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My guest this week is Steven Schneider. The Co-Founder and CEO of TrioSEO, where he helps SaaS and B2B brands drive high-intent organic traffic with 100% human-written content. His team specializes in bottom-of-the-funnel blogs, sales pages, and SEO strategies that directly connect businesses with ideal customers. Before launching TrioSEO, Steven scaled a portfolio of 40 blogs to 7-figures in just three years using pure SEO, without relying on paid ads or social media.   Today, Steven is teaming up with entrepreneurs Connor Gillivan and Nathan Hirsch, known for building and exiting multiple 6, 7, and 8-figure businesses. After growing FreeUp to over $12M in annual revenue, they are now applying their proven SEO strategies to help TrioSEO clients achieve sustainable, scalable growth.   Socials and website Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schneis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trioseo1 X: https://x.com/trioseo Website: https://trioseo.com/   Follow Digital Niche Agency on Socials for Up To Date Marketing Expertise and Insights: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalnicheagency Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digitalnicheagency Instagram: DNA - Digital Niche Agency @digitalnicheagency  Twitter: https://twitter.com/DNAgency_CA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalNicheAgency  

Entrepreneurial spirit is something that seems to be innate in some people, while others don't have it. Not everyone is called to lead either and that's okay! We need all types of people to run effective businesses. That's something our guest Nathan Hirsch, lifelong entrepreneur and owner of several companies including EcomBalance, knows a ton about. Nathan shares his early experiences in entrepreneurship selling books on Amazon and how that's lead to owning and growing multiple companies today. Even though he isn't a bookkeeper, Nathan understands the importance of keeping clean books. Brands often sell on multiple channels so not knowing which one is driving the most profitability can come back to bite you. That's where immaculate financial statements come into play. From early riser hustler to dad owning a portfolio of companies, Nathan invites us into his journey. You ready? The Longer Game is a podcast focused on leaning into the trends and advancements in retail so brands see a clearer path to success across ALL channels. We're looking at retail in a whole new way, looking to better understand the future of retail. It's Retail Reimagined. Sharing hope about the future. No one channel can a business sustain. Go omni-channel. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe to our channel and make sure to click or tap the bell so you get notified whenever new episodes drop. Want to learn more about The Longer Game? Head over to https://thelongergame.com to read show notes, watch more episodes, or contact us. Follow us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/thelongergame Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thelongergame Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/thelongergame Nathan Hirsch is a lifelong entrepreneur and is on a mission to make entrepreneurship simpler for millions.Nathan is best known for co-founding FreeUp.net in 2015 with an initial $5,000 investment, scaling it to $12 million in yearly revenue, and having it acquired in 2019. Today, he owns a portfolio of companies with his partner, Connor Gillivan. A few you might know EcomBalance and AccountsBalance (two monthly bookkeeping services) and Outsource School (access to Nate's Hiring process and SOPs) and TrioSEO (A premium blog writing service). Nathan has appeared on 900+ podcasts and you can follow him on social media and NathanHirsch.comWebsite: http://ecombalance.com Find them on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhirsch/ Find them on Instagram: @nathanhirsch99 Find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.hirsch/ Michael Maher, the host, would love to connect with you. Reach out to him at… Email: michael@thinkcartology.com LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/immichaelmaher This podcast is sponsored by Cartology and Podcastify Me. Cartology is a customized done-for-you service agency that helps brands accelerate growth and get profitable on the Amazon marketplace. They work directly with brands to create strategy and then go right out and execute it. Want to find out more? Website: https://thinkcartology.com Find Cartology on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/cartology Find Cartology on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thinkcartology Find Cartology on Facebook: https://facebook.com/thinkcartology Podcastify Me is designed to help coaches of all kinds enter the podcasting space with minimal lift for them. And, inviting past, current and future clients to your show as part of your marketing and sales process sets you apart from your competition, in a time where podcasting is really gaining popularity. Website: https://podcastify.me Find Podcastify Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podcastify-me/ Find Podcastify Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/podcastify.me/ Find Podcastify Me on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf2biqOTN2UbZ5aaM4Sx6NQ

Navigating the Evolving SEO Landscape: Essential Insights for B2B and SaaS SuccessIn the latest episode of "The Thoughtful Entrepreneur," host Josh sits down with Steven Schneider, the CEO of TrioSEO, to delve into the evolving landscape of search engine optimization (SEO). This episode is a treasure trove of insights, particularly for B2B and SaaS companies looking to refine their SEO strategies. Steven shares his extensive experience in the SEO and content marketing space, emphasizing the importance of quality content and strategic approaches to attract high-intent traffic. Here, we break down the key takeaways from their conversation, offering actionable advice and thorough explanations to help you navigate the complex world of SEO.Steven introduces TrioSEO, an agency that primarily serves B2B and SaaS founders. Unlike many SEO agencies that focus on technical SEO or backlinks, TrioSEO specializes in creating high-quality content aimed at attracting ideal customers. Steven underscores the importance of an ROI-focused SEO content strategy that prioritizes meaningful traffic over mere numbers. As 2024 approaches, the SEO landscape is rapidly evolving. Steven notes that AI tools like ChatGPT are becoming increasingly popular for content production. However, he advocates for a more traditional approach that emphasizes quality and sustainability.Josh and Steven discuss the potential pitfalls of producing large volumes of low-quality content using AI tools like ChatGPT. Steven warns that while this approach might yield a temporary increase in traffic, it is unlikely to be sustainable. Google is adept at recognizing low-quality content, and user behavior—such as high bounce rates—will ultimately impact a site's ranking. The episode concludes with actionable advice: focus on creating valuable, high-quality content that meets the needs of your audience, monitor user behavior, and leverage expert advice to position your business for long-term SEO success.About Steven Schneider:Steven is co-founder and CEO at TrioSEO - a blog writing agency that helps online businesses scale organic traffic and use their blog to generate qualified leads through BOFU (bottom of the funnel) content. Before TrioSEO, he co-owned a portfolio of 40 blogs, managed 400 articles monthly, and scaled to 7 figures in annual revenue with his two partners.Today, TrioSEO creates content strategies that speak directly to their client's ideal customers and targets topics that convert browsers into buyers. The team at TrioSEO manages everything from strategy and outlines to writing, editing, uploading, and publishing- even offering tips and tricks to enhance user experience (UX) and conversion.About TrioSEO:TrioSEO is a monthly SEO agency tailored for SaaS, eCommerce, and online businesses. They specialize in creating SEO content that effectively drives traffic and attracts customers to websites.For those looking to increase their website traffic, TrioSEO offers a comprehensive approach that includes auditing existing SEO practices, conducting keyword research, identifying content opportunities, creating high-quality content, and optimizing current content. Their mission is to enhance SEO traffic for thousands of online businesses through exceptional content.Recognizing the value of SEO but lacking the time to implement it? TrioSEO serves as the ideal solution. Founded by Connor Gillivan, Steven Schneider, and Nathan Hirsch, the agency is led by experienced SEO professionals who have successfully built businesses generating six, seven, and even eight figures through effective SEO strategies.Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guest Links Mentioned in this...

