MMOTI 19: Launching a SaaS Business without an established platform with Spencer Haws

In this episode I speak with Russell Brunson about how he used information products to help build a $30+ million per year SaaS company – ClickFunnels. I originally found out about ClickFunnels when I bought a book called Dotcom Secrets after clicking an ad on Facebook to check it out. That got me into the world of ClickFunnels, I went to the Funnel Hacking Live event in early 2017 and most recently got Russell’s new book Expert Secrets. Whenever I speak to someone that’s been building online businesses for as long as Russell has there are a lot of directions we can take the conversation. We were able to cover a lot of ground this episode and I constantly found myself nodding my head in agreement when he talked about some of his earlier mistakes. You do not want to miss this episode.

In this solo episode I sit down to discuss my Amazon ecommerce business and shed some light on what we're doing to scale the business to $100k+ per month. I also share on the podcast for the first time information about Salesbacker.com which we created to help Amazon sellers to get more reviews for their products. Finally, I introduce a new podcast dedicated to physical product sellers that offer their products for sale on Amazon. If you currently sell products on Amazon or would like to get started make sure you listen to those episodes by going to Sellercast.com.

Don't forget to enter our podcast contest with a chance to win lifetime access to AmaSuite ($297) and a 1 year subscription to BoostWP ($149). Those prizes add up to almost $450 worth of my very best software. You can join the contest here: UpFuel Podcast Contest In this episode, I sit down with Justin Gilchrist, who is an expert when it comes to buying and selling websites, along with owning Flipfilter.com, exitplan.co, and Centurica.com, all of which focus around the topic of buying and selling websites. If you're interested in buying and selling sites, I definitely recommend taking a look at Justin's sites.

In this episode, I interview 3 separate entrepreneurs who are all doing thousands of dollars per month on Amazon. These guys are all members of our private Amazon selling community called AzonMasters. We interviewed them and combined their stories together into one podcast session answering some of the most common questions people have about getting started selling on Amazon. In this interview, you’ll learn the techniques that have worked and what hasn’t for Jakub, Steven, and Brunno, along with their plans for growing their businesses in the future.

In this podcast episode I fly solo while answering common questions about a business I’ve been building on the side selling private label physical products on Amazon.com (my own brand). I've been selling on Amazon.com for less than 3 months and I’m already on track for a six figure+ business. I hit the $10k in the last 30 days mark recently and that’s from only one product. I still have 9 and a half months to scale sales to an even greater level before the one year anniversary of my first sale on Amazon.com. I started this business because I was inspired by Podcast 17 guest Brian Leyde who in less than one year built a much much larger Amazon business. I’m completely confident that this will be a solid six figure revenue business with the potential to go even beyond that.

In this podcast episode my new co-host, Casey Ames, and I interview Matt Stone. Matt is not only a Kindle book author, but also has an indie publishing company and a book promotion website. In this episode we discuss Kindle marketing strategies, how Matt is using 99 cent books to make money on Amazon, and much more. There is also an opportunity for you to make some money being an affiliate for Matt's website BuckBooks.net.

In this podcast episode I interview Matthew Paulson, who is an expert in getting visitors to his website in ways that you probably aren't familiar with. In this episode, we cover what websites Matthew is running, how he's getting traffic to these websites by being a news outlet, and how you can do the same thing.

In this podcast episode I interview Spencer Haws about Vylo a project he started with his team member Perrin. Vylo is a voice chat software, marketed specifically to gamers, but is also useful to anyone who needs to create a chat room. We discuss how they got it up and running, their monetization strategies and what marketing techniques they are using the grow the software.

In this podcast episode I interview Chris Ducker an entrepreneur and expert on using virtual assistants in your business. In my own professional and personal life, letting go and hiring on others to work on my business has given me more free time and helped me dramatically grow my business which is precisely why you’ve gotta hear what Chris has to say in this podcast episode.

In this podcast episode I interview Brian Leyde who in less than one year is pulling in over $100,000 in profit per month selling physical products on Amazon.com. March 2014 he's on track for $400,000 in sales and ~$250,000 in profit. Brian's success story is amazing and as he shows in this interview, the business model of selling physical products on Amazon has huge potential to scale. If you'd like to sell physical products on Amazon and avoid all of the hassles and headaches of shipping out product, dealing with refunds etc you'll love this episode.