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5 Lessons from My Time at a Hedge Fund
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John Chen, CEO of Ad Llama and owner of Blush and Bar, joins the show today to share the five lessons he learned from working at a hedge fund and why he says it was one of the best experiences of his life. We will discuss how to use market segmentation to expand your business [...]
Topics: working, business, hedge, lessons, today, chen, fund, market, youderian, john, subscribe, share, segmentation. -
A Candid Update on the Job Board: Traffic, Full Stats & More
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Today’s episode is a follow-up to one I did back in June about the eCommerceFuel Job Boards. It’s been a while since I launched that project, and I wanted to share some updates to document the journey so you can get a behind-the-scenes look at the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes [...]
Topics: candid, stats, board, went, todays, techvibesshare, job, updates, ugly, update, wanted, things, going, traffic, youderian, share. -
Alcohol and Entrepreneurship
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Alcoholism is something that is a lot more prevalent than people realize or want to admit. It is something that most people shy away from talking about because there is still such a stigma around it, but today I want to open up the discussion. To help me cover this important topic, as well as [...]
Topics: stigma, today, topic, entrepreneurship, alcohol, paul, thoughts, lot, youderian, recovering, churchill. -
An Inside Look at Moderating our Private Community
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Today our not-so-new community manager, Padraic Ryan, joins me at the Klaviyo:BOS event to give us an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes of our private online community. He explains what it was like going from a community member to joining the team and what surprised him most about the transition. Listen [...]
Topics: youderian, surprised, ryan, inside, choose, joining, community, online, padraic, transition, look, right, private, moderating. -
Anatomy of a Scalable Business
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Austin Brawner is the host of the Ecommerce Influence Podcast and Chief Fixer at Brand Growth Experts. After working with multiple companies that have approached 9 figures, Austin knows a lot about how to grow businesses at a rapid rate, and he joins the show today to discuss his thoughts on how to scale your business [...]
Topics: scalable, scale, working, anatomy, host, today, brawner, austin, business, scaling, formula, youderian. -
Approaching 8 Figures with a Single Employee
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Ben Arneberg has done some impressive things. He’s jumped out of airplanes for the Air Force, met Jeff Bezos and even done work for the Department of Defense. But what’s perhaps most impressive is how he’s built a near 8-figure business with only one employee. In this episode we discuss the tactics he’s used to [...]
Topics: willowandeverettcomwhat, arneberg, single, hes, using, whats, youderian, work, used, approaching, employee, ben, impressive, figures. -
Building B2B Marketing Chops
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Lindsay Hagerman discusses how she was able to build a thriving B2B business at RainCaper.com through tradeshows, geographical reps who work on commission and more. You’ll learn: How to build a thriving B2B business The best way to present yourself at a tradeshow How Lindsay uses reps for different geographical locations Advice for maintaining friendships […]
Topics: work, build, building, geographical, hagerman, reps, youderian, thriving, marketing, chops, raincapercom, b2b, lindsay. -
Building a Leadership Team
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Bryan Croft shares how he’s hired, incentivized and grown a leadership team that allows him to focus exclusively on culture and vision for his $20+ million company, HCBrands.com You’ll learn: How to build a high performing team The best way to convince people to work for you What you should be keeping an eye on […]
Topics: croft, building, youwhat, teamthe, youderian, way, work, team, stitcherwith, leadership, bryan, vision. -
Building a Purpose-Driven Business with a B-Corporation
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Kristi Soomer is the founder and CEO of Encircled.co, an ethical fashion brand designed to help women travel lighter. Today she joins the show to talk about the concept of a B-corporation, which is something I have been wanting to learn more about for a while. Listen in as she shares what it’s like to [...]
Topics: purposedrive, bcorporation, encircledco, soomer, wanting, women, youderian, kristi, business, building, way, travel. -
Building an Insanely Profitable One Man Business
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Bryce Adams is the founder of Metorik, a company that is best described as the Swiss Army Knife of WooCommerce. Not only does Bryce know a ton about WooCommerce, but he also bootstrapped an extremely profitable business with himself as the only employee—and managed to do so in a way that didn’t sacrifice customer service [...]
Topics: tips, bryce, woocommerce, building, insanely, company, way, ton, swiss, today, youderian, adams, man, business, profitable. -
Buying a Customer Base
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Bryan Croft shares how he buys brick and mortar businesses exclusively for their loyal customers and transitions the revenue to his 100% online business, HCBrands.com. You’ll learn: How Bryan finds brick and mortar businesses A creative way to create loyal customers How Bryan transitions his local customer base to his online store His method of […]
Topics: croft, storehis, loyal, youderian, brick, base, way, mortar, buying, online, customer, transitions, bryan. -
Can You Successfully Outsource Content?
