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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479: Monetize Your Voice: How To Turn A Podcast Into A Multi 6 Figure Business With Ryan Michler

By Steve Chou

Today, I’m thrilled to have Ryan Michler on the show. Ryan is the host of the incredibly popular Podcast, Order of Man, where he discusses how to become a more effective father, husband, business owner, and community leader. In this episode, you’ll learn how Ryan got started, his philosophies on life and how he turned his podcast into several multi six figure businesses. What You’ll Learn How Ryan started The Order Of Man Podcast How to grow a podcast and turn it into a business The biggest mistakes new podcasters make Other Resources And Books Order Of Man Sponsors GETIDA […]

478: Stop Overpaying For Shopify Apps! Here’s An Optimal Shopify Store Setup – Family First Friday

By Steve Chou

In this episode, I discuss a Shopify store setup that gives you the biggest bang for your buck, revealing the ONLY apps you truly need to maximize efficiency, drive sales, and turn your store into a success story. Most people get overwhelmed with too many Shopify apps but these are the only ones you need. What You’ll Learn Why having too many Shopify apps is bad A prioritized list of essential apps The average number of apps used by Shopify store owners List Of Apps Klaviyo Postscript ShippingEasy Privy Loox Hypervisual Page Builder Transcript 00:00 Have you ever found yourself […]

477: Million Dollar Business Ideas Free For The Taking Part 2 With Nick Loper

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477: Million Dollar Business Ideas For The Taking Part 2 With Nick Loper

Today I’m thrilled to have Nick Loper back on the show for the third time. Nick is the host of the popular podcast, Side Hustle Nation, where he breaks down different ways to make money on the side. The last time I had Nick on the podcast was back in episode 429, where we gave out a bunch of million-dollar business ideas. This episode was so popular that I decided to do another round with Nick. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn How and where to brainstorm business ideas 19 different ways to make money on the side The best business ideas […]

476: 7 Passive Income Streams That Make Me $5800 Per Day (Working From Home) – Family First Friday

By Steve Chou

In today’s episode, I’ll walk you through 7 different passive income ideas that I personally use to earn over $5800 dollars per day in passive income. With each of these passive income streams, I’ll also reveal how much upfront work it takes and how long it took me to establish each one. What You’ll Learn How much upfront work is needed to start earning passive income How difficult is it to maintain each passive income stream How long it takes to establish each income stream to make at least $100/month Transcript 00:00 For the past seven years, I’ve been consistently […]

475: Proven Strategies To Grow Your Traffic 4X in 6 Months And Rank #1 In Search With Jeff Oxford

By Steve Chou

Today I’m thrilled to have Jeff Oxford on the show. Jeff helped boost my search engine traffic over 4x for both of my websites over at bumblebeelinens.com and mywifequitherjob.com. He’s one of the few SEO consultants that I actually trust and in this episode, he’s going to teach us what it takes to rank a website in Google today. What You’ll Learn The correct way to do on site SEO How to write content that ranks in search The exact strategies that were used to increase SEO traffic by 4x in just six months Other Resources And Books 180Marketing.com Sponsors […]

474: 4 Easy AI Side Hustles To Start In 2023 (Work From Home) – Family First Friday

By Steve Chou

In this episode, I outline 4 of the best work from home side hustle business ideas that you can start with artificial intelligence. These businesses are all easy to run and will serve as a gateway drug to more profitable and higher margin businesses in the future. What You’ll Learn My best work from home side hustle business ideas The benefits of using free AI tools The best AI tools to use Other Resources And Books Transcript 00:00 In this episode, I’m going to go over four simple businesses that you can start from home using artificial intelligence. In fact, […]

473: The Great Amazon Shake-Up Of 2023: What It Means For The Future Of Online Selling With Chad Rubin

By Steve Chou

Today, I have my buddy Chad Rubin back on the show. Last time we heard from him, he was running a $20M company selling vacuum filters over at Crucial Vacuum. But over the years, the increased Amazon competition caused his shop to become far less profitable. In this episode, we discuss the state of Crucial Vacuum today, the overall Amazon landscape and how he’s been able to turn his company around. What You’ll Learn What happened to Crucial Vacuum since 2016 The overall Amazon selling landscape today What it takes to be successful on Amazon Other Resources And Books Profasse […]

472: The ONLY 4 Ecommerce Platforms You Should Be Considering for Your Online Store – Family First Friday

By Steve Chou

One of the most common questions I get asked is which ecommerce platform to go with for an online store. So in this episode, I reveal my top four ecommerce platforms to start a business, depending on a number of factors such as your budget, your level of tech savviness, and what you sell. What You’ll Learn What’s the best eCommerce platform for you How much should you pay for a shopping cart The eCommerce platform that best fits your niche Other Resources And Books Shopify BigCommerce Shift4Shop WooCommerce Transcript 00:00 In this episode, I’m gonna go over my top […]

471: Key Takeaways From Sellers Summit 2023: These Trends Are Taking Over Ecommerce!

