago and got no sales — **Xai** · tried once before, got nothing. Not this time.

Shivii's post about her second order after a rough two weeks — **Shivii** · second order, after a rough two weeks

Melissa's notification: first sale after a month of not giving up — **Melissa** · first sale after a month of not giving up

Kaylin's post: first two orders while I was sleeping — **Kaylin** · listings live just over a week

energetic_piglet's post: second order, it is possible, stay patient — **energetic_piglet** · order number two

Kayljohn's notification: got my first sale today, the customer bought two of my listings — **Kayljohn** · first sale, and the buyer bought two

Dani's Etsy card: congratulations, you've made 40 sales — **Dani** · 40 sales

Natalia's post: got my first order yesterday — **Natalia** · "So happy for the small wins!"

L's notification: made 2 sales within seconds — L · after a long stretch of low views

Kamo's post: woke up to my first physical order — **Kamo** · first physical order

Ayesha's post: yay another sale — **Ayesha** · another one

Dani's post: four orders overnight, a new shop record — **Dani** · four orders overnight, a new shop record

These aren't influencers. They're normal people. No special skill set. No showing their faces on camera. No crazy money invested.
They bought an ebook and did the work.

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"But I'm not really the type of person who..."

Neither were they. Here's how some of our members introduced themselves on day one.

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Shaistha's introduction: mum of three — **Shaistha** · Johannesburg · mum of three

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Rashieda's introduction: 45, never too old — **Rashieda** · KuGompo · 45

Tash's introduction: 16 years in corporate finance — **Tash** · Joburg · 16 years in corporate finance

Lejean's introduction: single mom and teacher — **Lejean** · single mom and teacher

Sherize's introduction: 21, third-year student — **Sherize** · Johannesburg · 21, third-year student

Michelle's introduction: mom-to-be in Polokwane — **Michelle** · Polokwane · mom-to-be

A mum of three. A teacher. A student. Someone sixteen years into corporate. Just like you and me. No head start, no special skills. They tried, they bet on themselves, and they built something.
If they can do it, so can you.

"Okay, but can you actually get paid in South Africa?"

Yes. Into a normal South African bank account, on a daily payout schedule.

This is the step most online courses skip, because they weren't written for us. The ebook walks you through the South African setup step by step. Here's what it looks like when the money lands.

"so it's a lekker big one!" Shivii

"Q4, jou lekker ding!" Dani

Written by a South African woman, for South African women.Because you and I both know we deserve better.

Payday notifications

Three FNB SMS payments paid to current account via Payshap, reference Worldpay — **FNB** · The SMS every South African knows

Etsy email: your funds are on the way to your First National Bank account — **Etsy** · Funds on the way to FNB

Two Etsy Support emails: your funds of R2,059.28 ZAR and R3,585.73 ZAR are on the way — **Etsy** · More payouts, more emails

Discovery bank notification: incoming payment, reference ETSY — **Discovery** · A different bank, same result

Etsy payments: R5,061.29 available for deposit, deposit schedule daily — **Etsy Payments** · The next payout, already waiting

Etsy payment setting: deposit schedule daily — **Etsy Payments** · Paid out daily

Three FNB SMS payments received via Payshap, reference Worldpay — The SMS every South African knows

"How long did it take you guys?"

Someone asked exactly that in our Discord. Here's what one of our members answered:

Dani's answer: follow the e-book like a manual, it took me about a week to make my first sale but it's different for everyone

Some members got there in days. Some took a few weeks. Here's the real spread.

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Within days

Eesa · three listings up, first sale

Day 5

Aliyah · three orders in her first week

Just under a month

Still_shante · just under a month in

A month

Lequita · a month of taking it seriously

A month later: Eesa again

Eesa · from her first sale to 31 orders in a month. "Can you imagine what it's going to look like in a few months from now?"

A month, then more

Courtney · 10, then 20, then 30 orders

Three months

Chase · 60 sales and Star Seller in three months

Still waiting?

Views but no sales yet? Hang in there. And no, you don't need to pay for ads.

Within days

Eesa's message: bought your book on Sunday, three listings up, made my first sale last night — **Eesa** · three listings up, first sale

Day 5

Aliyah's notification: I opened my shop exactly 5 days ago, 3 orders — **Aliyah** · three orders in her first week

Just under a month

A month

A month later: Eesa again

Eesa's last 30 days: 31 orders and $1,392.20 revenue, and it's only been a month — **Eesa** · from her first sale to 31 orders in a month

A month, then more

Courtney: just over a month in, first 10 sales — **Courtney** · 10, then 20, then 30 orders, and still going

Courtney: 20 sales, two came through while I was asleep — **Courtney** · 10, then 20, then 30 orders, and still going

Three months

Chase: on Etsy for 3 months and hit 60 sales — **Chase** · 60 sales in three months

Chase's Etsy email: you're a Star Seller this month — **Chase** · and Star Seller, too

Still waiting?

sonnixx shares her views and visits before her first sale — For anyone sitting on views and no sales yet.

"Do I need money for ads?"

Dani: I started running $1 ads, only 2 of my orders came from ads, running ads is not necessary — Dani ran $1 ads. Most of her views were organic.

Patience is real. So is the first sale.

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"Any reviews from people who bought the ebook?"

Instagram comments: any reviews for people who bought the e-book? Reply: it's worth it, got mine and working through it each day

Here's what other readers said.

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Cecilia's five-star review of the ebook — **Cecilia** · wanted to start for ages, finally did

cj: so detailed and easy to understand — cj · excited to start

Ashleigh: I literally purchased the e-book this morning, I'm feeling really overwhelmed — **Karla** · "I honestly didn't expect it to be THIS well put together"

Karla's reply: it's like having someone sitting next to you saying now click here — **Karla** · "I honestly didn't expect it to be THIS well put together"

ncumisa: it's a blue print, you made this part easy — **ncumisa** · not sure of her niche yet, sure of how

Sonika: this ebook is so in depth, definitely worth it — **Sonika** · opened a store before, never went all in

Caroline's story reply: bought the ebook, truly thank you — **Caroline** · bought the ebook

Menicia: I bought the Ebook, I'm betting on me — **Menicia** · Cape Town · opened her store

Dominic's five-star review — **Dominic** · getting his store off the ground

Written by someone who actually sells on Etsy, for people starting from zero.

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You won't be figuring this out on your own.

When you buy the ebook, you also get into our community. It's a Discord full of South African women at every stage. Some are setting up their first listing. Some have just hit their tenth sale. Everyone answers each other's questions.