Zon Con Podcast
By Andrew Erickson
Welcome to the ZON CON podcast! The podcast all about AmaZON CONversations. These are the tips and tricks to become an Amazon millionaire.
We discuss building a brand on Amazon, how to find products, how to source, how to launch, and how to grow a brand on and off Amazon. We use FBA (fulfilled by Amazon) to make that job easy to do.
We also talk about building a lifestyle and the entrepreneur mindset.
Subscribe if you're a new or seasoned Amazon Private Label Seller.
Zon Con PodcastSep 22, 2020
ZC 113 - Ride the Amazon Wave with Tomer Rabinovich
Tomer Rabinovich is a self-taught Amazon business owner, consultant to some of the biggest names in the online sales industry, and one of the most sought-after speakers at Amazon seller events throughout the world. Today, he shares his book, Ride the Amazon Wave.
What do we do after we exit?
Tomer categorizes it in 3 different stages.
Stage 1: Junk - Start to remove bad habits.
Once you start getting good results on your sales, what tends to happen is you get to the next stage.
Stage 2: Empty - It means you don’t do anything else except your work. All you do is just work.
Stage 3: Healthy - Getting new hobbies, reading more books, spending time with family.
What’s your big WHY?
I like working in increments and sprints and then kind of relax and take some time off. I think that's really important.Actionable thing Amazon seller can do today
Get the book, Ride the Amazon Wave, on Amazon: https://geni.us/RidetheAmazonWave
Get in touch with Tomer
Website: www.jointopdog.com
Email: tomer@jointopdog.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomerab
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomer-rabinovich-7722361b2/
If you're looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
ZC 112 - STARTUP MINDSET with Pete Moon
Our guest today is one of my first few interviews from season 1 several years ago and now Pete Moon is back with a brand new book he wrote.
Check our previous episode with Pete here:
ZC 11 – Defensive Ads! What Are They and Why You Should Be Doing Them with Pete Moon
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-11-defensive-ads-what-are-they-and-why-you-should-be-doing-them-with-pete-moon/
What’s your big WHY?
My faith. Also There was that frustration of I don’t feel like I’ve still to discover what I’ve been made for in this life.Actionable thing Amazon seller can do today
Buy the Startup Mindset book!
US Link to book:
https://www.amazon.com/STARTUP-MINDSET-Business-Millionaire-Confident/dp/1739639804/
UK Link to book:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/STARTUP-MINDSET-Business-Millionaire-Confident-ebook/dp/B0B4X4XBM7/
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
#amazonseller #amazonfba #zonconpodcast #marketing #marketingtips
ZC 35 - Habit Stacking Your Way to A Better Self
We chat with Brendan Pettit about habit stacking. He tells us about how it helped him find peace, lose 40 lbs, and grow his business.
Check the previous episode with Brendan
ZC 34 – Best Podcasts for Amazon Seller
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-34-best-podcasts-for-amazon-seller/
Habit stacking is a special form of an implementation intention. Rather than pairing your new habit with a particular time and location, you pair it with a current habit. This method can be used to design an obvious cue for nearly any habit.
Follow Andy Frisella on IG: @andyfrisella
Looking for the top Titan Mastermind? Check out the Titan Mastermind: https://www.titaninvite.com/?code=Andrew
ZC 111 - Top 3 Things to Improve Your PPC Performance
Szymon Sekski is back again with another episode full of tips and tricks and today you’ll learn about the top 3 keys in order to improve PPC campaign performance.
Top 3 Tips To Improve PPC
- Keyword Bleeders
- Top of Search and Adjustment
- Stimulating Your Impressions
3 Metrics/KPIs I use for my PPC
- ACoS - Advertising Cost of Sales, is how much you spend on advertising per dollar of revenue you make.
- TACoS - Total advertising cost of sale, measures the relationship between ad spend and total sales.
- Ratio - How many of the sales coming from PPC and how many are coming from organic search or non-PPC sales.
Connect with Szymon
www.amzguardian.com
Email: customer@amzguardian.com
Book you FREE Strategy Session Now
Click Here
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 110 - Top 3 PPC Mistakes You Should Avoid
Today, we talk about are the top 3 mistakes that we should avoid in doing PPC. We’ve seen a lot of common mistakes that often go unnoticed and a simple mistake can result in a significant performance decrease in your Amazon PPC campaigns.
What’s your big WHY? Why do you do this?
I love the freedom that entrepreneurship gives me. Because of my agency I get to talk with a lot of entrepreneurs, work with them and interact with people and help them grow their businesses.
Favorite book, podcast or media you can share to us
Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
https://www.amazon.com/Who-Geoff-Smart/dp/0345504194
Actionable thing Amazon sellers can do today
I would invite everyone to do "Keyword Spin Process".
Connect with Szymon
www.amzguardian.com
Book you FREE Strategy Session Now
Click Here
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 109 - Is Amazon a Monopoly?
We all know Amazon is a dominant online marketplace but the question is, does Amazon have monopoly power? Let's find out why Amazon can be a monopoly with Dr. Christopher Erickson aka my Dad.
Dr. Chris Erickson is an economic expert and a Professor of Economics at New Mexico State University.
Check out our previous episodes with Dr. Christopher Erickson.
ZC 21 – Recession?! With Prof Christopher Erickson
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-21-recession-with-prof-christopher-erickson/
ZC 89 – Inflation Is Here! What Do We Do Now?!
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-89-inflation-is-here-what-do-we-do-now/
ZC 41 – Ask an Economist, What is “Opportunity Cost”
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-41-ask-an-economist-what-is-opportunity-cost/
ZC 42 – Fixed and Marginal Costs – Ask an Economist Series
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-42-fixed-and-marginal-costs-ask-an-economist-series/
ZC 68 – “Are We About to See Rapid Inflation?” with Dr. Christopher Erickson
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-68-what-is-inflation-with-dr-christopher-erickson/
Helium10 is my favorite tool for Amazon sellers.
