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

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: 01:15 -The low-ticket 8-figure model 07:35 - Maria's first two years: $63 → $350 13:18 - The single-mom pivot to low-ticket 16:24 - Pricing, AOV, and lifetime value 21:00 - Checkout architecture and front-page bumps 31:40 - Content strategy: three types 38:25 - The $850K/month math 43:20 - Hiring strategy for mom-founders 49:00 - 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. Pre-Order The Freedom-Based Business Method. Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter & Get Insights From Natalie Every Single Week On All Things Strategy, Motherhood, Business Growth + More. Drop Us A Review On The Podcast + Send Us A Screenshot & We’ll Send You Natalie’s 7-Figure Operating System Completely FREE (value $1,997).

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488: Maria Wendt on Building A $1M/Month Low-Ticket Business is an episode from The BossBabe Podcast by Natalie Ellis.

This episode is 51:45 long.

This episode was published on May 5, 2026.

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