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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252: How To Create A 9 Figure Ecommerce Business With Dustin Robertson Of Drip

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I’m really happy to have Dustin Robertson on the show. Dustin is the CMO of Drip but in a prior life, he executed the digital marketing strategy for BackCountry.com and helped grow it to over 350 million dollars in revenue. Not only is he an ecommerce expert but he also serves as an advisor for Armada Skis, Vegas.com and other popular brands. In today’s episode we will talk about what it takes to win in the age on Amazon. What You’ll Learn The largest contributor to BackCountry.com’s growth The best way to build an email list for an ecommerce store […]

251: Tim Soulo Of Ahrefs On How To Rank Any Website In Search

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251: Tim Soulo On How To Rank Any Website In Search

Today, I’m excited to have Tim Soulo on the show. Tim is the Chief Marketing Officer at Ahrefs, an industry leading SEO tool powered by Big Data. He has 10 years of practical experience in SEO and digital marketing. He loves to share his knowledge of SEO and he speaks at industry conferences all over the world. Enjoy the episode! What You’ll Learn What’s working with search engine optimization today Tim’s main strategy when it comes to ranking a site in search How and where to promote your content online How to rank an ecommerce store in search Other Resources […]

250: How To Win Any Argument And Influence Others With Victor Cheng

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Today I’m thrilled to have Victor Cheng on the show. Victor is someone who I met at Billy Murphy’s annual retreat. He’s a former McKinsey consultant, a Stanford graduate, and he’s been on tv a number of times on Fox Business and MSNBC. Victor advises CEOs of small businesses and Inc 500 companies and is well known for his website CaseInterview.com where he teaches others how to get jobs in the consulting field. In this episode, Victor shares many of his secrets to building a personal brand including special tips on how to win any argument. Enjoy the show! What […]

249: How To Manage Cashflow Issues With Your Ecommerce Business With Victoria Sullivan Of Payability

By Steve Chou

Every physical products business requires capital in order to grow. And cash flow can often be a problem because you need to invest a large amount of cash upfront to pay for inventory. In today’s episode, Victoria and I are going to discuss different methods of raising money along with the pros and cons of each. Victoria Sullivan is a marketing manager over at Payability and she’s an expert when it comes to raising funds for your ecommerce business. What You’ll Learn Why financing is so important for an ecommerce business Why it’s hard to get a loan from a […]

248: James Clear On How To Create The Right Habits To Grow Your Business

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Today I’m thrilled to have my buddy James Clear back on the show. James’ most recent book, Atomic Habits, hit the New York Times bestseller list and the last time I checked, it was the #8 best selling book on all of Amazon. In today’s episode, we’re going to take it up a level and discuss how to build good habits and break bad ones when it comes to business. We’ll discuss tactics that James has uncovered over the years from studying the habits and routines of entrepreneurs, artists, athletes and high powered individuals. What You’ll Learn How to get […]

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

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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

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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

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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 […]

243: Marcus Sheridan On How To Get Results With Your Blog

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243: Marcus Sheridan On What To Do When Your Blog Sees No Results

Today I’m thrilled to have Marcus Sheridan on the show. Marcus runs the Sales Lion where he consults and teaches companies how to do inbound content marketing. Today, he’s known as one of the premier thought leaders in the digital sales and marketing space. I’ve been following Marcus for years so it’s cool that we got to connect at Social Media Marketing World for a few minutes and that’s how he ended up here on the podcast. Enjoy the episode! What You’ll Learn Why inbound marketing is the key to growing any business What content works well and how to […]

242: How Allen Walton Created A 7 Figure Store Selling Spy Equipment

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Today, I’m thrilled to have Allen Walton on the show. Now Allen is someone who I met at Ecommerce Fuel Live a long time ago but we didn’t really get to know each other until we hung out at Billy Murphy’s Mancation earlier this year. Anyway, Allen runs SpyGuy.com which is an ecommerce store that sells spy equipment online. His store has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, CNBC, Fast Company and he was recently featured on the Tim Ferriss podcast as well. What’s cool is that he bootstrapped his company from the ground up and turned it into a solid […]

241: How My Blog Performed In 2018 – Year End Review

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Year End Review - How My Blog Performed In 2018

My wife just closed the books for 2018 and in this episode, I’m going to do a year end review for MyWifeQuitHerJob.com including all of the projects that I’m currently working on. What You’ll Learn How to do a site audit for SEO Where I’m speaking at in 2019 What’s new for 2019 My key takeaway for 2018 Other Resources And Books GoBrandWin Sellers Summit Create A Profitable Online Store 5 Minute Pitch Sponsors Klaviyo.com – Klaviyo is the email marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Created specifically for ecommerce, it is the best email marketing […]

240: Year End Report – How My Online Store Performed In 2018

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My wife just closed the books for 2018 and in this episode, I’m going to breakdown the highlights and lowlights of the year for BumblebeeLinens.com. What You’ll Learn How to overcome bumps in the road Amazon versus your own online store What’s worked well this year The one marketing platform that has been a home run Other Resources And Books Bumblebee Linens Sponsors Klaviyo.com – Klaviyo is the email marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Created specifically for ecommerce, it is the best email marketing provider that I’ve used to date. Click here and try Klaviyo […]

239: Paul Jarvis On Business, Happiness And Running A Company Of One

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Today I’m thrilled to have Paul Jarvis on the show. Paul is an author, designer, podcaster, course and software creator. His works have been talked about by Ashton Kutcher and Ariana Huffington. He’s worked with clients like Danielle Laporte, Microsoft, Marie Forleo and Mercedes. Now Paul is obviously a total stud. But the reason this interview is special to me is because his latest book “Company of One” has had a profound effect on me. I rarely gush about business books but because Company Of One spoke directly to me and my philosophies, I’m going to recommend it to everyone […]

238: How To Become An Influencer In Your Niche With Selena Soo

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238: How To Become A Leader In Your Space With Selena Soo

Today I’m thrilled to have Selena Soo on the show. Some of you have probably heard of her before because Selena is fairly well known in the online business and entrepreneurship space. In any case, Selena is a publicity and marketing strategist who helps authors and coaches become well known leaders in their space. She’s worked with a bunch of big names like Farnoosh Torabi, Kimra Luna and she’s helped countless others like Ramit Sethi and Pat Flynn. In this interview, we’re going to learn exactly what it takes to become an industry leader. What You’ll Learn Selena’s background story […]