CLICK HERE and use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!! Helium10
Want to find the best place to hear more tips and tricks to become an Amazon Millionaire ? Check out the Titan Mastermind.
#monopoly #zonconpodcast #drchriserickson #amazonfba #amazonseller
ZC 108 - Account Safety and Compliance on Amazon with Lesley Hensell
In today's episode, we’re going to talk about a topic that a lot of people on Amazon don’t take seriously or sometimes ignored - Amazon Compliance and we just have an expert to walk us through step by step.
Lesley is co-founder and co-owner of Riverbend Consulting, where she oversees the firm’s client services team. Riverbend Consulting have helped thousands of third-party sellers get their accounts and ASINs back up and running after a suspension, deactivation or block.
What’s your big why? What motivates you to build something new and grow it?
With Riverbend Consulting I can be a stay-at-home mom to help my kids with challenges and at the same time growing this business so I can give back to the community.
What is one favorite piece of media you’d like to share with the audience?
I'm a Cal Newport fangirl!
Deep Work
https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
What is one actionable thing Amazon sellers can do today?
Spend a little quality time in your account health section. Check if you have suspended ASINs that haven't been addressed.
Get in touch with Lesley Hensell
linkedin.com/in/lesleyhensell
http://www.riverbendconsulting.com/
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
More episodes at www.zonconpodcast.com/episodes.
#amazoncompliance #zonconpodcast #ecommerce #onlineretail #amazonsellers
ZC 107 - Are We in a Recession?
Dr. Christopher Erickson aka my Dad is back again with another episode about an unavoidable part of the business cycle - Recession.
We talked about recession and inflation in our previous episodes below:
ZC 21 – Recession?! With Prof Christopher Erickson
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-21-recession-with-prof-christopher-erickson/
ZC 89 – Inflation Is Here! What Do We Do Now?!
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-89-inflation-is-here-what-do-we-do-now/
Check out our previous episodes with Dr. Christopher Erickson.
ZC 41 – Ask an Economist, What is “Opportunity Cost”
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-41-ask-an-economist-what-is-opportunity-cost/
ZC 42 – Fixed and Marginal Costs – Ask an Economist Series
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-42-fixed-and-marginal-costs-ask-an-economist-series/
ZC 68 – “Are We About to See Rapid Inflation?” with Dr. Christopher Erickson
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-68-what-is-inflation-with-dr-christopher-erickson/
Helium10 is my favorite tool for Amazon sellers. CLICK HERE and use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!! Helium10
Want to find the best place to hear more tips and tricks to become an Amazon Millionaire ? Check out the Titan Mastermind.
ZC 106 - Product Selection with Jacqueline Torr Part 2
In continuation of our discussion from last week on product selection, Jacqueline shares her best practices and techniques in this very important topic for Amazon sellers.
Here's the link to the previous episode with Jacqueline Torr.
ZC 105 – Product Selection with Jacqueline Torr Part 1
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-105-product-selection-with-jacqueline-torr-part-1/
Things to learn:
- Start with a product
- Use websites like Etsy to search for product ideas
- Use different data to look for buyer intent and look at search terms
- Join a group. Connect with people
What’s your big WHY? Why are you doing this entrepreneurial journey?
I wanted to be home with my kids. I wanted to hold my faith with own hands and see if I could build something and it’s been a good journey for me.Favorite book, podcast or any piece of media you can share to us
The 5 Second Rule By Mel Robbins
https://www.amazon.com/Second-Rule-Transform-Confidence-Everyday/dp/1682612384
Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon
https://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Things-Creative/dp/0761169253
Unexplainable by Don Cousins
https://www.amazon.com/Unexplainable-Pursuing-Life-Only-Possible/dp/1434768082/
How I Built This Podcast
https://www.npr.org/series/490248027/how-i-built-this
What is one actionable thing Amazon sellers can do today?
Join a group. You will not make this business work without connection.If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew and Jacqueline are both leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
#productselection #jacquelinetorr #marketingtecniques #7figurebsuiness #zonconpodcast #amazonfba #amazonseller
ZC 105 - Product Selection with Jacqueline Torr Part 1
Product selection is very important for any online seller. No seller or store can offer every customer everything at once, but a wide product selection can provide sufficient alternatives for them.
Jacqueline Torr started a fun and unique business and then grew into a successful 7-figure business without PPC.
Here's some related topics about PPC and product selection.
ZC 32 – 8-Figure Seller Aaron Cordovez on PPC, Building Businesses, and Giving Back
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-32-8-figure-seller-aaron-cordovez-on-ppc-building-businesses-and-giving-back/
ZC 56 – 80/20 Your PPC with Dr. Travis Zigler
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-56-80-20-your-ppc-with-dr-travis-zigler/
For actionable checklist, and links and resources, check this link:
https://zonconpodcast.com/resources/
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
#productselection #jacquelinetorr #marketingtecniques #7figurebsuiness #zonconpodcast #amazonfba #amazonseller
ZC 104 - After Hours Convo on Marketing
I asked Michelle a surprise follow up question minutes after we talked about marketing strategies for this coming Mother's Day and she keeps on dropping value bombs during this encore again and again.
Listen to the previous episode below.
ZC 103 – Special Marketing Techniques for Mother’s Day
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-103-special-marketing-techniques-for-mothers-day/
Other episodes with Michelle Barnum Smith:
ZC 20 – ManyChat with Michelle Barnum Smith – The Future is Chat!
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-20-manychat-with-michelle-barnum-smith-the-future-is-chat/
ZC 47 – How to Crush Sales this Holiday Season – FREE ManyChat Holiday Flow Download
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-47-how-to-crush-sales-this-holiday-season-free-manychat-holiday-flow-download/
ZC 91 – Marketing After Rebates with Michelle: ToS Updates
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-91-marketing-after-rebates-with-michelle-tos-updates/
Get help from Michelle to get started for FREE by visiting help.easybot.com and search for “MOTHER”.