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If you own an eCommerce business, I am guessing you have tried to outsource your content at some point. Generally speaking, once you begin outsourcing this content that you were so passionate about, the quality of the copy goes down. So is it possible to have someone create content for you—while maintaining your standards? Here […]
Topics: quality, youwhile, best, successfully, katrina, mckinnon, outsource, youderian, possible, cold, content. -
Curating Your Customers
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Why would you stop selling on your website when direct-to-consumer is all the rage? That is exactly what I will be discussing today with my guest, Dafina Smith of CovetAndMane.com. Listen in as Dafina shares how her products are promoted, how she got started in the eCommerce world, and more. You’ll learn: Why Dafina decided […]
Topics: youderian, tohow, started, customers, smith, stop, selling, covetandmanecom, world, website, curating, dafina. -
Curating Your Customers (Replay)
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This is a replay of the episode with Dafina Smith of CovetAndMane.com where we discuss the benefit of not selling on your website. Listen in as Dafina shares how her products are promoted, how she got started in the eCommerce world, and more. You’ll learn: Why Dafina decided to stop selling directly to the customer […]
Topics: started, tohow, stop, stitcherwith, website, youderian, world, customers, replay, dafina, smith, curating, selling. -
Deciphering Paid Traffic Right Now
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I’m joined by Taylor Holiday to discuss the strange things happening with paid traffic in our current environment. Traffic is relatively cheap but with plunging conversion rates is it actually a good time to double down on your ad spend? We also discuss the encouraging top-line revenue trends we’ve seen over the last few weeks. [...]
Topics: right, deciphering, youderian, traffic, thread, holiday, taylor, weve, paid, weekssubscribe, discuss, trends, topline. -
Demystifying the Due Diligence Process
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Bill D’Alessandro of ElementsBrands is back on the show today to discuss all the ins and outs of due diligence. Due diligence is the process that you go through when you are purchasing a company, from sending an LOI (letter of intent) to signing the closing paperwork. Bill has bought many companies and knows this topic well, so listen in if you’re looking to buy or sell a company and want to be sure your money is safe. You’ll learn: What due diligence [...]
Topics: demystifying, bill, company, today, diligence, important, dalessandro, youre, youderian, process, understandhow, topic. -
Designing a Profit Sharing Plan
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Today Mark Thomas of WildhornOutfitters.com joins the show to help shed some light on profit sharing. Who is eligible? How much do people get? Does profit sharing truly work to motivate people to work harder? While implementing profit sharing into his business, Mark has found the answers to these questions and more. Listen in as [...]
Topics: motivate, works, truly, profit, youderian, designing, work, wildhornoutfitterscom, thomas, sharing, plan, mark. -
Even the Gurus Struggle: Ezra Firestone on Building Zipify Apps
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It’s easy to forget that people in positions of influence and thought leadership face challenges just like the rest of us—especially because it’s rare for them to open up about hardships they face. But today, Ezra Firestone of SmartMarketer.com joins the show to give us all a look at the struggles he has had while [...]
Topics: thought, building, zipify, discusses, face, challenges, business, apps, youderian, usespecially, today, firestone, ezra. -
Free Shipping for Texans Only (Replay)
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This is a replay of the episode with Will Roman from Chisos.com. Listen in as we debate if it’s possible to scale a brand voice beyond the founder, highly effective SMS techniques for cart abandonment, pop-up shops, and – of course – why they only offer free shipping to Texans. You’ll learn: How Will is […]
Topics: replay, free, voice, texting, using, texans, popup, stitcherwith, shipping, texansyoull, youderian, techniques, brand, roman. -
Free Shipping for Texas Only
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Will Roman discusses how he’s growing Chisos.com through in-person, grassroots marketing. We debate if it’s possible to scale brand voice beyond the founder, highly effective SMS techniques for cart abandonment, pop-up shops, and – of course – why they only offer free shipping to Texans. You’ll learn: How Will is growing his home-grown Austin brand […]
Topics: grassroots, growing, popup, voice, youderian, building, roman, texansyoull, brand, using, texting, following, loyal. -
Graduating to CEO with Drew Sanocki
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Drew Sanocki from Nerd Marketing joined the show nine months ago when he was involved in the purchase of three companies over the course of a month. Today he joins us again to share how things are going with these companies and what he has learned over that time. Listen in to hear Drew’s tips on [...]
