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2017 Income Report: How My Blog Performed As A Business

My wife just closed the books on MyWifeQuitHerJob.com for 2017 and I’m happy to report that I had another record year of growth! To be completely honest, 2017 was supposed to be…

How to Build an Online Store

2017 Income Report: How We Grew Our Online Store And Highlights For The Year

My wife just closed the books on 2017 and I’m happy to report that our online store had another record year. That being said, it’s also been a hectic year filled with…

Case Studies

Crazy Customer Service Stories – Lessons Learned Answering Calls For Our Wedding Shop

I’ve been hung up on. I’ve been cursed out. I’ve been been treated like a minimum wage worker. But I’ve always sucked it up because that’s what it takes to run a…

Amazon

Selling On Amazon Vs Ebay Vs Etsy And Why Relying On A Single Platform Is Gambling

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about why you should start your own store from complete scratch when there are marketplaces out there like Amazon, Etsy and EBay that can…

How to Build an Online Store

Is Your Business Just A Hobby In The Eyes Of The IRS?

After reading my series of articles on how to save money on your taxes, a buddy of mine decided that he was going to start taking extra tax deductions by turning one…

Entrepreneurship

12 Things I Learned From Starting Two 7-Figure Lifestyle Businesses

Since my wife became pregnant with our first child in 2007, I’ve created 2 different lifestyle businesses, an ecommerce store selling handkerchiefs and a blog about entrepreneurship. And these businesses were created…

Entrepreneurship

Finding Happiness – 10 Lessons For Entrepreneurs On How To Avoid Depression

Most entrepreneurs will tell you that starting a business is incredibly rewarding and worth the risk. But what they may not reveal is that running a successful business often comes at the…

Content Creation

Every Tool And Plugin I Use To Run My 7 Figure Blog, Podcast And Online Course Membership Site

In a previous article, I compiled a comprehensive list of must have tools that I use to run my ecommerce store. So this week, I put together a list of tools and…

Advertising

Amazon PPC – Common Mistakes With Amazon Sponsored Products Ads That Will Kill Your Profits

As part of running my Create A Profitable Online Store course, I routinely get questions about Amazon PPC. Steve, my ads aren’t converting very well. What should I do? Steve, my ACOS…

Content Creation

Klaviyo Vs Drip – Why I Use Different Email Providers For Ecommerce And Blogging

Recently, I wrote a comprehensive post that compared and contrasted the following 4 email services. Mailchimp – My first email provider ever AWeber – An email platform I was on for 6…

Entrepreneurship

What Successful Entrepreneurs Do Differently And Why Beginners Fail

In the past 6 years, well over 2700 students have joined my Create A Profitable Online Store course. But I want to be straight up with you. Not every one who has…

Entrepreneurship

Outsourcing Pros And Cons – How To Decide When To Hire Or DIY As A Small Business Owner

After blogging about ecommerce and helping others with their online businesses for the past several years, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend among new entrepreneurs in the small business community. These days, everyone…

Case Studies

Customer Service Skills: How Would You Handle These Awkward Situations?

If you’ve been selling physical products online for any length of time, chances are you’ve hit a few snafus along the way that where good customer service skills have come in handy.…

How to Build an Online Store

Unique Value Proposition Examples For Your Business To Command Premium Pricing

How much is a customer willing to pay for a product or service? You might think that the most obvious way to find out would be to simply ask the customer. After…

Conversion Optimization

Poorly Designed Websites: 9 Mistakes Ecommerce Store Owners Make (And How To Fix Them)

As part of running my online store course, I’ve seen more than my fair share of poorly designed websites. But here’s the thing. Designing a high converting website is one of the…

Building Traffic

A Simple Trick To Get 10X More Facebook Shares And Likes For Your Posts

Unless you are an incredibly talented writer or you write about mainstream topics with broad based appeal, only a small percentage of people will ever share your content. Even with my most…

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