522: Is Selling On Amazon FBA Worth It In 2024? Here’s The UGLY Truth

Is Selling On Amazon FBA Worth It In 2024? Here's The UGLY Truth

In this episode, I outline all of the major changes that Amazon has made recently and provide you with my assessment on whether selling on Amazon FBA is worth your time. Tools Mentioned Sellerboard (Get 2 months free) Getida (Get $400 in free reimbursements) What You’ll Learn The new Amazon fees The ugly truth about Amazon FBA How to succeed with Amazon Sponsors SellersSummit.com – The Sellers Summit is the ecommerce conference that I’ve run for the past 8 years. It’s small and intimate and you’ll learn a ton! Click Here To Grab Your Ticket. The Family First Entrepreneur – […]

505: The Blueprint For Building The Largest Amazon Sellers Network With Athena Severi

505: Athena Severi's Blueprint for Building the Largest Amazon Sellers Network With Titan

Today I have my friend Athena Severi on the show. Athena is the founder of the Titan Network, one of the largest networks of Amazon sellers in the world. She also runs China Magic, where she runs a guided tour of the Canton Fair. In this episode, you’ll learn about her entrepreneurship journey and how she’s hustled her way to the top. What You’ll Learn How Athena got her start in ecommerce How Athena created one of the largest Amazon seller networks in the world How Athena helps entrepreneurs grow 7-8 figure businesses on Amazon Other Resources And Books Titan […]

503: A Fun And Profitable Side Hustle That No One’s Talking About (No Traffic Required) With Liz Saunders

503: A Fun And Profitable Side Hustle That No One's Talking About (No Traffic Required) With Liz Saunders

Today I’m thrilled to have my good friend Liz Saunders on the show. Liz is someone who I’ve known for over a decade now, and she actually helped Toni and I launch the Seller Summit way back in 2016. In this episode, we’re going to talk about a cool new side hustle that can make you over $100,000 per year and it doesn’t involve any investment in inventory or advertising. What You’ll Learn How the Amazon influencer program works The easiest way to make Amazon affiliate revenue A tool that helps you find video review opportunities on Amazon Other Resources […]

487: Student Story – Making 6 Figures Selling Card Games And Board Games With Jesse Funk

Today, I’m thrilled to have Jesse Funk on the show. Jesse has been a student in my Create a Profitable Online Store Course for nine years. He runs two e-commerce stores, one selling children’s games over at Davinci’s Room, and a body care brand called Solpri. And he’s been running these businesses, generating a full time income for about eight years. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of creating and selling card games and board games online. What You’ll Learn Why Jesse decided to sell card games How to research a good game to sell How Jesse got […]

485: Copy-Proof Your Products! How To Prevent Evil Sellers From Stealing Your IP With Steve Weigler

485: Copy-Proof Your Products! How To Prevent Malicious Sellers From Knocking You Off With Steve Weigler

Today, I’m thrilled to have my friend Steve Weigler back on the show. Steve is the owner of Emerge Counsel, where he helps e-commerce entrepreneurs protect their intellectual property. Last time when Steve was on, the Chinese copycat problem on Amazon was out of control. In this episode, Steve reveals a pretty cool strategy for taking down the pirates. What You’ll Learn The different levels of IP protection What you can do to prevent IP theft What level of IP protection you can achieve depending on your budget Other Resources And Books EmergeCounsel.com Sponsors EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service […]

473: The Great Amazon Shake-Up Of 2023: What It Means For The Future Of Online Selling With Chad Rubin

473: The Great Amazon Shake-Up of 2023: What it Means for the Future of Online Selling With Chad Rubin

Today, I have my buddy Chad Rubin back on the show. Last time we heard from him, he was running a $20M company selling vacuum filters over at Crucial Vacuum. But over the years, the increased Amazon competition caused his shop to become far less profitable. In this episode, we discuss the state of Crucial Vacuum today, the overall Amazon landscape and how he’s been able to turn his company around. What You’ll Learn What happened to Crucial Vacuum since 2016 The overall Amazon selling landscape today What it takes to be successful on Amazon Other Resources And Books Profasse […]

465: The Secret Sauce Of Successful Amazon Sellers: How To Rank Your Products In Search With Brandon Young

465: The Secret Sauce of Successful Amazon Sellers: How to Find High-Demand, Low-Competition Products With Brandon Young

Today I’m thrilled to have Brandon Young on the show. Brandon is one of the leading experts in Amazon private label, especially when it comes to Amazon SEO. He and his wife are eight figure sellers, and he’s also the co founder of one of the fastest growing Amazon software companies called Data Dive. In this episode, Brandon reveals his latest strategies on how to research and rank your products on Amazon. What You’ll Learn How to find a high demand and low competition product to sell on Amazon How to rank in Amazon SEO What it takes to become […]

458: The Ugly Truth About Selling On Amazon And The Hidden Fees With Vladi Gordon

