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.
Episodes
6 Tips for Preventing Entrepreneurial Burnout
As an entrepreneur, it is very easy to get caught in the trap of saying yes too often in an effort to chase down new opportunities. If you aren't careful to quell that entrepreneurial spirit from time to time, you'll inevitably hit the famous entrepreneur burnout. Here's how not to postpone important tasks, anger your family and end up in a full entrepreneur meltdown.
Big City vs. Rural: Where Should You Run Your Business?
Ever hear the saying, "Location, location, location!" Though it's a phrase coined by realtors hoping to move some fixer uppers in a prime neighborhood, even entrepreneurs are often stuck on where to run their business from. From networking opportunities and potential investors to income tax rates, it's often a balance between what a business needs and what an owner wants.
Building a Fashion Brand with Miracle Wanzo
Building a fashion brand is hard. First of all, you need a lot of money and connections to be able to sell big brand name clothing. Secondly, it's difficult to design and produce your own fashion line. Perhaps more importantly, it's nearly impossible to break into the fashion scene and actually make any money.
Mobilegeddon & Underrated SEO Techniques with Rand Fishkin of Moz
Traditionally, most eCommerce owners have thought that creating original content is all that's needed to improve their SEO and increase their Google rankings. But in this data-driven world, innovative content alone is not enough to ensure the success of your brand.
How to Run Efficient, Highly Automated Warehouses
So you decided to make the jump and own your own warehouse. You found the ideal location, built it out according to your specifications, finished stocking it, and your first order just came in. Now all you have to do is figure out how to run it, from keeping track of stock, employees and order statuses.
A Beginner’s Guide to Starting and Setting Up A Warehouse
Drop shipping is quickly becoming a thing of the past, whether those of us that use the model like it or not. It's easier than ever to find economical and efficient ways to own the entire ordering process, from packing to shipping, by incorporating the newest developments in fulfillment technology.
How to Pay Less in Taxes Without Going to Prison
Taxes. The one word that most entrepreneurs dread even thinking about, let alone going through the process of filing. If unprepared, a business owner can feel like taxes are a dark cloud looming over them. However, there are many legal ways that entrepreneurs have found how to reduce the amount of taxes they need to pay, but also the time spent organizing and preparing them.
How to Start Selling on Amazon with Matt Clark
eCommerce business owners often get caught in the trap of considering Amazon to be one of their biggest competitors. They spend too much time and money fighting against the tide of loyal and secure Amazon customers. Yet many business owners don’t realize that Amazon is an incredible resource for getting your brand and products known.
10 Things to Consider When Deciding Whether to Sell Your Business
Selling a business can be tricky, well, business. If you find yourself in limbo - unsure of whether it's time to find another owner or simply close up shop, we've got Drew Sanocki on the case. After selling a business he built from the ground up, Drew now helps others buy and sell businesses.
8 eCommerce Metrics You Need to Be Tracking
This time, on the eCommercefuel podcast, eCommerce guru Bill D’Alessandro is back to discuss different metrics that you, as a store owner, should be tracking. These metrics can be anything from how much traffic you actually get from mobile vs browser, how many people who visit your site come back, and how much each one of those clicks are worth.
Running a Business with Young Kids
This time on The eCommercefuel Podcast, Drew Sanocki returns to talk business and kids. As both of us have two small kids, two years and under, this will be more applicable to those of you who, like us, are fairly new parents.
Interpreting The Predictions of The Four Horseman
On this episode of The eCommercefuel, we welcome back the podcast regular, Bill D’Alessandro. Bill joins me to break down the Four Horsemen video that was recently released by Scott Galloway, a Clinical Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business and the Digital Life Design Event.
The Results from My $50,000 Site Redesign
Today, I am flying solo to bring you an episode that I am super excited about! A few months ago, I talked about redesign for RightChannel Radio that was in the works. After 6 months of hard work my new site is finally launched!
Our Biggest eCommerce Wins
Joining me back on The eCommercefuel Podcast is Bill D’Alessandro to discuss both of our biggest eCommerce Wins. A few weeks ago, I shared my personal biggest mistakes and regrets in my eCommerce businesses; so now, we jump to the flip side to talk about our biggest success stories.
Running a Store in China
Here, on The eCommerceFuel podcast, we have often discussed exporting goods from other parts of the world and even running our businesses from anywhere with an internet connection. From episode 57 with Andrew Henderson of NomadCapitalist.com to episode 47 with Austin Brawner of eCommerceInfluence.com, this is a topic we have explored thoroughly. My guest today, however, is one that has acted upon these ideas and made them a reality.