EP 050: How Corey Ferreira started a profitable ecommerce brand in 5 weeks with Alibaba
Corey Ferreira works on the Shopify content team, and he recently published a huge, in-depth case study showing exactly how he started a profitable ecommerce store with products he imported through Alibaba. I had Corey on the show to talk about how he built this business, how Shopify is going to give the business away to a lucky winner (you can enter the drawing here), and how the new owner could potentially grow the business from here.
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EP 049: Tucker Schreiber on what it's like to work at Shopify while starting ecommerce shops on the side
Tucker Schreiber from Shopify's Growth and Marketing team joins me this week to talk ecommerce. After seeing one of the businesses that Tucker started, Shopify offered him a job, and he's continued starting online stores while working there.
A few of the topics we discuss in this episode include:
- Should you go to college or start a business?
- What's it like to work at Shopify?
- How Tucker started a business selling maple bacon-flavored coffee and other unusual coffees, selling $40k in the first 3 months
- How some people are 100x more successful than others without being 100x smarter. What gives?
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EP 048: Kurt Elster on building an audience, Facebook ad tricks, and optimizing your site for conversions
Kurt Elster is one of the most knowledgeable and fun-to-listen-to ecommerce pros I know. Kurt was kind enough to come on the show and share his ecommerce expertise, Shopify savvy, and marketing mastery to help you get more eyeballs on your products and improve your conversion rate.
Follow Kurt on Twitter @kurtinc and check out KurtElster.com.
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EP 047: Listener questions answered
Leighton is developing a new Shopify theme with loads of features and options. His drop shipping site suddenly stops making sales for a mysterious reason. Richard is trying out his first popup store. Shabbir gets a sudden unexplained boost in organic traffic. Listener questions answered about selling underwear online, how long it takes to break even, and more.
EP 046: What we're up to, Shopify app pricing, and AI web design
Leighton returns from a hiatus and has launched a new drop shipping site. Richard doubles his conversion rate using 5 simple Shopify apps and has a bone to pick with Shopify app developers who charge too much. Shabbir is developing a BigCommerce app and Shopify app, and he's making $600+ per month in passive income from a drop shipping site that he transformed into an Amazon affiliate site.
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