Ecommerce Odyssey Podcast

Neil Twa is the founder of Voltage Direct marketing, an Amazon growth consultancy. Voltage specialises in launching its own private label brands and coaching others to launch their own successful Amazon businesses. We discussed:How did you start VoltageWhat does your sixleaf software do?How do you identify good products to sell on Amazon?Tell me about your FBA investment business VoltageThere are a lot of businesses making acquisitions in the FBA space right now – is this a bubble that is going to burst?What are the most successful Amazon sellers doing right?What has inspired you recently?Neil was talking to Trevor Ginn from vendlab.com, an eCommerce agency specialising in online marketplaces and e-commerce sales platforms.

In the latest eCommerce odyssey podcast, Trevor interviews Dean Niesten and Rik Koopman from Social Media agency Dr Traffic. Amongst other things they talked about:What does Dr Traffic do?What investment would you recommend in organic vs. Paid SocialWhat is the best measure of ROI in social?What ROI should merchants aim for?What are the channels you would recommend investing in?Where do you see Facebook/Instagram eCommerce solution going?What has inspired you recently?Dr Traffic was interviewed by Trevor Ginn from Vendlab.com, an e-commerce agency specialising in online marketplaces and international sales.

Today I Trevor from Vendlab.com with Dan Marsland from leading payment provider Payoneer.We discussed:What does Payoneer do?How does Payoneer help Amazon sellers?How to choose a payment providerHow Brexit has affected CBTWhat international opportunities do you see your clients using?What is the future for online payments?What has inspired you recently?Need help with your eCommerce business? Vendlab specialises in helping online retailers grow their businesses through online marketplaces and international sales.

Jamie Riddell has been at the forefront of Search Engine Optimisation for over 20 years and his latest venture is Escaping Gravity, a Global SEO agency for Challenger brands.SEO was one of the first things which got me excited about eCommerce, so it was great to discuss the latest developments with Jamie.Amongst other things, we chatted about:Over the last few years, paid search results are taking up more space on the SERPs. Does that mean that natural search is less important for retailers?I notice that Amazon seems to appear prominently in the SERPs for product-related searches. Is it becoming more difficult for ‘challenger brands’ to make an impact? Is it a case of the Matthew effect (‘For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.’)Should SEO have a higher ROI than other (paid) forms of online promotion?How important is getting excellent quality links vs creating great content?Google is implementing core web metrics soon, how much effect do you think this will have on retailers, many of which have slow sitesWhat has inspired you recently?Jamie was interviewed by Trevor Ginn from Vendlab.com. Vendlab are an e-commerce agency specialising in online marketplaces and international trade.

Magenitity (www.magentity.com) is a leading Magento specialist Agency. I caught up with the founder Jason Russell to talk about eCommerce and tackle one of the trickiest questions in eCommerce - Magento or Shopify?Tell me about MagentityMagento or Shopify?How is website speed best measured?Now that websites are becoming more templated, how do eCommerce companies differentiate themselves?What are the most successful eCommerce companies doing?What has inspired you recentlyHost: Trevor Ginn- www.vendlab.comGuest: Jason Russell, Founder Magentity

Today I caught up with Jonnie Cartmill from Sendcloud, a shipping solution for eCommerce sellers. Sendcloud manages carrier integrations and allows you to access multiple carrier solutions from one interface, without doing your own integrations. Here are some of the things we talked about:What does send cloud do for sellers?What is the history of the company?Why should sellers use it instead of integrating directly with the couriers?What do you think is the best way to ship internationally?Do you work with other software providers e.g., Linnworks?How was Brexit for you!?What has inspired you recently?Jonnie was talking to Trevor Ginn from vendlab.com, an eCommerce agency specialising in online marketplaces and e-commerce sales platforms.

In this week’s episode of the Ecommerce Odyssey Podcast, I interview Steve Jones from Veeqo (www.veeqo.com).Veeqo is a leading e-commerce platform helping multi-channel e-commerce businesses to manage their sales.Questions covered include:Can you give me a brief background on VeeqoWhat kind of merchants can you really help?Do you consider yourself to be an all-in-one system?How do you balance the requirements of customers for different features?What is your pricing model?How do you think you fit into the market for eCommerce platforms? Why would someone choose you?What do you see successful merchants doing to grow?What are your predictions for eCommerce over the next 2 years?What has inspired you recently?Steve was talking to Trevor Ginn from vendlab.com, an eCommerce agency specialising in online marketplaces and e-commerce sales platforms.

In our launch episode, We are delighted to interview Steve Folwell, the founder of e-commerce gardening Startup Muddy Trowel (www.muddytrowel.com).Muddy Trowel makes it easy to get beautiful, plants kids straight to your door. I talk to Steve about what he has learned so far and his plans for the future.In the podcast we cover:Muddy Trowel – what gave you the inspiration for it?What is the market landscape for these products?How does the supply chain work for your products?Your products are quite delicate – how do you deliver •What are the main channels you use to market your products?Do you sell through any third party platforms e.g. Amazon, eBay •How are you funding your business – what are your plans for growth?You’ve worked for big corporates and now you are an entrepreneur – which do you prefer?What has inspired you most recently?Steve was talking to Trevor Ginn from vendlab.com, an eCommerce agency specialising in online marketplaces and e-commerce sales platforms.