Build My Online Store - E-Commerce, Entrepreneurship, & Travel
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#193: When Should You Take A Break?
Every Sunday Travis Marziani and Terry Lin talk about e-commerce, entrepreneurship, and travel. Both run their own online stores and share their successes, failures, and what happens behind the scenes.
#192: The Amazon Expansion Plan with Kiri Masters
This week a book called "The Amazon Expansion Plan" comes out on Thursday November 10th, 2016 by my friend Kiri Masters. As the founder of Bobsled Marketing, she has helped dozens of crowdfunding campaigns on-board to Amazon after their funding...
#191: Our 30-Day Challenge, Part 2: Terry & Youtube
Today we talk about Terry's 30-day challenge of building out his Youtube channel called That's Pawesome. It's a video blog about animal rescue volunteering where the goal is to inspire more people to step up, and ultimately send more traffic to the...
#190: Our 30-Day Challenge, Part 1: Travis & His New Store
This week we decide to do a 30-day challenge and explore the early ideas of Travis' new store in the food niche. Compared to BDancewear, this is a new venture that he doesn't have much expertise within manufacturing so it's breaking new ground for...
#189: Lessons From Hiring In The Trenches
This week we chat about Travis' experience with hiring and letting go of staff in his office. He is also hosting an e-commerce retreat in San Diego the weekend of 10/6/2016 to 10/9/2016, so get in touch with him if you can meet up this weekend.
#188: September 2016 Updates on Bdancewear, Forever Home Blankets, & More
We're back from a brief hiatus and give a short update on our latest projects, what's working, and what isn't. Travis has moved to Santa Monica and is doing an in-person retreat in San Diego in October. Terry is still working on Forever Home Blankets...
#187: First Impressions of Instagram Stories After 10,000+ Views
Instagram Stories just launched last week and Terry has been experimenting around with the new feature. Averaging 3,500 views per day, this week we chat about the big picture, strategic moves, and possible improvements that might be coming in the near...
#186: Facebook Ads 101 Q&A Replay
Last week Travis and I hosted a Q&A for those starting out with Facebook Ads based on our experiences using the ad platform in the past year. It's had a remarkable evolution since release a few years ago, allowing you to get very narrow with...
#185: Q&A on Handwritten Notes, Partnerships, Adwords, Hiring, and Reselling
This week we dig through an old Q&A hosted in March 2016 with our email list. Originally at 90 minutes, we've found the best Q&As from the replay that you will enjoy. We talk about handwritten notes to your VIP customers, finding keyword ideas...
#184: An Update On Terry's Kickstarter - Forever Home Blankets
Terry's Kickstarter just launched this week and was funded in 5 hours. In this episode, we talk about some of the challenges ahead and keeping the momentum going. You check out the project by going to foreverhomeblankets.com. This episode is also...