The My Wife Quit Her Job Podcast With Steve Chou

Today, I’m thrilled to have Benny Lewis on the show. I’ve actually known Benny for over 10 years because we were in the same Google group for blogging many years ago. Benny is known as the Irish polyglot and he runs FluentIn3months.com, which is a resource site for language learners that gets over 2 million visits a month. Benny speaks seven languages fluently and today we’re goi...

Today I’m thrilled to have Casey Gauss back on the show. Casey is the founder of Viral Launch and he’s helped tens of thousands of eCommerce entrepreneurs drive billions of dollars in sales. He is an expert in all things Amazon and I’m happy to have him back on the show to talk about what he’s been up to (a lot has changed in the past year alone) and to discuss some high-level trends and str...

Today I’m thrilled to have Derek Halpern on the show. Derek recently started an ecommerce business named Truvani with his business partner Vani Hari selling health foods online with a focus on ingredient transparency. And within 2 years, they managed to generate over 250K orders and a 7 figure business. In this episode, Derek shares how they did it. What You’ll Learn Why Derek decided to giv...

Today I’m going solo to talk about a major mindset shift that I made many years ago which drastically changed the course of both my social life and my online businesses. While this episode is on the shorter side, the content is important and I share a few embarassing stories of my youth to illustrate my points. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn The number one way to fail How to find your voice...

Today I’m thrilled to have Jeff Oxford on the show. Jeff runs an SEO Company called 180marketing.com where he helps ecommerce stores rank their sites in search. He specializes in ecommerce companies, and he is actually the number one recommended SEO on Ecommerce Fuel. In this episode, we will pick his brain on how to rank physical products in Google. What You’ll Learn Jeff’s SEO backgr...

Today I have my good friend Ilana Wechsler back on the show. Ilana owns Green Arrow Digital where she runs pay per click marketing for ecommerce stores. In this episode, you’ll learn a methodical process for advertising online if you are not quite sure where to start. And even if you are an experienced advertiser, the advice from this episode will be useful. What You’ll Learn How to laser fo...

Today I’m thrilled to have Spencer Haws back on the show. Spencer runs the popular blog NichePursuits.com where he teaches others how to start niche online businesses. He’s also the creator of Long Tail Pro. He’s sold on Amazon FBA, created plugins, software, affiliate sites, you name it! In this episode, we talk about Spencer’s latest venture and how you can quickly improve your searc...

One of the most asked questions I get is how quickly you can make money online. So in this episode, I break down what it takes to get rich “quick” and how to change your mindset about running a successful online business. In addition, I point out about some of the scammy get rich quick ecommerce schemes on the Internet. What You’ll Learn How to spot a get rich quick scheme The ec...

Today I’m happy to have David Herrmann on the show. David runs Herrmann Digital LLC which is a company that specializes in scaling direct to consumer brands online and he has personally spent over a hundred million dollars in ads. He has advertised on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok and today, we are going to talk about the best way to scale an ecommerce brand with paid advertisi...

Today I have my friend Michael Jamin on the show. Michael specializes in creating brand stories for companies and he used the power of storytelling to grow his ecommerce store, Twirly Girl, into a multi-million dollar girl’s clothing brand. In this episode, you’ll learn how to create an amazing story for your brand to generate sales. What You’ll Learn What it’s like working as a...

Today, I’m thrilled to have both Edward Ruffin(PPC Ed) and Jeremy Crowe from Sellers Labs on the show. PPC Ed is in charge of sponsored product ads over at Sellers Labs and Jeremy was my account manager for the PPC ads case study I conducted earlier this year. In this episode, I provide a realistic account of my experiences having Sellers Labs run my Amazon Ads this past year. What You&#8217...

Today I’m happy to have Nick Shackelford on the show. Nick runs Structured Social which is a company that specializes in the growth of ecommerce brands. He is a master of paid media, has spent over 85 million on Facebook and pioneered well-known products like the fidget spinner. In this episode, we’re going to discuss how he scales ecommerce brands with paid advertising. What You’ll Learn Ho...