Topics: track, sanocki, share, tips, leadership, companies, youderian, graduating, today, tipshow, drew, ceo, operator. -
Hacking the Press with the Editor of Mashable
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Ben Parr is an entrepreneur, investor, journalist, the author of Captivology: The Science of Capturing People’s Attention, and a co-founder of Octane AI and he joins the show today to discuss all things press. We dive into where he thinks the future of communication is headed and why he started his own company in the [...]
Topics: editor, science, future, business, mashable, parr, communication, websitewhere, press, youderian, hacking, ben, thinks, peoples. -
How Not to Be Boring Online
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Today Lianna Patch of Punchline Copy joins the show to discuss how not to be boring with your website and how to sell through humor. It’s hard to do well—which is why not many people do it—but if you can pull it off, you have a huge advantage in the marketplace. Listen in to hear Lianna give her best tips on writing hilarious copy, ideas for sprucing things up on your [...]
Topics: hilarious, wellwhich, websitehow, crafting, sell, things, patch, website, copy, youderian, lianna, products, writing, sells. -
How You’re Sabotaging Your Content Marketing
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Aaron Orendorff, founder of iconiContent, joins the show to school us—myself included—on all things content marketing. We dissect the process of researching, writing, and optimizing Aaron’s article “What Is the Future of Ecommerce?”, and he shares his tips on how I can revamp my 2019 State of the Merchant Report. Listen in as Aaron explains [...]
Topics: tips, viral, aaron, content, creating, youre, writing, marketing, sabotaging, youderian, process, orendorff, wrote. -
How a Content Audit Can Increase Your Organic Traffic
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Today Steve Chou from MyWifeQuitHerJob.com joins the show to help me discuss how to do an audit for your website or blog, as well as the benefits you will see if you take some time to clear out old content. Steve and I share how we keep our sites up to date to guarantee that [...]
Topics: youderian, website, old, share, steve, content, viewers, chou, work, audit, traffic, benefits, increase. -
How to Keep Orders Shipping Despite a Pandemic
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How do you keep orders shipping during a global pandemic, possibly amid shelter-in-place orders from the government? Today I talk with Aaron Rubin of ShipHero about how to navigate the complexities of ensuring your products get out the door in a COVID-19 world. We discuss: Sales and shipping numbers – how bad have merchants been [...]
Topics: crisis, today, shipping, unavailablesubscribe, orders, youderian, continue, worldwe, understand, warehouse, talk, ensuring, operational. -
How to Succeed at the Subscription Revenue Model
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Today I’ve got LemonStand’s Ross Paul on the show to talk about subscriptions—namely in the ecommerce space. LemonStand is a shopping cart company based in Vancouver, Canada, and as the company’s VP of Growth, Ross knows his stuff when it comes to building a successful subscription model. We dive right in to talk about which [...]
Topics: paul, building, ecommerce, youderian, tune, vancouver, successful, model, talk, typically, vp, subscription, ross, revenue. -
Inside a Global Brand + “Hot Takes” on International Markets
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Today on the show, I am joined by Alex Banys, the man behind Specialized mountain bikes. We discuss how to sell a brand worldwide, including places as far as Africa or Latin America, as well as why you need to create country-specific websites. Listen in to learn how to sell direct to consumers while not [...]
Topics: relationship, tomshare, alex, youderian, worldwidehow, running, banys, websites, global, brand, sell, ecommerce, worldwide. -
Investing In and Outside of eCommerce
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Codie Sanchez, a former journalist who is currently a managing director at Cresco Capital Partners, joins the show today to discuss all things investing. We discuss her drive to make a big impact and why she thinks money is the best way to create change. Codie also shares her experience with angel investments and the process [...]
