The My Wife Quit Her Job Podcast With Steve Chou

The MyWifeQuitHerJob podcast is a podcast about entrepreneurs who quit their jobs to start successful online businesses.

Through a series of personal interviews, Steve uncovers the exact strategies that led to their success.

Unlike other business podcasts, Steve is known for digging deep and extracting out every last detail.

He's never afraid to ask the hard questions and he leverages his extensive knowledge running his two 7 figure businesses to get to the point.

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379: The Single Most Important Way To Improve Your Sales With Jon McDonald

379: The Single Most Important Way To Improve Your Sales With Jon McDonald

Today, I’m excited to have Jon McDonald on the show. Jon is the founder of The Good, a conversion rate optimization firm that has achieved incredible results for famous brands such as Adobe, Nike, Xerox and The Economist. Jon is an expert at converting customers and in this episode, you will learn what it takes to improve the conversion rate for an ecommerce brand. What You’ll Learn Jon’s background story and why he’s the best Conversion rate best practices for an ecommerce store The best way to find conversion leaks in your sales funnel Other Resources And Books The Good […]

378: Follow This Strategy And Never Depend On Amazon Again With Shep Hyken

378: Follow This Strategy And Never Depend On Amazon Again With Shep Hyken

Today, I’m thrilled to have Shep Hyken on the show. Shep is the founder of Shepard Presentations and he is a customer service experience expert and keynote speaker. His agency works with companies to build relationships with their customers in order to increase repeat business. In this episode, we talk about how you can stop relying on Amazon for all of your sales and build a loyal customer base for your brand. What You’ll Learn How to build a loyal customer base for your brand without depending on Amazon How to implement an effective customer loyalty strategy How to get […]

377: Social Media Strategy For New Ecommerce Store Owners With Alex Rossman

377: The Social Media Formula For Ecommerce Store Owners With Alex Rossman

Today, I’m thrilled to have Alex Rossman on the show. Alex is the founder of Rossman Media, which is a social media agency that helps improve the sales and site traffic for ecommerce businesses. His agency was awarded the best social media agency award in 2020 by Business Insider and he has helped some of the world’s largest brands. In this episode, Alex teaches us how to formulate a social media strategy for an ecommerce business. What You’ll Learn How to run social media for a brand new ecommerce store Alex’s recommended social media platform for new online store owners […]

376: My Super Simple Formula For Retiring Early (Within 3 Years) With Steve Chou

In this episode, I reveal my ridiculously simple formula for retiring early (within 3 years or less). You’ll learn that you don’t have to wait until you’re 65 to enjoy life.  And by following these steps, you can design a lifestyle that makes you happy right now. What You’ll Learn What does it mean to retire? My ridiculously simple formula for retiring early within 3 years A step by step plan to retirement Other Resources And Books Take my free 6 day mini course and plant your first money seeds now Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform […]

375: Navigating The Shipping Crisis And The Ultra Competitive Amazon Landscape With Bernie Thompson

375: Navigating The Shipping Crisis And The Ultra Competitive Amazon Landscape With Bernie Thompson

Today, I’m lucky to have Bernie Thompson back on the show. Bernie runs Plugable which is a company that sells USB and Bluetooth devices all over the world. He has built his own tools in-house to manage his Amazon business and he also helps other sellers run Amazon PPC ads with his tool PPC Ninja. Because Bernie runs a large Amazon business in an extremely competitive niche, I invited him on the show to talk about the current Amazon landscape and how he’s navigating the shipping crisis. What You’ll Learn An in the trenches look at the current shipping crisis […]

374: Inside The Crazy World Of High Ticket Dropshipping With Earnest Epps

374: Inside The Crazy World Of High Ticket Dropshipping With Earnest Epps

Today I’m thrilled to have Earnest Epps on the show. Earnest is the founder of High Ticket Ecom Secrets where he teaches high ticket dropshipping and runs a successful dropshipping store. Those of you who have followed me for a while know that I’m not a huge fan of dropshipping as a long term business model but Earnest has made it work by dropshipping high ticket and expensive products online. In this episode, we learn how it is done. What You’ll Learn How Earnest got started with high ticket dropshipping What is high ticket dropshipping and what price is considered […]

373: Dr. Robert Cialdini On Using Influence And Persuasion To Grow An Ecommerce Brand

373: Dr. Robert Cialdini On Using Influence And Persuasion To Grow An Ecommerce Brand

Today I have an extra special guest on the show, Dr. Robert Cialdini. Dr. Cialdini’s book “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” literally changed my life and is responsible for teaching me how to sell online, how to influence people and how to run a successful online business. In this episode, we discuss how to use influence and persuasion to create a powerful ecommerce brand. What You’ll Learn How to use Dr.Cialdini’s latest persuasion principle to grow your e-commerce brand The 7 principles of influence and how to apply them to business How I incorporated Cialdini’s 7 principles to grow my […]

