Ecommerce today is hardly the same as it was ten years ago.
The competition has gotten much stiffer, black hat sellers are all over the place, and simply writing cheap blurbs just to get clicks no longer cuts it.
That said, there’s one surefire way to grow your business and gain an unfair advantage over much bigger ecommerce brands without resorting to cheap tactics—creating valuable content.
In this solo episode, I will be talking about why content matters in ecommerce, how much it helped our own brands grow in the past year, and how you can get started at creating great content for your niche.
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Head over to Episode 352 to learn if you should set up your blog content on a separate domain or on your ecommerce website.
Here’s a link to our Guide To Creating Killer Content For Your Ecommerce Site.
Also, feel free to check out our own content site, Tactical.com.
We’ve actually turned one of our best blog posts into a full-blown book! Whether you are a beginner at importing from China or an active importer looking to streamline your process, Dave Bryant’s Import From China Like A Pro covers all the ins and outs of importing products from the world’s factory.
Thank you for tuning in to this episode, and don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes so we can help more ecommerce sellers grow their businesses.
Until next time, happy selling!
Shoot for the moon, land among the stars, so the saying goes.
Rob Hampton was our guest for a two-part Under The Hood session back in 2018, and he’s back to share his experiences with us after taking my advice for growing his ecommerce business.
In this catch-up episode, we pick up right where we left off. Rob talks about some of the things that prevented him from achieving his million-dollar-revenue goal, and how he still landed on a comfortable 3.5x growth.
I pick apart some of his biggest challenges going into 2021 and share a lot of things that worked for me with my own ecommerce brands.
From the benefits of hiring a VA to the most effective tools for inventory and project management, there’s a lot to learn here if you’re looking to scale your ecommerce business.
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I want to thank Rob for coming back to the podcast and sharing how he grew his business.
If you want to schedule an hour-long coaching session and be featured on the podcast, feel free to sign up for Under The Hood.
Got any big plans for 2021? Let us know, and don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes if you like this episode.
Until the next one, happy selling!
As e-commerce business owners, much of our livelihoods depend on Amazon. However, in this episode, Steven Pope and I bite the hand that feeds us as we unpack the ugly side of Amazon from a seller’s standpoint.
Steven runs My Amazon Guy, a Seller Central Consulting Agency based in Georgia that helps sellers grow their Amazon businesses. He also hosts an awesome podcast and a YouTube channel.
Today we uncover the ugly side of the Bezos empire, from its growing power over third-party sellers, the black hat activities that could affect your product listings, to Amazon workers having to pee into bottles to save time.
We also talk about some big changes we think Amazon will be making over the next couple of years and things you can do to safeguard your business.
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I’d like to thank Steven for coming on the show. If you’re interested in boosting your traffic and optimizing your conversion rates, make sure to check out myamazonguy.com.
You can find Sharon Even’s video on having her ASINs taken down due to black hat attacks here.
News article on fake Amazon reviews:
Amazon is filled with fake reviews and it’s getting harder to spot them
Also, EcomCrew is holding a free public webinar on January 21 at 10 AM (PST), where we’ll be sharing a tried-and-true roadmap for turning your leads into actual buyers.
Don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes if you like this episode, and be sure to let us know which ugly aspect of Amazon you find most disturbing.
Happy selling!
Last month, we ran a community poll to find out which among the myriad of Amazon seller software our EcomCrew community predominantly uses.
The poll was aimed at determining the most popular Amazon software in four categories:
The results are in. In this episode, we’ll be discussing the winning software for each of the categories and why they edged out the competition.
We’ll also be sharing some insights on why and how you should be using these tools to grow your ecommerce business—and why you’re leaving a lot of money on the table if you don’t!
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We’d like to thank everyone for taking the time to cast their votes, and congratulations to the lucky winner of a full year of EcomCrew Premium membership!
If you want to know more about the tools mentioned in this episode, head over to our Best Amazon Software of 2020 article, where we provide details and pricing for each software.
Click here to check out our podcast episode with CEO and Founder of RebateKey, Ian Sells.
By the way, if you’re struggling to turn your leads into actual sales, our upcoming FREE public webinar this January 21 at 10 AM (PST) is perfect for you. We’ll be sharing our tried-and-true roadmap for turning your leads into actual buyers, so sign up today to reserve your spot!
If you like this episode, don’t forget to help us out by leaving us a review over on iTunes so we can help more e-commerce sellers with our content.
’Til the next one, happy selling!
I absolutely dread bees. But for this episode, I’m casting my fear aside because our guest is someone who’s made a thriving e-commerce business out of his personal hobby—beekeeping.
Adam Hickman is an EAS Master Beekeeper and is the founder of Foxhound Bee Company, a full-service beekeeping company in Alabama. It offers everything from honey, to cypress hive parts, to educational content about beekeeping.
In this Under the Hood episode, we talk about how he turned his personal hobby into an e-commerce business and why I think hobbies make the best niches.
We then unpack some pain points which could also… sting your company, including his inefficiencies with Amazon, concerns about suppliers in China, and hiring his first employee.
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I’d like to thank Adam for coming on the show. Check out his buzzworthy products and classes on https://www.foxhoundbeecompany.com.
If you’re currently struggling to turn leads into sales or are looking to maximize your conversion rate, join our upcoming Free Public Webinar on January 21 at 10 AM (PST), where we’ll be sharing a tried-and-tested roadmap for turning your potential customers into actual buyers.
Got a hobby that you’d like to turn into a profitable e-commerce business? We’d love to hear from you! Also, don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes.
Happy selling!
Happy new year, and welcome to the first episode of the EcomCrew podcast for 2021!
Last year was crazy for everyone, and the pandemic definitely brought about a lot of changes to the way we live, work, and consume. Many businesses experienced losses, but a lot of e-commerce sellers benefited from the fact that people can’t easily go out to buy what they want and need.
For this episode, my good friend Steve Chou of mywifequitherjob.com joins me as we take a look back at 2020 and talk about what we think is going to happen in 2021 in terms of our businesses and e-commerce in general.
We analyze some factors that affect our traffic and give you some tips that worked for us.
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I’d like to thank Steve for being with me on this episode. If you want to know more about him and his business, visit the official site of Bumblebee Linens and take a look at his awesome handkerchieves and other products.
Here’s the link for eCommerceFuel Capital if you want to check out their services: https://www.ecommercefuel.com/capital/
Please don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes if you liked this episode and consider subscribing to get notified whenever we release a new one.
Here’s to a better year!
Happy selling!