Start, Scale, Learn Ecom

Instead of hunting for business, you can farm for business. When you provide so much value upfront, people will be asking you questions and potentially about your products and services.

We are with Sam Lister who is the founder of his social media agency Blank Slate Media where he makes video content for brands. We go over his story of creating content in his local hometown of Milwaukee, attracting locals to work with, the importance of creating content, how powerful LinkedIn is, and how to create content for your brand.

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I think it's fair to say that Shopify and Amazon have been the talk of eCommerce. Tons of entrepreneurs are making money off of these platforms but there are other low-key options that are also very promising.

We are with Michael Livingston as he explains how he made over $1M in sales by doing eBay dropshipping and how underrated eBay is.

Michael states that eBay is like Microsoft and Amazon is more like Apple. Just because Apple is more popular and sexy than Microsoft does not mean that Microsoft is useless.

Let's dive into how you can make a serious income on eBay.

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In the very first short-form format of Get The Bag Life's Ecommerce News segment, we go briefly go over some exciting e-commerce news you'll find interesting.

News Story #1: Small businesses are having a hard time paying their rent

• Source: Alignable

News Story #2: Amazon 3rd party brands are being acquired

News Story #3: Brick and mortar stores have a future?

News Story #4: Heinz and Ocean Spray Collaboration?

We are here today with Avi Rubin, the founder of Iron Lion Soap where he handmakes 100% plant-based soaps.

Iron Lion Soap was born in 2008 and there have been so many ups and downs that Avi has experienced but the journey, which is still be written, has brought him and the brand where it is today.

The idea of creating a brand with a community is everything and is built over time.

Today we will learn how important branding is when creating a business, how your brand can be worth a lot more in terms of equity, and the practice of working on a business for the long-term and not just for the money.

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From working at a regular job to making money selling books on Amazon and eBay, Chris Lyons breaks down his strategy.

When it comes to selling books it's all about volume because the profit margins are pretty low. Yes, there are big scores where you can make over $100 off a book but that is rare.

Chris goes over how to source books and the creative ways to source books to scale your book selling operation.

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Anyone wanting to get into e-commerce or already finding some success in e-commerce, this talk with Kathleen Booth is going to cover how to prevent revenue loss from coupon extensions.

Kathleen Booth is a startup marketing expert, has 13 years of experience in digital marketing, podcast host, and VP of marketing at clean.io.

If you're new to e-commerce then this can be important to take note of but if you're already making money with e-commerce then this will help you save money from any 3rd party coupon extensions.

You don't want the exclusive coupons that you share in your email list or targetted ads to be utilized by people who weren't supposed to receive those discount codes.

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They say that living a comfortable life can be dangerous if deep down inside you, something is telling you that you can do a lot more!

From making 6-figures as a registered nurse living a comfortable life, Ejay wanted to do more with his life.

He chose a more entrepreneurial route, got into podcasting with his podcast The Parables, and working on multiple projects.

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What does it really take to do Amazon Wholesale? We are with Carlos Rivera to explain the challenges and real factors that one has to encounter when embarking on this business, but the result can be so rewarding in the end.

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From working a corporate job to creating a sensational recreational game, CROSSNET, Chris Meade explains the journey of his brand from conception to ambitions.

CROSSNET is a four-square volleyball game and Chris Meade and his co-founder were surprised by the fact that this game didn't exist at all.

CROSSNET is so popular right now that it is in big box retail stores, is part of a physical education program across schools, and is becoming a headline for Crossnet tournaments!

Let's dive into how Chris made this all possible!

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There are multiple ways of making money off Amazon such as private labeling, retail arbitrage, Merch by Amazon, and wholesale.

Today we are with Quentin Whitehead to break down how he makes 6-figures with Amazon wholesale.

Now he has a different strategy compared to AMazon wholesalers that can give you the edge if you decide to embark on this model.

Quentin implements bundling in his products instead of selling single unit products. This extra unique value proposition has helped him scale his business after venturing into other Amazon business models including regular wholesale.

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