458: The Ugly Truth About Selling On Amazon And The Hidden Fees With Vladi Gordon

Today, I’m thrilled to have Vladi Gordon on the show. Vladi is the founder of Sellerboard, a software that helps you track profit and loss when selling on Amazon FBA. Having sold on Amazon for seven years now, I know that there are many hidden fees when selling on the platform. In this episode, Vladi and I reveal the ugly truth about selling on Amazon and how to calculate your true profit. What You’ll Learn How profitable is the average Amazon seller? How to track your profit and loss on Amazon The common fees that most sellers do not account […]

449: Amazon Is Silently Stealing From You And How To Get Your Money Back With Yoni Mazor

449: Amazon Is Silently Stealing From You And How To Get Your Money Back With Yoni Mazor

Today, I have a very special guest back on the show, Yoni Mazor. Yoni is the founder of Getida, where he helps Amazon sellers recover their money. Amazon screws up all the time without telling you and we’re going to discuss all the ways that you are losing money right now as a seller and what you can do about it. What You’ll Learn How to get your money back from Amazon Amazon’s most common mistakes What to look out for on your Amazon reports Other Resources And Books Get $400 in free reimbursements from GetIDA Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io […]

418: Unconventional Ways To Grow Your Amazon Sales With Norm Farrar

418: Unconventional Ways To Grow Your Amazon Sales With Norm Farrar

Today, I have my friend Norm Farrar on the show. Norm is a serial entrepreneur and leading Amazon expert with over 25 years of product sourcing and development experience. He runs 2 Amazon companies and 2 ecommerce podcasts. He’s always up to date on the latest Amazon strategies and in this episode, we’re going to cover unconventional ways to grow your Amazon sales. What You’ll Learn How Norm got started with Amazon Norm’s take on the overall Amazon landscape Unconventional ways to grow your sales on Amazon that most people are not using Other Resources And Books NormanFarrar.com Sponsors Postscript.io […]

413: The Harsh Reality Of Selling On Amazon Today With Liran Hirschkorn

413: The Harsh Reality Of Selling Successfully On Amazon Today With Liran Hirschkorn

Today I’m thrilled to have Liran Hirschkorn on the show. Liran is the founder of Incrementum Digital where he helps Amazon sellers grow their businesses. Over the years, he’s helped many clients grow to 8 and 9 figures and he has his finger on the pulse of Amazon. In this episode, we talk about the latest strategies to maximize Amazon sales. What You’ll Learn How Liran got started selling on Amazon What strategies are working right now on Amazon The minimum bar you must meet to be successful on Amazon today Other Resources And Books Incrementum Digital Sponsors Postscript.io – […]

389: How To Make Millions Selling Supplements On Amazon With Mina Elias

389: How To Make Millions Selling Supplements On Amazon With Mina Elias

Today I’m excited to have Mina Elias on the show. Mina is the CEO of MMA Nutrition LLC where he sells various supplements catering to MMA fighters. In addition to his Amazon business, he also runs a successful Amazon PPC agency. I invited Mina on the show to talk about how to grow a supplements brand and his experiences with the Amazon Launchpad program. What You’ll Learn How Mina got started and why he chose supplements? How to grow a supplements brand the right way What is Amazon Launchpad and whether it is worth joining Other Resources And Books MMA […]

380: The Latest Crackdown And How Amazon’s Practices Are Killing Your Business With Mike Jackness And Dave Bryant

380: The Latest Crackdown And How Amazon's Practices Are Killing Your Business With Mike Jackness and Dave Bryant

Today, I have 2 very special guests on the show, Mike Jackness and Dave Bryant. Dave and Mike run the Ecom Crew podcast where they help other entrepreneurs grow their Ecommerce businesses. Be sure to check out their show on your favorite podcast app! In this episode, we cover what’s happening on Amazon right now and how it’s silently killing your ecommerce business. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn How to succeed in Amazon today The future of black hat practices on Amazon The state of rebates on Amazon Other Resources And Books The Ecom Crew Podcast Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is […]

371: Little Known Ways To Make Money On Amazon With Steve Chou

In this solo episode, I teach you 9 different ways you can make money on Amazon without spending a lot of money. You’ll learn about the upfront costs and the revenue potential for each business model to determine if it’s worth your time. Because the Amazon marketplace is so large, there’s a huge opportunity for anyone looking to start a small side hustle or launch a full blown ecommerce business. What You’ll Learn The 9 different Amazon business models The revenue potential for each business model How to leverage Amazon’s gigantic marketplace Other Resources And Books ProfitableOnlineStore.com Sponsors Postscript.io – […]