“From college textbook sales to a multi-million dollar exit, the journey of an entrepreneur is never a straight line." - Dive into the story of Nathan Hirsch, a serial entrepreneur who built a scalable business model that led to a successful exit.In this episode of the Post-Purchase Pro Podcast, we had the pleasure of welcoming Nathan Hirsch, a seasoned entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in e-commerce and beyond. Nathan shared his journey from being one of the first 1,000 Amazon sellers to building and selling a $12 million business, FreeUp, and his subsequent ventures.After selling FreeUp, Nathan and his business partner, Connor Gillivan, took a strategic approach to their new ventures. They focused on creating B2B businesses that address core needs for any company, such as bookkeeping, SEO, and hiring processes. Nathan highlighted the importance of understanding your numbers, having a solid monthly bookkeeping process, and building a strong initial team to set your business up for long-term success and potential sale.Main Talking Points:Nathan's early days as an Amazon seller and the transition to dropshipping baby products.The inception and growth of FreeUp, and the strategic decision to sell the business.The importance of understanding your financials and having a solid bookkeeping process.Building a strong initial team and setting up your business for scalability and a potential sale.The benefits of hiring virtual assistants, particularly from the Philippines, and the C.A.R.E. and S.I.C.C. hiring frameworks.Utilizing personal branding and organic marketing to drive business growth.Nathan's personal commitment to giving back through fostering teens.Resources Mentioned:Outsource School's Exit BlueprintEcom Balance's Monthly Finance AgendaTrio SEO's SOPsFreeUpConnect with Nathan Hirsch on social media:Facebook: Nathan HirschInstagram: nathanhirsch99Linkedin: Nathan HirschTwitter: NathanHirsch99TikTok: nathanhirsch99Youtube: Nathan Hirsch's YouTube ChannelExplore Nathan's portfolio of companies: EcomBalance, AccountsBalance, Outsource School, and TrioSEO.Free Bonus for Listeners:Outsource School: 30% off Outsource SchoolEcomBalance: 2 Free Months of BookkeepingAccountsBalance: 2 Free Months of BookkeepingTrioSEO: 3 free articlesReady to simplify your entrepreneurial journey? Connect with Nathan Hirsch on social media and explore his portfolio of companies. Take advantage of the free bonuses for listeners and kickstart your entrepreneurial success!For more Amazon Seller tips, subscribe to Post Purchase PRO Podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Welcome once again to The Million Dollar Relationships podcast! Today, we are being joined by Nathan Hirsch. Nathan is a lifelong entrepreneur and is currently the CEO of EcomBalance and Outsource School. Nathan is best known for co-founding FreeUp.net in 2015 with an initial $5,000 investment, scaling it to $12 million in yearly revenue, and having it acquired in 2019.  Today, he leads EcomBalance, an online bookkeeping service for eCommerce and digital businesses, and Outsource School, a membership teaching business owners how to hire effectively online.  Nathan has appeared on 400+ podcasts and is a social media personality.    In this episode, we talk with Nathan Hirsch, a successful entrepreneur who started a textbook-buying business in college and went on to create Free Up, an e-commerce hiring platform. After selling Free Up before the pandemic, Nathan focused on his new ventures, Outsource School and Ecom Balance. Nathan highlights the importance of building strong relationships for business success, including due diligence on potential buyers and partnering with someone like his long-time business partner, Connor Gillivan. Together, they founded Outsource School, a membership-based platform teaching their hiring process. Despite facing failures, Nathan and Connor maintained a growth mindset and persevered. This episode offers valuable insights into entrepreneurship and meaningful relationships. Join us as we learn from Nathan's journey into e-commerce and gain valuable insights into building successful partnerships, navigating tough times, and staying agile in a fast-changing industry.     [00:00 - 14:05] Nathan Shares His Entrepreneurial Journey ·       Nathan is a long-time entrepreneur who started with a textbook-buying business in college and evolved into a drop shipping Amazon business. He eventually created a VA and freelance army of people to help him run his business. Nathan's newest venture is Accounts Balance, a monthly bookkeeping service for non-e-commerce sellers. Nathan's advice is to do due diligence on the people you're selling to and know everything about them, including their businesses, bought in the past, their success and failure, how they treat employees and customers, etc.   [14:05 - 21:15] How One Person Changed Nathan's Life and Business ·       Pandemic forced a change of plans for travel and led to the brainstorming of business ideas ·       Connor Gillivan was introduced as a business partner who changed the course of Nathan's life ·       Growing up with a high value on money, but Connor's mentality shifted focus to impact and building something bigger than oneself ·       Relationship with Connor lasted over 10 years, faced challenges but worked through them ·       They faced many downs but learned problem-solving and teamwork        [21:15 - 23:22] Closing Statements ·         Follow Nathan on Facebook and  LinkedIn. Also, be sure to check his webpage at https://www.ecombalance.com     Thanks for tuning in!    If you liked my show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe!    Find me on the following streaming platforms: Apple Spotify Google Podcasts IHeart Radio Stitcher     Tweetable Quotes   " Being business partners is easy when things are good, but it's when things hit the fan that you realize if you can actually work with someone. Going through tough times together strengthens partnerships.” – Nathan Hirsch.

