Matt serves as executive chairman and is one of the co-founders of Amazing.com and the Amazing Selling Machine course that has taught tens of thousands of students how to run a successful Amazon business. With more than a decade of ecommerce experience and with multiple million-dollar companies, Matt loves sharing his success and strategies with other entrepreneurs.> Here’s a glimpse of what you would learn…. The significance of joining a mastermind group and seizing opportunities for business growth and collaboration.Importance of diversifying beyond Amazon and building a valuable consumer brand for long-term success.Importance of driving traffic to Shopify store, leveraging influencer partnerships, and optimizing product pages.Steps to set up a Shopify store, including connecting fulfillment to Amazon, adding products, and optimizing the store design.Strategies for optimizing a product page on Shopify, including modeling after successful brands and using a copywriting framework.Benefits of subscription-based business models, increasing lifetime value, and strategies for increasing average order value.Approaches to testing offers, refining strategies, and prioritizing appeal in ad campaigns.In this episode of the Ecomm Breakthrough podcast, host Josh Hadley converses with Matt Clark, a seasoned e-commerce expert and executive chairman of Amazing.com. They discuss the challenges and strategies for Amazon sellers, emphasizing the need to diversify and create independent sales channels. Matt advises starting with a Shopify store, focusing on optimizing top-selling products, and leveraging Google ads using Amazon keyword data. He also suggests maximizing average order value and learning from successful competitors. Matt shares personal insights, including the influence of Jack Canfield's "Success Principles" and his admiration for Ezra Firestone's work in e-commerce.Here are the 3 action items that Josh identified from this episode:Action item #1: Expanding Beyond Amazon. Matt recommends starting with setting up a Shopify store. This serves as your brand's website, a crucial asset for capturing leads and customer information,Action item #2: Leveraging Advertising and Traffic Sources. Matt's strategy is to start with Google PPC ads, using keyword data from Amazon to target potential customers. He then prioritizes Facebook ads for their effectiveness and reach. Action item #3: Increasing Average Order Value.  focus on increasing average order value through complementary products, and subscriptions.Resources mentioned in this episode:Josh Hadley on LinkedIneComm Breakthrough ConsultingeComm Breakthrough PodcastEmail Josh Hadley: Josh@eCommBreakthrough.comAmazon Selling MachineMavericks Mastermind GroupRay Edwards P.A.S.T.O.R. FrameworkZipify One Click UpsellBlack Rifle CoffeeSuccess Principles by Jack CanfieldEzra FirestoneMatt Clark's Personal WebsiteSpecial Mention(s):Adam “Heist” Runquist on LinkedInKevin King on LinkedInMichael E. Gerber on LinkedInRelated Episode(s):“Cracking the Amazon Code: Learn From Adam Heist’s Brand Scaling Secrets” on the eComm Breakthrough Podcast“Kevin King’s Wicked-Smart Tips for Building an Audience of Raving Fans” on the eComm Breakthrough Podcast“Unlocking Entrepreneurial Greatness | Insider Secrets With E-myth Author Michael Gerber” on the eComm Breakthrough PodcastThis episode is brought to you by eComm Breakthrough Consulting where I help seven-figure e-commerce owners grow to eight figures. I started my business in 2015 and grew it to an eight-figure brand in seven years. I made mistakes along the way that made the path to eight figures longer. At times I doubted whether our business could even survive and become a real brand. I wish I would have had a guide to help me grow faster and avoid the stumbling blocks. If you’ve hit a plateau and want to know the next steps to take your business to the next level, then email me at josh@ecommbreakthrough.com and in your subject line say “strategy audit” for the chance to win a $10,000 comprehensive business strategy audit at no cost!Transcript AreaJosh (00:00:35)** ((-)) - - Welcome to the Ecomm Breakthrough Podcast. I'm your host, Josh Hadley, where I interview the top business leaders in e-commerce. Past guests include Kevin King, Michael Gerber, author of The E-myth, and Norm Ferrar How We're Ty and Steve Simonsson. Today I'm speaking with Matt Clark, the executive chairman of Amazing Dotcom and the creator of The Amazing Selling Machine. And we're going to be talking a lot about how you can make sure your brand is still relevant and thriving even ten years from now. This episode is brought to you by Ecomm Breakthrough Consulting, where I help seven figure companies grow to eight figures and beyond.Josh (00:01:10)** ((-)) - - Listen, Matt, I started my business back in 2015 and I grew it to an eight figure brand in seven years, but it took me a lot longer than I think it really needed to. I made a lot of mistakes along the way that made that path a little bit harder than it really needed to be. I had cash flow issues. There were times where I had to invest my own money back into the business in order to make payroll. There were bad hiring decisions that I made. There were bad advertising decisions that I made, and I wish I would have had a mentor along the way that would have been able to help me overcome those stumbling blocks and grow a lot faster. So to our listeners, those of you who have hit similar plateaus a...