368: What Successful Amazon Sellers Do Differently To Grow With Jeff Cohen

368: What Successful Amazon Sellers Do Differently To Grow With Jeff Cohen

Today I have my friend Jeff Cohen back on the show. Jeff is the VP of marketing over at Seller Labs which is a company that specializes in Amazon tools and services. I use many of their tools today to run the Amazon side of my business and Jeff is one of my go-to guys when it comes to the latest Amazon policies and news. Today we’re going to talk about the overall Amazon landscape in 2021, what lies ahead and what seasoned Amazon sellers are doing to grow their sales. What You’ll Learn How Amazon has changed post COVID-19 […]

341: How To Fight Back Against Chinese Counterfeits With Steven Weigler

341: How To Fight Back Against Chinese Counterfeits With Steven Weigler

Today I’m thrilled to have Steven Weigler on the show, Steve is my go-to guy when it comes to intellectual property protection, copyrights and trademarks. He is the founder of Emergecounsel.com where he helps e-commerce entrepreneurs protect their IP. I brought him on the podcast today because Amazon copycats and IP theft is out of control. Factories in China are blatantly stealing designs and selling them in the US. In this episode, Steve teaches us how to fight back. What You’ll Learn How to protect your intellectual property. Should you patent your design? The differences between copyrights, trademarks and patents. […]

332: How Amanda Recovered Her Business After Getting Crushed By Covid-19

332: How Amanda Recovered Her Business After Getting Crushed By Covid-19

Today, I’m really happy to have Amanda Wittenborn back on the show. Amanda is a student in my Create Profitable Online Store Course, and back in episode 269, we talked about her 7 Figure commerce business selling party supplies online. In fact, she was on track for a record year until COVID-19 hit and she lost almost all of her sales overnight. In this episode, you’ll learn how Amanda pivoted her business and managed to grow her sales significantly despite the pandemic. What You’ll Learn How Amanda lost a significant portion of her business due to Covid-19 Amanda’s tale of […]

321: Why Ecommerce In Q4 Is Going To Be A Disaster With Casey Gauss

321: The Upcoming Ecommerce Disaster With Casey Gauss

Today I’m thrilled to have Casey Gauss back on the show. Casey is the founder of Viral Launch and he’s helped tens of thousands of eCommerce entrepreneurs drive billions of dollars in sales. He is an expert in all things Amazon and I’m happy to have him back on the show to talk about what he’s been up to (a lot has changed in the past year alone) and to discuss some high-level trends and strategies in the eCommerce space. What You’ll Learn Casey Gauss’ predictions in the ecommerce space The looming ecommerce disaster for Q4 How to prepare yourself […]

312: Should You Hire An Agency To Run Your Amazon PPC Ads With Edward Ruffin And Jeremy Crowe

Today, I’m thrilled to have both Edward Ruffin(PPC Ed) and Jeremy Crowe from Sellers Labs on the show. PPC Ed is in charge of sponsored product ads over at Sellers Labs and Jeremy was my account manager for the PPC ads case study I conducted earlier this year. In this episode, I provide a realistic account of my experiences having Sellers Labs run my Amazon Ads this past year. What You’ll Learn When you should use an agency to run your Amazon ads The pros and cons of outsourcing your ads The process Seller Labs uses to onboard their customers […]

303: How To Sell Oversized Goods And Manage Your Supply Chain With Liz Mercer

303: How To Manage Your Supply Chain For Oversized Items With Liz Mercer

Today, I’m thrilled to have Elizabeth Mercer on the show. Elizabeth helped start Jungle Scout with her husband Greg but she’s since stepped down to start a 7 figure ecommerce business selling ergonomic furniture over at SleekForm.com. Now in order to sell products that are large and heavy, you must manage your supply chain efficiently which happens to be Elizabeth’s specialty and in this episode, she teaches us the tricks of the trade. What You’ll Learn Why Liz decided to sell furniture The challenges of selling large oversized items How to launch an oversized item on Amazon How selling oversized […]

267: The New Amazon Ads You Probably Aren’t Running Yet With Brett Curry

267: How To Run Amazon DSP Ads With Brett Curry

Today, I’m thrilled to have Brett Curry back on the show. Brett is someone who I met through Drew Sanocki at the Traffic And Conversions Summit in San Diego. He has spoken at my conference, The Sellers Summit, for the past 2 years and he runs OMG Commerce which is an ecommerce agency that has helped over 125 companies with their pay per click advertising. In this episode, Brett and I talk about combining Amazon PPC with Amazon DSP to grow your Amazon business. What You’ll Learn What is Amazon DSP? What ads can be bought through Amazon DSP How […]

264: What Amazon Strategies Are Working Today With Brad Moss

264: Brad Moss On What's Working With Selling On Amazon Today

Today I’m thrilled to have Brad Moss back on the show. Brad is the former head of Seller Central at Amazon and he’s also the founder of ProductLabs.net where he helps Amazon sellers blow up their businesses. As a result, he has intimate knowledge of how Amazon works from the inside. This year, Brad spoke at my conference, The Sellers Summit, for the 3rd straight year, and his presentation was very well received. Brad is one of my go to guys when it comes to Amazon and today, we’re going to talk about the latest Amazon strategies. What You’ll Learn […]

