Since my last podcast, a lot has happened. It’s been literally almost 8 months since I last podcasted. I’ve gotten emails, like yo, david where have you been? Why aren’t you podcasting. So I haven’t been ignoring podcasting, or hating it. I’ve just been so deep into the grind building the empire, owning multiple channels, and scaling this business into something much bigger than myself....
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Today I’ve got Dr. Travis Zigler, who graduated in 2010 from The Ohio State University College of Optometry with Magna Cum Laude honors. He is the co-founder of Eye Love, eyelovethesun.com, whose mission is to end preventable blindness. Dr. Travis and his wife, Dr. Jenna Zigler, use the profits from Eye Love to fund free and low cost clinics in South Carolina and Jamaica. They also...
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AS 56: My Simple Rules for Winning These are rules I hold and learned thus far in business - and which I use when making decisions. Rapid iterations while staying focused. If you don’t reiterate on your product, you allow your competitors to build better products than you Stay focused (yes mentioned twice) – By staying focusd, it means you are not working on too...
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Chad Rubin comes on the show today! He started Crucial Vacuum in 2008. Crucial Vacuum along with his new brands, Crucial Air and Crucial Coffee reached a revenue growth of over $8M in 2015. In 2013, he co-founded Skubana, an all-in-one intelligent e-commerce platform. What you’ll learn: Chad Rubin’s empire growth from start Brand strategies Chad uses E-eCommerce channels Brad leverages Website deployment strategies Customizing your e-Commerce...
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Today we had Rachel Greer on the show, who is an Amazon consultant who spent more than seven years working for Amazon in various capacities, in seller enforcement and private brands and imports compliance. Rachel founded Cascadia Seller Solutions to support new small ecom businesses. What you’ll learn: Rachel Greer’s story into Amazon, and out of Amazon How seller performance works on the inside Operations...
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Today on the show, we had John Lawson. He is the author of the Kickass social commerce for ePreneurs, He is CEO of 3rd Power Outlet, an online clothing retailer. He is the Chief Consultant at ColderICE Media, a digital marketing firm. He is a Social Commerce evangelist, traveling around the world to spread the “good word” about internet business to tens of thousands of...
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There is a massive grey-hat strategy I discovered today. I don’t know anyone talking about it. I have heard of a few people saying someone is selling their product at a more expensive price, but no one truly has talked about the ridiculousness and extreme nature about it. NewsFlash for Amazon: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2126008-amazon-bank-to-the-future/ Dave’s Response: I think this is cake money for Amazon. The rich get...
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Cythia Stine came on the podcast today, and shared tons of golden nuggets on anti-suspension, scaling your Amazon business, pitfalls of Amazon, and many epic topics. Cynthia Stine is a consultant, Amazon seller and author of the award-winning book “Suspension Prevention: Get Reinstated and Protect Your Amazon Seller Account.” She helps sellers clean up their accounts and avoid problems with Amazon. What you’ll learn in...
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What’s up guys, grab that coffee out, this is the Amz Secrets show and your host, David Aladdin.We are live at the international command center outpost #183. I’ve built this show to jump past the basics, and into the real Amazon core. How’s everyone’s businesses doing. Today’s a cool day. We’re going to talk in-depth, better backend keyword decriptions and how to take them to...
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Scott Margolius comes on the show from FeedbackRepair.com and indbl.com, serving both Amazon & eBay sellers as well as brand owners and manufacturers looking to expand online. He was in the top 25% of sellers for the holiday selling seasons of 2012-13 & top 10% 2014. What your’ll learn in this episode: All about Scott Margolius Trade show recommendations from Scott How to keep your...
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In this podcast, full of golden nuggets, we talk about business strategy, Amazon strategy, entrepreneurship, life-style businesses, life, and how Jim built his businesses from zero 13 years ago, all the way to 25 million a year revenue. What you’ll learn in this podcast: How to quit your day job How to scale your business to 25 Million How to be ethical in business How to...
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In this podcast, we focused on exploding our Amazon businesses using virtual armies both remote and outsourced abroad. Nathan shares some solid secrets and behind the scenes info on his own companies which sheds better practices on managing VA’s, a critical aspect to growing and succeeding in business. Nathan Hirsch is a business owner and serial entrepreneur. His first business an Amazon store does over 5...
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What’s up guys, its’ the Amz Secrets Podcast, with your Host David Aladdin. This is the podcast that drives all our businesses through the roof, from zero, to hero, from ground to space station outpost 235834, from mach 1 to mach 10. I believe in a continual optimization of our businesses, from PPC, to social media, to design, branding, differentiation and education through knowledge and...
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Today we had Sean Smith on the show. Sean has more than 6 years of experience in several industries working in various capacities. He’s worked in strategy consulting, team management, and product development in different markets. A couple of years ago he taught himself SEO and was hired in-house as a professional SEO with an award-winning well-funded high growth tech startup in Chicago. During his...
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Join the AmzSecrets Mastermind facebook group This episode is full of Amazon PPC gold nuggets! Today on the show we have Taylor Benterud, an expert in Amazon Private Label PPC, aka pay-per-click. Taylor has worked with businesses tweaking and improving their PPC, in addition to their listings. In this podcast, live periscope interview, you’ll learn a ton! Strategies discussed in this podcast: Amazon Private Label PPC Amazon...
