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Now displaying: August, 2023
Aug 28, 2023

Izzy Rosenzweig, the CEO of Portless, joins Mike on the podcast today to geek out over all things supply chain, and to talk about Portless; one of the biggest potential game changers in the DTC shipping industry. 

No matter how rich you are, you'll always be running into issues with cash flow the longer you're running an ecommerce business. 

Money gets tied up for weeks and up to months at a time while waiting for your inventory to reach local warehouses, but it doesn't have to be with Portless.

Izzy Rozensweig, the CEO of Portless, joins me in today's podcast to talk about how Portless was founded, how it operates, and how his game changer can be leveraged to improve your cash flow by multiples - not just by a few percent. 

Timestamps: 

  • 0:00 - Introduction 
  • 1:10 - Izzy's background in e-commerce 
  • 6:21 - How Portless was founded 
  • 10:50 - What does it cost for a typical small package?
  • 14:12 - How Portless handles next-day shipping  
  • 17:25 - Is Portless appropriate for large, bulky products? 
  • 18:55 - Improving cash flow by magnitudes with DTC shipping  
  • 26:33 - Quick Fire Question #1: Does this work for any region in China? 
  • 27:00 - Quick Fire Question #2: What's the threshold for the size of business? 
  • 27:35 - Quick Fire Question #3: Where can they find more about you and Portless? 
  • 28:54 - Risks associated with shipping DTC 
  • 30:06 - Other countries that DTC shipping applies to 
  • 30:36 - Does Portless provide services for FBA? 

If you're interested in partnering with Portless, I highly recommend you do so by checking out this link. If you'd like to speak to Izzy directly, contact him on his LinkedIn or Twitter pages. 

We'd also love to have you on in a future episode to talk about your experiences with Portless if you do decide to partner with them! Reach out to us at support@ecomcrew.com if you're interested. 

Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoy our content. If you have any questions, send us an email at support@ecomcrew.com. We'd love to help you in any way we can. 

Thanks for listening!

Until next time, happy selling! 

 

 

Aug 21, 2023

Liz Saunders and I talk about Amazon's Influencer Program; how it can be beneficial for sellers, how sellers can reach out to more sellers, and why you should apply for Amazon Inspire if you've got the audience for it. 

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As an Amazon seller, getting traffic to your listing is always a high-value priority.  One way to do this is through influencer marketing, where you pay influencers to promote and direct their audience to your storefront. 

Is this what the Amazon Influencer program helps with? What's the difference between this and the Amazon Associates program? We tackle all that today with our guest, Liz Saunders. 

Liz Saunders is a first-time guest on the podcast, and an Amazon Seller since 2016. She spoke this year at Steve Chou's Seller Summit for the first time, and her topic on the program amazed me so much that I had to invite her on today's podcast to discuss more about it.  

Audio Timestamps: 

  • 0:00 - Introduction 
  • 2:11 - Liz Saunders' background 
  • 3:38 - What is the Amazon Influencer Program? 
  • 10:58 - Case Study on the Impact of Influencer Content 
  • 13:27 - Statistics on Copy vs Video, UGC vs brand content
  • 14:12 - How to get more influencers to work with you 
  • 19:52 - Early Results on the Case Study 
  • 21:48 - "Do you own the content that Influencers make?" 
  • 22:17 - Amazon Inspire
  • 28:15 - Helping Influencers Make Money 
  • 34:12 - Reach out to Liz Saunders
  • 34:52 - The requirements to join the Amazon Influencer Program 

I hope you took away some valuable insights from this episode. If you’re interested in Fluencer Fruit, get the Chrome Extension with code ECOMCREW and get 50% off for life.  

Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoy our content. If you have any questions, send us an email at support@ecomcrew.com. We'd love to help you in any way we can. 

Thanks for listening!

Until next time, happy selling! 

 

 

 

 

Aug 14, 2023

Joining me today is the ever-insightful Bernie Thompson. Since his last appearance on the podcast in 2018, Bernie and I have met again recently at a few conferences which were put on pause because of COVID. 

 

I first met Bernie at The Global Sources Summit in Asia quite a number of years ago as a fellow guest speaker, and he’s been a good friend ever since. He’s one of the co-founders of PPC Ninja, and is also selling on Amazon.

 

In today’s episode, Bernie and I talk about how Amazon’s changed in terms organic vs. sponsored products, how Amazon has become an advertising wall of products, and why we feel like black hat tactics don’t get punished enough. 

 

Audio Timestamps:  

  • 0:00 - Introduction
  • 1:33 - What do you see as The Big Picture these days in Ecommerce / Amazon? 
  • 6:38 - Why it’s impossible to source from the US 
  • 9:50 - How Amazon Advertising has changed 
  • 16:16 - Black hat tactics don’t get punished enough 
  • 22:00 - PPC Ninja

 

I hope you took away some valuable insights from this episode. If you’re interested in PPC Ninja, use code ECOMCREW and get an extended trial for free. 

 

Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoy our content. If you have any questions, send us an email at support@ecomcrew.com. We'd love to help you in any way we can. 

 

Thanks for listening! Until next time, happy selling!

Aug 7, 2023

Mike and Dave talk about the crazy sale that Mike's been working on for the past few months, the details of each sale, and what's next for him. 

 

Back in July, I announced on the podcast recently where my headspace has been at and the events that lead to the possible reasons why. 

 

The future however, had other plans. Things have progressed faster than I've come to expect, and that's what Dave and I discuss on today's episode. 

 

Dave and I recount what's been happening in the past few weeks, which include multiple business sales, the value of content websites with AI looming over the horizon, and the ever delicate balance of expanding vs. streamlining my portfolio. 

 

Audio Timestamps: 

  • 00:00 - Introduction 
  • 02:03 - Mike’s Garage Sale Madness 
  • 03:34 - The Unexpected Sale of Another Business
  • 05:23 - Expanding vs. Streamlining 
  • 14:09 - The Future of Content Sites with AI 
  • 19:15 - Letting Go of the Third Business  
  • 29:05 - Retirement and Future Plans 
  • 32:55 - Reinventing Himself
  • 37:30 - The Importance of Not Moving Goalposts

 

So stay tuned, as we continue to update on my plans for the future and what I've been doing in the weeds of ecommerce!

 

I hope you took away some valuable insights from this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoy our content. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to support@ecomcrew.com.

 

Happy selling and I’ll see you on the next one!

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