Start, Scale, Learn Ecom

This is the 9th episode of the E-commerce News Show. In today's episode we cover 3 stories:

1.  Amazon Fussing Over Fake Product Reviews
2. Lululemon Investing In-Home Fitness Tech Company
3. Glossier Back Into Physical Retail

Use this e-commerce news and insights to fuel your e-commerce entrepreneurial hats!

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Have you ever thought or heard about utilizing Google ads to scale your e-commerce store?

We have Gary Lim to explain to us how important it is to test other advertising platforms besides the typical Facebook ads from the jump.

For every media platform, there are products that saturate that channel but what if that winning product hasn't been shown on say Snapchat, TikTok, or in this case Google Ads?

This approach is very different but effective as Gary Lim explains how he managed to grow his e-commerce brand making 5-figures/month profit.

We are here once again with Jessica (aka JessiDrop) to talk about dropshipping and marketing to boost your sales.

It's been about 6 months since we spoke and she will break down even further on the latest marketing insights and the real difference between dropshipping and branding and what you ought to pursue.

We've most likely all heard about dropshipping. We've seen people using this model to sell on Shopify, eBay, and now Facebook!

It's fair to say that most of us have Facebook accounts and at least heard of the Facebook marketplace. Think of it as a Facebook feature that allows people to sell products like any other seller's platforms like eBay and OfferUp.

Well, what if you can dropship products on the Facebook marketplace? Is it possible? Can you seriously make money doing that on Facebook?

The answer is yes, and we have Thuewan White to break this down. There are many benefits to leveraging the Facebook marketplace to dropship compared to other marketplaces as you'll learn why in the show.

Today we have Ali Balaghe break down his 20 step process to creating a successful e-commerce business.

The breakdown takes the approach of high due diligence and branding before launching the actual product.

The idea is to find a product that solves a problem and market it to a niche community, validate the product without spending too much capital, create custom packaging, have influencers create user-generated content, and scale with Facebook ads.

If you take dropshipping seriously and not a side hustle then anything can happen.

For Brady Ulmer, it took him 11 months to finally find success in dropshipping. After taking courses, seeking mentors, and investing in himself, he was able to leave his full-time job and generate his own income.

We break down how to successfully find a winning product, make video creatives to advertise, influencer and TikTok marketing, and the importance of having a pristine website.

We are with Rachel Coley to break down how you can leverage your knowledge by monetizing it.

Rachel is an e-commerce entrepreneur focusing on selling digital products as she helps dozens of students do the same.

Everyone has a skill that they can teach to the world. From picking the subject matter you want to teach to picking the exact method of monetizing your knowledge, pre-launch strategies, content creation, and landing pages, and more to get started.

Work with Rachel here to start monetizing your skillsets!

If you have access to the internet, you have the opportunity to create a successful e-commerce business.

This is going to be a different podcast episode because we are going to get the perspective of an e-commerce entrepreneur from Namibia, Africa.

We will learn how the African markets look, how dropshipping principles that we see in the US and EU still apply to Africa, and the opportunity for Africans to generate their income through the power of e-commerce.

If you live in the US, Europe, or any developed nation, this episode with Chits Digital will give you a different perspective on e-commerce. If you're from Africa, this is for you. The world is at your fingertips with the power of the internet.

On this podcast, we went over many case studies of how successful entrepreneurs are making money off e-commerce. We also went over the mindset and psychology of being an entrepreneur.

I think there is another important element for being a successful entrepreneur and that is keeping the money you earn.

We are not talking about how you spend your money as an entrepreneur. Rather we're talking about being extremely effective on your taxes and accounting.

Taxes and accounting are things that aren't really talked about in the e-commerce space. Luckily we have Chris Rivera to break down taxes and accounting for your e-commerce business so you don't lose money to Uncle Sam.

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We have Chelsea Guarriello to break down how she went from becoming a celebrity makeup artist to make 6-figures with dropshipping and being a boss of her own.

Chelsea will provide insights on her previous e-commerce stores, hope she literally started her business with absolutely no knowledge in e-commerce and Facebook ads, and how important it was to invest in yourself in order to grow as an entrepreneur and for your business.

Learn with Chelsea here!