Mike is joined by Carlos Alvarez, an elementary school dropout who, years later, would exit a business for 2.6 million dollars.
This week on the podcast, we have the founder of Wizards of Ecom, Carlos Alvarez. If there’s one thing Carlos and I have in common, it’s that we've beaten the odds. As school dropouts, we’re not expected to succeed in life. But after a few years of grit and hard work, here we are.
Carlos has quite the story to share with us today, from dropping out of school at the age of 10 and getting scammed by a non-existent Alibaba supplier to exiting a business selling insects and founding a successful ecommerce academy. Needless to say, his journey is quite the ride.
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That’s it for this week’s episode. Carlos, thank you so much for coming on the show and telling us a little bit about your incredible story. I hope to have you again here in the future.
In the meantime, tune in to the latest episode of the Wizards of Ecom podcast featuring yours truly, which comes out on the 28th.
Don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes if you enjoy our podcast. Happy selling and we’ll see you in the next one!
Welcome to the podcast edition of our February Brand Report! Each month, we’ll break down our monthly revenue so you can see what’s working and what’s not.
February’s revenue was $621,816, which is roughly equal to that of January, and we dive into what exactly affected our revenue: what we worked on, our wins, and our painful losses. Dive into each section here:
That’s it for our Brand Report for February. If you want to see a more detailed and comprehensive breakdown of our check out the blogpost up on our website.
Don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes if you enjoy our podcast. Tune in next month for our March Brand Report. Till then, happy selling and we’ll see you in the next one!
Our topic for today is not totally in line with ecommerce, but a bunch of you guys requested it so here we are: Ecomcrew’s one and only episode on cryptocurrency.
The subject is especially interesting since Dave and I aren’t exactly on the same team when it comes to this one, even though we both have experience investing in it.
For this episode, we break down some of the ambiguities surrounding cryptocurrency, how we think it’ll impact the business landscape, and whether or not it’s worth investing in.
Although, just a quick disclaimer: this episode is not, in any way, us giving financial advice; rather, simply our two cents on the matter at hand.
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Whether or not you choose to invest in cryptocurrency, just remember to never put all your eggs in one basket. After all, risk is part of being in business.
That’s it for this week’s episode. Feel free to leave us a review over on iTunes if you enjoy our content. Happy selling and we’ll see you in the next one!
Mike is joined by Mediavine’s Eric Hochberger to talk about how enhanced privacy and data protection is affecting ecommerce and the future of advertising.
Consumers are becoming more wary and on edge about online security and keeping their data safe. Developers address this concern by doubling down on data privacy and limiting ads, albeit, at the expense of businesses’ efforts to reach potential customers.
In this episode, I talk to Eric Hochberger, who runs the ad management company Mediavine, about how these changes and consumer concerns will impact profit and shape the direction of advertising.
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Thank you for coming on the podcast, Eric. If you’re planning to get a website running or already have an existing one that needs an update, check out Trellis by Mediavine. It’s a WordPress framework optimized for speed, which I tested out myself and can vouch for.
In other news, we’ve got a Secret Sauce webinar coming up on the 16th. This month’s mini class is all about making incremental product improvements for big returns. Check out the linked page for more information about the latest course and the topics that we’ll be covering.
That’s it for this week’s EcomCrew Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, show us some love by leaving a review over on iTunes. Happy selling and we’ll see you in the next one!
The inspiration for a business can strike at any time. For Hasan Hasmani, CEO of Underdog Games, the big idea came to him during a meeting with a client. After several years of selling other people’s board games, that fateful conversation would eventually lead him to running a company and developing his own.
For non-essential goods such as board games, capturing a market can be difficult. But with the right idea and execution, you can find a loyal community and eventually run a sustainable and scalable business.
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Hasan, thank you so much for your time. If you have any questions for Hasan and his company, simply fill out the contact form on the Underdog Games website and his team will relay it to him accordingly.
Ready to build your own company like Hasan and Underdog Games? We have a brand new edition of Secret Sauce and this month’s class on the 16th, we’ll be discussing how to make improvements on your products for competitive advantage.
That’s it for this week’s EcomCrew Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes. Happy selling and we’ll see you in the next one!
Mike sits down with the co-founder of Intelligems, Drew Marconi, to discuss a subject many entrepreneurs find quite personal: pricing.
Pricing is a tricky aspect to navigate when running a business. Set it too high, you’ll turn away potential customers. Set it too low and you’ll run the risk of struggling to keep your business afloat. So, how do you balance the scales in a mutually beneficial way?
This week on the show, Drew Marconi of Intelligems talks to us about the company he co-founded, the impact of price on conversion, the importance of price testing, and the best ways to go about it.
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Thank you so much Drew for coming on the podcast. If you have any questions for him about pricing or Intelligems’ services, shoot him an email at drew@intelligems.io and maybe work together on how you can find more profit in your brand’s store.
If you’re looking to build an Amazon brand from scratch, we’ve got a new edition of Secret Sauce, where we’ll be sharing with you our monthly numbers from all our brands and deriving relevant insights that you can use to start yours.
By subscribing, you’ll get access to exclusive monthly mini-classes, previous webinars, as well as email support directly from Dave and I. For our next webinar on the 16th, we’ll be discussing how to make improvements on your products for competitive advantage.
That’s it for this week’s EcomCrew Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave us a review over on iTunes. Happy selling and we’ll see you in the next one!