7 Water Aquarium Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Water Aquarium Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a water aquarium business:

1. AquariumStoreDepot ($120K/year)

Mark, the founder of AquariumStoreDepot, came up with the idea for his business after realizing his passion for aquatic animal keeping. He had been involved in the hobby since he was 11 years old and decided to turn it into a business after reading books like "The 4 Hour Work Week" and "End of Jobs." He started with a Shopify site and initially struggled to gain sales, but found success through organic SEO, Pinterest, and in-depth articles on his website. Despite facing challenges such as negative SEO campaigns and mergers/acquisitions from competitors, Mark remains dedicated to his passion and plans to continue growing his business through partnerships and content creation. He uses tools like Ahrefs to improve his SEO strategy.

How much they make: $120K/year
How much did it cost to start: $3K
Current team size: 1

I Left My 100 Hour Week Job To Start A $120K/Month Aquarium Ecommerce

AquariumStoreDepot is a highly-profitable business in the niche market of aquatic animal keeping, averaging $8-10k per month with a high revenue month of $13k, and expanding over time from dropshipping to proprietary agreements.

About

Mark started AquariumStoreDepot over 8 years ago

Revenue

Mark grew the business to $10K/month

Costs

It cost Mark $3000 to start the business

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So... can you actually make money with a water aquarium business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
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Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

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