In this episode, Alan interviews Matt Swan from Native Commerce on how he and his team have been able to build a MASSIVE ecommerce empire, in multiple niches, using traditional direct response marketing.

EP33: Why MOST ‘Would Be’ Ecommerce Sellers Fail Before They Even Start

Apr 20th, 2017 17m 22s

Got a short and sweet one for you today!Do you know why most would be ecommerce sellers fail before they start?Is it sourcing? I mean, that’s the first step is sourcing a product, right?So, wouldn’t that be it?Nope, it has to do with so

EP32: How Grillaholics ‘Hustled’ to Create a 7-Figure Niche Ecommerce Biz with Devin Dorosh

Apr 12th, 2017 52m 17s

Ever wondered how some ecommerce sellers go from Amazon to off-Amazon?Well, that’s exactly what Devin Dorosh has done with his multi-million dollar, Grillaholics, Niche Ecommerce biz.Devin and his team are the epitome and have the model and

EP31: 8 Ways to Pay Foreign Suppliers and NOT Get burned in Your Ecommerce Biz

Apr 5th, 2017 51m 54s

We see SO many people making mistakes when paying foreign suppliers.There are certain things you 100% NEED to do before you pay suppliers AND there are at least 8 ways you need to vet and consider as a vehicle for paying them.In this episod

EP30: From Info Publishing Affiliate Marketer to Survival Niche Ecommerce Empire with Byron Walker

Mar 30th, 2017 54m 54s

Talk about ‘pivoting’ and transformation in a business!In this episode, Alan interviews Survival Frog Founder, Byron Walker.Byron is an 8-year online retailer who started as an affiliate marketer in the info publishing space.Now, Byron ha

EP29: Sourcing from a Trading Company vs Direct from Manufacturer for Your Ecommerce Business

Mar 23rd, 2017 40m 55s

You may or may not know, sourcing is one of Alan’s 'wheelhouses'.He REALLY enjoys the 'game' of sourcing and our peers and clients tell him he has an amazing eye and thought process for choosing products to source.And that's great for us he

EP28: Breaking through Barriers, Patience and Omni-Channel Marketing with Matt Schmitt

Mar 15th, 2017 1h 11m

What a GREAT mix of high-level business advice and low-level tactics in this episode!Matt Schmitt is a VERY successful, omni-channel ecommerce seller that has an amazing story of breaking through barriers and the RIGHT kind of patience.He’s

EP27: Best of Shawn Hart Mastermind Audio Highlights

Mar 9th, 2017 23m 11s

We’ve got another best of audio highlights episode for you!In this episode, we’ve put together some audio highlights from 8-figure Amazon Seller and entrepreneur Shawn Hart.These highlights are from our year-end mastermind event in Austin,

EP26: ‘Data Never Lies’ with Top Ecommerce Consultant Dimitris Skiadas

Feb 28th, 2017 1h 8m

Alright, here’s something a little different and a real treat for you in this episode.Dimitris Skiadas, one of the world’s TOP Ecommerce Consultants, all the way from Greece, spills the beans on how he is helping his clients grow their ecomme

EP25: Best of Ryan Moran Mastermind Audio Highlights

Feb 19th, 2017 11m 22s

We got a lot of great feedback on this format……So…We’ve got another best of audio highlights episode for you!In this episode, we’ve put together some audio highlights from million dollar Amazon Seller and entrepreneur Ryan Moran.These h

EP24: How Travis Petelle Went from Dental School to Ecommerce Empire Builder

Feb 17th, 2017 44m

This episode is pure gold.Alan interviews Travis Petelle who figured out in college he was much more inclined to be a digital entrepreneur versus a dentist.So, he pursued that starting out building websites for people and that humble beginn

EP23: Best of Brian Johnson Amazon PPC Tips

Feb 6th, 2017 13m 27s

Amazon Pay-Per-Click can be the key to maximizing your sales on Amazon.But it can also be a bit of a science to get your campaigns performing.And there is no better resource for doing that than Brian Johnson.Brian is arguably the King of

EP22: Creating High ROI Organic & Paid Social Marketing for Your Ecommerce Biz with Kenny Stevens

