Selling Online for Dummies author Paul Waddy demystifies online business | #614

The Small Business Big Marketing Podcast with Tim Reid

Episode • Nov 21, 2022 • 55m

Online business demystified. Keen to recession-proof your business? Maybe you want to add an additional revenue stream or two. Why wouldn’t you?! Well, I’ve got just the fella to help you do that. Paul Waddy is one of retail-tech’s brightest minds, in fact, he’s just released Selling Online for Dummies, and he joins us to share how you can master eCommerce in your business. It’s an e-ceptional episode 614 (see what I did there?!) of The (13 year-old, award-winning) Small Business Big Marketing podcast.
A little more about Selling Online for Dummies author Paul Waddy …

Paul Waddy is an eCommerce expert and strategic advisor to some of Australia's most successful online retailers including ShoPo, The Horse and Oz Hair and Beauty.

In 2021 Paul was named Number 2 in the Top 50 People in eCommerce, and in 2022 he received the Industry Recognition Award at the Online Retail Industry Awards.

He’s such an expert in the eCommerce space that he’s just released Selling Online For Dummies and Shopify For Dummies, designed to give business owners (just like you) the expertise to transform your eCommerce ideas into a profitable reality.

As an aside, I couldn’t help myself … I Googled what are the strangest titles for

For Dummies books, and the top 3 are:

Anger Management for Dummies (Step 1 is don’t get angry when someone calls you a dummy!)
Near Death Experiences for Dummies (Step 1 is go towards the light. Step 2 is … not that close!)
And the third one is Procrastination for Dummies, although no one gets around to reading this one!

Enough stupidity. This is serious stuff!

So settle in as Paul Waddy covers:

How a clever eComm play can recession-proof your business
The various ways of integrating eComm in to an existing business
What you’d need to do to clear $5,000 a month after three months of starting an eCommerce business
How to get traffic to your online store
And plenty more.

Paul starts by explaining what he loves about eCommerce …

Resources mentioned in this episode of your favorite marketing podcast

Interview with Power Planter founder (eCommerce store)

Interview with Snotty Nose's founder (eCommerce store)

Interview with eBike ecommerce store founder John Murphy 0eCommerce store)

Interview with Stu Heinecke on getting that meeting

Interview with Steve Simms on how to get Elton John as a client

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