In this episode, we'll discuss best practices and biggest mistakes when it comes to monthly bookkeeping around your Amazon BusinessMaintaining clean records is crucial to the long-term success of e-commerce companies since they have implications for scaling and selling. Nathan Hirsch experienced the same mistakes as an Amazon seller, and he warns others not to make the same mistakes. In this episode, you'll learn about bookkeeping options, how to vet a bookkeeper, and how your monthly numbers can impact your business.Nathan Hirsch and Connor Gillivan founded EcomBalance in 2021 after realizing that eCommerce businesses needed a simple bookkeeping service. Connor and Nathan are longtime entrepreneurs who have sold over $25 million on Amazon. In addition, they built the eCommerce freelance marketplace, FreeUp, to eight figures. EcomBalance is on a mission to revolutionize eCommerce bookkeeping=====================Nathan Hirsch

FREE report 7 Simple Steps to Becoming Your Own Banker –  http://7steps.ca/    Wealth Without Bay Street EPISODE 133: Featuring on today's episode is Nathan Hirsch. Nathan is a lifelong entrepreneur and currently the CEO of EcomBalance and Outsource School. Nathan started his first business in 2009 from his college dorm room buying and selling textbooks on Amazon. In the next 5 years, he expanded into other products and scaled it to over $25 million in total sales.  After scaling his Amazon business and hiring hundreds of virtual assistants from sites like Upwork and Fiverr, he and his business partner, Connor Gillivan, co-founded and scaled FreeUp.net with an initial $5,000 investment to $12 million in yearly sales. FreeUp was acquired in 2019 by The Hoth.  In 2020, Nathan co-founded Outsource School to offer his exact online hiring and management methods to business owners looking to build a remote team. Nathan scaled Outsource School to hundreds of members and it continues to grow today.  In 2021, Nathan co-founded EcomBalance, an online bookkeeping service to help eCommerce business owners better master their finances and bookkeeping. After interviewing 100+ eCommerce business owners, it was clear that there was a need for a better solution in the market. Nathan decided to tackle it and the company is growing quickly.  Originally from Massachusetts, Nathan is now a foster parent and lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and two dogs.    IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:  0:00 Introduction 1:50 Nathan's Entrepreneur Journey  5:39 About EcomBalance 10:03 Selling Free Up 13:57 Comparing Trends and Numbers 20:06 Know When to Go On and Stop 24:31 Working With Trial and Error 30:36 Having the Right Partner 38:41Who Would Nathan Want To Be a Hero To    Get Connected With Nathan:   phone:  413-250-0846 email:  nathan@ecombalance.com website: ecombalance.com  

FREE report 7 Simple Steps to Becoming Your Own Banker -  http://7steps.ca/    Wealth Without Bay Street EPISODE 133: Featuring on today's episode is Nathan Hirsch. Nathan is a lifelong entrepreneur and currently the CEO of EcomBalance and Outsource School. Nathan started his first business in 2009 from his college dorm room buying and selling textbooks on Amazon. In the next 5 years, he expanded into other products and scaled it to over $25 million in total sales.  After scaling his Amazon business and hiring hundreds of virtual assistants from sites like Upwork and Fiverr, he and his business partner, Connor Gillivan, co-founded and scaled FreeUp.net with an initial $5,000 investment to $12 million in yearly sales. FreeUp was acquired in 2019 by The Hoth.  In 2020, Nathan co-founded Outsource School to offer his exact online hiring and management methods to business owners looking to build a remote team. Nathan scaled Outsource School to hundreds of members and it continues to grow today.  In 2021, Nathan co-founded EcomBalance, an online bookkeeping service to help eCommerce business owners better master their finances and bookkeeping. After interviewing 100+ eCommerce business owners, it was clear that there was a need for a better solution in the market. Nathan decided to tackle it and the company is growing quickly.  Originally from Massachusetts, Nathan is now a foster parent and lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and two dogs.    IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:  0:00 Introduction 1:50 Nathan's Entrepreneur Journey  5:39 About EcomBalance 10:03 Selling Free Up 13:57 Comparing Trends and Numbers 20:06 Know When to Go On and Stop 24:31 Working With Trial and Error 30:36 Having the Right Partner 38:41Who Would Nathan Want To Be a Hero To    Get Connected With Nathan:   phone:  413-250-0846 email:  nathan@ecombalance.com website: ecombalance.com  

Nathan Hirsch started selling textbooks in college with his friend Connor Gillivan. Together they started a virtual assistant business then sold it and now have an eCommerce bookkeeping company called EcomBalance. This interview is full of wisdom on building a team, creating culture, and more!   Links: https://ryanreger.com/ecombalance

In this Prime Talk Podcast Sponsored by GETIDA – Nathan Hirsch - CEO of Ecom Balance - talks about how he went from an Amazon Seller Who Turned Into A Serial E-commerce Entrepreneur, also more information about his life's journey. #EcomBalance #NathanHirsch About Nathan Hirsch of Ecom Balance- https://www.ecombalance.com EcomBalance was founded by Nathan Hirsch and Connor Gillivan in 2021 after discovering a huge need for a simple bookkeeping service specifically for eCommerce businesses. Nathan and Connor are longtime entrepreneurs who have sold over $25 million on Amazon so they understand the eCommerce space. They also built the eCommerce freelance marketplace, FreeUp, to 8 figures (acquired in 2019 by The HOTH). With EcomBalance, they're on a mission to change the way bookkeeping is offered to eCommerce companies. Find out more about GETIDA: https://getida.com/ Please subscribe to our channel and share your thoughts and comments below. Stay safe and healthy in the meantime!

