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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The DoDo Case Story
Patrick Buckley and crew built DoDo Case from a small, $500 investment by utilizing the various local shops in San Francisco and putting in some sweat equity. They were able to win Shopify's Build A Business competition and secure $100,000 in funding to grow the store.
Leveraging YouTube and PR to Quickly Grow a Brand
Eric Bandholz and the entire team at Beardbrand have built an eCommerce store that sells beard maintenance products to the tune of approximately $60,000 per month! He's built a brand in a very specific niche: urban beardsmen, the man who wants to grow a beard but isn't lazy, unkempt, homeless, etc.
A 7 Step Niche Selection Checklist
Terry Lin from Build My Online Store has recently quit his job to focus entirely on his eCommerce store, Balla Leather, and his podcast. He spent over a year moonlighting to build his business and prepare for this big step.
The Reverse Auction Sale of TrollingMotors.net
After several years of running a successfully growing eCommerce store over at TrollingMotors.net, I've decided to put the business up for sale. Of course there are a great number of reasons why I've decided to do so.
Data Driven Drop Shipping
Drop shipping is an ideal solution for many eCommerce entrepreneurs. However, it does have its downfalls that are worth considering. Andrew Egenes from Shoplio has weighed the pros and cons, looked at the data, and built a multimillion-dollar eCommerce business in just a couple years.
Hitting $20M in Annual Sales Within 3 Years
Justin Winter has a wildly interesting story with his company, Diamond Candles. They make and sell premium soy candles containing rings that range in value from $10 all the way up to $5,000. Within their first year, Diamond Candles reached $1 million in revenue. Now in their third year, they're slated to hit almost $20 million.
Building a Unique Leather Goods Business
Although he started out with very little business, sales or marketing experience, Ryan Barr from Whipping Post was able to build an online store that generated $600,000 in revenue in only its third year of existence. Here's the interesting part: Not only did he not do research to see if there was a market, but he even jumped in looking to create one.
Viral Marketing with Michael Dubin of Dollar Shave Club
Michael Dubin has built a business to more than 200,000 customers utilizing, among other things, a viral video on YouTube. Now, after generating $10 million in funding, Dollar Shave Club has continued to grow and expand.
The Power of Long Tail Keywords
Rob Walling may not be an eCommerce entrepreneur, but he has built massively successful businesses using techniques that would apply to just about any business. He posts valuable content on his blog at Software By Rob, and has grown a very successful podcast at Startups for the Rest of Us.
Improving Your Customer Service
Greg Ciotti is the head of marketing at Help Scout, an incredibly personalized help desk company. One of his chief responsibilities there is to ensure that every customer, whether they start out satisfied or not, ends up with a positive feeling about their experience.
