Honest Ecommerce

Dave has been online since 1980, which is pre-Internet, making him a tech pioneer and tech expert. He's also the Dave Taylor of AskDaveTaylor.com and YouTube fame.

On this podcast, we talk about Dave’s involvement with the history of the internet, how to come up with ideas for products, video production tips, and much more!

To learn more, visit: honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• Dave’s website: AskDaveTaylor.com
• Dave’s YouTube channel: youtube/AskDaveTaylor
• Dave’s tutorial on how to leave a review on Apple Podcasts askdavetaylor.com/rate-review-itunes-podcast/
• Dave’s book on software internationalization amazon.com/gp/product/B00YDKAQD4/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p2_i7
• Visit gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

Pat Ahern is a Partner at Intergrowth (formerly Junto), an SEO-centric content marketing agency that helps high-growth businesses to overtake the industry leader.

Outside of work, Pat loves rock climbing, travel, and craft beers.

In this podcast, we talk about Technical SEO analogies, ways for Ecom store owners to come up with content ideas, strategic intent in blogging, and much more!

To learn more, visit: honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• Intergrowth’s step-by-step process to help clients scale their online sales through content marketing: https://inter-growth.co/content-marketing/playbook/
• Backlinko’s study of 1 Million search results backlinko.com/search-engine-ranking
• Ahref’s study of how long it takes a post to rank ahrefs.com/blog/how-long-does-it-take-to-rank
• Brian Dean’s SEO Strategy, “Skyscraper Technique 2.0” backlinko.com/skyscraper-technique-2-0
• Pat’s email: [email protected]
• Intergrowth’s article: The 13 Unique Benefits of Content Marketing
• Visit gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

John Roman is the CMO and co-founder of BattlBox and Managing Partner of Carnivore Club, and he has six other brands in the eCommerce space in his portfolio. 

In this podcast, we talk about the heyday of Facebook ads and their low acquisition costs, multi-platform strategies and John’s journey through his eCommerce brands.

To learn more, visit: http://honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• Battlbox battlbox.com
• Carnivore Club carnivoreclub.co
• Going Gear goinggear.com 
• Visit gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

John Hagan is the Director of Growth at PURELEI. He specializes in all things Performance Marketing.

His current position is focused on transitioning success in Europe to other various platforms and markets. He has played a pivotal role in constructing a unique strategy for PURELEI that produces eight figures of yearly revenue with explosive growth. 

On this podcast, we talked about dropshipping, TikTok as a marketing platform, transparency vs. competitiveness and John’s brilliant retargeting strategy at PURELEI.

To learn more, visit: http://honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• PURELEI website https://purelei.com/
• John’s LinkedIn Profile linkedin.com/in/john-hagan/
• Know how to seamlessly bring product launches, influencers, paid media and events together using PURELEI’s strategy. Join their Facebook group to learn more facebook.com/groups/adbuyers/permalink/1444578652365043/
• Visit https://gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

Michael Lawson and Woody Austin are on the Data Science team at Klaviyo, the leading growth marketing platform chosen by more than 20,000 online businesses. 

On this podcast, we talk about data science, its philosophies and Klaviyo’s features. Michael and Woody share the most interesting and underutilized features in Klaviyo--observed through the lens of data science. 

To learn more, visit: http://honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• Klaviyo website: klaviyo.com
• Klaviyo Boston https://www.klaviyo.com/klaviyo-boston-conference
• Klaviyo’s newest holiday guide: https://www.klaviyo.com/marketing-resources/retail-holiday-planning-guide 
• Visit https://gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

Alex Ikonn is a dreamer and a creator. He co-founded Intelligent Change and Luxy Hair. He is also an angel investor in great companies like Calm and June. 

In this podcast, we talk about turning bad experiences into good experiences, the journey of selling a business to being an investor, and the best mindset for businesses.

To learn more, visit: http://honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• Intelligent Change Website intelligentchange.com
• Alex’s Instagram @alexikonn
• Alex’s YouTube Channel Alex Ikonn
• Visit https://gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

Adam Turner is the CEO of Postscript.io, an SMS Marketing tool working with thousands of Shopify stores, including Brooklinen, Steve Madden, and Native. 

On this podcast, we talk about TCPA compliance, respecting your customers and using SMS marketing to give customers great experiences.

To learn more, visit: http://honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• Adam’s LinkedIn page: linkedin.com/in/adam-s-turner/
• Postscript website: postcript.io
• Postscript’s compliance guide postscript.io/compliance
• Text “compliance” to 29071 to get a link to the compliance guide.
• Text “honest” to 29071 to get your first 30 days with Postscript free!
• Visit https://gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

To say that Jordan Rolband is an e-commerce veteran is a big understatement. He was one of the first “Power Sellers” on eBay even before Paypal existed! Jordan is the President and Co-Founder of DFO Global, a performance marketing agency that uses technology to deliver measurable results for e-commerce businesses.

In this podcast, we talked to Jordan about his early success in e-commerce since 1997, the right time to buy paid media, performance based marketing, and the importance of focusing on your core business.

To learn more, visit: http://honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• DFO Global website: www.dfo.global 
• Jordan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-rolband-35044914/
• Visit https://gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

This episode is nuts (pun intended)! On this podcast, we talked about the effectiveness of giftable items and content during the holiday season, how to ride the virality of your product, and tactics that boost your AOV and LTV.

Adam Hendle is the Founder of Ballsy, of a bold new men's personal care brand Ballsy, which focuses on below-the-belt-care. 

To learn more, visit: http://honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• Adam’s LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/ahendle/
• Ballsy’s website: ballsybrand.com
• 20% off for any Ballsy product: HONEST20 on checkout
• Visit https://gorgias.grsm.io/honest to get your second month free.
• Visit simplr.ai/honest to start your free seven-day trial.

Mike Potter is the backup guy. He’s the co-founder and CEO of Rewind, the automatic backup for Shopify stores. He has founded a number of companies and was an active merchant in the early days of e-commerce, selling curling gloves from his garage. 

On this podcast, we talk about Mike’s awesome and interesting journey with Rewind, his thoughts on customer feedback, and how to approach mistakes as a business.

To learn more, visit: http://honestecommerce.co

Resources:

• Rewind’s website: rewind.io
• Rewind’s Shopify App page: apps.shopify.com/backup
• Rewind’s Free Ebook to prepare for Black Friday/Cyber Monday - rewind.io/bfcm-2019 
• Backup your Shopify store for free! Rewind One Time - rewind.io/free