The Ecomcrew Ecommerce Podcast

Today's episode covers a lot of information. I want to give our listeners updates on several contests, site launches, and other business-related topics. We have a lot going on and I tried to fit as much as I could into our runtime.

Here are the topics I covered today:

• EcomCrew's new website and content offerings.
• Tactical.com's growth and a contest we're running at the moment.
• Our affiliation with ClickFunnels.
• Our Color It Ultimate Jackpot Contest.
• How ManyChat is proving to be a great lead tool.
• My Filipino team is growing and I'm seeing awesome results!
• We welcome Jacqueline to the team as our new Director of Ecommerce.
• My speaking engagement at Global Sources.
• Color Its need for a new 3PL (Third Person Logistics) and what we plan to do about it.
• Our recommendations for shipping.

That is a lot to cover in a short time, but hopefully, I answered some of your questions and satisfied some curiosities. It's been a busy year for EcomCrew and we're looking forward to what the future holds.

I will be going over to China on October 11th - November 4th. Anybody who plans to come to Global Sources, I would love to meet you. If you are interested in attending Global Sources (October 17-19) this year we have a special discount code (3ec50) for our listeners that will take $50 off the ticket price! I will be speaking at the event, once on the 17th and once on the 19th.

We have some sponsors to thank as well. The first is Stamped.io, which is a great tool if you need to get some quality reviews for your Shopify store. The second is AsiaInspection, both Dave and I use AsiaInspection when we have to inspect a shipment from China. Both of these sponsors are great partners and we're happy to have a relationship with them.

Resources Mentioned Today:

Amazon

Asiainspection

ClickFunnels

Color It

Color It Ultimate Jackpot Contest

EcomCrew

EcomCrew Facebook Page

Fulfillment Works

Global Sources

ManyChat

ShipBob

Stamped.io

Tactical.com

Tactical.com Giveaway

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My guest today is Cameron Walker, the president of the Gifts, Home, and Hardware division of Global Sources. I met Cameron last year and he is a great guy who can help you get your bearings if this is your first Global Sources. As a reminder, Global Sources Summit will be October 17-19.

We will discuss the upcoming speakers, events, and new subjects that an attendee can learn about during this year's Global Sources Summit. I have mentioned several times that I will be speaking at the summit this year. A couple of my topics this year are "10 Sourcing Fails" and "10 Ways to Increase Profitability." Cameron and I offer some friendly advice for getting your company ready to sell in China. We also have some travel tips you might find useful. Bottom line, there is a lot of helpful and practical information in today's episode, so don't miss it!

Here are today's points:

• What is Global Sources?
• 3 Resources Global Sources offers international sellers.
• What you can expect at the Global Sources Summit.
• Many sellers aren't aware of these different shipping options.
• How 1688.com can help you negotiate the best price.
• China's recent crackdown on environmental hazards and what that means for your business.
• Why you need to know about the currency exchange in China.
• The importance of registering your I.P. (intellectual property) before your manufacturer.
• Some travel tips for listeners going to the summit this year.

If you are interested in attending Global Resource this year we have a special discount code (3ec50) for our listeners that will take $50 off the ticket price! However, this offer will expire on September 15th, so hurry over to the site for your tickets.

I will also be speaking at EcommerceFuel Live in Laguna Beach, CA January 11-13, 2018. I believe that event is sold out, so if you got your tickets ahead of time I'll see you there!

We have some sponsors to thank as well. The first is Stamped.io, which is a great tool if you need to get some quality reviews for your Shopify store. The second is AsiaInspection, both Dave and I use AsiaInspection when we have to inspect a shipment from China. Both of these sponsors are great partners and we're happy to have a relationship with them.

Resources Mentioned Today:

1688.com

AsiaInspection

EcommerceFuel Live

Global Sources Catalog

Global Sources Exhibitions

Global Sources Summit

Great World

Stamped.io

If you have any questions or anything you'd like us to discuss on the podcast you can now email us directly at ecomcrew.com! Just send those emails to [email protected]. Also, we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!

My guest today is C.J. Rosenbaum, C.J. is a lawyer who specializes in helping Amazon sellers reinstate their accounts with Amazon. Having an issue with Amazon can be a real headache. Unfortunately, issues will come up for any seller at any time. It doesn't matter how careful you are, there will be complaints that Amazon will have to address. That is where C.J. comes in to help you know your rights and basically give you someone in your corner.

On today's episode, C.J. tells us about the 3 most common issues Amazon sellers deal with when their accounts are suspended. He also tells us how to fight back.

Here are today's conversation points:

• How C.J. and I met.
• Why having a lawyer through the Amazon process is a good idea.
• The top 3 issues for Amazon sellers.
• What does Amazon mean by "inauthentic?"
• How to fight an "inauthentic" claim.
• What is intellectual property and how to approach your accuser.
• How to disprove a "used sold as new" claim.
• How Arbitration can help Amazon Sellers.
• When to use Arbitration.