Dec 30th, 2016 52m 27s

We are barely scratching the surface with social platform marketing for our ecommerce business. Especially Facebook…If you haven’t jumped on the social marketing band wagon (especially Facebook), its time to jump before the big brands REALLY

EP21: Best Of Your Ecommerce Questions on Sourcing, Shipping, Amazon, Reviews, Alibaba and More

Dec 21st, 2016 31m 20s

You ask and we answer…In this episode, we’ve aggregated some of the most common ecommerce biz questions you’ve asked about Sourcing, Shipping, Amazon, Reviews, Canton, Alibaba and More.Since this is a collection of common questions its like

EP20: Building a Successful, ’Community Centric’ Ecommerce Biz from Scratch with Maruxa Murphy

Dec 15th, 2016 49m 51s

You want to beat the big brands out there in ecommerce and retail? You want to compete with the big boys?What most of them are failing at and missing the boat on is building, nurturing and having a community centered business.That can be yo

EP19: How to Obtain Multiple 6-Figures in Funding with Low Interest for Your Ecommerce Biz

Dec 7th, 2016 30m 24s

Bootstrapping is great, but sometimes we need a little help getting over the cash flow hump.Creative funding is a great way to do that.In this episode, Alan goes through some things we’ve learned recently from a good friend of the GDW famil

EP18: How to Build a Million Dollar Ecommerce Biz Around an Engaged Community with Tyler Sullivan

Nov 29th, 2016 55m 48s

I’m sure you’ve heard it before and I guarantee you’re going to hear it more and more in the coming months and years…The best way to build a private label brand and private label products ecommerce business is by building a community around t

EP17: How to 'Bulletproof' Your Ecommerce Business with Alan Basinger

Nov 23rd, 2016 33m 6s

This episode couldn’t be more appropriate for the context and the entire premise of the Ecom Shift Podcast…There is a lot of change happening in the Ecommerce industry.Amazon making changes, small companies being bought by bigger corporatio

EP16: Building Successful Ecommerce Brands and Winning Growth Strategies with Ryan Moran

Nov 17th, 2016 39m 54s

Do you focus on the product or the customer in your Ecommerce business?Which is the better thing to focus on when you launch?You may think you know the answers to these questions and you may be right. But after doing this interview, even we

EP15: The Exact China Direct Sourcing Method We Use to Launch 100+ Products a Year

Nov 10th, 2016 19m 54s

People ask us all the time, “How do you launch over 100 products a year?”That’s a loaded question. But given most people in Ecommerce get the start or the beginning wrong. We thought we’d do a Podcast just about that part of the process.Wha

EP14: How to Do Direct Response Niche Marketing in Your Ecommerce Biz with Justin Odum

Nov 2nd, 2016 31m 8s

Talk about keeping it simple and focused, but returning huge dividends!On this episode, Alan interviews Justin Odum who is selling a specific product line to a specific, highly targeted audience on Facebook, very successfully.Justin talks a

EP13: Adventures in China - 3 Ecommerce Sellers Share Their Direct from China Sourcing Experiences

Oct 27th, 2016 41m 50s

Its one thing for Alan or whoever on our team to tout what we do and how great it is to go to China.But there’s nothing better than hearing it straight from your peers who have been to China with us, have been through the process and have exp

EP12: From Dabbling in Arbitrage to a Private Label, Multi-Channel Ecommerce Empire with Stacy Jones

Oct 19th, 2016 40m 10s

As you know, arbitrage is a great place to start and get your feet wet in ecommerce.Hopefully, you also know it is not a long-term business model.In this episode, Alan interviews our client Stacy Jones who in a very short time has gone from

EP11: The REAL Costs of Private Label Products and Launching Them Successfully

Oct 11th, 2016 1h 32m

Have you ever wondered how much it REALLY costs to launch your own private label products and brands?There is a lot of misinformation and hype being spewed in the marketplace right now about this very topic.In this episode, Alan sets the re

EP10: 4 Critical Ecommerce Growth Strategies with 8-Figure Entrepreneur Vinnie Fisher

Oct 4th, 2016 47m 52s

How do you build a 8-figure ecommerce business? Better yet, how do you get to $100K, then $1 million and so on?Those are just a few of the questions that are answered in this EPIC interview with 8-figure, serial entrepreneur Vinnie Fisher.T