Today we discuss Amazon Bookkeeping with Nathan Hirsch of EcomBalance. Nathan Hirsch is a lifelong entrepreneur and currently the CEO of EcomBalance and Outsource School. Nathan started his first business in 2009 from his college dorm room buying and selling textbooks on Amazon. In the next 5 years, he expanded into other products and scaled it to over $25 million in total sales. ---------------------------------------- Interested in two free months of Bookkeeping services? Just mention you heard about EcomBalance from Chris Grant here and they will hook you up. ➡️ https://www.ecombalance.com ---------------------------------------- After scaling his Amazon business and hiring hundreds of virtual assistants from sites like Upwork and Fiverr, he and his business partner, Connor Gillivan, co-founded and scaled FreeUp.net with an initial $5,000 investment to $12 million in yearly sales. FreeUp was acquired in 2019 by The Hoth. In 2020, Nathan co-founded Outsource School to offer his exact online hiring and management methods to business owners looking to build a remote team. Nathan scaled Outsource School to hundreds of members and it continues to grow today. In 2021, Nathan co-founded EcomBalance, an online bookkeeping service to help eCommerce business owners better master their finances and bookkeeping. After interviewing 100+ eCommerce business owners, it was clear that there was a need for a better solution in the market. Nathan decided to tackle it and the company is growing quickly. Originally from Massachusetts, Nathan now lives in Denver, Colorado with his wife and two dogs. ---------------------------------------- Interested in two free months of Bookkeeping services? Just mention you heard about EcomBalance from Chris Grant here and they will hook you up. ➡️ https://www.ecombalance.com EcomBalance is on a mission to help eCommerce businesses selling on Amazon, Shopify, Ebay, Etsy, and other marketplaces master their monthly bookkeeping so they can better understand their numbers and make smarter business decisions. EcomBalance specializes in eCommerce, but also caters to other online businesses. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cleartheshelf/message

“We both have two or three things that we do very well. And we are very good at dividing and conquering. Another thing we are very good at is finding the bottlenecks in a system and fixing them. Whether it is through talking to a customer on the phone or motivating a VA to do a task, we just go ahead and figure it out." — Connor Gillivan and Nathan Hirsch

Whatever business you’re running, you’ll never be very efficient if you spend too much time on the minutiae that tend to keep you away from bigger things. Working with virtual assistants is a cost-efficient way to do more with your time and focus on the essential elements of your business. Nathan Hirsch is an expert in hiring, training, and managing virtual assistants. Starting with a $25 million Amazon business selling toys and baby products, Nathan was introduced to virtual hiring and was immediately hooked. With his business partner, Connor Gillivan, he co-founded FreeUp (formerly FreeeUp), an office-less VA team that did everything from customer service, billing, podcast research, lead gen, recruitment, and more. In four years, Nathan and Connor scaled their company to eight figures before selling it in 2019. Now, Nathan focuses his energy on teaching business owners how to hire VAs better through Outsource School. Listen as he joins Joshua Rhodes on the podcast to talk about doing more with a VA team.

Join Aaron Civitarese (The Growth Podcast) and Nathan Hirsch as they talk about his different business transitions and outsourcing. He started sharing his story of beating his college's book sales, selling baby products on Amazon, hiring unreliable college students for his business, discovering Fiverr and Upwork, and built his own outsourcing company, FreeUp. Nathan also gets into the process of selling the FreeUp and founding Outsource School. They touch on outsourcing basics, cultural businesses, and Christmas parties.  By the end of the episode, you will learn to stick to your beliefs but be open to learning and other cultures. Stay tuned, and enjoy the podcast! ~ About Nathan Hirsch: I started off selling textbooks in my dorm room before discovering Amazon. I scaled a 25 million dollar Amazon business selling toys and baby products, but always struggled to hire help. College kids were unreliable and no US adults wanted to work for a 20 year old entrepreneur. One day a friend of mine introduced me to the virtual hiring space and I became addicted.  I set out to build a virtual assistant army, but quickly got frustrated with the poor quality and time commitment it took to hire on Upwork. I set out to build a better marketplace that pre-vetted virtual assistants before they were allowed on the platform, quickly matched them up with clients, had 24/7 support in case the smallest thing went wrong, and a no turnover protection where we covered replacement costs if someone quit. The best part is we scaled this business to 8 figures with just my business partner, Connor Gillivan, myself and a team of 35 rockstar virtual assistants. No office and no US employees.  Our rockstar VA team did everything from customer service, billing, podcast research, lead gen, recruitment, and more. FreeeUp started with $5,000 in 2015 and reached 12 million in annual revenue in 2019. It was acquired at the end of 2019 by The HOTH: https://freeeup.com/blog/freeeup-updates/freeeup-acquired-by-hoth/ Once the transition to the new owners was over, we started to be asked by other biz owners if we could teach them how to hire virtual assistants better. That's how the idea for Outsource School was born. In 2020, we launched Cracking the VA Code 1.0, an in-depth course teaching people our exact systems and processes for interviewing, onboarding, training and managing vas.  You can learn more about it here: outsourceschool.com/cracking-the-va-code With that course, we have included a one year membership to Outsource School.  This means you get our support for an entire year plus every other course we come out with for the next year (How to hire VAs for podcast outreach, lead generation, bookkeeping and so much more!).You also get access to our private group. We also look at OS as a way to give back. 3% of all sales goes to our favorite charity, Teach for the Philippines. ~ You can find Nathan Hirsch on... Website: https://www.outsourceschool.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhirsch/Twitter: https://twitter.com/realNateHirschInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/realnatehirsch/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeeUpNathanHirsch/ ---