If you find yourself in need of C.J.'s services visit www.amazonsellerslawyer.com. His email is [email protected] or you can call the office at 1-877-9-SELLER.

Remember I will be speaking at Global Sources this year. Global Sources will be during October, and if you have plans to go, you will receive a discount on your ticket by using Ecom Crew's special discount code (2ec50.)

Today's episode is sponsored by Stamped.io, check out their services if you need help with your reviews in your Shopify store. We use them and have been very pleased with the results.

Resources Mentioned Today:

Amazon

Amazon Sellers' Lawyer

Global Sources

Stamped.io

If you have any questions or anything you'd like us to discuss on the podcast you can now email us directly at ecomcrew.com! Just send those emails to [email protected]. Also, we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!

Recently Dave posted a blog post on the Ecom Crew website. The post is called Part 1: Rebuilding a $1 Million Ecommerce and Importing Business from Scratch. Getting your own brand up and running has its ups and downs and Dave and I explain the process of getting your products to the customer from start to finish.

Here are the points from our conversation:

• Our Ecom Crew course.
• The new up-dated Ecom Crew website.
• Dave's new brand launch.
• Why it takes a year to see any results with a new product or business.
• All the time and effort it takes before money is exchanged.
• Dave's plans for the next 30 days.
• How Dave picked his brand's niche.
• How he found the perfect products.
• Dave's 100 product rule.
• The current sales numbers for the brand.
• Amazon's Early Reviewer Program.
• Amazon's trademark rule.

If you found today's episode interesting, then you are going to enjoy our course! Go to www.ecomcrew.com/course to get updates about our progress in that launch.

Dave and I are going to be attending Global Sources, October 17-19. I will be speaking at the event. If you are interested in attending we have a special discount code (3ec50) for our listeners that will take $50 off the ticket price!

Also, make sure you follow us on Facebook. We do live episodes on our page, so go like the Ecom Crew Facebook page and you will be notified when an episode is about to start.

We have some sponsors to thank as well. The first is Stamped.io, which is a great tool if you need to get some quality reviews for your Shopify store. The second is AsiaInspection, both Dave and I use AsiaInspection when we have to inspect a shipment from China. Both of these sponsors are great partners and we're happy to have a relationship with them.

Resources Mentioned Today:

Amazon

AsiaInspection

Color It

Ecom Crew

Ecom Crew Facebook Page

Global Sources

Stamped.io

If you have any questions or anything you'd like us to discuss on the podcast you can now email us directly at ecomcrew.com! Just send those emails to [email protected]. Also, we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!

Today I'm going to talk about a new avenue of marketing we have found here at Color It. As many Facebook users know, last year the platform pushed for Messenger to be its own stand alone app. We have found a great tool called ManyChat that creates a Facebook Messenger mailing list. This allows us to send marketing messages to potential customers through Facebook Messenger.

Now, there are some restrictions, but as long as we are paying Facebook for advertising, we can use Messenger as a marketing tool. The response to these messages has been overwhelmingly positive. We have done a couple of campaigns or "sequences" as ManyChat calls it on Facebook Messenger and I'm excited to share the surprising results from it!

Here are the points from today's episode:

• What is ManyChat?
• Chat apps are replacing email marketing.
• How ManyChat works with Facebook Messenger.
• The Color It contest we launched through ManyChat.
• Color It's 23 Download Promotion.
• The restrictions Facebook puts on us when using Messenger.
• The awesome results we have gotten from using ManyChat!

I have a couple of speaking engagements coming up:

1. Global Sources -- Hong Kong, October 17-19.
2. EcommerceFuel Live -- Laguna Beach, CA, January 11-13, 2018.

Also, make sure you follow us on Facebook. We do live episodes on our page, so go like the Ecom Crew Facebook page and you will be notified when an episode is about to start.

We have some sponsors to thank as well. The first is Stamped.io, which is a great tool if you need to get some quality reviews for your Shopify store. The second is AsiaInspection, both Dave and I use AsiaInspection when we have to inspect a shipment from China. Both of these sponsors are great partners and we're happy to have a relationship with them.

Resources Mentioned Today:

AsiaInspection

Color It

Ecom Crew

Ecom Crew Facebook Page

EcommerceFuel Live

Facebook

Facebook Messenger

Global Sources

ManyChat

Stamped.io

Zipify

If you have any questions or anything you'd like us to discuss on the podcast you can now email us directly at ecomcrew.com! Just send those emails to [email protected]. Also, we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!

Dave joins me today for a debate. Is it better to have an office space for your company or not? We have slightly different views on this subject. I personally like the professionalism of an office space and warehouse. Dave likes the freedom of working remotely and outsourcing. We compare our reasons for why we have our preferences and give our listeners some pros and cons of both business styles.

There is nothing wrong with either business approach.