263: How To Outsource Your Amazon Business For Less With Omer Riaz

263: How To Outsource Your Amazon Business With Omer Riaz

Today, I’m really happy to have Omer Riaz on the show. Omer and I just hung out for 3 straight days at my annual event the Sellers Summit. He’s been an Amazon and Ebay seller for many years and now he helps others manage their own businesses. Today, he runs the popular Amazon VA service Urtasker.com and in this episode we are going to talk about how to outsource and scale your Amazon business even if you are a one man show. What You’ll Learn Common mistakes Amazon sellers make Which Amazon tasks are easy to outsource How much it […]

262: How Amazon Counterfeits Nearly Destroyed A 7 Figure Business With Kevin Williams

Today I’m really excited to have Kevin Williams back on the show. Kevin runs the site BrushHero.com where he sells a power cleaning brush. Last time we spoke on episode 209, Kevin’s company was doing great, sales were going gangbusters and they had just been on Shark Tank. But last year, things took a sharp turn due to an unfortunate sequence of events involving IP theft and piracy. In today’s episode, Kevin and I talk about what happened and how he almost lost his entire business. What You’ll Learn The revenue and profit of Kevin’s business How Shark Tank affected […]

247: How To Automate Your Amazon Wholesale Business With Trent Dyrsmid

247: How To Automate Your Amazon Wholesale Business With Trent Dyrsmid

Today I’m thrilled to have Trent Dyrsmid on the show. Trent is a serial entrepreneur, husband, and father who owns 3 companies, an Amazon ecommerce business, an SOP software company called Flowster and BrightIdeas.co which is a popular podcast and entrepreneurship publication. Together, these companies generate millions per year in revenue. I invited him on the show today because we share the common goal of maximizing income without negatively impacting family life. He is a master of systematizing businesses and we’re going to learn his business secrets. Enjoy the show! What You’ll Learn How Trent became an entrepreneur How selling […]

246: Everything You Need To Know About Sales Tax With Martina Chavez Of Avalara

246: Everything You Need To Know About Sales Tax With Martina Chavez Of Avalara

Martina Chavez is an expert in sales tax compliance over at Avalara and I invited her on the show today to clear the air in regards to everything that is happening with Amazon and nexus when it comes to paying sales tax. Ever since the decision of the supreme court case Wayfair vs South Dakota was handed down, states may now charge tax on purchases made from out of state sellers even if the seller doesn’t have a physical presence in the taxing state. This has enormous implications to ecommerce. What You’ll Learn Martina’s sales tax background Do you have […]

245: A Student’s Candid Journey Selling On Amazon And How To Email Jeff Bezos

245: A Student's Candid Journey Selling On Amazon And How To Email Jeff Bezos

Today I have a special guest on the show, Maria. Maria is a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course who is making 6 figures with her business and last week, I invited her to come talk to the other members of the class about her experiences starting her ecommerce business. But instead of celebrating her success as an entrepreneur, I asked her to provide a candid account of her experiences including all of her struggles, her triumphs and how she overcame various obstacles on her journey. This is a very raw episode and in fact, my chat […]

234: Max And Neo – How To Grow A 7 Figure Pet Supply Store By Giving Back With Kenric Hwang

234: How To Grow A 7 Figure Pet Supply Store By Giving Back With Kenric Hwang

Today I’m really excited to have Kenric Hwang on the show. Kenric is someone who I’ve known for a very long time we both got started in ecommerce at around the same time. Many years ago, he started a successful outdoor products company, sold it and then started another company called Max & Neo which sells dog collars and accessories online. Now Max & Neo is no ordinary dog collar company and Kenric has managed to get tons of attention on social media and the press because of one key value proposition. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn Why Kenric sold his […]

230: How An 8 Figure Business Launches New Products On Amazon With Bernie Thompson

230: How An 8 Figure Business Launches New Products On Amazon With Bernie Thompson

Today I‘m lucky to have Bernie Thompson back on the show. Bernie is someone who I had on back in episode 157 and in case you’ve forgotten, Bernie runs an 8 figure business called Plugable.com which is a company that sells USB and Bluetooth devices online all over the world. In addition, he’s built all of his own tools in house to manage his Amazon business which he now offers to the public called Efficient Era. Anyway, the reason why I have Bernie on the show today is to talk about how the Amazon landscape has changed in just a […]

223: How To Scale An Ecommerce Business to 8 Figures In Just 2 Years With Kevin Chen

How To Scale An Ecommerce Business to 8 Figures In Just 2 Years With Kevin Chen

Today I’m thrilled to have Kevin Chen on the show. Kevin is someone who I randomly bumped into at Traffic and Conversions and I’m lucky to have met him. He runs Freedom Laser Therapy which is a company that sells a laser hair growth system to treat hair loss. Not only is the product cool but what’s even more cool is how he has successfully scaled to a 8 figure business in just 2 years. In this episode, we’re going to talk about his exact strategies. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn How Kevin manufactures his hair loss products The challenges of […]

