{"podcast":{"title":"The Ecomcrew Ecommerce Podcast","slug":"the-ecomcrew-ecommerce-podcast-1101700","podcast_index_feed_id":1101700,"rss_url":"https://ecomcrew.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://ecomcrew.com/ecomcrew-podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/9/c/d/59cdb9541272d1f7d959afa2a1bf1c87/Podcast_Logo_2024-1-01-20241202-mhhcdmiuex.png","author":"Mike Jackness","episode_count":652,"summary":"An eCommerce podcast for store owners, hosted by 7-figure store owners Mike Jackness and Dave Bryant. We cover everything in eCommerce from Shopify, to Amazon FBA. From email marketing, to Facebook Ads. Never before has there been a podcast with store owners who are so candid. Subscribe to the Ecomcrew podcast today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T20:19:20.787251+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ecomcrew-ecommerce-podcast-1101700"},"episode":{"title":"E649: This year, I get clean.","slug":"e649-this-year-i-get-clean","published_at":"2026-06-17T10:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ecomcrew-ecommerce-podcast-1101700/e649-this-year-i-get-clean","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ecomcrew-ecommerce-podcast-1101700","url":"https://www.ecomcrew.com/e649-getting-clean/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ecomcrew/E649.mp3?dest-id=309660","summary":"In this episode, Dave shares his journey of recovery from selling only on Amazon and reducing his dependency on the platform. Dave explores how he's growing sales for his brand after recognizing industry changes. He discusses what he learned from the content marketing industry, the cyclical nature of e-commerce, and the importance of building sustainable systems outside of Amazon's immediate reach. Thinking about taking some risk off the table? Or are you looking at taking an extended break from e-commerce in general? Know what your e-commerce business is worth with Quiet Light Brokerage. More Staffing connects ecommerce founders to top Filipino talent across supply chain, operations, CX, marketing, finance, and creative. More Staffing helps you build a team with real depth, at a cost structure that makes it viable for a brand at any stage. Check out MORE. Staffing today to get all of your open positions filled for Q3. Timestamps 00:00 - From dependency to strategic recovery 02:22 - The \"seven-year itch\" in business 03:22 - Impact of AI on content marketing 05:47 - Shifting focus from Google rankings 07:13 - Rebuilding with different channels 09:38 - The typical lifecycle of a product on Amazon 11:03 - Short-term success versus long-term defensibility 13:28 - Beating the ripoff and duplicate culture on Amazon 14:26 - Building off-Amazon sales channels 15:54 - Indirect advertising strategies & lead funnels 17:46 - Differentiating products for Shopify vs Amazon 20:42 - Long-term growth mindset: demand, sales, and scaling 22:38 - Building the team: sourcing Filipino talent via morstaffing.co 25:04 - Manufacturing lessons 28:00 - Industry complexity as an opportunity, not just a hurdle As always, if you have any questions or anything that you need help with, leave a commen…","meta_description":"In this episode, Dave shares his journey of recovery from selling only on Amazon and reducing his dependency on the platform. Dave explores how he's growi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1802,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ecomcrew-ecommerce-podcast-1101700/episodes/e649-this-year-i-get-clean/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ecomcrew-ecommerce-podcast-1101700/e649-this-year-i-get-clean.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}