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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063: How To Make Millions Selling Wholesale To Retailers With Bill D’Alessandro

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Want to grow your business into a large, national brand? The best way to expand quickly is to sell wholesale to large retailers. Today, Bill D’Alessandro shows us the exact process he goes through to sell wholesale to retailers and the main differences between selling to a business as opposed to a consumer. Because most shopping carts do not handle wholesale very well, he’s also developed his own software to specifically help run a wholesale business. His “made for wholesale” ecommerce service can be found at OrderCircle.com. If you are interested in selling wholesale, Bill is offering everyone 25% off […]

061: Natalie Sisson On How To Create A 6 Figure Location Independent Business

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Today I’m thrilled to have my friend Natalie Sisson on the show. Now if you’ve never heard of Natalie, she is known as the Suitcase Entrepreneur, and her story is pretty damn cool. Since 2006, she left her hometown of New Zealand and she’s basically been traveling the world by living out of her suitcase while running her location independent business. She’s got a popular blog, a bestselling book, a podcast and she is just an all round great person as well. Enjoy the episode! What You’ll Learn Natalie’s motivations for creating a location independent lifestyle Why documenting what you […]

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

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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 […]

059: How Will Mitchell Makes 6 Figures Selling Online And Teaching Others How To Import From China

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I became a huge fan of Will Mitchell when I accidentally stumbled on his blog, StartupBros.com. Not only is Will an excellent writer but he always writes from experience which is quite rare when it comes to the Internet. In this episode, Will teaches us how to find products to sell online and how he has created an incredible business importing goods from Asia and teaching others how to do the same. Enjoy the podcast! What You’ll Learn How Will got started in ecommerce What Will sells in his ecommerce store Will’s techniques for finding the right product to sell […]

058: How Steven Essa Makes 6 Figures Giving Killer Online Webinars

By Steve Chou

This podcast episode with Steven Essa was one of my favorites because I learned so much about the art of giving effective online webinars. Seriously, this episode was so jam packed with actionable tips that I found myself furiously taking notes during the interview. In fact, Steven was so engaging that I barely spoke at all and he did most of the talking. He’s got tremendous energy and I know that you’ll get as much out of it as I did. Enjoy! BTW, you can check out Steven’s websites at StevenEssa.com and X10Effect.com What You’ll Learn How Steven stumbled upon […]

056: How JD Roth Started GetRichSlowly And Inspired A Personal Finance Blogging Revolution

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Today’s interview is a very special to me because this person is someone who inspired me to start my own blog back in 2009. JD Roth is the founder of GetRichSlowly.org and he was one of my blogging idols early on. Today, he writes at JDRoth.com and his blog is still one of the very few that I read on a regular basis. He’s an amazing writer and I love how he can make even mundane topics interesting through the power of storytelling. Enjoy the interview! What You’ll Learn How JD Roth got the idea for GetRichSlowly.org The key to […]

055: How Steve Scott Makes 6 Figures Selling Non Fiction Kindle Ebooks

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Steve Scott is a very prolific writer on the Amazon Kindle platform and he makes anywhere from 20-60K per month selling ebooks. In this interview, he reveals the exact methods he uses to sell hundreds of books a day and the right way to sell on the Amazon Kindle platform. Also, be sure to check out his blog at SteveScottSite.com What You’ll Learn How Steve makes 20-60K per month selling books How Steve sells hundreds of books a day on the Kindle platform How to gather email addresses from people who buy your ebook How to find a lucrative topic […]

054: How Spencer Haws Created Long Tail Pro – My Favorite Tool For Keyword Research

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I’ve been following Spencer’s blog, NichePursuits.com, for quite some time now and I’ve always been a huge fan. Not only does Spencer have a ton of experience with building out niche sites and keyword research but he has also created the best keyword research tool on the market with Long Tail Pro In this interview, you’ll learn about what’s working with SEO and how Spencer created a leading software product with no technical experience at all! What You’ll Learn How and why Spencer diversified his business Why Spencer moved away from using private blog networks What’s working with SEO today […]

053: How Chris Guthrie Makes 6 Figures Selling WordPress Plugins Online

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I met Chris Guthrie at the Fincon Expo and I’m really glad that we had a chance to hang out. Chris is well known for making 6 figures with the Amazon Associates program and he also runs a 6 figure business selling WordPress plugins called BoostWP.com. A lot of people believe that you have to know how to code in order to succeed in selling software. But not only is Chris not a technical guy, but he has found a way to get tens of thousands of websites to use his plugins. If you are interested in creating and selling […]

051: How Mike Crowley Created The 94Fifty Sensor Basketball – A Top 25 Invention Of The Year

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Mike Crowley is the founder of 94Fifty.com, a company that produces sensor basketballs and is perhaps the coolest technology that I’ve seen come out in a long time. Here’s a video below of how his product works. In this podcast, you’ll learn how Mike developed this product and how he leveraged Kickstarter to generate massive buzz. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn How Mike came up with the idea to create a basketball training tool How Mike raised over 130,000 in a kickstarter campaign for his product How to use Kickstarter to improve the visibility of your business How to create a […]

050: How Brandon Eley Makes Millions Catering To A Small Niche In A Huge Market

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I met Brandon Eley at the Ecommerce Fuel conference and I can honestly say that he was one of the most well-spoken and intelligent entrepreneurs that I’ve ever met. Brandon runs 2BigFeet.com, which is an online store that sells shoes specifically catering to people with big feet. Not only does his store make 7 figures but Brandon also runs a successful blog at BrandonEley.com and is a prolific speaker specializing in online marketing and ecommerce. Don’t miss this interview! What You’ll Learn Brandon’s biggest early mistake with his shop How to properly outsource different tasks for your business Brandon’s views […]

049: Adam Kreitman On How To Run Profitable Adwords Ads For Your Business

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Adam Kreitman reached out to me randomly 3 years ago via the contact page on my blog and we’ve kept in touch ever since. Adam runs WordsThatClick.com which helps small business owners increase the visibility of their business on the web. What’s cool about Adam is that unlike most larger agencies, Adam focuses a lot of his efforts on small businesses which is directly applicable to the listeners of this podcast. In this episode, Adam will teach us how to run high converting Adwords campaigns for those on a budget. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn How Adam got introduced to Google […]

048: How To Buy An Existing Online Store And Double Revenues In Just 1 Year With Bill D’Alessandro

By Steve Chou 5 Comments

Why start an ecommerce store from scratch when you can buy an existing site and double its revenues? Today, Bill D’Alessandro shows us the exact process he goes through to buy an online business and how he finds stagnant businesses to buy that he can improve upon within a short time frame. Bill D’Alessandro owns a portfolio of ecommerce stores which you can check out at ElementsBrands.com. In this interview, Bill and I will be referring to his recent acquisition NurtureMyBody.com. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn Why you should consider buying a business as opposed to starting one from scratch How […]