Topics: discuss, investments, worst, worth, investing, angel, codie, andrew, ecommerce, best, youderian, sanchez, outside. -
Launching Schedge on Kickstarter
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Casey Cutsail of OnSchedge.com has been in the eCommerce game since he was 16, and he has a lot of knowledge to share about selling online through multiple platforms. In this episode, he opens up about his experience using crowdfunding to launch his product, how he came up with the idea for Schedge, and lots […]
Topics: share, product, launching, cutsail, schedge, stitcherwith, kickstarter, youderian, onschedgecom, walmartthe, selling, casey, using. -
Leadership Lessons from Overlander.com
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There are so many challenges and aspects to think about when launching a new project. Last week we touched on the eCommerce and business sides of launching Overlander.com, and today I want to shift the conversation to focus more on the management and team building lessons I learned while working on this project. Listen in […]
Topics: launching, leadership, youderian, learned, youll, worth, importance, overlandercom, result, team, end, lessons, project. -
Learning to Lead: Four Powerful Books That Have Shaped My Company & Culture
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Today I am going to be talking about something I have been trying to grow in recently: leadership. Over time, I have realized that if you want to do anything meaningful, you really have to invest in and lead a team well. So in this episode, I will be sharing four books on the topic [...]
Topics: trying, youderian, powerful, today, team, taking, stitcherwith, talking, books, topic, stood, strengthen, leadership. -
Lessons from My Most Recent Hire
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Good hiring takes a lot of time and effort. You want to be sure you find someone who is going to ease your workload, not make it more complicated. I recently went through the hiring process myself, and today I’m sharing the important lessons I learned from my most recent hire. Listen in to hear [...]
Topics: hire, takeaways, workload, recent, youderian, hiring, today, sure, lessons, superstar, takes, went. -
Living on a Hippie Commune
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Today’s episode is a little less structured, as I’m talking with my good friend Ezra Firestone of SmartMarketer.com about everything from what makes a strong relationship to what it’s like growing up on a hippie commune. Listen in as we dive into what Ezra’s been up to and how he’s creating a communal living space, […]
Topics: commune, firestone, talking, communal, todays, youderian, hippie, worksthe, living, growing, ezra. -
Losing $500K+ Amid a Counterfeiting Nightmare
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For the last year, Kevin Williams of Brush Hero has been dealing with the nightmarish implications of having his product ripped off. Not only have the knockoffs cost him more than half a million dollars in lost sales and out-of-pocket fees, but the whole ordeal has also halted his company’s growth as they try to [...]
Topics: nightmare, company, fight, williams, amid, dealing, kevin, youderian, tool, counterfeiting, 500k, doing, losing, try, stitcherwith. -
Making Big Decisions in Your Life & Business
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Two years ago, my family had three massive, life-changing decisions to make, and we didn’t know which way to go on any of them. Thankfully, we were able to work through a framework that helped us make definitive choices that we’re happy with today, and in this episode, I’m sharing the key steps that helped us get [...]
Topics: youderian, decisions, big, turned, helped, work, making, family, life, framework, today, business, used, way. -
Making Sense of the Sales Tax Nightmare
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Today, we’re jumping into a very important (albeit not too fun) topic: sales tax. Michael Fleming has over a decade of experience in this area, specializing in state sales tax related issues, and he joins the show to discuss what kind of enforcement abilities states actually have to come after you and how to stay out of audits. If you are living or selling in the United States, [...]
Topics: tax, nightmare, tune, stay, michael, making, sense, topic, sales, states, youderian, ecommerce, united, come. -
Managing a Stressful Six Months
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The second half of 2020 was an especially busy and stressful time for me personally. In today’s episode I reflect back on the period, consider how too much work impacted my personal life and also share some of my takeaways and lessons. You’ll learn: Why this period was so hectic and what I was working […]
Topics: working, stress, youderian, stressful, silver, work, managing, todays, business, life, period, youll, stitcherwith, takeaways. -
Manufacturing in the USA
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Today Chris Nelson from MCARBO.com joins the show to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to manufacturing in the USA. Unlike most American businesses, almost everything MCARBO sells is manufactured here in the United States, so Chris has tons of insight to share on the subject. Listen in as he explains [...]
Topics: usa, unlike, chris, youderian, nelson, waysubscribe, share, usathe, manufacturing, manufacture, united. -
My Cringeworthy Google Analytics Mistakes
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One of the most widely installed, yet underutilized pieces of software in the online world is Google Analytics. As business owners, we all have it installed, but how often do you check that data and use it to make informed decisions in your business? Today I am going to be sharing the cringe-worthy mistakes I [...]
Topics: world, business, data, youderian, google, analytics, mistakes, improve, account, installed, cringeworthy. -
My Favorite Books from the Last Year+
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Today I am going to be doing something I have not done in years; a round up of all the books I have been reading. Books can be extremely helpful in business, whether it is helping you to plan your next move or calm your mind after a long day of work. In this episode, [...]
