Podcast: Download (Duration: 43:50 — 50.5MB)

Today I have an extra special guest on the show, Erick Strider. Erick is not her real name but it’s the name she uses when she sells her products on Etsy.

Erick is only 16 years old, yet she has a side hustle that makes her over a thousand dollars a month on Etsy.

Erick had no experience running an eCommerce business prior to selling on Etsy and she started with no audience. But she used a very straightforward strategy to make 4 figures per month selling Possum pins on Etsy.

What You’ll Learn

• How Erick started Opossum Rot Studio on Etsy
• How to find where your customers hang out
• Erick’s strategy for making sales

Other Resources And Books

• Opossum Rot Studios

Sponsors

Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click here and try Postscript for FREE.

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 for FREE.

EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service I use for trademarks and to get advice on any issue related to intellectual property protection. Click here and get $100 OFF by mentioning the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 55:31 — 63.8MB)

Today I have my buddy Andrew Youderian back on the show for the 5th time. Andrew is the founder of the Ecommerce Fuel community and he’s also the brainchild of ECF Capital where he invests in e-commerce companies as well.

Andrew just completed a 6-month project where he launched Overlander.com and he grew it to nearly a 1 million dollar run rate within that time frame. Here’s how he did it.

What You’ll Learn

• How Andrew got Overlander.com off its feet
• How to grow to a million dollar run rate as quickly as possible.
• The best strategies for scaling quickly

Other Resources And Books

• Ecommerce Fuel
• Overlander.com

Sponsors

Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click here and try Postscript for FREE.

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 for FREE.

EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service I use for trademarks and to get advice on any issue related to intellectual property protection. Click here and get $100 OFF by mentioning the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 44:21 — 51.0MB)

In this special episode, Austin Brawner and I interview each other and talk about the different ways that we both automate our businesses.

Thanks to computers and automation, Austin and I are able to run extremely lean businesses and we reveal our philosophies and our efficient methods openly in this podcast.

Austin runs the E-commerce Influence Podcast which is one of the few podcasts that I actually listen to. He has a wide breadth of business knowledge and he really knows his stuff.

What You’ll Learn

• How Austin and I automate our businesses.
• 6 things that you can automate in your own business to make your life easier.
• Different platforms and tools we use to increase efficiency.

Other Resources And Books

• Ecommerce Influence

Sponsors

Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click here and try Postscript for FREE.

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 for FREE.

EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service I use for trademarks and to get advice on any issue related to intellectual property protection. Click here and get $100 OFF by mentioning the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 55:52 — 64.2MB)

Today I’m thrilled to have Aaron Rubin on the show. Aaron is the shipping expert on the Ecommerce Fuel forums. He runs his own 3PL or 3rd Party Logistics firm and warehouse software company called ShipHero.

And he built a 7 figure online store at 19 years of age.

In this episode, we do a deep dive into Aaron’s experiences with eCommerce along with every question that I could think of related to using 3PL to handle inventory for your shop.

What You’ll Learn

• How Aaron started his first ecommerce business and grew it to 7 million in top line revenue.
• How a 3rd oarty logistics firm works and how to outsource your inventory.
• How Aaron started and grew his 3PL company called ShipHero.

Other Resources And Books

• ShipHero

Sponsors

Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click here and try Postscript for FREE.

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 for FREE.

EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service I use for trademarks and to get advice on any issue related to intellectual property protection. Click here and get $100 OFF by mentioning the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 48:45 — 56.1MB)

Today, I’m thrilled to have Miriska Harris on the show. Miriska is the founder of Outlinematic which is a design service catering to e-commerce entrepreneurs.

They do box design, packaging, logo designs, you name it and they specialize in e-commerce.

In this episode, we’re going to dig deep into e-commerce package design and the right way to do it to maximize conversions.

What You’ll Learn

• How Miriska got into e-commerce and why she started Outlinematic
• Why packaging is important and the elements of good package design
• The effects of good packaging on sales
• How to grow a service based business

Other Resources And Books

• Outlinematic.com – Use coupon code:STEVE for 10% off

Sponsors

Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click here and try Postscript for FREE.

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 for FREE.

EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service I use for trademarks and to get advice on any issue related to intellectual property protection. Click here and get $100 OFF by mentioning the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 54:56 — 63.2MB)

Today, I have a very special guest on the show, my cousin Victor. Victor has started many companies in the past, but AddADay.com is the first e-commerce company he’s created that sells massage guns.

His products can be found at REI and every Target store nationwide. In this episode, we’re going to talk about how he launched his business.

What You’ll Learn

• How Vic got into e-commerce and how it led to starting AddADay.com
• Why he decided to sell massage guns
• How he created his first product
• How AddADay achieved explosive growth

Other Resources And Books

• Addaday.com

Sponsors

Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click here and try Postscript for FREE.

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 for FREE.

EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service I use for trademarks and to get advice on any issue related to intellectual property protection. Click here and get $100 OFF by mentioning the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 53:04 — 61.0MB)

Today, I’m thrilled to have Dylan Jacob on the show. Dylan is the founder of Brumate.com which is a company that sells beer cozies online. And he grew Brumate into a 36 million dollar business in just 3 years.

The growth of his company has been ridiculous. In his first full year, he made 2.1 million. The next year, he did 20 million and last year he did 36.

In this episode, we’ll discover his strategies for growth. 

What You’ll Learn

• How Dylan got into e-commerce and how it led to starting Brumate.com
• Why he decided to sell beer cozies
• How Dylan validated his niche before manufacturing
• How Brumate achieved explosive growth

Other Resources And Books

• Brumate.com

Sponsors

Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click here and try Postscript for FREE.

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 for FREE.

EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service I use for trademarks and to get advice on any issue related to intellectual property protection. Click here and get $100 OFF by mentioning the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 50:05 — 57.6MB)

Today, I’m super excited to have Jamie Kern Lima on the show. Jamie is the co-founder of IT Cosmetics and is the first female CEO of a L’Oreal brand in the company’s history.

In 2016, Jamie sold IT Cosmetics to L’Oreal for 1.2 billion in cash and has been included on the Forbes list of America’s Richest Self Made Women.

Jamie is a true inspiration and today, we’re going to delve deeply into her story of how she did it!

What You’ll Learn

• Why Jamie started IT Cosmetics
• The nuts and bolts of how to start a makeup company
• How she made her first sales
• Why you should believe in yourself even when nothing is working

Other Resources And Books

• Believe IT: How to Go from Underestimated to Unstoppable

Sponsors

Postscript.io – Postscript.io is the SMS marketing platform that I personally use for my ecommerce store. Postscript specializes in ecommerce and is by far the simplest and easiest text message marketing platform that I’ve used and it’s reasonably priced. Click here and try Postscript for FREE.

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 for FREE.

EmergeCounsel.com – EmergeCounsel is the service I use for trademarks and to get advice on any issue related to intellectual property protection. Click here and get $100 OFF by mentioning the My Wife Quit Her Job podcast.