Launching an entrepreneurial business can be daunting. Growing success involves a leadership that can create a profitable delegation style. The aim is to find the perfect trifecta. What is the perfect trifecta? Skills. Positive Attitude. Clear Communication. Someone who has perfected this is, Nathan Hirsch, co-founder of OutsourceSchool. Nathan has displayed compelling leadership that has brought him immense success and recognition.  Nathan Hirsch started his entrepreneurial journey over ten years ago. Nathan had his first million-dollar company at twenty! This company sold more than thirty million dollars in product. Since then, he has developed an art of designing and launching profitable businesses. Nathan found solutions for the freelance market while working in eCommerce. Nathan Hirsch, with his co-founder, created the company FreeeUp. This marketplace allows connections between business owners and freelance talent. This talent is the top 1% in their field!  Nathan's business continued to grow and see accomplishments. He has continued to uphold outstanding customer service and fast interaction. Nathan and his co-founder were the face of FreeeUp for almost five years. Both founders chose to make a successful transition to new leadership.  Nathan Hirsch and his co-founder, Connor Gillivan, moved to their next project. Both men have over ten years of entrepreneurial experience and two successful businesses. Together, they founded OutsourceSchool using this experience and past success. Both founders are recognized for scaling companies in different markets. Nathan and his co-founder have now launched an education platform for other entrepreneurs.  This platform is for entrepreneurs who have a desire to learn how to scale their business. They focus on using reliable virtual assistants, or VA's. Courses offered by OutsourceSchool include hiring, using, and retaining high quality VA's! If you dream of how you can scale your own business faster with the help of virtual assistance look here: https://www.outsourceschool.com/cracking-the-va-code/. Here, you can get a sneak peek into the right tools to make your it work and how to integrate these techniques into your business!  What was your favorite part of the podcast? Let us know!  Want more episodes with successful entrepreneurs and freelancers? Listen to TMF Picnic's interview with Mikko Alasaarela, A True Visionary! http://tmfam.rocks/mkk0vb Listen to TMF Picnic's interview with Daniel Bechsgaard, The Guy Who Made $70/hr. 3 Months After Starting to Freelance! http://tmfam.rocks/danbech Selected Links from the Episode:  Want to Connect with Nathan Hirsch? Website [https://www.outsourceschool.com/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhirsch/] Outsource School | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/outsourceschool/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/realNateHirsch] Interested in How Nathan Was Able to Manage a Team of 45 VA's in an 8 Figure Business?  https://www.outsourceschool.com/software-managing-virtual-assistants/ Disclosure: With full transparency, some links included in today's episode contain affiliate links. If you do decide to use these links, thank you so much for the continuing support. I recommend these products only as my personal experience with them and in my own business! Thanks for watching! 

Nathan Hirsch and Connor Gillivan built their first eCommerce business to $25 million in total sales using virtual assistants. Next, they scaled and sold their second company, FreeeUp, from $5,000 to $12 million in yearly sales with a 100% remote team of virtual assistants. Their new venture Outsource School is an education platform teaching entrepreneurs how to crack the code on hiring and scaling with virtual assistants. 

An interview with Nathan Hirsch from FreeeUp.com talking about outsourcing your Amazon FBA business services with Freeeup virtual assistants and freelancers. Some of the many services that are available to Amazon FBA businesses from FreeeUp: Hire a freelancer for FBA to handle all shipments, inventory, and orders fulfilled by Amazon FBA. Resolve Issues with Amazon FBA - Have a freelancer for FBA at your fingertips to handle these types of situations. Need someone to communicate with your suppliers for FBA shipments? Find a freelancer for FBA on FreeeUp to handle it all for you so you can focus on other things. Need help getting your Amazon FBA off the ground? No problem. Hire a freelancer for FBA from FreeeUp and learn as you grow. Free FeedbackWhiz trial here: bit.ly/feedbackwhiz-podcast Take a look at FreeeUp: https://www.freeeup.com About FreeeUp FreeeUp's founders, Nathan Hirsch and Connor Gillivan, started FreeeUp out of frustration hiring freelancers from other marketplaces. They spent years hiring hundreds of freelancers while running their first eCommerce business and found themselves spending hours every day recruiting and interviewing instead of focusing on growth. They faced turnover, disappearing freelancers, and poor communication. They decided that they wanted to create a BETTER solution to hiring freelancers online. In 2015, the duo founded the FreeeUp Marketplace with the goal of pre-vetting all freelancers and providing a hands-on experience for business owners. About FeedbackWhiz: FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

In this episode, Connor Gillivan, co-founder of FreeeUp shares how they craft positive customer experiences with a growth marketing mindset. Insights he shares include: How to ensure your customers get a positive customer experienceFreeeUp's north star metricWhat has contributed the most to FreeeUp's growthHow to develop a marketplace while ensuring you have adequate supply and demand. How to develop a referral program based of positive customer experiences that continues to drive business growthHow podcasts can drive up business growth and co-marketing opportunitiesHow FreeeUp proactively ensures a great customer experience for its clients

FreeeUp's founders, Nathan Hirsch and Connor Gillivan, started FreeeUp out of frustration hiring freelancers from other marketplaces.   They spent years hiring hundreds of freelancers while running their first eCommerce business and found themselves spending hours every day recruiting and interviewing instead of focusing on growth.   They faced turnover, disappearing freelancers, and poor communication. They decided that they wanted to create a BETTER solution to hiring freelancers online. In 2015, the duo founded the FreeeUp Marketplace with the goal of pre-vetting all freelancers and providing a hands-on experience for business owners.   Give Nathan a follow on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freeeupmarketplace Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/realnatehirsch LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanhirsch/ FreeeUp: https://freeeup.com/ FreeeUp Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/outsourcingmasters/ My calendar: https://calendly.com/freeeup-nathan Email: nathan@freeeup.com   —   To learn about our investment strategy and business plan   If you’re interested in real estate investing, particularly passive real estate investing Dwaine Clarke has the resources you need to achieve financial freedom and wealth. If you are an accredited investor you can partner with Dwaine in a passive investment opportunity, receiving all the benefits of an active owner without being an active owner.   http://passiveinvestorsclub.com/invest-with-us/   Thank you and I appreciate you watching this video. Please like, subscribe, and share with others that you may find this valuable. Your comments are useful and help us generate better quality content based on your feedback.   —   Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb66-jA-WR4-LlJqp8Sn2wg?sub_confirmation=1   —   Dwaine L. Clarke is the Founder and Managing Partner of Jackson Clarke Capital Partners a real estate investment firm focused on the acquisition and re-positioning of Apartment properties in major metropolitan markets.   http://jacksonclarkegroup.com   In addition to Jackson Clarke Capital, Dwaine is also the Founder and President of GCT Net Lease an investment real estate services firm exclusively focusing on Single and Multi-Tenant Net Lease Properties. The firm provides a full range of brokerage and advisory services nationwide to High Net worth Investors, Developers, REITs and Institutional Investment Funds.   http://buynnnproperties.com   Dwaine is also the host of Wealth Through Real Estate Investing and Small Business, Big Ideas Podcasts. He is also the author of three best selling real estate investing books.   —   Follow Me Online Here:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwainelclarke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DwaineClarkeOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwaineclarke/ Website: http://passiveinvestorsclub.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dwaineclarke Medium: http://medium.com/@dwaineclarke Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/dwaineclarke Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wealth-through-real-estate-investing/id1457606006   Subscribe to my VIP Newsletter for upcoming investment opportunities, exclusive content and giveaways here: http://dwainelclarke.com/VIP

