Ecommerce
578: 5 Dirty Tactics Amazon Is Using To Screw Sellers And Raise Prices
Five dirty tactics Amazon uses to screw sellers and raise prices in 2025, from AWD price hikes to knockoff ads on your own listings.
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Ecommerce
577: An Inside Look at Our Content & Ecommerce Masterplan For 2025
Our 2025 content and ecommerce masterplan: TikTok pillar videos, brand-first products, tariff strategy, and the AI search shift.
Ecommerce
576: ChatGPT’s Biggest Threat? China’s AI Breakthrough Could Change Everything
DeepSeek vs ChatGPT: what China's free AI model means for privacy, the AI market, and your data. A plain-English guide.
Ecommerce
572: Amazon Just Destroyed ALL FBA Sellers – Why You Should Be Worried
Starting March 10, 2025, Amazon reimburses lost FBA inventory at manufacturing cost, not retail. Here is exactly how much money sellers will lose and what to do about it.
Ecommerce
571: 2024’s Biggest Winners and Losers: Who Crushed It and Who Crashed?
The biggest ecommerce winners and losers of 2024, from Amazon FBA sellers getting squeezed to Nvidia, Walmart, YouTube, and TikTok crushing it.
Ecommerce
570: Trump’s Tariffs Are Coming: What Amazon FBA Sellers Must Do To Survive
What Trump's proposed tariffs mean for Amazon FBA sellers, why the 60% China tariff won't fully hit prices, and what to do right now to prepare.
Ecommerce
569: The #1 Way to Get More Shoppers Without Spending a Dime
How to build word-of-mouth marketing for your ecommerce store, from customer experience and gifting to social media and AI search visibility.
Ecommerce
568: Amazon’s Dirty Tactics Are Costing You 61% More On Every Purchase
How Amazon's rising fees, private-label bias, and off-Amazon price policing are inflating prices across the web, and what FBA sellers should do about it.
Ecommerce
567: Why Everyone Needs a Side Hustle in 2025 – And the Best Ones to Start Today
Toni Herrbach and I break down why a side hustle is essential in 2025, how AI is eating jobs, and the low-cost side hustles regular people are using to build real income.
Ecommerce
566: New US Crackdown Just Killed Dropshipping – What Sellers Must Know
The new US de minimis rule changes end the AliExpress and China dropshipping model. Here is exactly what changed, why the model no longer works, and what to do instead.
Ecommerce
562: US Sellers Rejoice! The Govt Just Destroyed Temu And Shein
New de minimis rules end Temu and Shein's tariff-free pricing edge. Here is what changed, what US sellers gain, and how enforcement will roll out.
Ecommerce
555: The Secret To Crushing Black Friday Without Slashing Prices
A complete Black Friday ecommerce playbook: how to grow BFCM sales without steep discounts using waitlists, loyalty points, bundles, free-with-purchase, and flash-sale scarcity.
Ecommerce
554: Turn First-Time Buyers Into Lifelong Customers with These Strategies
The complete ecommerce loyalty program playbook: point structure, VIP tiers, email flows, and campaigns that turn first-time buyers into repeat customers without discounting.
Ecommerce
549: Big Tech Is Squeezing Your Business Dry (And What To Do About It)
Every big tech platform starts great and gets worse. Here is why Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Facebook, and Shopify all follow the same enshittification playbook, and what to do about it.
Ecommerce
548: Amazon Declares War On Temu And Screws All Amazon FBA Sellers
Amazon just launched a direct-from-China store to compete with Temu and Shein. Here is what changes for Amazon FBA sellers, and the 4-step defense to protect your ecommerce business.
Ecommerce
547: The Formula For Running A Record-Breaking Sale With Email Marketing
A full email marketing playbook for a record-breaking 11-day sale, including segments, send cadence, discount stack, and 30+ email ideas that outperform generic Black Friday templates.