Topics: worksubscribe, books, episode, youderian, way, past, youyoull, yearsthe, work, favorite. -
Post Card Marketing for eCommerce
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Today Drew Sanocki of NerdMarketing.com is back on the show, this time to discuss a company he has recently become the owner of called PostPilot. Designed to help eCommerce businesses sell more products through post card marketing, PostPilot helps users create automated post card campaigns to build up loyalty and sales. Listen in as Drew [...]
Topics: leverage, gearing, drew, cards, marketing, post, card, black, sanocki, postpilot, youderian, ecommerce. -
Predictions for 2020
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Today we have Bill D’Alessandro from ElementsBrands.com joining the show to discuss our eCommerce predictions for the coming year. We will be sharing how our predictions for 2019 held up now that we are approaching the end of the year, as well as if any of our ideas came to fruition. You’ll learn whether we [...]
Topics: predictions, think, youll, upwhat, ecommerce, youderian, held, dalessandro, bill, coming. -
Predictions for 2021
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As tradition would have it, Bill D’Alessandro from ElementsBrands.com and I are back with our predictions for 2021. Although neither of us predicted a global pandemic ravaging the eCommerce world as we knew it, we go over the predictions we did have from last year and whether they came true or not. Did Amazon profit and […]
Topics: true, dalessandro, amazon, predictions, youderian, bill, worksubscribe, world, predicted, tradition. -
Productivity Superheroes (aka Project Managers)
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Have you been hoping to boost productivity in your business? Maybe you are looking for some help executing a project? Today I have my project manager (PM), Jessie, joining the show to discuss what a good project manager does, how a PM can help you boost productivity and free up your time, and how you […]
Topics: today, youderian, manager, work, project, superheros, help, productivity, jessie, managers, aka, boost, successfullywhere. -
Profit First: How to Keep More of What You Make
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When it comes to finances, a lot of eCommerce store owners tend to struggle. So today, I’ve got Cyndi Thomason of Bookskeep.com on the show to shed light on how to make your business profitable using the Profit First methodology. Cyndi is an eCommerce accountant and bookkeeper specifically focused on this methodology, and she shares [...]
Topics: tend, cyndi, owners, using, thomason, store, business, methodology, youderian, ecommerce, profit. -
Replay: How Beardbrand Left Amazon and Grew 58%
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Today we are doing a replay of one of my favorite episodes from 2019 with Eric Bandholz from Beardbrand.com. Eric won the ECF 5 award for the most upvoted thread of 2018, and in this episode, he shares what made that year such a great one for his company. He talks about what made them [...]
Topics: bandholz, leaving, today, thread, amazon, strategysubscribe, talks, replay, eric, theyve, won, upvoted, youderian. -
Replay: Shrinking a Business to Save It
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Today’s episode is a replay of one of our most well-received episodes from 2019, where Kevin Stecko from 80sTees.com joins the show to discuss how he improved his business by making it smaller. Kevin has undergone the evolution from having a massive warehouse with a huge amount of inventory to scaling back and pricing his [...]
Topics: stecko, kevin, youderian, wellreceived, undergone, premium, business, 80steescom, todays, grow, shrinking, warehouse. -
Rescuing Your Productivity from Weaponized Phone Calls
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Today I am going to be talking about phone calls—specifically how phone calls are one of the most misused forms of business communication known to mankind. So what is the appropriate way to approach telephone calls as an entrepreneur in 2019? In this episode, I share my ground rules for scheduling a call, the importance [...]
Topics: approach, entrepreneur, trying, youderian, calls, weaponized, way, business, phone, share, rescuing, youre, productivity. -
Revisiting the 15 Critical Habits to Master for Building Business Relationships
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Wrapping up the holiday season here and coming to the end of 2018, I’m bringing back another of my favorite episodes from this past year. As anyone who’s had any meaningful success knows, relationships are crucial in business, so today I’m revisiting a show I did back in July that covers 15 critical habits to [...]
Topics: twitter, wrapping, relationships, wellsubscribe, master, im, whos, habits, building, today, critical, meaningful, business, youderian. -
Riding the eCommerce Wave
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Derek Dodds is the CEO of WaveTribe.com, a business on a mission to create an important relationship between sport and planet. Today Derek joins the show to discuss how he has managed to combine his passion – which is surfing – as well as his work, something that doesn’t always go over well. Derek is […]
Topics: work, riding, wavetribecom, ecommerce, weeks, youyoull, combine, wavetribecomwhat, derek, business, youderian, wave, dodds. -
Selling Food Online
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It is becoming increasingly popular for food brands to sell directly to the consumer through online companies they have built from the ground up. But how do you continue to grow your independent food company without in-person advertisements? To help me dissect all the logistics of this complicated business, from distribution to advertisement, is the [...]