221: Advanced Techniques With Amazon Sponsored Product Ads With Edward Ruffin

221: Advanced Techniques With Amazon Sponsored Product Ads With Edward Ruffin

Today I’m thrilled to have Edward Ruffin on the show. Edward is in charge of sponsored products ads over at Sellers Labs and he was one of the speakers at this past years Sellers Summit. During the event, I really got to know Edward well and I discovered that the man is truly a sponsored products ads fanatic and he lives and breathes it 24/7. So today, I brought Edward on the show to talk about the latest and greatest with Amazon ads. Enjoy the show! What You’ll Learn How to launch a product today with Sponsored Product Ads Advanced […]

204: The Best Way To Launch A Successful Product On Amazon Today With Casey Gauss

The Best Way To Launch A Successful Product On Amazon Today With Casey Gauss

Today I’m thrilled to have Casey Gauss on the show. Casey is the founder of Viral Launch which is both a software company and an Amazon product launch service. They have two main software tools called market intelligence and product discovery which help you find profitable products to sell on Amazon and their launch service has catapulted many clients onto the front page of Amazon search. Casey is also going to be one of the speakers at my conference the Sellers Summit in May. Anyway, Casey is an expert when it comes to finding and launching successful products on Amazon and […]

202: The State Of Online And Retail Arbitrage On Amazon With Nate McCallister

The State Of Online And Retail Arbitrage On Amazon With Nate McCallister

Today I’m thrilled to have Nate McCallister on the show.  Nate is someone who I met at the Import Summit several years ago and he runs a bunch of sites and services related to Amazon. First off, he’s an Amazon FBA seller himself, a service provider, a software company and also a consultant for other sellers. He also runs the popular site EntreResource.com. But the main reason I wanted Nate on the show is to talk about the current state of retail and online arbitrage. As an online arbitrager himself, he’s been involved with the software tool Tactical Arbitrage and […]

197: A Better Way To Launch Products On Amazon With Scott Voelker

197: A Better Way To Launch Products On Amazon With Scott Voelker

Today I’m happy to have Scott Voelker of The Amazing Seller back on the show. Last time I had him on was back in episode 89. And since then, we’ve become good friends, hung out at multiple conferences together including Fincon where we were both on a panel together. Anyway because it’s been so long, I invited Scott back to talk about some of his updated Amazon strategies and to see what he’s been up to. Enjoy the episode! What You’ll Learn Scott’s new criteria for selecting a product to sell His new process for finding profitable niches How to […]

194: Copywriting Strategies To Increase Ecommerce Sales With Karon Thackston

194: Copywriting Strategies To Increase Ecommerce Sales With Karon Thackston

Today I’m happy to have Karon Thackston back on the show. If you don’t remember Karon, I had her on episode 74 where we talked about how to optimize an Amazon listing for maximum sales. She’s been helping ecommerce clients get both higher rankings in search and higher conversion rates with the power of copy for the last 25 years. She’s the author of 10 books and she runs the popular site MarketingWords.com which I recommend that you check out.   Anyway, last time we focused on tactics for optimizing Amazon listings. Today, we’re going to talk about copywriting strategies to […]

188: How To Run A 7 Figure Ecommerce Business As A Digital Nomad With Greg Mercer

How To Run A 7 Figure Ecommerce Business As A Digital Nomad With Greg Mercer

Today I’m happy to have Greg Mercer back on the show for the second time. If you’ve never heard of Greg, he’s the founder and owner of JungleScout. In addition, Greg makes a killing selling on Amazon. Last time I interviewed him, he was doing 400K per month. Who knows how much he makes now? Anyway, I’ve known the guy for quite a while now and he’s spoken at my conference, Sellers Summit, multiple times. One thing that always intrigues me about Greg is that he truly lives a nomadic lifestyle. Every time I chat with the guy, he’s in […]

186: Brad Moss – How To Maximize Your Amazon Sales From The Former Head Of Seller Central

How To Maximize Your Amazon Sales With Former Head Of Seller Central Brad Moss

Today I’m happy to have Brad Moss on the show. Brad recently spoke at my conference, The Sellers Summit, this past year, and his presentation was very well received by the attendees. He’s the former head of Seller Central at Amazon and he has intimate knowledge of how Amazon works from the inside. And today, he’s the founder of ProductLabs.net where he helps Amazon sellers blow up their businesses. Anyway, Brad is an awesome guy and he’s got some crazy Amazon stories to tell as well. Enjoy the episode! What You’ll Learn What it’s like to work at Amazon and what […]

