eComFuel Podcast
Not Your Typical Business Show
The eComFuel Podcast (formerly known as the eCommerceFuel Podcast) features weekly conversations with entrepreneurs who are doing the impossible—building thriving businesses AND rich, meaningful lives.
Expect to geek out on business tactics, swap financial wisdom, share family wins, and hear the occasional story of adventures gone awry.
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Creating Proprietary Products: The Design & Manufacturing Process
As eCommerce becomes more and more competitive, the need for new and unique products is turning into an absolute necessity. Gone are the days of dropshipping or reselling items that other stores carry.
eCommerceFuel Live 2015 Takeaways
This week, as we are just recovering from ECF Live, Bill and I recap our favorite moments from the event. If you didn’t get the chance to go, or even if you did, this episode covers some of the highlights that made the event an incredible success.
eCommerce Fraud Prevention: How to Keep Deadbeats from Ripping You Off
Fraud prevention can be a tricky road to travel. So how do determine which order is a possible fraudulent order? There are several tricks and hacks that can help you decide whether an order is fraudulent and how to handle chargebacks. There are also a number of useful services out there that might make your life easier when it comes to preventing deadbeats from ripping you off.
How to Scale Your eCommerce Marketing Plan without Spending a Fortune
Marketing. What's it all mean anyways? Before you spend thousands on a highly qualified marketing director to grow your business in the right direction, read our tips for navigating a solid strategy and marketing plan on your own.
Why Outsourcing is Hurting Your eCommerce Business
Outsourcing is a common practice that entrepreneurs use to alleviate the stress of a growing business' workload. Some hire freelancer writers, others opt for a full-time VA and some business owners hire out everything that is automated. But as most entrepreneurs learn over time, some things are better off in-house.
Supercharging Growth with a Fine-Tuned B2B Sales Process
Business-to-business sales can sound like the ultimate dream for most eCommerce business owners. But the reality of B2B is significantly different than what most think, and the process of setting it up can be daunting without a guide. Ben Camerota of MVP Visuals shares the nuts and bolts of his B2B sales process and offers an inside look at how to set up your model and your team for business-to-business success.
How To Buy & Run a Store Using Other People’s Money
Debt can either be a terrifying word or a powerful business tool. Depending on your beliefs and willingness to take on extra debt, you can learn to harness it to grow your business faster than ever before. There are multiple avenues open to business owners, from business loans to credit cards, but before you borrow other people's money, follow these tips to catapult your business in the right direction.
The 7 Must-Follow Rules for Hiring a Marketing or Design Agency
If you run your business by yourself or even if you have grown to a point that you have a small team running it, most likely you have looked at hiring a company to help you with various tasks such as marketing or design. This experience can be either the best decision you ever made or a horror story that makes you leery of ever outsourcing again. It can be quite a daunting task to find the right group that will not cause massive headaches and problems for your company.
Life as an eCommerce Vagabond with David Couillard
One of the biggest perks of being an eCommerce business owner is the ability to work anywhere in the world. David Couillard, founder of HardCases.ca works from the comfort of his 23' Airstream trailer with his family in tow.
The Secret to Making More Money with Free Shipping
In the world of Amazon Prime, free shipping has become an expected standard for most online shoppers. For most of the bigger retailers, this does not pose any significant threat to their bottom line. But how can the smaller eCommerce owners compete in that environment? Shipping has been a topic that we've discussed briefly in the past, but today, we are talking about how you can offer free shipping as a merchant, without absolutely murdering your profitability.
Sourcing Products, Foreign Bank Accounts & More in China
Just the mention of China can bring up varied reactions from most people. A lot of people may think of China as an over-populated country with huge cities. Others know it as a place where most of their products comes from. Culturally, it's a bit of an enigma. But to those of us in the eCommerce world, China is incredibly relevant with boundless opportunities for growth in your business.
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Private Forum with Laura Serino
If you are a part of our private eCommerce forum or have been thinking about joining up, then you may have wondered just how we review and accept new members. If you've ever wanted to emulate the copy from our site, you'll meet the voice behind the content, our Community Manager Laura Serino.
How to Make Gut Level, Intuition-Based Decisions
As an entrepreneur, one of the best tools in your tool box is your intuition. While analytics and data are the best foundation for decision making, they are sadly not available in every situation. If you can tap into your gut instinct when faced with issues like potential new hires to investments, it will save you time, money and grief for years to come.
Making the Leap to Full-Time Entrepreneurship
Every entrepreneur dreams about transitioning to working full-time on their business. Coming up with the right strategy for this transition can be a daunting task. Do you quit your job to work on your business, or do you work on your business as a side project while still working full-time? Regardless of how you go about it, making the leap to full-time is daunting. Bill D'Alessandro and I answer these and other related questions as we share our experiences becoming full time entrepreneurs.
Facing the Business Doldrums: 6 Questions to Ask When Your Business Stalls
Most entrepreneurs worry about how to continue growing their business once they hit the inevitable plateau. For many companies, this happens once they hit the high six to low seven figures. If your business has tapered off and you can't seem to move the needle, here are six key questions you need to ask yourself to determine your next step.
