Chris Malta's EBiz Insider Podcast

People love the idea of quick wins in ecommerce. They cling to it like a kid hanging onto the last cookie in the jar. And every December, the fantasy gets stronger. Folks are tired, overloaded, and ho...

17 Des 20254min

There's a funny thing about beginners in ecommerce. They all think they're supposed to start from scratch every time they want to make progress. They sit down on a Monday with a cup of coffee, crack t...

17 Des 20255min

People love to wait. They think waiting is productive. They think waiting creates better timing, better conditions, better insight, better everything. They imagine that if they just hold off a little ...

8 Des 20255min

If there's one thing beginners panic about in December, it's traffic. Something about the holidays flips a switch in people's brains and suddenly every new seller thinks they're supposed to pull mirac...

8 Des 20255min

Every new seller thinks their first product idea is brilliant. They picture it selling out. They picture five star reviews. They picture themselves casually checking order notifications while sipping ...

8 Des 20255min

Most new sellers think confusion announces itself. They expect some big flashing sign that says "You don't get this yet." That's not how it works. The real trouble in ecommerce sneaks in quietly. It f...

8 Des 20255min

People treat January like it's some sort of magical reset button. They think the calendar flips and suddenly their confusion about ecommerce packs its bags and leaves. They picture themselves sitting ...

7 Des 20255min

There's nothing like opening your first supplier application and feeling your soul climb out of your body when they ask for annual revenue, employee count, warehouse size, sales volume, and every othe...

30 Nov 20254min