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
#easybot #marketingstrategy #marketingtecniques #mothersday #zonconpodcast #amazonfba #amazonseller
ZC 103 - Special Marketing Techniques for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and is one of the most celebrated holidays around the world. Today we have a special recurring guest – the Queen of Amazon Marketing, Michelle Barnum Smith.
Listen carefully and take notes as Michelle shares tips and tricks to making more profit during this special day.
3 Great Tips for Gifting-Giving Seasons
- Pick gifting keywords in your niche
- Put a timeframe on when to start marketing for gifting
- Know how to create an offer
Favorite book:
Dotcom Secrets by Russell Brunson
https://www.amazon.com/Dotcom-Secrets-Underground-Playbook-Growing/dp/1401960464
Actionable thing Amazon sellers can do today?
“Get a Facebook Ads up to date promoting your offer to a niche interest-based audience and just say ”Makes a great gift”.Get help from Michelle to get started for FREE by visiting help.easybot.com and search for “MOTHER”.
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
#easybot #marketingstrategy #marketingtecniques #mothersday #zonconpodcast #amazonfba #amazonseller
ZC 102 - All About Etsy with Cody McGuffie Part 2
In this second part of our interview with Cody McGuffie, we focus on how to rank and optimize listings on Etsy. We go into full details on how you can get on top of the ranks using keywords, tags, photo optimization and a lot more.
Listen to part 1 using the links below.
ZC 101 - All About Etsy with Cody McGuffie Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsLKSRZFs2Y
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-101-all-about-etsy-with-cody-mcguffie-part-1/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zc-101-all-about-etsy-with-cody-mcguffie-part-1/id1459073059?i=1000556710311
What’s your big WHY? Why do you do this?
Favorite book:
Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill
https://www.amazon.com/Outwitting-Devil-Secret-Freedom-Success/dp/1469259036
Actionable thing Amazon sellers can do today
"Download EverBee and look at the top products on Etsy for your niche and just ask yourself, “What products should I be taking from Etsy these ideas and apply them to my niche on Amazon? And JUST START there!”Check out our resources page to learn more about our favorite tools.
www.zonconpodcast.com/resources
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
#codymcguffie #everbee #etsy #zonconpodcast #amazonfba #amazonseller
ZC 101 - All About Etsy with Cody McGuffie Part 1
So you have an idea for a business but you don't know where and how to start. This episode is perfect for you! We discuss amazing tips and tricks to turn your passion into a real business and Cody McGuffie shares his expertise with Etsy in this 2-part episode.
Cody successfully owned and operated 2 online companies selling on platforms such as Etsy, Amazon FBA, Walmart.com, and Shopify. He is also the CEO/Founder of EverBee.io.
Learn more about EverBee and get 25% OFF by clicking on the link below.
Website: EverBee.io
Check out our resources page to learn more about our favorite tools.
www.zonconpodcast.com/resources
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 100 - Advanced Tax Strategies and Optimization with Tim Nelson Part 2
Today is the part 2 of our episode about taxes with Tim Nelson. Tim is the CEO/Partner at AVASK Accounting and Tax Consultants Inc. in the USA. In this episode we focus on some of the bigger stuff - advanced techniques the experts use to build their businesses.
Tim Nelson is a distinguished Certified Public Accountant with profound knowledge in tax preparation, accounting and IRS audits. He have helped and managed clients with businesses of varying sizes, corporations, partnerships and the self-employed.
If you are new to our podcast, you can listen to the part 1 on this interview with Tim Nelson in the link below.
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-99-advanced-tax-strategies-and-optimization-with-tim-nelson-part-1/ https://youtu.be/KS8gFj-JNc0
What’s your big why? What motivates you to build something new and grow it? Why do you do your own business instead of working for someone else?
It’s satisfying to give people the answer to their questions and let them be an entrepreneur and hope to grow their business for a possible exit someday.Actionable Things Amazon Sellers can do today
How much money can get from my business? What is my business worth? Get evaluated with Avask now!Connect with Tim Nelson:
Email: timothy.nelson@avaskgroup.com
Avask Office in New York: 914 664 1900
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timothy-nelson-536b74b0
Website: https://www.ebizaccounting.com/
Check out our resources page to learn more about our favorite tools.
zonconpodacst.com/resources
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 99 - Advanced Tax Strategies and Optimization with Tim Nelson Part 1
Today we go in-depth about tax optimization and strategies so you have a better understanding when making decisions in securing your financial future.
This is a 2-part series and in this episode we talk about the mistakes and how to optimize your taxes with the help of Tim Nelson sharing key steps to meet your financial goals.
"Revenue is vanity, Profit is sanity, Cash is king"Connect with Tim Nelson:
Email: timothy.nelson@avaskgroup.com
Avask Office in New York: 914 664 1900
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timothy-nelson-536b74b0
Website: https://www.ebizaccounting.com/
Check out our resources page to learn more about our favorite tools.
https://zonconpodcast.com/resources/
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 80 - Selling the Biz Part 3: Yes, We Did It!
This is it! We just sold our business! It's a very exciting experience for us as business partners to sell the one of the brands we have worked so hard to grow and we just did it.
Today we share this "selling the biz" experience with everyone and how happy we are with our decision to go with a professional business broker to handle the job for us.
You can listen to our previous episode with Mike Yeh on the link below.
ZC 46 – How to Organize a Million Dollar Team with Mike Yeh
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-46-how-to-organize-a-million-dollar-team-with-mike-yeh/
If you are thinking about selling your business:
- It's real! Really consider it. A lot of people sell their businesses to other people and get real money from it.
- If you can get that profit above $400k-$500k mark, there is a lot of buyers in that threshold.