Outsource Amazon tasks - with Connor Gillivan of Freeeup www.Freeeup.com - why did it start?  The experience of Scaling their Amazon business. They tried to outsource Amazon tasks and got frustrated.  They hired people for Amazon tasks and were unimpressed with existing hiring platforms, like: Upwork Fiverr Freelancer Found amazing people to outsource Amazon tasks to, but frustrated with the hiring process: Too much time posting jobs, interviewing and vetting 20 people Turnover Not supported by the platforms They thought: in 2015, there must be a better way to do this?  Connor Gillivan’s Background Connor is the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) of Freeeup, a platform that exists to help Amazon sellers outsource tasks.  Been in the e-commerce world since 2009. Met business partner Nathan Hirsch in college.  Scaled business to over $25 million in products and hired over 50 people.  What are the Core differentiators between Freeeup.com and the other platforms that help outsource Amazon tasks particularly?  Time-saving - 1000s of applications from VAs - vet - top 1% into network Look at needs Intro to one person at a time Customer-service driven after Amazon Amazon measure very precisely What First Roles  Might You hire for when you Outsource Amazon tasks?  Customer service is usually the first Amazon task to outsource Scary to some people because it’s frontline If you’ve been running CS for your business, you should have set processes in place Refunds, replacements, cancellations etc.  Because:  Time-consuming Distractor because it happens all the time How do we ensure we don’t get Amazon Account suspension risk if we outsource customer service? Be sure you’re careful who you hire to do Amazon customer service  Give them 20-30 common emails and see how they respond Don’t let them on the platform until they are tested Create email templates for every single CS situation  Eg 15 most common situations Canned template Hiring forces you to revisit SOPs, which is very powerful.  Other first  Amazon tasks to outsource? Listing products (specialist) If you’re consistently adding products.  Someone who specialises in this.  Keyword targetting  How to create text Title Bullets Description Back end Check photos/make sure they are good. What’s the best approach to handing off listings to an outsourcer? Perfect it yourself Create a process Have a template Have examples Then hand it off Eg Freeeup Ask specific Qs and check their knowledge Find the right person Share SOP Ask for their feedback Then have them create 1,2,3 sample listings Give them feedback based on that When it’s better than you, pass it off Set up system and managing  Hiring Experts for Amazon outsourcing Is it worth getting input from an Expert to get SOPs and patterns better before outsourcing?  Yes, it definitely is. It’s pretty affordable because you won’t need to do this often and it won’t take much of an expert’s time to create templates and SOPs for you compared to doing it yourself or creating it with the outsourcers.  Amazon specialist Amazon Listings Amazon SEO from the “inside” ie experience  Amazon launch from experience Product line planning Amazon SEO/keyword ranking from the “inside” ie experience  Amazon launch from experience Ongoing ranking and engagement What other Amazon tasks roles would you outsource early? PPC management Because it’s a specialty that takes time to develop.  You can outsource things  That take up too much time/below paygrade Areas of business I don’t know enough about and it could be 3-6 months to become expert in that area.  You can even learn from the PPC expert over time So you get Optimal use of money Learning

Outsource Amazon tasks - with Connor Gillivan of Freeeup www.Freeeup.com - why did it start? The experience of Scaling their Amazon business. They tried to outsource Amazon tasks and got frustrated. They hired people for Amazon tasks and were unimpressed with existing hiring platforms, like: Upwork Fiverr Freelancer Found amazing people to outsource Amazon tasks to, but frustrated with the hiring process: Too much time posting jobs, interviewing and vetting 20 people Turnover Not supported by the platforms They thought: in 2015, there must be a better way to do this? Connor Gillivan's Background Connor is the CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) of Freeeup, a platform that exists to help Amazon sellers outsource tasks. Been in the e-commerce world since 2009. Met business partner Nathan Hirsch in college. Scaled business to over $25 million in products and hired over 50 people. What are the Core differentiators between Freeeup.com and the other platforms that help outsource Amazon tasks particularly? Time-saving - 1000s of applications from VAs - vet - top 1% into network Look at needs Intro to one person at a time Customer-service driven after Amazon Amazon measure very precisely What First Roles  Might You hire for when you Outsource Amazon tasks? Customer service is usually the first Amazon task to outsource Scary to some people because it's frontline If you've been running CS for your business, you should have set processes in place Refunds, replacements, cancellations etc. Because: Time-consuming Distractor because it happens all the time How do we ensure we don't get Amazon Account suspension risk if we outsource customer service? Be sure you're careful who you hire to do Amazon customer service Give them 20-30 common emails and see how they respond Don't let them on the platform until they are tested Create email templates for every single CS situation Eg 15 most common situations Canned template Hiring forces you to revisit SOPs, which is very powerful. Other first  Amazon tasks to outsource? Listing products (specialist) If you're consistently adding products. Someone who specialises in this. Keyword targetting How to create text Title Bullets Description Back end Check photos/make sure they are good. What's the best approach to handing off listings to an outsourcer? Perfect it yourself Create a process Have a template Have examples Then hand it off Eg Freeeup Ask specific Qs and check their knowledge Find the right person Share SOP Ask for their feedback Then have them create 1,2,3 sample listings Give them feedback based on that When it's better than you, pass it off Set up system and managing Hiring Experts for Amazon outsourcing Is it worth getting input from an Expert to get SOPs and patterns better before outsourcing?  Yes, it definitely is. It's pretty affordable because you won't need to do this often and it won't take much of an expert's time to create templates and SOPs for you compared to doing it yourself or creating it with the outsourcers. Amazon specialist Amazon Listings Amazon SEO from the “inside” ie experience Amazon launch from experience Product line planning Amazon SEO/keyword ranking from the “inside” ie experience Amazon launch from experience Ongoing ranking and engagement What other Amazon tasks roles would you outsource early? PPC management Because it's a specialty that takes time to develop. You can outsource things That take up too much time/below paygrade Areas of business I don't know enough about and it could be 3-6 months to become expert in that area. You can even learn from the PPC expert over time So you get Optimal use of money Learning

