BOOM!! by Cindy Joseph provides natural skincare products for women who want to reveal their beauty with an honest and realistic approach. Former makeup artist turned supermodel, Cindy Joseph created BOOM! with longtime friend Ezra Firestone after realizing there was no pro-age cosmetic line for women. Ezra joins us this week to talk about building a community as the core ...

James Schramko from Super Fast Business joins us this week to talk about building a sustainable online business. As a top salesperson and former general manager of a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Australia, James shares some behind the scenes insights on Super Fast Business and the future of online video marketing. Topics Discussed: 04:00 – Origins of Super Fast Business 04:30 – ...

Do you write your website or sales copy yourself? Maybe it’s time to have someone else take a look if your conversions are low. This week I speak with Aimee Kunau of Rockit Copywriting where we discuss some tips and benefits of hiring a copywriter for your online business. Topics Discussed: 03:30 – Creative writing vs copywriting 05:00 – Common ...

How does guerrilla marketing work in this day and age? Check out the story of Big Richard Condoms with Lloyd Perry to hear how they built up the cheekiest marketing campaigns for their products in Australia. Topics Discussed: 05:00 – Background of the Big Richard brand 08:00 – Getting involved with the wrong investors in a previous company 09:00 – ...

Rob Martinez, President of Shipware joins us to talk about how to benchmark and reduce your shipping costs, while also providing insights into the future of the shipping and logistics industry. If you’re not happy about the shipping rates you’re getting, get ready to take some notes in this information-packed episode. Shipware primarily helps clients with invoice auditing and contract ...

This week I have Josh Smallbone, President of Premiere Collectibles to talk about how the autograph and rare book industry works online. With a unique business model of having limited inventory as an online retailer, tune in to hear how they differentiate themselves as the #1 seller of these books. Topics Discussed: 02:20 – Background of Premiere Collectibles 04:00 – ...

Every Sunday Travis Marziani and Terry Lin talk about e-commerce, entrepreneurship, and travel. Both run their own online stores and share their successes, failures, and what happens behind the scenes.

In December 2012, we hosted a live webinar with Andrew Youderian at Ecommercefuel.com on how to find an E-Commerce idea. We went through the purchasing cycle, adding value, and key concepts to keep in mind when you’re looking for a market to enter. There is both a video and audio replay, available below: Watch the Videos (6/6 Modules) Download The ...

As 2012 wraps up, I discuss my plans for the show next year and four E-Commerce ideas that will be interesting for 2013 and onwards based on my daily observations. Topics Discussed: 01:20 – Future plans for the podcast 03:30 – Pitfalls of mainstream advice 03:45 – Content consumption channels 04:30 – Basic qualification criteria that the ideas must pass ...

In Episode #10 of Seth Godin’s Startup School, he talks about the challenges of being a standup comedian, and how it’s exactly the same as what an entrepreneur goes through. Coincidentally, one of our listeners Jamarr Johnson works in New York as a comedian, actor, singer, writer, artist, and handyman. I got him on the show to draw some parallels ...