- Say yes to brokers
If you are interested in learning about how we manage our book, listen to our episode with Chakra Yendapally below.
ZC 49 – 7 Niche Tax Tips with Chakra From Jungle Bookshttps://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-49-7-niche-tax-tips-with-chakra-from-jungle-books/
If you want to learn about or want to talk to Empire Flippers, you can email Andrew at andrew@andrewknowsamazon.com.
Check out our resources page to learn more about our favorite tools.
www.zonconpodacst.com/resources
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 60 - Military Wife to Millionaire Mom Boss with Kata Phipps
We chat with Kata Phipps. She is a psychologist turn military wife turn ecom boss! We start the story with her beginnings in Chile, meeting her husband, and traveling the world with him.
She started a private label brand and got to one millionaire dollars revenue in only 11 months! She recently passed her second million in less than 2 years. Listen for her remarkable story and some tips and tricks on how to become an Amazon millionaire.
Kata can be seen in episode 54 "2021 Predictions with Kata Phipps". And her husband can be seen in episode 52 "Goal Planning using a 12 Week Year with Matt Phipps"
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Kata and Andrew are leaders of this mastermind. https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 64 - Serious Sellers Podcast with Bradley Sutton
Bradley Sutton is the host of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium10. He is a sumo wrestler and a zumba instructor before he focused in running e-commerce website.
Instead of starting his own private label business, just to get experience he became a consultant for businesses launching hundreds of products for different clients.
Actionable Things Amazon Sellers can do today:
Try and get paid to do something that you love so much. Make a positive difference in people's lives.
Follow Bradley Sutton on his Instagram @h10bradley.
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 98 - Proven Million Dollar Team
Previously, Mike and I, we talked about running a million dollar team and now we are back at it again with some new team members.
TOOLS OUR TEAM USE
- Slack
- Trello
- ClickUp
- Asana
- Google Sites
- Quickbooks (For our accountant)
- Helium10
- Mailchimp
- linktr.ee
- Prolific
- Zoom
Listen to Mike's previous episodes:
ZC 46 – How to Organize a Million Dollar Team with Mike Yeh
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-46-how-to-organize-a-million-dollar-team-with-mike-yeh/
ZC 78 – Selling the Biz Part 1: Why Sell Your Business?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-78-selling-the-biz-part-1-why-sell-your-business/
ZC 79 – Selling the Biz Part 2: How to Sell Your Business?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-79-selling-the-biz-part-2-how-to-sell-your-business/
ZC 80 – Selling the Biz Part 3: Yes, We Did It!
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-78-selling-the-business-yes-we-did-it/
ZC 81 – Selling the Biz Part 4: Empire Flippers
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-81-selling-the-biz-part-4-empire-flippers/
WHY do you do this?
For family and pursue F.I.R.E. - Financial Independence Retiring Early.Favorite Books:
The Simple Path to Wealth by J L Collins
The F.I.R.E. Planner by Michael Quan
Actionable Things Amazon Sellers can do today:
Sit down and figure out what’s the most important in your life and right them down. Read the FIRE Planner book.Get FREE access to tools we use to grow our Amazon businesses.
www.zonconpodcast.com/RESOURCES
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
ZC 97 - WHY Do You Need an Inventory Management System?
It is very important that you know how to handle your Amazon inventory fast and efficiently. An effective inventory management system reduces costs and helps you manage customers delivery expectations.
Our guest today is Chelsea Cohen. Chelsea is a 7-figure Amazon seller, speaker and consultant. She is the co-founder of SoStocked.com - the first and only fully customizable inventory management and forecasting software.
WHY do you do this?
Favorite Book:
The ONE Thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan
Actionable Things Amazon Sellers can do today:
Sign up for SoStocked! You need to focus on your inventory and the most important thing to do is to reassess your packaging from the ground up.Get in touch with Chelsea at
www.sostocked.com/headlines
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 65 - An In-Depth with Mark Norton about Building A Private Label Business in Music Industry
Today we chat with Mark Norton, one of the leaders inside the Titan Network. Mark tells his story about how he started from working regular 9 to 5 jobs as a factory worker to becoming a graphic artist before he found a niche in the music industry in 2006.
He also shares his journey on how he discovered an effective method about product launching and then joined the Titan Network last year.
Favorite Podcast:
Zon Con Podcast! Yes!
Favorite Books:
The Miracle Man
The ONE Thing by Gary W. Keller and Jay Papasan
Actionable Things Amazon Sellers can do today:
It's about doing things on my own terms. I work because I want to. It's about time and the freedom to live life in your own terms.
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Mark and Andrew are leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 96 - Selling a Business Is Like Dating
In today's episode we talk about the life cycle of a selling a business and comparing it to DATING. This is a short but fun-filled episode and we hope you learn something from this one.
If you want to listen to our in-depth about exiting a business you can check the links below.
ZC 78 – Selling the Biz Part 1: Why Sell Your Business?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-78-selling-the-biz-part-1-why-sell-your-business/
ZC 79 – Selling the Biz Part 2: How to Sell Your Business?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-79-selling-the-biz-part-2-how-to-sell-your-business/
ZC 80 – Selling the Biz Part 3: Yes, We Did It!
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-78-selling-the-business-yes-we-did-it/
ZC 81 – Selling the Biz Part 4: Empire Flippers
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-81-selling-the-biz-part-4-empire-flippers/
We can help you exit your business too!
Go to www.zonconpodcast.com/EXIT to learn more about selling your business for FREE!
Below is a timeline of selling your business and our dating analogy.
- Shopping Around - Beginning to consider to date somebody.
- Broker - It’s when you have someone facilitating those dates for you (In Chris’ example is Tinder).
- NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) - Your first date!
- LOI (Letter Of Intent) - You’re officially Boyfriend/Girlfriend.
- APA (Asset Purchase Agreement) - You are now MARRIED!