372: Why Instagram DM Automation Is Crushing Ecommerce With Mike Yang

372: The New Instagram DM Feature That Ecommerce Brands Can't Live Without With Mike Yang

Today I’m thrilled to have Mike Yang back on the show, Mike is the founder and CEO of ManyChat, the leading chat marketing software in the world and the messaging software that I use for both my store and my blog. In this episode, we discuss a really cool feature that is going to fundamentally change the way ecommerce brands market their products, Instagram DM automation. DM automation is exciting because many store owners rely on Instagram to generate their sales. And now, the automation functions that were once only for Facebook messenger users are now on Instagram. What You’ll […]

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 – […]

370: 6M Per Year Selling Hair Extensions Without Advertising With Vivian Kaye

How To Grow Your Brand To 6M Without Advertising

Today I’m thrilled to have Vivian Kaye on the show. Vivian is the CEO of KinkyCurlyYaki, a premium textured hair extension brand for black women that grew to $6 million without paid advertising. Not only did Vivian grow to 6 million but she did so without outside funding and bootstrapped her business from the ground up. In this episode, Vivian teaches us the secrets behind her success and how she scaled to 7 figures without paying for ads. What You’ll Learn The story behind KinkyCurlyYaki. How to grow your brand without paying for advertising. Vivian’s social media strategy and the […]

369: How To Get Top Dollar For Your Business, FBA Rollups & More With Joe Valley

369: How To Get Top Dollar For Your Business, FBA Rollups & More With Joe Valley

Today I have my friend Joe Valley on the show. Joe is the co-owner of Quiet Light brokerage which is an online brokerage firm that helps you buy and sell businesses. I asked Joe to come on the podcast to discuss the overall online business market, how to sell your online business, the typical valuations he’s seeing, and the Amazon FBA roll-up land grab that is going on right now. What You’ll Learn How to get top dollar for your online business. The typical business valuations for Amazon businesses vs owning your own website. How to become an “exitpreneur” Other […]

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 […]

367: How To Use Instagram DM Automation To Grow Your Sales With Natasha Takahashi

367: How To Use Instagram DM Automation To Blow Up Your Ecommerce Store With Natasha Takahashi

Today I have my friend Natasha Takahashi back on the show. Natasha is the founder of the School Of Bots and she is my go to when it comes to bots and automation. In this episode, we discuss Instagram DM automation which is going to be a huge driver of sales for ecommerce. In fact, Instagram Automation is one of the main reasons that I’m building up my Instagram account right now. What You’ll Learn How Instagram automation works How to use Instagram DM automation to increase your ecommerce sales Practical examples on how to incorporate Instagram DM automation into […]

366: How To Use TikTok To Blow Up Your Business With Keenya Kelly

366: How To Use TikTok To Blow Up Your Business With Keenya Kelly

Today, I’m thrilled to have Keenya Kelly on the show. Keenya is the CEO of If You Brand It and she helps business owners develop multi-million dollar brands. Keenya is a TikTok and branding expert and she helped me get started on the TikTok platform. This episode was recorded about 3 months ago and since then, my TikTok account has grown to 47,000 subscribers. Today we’re going to talk about how to use TikTok to market your business. What You’ll Learn How to get started on TikTok How to use TikTok to market your business Keenya’s background and how she […]

365: 1 Second Page Load Speeds And 90+ Core Web Vitals With Steve Chou

365: 1 Second Page Load Speeds And 90+ Core Web Vitals With Steve Chou

In this episode, you’ll learn how to get a 90+ score on your Google Core Web Vitals (desktop and mobile) and achieve a sub 1 second load time for an eCommerce store even if you use a lot of plugins. Google Core Web Vitals are a set of factors that Google incorporates into the search rankings to measure the quality of the user experience and it’s important for SEO. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn What Are Google Core Vitals? How To Fix Your Large Contentful Paint (LCP) And First Input Delay (FID) Problems How To Achieve 1 Second Page Load Speeds […]

364: 6 Figures In 10 Months With No Money Selling Ebike Kits With Claire Carpenter

364: 6 Figures In 10 Months With No Money Selling Ebike Kits With Claire Carpenter

This episode is extra special because it’s about a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store course. Claire Carpenter runs a site called EasiFitEbikeKit.co.uk and she sells kits that turn regular old bikes into electric bikes. What’s amazing about Claire’s story is that she didn’t have any money to start yet she still managed to create a 6 figure business within 10 months and she’s nearly at half a million bucks right now. In fact, the main thing limiting her growth is raising enough capital for inventory. You’re going to love this episode because it’s about hustle, grit, and […]

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