As the Co-Founder and CMO of FreeeUp.com, Connor understands firsthand the pains that come with a company that tries to grow and scale. With entrepreneurship in his blood, Connor tells the story of how he started his first business in high school, and how he and his co-founder, Nathan Hirsch, built a 25-million-dollar Amazon business while daylighting as college students. Now with FreeeUp, Connor has nailed the formula for partnering organizations with the top 1% of freelancer talent worldwide. In this episode, you'll hear about their vetting process while breaking down the stigmas associated with freelancer culture. If you want to enjoy a $25 coupon to use FreeeUp.com to find your next great freelancer, use code GoodAdvice25.Show Notes:3:05 - From School Business on His Bike to a $25,000,000 Brand12:08 - How High Quality Freelancers became FreeeUp's Competitive Advantage18:48 - Freelancer Culture and Why Remote Works25:05 - FreeeUp's Vetting Process to Hire the Top 1% Talent36:26 - Eliminating Freelancer Stigmas and Creating High Functioning Culture in Remote Teams48:26 - Why Values Dictate How You Hire 

Sometimes, having a business partner is a pain, but once you’ve learned how to complement each other’s strengths and weaknesses, it becomes the perfect formula for growth. Our guest today is Connor Gillivan, the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of FreeeUp. As an eCommerce expert and outsourcing guru, Connor is passionate about building profitable businesses … The post Ep. 65 – Friends To Business Partners with Freeeup CMO, Connor Gillivan appeared first on COO Alliance.

Connor Gillivan is a founder and the Chief Marketing Officer of FreeeUp.com, a leading freelance marketplace for eCommerce and digital marketing professionals. Connor served as CEO of his first eCommerce company which sold over $25 million on Amazon. He regularly writes for his own site, ConnorGillivan.com, and is passionate about building companies from the ground up. Website: https://freeeup.com/              http://connorgillivan.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connorgillivan                https://facebook.com/freeeupcom Twiter: https://twitter.com/connorgillivan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorgillivan/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/freeeup Blog: https://freeeup.com/blog/freeeup-updates/free-up-your-business/   Coupon Code for listeners: "HireUp"

Outsourcing podcast Get the full show notes for this outsourcing podcast here:outsourceaccelerator.com/216   FreeeUp Connor Gillivan joined me for the second time to deep dive into FreeeUp, an outsourcing freelancer platform co-founded by himself. In this second episode, Connor shares how his outsourcing platform compares with the other providers and the core values that differentiate FreeeUp. There’s a higher quality of freelancer in FreeeUp and I think that a lot of it had impressions people get a freelancer and outsourcing is because there’s just kind of anyone out there in the marketplace.   Connor Gillivan Connor serves as the CMO of FreeeUp handling all marketing, advertising, content, partnerships, and website/software design. In the 3 short years that he's been working on FreeeUp, they have grown their user base rapidly to over 15,000 clients from all over the world. FreeeUp also received over 150,000 applications from freelancers wanting to join the platform.   References FreeeUp Connor@freeeup.com connorgillivan.com outsourceaccelerator.com/216     Start Outsourcing Outsource Accelerator can help you transform your business with outsourcing. Get in touch now, or use one of the resources below.   Business Process Outsourcing Get a Free Quote - Connect with 3 verified outsourcing experts & see how outsourcing can transform your business Book a Discovery Call - See how Outsource Accelerator can help you enhance your company's innovation and growth with outsourcing The Top 40 BPOs - We have compiled this review of the most notable 40 Business Process Outsourcing companies in the Philippines Outsourcing Calculator - This tool provides you with invaluable insight into the potential savings outsourcing can do for your business Outsourcing Salary Guide - Access the comprehensive guide to payroll salary compensation, benefits, and allowances in the Philippines Outsourcing Accelerator Podcast - Subscribe and listen to the world's leading outsourcing podcast, hosted by Derek Gallimore   About Outsource Accelerator Outsource Accelerator is the world’s leading outsourcing marketplace and advisory. We offer the full spectrum of services, from light advisory and vendor brokerage, though to full implementation and fully-managed solutions. We service companies of all sectors, and all sizes, spanning all departmental verticals. Outsource Accelerator’s unique approach to outsourcing enables our clients to build the best teams, access most flexible solutions, and generate the best results possible. Our unrivaled sector knowledge and market reach means that you get the best terms and results possible, at the best ALL-IN market-leading price - guaranteed.   About Derek Gallimore Derek’s blend of extensive international business and travel experience means that outsourcing came relatively naturally to him. Derek has been in business for over 20 years, outsourcing for over seven years, and has lived in Manila, Philippines – the world’s outsourcing capital – for over five years. Outsourcing is one of the biggest game-changing opportunities presenting both business, and the world today! Derek is passionate about spreading this message and encourages as many people to properly investigate the possibilities. Book a call with the OA team now -> https://outsourceaccelerator.com/meet-consult/