171: How To Run Profitable Amazon Marketing Services(AMS) Ads With Brian Johnson

How To Run Profitable Amazon Marketing Services(AMS) Ads With Brian Johnson

Today I’m thrilled to have Brian Johnson on the show. Brian is the founder of PPC Scope, a PPC measurement and optimization tool for Amazon Sellers. In addition, he runs a course called Sponsored Products Academy which teaches Amazon sellers the ins and outs of Amazon PPC ads. He was also one of the speakers at my conference as well. Brian is an expert on Amazon PPC and today we are going to delve deeply into how to optimize your campaigns. What You’ll Learn Brian’s process for launching an Amazon product. Outdated strategies that should be avoided today. What is AMS […]

160: A Deep Dive Into Running Amazon Sponsored Ads With Jeff Cohen And Brandon Checketts

A Deep Dive Into Running Amazon Sponsored Ads With Jeff Cohen And Brandon Checketts

Today I’m thrilled to have both Jeff Cohen and Brandon Checketts on the show. Now Jeff has already been on the podcast in episode 120 where we talked about reviews and how to get ranked in Amazon. But today we are blessed to have Brandon Checketts on the show as well. Brandon is actually the founder of Seller Labs and was the original programmer and developer of Feedback Genius and Ignite. What I like about Jeff and Brandon is that they are always on the ball when it comes to Amazon and I wanted them on the show to talk […]

157: How To Create An 8 Figure Amazon Business Selling Electronics With Bernie Thompson

How To Create An 8 Figure Amazon Business Selling Electronics With Bernie Thompson

Today I‘m lucky to have Bernie Thompson on the show. Bernie runs an 8 figure business called Plugable.com which is a company that sells USB and Bluetooth devices online. Now what’s cool is that his company is global. Plugable sells its products in many different countries all over the world. And what’s also cool is that Bernie built all of his own tools in house to manage his Amazon business named Efficient Era. Now I’ve actually started using Efficient Era myself to manage the feedback for my shop and the tools are really useful. Anyway, the reason why I have […]

153: How To Use Amazon Exclusives To Launch A Successful Product With Chris Boerner

How To Use Amazon Exclusives To Launch A Successful Product With Chris Boerner

Today I’ve have someone really special on the show, Chris Boerner. Now I met Chris at the Ecommerce Fuel conference in Savannah Georgia a month ago and I’m really glad that we met. She has an amazing story and she runs a successful business called CieloPillHolders.com where she sells premium key chain pill fobs. She’s done exceptionally well on Amazon, is extremely well connected with the Amazon community and she has a lot of experience with the platform. In fact, she’s been featured in several videos on the Amazon website including a full blown documentary about her story. Enjoy the […]

152: Easy Ways To Boost Sales And The Real Reason You Need To Look Beyond Amazon

152: Easy Ways To Boost Sales And The Real Reason You Need To Look Beyond Amazon

In this solo podcast episode, I go over the most important reason why you need to expand beyond Amazon. You’ll learn 6 easy to implement strategies on how to sell more to your existing customers and boost your sales significantly. Enjoy the show! What You’ll Learn How to find your business customers How to find your best repeat customers How to leverage Facebook lookalike audiences How to cross sell your customers How to implement a referral program Why you need to expand beyond Amazon Other Resources And Books Sign up for my free 6 day mini course on ecommerce The […]

141: Ryan Deiss On How To Launch An 8 Figure Ecommerce Brand

141: How To Launch An 8 Figure Ecommerce Brand With Ryan Deiss Of Digital Marketer

Today, I’m happy to have Ryan Deiss on the show. Now I’ve actually been following Ryan for quite some time. He is the founder and CEO of Digital Marketer and over the last 3 years, he’s invested over 15 million on marketing tests, generated tens of millions of visitors and sent over a billion emails. He is an expert when it comes to online marketing and brand building. He runs a major conference called Traffic and Conversions every year. And he recently started a new conference called Content And Commerce which I attended in Florida. Today, he’s going to teach […]

135: How To Buy A Company And Use Amazon To Triple Your Profit With Dana Jaunzemis

135: How To Buy A Company And Triple The Profit On Amazon With Dana Jaunzemis

Today I’m really excited to have Dana Jaunzemis back on the show. Dana is someone who I met through Andrew Youderian and she’s actually in a private group that I meet with on a semi monthly basis. If you don’t remember Dana, I had her on episode 85 of the podcast where we discussed her strategies for acquiring and growing existing businesses. Well since that interview Dana has acquired yet another company and we’re going to talk about how she’s already doubled its revenues. In addition, she was lucky enough to attend Amazon’s womens conference last month which we discuss […]