- Earn-out - Having kids.
- IPO - When you get big and have a lot to share.
BONUS
Empty Nester - This is when the kids move out and get all the cash..LOL
Listen to our previous episode with Chris Rawlings on the link below.
ZC 94 – You Can Be the Surfer
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-94-you-can-be-the-surfer/
ZC 86 – Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 2
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-86-snuck-in-at-events-so-he-can-meet-brilliant-startup-founders-part-2/
ZC 85 – Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 1
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-85-snuck-in-at-events-to-meet-brilliant-startup-founders-part-1/
ZC 44 – Is ECommerce in its Infancy?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-44-is-ecommerce-in-its-infancy/
ZC 40 – Raising Money For Your Business
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-40-raising-money-for-your-business/
You can get in touch with Chris directly through:
chris@judolaunch.com
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 95 - How to Develop an Abundance Mindset
Chris and Andrew are back with another bite-size episode for this month. We talk about lots of in-depth topics before but in this episode we talk about abundance mindset.
As the CEO, you are the "visionary" of your business and you need mindset and keep that in focus at all times.
Listen to our previous episode with Chris Rawlings on the link below.
ZC 94 – You Can Be the Surfer
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-94-you-can-be-the-surfer/
ZC 86 – Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 2
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-86-snuck-in-at-events-so-he-can-meet-brilliant-startup-founders-part-2/
ZC 85 – Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 1
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-85-snuck-in-at-events-to-meet-brilliant-startup-founders-part-1/
ZC 44 – Is ECommerce in its Infancy?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-44-is-ecommerce-in-its-infancy/
ZC 40 – Raising Money For Your Business
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-40-raising-money-for-your-business/
Book mentioned in this episode.
STONE SOUP: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL GUIDEBOOK
by Peter H. Diamandis
You can get in touch with Chris directly through:
chris@judolaunch.com
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https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
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ZC 94 - You Can Be the Surfer
There will always be waves in the economy and it's an ocean out there. In today's episode, me and Chris talk about fighting those waves.
Yes, we are the SURFERS and we wait for the waves and ride with it.
Here's some strategies to consider to get over the waves and become the SURFER that we all should become.
1. Stand still
2. Learn to float
3. Be the SURFER
Listen to our previous episode with Chris Rawlings on the link below.
ZC 86 – Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 2
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-86-snuck-in-at-events-so-he-can-meet-brilliant-startup-founders-part-2/
ZC 85 – Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 1
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-85-snuck-in-at-events-to-meet-brilliant-startup-founders-part-1/
ZC 44 – Is ECommerce in its Infancy?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-44-is-ecommerce-in-its-infancy/
ZC 40 – Raising Money For Your Business
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-40-raising-money-for-your-business/
You can get in touch with Chris directly through:
Check out our resources page to learn more about our favorite tools.
www.zonconpodacst.com/resources
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
#zonconpodcast #bethesurfer #chrisrawlings #amazonfba #amazonseller
ZC 93 - Are You a CFO?
Are you a CFO? No, I don't mean the Chief Financial Officer. I'm talking about the Chief Figure Outer - you are the mastermind and the one who figure things out for your business.
As the CFO of my business, I do the task in 3 steps.
- Learn how to do the task myself
- Master it
- Delegate it
I use these services below to create the SOPs and delegate it to my associates.
- Loom
- Quicktime (for Mac users)
- Tango
- Google Sites
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ZC 92 - Marketing After Rebates with Michelle: Building a List
ZC 52 - Goal Setting - Plan to Become the Best You - with Matt Phipps
This episode is a repeat from last year. I was going to record new content on goal setting but found this episode is so good I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share it again.
We chat with Matt Phipps about how he sets his goals AND achieves them. This is a perfect episode to listen to if you are planning your New Year's Resolutions for personal and business goals.
Matt is a 22-year veteran in the Royal Air Force. He led hundreds of team members and planned complex military operations. Now he helps Amazon sellers to plan and reach their goals. He and his wife are also very successful multi-7-figure Amazon sellers.
Matt tells us how he uses and teaches the "12 Week Year" to set a grand vision, 1-year plan, and 12-week goals. This is a tried and true method to achieve your goals.
Matt's media choices
12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran
How I Built This with Guy Raz from NPR
Naval Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naval/id1454097755
If you are looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Matt and Andrew are leaders of this mastermind. This is the best way to set up a weekly accountability meeting to hit your goals! https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 91 - Marketing After Rebates with Michelle: TOS Updates
Today we are happy to chat with the Queen of ManyChat, Michelle Barnum Smith, and should anyone who has a seller account needs to be concerned about the Amazon seller terms of service.
This a 2-part episode where she explained the buyer-seller messaging service that Amazon sellers should know what they can or can’t do with the service. Michelle shares some points on what to do if Amazon finds you breaking the ToS and should we be worried about this update.
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ZC 90 - End of Year Holiday Prep
As an Amazon seller, you need to be sure you are prepared for the holiday rush this Christmas. But don’t panic — you still have time to make to prepare and get your business ready.
Here are some things that you should prepare for this holiday season and for the coming year.
1. Get ready for tax filing
2. Prepare your order before Chinese New Year
3. Pay your employees 13th month
4. Prepare for Q4 PPC
5. Christmas branding and promos for your products
Goals for this coming year
Reflect on how last year went (good and bad)
Now is the time to get ambitious, write those goals down
-Consider doing weekly meetings -Last but not the least, enjoy your life, your family, friends. Take some time off and just enjoy this holiday
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 89 - Inflation Is Here! What Do We Do Now?!
Today's episode is a follow up from our episode with Dr. Christopher Erickson 7 months ago about inflation and where we are now and what this means to small business owners.
Dr. Christopher Erickson is a professor of economics at New Mexico State University and has been in several episodes of our podcast.
Check out our previous episodes with Dr. Christopher Erickson.
