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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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

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363: How To Make Email Your #1 Revenue Source With Chase Dimond

363: How Email Can Generate 30% Of Your Sales With Chase Dimond

Today, I have my buddy Chase Dimond on the show. Chase is the co-founder of Boundless Labs which is a top email marketing agency with a focus on CBD companies. Chase lives and breathes email, and he has helped his clients send hundreds of millions of emails resulting in over 50 million in email revenue. If your email marketing is not driving at least 20% – 30% of your total revenue for your eCommerce store, then you’re leaving money on the table. What You’ll Learn How to run email marketing campaigns that generate 30% of your sales How Chase started […]

362: How To Grow A 7 Figure Dropshipping Business With Pat Haggerty

362: How To Grow A 7 Figure Dropshipping Business With Pat Haggerty

Today I’m thrilled to have Pat Haggerty on the show. Many years ago, Andrew Youderian sold his dropshipping business, Right Channel Radios to Pat. And since the sale, Pat has grown Right Channel Radios significantly. In this episode, Pat teaches us what he did to grow his sales and how he’s improved the business dramatically since Andrew owned it. What You’ll Learn Why Pat purchased Right Channel Radios How Pat turned Right Channel Radios into a 7 figure dropshipping business Pat’s primary strategy for growth Other Resources And Books Right Channel Radios Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing […]

361: How To Find What Makes You Happy (Hint: It’s Not Financial Freedom) With Steve Chou

How To Find What Makes You Happy (Hint: It's Not Financial Freedom)

It’s been a solid 5 years since I resigned from my day job so I wanted to take a moment to reflect on my experiences with unemployment and how to find out what makes you happy. In this episode, we’re going to talk about happiness in the context of your career, your business, and your life and what it takes to feel fulfilled. What You’ll Learn The patterns I’ve discovered with successful entrepreneurs Why great success comes at a sacrifice How to achieve work life balance Other Resources And Books My Wife Quit Her Job Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is […]

360: Idiotic Mistakes We’ve All Made As Ecommerce Entrepreneurs With Kurt Elster

360: The 6 Most Common Mistakes That Ecommerce Entrepreneurs Make With Kurt Elster

Today I have my friend Kurt Elster back on the show. Kurt runs the Unofficial Shopify Podcast which is one of the few e-commerce podcasts that I listen to. In this episode, both Kurt and I discuss the 6 most common mistakes that we’ve all made as ecommerce entrepreneurs. We talk about the stuff that almost everyone gets wrong when first starting out including myself! What You’ll Learn Steve’s list of boneheaded mistakes Kurt’s running list of blunders How to avoid making these same mistakes with your store Other Resources And Books Unofficial Shopify Podcast Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is […]

359: A Deep Dive Into Content Marketing Today With Corbett Barr

359: A Deep Dive Into Content Marketing Today With Corbett Barr

Today I’m thrilled to have Corbett Barr back on the show. For all of you who don’t remember Corbett from episode 45, he used to run a VC funded start-up, got totally burned out, and then decided start a business that suited his lifestyle. He’s started many successful blogs and an incredible online business program called Fizzle which he has been running for almost a decade now. In this episode, we’re going to talk about the creator economy. What You’ll Learn How Corbett started Fizzle.co Why creators rule the world today Which content medium is the best to start, a […]

358: The Ultimate Website Audit Checklist With Ian Cleary

358: The Ultimate Website Audit Checklist With Ian Cleary

Today, I’m happy to have Ian Cleary on the show. Ian runs RazorSocial where he helps companies with their digital marketing efforts, and today we’re going to talk about website design, content marketing, and how to do a full audit of your site for SEO and conversions. If you own a website of any kind, then this episode will improve your online sales! What You’ll Learn Why Ian started RazorSocial Ian’s ultimate website audit checklist Common mistakes that most webmasters make Other Resources And Books RazorSocial.com Sponsors Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for […]

357: When To Shut Down Your Business Or Quit Your Job With Steve Chou

357: How To Know When To Shut Down Your Business Or Quit Your Job With Steve Chou

Today, I’m doing a solo episode to answer yet another question that I get asked all the time. Steve, how do you know when to quit your job? How do you know when to move on from your business? Well here’s my exact framework. Make sure you have a pen and paper handy before listening and please let me know what you think. Would love to know your score! What You’ll Learn 8 questions to ask yourself before quitting anything When to give up and when to suck it up How to shut down your business without any regrets Other […]

356: The Right Way To Setup Your Website Analytics With Chris Mercer

356: How To Not Screw Up Your Analytics With Chris Mercer

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355: 16 Year Old Makes 1K/Month Selling Opossum Products With Erick Strider

355: 16 Year Old Makes 1K/Month Selling Opossum Products With Erick Strider

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354: 0 To 1 Million In 6 Months Selling Overlanding Gear With Andrew Youderian

354: 0 To 1 Million In 6 Months Selling Overlanding Gear With Andrew Youderian

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353: Are Successful Entrepreneurs A Product Of Tiger Parenting?

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352: A Sneak Peek Into How We Automate Our Businesses With Austin Brawner And Steve Chou

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