Topics: business, niche, sure, food, youderian, subscriptiontips, awad, tune, peter, company, online, building. -
Selling to a Private Facebook Group
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Penalty Box is a private Facebook group that was created completely from word of mouth, with no paid advertisements or paid marketing. Here to discuss the fascinating story of how this community came to be is founder Drew Laine. Listen in as he shares interesting aspects of the business, including the metrics they track, how they [...]
Topics: paid, using, box, group, private, community, youderian, marketing, facebook, laine, penalty, selling, drew. -
Shopify Deep Dive: Recent Changes and What’s Ahead
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Carson McComas of FuelMade.com knows Shopify better than just about anyone, and he joins me on the show today to do a deep dive into what’s going on with this platform. We cover the recent features they’ve rolled out, how they’re using augmented reality on their website, how things are going with their virtual employee, Kit, [...]
Topics: dive, mccomas, carson, rolled, youderian, recent, ahead, changes, going, features, deep, whats, today, shopify, grid. -
Should You Have a Personal Assistant?
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Today Marshall Haas from NeedWant.com joins the show to share how he managed to free up an insane amount of time by hiring a personal assistant. Marshall is an incredibly interesting entrepreneur, and we discuss the difficulties of finding the right personal assistant for your business, as well as what drove him to want to work [...]
Topics: personal, share, business, assistant, work, haas, today, youderian, drove, marshall. -
Shrinking a Business to Save It
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Today Kevin Stecko from 80sTees.com joins the show to discuss how he improved his business by making it smaller and taking a different approach to pricing. Kevin has undergone the evolution from having a massive warehouse with a huge amount of inventory to scaling back and pricing his products at a premium. Listen in as [...]
Topics: stecko, warehouse, shrinking, undergone, today, kevin, business, pricing, save, premium, youderian, 80steescom. -
Snowbirding with a Family
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Terrell and Penny Miller are the founders of CattleMax.com, a company designed to cut record-keeping time for farmers and ranchers. Today they join the show to discuss how they have created a lifestyle that allows them to snowbird between Texas and Colorado, depending on the weather. Listen in as they share how they manage their […]
Topics: terrell, real, estate, snowbirding, penny, youderian, miller, family, today, snowbird, manage, weather. -
Storytelling That Sells
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Today we have Michael Jamin’s top-rated talk from ECF Live on how to tell your brand story in an entertaining and compelling way that will make you more money. Michael has a lot of experience writing in Hollywood—most notably for King of the Hill—and he is incredibly hilarious and well-spoken. Listen in to hear his […]
Topics: writing, sells, storytelling, twirlygirlshopcomwhat, michael, takes, youderian, wellspoken, used, way, jamin. -
Struggles and Silver Linings of COVID-19
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Today on the show I’m joined by good friends Drew Sanocki and Michael Jackness who open up about how COVID-19 has impacted their lives. We discuss how badly our businesses have been hit, thoughts on how COVID will permanently change eCommerce and where we’re seeing opportunities. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher (With your host Andrew Youderian [...]
Topics: jackness, silver, store, linings, stitcherwith, sponsored, drew, covid19, struggles, michael, thoughts, sanocki, today, youderian. -
Surviving an IRS Audit
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What do you do when you’re audited by the IRS? Today, Alisha Navarro from 2HoundsDesign.com joins the show to share her recent experience with being audited and how she handled it. Listen in as she discusses what happened to her when she couldn’t produce certain receipts for meals and smaller purchases, what she will be doing differently moving forward, and what to [...]
Topics: surviving, audited, terrifying, share, youre, navarro, certain, audit, alisha, irs, youderian, today. -
Takeaways from Klaviyo:BOS 2019
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Today I’ve got our community manager, Padraic Ryan, back on the show to talk about everything we learned while at the Klaviyo:BOS event. We discuss how switching out imagery and text can make a massive difference in the number of people that buy from your site and all kinds of other good stuff. Listen in [...]
Topics: importance, klaviyobos, text, website, padraic, today, talk, know, youderian, ryan, getting, takeaways. -
Takeaways from eCommerceFuel Live 2019
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Today my good friend Bill D’Alessandro and I are diving in to talk about last month’s event, eCommerceFuel Live 2019. It was the most ambitious event we’ve put on yet, and we both learned a bunch and had a ton of fun. Listen in to hear how it all went, our big takeaways, and thoughts [...]