ZC 41 – Ask an Economist, What is “Opportunity Cost”
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-41-ask-an-economist-what-is-opportunity-cost/
ZC 42 – Fixed and Marginal Costs – Ask an Economist Series
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-42-fixed-and-marginal-costs-ask-an-economist-series/
ZC 68 – “Are We About to See Rapid Inflation?” with Dr. Christopher Erickson
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-68-what-is-inflation-with-dr-christopher-erickson/
What's one actionable thing that Amazon sellers can do today?
Don't be afraid of raising prices. Your competitors face the same kind of price pressure.Having more inventory right now is not terrible because if prices go up, you can sell your inventory at a higher price even though you paid the lower price buyer it earlier.Link to Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index:
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/pce.asp
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
ZC 88 - Product Development Strategies with Kata Phipps
We are very excited talking with Kata Phipps again for the third time. Kata is one of the best in Amazon product development.
Her Amazon journey started in watching YouTube tutorial videos and now has exited a business. She is an expert at delivering good quality products. Listen as she shares her best tips and tricks that you can apply to your Amazon business.
Listen to our previous episode with Kata Phipps.
ZC 54 – 2021 Predictions with Kata Phipps
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-54-2021-predictions-with-kata-phipps/
ZC 60 – Military Wife to Millionaire Mom Boss with Kata Phipps
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-60-military-wife-to-millionaire-mom-boss-with-kata-phipps/
Get in touch with Kata::
kata@titanmembers.com
IG: @kataphipps
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kataolea
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew and Kata are leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 66 - 6 Steps to Effectively Launch a Product on Amazon with Mark Norton
We chat with Mark Norton again about his strategies to effectively and properly launch a product on Amazon. Let's listen as he shares how he climbed at the top of his niche. According to BSR (Best Seller Rank), every single product ranked #1 in all of Amazon UK particularly in the music category.
Mark shares 6 steps on how you can properly launch your product to help you build, manage and grow your business on Amazon.
6 Steps to Launch a Product
0. Plan Everything
1. Knowing Your Logistics
2. Picking Your Keywords
3. Setting Listing
4. Picking Your Target Unit Sold
5. Get Good Reviews and Social Proofs
6. Tracking and Updating Your Plan
Actionable Things Amazon Sellers can do today:
Track! Know the numbers. If you don't know the numbers, you're working in the dark. You'll never know what to do to fix it.
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Mark and Andrew are leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 87 - Top 9 Tips For Cyber Monday and Christmas Season
Top Action Items for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas buying season
9. Know your dates!
8. Do a keyword gap analysis
7. Adjust PPC budgets
6. Add “gifting” keywords to your title and listing copy
5. Add “gifting” images to your listing
4. Create a holiday-themed storefront
3. Make sure your listings and stock are ready for Lighting Deals
2. Blast your audience!
1. Add a >=20% clip coupon. This will qualify you for the BF/CM deals page!
Google Doc with 28 more tips!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AjOLRX7lzMbtl4WH0oceUDr62auNx2JLEQDXoCDSVa8/edit?usp=sharing
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 86 – Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 2
In this second half of our in-depth interview with Chris Rawlings, he tells a very interesting story on how he sneaks in backstage pretending to be security just to get to the event where he met startup founders.
His first startup, Judolaunch, eventually went downhill after one of his investor was staging a hostile takeover of the company. At this point Chris just hit the rock bottom but he didn't give and started a new company, Sophie Society.
ZC 44 – Is ECommerce in its Infancy?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-44-is-ecommerce-in-its-infancy/
ZC 86 – Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 2
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-86-snuck-in-at-events-so-he-can-meet-brilliant-startup-founders-part-2/
You can get in touch with Chris directly through:
chris@judolaunch.com
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ZC 85 - Snuck In at Events So He Can Meet Brilliant Startup Founders Part 1
Our guest today, Chris Rawlings, is the founder of the tech startup, Judolaunch. This is the first part of his in-depth story about how he built his brands and became successful in the e-commerce space.
Chris started in the university physics, working in the solar business, became a star in the Silicon Valley until he essentially worked his way into creating and running a successful private label business. Listen as he shares his rise and fall or we'll call it the "rags to richest rollercoaster" story.
Listen to our previous episode with Chris Rawlings on the link below.
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-44-is-ecommerce-in-its-infancy/
You can get in touch with Chris directly through:
chris@judolaunch.com
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PS. This is not an ASMR episode. 😂
ZC 84 – Exit a 7-Figure Business in 2021
Our guest today is best known as the founder of Beast Gear, Ben Leonard is the classic millennial entrepreneur. He built a business on a laptop, in a cupboard, in his spare time. The difference? Ben grew an international 7-figure business and successfully exited after 3 years; the business holy grail.
Now Ben is doing it all over again and helping others to do the same with his e-commerce brokerage – www.ecombrokers.co.uk.
Get in touch with Ben on these links below.
https://www.ecombrokers.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/benleonardpro
https://www.twitter.com/benleonardpro
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjleonard/
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https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
ZC 83 - Very Important Ways to Elevate Your Brand
Your brand is a very important part of your business. It's important not only to leave a memorable impression on your customers but it's the best way to identify yourself from your competitors and let them know your product is the better choice.
Today, Ryan shares a few important ways to elevate your brand and its significance on consumers' behavior.
We talked about BRANDING on a previous episode with Joe Bezdek. Click the link below to listen to the episode.
ZC 05 – Why and How to Build the Best Brand with Joe Bezdek
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-05-why-and-how-to-build-the-best-brand-with-joe-bezdek/
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If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
ZC 82 - Maintain a Consistent Brand Presence Using Amazon Posts
In this episode, our guest Amber English shares her story on how she started selling on Amazon with her brother, Benjamin. The brother-sister duo was a success making their brand hit 2-million a year in sales.
