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From the Blog

Amazon Badges and How to Get Them. One sure-fire way to improve your conversion rates is to get an Amazon badge. Get to know them and find out which one is the hardest to earn.

Interview: Steve Chou from MyWifeQuitHerJob.com. We talked to our friend Steve Chou about his ecommerce journey and how he and his wife started a profitable online business.

 

From the Podcast

E429: An Interview with Pierre Poignant, Lazada Co-Founder. Find out what ecommerce is like on the other side of the world through the co-founder of one of Asia’s biggest online marketplaces.

E248: Preparing for the ColorIt Sale with Joe Valley – Part 2. Many online business owners have sold their brands in the past year. But even before aggregators and rollups went on steroids, we were already in the process of selling our business.

 

Your 2022 Intentions

It seems like time just flies by these days. We just celebrated the New Year and are already in the last few days of January!

Before we welcome the next month, we’d love to know what your business priorities are this year. Are you doubling down on growing your sales, or are you preparing for an exit?

 

We’ll be waiting for your reply,

Mike and Dave

 

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

Controversy It's 2022 and Amazon's restock limits are still a pain in the behind for a lot of sellers. To get around it, some sellers are creating shipments, canceling them, and then sending

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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Hey Reader, New year, new goals. If you're looking to expand your ecommerce business and boost your sales, Instagram could be your next option. Instagram has gone from just a photo-centric social

[Crew Review] More Amazon sellers plead guilty to price fixing

Thursday, January 13, 2022

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Hey Reader, Thousands of people on Instagram are interested in your product. The good news is you need to reach out to just a couple of people to get the word out. Learn how to work with Instagram

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