I'm a Builder
I enjoy building new businesses and I try to surround myself with super-talented people that help make the magic happen. I currently have interests in the following markets: Software, Vacation Rentals, Social Network and Marketplace Selling, Podcasts, Fishing and Waterfowl Hunting.
These articles are my thoughts on various businesses, technologies, trends and pretty much anything else I’m thinking about at the moment.
The Missing Manual
What’s missing that you can provide? David Pogue (@pogue) created a series of over 100 revenue streams because one company decided to stop including manuals with their products. In 1999, Pogue wrote the first Missing Manual book: Mac OS 9: The Missing Manual. The...
The Escaping Employment Project
My new book, Escaping Employment, will be out this year. Join me on the journey to get exclusive content and early access to chapters in the book. Enter your name and email below, and I will send you an early access chapter!
Making the Switch to a Niche for your Reselling Business
Are you selling what everyone else is selling? What distinguishes your store from others when selling on marketplaces like eBay or Poshmark? Is your sole competitive edge based on price? Hand drawing circle among square boxes, find your positioning, niche, or...
Poshmark Style Tags Reimagined.
Here's a way to use Style Tags to improve the flexibility of your Poshmark closet and to create unique product pages that you can share with your followers. In the second quarter of 2021, Poshmark introduced Style Tags. Poshmark describes these tags as a way to: “Make...
Poshmark Introduces Bulk Editing Tools
If I asked you what makes a great marketplace, how would you answer? Would it be the technology on the platform? Maybe the massive marketing exposure? How about a huge customer base? All important, yes. But I would argue that the essential part of a marketplace is the...
eBay Unlocked Hits Number One on Amazon!
I am thrilled to see eBay Unlocked hit the #1 New Release in the Entrepreneurship Management category! I am looking forward to seeing the reader reviews coming in shortly for the latest book in my Unlocked series.
eBay Unlocked is coming soon!
eBay changed my life. eBay empowered me to create new businesses, to test new ideas, and reach customers worldwide. Perhaps most importantly, eBay has connected me with a community of sellers and Small Business owners that would help me find success, build wealth, and...
What’s on your To-Did list?
No matter how much I try to use those fancy time management apps and systems, they don't work for me. I consider myself to be pretty productive, managing multiple businesses, launching two kids off to college recently, and balancing a bunch of hobbies. However, I...
Using eBay to Find Suppliers for your Resale Business
Learn the secrets to using eBay to find suppliers for your resale business.
Using eBay research to make resale decisions
Reseller? Learn how eBay data can help you make profitable buying decisions for products to resale.
Selling less and making more: Increase your ASP
Average Sale Price - these three words are critically important to your long term success on any marketplace, including Poshmark. It takes the same amount of effort to sell a $10 item as it does to sell a $100 item. What can you do to increase your ASP? Change...
Why Keywords and SEO are so Important to Marketplace Sales
When you are creating your listing titles and descriptions, there are some key things to remember that will help potential buyers find your listings, both on marketplaces like Poshmark and via search engines like Google. Using Search Engine Optimization tactics and...