Today, Amber shares some pro tips and her best practices on how to use Amazon Posts to engage with your potential audience and promote your brands on Amazon. Stay tuned for the next episode where we get in-depth about Amber's Amazon journey.
Learn more about Amazon Posts by visiting the link below.
http://zonconpodcast.com/posts
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ZC 81 - Selling the Biz Part 4: Empire Flippers
This is the last part of the "Selling the Biz" series and yet we are still excited to share more about the process of selling a business. Part 4 is our interview with Andrew Voda - Sales manager at Empire Flippers.
Andrew works with sellers and manages the Business Advisors who specialize in working with sellers. Empire Flippers specializes in helping people buy and sell online businesses. Empire Flippers is the number 1 “curated marketplace for buying and selling established businesses.”
ZC 78 – Selling the Biz Part 1: Why Sell Your Business?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-78-selling-the-biz-part-1-why-sell-your-business/
ZC 79 – Selling the Biz Part 2: How to Sell Your Business?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-79-selling-the-biz-part-2-how-to-sell-your-business/
ZC 80 - Selling the Biz Part 3: Yes, We Did It!
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-78-selling-the-business-yes-we-did-it/
You can listen to our previous episode with Mike Yeh on the link below.
ZC 46 – How to Organize a Million Dollar Team with Mike Yeh
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-46-how-to-organize-a-million-dollar-team-with-mike-yeh/
If you want to learn about or want to talk to Empire Flippers, you can connect with me at
www.zonconpodcast.com/EXIT or THIS LINK.
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https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 79 - Selling the Biz Part 2: How to Sell Your Business?
This is part 2 of our 4-episode series on exiting and today Mike and I are talking about the "HOW" on selling a business.
In this episode we reveal how we went about finding the right buyer and the pros and cons of doing it. We also talk about other stuff that is very important in making the exit possible especially if you are going to sell a business for the first time.
You can listen to our previous episode with Mike Yeh on the link below.
ZC 46 – How to Organize a Million Dollar Team with Mike Yeh
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-46-how-to-organize-a-million-dollar-team-with-mike-yeh/
ZC 78 – Selling the Biz Part 1: Why Sell Your Business?
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-78-selling-the-biz-part-1-why-sell-your-business/
If you want to learn more about exiting the business, I would love to talk with you about it. Just visit the link below and I will talk you soon!
www.zonconpodcast.com/EXIT
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Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 78 - Selling the Biz Part 1: Why Sell Your Business?
Today we're starting this series of episodes about selling a business. This is part 1 of our 4-episode series on how we sold our business.
Like anything with value, a business is an asset just like a car or a house, these are assets. In this episode, Mike and I talk about WHY we sell a business and the what motivated to sell our own business.
You can listen to our previous episode with Mike Yeh on the link below.
ZC 46 – How to Organize a Million Dollar Team with Mike Yeh
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-46-how-to-organize-a-million-dollar-team-with-mike-yeh/
Check out our resources page to learn more about our favorite tools.
www.zonconpodacst.com/resources
Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 77 - The Road to Wealth and Charity
In today's episode, I will be sharing to everyone my steps to personal wealth and charity.
Being a money nerd is not just about having what you need or want, it’s about being efficient with your spending and investing.
Here are a few steps you can follow or tweak whichever works for you best.
- Get an education
- Become debt-free
- Cruise control retirement
- Build a cash flow business
- Build a disruptive business
- Become a philanthropist
Listen to previous episodes featuring Dr. Christopher Erickson.
ZC 21 – Recession?! With Prof Christopher Erickson
ZC 30 – How COVID-19 Will Affect You and The Economy with Econ Professor Christopher Erickson
ZC 31 – Stimulus for Small Business – How to get FREE Money and Expand Your Business with Econ Professor Christopher Erickson
ZC 41 – Ask an Economist, What is “Opportunity Cost”?
ZC 42 – Fixed and Marginal Costs – Ask an Economist Series
ZC 68 – Are We About to See Rapid Inflation? With Dr. Christopher Erickson
Please read a few blogs I wrote on andrewknowsamazon.com.
Road to Personal Wealth and Charity
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https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 76 - The Task Test
We are starting a new season! In this episode I'm going solo to discuss about something we should do to effectively grow our business.
For every task we do, we want to ask the question if it is an efficient use of our time. I’ve found that using this “Task Test” makes it easy to figure out if we should be doing this task.
Eliminate
Is this task actually useful? Does it make a drastic change in your business when it is done? Will nothing happen if it never gets done again? If so, ELIMINATE THE TASK! Just stop doing it.
Automate
Was the task not eliminated in the last round? Good. It’s time to AUTOMATE IT! Find some software that will do it for you. They are faster, cheaper, and more reliable.
Delegate
If this task was not eliminated or automated, find someone who can do this task for you. Someone somewhere can do it just as well or better than you. Delegate it to that person.
Elevate
If this task couldn’t be eliminated, automated, or delegated, you need to find or create a resource that will allow you to hand it off. You need to ELEVATE yourself or your team to get this done.
ZC 57 – WHY You Should Hire Your First Part-Time Employee
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-57-why-you-should-hire-your-first-part-time-employee/
ZC 58 – How to Hire the Best Virtual Assistants
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-58-how-to-hire-the-best-virtual-assistants/
Check out our resources page to learn more about our favorite tools.
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Helium10 is our favorite tool for Amazon sellers. Use ZonCon10 for 10% off for life!!
https://crushtrk.com/?a=1204&c=188&p=r&s1=
ZC 75 - Started in a Small Kiosk Selling Christmas Ornaments to a 7-Figure Successful Business
What a good opportunity to sit down and chat with our guest Conor Hawking today. Conor is also one of the Titan Leaders from the Titan Mastermind.
Originally from Ireland then moved to the United States where he in a small kiosk selling christmas ornaments in malls and then business started growing and growing from multiple 6-figures to a 7-figure successful business.
