Firing The Man
Firing The Man
THANK YOU TO OUR 25,000+ LISTENERS! We are so thankful to be one of the TOP E-Commerce Podcasts delivering high-quality authentic content to you! Serial Entrepreneur’s David Schomer and Ken Wilson share tips, advice, and insider knowledge about all things Amazon FBA, Walmart WFS, and E-Commerce. Discover how you can create multiple income streams by selling physical products online so that you can have the time and freedom to do what you love - whether that is spending more time with family or traveling the world. Ken and David have successfully created several six and seven figure online business ventures. During the journey, they have had major wins, losses, and lessons learned. This podcast will teach you about selling physical products online through platforms such as Fulfillment by Amazon, building a team, outsourcing, listing optimization, pay per click (PPC) advertising, driving traffic to your listings, and productivity tips / life hacks that will provide a path to be successful in building your online business. It’s a mix of interviews, special co-hosts and solo shows from Ken and David you’re not going to want to miss. Hit subscribe, and get ready to change your life.
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May 5, 2020 • 44min
Carlos Alvarez on Overcoming Obstacles in Your E-Commerce Business
Episode 19The FiringTheMan duo interview e-commerce Legend Carlos Alvarez. Carlos is the founder of the largest Amazon Sellers Meetup group in the world. During this episode, we discuss the struggles of doing business in the COVID-19 era, overcoming obstacles, learning lessons from failure, and how Carlos has persevered in his own e-commerce businesses for the last 14 years to achieve 9-figure results. This is an episode you will not want to miss! Books mentioned: “The Founder’s Dilemma” by Noam Wasserman – https://amzn.to/2RVGpCL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.FiringTheMan.com Facebook YouTube Instagram Email us --> support@firingtheman.comReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Apr 28, 2020 • 31min
COVID-19 Implications for our E-Commerce Businesses
Episode 018On today’s episode Ken and David do deep dive into their own businesses and brands to examine the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Ken goes into detail about the switch from FBA to FBM, PPP loans, and sourcing products. David discusses making connections with bankers, remaining positive, and focusing on things that are in your control. This is a great episode you will not want to miss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ www.FiringTheMan.com Facebook YouTube Instagram Email us --> support@firingtheman.comReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Apr 21, 2020 • 46min
A Beginner's Guide to Product Photography
Episode 017In this episode we cover EVERYTHING a beginner needs to know about product photography. We break down common language used in product photography. (3) of the BEST options to use for product photography including best practices and what IS converting on Amazon. Lastly, we share who we use for product photography in our business.Viral-Launch (Highly recommend!)Productphotography.com Splitly <-- Split Testing POST-LaunchProductphotography.comPickfu <-- Split Test Pre-LaunchBrassoCanon Rebel EOS T7 <---DSLR CameraMacBook Airwww.butcherbox.com------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.FiringTheMan.comFacebookYouTubeInstagramEmail us --> support@firingtheman.comReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Apr 14, 2020 • 51min
A Beginners Guide to PPC Strategy with Pat Lum of AsteroidX
Episode 015On today’s episode we interview Amazon PPC expert Pat Lum. We get to find out what the heck is PPC. Who is Pat Lum and AsteroidX. How Pat ended up in the PPC space. Both Ken and I have been working with Pat for almost 2 years and he and his team have helped both of us experience triple digit growth! Be sure to stay tuned to find out what is TRULY working to drive sales/profit with Amazon PPC!If you want to take your Amazon PPC to the next level and scale your sales and PROFITS then CLICK HERE to save $400 and let AsteroidX manage your PPC strategy so you can focus on what YOU are good at! CLICK HERE and Save $400www.FiringTheMan.comFacebookYouTubeInstagramEmail us --> support@firingtheman.comReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Apr 7, 2020 • 41min
Interview With Amazon Wholesale Expert - Todd Welch
