A Google algorithm update killed 70% of his blog’s earnings, but that's not stopping Mircea Giurca from transforming shopping into a carbon neutral experience
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Members of Bucharest’s social elite are paying thousands of dollars just to experience Mircea Giurca doing ________________________.
Want to know the answer? It’s something you’ll never guess : )
Mircea (@LinkedIn) can be considered a jack of all trades: data analyst, digital marketer, blogger, and traveler. However, the one thing that impressed me the most was that at a young age, he actually employed his father to be a writer for one of his online publications – and then had to let him go!
(I’m laughing now as I write this)
I regress……
Mircea’s latest venture is cracking the future of Sustainable Shopping with his online platform Verdoo. How?
By making it possible to protect the planet while consumers shop online. When a consumer makes a purchase, they have the option to offset their carbon footprint by planting trees and find the best price. Best part – it’s 100% free.
Show highlights:
- 4:22 – Discover what it was like when Mircea hires his dad
- 4:56 – Why Mircea had imposter syndrome
- 6:20 – how a Google algorithm update can kill 50-70% of a blog’s earnings
- 7:24 – how chasing things without a clear direction made Mircea hit rock bottom
- 11:40 – the excuse he used to tell his boss that he needed a day off
- 13:23 – how he got the idea of making shopping sustainable
- 16:47 – how Verdoo works with eCommerce stores like Shopify
- 23:00 – the #1 destination Mircea recommends to visit
Hope you enjoy the conversation!