132: How Ryan Grant Scaled His Amazon Retail Arbitrage Business To 7 Figures

132: How Ryan Grant Scaled His Amazon Retail Arbitrage Business To 7 Figures

Ryan Grant is someone who I met at the Import Summit last year and I’ve been following his work every since. He runs the popular site OnlineSellingExperiment.com where he talks about all of his adventures selling physical products online. Now if you recall way back in episode 17, I had Jessica Larrew on the podcast to talk about her Amazon retail arbitrage business. Well Ryan has taken that same model of retail and online arbitrage and scaled it to small company with employees. What is online and retail arbitrage? It’s the process of buying from retail stores and liquidation outlets […]

124: How To Prevent Your Amazon Account From Getting Suspended With Cynthia Stine

How To Prevent Your Amazon Account From Getting Suspended With Cynthia Stine

Today I’m thrilled to have Cynthia Stine on the show. Cynthia is someone I met at the Import Summit last year and she runs a site called OnlineSalesStepByStep.com where she offers a variety of very unique services related to Amazon. She’s has worked with hundreds of Amazon sellers over the years and she specializes in helping companies get out of the Amazon penalty box. If you’re ever suspended, Cynthia will help you get unsuspended. If a dirty seller is purposely trying to sabotage you, Cynthia can help. If want to know all of the tips and tricks on how to keep […]

122: How To Make 600K Selling T-Shirts On TeeSpring With Derek Pankaew

How To Make 600K Selling T-Shirts On TeeSpring With Derek Pankaew

Today I’m happy to have Derek Pankaew on the show. Derek is someone who I met at the Ecommerce Fuel Live conference and it was pretty random how we started talking. I was sitting directly behind him during a session and I couldn’t help but peek at his screen. And I found that the screen saver on his computer was a running count of his age. I took notice and we started chatting. And as luck would have it, Derek was selling t-shirts at the time and making a killing doing it. Now if you’ve followed my blog for a […]

120: How To Rank In Amazon And The Right Way To Solicit Reviews With Jeff Cohen of Seller Labs

How To Rank In Amazon And Get Legit Reviews With Jeff Cohen of Seller Labs

Today I’m thrilled to have Jeff Cohen on the show. Jeff is someone I met at the Import Summit last year and he’s the director of business management over at Seller Labs. Chances are if you are selling on Amazon, you’re probably using one of their awesome tools. For example, Feedback Genius which is a tool I use heavily, is a must have tool that automates the acquisition of customer reviews. And they have other awesome tools like Snag Shout which help you gather additional reviews and discover profitable products to sell on Amazon. All of these tools have tens […]

118: How To Transition From Amazon To Your Own Ecommerce Store With Kurt Elster

How To Transition From Amazon To Your Own Ecommerce Store With Kurt Elster

Today, I’m thrilled to have Kurt Elster on the show. Kurt was introduced to me by my good friend Nick Loper who I had back on episode 80 of the podcast. Kurt runs EtherCycle.com where he helps private label sellers launch their own ecommerce websites. Specifically, he’s a Shopify platform expert who helps Shopify users uncover hotspots in their designs to improve their conversion rate. Anyway, I’m a firm believer you really need to own your own platform in addition to Amazon which is why I brought Kurt on the show today to discuss the transition. What You’ll Learn How […]

109: How To Make 7.5 Million Per Year Selling On Amazon With Will Tjernlund

109: How To Make 7.5 Million Per Year Selling On Amazon With Will Tjernlund

Today I’ve got someone really special on the show, Will Tjernlund. Now I met Will at the StartupBros conference and I’m really glad that I did. He and his brother Andrew made about 7.5 million dollars from Amazon and their own stores last year making him one of the most successful Amazon sellers that I’ve had on the podcast so far. And the best part is that his business is just a 2 man operation with him and his brother. Today, we’re going to go into depth on how he got started. What You’ll Learn How Will got into ecommerce […]

108: How John Rampton Lost His 7 Figure Amazon Business

How John Lost His 7 Figure Business By Getting Banned From Amazon

Today I’m thrilled to have John Rampton with me on the show. John is someone who I met at FinCon 2 years ago and he’s got an amazing story to share with you today. In fact, his story is almost unreal. 10 years ago, he was working in construction when he had his legs crushed in a freak accident. He didn’t think he could walk again and during that time when he was bed ridden, he studied business, marketing and selling online 16-20 hours a day. Fast forward to today, he’s started a bunch of 7 figure companies. He writes […]

107: How To Make 17 Million Dollars Selling iPhone And iPad Cases Online With Kai Klement

How To Make 17 Million Dollars Selling iPhone And iPad Cases Online With Kai Klement

Today I’m thrilled to have Kai Klement on the show. Kai is someone who reached out to me with an incredible story and I knew that I needed to have him on the podcast. Kai and his partner Jorg(yerg) are the co-founders of Kavaj (kavai), an internationally top-selling leather case manufacturer for phones and tablets. They’ve sold over 500,000 cases generating over 17 million in revenue. They both started out as former Amazon employees with zero knowledge of manufacturing, or product creation and ended up creating this awesome ipad and phone case company. Enjoy the interview! What You’ll Learn How […]