Episode 014On today’s episode we interview Amazon Wholesale Expert Todd Welch. We get to find out Todd’s unique story and how he ended up in the wholesale business. Discover what Amazon Wholesale is and how to operate that business model (and scale). Todd's website --> https://www.entrepreneuradventure.com/Todd's YouTube channel --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeNVgygMlCnOYRf_799fLqgResources mentioned in the episode:www.Tacticalarbitrage.com www.Pricechecker2.comhttps://www.analyzer.tools/------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------www.FiringTheMan.comFacebookYouTubeInstagramEmail us --> support@firingtheman.comReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Mar 31, 2020 • 38min
A Beginner's Guide to Getting Your Product from China to the US
Episode 013On today’s episode we break down getting your products from the factory in China to your (Amazon’s) warehouse in the U.S. We will go over common shipping terms and share our strategies and partners we use and trust.Resources from this episode:Free Freight rate calculator - https://www.freightos.com/freight-tools/freight-rate-calculator-free-tool/ Tarriff lookup with HS code: https://hts.usitc.gov/ www.FiringTheMan.comFacebookYouTubeInstagramEmail us --> support@firingtheman.comReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Mar 24, 2020 • 22min
Know Your Numbers with the FiringTheMan Profitability Calculator
Episode 012On today’s episode, David and Ken take a deep dive into the world of understanding your numbers as it relates to sales price, costs, and profit margin. This is a critical step to complete before sourcing a new product and provides confidence in knowing that what you sell will be profitable. FiringTheMan Profitability Calculator is available for download at: www.firingtheman.com/calculatorThe YouTube video with helpful tips and tricks CLICK--> https://youtu.be/TT7_B-NQK7swww.FiringTheMan.comFacebookYouTubeInstagramEmail us --> support@firingtheman.comReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Mar 19, 2020 • 56min
Coronavirus Implications on E-Commerce with Burak Yolga
BONUS Episode #016On today’s episode, we are joined by Burak Yolga, a specialist in international logistics, product sourcing, and navigating the complicated global marketplace – making him the ideal guest to talk about the implications of the Caronavirus on e-commerce sellers. We will also be talking about recent import tariffs and other critical information pertaining to the recent volatile international economy. A little background on our guest – Burak is originally from Istanbul, Turkey – but has traveled the world doing international B2B Logistics. Currently, Burak is the founder and CEO of ForceGet.com a company that specializes in international logistics. Burak, we are so excited to have you as a guest on our show and looking forward to our discussion.Websites Mentioned During Episode: www.Forceget.com www.1688.com www.Globalsources.com www.FiringTheMan.comFacebookYouTubeInstagramReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Mar 17, 2020 • 45min
Amazon Expert Explains Listing Optimization with Emma Schermer Tamir
Episode 011On today’s episode we are joined by Emma Schermer Tamir. Emma transforms her insatiable curiosity into conversion-spiking copy. As co-founder of Marketing by Emma, she’s helped over 650 businesses from around the world boost their sales and build their brands. Topics covered include listing optimization, keyword research, enhanced brand content, and pro-tips on creating professional titles, bullets, and descriptions. This is an episode you will not want to miss! (2) FREE photo text's ($80 value) with any Amazon listing optimization purchase!Use CODE FIRINGTHEMAN --> CLICK HEREFREE tool for keyword research recommended by Emma. Click HEREwww.FiringTheMan.comFacebookYouTubeInstagramReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
Mar 10, 2020 • 51min
Amazon Seller Tools We Use to Build our E-Commerce Businesses
Episode 010On today’s episode David and Ken share the top 3 tools they each use in their business, that are a must-have. We discuss each tool and provide a quick breakdown of how the tool adds value to our business.Helium10 - Coupon code FTM10 10% off every month - FTM50 50% off first month!Jungle Scout - 30% OFF with <<<- this linkQuickBooksFetcherSplitly <-- Gamechanger ALERT!Feedbackwhiz <-- Need Reviews?www.FiringTheMan.comFacebookYouTubeInstagramReady to scale your Amazon business? Click here to book a strategy call. https://calendly.com/firingtheman/amazon Support the show