In this episode, I will teach you how to make money with no money in a sustainable way that can eventually lead to a profitable online business. This tutorial will assume that you are starting from complete scratch with no audience, no connections and no prior business experience at all. What You’ll Learn How to make your first 1000 dollars without paying a dime The best business model to ma...

Today I’m really happy to have Joel Cherrico on the show. Not only was Joel a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course but he might have been student number 1. Joel is a potter and he hand creates amazing ceramics of which I have several pieces in my living room. As you know, selling art is probably one of the most difficult products to sell online because you have to create a followi...

Today I’m happy to have Moody Nashawaty on the show. Moody is someone who helped me with my Facebook ads for my ecommerce store a while back. He is the chief strategy officer for MuteSix.com which is a firm that specializes in customer acquisition. They do Facebook ads, Google ads, email marketing, you name it. And they recently sold their company for a large sum of money. Moody is an advertising...

In this episode, I share a collection of principles that I live by on how to make life changing money without sacrificing your family life. After all, your capacity to build wealth depends on your mindset, habits and your ability to balance family, health and work. Enjoy! What You’ll Learn The collection of principles I live by on how to build life changing wealth without killing yourself Ho...

Today I’m happy to have Angela Li on the show. Angela is a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course and she runs a 6 figure business selling jewelry over at AzuraJewelry.com. Jewelry is one of the hardest products to sell online because the internet is flooded with jewelry makers of all kinds. But Angela has managed to create a great jewelry brand. She doesn’t sell on Amazon, and all...

Toni Anderson and I throw a conference every year called The Sellers Summit. It’s a show about bringing ecommerce entrepreneurs together to learn new strategies on how to sell physical products online. This past year was our 5th year and it was easily the most difficult one yet because of COVID-19. In less than a month, we had to quickly pivot to a virtual event and it ended up being a huge succes...

Most people try to open up a dropshipped store expecting it to be easy, but in reality, there’s a lot more to it than you think. The reason I created this episode is because I’m constantly asked about dropshipping and decided to document my thoughts in audio once and for all. In this episode, you’ll learn the pros and cons of dropshipping, why it’s not as simple and easy as you think,...

Today, I’m thrilled to have Elizabeth Mercer on the show. Elizabeth helped start Jungle Scout with her husband Greg but she’s since stepped down to start a 7 figure ecommerce business selling ergonomic furniture over at SleekForm.com. Now in order to sell products that are large and heavy, you must manage your supply chain efficiently which happens to be Elizabeth’s specialty and in this epi...

Today I’m thrilled to have my friend Hanson Li on the show. Hanson is an old Stanford classmate of mine and he runs the Salt Partners Group, a development and investment company focused on the food and beverage industry. Hanson owns a bunch of restaurants and as you know, the entire restaurant industry has been hurting big time due to the shelter in place rules. But Hanson has managed to make the...

Today I’m thrilled to have Jake Cohen back on the show. Jake is the product marketing leader over at Klaviyo and for the past month or so, he has been heading up a special Covid-19 Coronavirus task force to research, gather and synthesize e-commerce data to share with a broader e-commerce community. In this episode, we are going to go over some hard data on how e-commerce stores are faring during...

Whenever I publish 100 episodes, I always have an extra special guest on the show. And today, I have my Mom, Janice Chou, on the show. Now my Mom is not an entrepreneur in the classical sense but she recently discovered a cure for a rare disease called Glycogen Storage Disease. It is her life’s work and her cure is currently undergoing clinical trials. So far, the trial is going extremely well and...

Today I’m happy to have my buddy Chris Guthrie back on the show. Now a lot has changed since I last interviewed him in episode 53. For one thing, he’s bought and sold a bunch of businesses in the past 4 years and he recently joined Quiet Light Brokerage as well. So today, we’re going to break down Chris’s process on how he selects businesses to buy. What You’ll Learn Where to look for potent...

Today I’m really happy to have Sally Wilson on the show. Sally is a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course, she resides in the UK and she sells cross stitch supplies over at CaterpillarCrossstitch.com. Sally has been a joy to have in the class and in this episode, she tells us her story and reveals how she has managed to generate all of her sales. What You’ll Learn How Sally g...