Topics: ecommercefuel, dalessandro, went, weve, live, bill, event, youderian, yearyoull, takeaways. -
Takeaways from the 2019 State of the Merchant Report
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In today’s episode, I am sharing the major takeaways from the 2019 State of the Merchant Report. It is a bit of a tradition for me to survey several hundred merchants to discover what is happening in the eCommerce realm, and this report reveals if ad costs are going up, the state of drop shipping, [...]
Topics: merchant, report, growth, state, amazon, costs, tradition, ad, takeaways, youderian. -
Taking a Sabbatical
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This summer the eCommerceFuel team did something we’ve been planning for over a year: we all took a month-long sabbatical. In today’s episode we talk about how we made it work from a logistical standpoint, what we learned from our month away and how we’ll do things differently next time. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ecommercefuel/Taking-A-Sabbatical.mp3 Subscribe: iTunes | […]
Topics: timesubscribe, talk, sabbatical, work, taking, team, things, todays, took, planning, weve, youderian, summer. -
Talking WordPress, WooCommerce & Events with Chris Lema
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Today Chris Lema, vice president of LiquidWeb, joins the show to discuss all things WordPress and WooCommerce. With 20 years of consistent success, Chris has a lot of information to share with us about how to successfully set up an event. We’ll talk about public speaking and how people can improve their ability to effectively hold [...]
Topics: events, tips, lema, share, plugins, youderian, talking, chris, successfully, improve, public, worth, woocommerce, wordpress. -
The $10+ Million Lifestyle Business (And What’s Performing 3x Better than Facebook Ads)
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Adam Callinan is the co-Founder and CEO of BottleKeeper, a specialty beverage accessory company on a mission to keep your drinks the perfect temperature. Adam grew his business to more than $8 million in sales before hiring his first employee, and now BottleKeeper is one of the leading retailers of beverage accessories on the market. [...]
Topics: bottlekeeper, facebook, business, adam, million, grew, lifestyle, callinan, beverage, quickly, using, youderian. -
The Art of the Pre-Sale, Kickstarter in 2019 and More
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Today Jason Feinberg, CEO and creative director at FCTRY.com, joins the show to discuss all things Kickstarter and crowdsourcing. Jason is an expert on this topic, and he opens up about how his business has evolved over the years from starting on Kickstarter until now. You’ll learn how his team manages pre-sales, tips for building [...]
Topics: presale, art, kickstarter, youll, feinberg, evolved, crowdsourcing, yearsjasons, youderian, fctrycom, business, jason. -
The ECF Benchmark: A Performance Index for Store Owners
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How can we arm the “rebel force” or smaller merchants with the similar AI and data sets that Amazon has? In this episode, Jake Cook, co-owner of Tadpull.com, explains this and more. Listen in as we cover topics such as the benefit of creating an index, what metrics an index tracks, and how this can […]
Topics: performance, index, cook, usa, metrics, benchmark, store, help, community, ecommercefuel, youderian, going, van, owners, jake. -
The Final Job Boards Update (A Launch Case Study)
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Today I’m bringing you a bit of a shorter episode between full-length shows to give you an update on the eCommerceFuel Job Boards. It’s time to come full-circle on the series I began last summer when I started this project and keep my commitment to giving you a transparent, non-polished look at what it’s like [...]
Topics: update, transparent, study, boards, youderian, episode, job, case, youll, whats, final, share, venture, launch. -
The Huge Ad Platform You’re Probably Not Using
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Today Ilana Wechsler from TeachTraffic.com joins the show to give us a crash course on Google Display Network. This platform is a very important piece of the marketing pie that more people should utilize, and Ilana breaks down why we should all be paying attention to it. Listen in as we cover what you need to [...]
Topics: teachtrafficcom, network, store, youderian, display, utilize, using, ilana, paying, wechsler, attention, ecommerce, google. -
The Illusion of Success
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Do you have a clear idea of what success looks like for your business? For Rob Walling, co-founder of TinySeed and founder of Drip, it was not as simple as he first thought. Today he joins the show to discuss the sacrifices he made for success, as well as what went on behind the scenes of […]
Topics: illusion, sacrifices, rob, scenes, youderian, walling, today, went, success, business, clear. -
The Insane Benefits of Selling True One-of-a-Kind Products
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Alex Cranmer is a really interesting guy. When he’s not acting in movies or TV shows, he runs International Military Antiques, the largest supplier of military antiques in the U.S. In this wide-ranging podcast we discuss the benefits of selling one-of-a-kind items, how to write an email newsletter that gets 20% CTRs, and more. You’ll [...]