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This interview is packed full of big golden nuggets and new AmzSecrets! Eddie Levine, who’s 27, who started in 2012. He used to work for several corporations in hospitality and IT. He decided to venture out on his own, with experience logistics. He started out with a 10 x 10 storage warehouse and ramped his business to 5 Million Dollars+ a year. What you’ll learn from...
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In this Episode of the AmzSecrets.com Podcast, my guest Harvey Spectre tells me how he does something that he loves - buying and selling on Amazon. We go deep into Harvey’s background, both before, now, and in the future. We learn who and how Harvey Spectre ticks. Harvey Spectre is a true entrepreneur, born into the system, and kicked down the doors of regular 8-5...
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We’re almost Active 1000 strong. Welcome to the mastermind. This is the beginning. Whether you think your doing awesome, this mastermind is to push you past your limiting beliefs using real tested techniques,killer strategies and a touch of motivation.. We all will share insights, strategies, secrets both whitehat, greyhat, and help you steer clear from black hat. WE ARE LIONS. And kings of Amazon. Looking...
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Do the research, so it doesn’t bite you back years down the line. Both of these are present day events… Case Study 1: Lumber Liquidators sourced from China..shares have fallen over 83% since last year. http://www.winknews.com/…/lumber-liquidators-stock-plunges…/ Case Study 2: Hoverboards - sourced from China - now forced to halt distribution -$1,600,000 Worth of hover boards seized by U.S Customs http://counton2.com/…/1-6m-worth-of-counterfeit-hoverboard…/ -This is a big private...
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It’s like Amazon has no bounds, it’s like they are a liquid, and they fill into a cup and take it all. Amazon may need to be careful PR wise. If they get ahead of themselves, they can present a situation of corporate greed. They’re ever so expanding vast of services, seems to want to be everywhere, for everyone. From delivery services, to all of...
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I for one, am okay, with competition among Amazon marketplaces. Although this is in India, perhaps SnapDeal can come to America one day. I believe, that because Amazon is the only dominant player in the U.S. it potentially puts a lot of sellers at risk, if they mainly sell on Amazon. The risk of suspension is always looming above our heads, and nobody likes that...
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Chinese New Years is a pin-droppingly, slow time of the year for Amazon & manufacturers. On December 1st, my manufacturer let me know well in advance that Chinese New Years comes in February, and according to Wikipedia – it last from Feb 8th -13th. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival. It was created on honor deities as well as ancestors. Cool fact:...
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Today is a very, very important podcast, The Amazon Million Dollar Question – Strategic Positioning of Brand. Do you position it as a highly premium brand and sell for higher perceived prices, or do you position it as a low cost brand, affordable to your users? No matter where you are at in your private label this question applies to you, whether you’re making a...
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This podcast will give you the advantage to sell better than your competittors and ultimately and potentially make you earn more money passively every month through secrets, tips, and advice on selling on Amazon. Today’s topic is on Amazon PPC. The ever evolving, competitive, and most-always expensive platform for advertising your amazon product(s). I’m going to explain the most common strategy, but then also give...
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How to avoid Amazon Suspension? Episodes 6 focus is on Amazon Suspension is the number 1 fear held by amazon sellers. According to 61% of Amazon sellers surveyed, they fear that Amazon will take away their seller privileges. This fear ripples across podcasts, to Facebook groups, to blogs and beyond. What is the cause of this suspensions? In this episode we go deep into the...
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Podcast 5: Private Label on Amazon Success Pointers That Every Seller Should Know As always before we talk strategy your daily amazon news: Amazon founders reused rocket successful launches and lands Now back to the podcast: One of the major factors in my private label success was taking an existing product and making it better. I search used Alibaba and was looking for my...
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What up Guys, its’ David Aladdin and this is the 4th Amz Secrets .com Podcast, where we gain the advantage over other sellers and ultimately become KINGS in life. Today’s topic is “What I did when I got a 1-star review” But before we start - As always, your morning amazon news DE-briefing: According to Quartz - http://qz.com/601084/amazons-strategy-for-europe-expansion-includes-armchair-grocery-shopping/ So you’re wondering, how do you overcome...
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Podcast 3: 1st quarter madness analysis on Amazon and Sea Shipping Woes It’s 1st quarter baby and its January 22nd, and you guys are listening to AmzSecrets. Forget intros, because WE’RE here to get to the point. Down and gritty. Analytical and sciency. News segment on - bad Private Labeling practices. Now time for 1st quarter analysis. 5 Things That have been going on in...
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The number one goal is to understand profit vs revenue. Profit is the amount you make after it *costs to make product *costs to ship product from manufacture to your house or to amazon *costs of inspection *costs of labeling, boxing *costs of keeping it on amazon,keeping it The perfect product must be perfect. Let me say that again. The perfect product must be perfect....
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What’s up guys, Its’ David Aladdin, the host of AmzSecrets. A new podcast, that I believe needs to happen, in which we delve deep into the analytics of Amazon, we not only discuss fundamental concepts, but we push hard proven science and facts behind amazons search algorithms, review algorithms, and data driven techniques that we can use to boost our sales. This is AmzSecrets. GET...
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