Dave joins me today for a debate. Is it better to have an office space for your company or not? We have slightly different views on this subject. I personally like the professionalism of an office space and warehouse. Dave likes the freedom of working remotely and outsourcing. We compare our reasons for why we have our preferences and give our listeners some pros and cons of both business styles.

There is nothing wrong with either business approach. We simply want to explore our personal work styles, so that maybe you can decide which one best fits your situation.

Here are some points from our conversation:

• Dave's upcoming move to Asia.
• Why Dave has decided to work from home.
• Why I prefer having my staff in an office setting.
• Dave's office space blunder.
• Why a company should avoid overhead whenever possible.
• The benefits of renting a co-working space.
• How Treadmill.com pushed me into finding warehouse space.
• The problems of running a brick and mortar location.
• Should you hire an employee first, or rent an office first?
• How modern business culture has changed.
• How renting a warehouse can cause problems for your business.
• The benefits of outsourcing to a warehouse company.
• Why you need to focus on your company's strengths.
• The pros and cons of hiring remote employees.

I would like to remind you that I have a couple of speaking engagements coming up:

• Global Sources -- Hong Kong, October 17-19. For those of you wanting to attend Global Sources, we have a special listeners' discount code (3ec50.) If you use this code, you will get $50 off your ticket price.

• EcommerceFuel Live -- Laguna Beach, CA, January 11-13, 2018.

We also have plans to launch a course on Importing soon. So, check out www.ecomcrew.com/course if you want to sign up for updates. Don't forget to like us on Facebook, so you can join us during the Facebook Live episodes each week.

Today's episode was sponsored by Stamped.io. If you need to take your Shopify reviews to the next level, then Stamped.io can help.

We are also happy to announce, that have a new sponsor in AsiaInspection! AsiaInspection is a company Dave and I both use when we deal with our suppliers in China. AsiaInspection will represent you when you can't go overseas to check your shipment yourself. They are both reliable companies and we are proud to be partnering with them.

Resources Mentioned Today

AsiaInspection

Ecom Crew Facebook Page

Ecom Crew Importing Course

EcommerceFuel Live

Global Sources

Icewraps.com

Stamped.io

Treadmill.com

If you have any questions or anything you'd like us to discuss on the podcast you can now email us directly at ecomcrew.com! Just send those emails to [email protected]. Also, we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!

Today I’m really excited to tell you about a domain name we have purchased and all the awesome plans we have coming down the pipe. We have just purchased Survivalfood.com. If you guys remember, we purchased Tactical.com a while back. If you go back and listen to episode 72, I talk about all our plans and some of our strategies for Tactical.com. However, today I’m going to share some of the plans we have for Survivalfood.com,

Today I'm really excited to tell you about a domain name we have purchased and all the awesome plans we have coming down the pipe. We have just purchased Survivalfood.com. If you guys remember, we purchased Tatical.com a while back. If you go back and listen to episode 72, I talk about all our plans and some of our strategies for Tactical.com. However, today I'm going to share some of the plans we have for Survivalfood.com, which will be a sister property to Tactical.com.

Survivalfood.com will not be an ecommerce store, instead, we have plans to make it a content based site. The articles will be about food stockpiling, camping, backpacking, survivalism, and anything to do with disaster preparation. Hopefully, the content will create organic traffic and interest. I'm really excited about the possibilities because Survivalfood.com is a perfect compliment to Tactical.com! There are tons of opportunities for these two properties.

Here are some of the topics I covered today:

• The great time I had at Ecommerce All Stars!
• The launch of our new site.
• Why we bought Survivalfood.com.
• Our plans for Survivalfood.com.
• How I decided on this domain name.
• An update on what is happening with Tactical.com.

Ecommerce All Stars may be over, but I still have a couple speaking engagements coming up. I also have one to add to the list.

Global Sources -- Hong Kong, October 17-19.

EcommerceFuel Live -- Laguna Beach, CA, January 11-13, 2018.

Sellers' Summit -- Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 3-5, 2018.

This episode is sponsored by Stamped.io. We have recently switched to Stamped.io, so we can get the most out of our reviews, and they have a really great product. We are proud to partner with them and there is a link below to check them out.

Resources Mentioned Today:

Color It

EcommerceFuel Live

Global Sources

Icewraps.com

Sellers' Summit

Stamped.io

Survivalfood.com

Tactical.com

If you have any questions or anything you'd like us to discuss on the podcast you can now email us directly at ecomcrew.com! Just send those emails to [email protected]. Also, we would really appreciate if you would leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks for listening!

On today’s episode I explain the process of incorporating a subscription into Color It. I also discuss tools and other opportunities our listeners might enjoy.

I developed a subscription model for Color It with the subscription fee of $4.99 for 30 drawings a month. The drawings are downloadable images that we have used in other books, so it is a cost effective way to repurpose our content. By offering this service, I am hoping to attract customers who normally may not engage with my other promotional emails.