093: How To Make 400K Per Month Selling On Amazon Using Jungle Scout With Greg Mercer

How To Make 400K Per Month Selling On Amazon Using Jungle Scout With Greg Mercer

Today I’m happy to have Greg Mercer on the show. If you’ve never heard of Greg, he’s the creator of the incredibly awesome Chrome plugin Jungle Scout which allows you to quickly and easily perform product research on Amazon. In addition, Greg has been selling on Amazon for quite some time now and generates revenues in excess of $400K per month. Yes, that’s per month! So I brought him on today to talk about the niche research process specifically for Amazon and discuss why he developed his tools. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn How Greg went from engineer to Amazon seller […]

089: How To Make $47,000 In 90 Days Selling On Amazon FBA With Scott Voelker

How To Make $47,000 In 90 Days Selling On Amazon FBA With Scott Voelker

Today I’m happy to have Scott Voelker on the show. Scott has been an entrepreneur for a quite a while now. He runs a successful portrait studio. And he also teaches course on online photography. But the reason I brought him on the show is to talk about his Amazon success. Scott runs the popular podcast The Amazing Seller and the website of the same name. And his claim to fame is that he went from 0 to 47K in 90 days selling on Amazon. Today we’re going to to break down his process of finding products to sell on […]

074: How To Create Amazon Listings That Sell Like Crazy With Karon Thackston

How To Create Amazon Listings That Sell Like Crazy

Karon Thackston is the owner of MarketingWords.com where she teaches others how to write high converting copy for ecommerce stores. She’s been a professional copywriter for 25 years. She’s the author of over 10 books which include popular titles such as Ecommerce Copywriting – Proven Strategies For Boosting Sales And Search Rankings Use Coupon Code: steve25 to get 25% off Writing With Keywords – Easy Keyword Optimization Strategies For Search Engine Success Use Coupon Code: steve25 to get 25% off Amazon Advantage: Product Listing Strategies To Boost Your Sales Use Coupon Code: steveamz20 to get 20% off She also consults […]

060: Brad DeGraw On How To Maximize Your Sales On Amazon

Brad Degraw

Brad DeGraw is my go to guy when it comes to selling on Amazon. Not only does he run many of his own businesses using FBA, but he also helps small to mid size companies establish their online presence as well. In this episode, Brad gives us an inside scoop on all of the tips and tricks he uses to maximize his sales on Amazon. Do not miss this episode and be sure to check out Brad’s site at AZDoneForYou.com. Quick Note: At the time of the recording Brad thought that his new website AmazonSherpa.com would be complete but unfortunately […]

036: How Ryan Moran Created A 7 Figure Ecommerce Business On Amazon In Just 1 Year

Ryan Moran

Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ryan Daniel Moran who runs the blog FreedomFastlane.com. And what’s amazing about Ryan is that he was able to create a 7 figure ecommerce business within just one year by selling his own products on Amazon.com. In this interview, you will not only learn how he did it but he’ll also share many important tips and philosophies on the best way to make money online with ecommerce. Don’t miss this one. What You’ll Learn Why you should look at longer time horizons for your business. Why it’s better to source your own branded […]

035: How To Sell Amazon Kindle Ebooks And Make 30K In Under 7 Days With Jonny Andrews

Jonny Andrews

Are you interested in selling your own ebooks on the Amazon Kindle platform? Do you want to make some passive income being an author? Today, I have Jonny Andrews on the show to teach us how to make money selling ebooks on the Amazon platform. Jonny runs the popular website and podcast AudienceHacker.com and he’s got a ton of experience with launching successful ebooks. In fact in one of his launches, he was able to make over 30K in under 7 days which is crazy! He reveals all of his tactics and secrets in this episode so check it out! […]

021: Nemo Chu On How To Create A 7 Figure Ecommerce Business In Just A Year

Nemo Chu

I met Nemo Chu randomly at one of Noah Kagan’s entrepreneurship events and I’m happy that I did. Turns out that Nemo is a genius when it comes to analytics and he has a pretty cool strategy with which he uses to find products to sell online. In just a single year, Nemo has managed to create a 7 figure ecommerce business which is pretty darn amazing. This episode is chock full of information so be sure you check it out. Also, you can sign up for Nemo’s newsletter here. Click Here To Win A Free 1-On-1 Business Consulting Session […]

017: How Jessica Larrew Created A 6 Figure Ecommerce Business Using Fulfilled By Amazon

Jessica Larrew

Today I’m excited to have Jessica Larrew on the show. Now what’s unique about Jessica is that she got laid off from her job where her husband was actually her boss. But instead of wallowing in pity, she decided to start a business selling goods on Amazon and now manages to make a nice 6 figure income in doing so. Today, her husband quit his job as well and they both run their business together. A very inspiring story that you all should check out! What You’ll Learn How Fulfilled By Amazon works How Jessica makes 6 figures a year […]