eComFuel Podcast

If you are not quite sure what asset based lending is in relation to other types of lending, you are definitely not alone. David Golob is CEO of Microcom.us, a high-volume Amazon seller, and an expert on asset based lending, and he's here to give us the goods on this unique lending type. Listen in as David shares why you might consider asset based lending over other types of financing, as well as what you can expect the process to look like. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/312svCY Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

If you love geeking out on the finance side as much as we do, this is an episode you definitely don't want to miss! I'm going down the rabbit hole of banking, lending, and financing with Bill D'Alessandro, founder and CEO at Elements Brands and frequent co-host of this podcast. Consider this episode a master cheat sheet for all entrepreneurs who want to get their finances in order and get the most out of their banking relationships. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3cqqups Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

Today we are joined by Sujay Kapadia, Founder of Hospitology Products. Sujay left his job as a doctor to pursue a career in the eCommerce world, and he has been selling on Amazon since 2012. In this episode, we discuss his time on Amazon and how he has seen the online marketplace change over the years. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3t1wk7L Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

We updated our site about nine months ago with more of a holistic message in mind for eCommerceFuel, wanting to focus not only on the community, but also on ECF Capital and the podcast. Unfortunately, it did not end up performing as well as we hoped. So we decided to bring in Quinn Zeda and her team at Conversion Crimes to perform an audit, and they came back with some pretty painful results, which we will be diving into today. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3qYegdQ Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

With Apple rolling out iOS 14 in the spring, users will be able to opt out of being tracked by apps. So where will this leave Facebook ads or other online marketing services? Today Miracle Wanzo of DiscoveryMarketing.io joins the show to discuss this topic, diving into the serious implications this will have for marketing in the digital world. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2MivRyc Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

Where do you even start when you are wanting to grow your brand's revenue? Especially when it is extremely niche? Today Ben Jenkins, owner of Warstic.com, joins the show to discuss how he grew his high-quality baseball bat brand to over $8 million in the past four years alone. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3tPFIwe Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

Closing on a deal can feel incredibly intimidating and scary. How do you know if this is the right fit for your company? What is the paperwork involved? Today my friends and colleagues, Bill D'Alessandro of ElementsBrands.com and Michael Jackness of EcomCrew.com, join the show to help me explain how the team at ECF Capital finally ended up choosing a deal to close on and the work that went into it. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2Msxjyd Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

Everyone always says how hard it is to work through deals and figure out what is good and what is not, but you never truly understand until you are in it. Today I will be talking about everything that went into searching for ECF Capital investments, including how I kept track of them all and the importance of doing your due diligence on the owners of companies. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/39u4KZU Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

Last year I announced ECF Capital, an eCommerce fund investment group that looks to invest in promising eCommerce companies with a group of experienced investors. Over the course of the last 12 months, we have been setting everything up, looking for deals, and finally culminating and closing on our first deal in December. So in this episode, I will be running you through the process of getting a fund like this started and what exactly goes on behind the scenes. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/2LX3ZQ6 Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.

There are so many challenges and aspects to think about when launching a new project. Last week we touched on the eCommerce and business sides of launching Overlander.com, and today I want to shift the conversation to focus more on the management and team building lessons I learned while working on this project. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3ssENBl Interested in our Private Community for 7-Figure Store Owners? Learn more here. Want to hear about new episodes and eCommerce news round-ups? Subscribe via email.