What’s your big WHY? Why do you do this?
Having that flexibility to work and travel anywhere, creating a better life for myself and for my family, providing a better life for my daughter than I grew up in.
Piece of media you can share to us
Flipboard
https://flipboard.com/
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Landmark-Bestseller/dp/1585424331
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034
Actionable things Amazon sellers can do today
ZC 73 – Get Instant Access to Customers Feedback with PickFu
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-73-get-instant-access-to-customers-feedback-with-pickfu/
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
ZC 74 - From Selling on Etsy to Exiting Her Own Business
In this episode, our guest Elaine tells a very inspiring story about how she started a small business and now exiting one of her brands.
Elaine started sourcing from China and building her e-commerce brand when she was in high school. After a lot of research, she found her suppliers on Alibaba.
ZC 06 – Travel the World and Pay No Income Tax with Jack Fallon
https://zonconpodcast.com/podcast/zc-06-travel-the-world-and-pay-no-income-tax-with-jack-fallon/
What’s your big WHY? What motivates you to build something new and grow it?
For me, it’s always about independence and having control over my own time and location independence.Piece of media you can share to us
Demand Curve Newsletter by Julian Shapiro
https://www.demandcurve.com/newsletter#23xlp5lvg6sccv592b3sfp
Actionable things Amazon sellers can do today
Prepare for your eventual exit sooner than later because the earlier you prepare, the easier it will be and whenever you feel like it, you won’t have to continue working longer than you want to if you have all your books in order.If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
ZC 73 - Get Instant Access to Customers Feedback with PickFu
Our guest today is a serial entrepreneur and a digital nomad. Anthony Cofrancesco has started several businesses in travel hacking, photography and marketing. He used to worked at Amazon early in his career.
Anthony is now the Industry Liaison for PickFu, an online platform that allows people to run polls and get fast feedback from consumers in a matter of minutes.
What’s your big WHY? What motivates you to build something new and grow it?
I want to build things. For me, what’s really cool is that there’s something fun in setting it up, you build it, you scale it, you grow it and you say “That’s mine!”.
Books, podcast or piece of media you can share to us
The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker
https://stevenpinker.com/publications/better-angels-our-nature
Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
https://www.rationaloptimist.com
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062316117/ref=emc_b_5_i
Actionable things Amazon sellers can do today
Take a really deep look at your product packaging. If it’s not good, go and redo it. Product packaging matters.
Get in touch with Anthony
Instagram: @anthonycofran
PickFu is a do-it-yourself online platform that unlocks powerful consumer research. In just minutes, you can crowdsource hundreds of opinions from the people who matter most to your business. Signup now and get big discounts!
ZC 72 - From Engineer to Entrepreneur with Anatoly Spektor
This is the second part of our chat with Anatoly Spektor.
If you haven't listened the first part of this episode, check here:
ZC 71 – Work from Anywhere You Want While Traveling
In this episode, Anatoly tells us a whole big story about how he started out in Latvia, went to Canada and finished a degree in software development and then used that career to build up his own Amazon business.
Justin Dyson’s Episodes
ZC 48 – From Dropout to Multi-Millionaire – Justin Dyson’s Origin Story
ZC 51 – 5 Fundamental Pillars of Private Label with Justin Dyson
What’s your big WHY? Why do you do this? Why do you have an entrepreneurial journey?
I like to have fun. I believe life is a joy. So for me, I just think that you need to have joy and the only way to have joy is to work less. There's no reason for anyone in this age to struggle.
Book, podcast or piece of media for the audience
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Awakening by Anthony de Mello
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Jack Ma: A Biography of the Alibaba Billionaire
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
Am I Being Too Subtle? by Sam Zell
Connect with Anatoly
Instagram: @anatolyspektor @10millionjourney
ZC 71 - Work from Anywhere You Want While Traveling
In today's episode, Anatoly Spektor shares his experiences while living the digital-nomad lifestyle. Yes, it's possible to find a balance and successfully run a business from the road, relying on time management and careful planning.
He started working part-time as a software developer in his school while studying.
Join the Titan Webinar June 15, 2021. This webinar is a Masterclass about Listing Conversions.
The following topics will be covered in this masterclass.
- Buyer intent
- Go behind enemy lines
- Avoid A9 apocalypse
- Listing optimization checklist
https://secure.titannetwork.com/conversion21?sl=affiliate#a_aid=andrew&a_bid=1add45b1
Anatoly Spektor's Podcast
"Why should people buy mine? And if I don't get an answer, I don't launch it".
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa
ZC 70 - Building a Successful Team for Your Business with Erin Graybill
This is the part 2 of our interview with Erin Graybill and in this episode we cover everything we want to know about how to build an effective team.
Erin Graybill is the founder and Managing Director of Luxe England – a UK based company that specialises in beauty and lifestyle products with the purpose to exceed the expectations of its global customers through high quality, thoughtfully designed bundles. In five years the business grew from being a side-hustle, to 7 figures through a blend of Amazon FBA, B2B and website sales.
ZC 57 – WHY You Should Hire Your First Part-time Employee
ZC 58 – How to Hire the Best Virtual Assistants
ZC 28 – Eco Friendly Sales by Samantha Rosenbaum
Favorite piece of media. Books, website, podcast, etc.
- Branded by Women created by Danny McMillan of Seller Sessions
- Chimp Paradox by Dr. Steve Peters
- Own the Day, Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Actionable Things Amazon Sellers Can Do Today
As Amazon sellers, we have the opportunity to make an impact. The next time you have reorders, please consider taking a look at any additional single use plastic. Make it more sustainable.
If you looking to find a group of like-minded entrepreneurs that can take your business to the next level, check out the Titan Mastermind. Andrew is one of the leaders of this mastermind.
https://www.titannetwork.com/#a_aid=Andrew&a_bid=f9c3cffa