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488: Maria Wendt on Building A $1M/Month Low-Ticket Business

the bossbabe podcast

Natalie Ellis

May 5, 2026

Show Notes

Most coaches scaling past $300K hit a ceiling and assume they need a higher-ticket offer. Maria Wendt did the opposite and built an 8-figure business selling $24 products.

In this conversation, Natalie sits down with Maria Wendt — the founder behind an 8-figure business built on low-ticket products. Maria breaks down how she scaled to near-$1M/months working ~10 hours a week, the front-page checkout architecture that turns $1 orders into $100+ carts at a 60% take rate, why she walked away from the $1M/year coaching model after her daughter was born, and how she scaled to 100K YouTube subscribers in seven months with a webcam and no editor. If you've ever wondered whether low-ticket can actually scale past seven figures — without a higher-ticket offer, a bigger team, or longer hours — this episode is the full operating system.

Time Stamps:

-The low-ticket 8-figure model

- Maria's first two years: $63 → $350

- The single-mom pivot to low-ticket

- Pricing, AOV, and lifetime value

- Checkout architecture and front-page bumps

- Content strategy: three types

- The $850K/month math

- Hiring strategy for mom-founders

- A typical day in the business

Resources and Links:

Follow Maria: @maria.wendt on Instagram

Free tutorials, free guides, and the full $24 product library lives at mariawendt.com.

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