Topics: oneofakind, email, benefits, insane, alex, military, international, write, youderian, products, selling, newsletter, wideranging, cranmer, antiques. -
The Marketing Power of a Grant Program
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Hilary Halstead Scott shares how their grant program has helped Halstead Bead build inbound links, traffic, industry authority and more. We also chat about her sales tax advocacy efforts and where reform progress stands today You’ll learn: The benefit of using a grant program in your company Whether American democracy actually works The sales tax […]
Topics: scott, advocacy, power, marketing, youderian, grant, tax, hilary, efforts, sales, halstead, program. -
The New Paid Leave Bill in 15 Minutes
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This week the United States passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. While it provides some much-needed support to workers it also has some scary cashflow implications for small businesses. You’ll learn: How employers are responsible for paying for up to 14 weeks of paid leave for workers The mechanics behind getting reimbursed by the [...]
Topics: youderian, workers, cashflow, response, workersthe, stitcherwith, weeks, understanding, families, coronavirus, act, week, united, support, strain. -
The State of Amazon in 2020
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Greg Mercer is the founder and CEO of Jungle Scout, a company that provides various tools and resources to Amazon sellers. Today he joins the show to help me discuss the state of Amazon as we head into 2020. We talk about how to launch a product today, how that looks in comparison to several [...]
Topics: product, workssubscribe, youre, amazon, launch, selling, mercer, state, today, youderian, greg. -
Thinking Deeply About Your Business’s Problems
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Joining me on the show today is one of the top new members of our private online community, Dustin Chaffin from ProluxCleaners.com. In this episode, he and I discuss the amazing framework he uses in his business, as well as where he spends time examining problems he’s having and trying to isolate and identify the [...]
Topics: web, thinking, youderian, chaffin, deeply, problems, day, page, business, framework, dustin, aside. -
Thinking Differently About Email Newsletters
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Today we are joined by Will Critcher, who is the Director of eCommerce for DeathWishCoffee.com. In this episode, we talk about the brand and how they’ve had their coffee endorsed by astronauts, as well as how they are thinking about email newsletters differently and what they have done to improve the results they’ve seen with […]
Topics: talk, astronauts, youderian, newsletters, theyve, improve, critcher, stitcherwith, email, thinking, differently, today. -
Transforming a Global Team
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Ronnie Teja is the owner of Branzio.com, an 8-figure watch company that he runs entirely remotely. In this episode, we discuss what it’s like running a sizeable business while living in three places (Berlin, Vancouver, and Bangkok), Ronnie’s thoughts on mindfulness, and his best advice for hiring the right members for your team. You’ll learn: […]
Topics: team, business, thoughts, youderian, teja, watch, sizeable, global, living, running, vancouver, ronnie, transforming. -
Understanding Headless eCommerce
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Brian Anderson is the CEO and founder of GetNacelle.com, a headless eCommerce solution for Shopify Plus. Today he joins the show to discuss the benefits of using headless commerce, what a progressive web app is (and how it’s related to headless), and the kind of investment you may want to consider before committing to headless. […]
Topics: investment, understanding, anderson, app, brian, youderian, headless, progressive, web, ecommerce, using. -
When a Hurricane Hits Your Business
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This year Hurricane Florence hit Dana Jaunzemis’ business headquartered in North Carolina. She lost power for more than a week and wasn’t able to ship for close to two weeks. Business came to a screeching halt. In this episode, I chat with her about the experience, what they learned and how to minimize the impact [...]
Topics: dana, hurricane, emergency, twitter, really, disaster, plan, natural, came, youderian, hit, developing, weeks, jaunzemis, business. -
Your Ultimate Bandwidth Limiter
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Mastering this one thing could save you hours every week.
Topics: machine, ultimate, limiter, bandwidth, tips, business, week, computer, worth, workspace, youderian, using, work. -
eCommerceFuel Live 2020 Recap
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eCommerceFuel Live 2020 is in the books! Now that we’ve had a few days to recover, I sit down with Bill D’Alessandro to recap the highlights of the event and our major takeaways from our 6th Annual Community Gathering. Listen in as we touch on the importance of investing in companies you truly understand, the [...]
Topics: recap, touch, dalessandro, importance, weve, truly, ecommercefuel, ways, understand, way, bill, youderian, live.