By Steve Chou

Today I have my friend and business partner Toni Herrbach on the show. In this episode, we recap some of the game changing strategies in ecommerce that were revealed in Seller Summit 2023 This year was one of the best Seller Summits in terms of content and community. Not only did we have the most sessions ever, but every single talk was incredible. Head on over to Sellersummit.com to grab the recordings. What You’ll Learn Key takeaways from the Sellers Summit The trends that are taking over ecommerce Some interesting stats regarding the event Other Resources And Books Grab The […]

470: Sneaky Copywriting Tricks Ecommerce Stores Use To Hook You – Family First Friday

By Steve Chou

Welcome to Family First Fridays, a special segment of the podcast where I publish solo episodes to teach you how to make money without sacrificing your lifestyle. If you haven’t picked up my Wall Street Journal bestselling book, The Family First Entrepreneur, head on over to https://thefamilyfirstentrepreneur.com and fill out the form to get over $690 in free bonuses. In today’s episode I discuss psychological mind games that you can use in your copy that can help you make more money with both your online store and your Amazon business. What You’ll Learn The art of persuasion Psychological hacks that […]

469: The Secret Art Of Instantly Connecting With ANYONE With Andrew Warner

By Steve Chou

Today I have my friend Andrew Warner on the show. Andrew is the founder and host of Mixergy, which is one of the OG interview based podcasts in the world. During the pandemic, he released a book called Stop Asking Questions: How to lead high Impact Interviews, which I read cover to cover. And I wanted to bring Andrew on the show today to talk about people skills because I know that my businesses didn’t start taking off until I started building relationships with other business owners. What You’ll Learn How to connect to people who are more successful than […]

468: Ecommerce Is Changing And This Is The BIGGEST Opportunity For 2023 – Family First Friday

By Steve Chou

Welcome to another Family First Friday in honor of my Wall Street Journal bestselling book, the Family First Entrepreneur. In this episode, I’ll highlight and explain the latest developments in the e-commerce industry and how they’re shaping the future of shopping. What You’ll Learn 2023 Ecommerce Trends The Rise Of Social Ecommerce The Year Of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Other Resources And Books Order My Book And Get $690 In Bonuses Transcript 00:00 Welcome to Family First Fridays, where there are no guests, just me and the microphone, where I teach you how to start a business or side hustle from […]

467: Vietnam: The Untold Gold Mine For Sourcing You’ve Been Ignoring With Jim Kennemer

By Steve Chou

Today, I’m thrilled to have Jim Kennemer on the show. Jim and I met randomly on a panel run by Global Sources. And when we met, I knew I had to have him on the show. Jim is the founder of Cosmo Sourcing and he’s helped hundreds of clients source more than $100 million worth of products from both China and Vietnam. Production and sourcing have been slowly shifting away from China to places like Vietnam and Jim just happens to be a sourcing expert for Vietnam. What You’ll Learn Why source from other countries outside China How Jim became […]

466: Outdated Ecommerce Tips You Should NOT Be Doing In 2023 – Family First Friday

By Steve Chou

466: Outdated Ecommerce Tips You Should NOT Be Doing In 2023 | Stop Doing These Now!

Welcome to another Family First Friday in honor of my Wall Street Journal bestselling book, the Family First Entrepreneur. In this episode, I discuss what not to do when it comes to starting an ecommerce business today. There’s just way too much content to consume online and a lot of it is outdated and worthless. To help you sort through the junk, here are all the outdated ecommerce strategies and tips that no longer apply in 2023. What You’ll Learn Outdated ecommerce strategies and tips What not to do when starting a business The problem YouTube, Google and Tiktok Other […]

465: The Secret Sauce Of Successful Amazon Sellers: How To Rank Your Products In Search With Brandon Young

By Steve Chou

465: The Secret Sauce of Successful Amazon Sellers: How to Find High-Demand, Low-Competition Products With Brandon Young

Today I’m thrilled to have Brandon Young on the show. Brandon is one of the leading experts in Amazon private label, especially when it comes to Amazon SEO. He and his wife are eight figure sellers, and he’s also the co founder of one of the fastest growing Amazon software companies called Data Dive. In this episode, Brandon reveals his latest strategies on how to research and rank your products on Amazon. What You’ll Learn How to find a high demand and low competition product to sell on Amazon How to rank in Amazon SEO What it takes to become […]

464: Dead Simple Business Ideas That Anyone Can Start With No Money – Family First Friday

By Steve Chou

Welcome to Family First Fridays, which is a new segment of the show in honor of my book, The Family First Entrepreneur. It’s official! I’m a Wall Street Journal bestselling author! The first half of my book discusses how to find your next side hustle. So in this episode, I’m giving you 10 dead simple side hustle ideas that you can start from home right now with no money. What You’ll Learn 10 dead simple ideas to start a business Why there is opportunity everywhere Why you don’t need much money to start Other Resources And Books The Family First […]