Connor Gillivan is the co-founder of FreeeUp.com. He has built two companies to over $10 million in yearly sales within the eCommerce industry, is a leading voice for entrepreneurship and digital marketing, and is the author of Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies. Connor started his first eCommerce business, Portlight, drop shipping on the Amazon Marketplace when he was 20 years old and still in college. Together with his co-founders he built a 60 person team located all over the world, partnered with over 1,000 US suppliers, and had total sales of more than $25 million of total. He started his second business, FreeeUp, in 2015 when he and his business partner became frustrated with their online hiring experiences.  They built a 60 person team with freelancers from all over the world, but it took years and endless amounts of turnover to arrive at that team. Just over 3 years into the business FreeeUp has grown their user base to over 15,000 clients around the world. In this episode Connor we dig deep into his journey. Connor Credits his fast start in entrepreneurship to some of the people that surrounded him when he was growing up Shares his thoughts on the importance of exposing children to the idea that entrepreneurship can be a viable career option Talks about the things he learned working in South Africa during his time in College Tells us how 2 College Sophomores built a business that sold more than $25 million on Amazon Explains how frustrations in scaling his first company led to the creation of FreeUp Offers tips for anyone that wants to be a freelancer And so much more. You can contact Connor at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connorgillivan/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/connorgillivan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorgillivan/ Personal blog: http://connorgillivan.com/ FreeeUp: https://freeeup.com/ My calendar: calendly.com/connor-gillivan My email: connor@freeeup.com Please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, comments, and stories, or just make a connection. Email tim@screwthenaysayers.com Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/stnwithtimalison/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/screwthenaysayers/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-alison/ Screw The Naysayers- www.screwthenaysayers.com

Outsourcing podcast Get the full show notes for this outsourcing podcast here:outsourceaccelerator.com/210   FreeeUp Today we are joined by Connor Gillivan, the Chief Marketing Officer and co-founder of FreeeUp, a staff resourcing platform. Connor started his eCommerce business in 2009 helping suppliers sell through Amazon that eventually ventured into outsourcing. This is more of the kind of the freelance area as opposed to far more structured outsourcing but it’s really good to have a chat with Connor about the inception of I supposed his career but also his journey to outsourcing as well.   Connor Gillivan Connor serves as the CMO of FreeeUp handling all marketing, advertising, content, partnerships, and website/software design. In the 3 short years that he's been working on FreeeUp, they have grown their user base rapidly to over 15,000 clients from all over the world. FreeeUp also received over 150,000 applications from freelancers wanting to join the platform.   References FreeeUp Connor@freeeup.com connorgillivan.com outsourceaccelerator.com/210   Start Outsourcing Outsource Accelerator can help you transform your business with outsourcing. Get in touch now, or use one of the resources below.   Business Process Outsourcing Get a Free Quote - Connect with 3 verified outsourcing experts & see how outsourcing can transform your business Book a Discovery Call - See how Outsource Accelerator can help you enhance your company's innovation and growth with outsourcing The Top 40 BPOs - We have compiled this review of the most notable 40 Business Process Outsourcing companies in the Philippines Outsourcing Calculator - This tool provides you with invaluable insight into the potential savings outsourcing can do for your business Outsourcing Salary Guide - Access the comprehensive guide to payroll salary compensation, benefits, and allowances in the Philippines Outsourcing Accelerator Podcast - Subscribe and listen to the world's leading outsourcing podcast, hosted by Derek Gallimore   About Outsource Accelerator Outsource Accelerator is the world’s leading outsourcing marketplace and advisory. We offer the full spectrum of services, from light advisory and vendor brokerage, though to full implementation and fully-managed solutions. We service companies of all sectors, and all sizes, spanning all departmental verticals. Outsource Accelerator’s unique approach to outsourcing enables our clients to build the best teams, access most flexible solutions, and generate the best results possible. Our unrivaled sector knowledge and market reach means that you get the best terms and results possible, at the best ALL-IN market-leading price - guaranteed.   About Derek Gallimore Derek’s blend of extensive international business and travel experience means that outsourcing came relatively naturally to him. Derek has been in business for over 20 years, outsourcing for over seven years, and has lived in Manila, Philippines – the world’s outsourcing capital – for over five years. Outsourcing is one of the biggest game-changing opportunities presenting both business, and the world today! Derek is passionate about spreading this message and encourages as many people to properly investigate the possibilities. Book a call with the OA team now -> https://outsourceaccelerator.com/meet-consult/

Connor Gillivan started his first business when in college in E-commerce and has been an entrepreneur ever since, now he is the co-founder of an outsourcing business called Freeup that provides remote workers who are vetted and they can help you you scale your business. He is also the author of 50 ways to bootstrap million dollar companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies Connor Gillivan started his first business when in college in E-commerce and has been an entrepreneur ever since, now he is the co-founder of an outsourcing business called Freeup that provides remote workers who are vetted and they can help you you scale your business. He is also the author of 50 ways to bootstrap million dollar companies. Connor Gillivan- Author of 50 Ways to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies I asked Connor these questions: How do people stay focused in the early stages of a startup? The first 6 months is key to focus, make sure you have a good plan of where you are headed and what you want to achieve, having a short term vision is key. He has a 1 year plan himself and he breaks it down into quarters. On a daily and weekly basis he breaks this down into different projects and keeps him focused on the end goal for the end of the year. What are your top ways to get traffic? The biggest is actually talking with other podcast hosts and share information with their audiences has been huge. Word of mouth and their referral program has been huge and giving their top customers the best experience possible is key and they have to be happy. The referral program incentivizes them to share their experience with others, this brings in a lot of traffic every day and every month. These keep the costs down VS paid traffic, there is a time that is right for paid traffic but for someone who is bootstrapping probably not the best move. Do you think social media is a time suck or another way to get traffic? It can become a time suck if you don’t have the right strategies, but he has seen it to be a great way to bring traffic to his website and for email signups etc. Getting involved in different Facebook groups has worked really well for his niche and sharing relevant content is a great way to bring people to your site. We discussed how overwhelmed people are in their jobs these days. It all depends on your business and what actually works, putting consistent content out there that adds value to them is important. We both shared some great tips with repurposing content here and explained that if you try to be on every platform you won’t get the results. What is the one crucial thing start-up founders should do? Biggest things that Connor has found divvying up responsibilities and roles is crucial to avoid you stepping on toes and inefficiency. Figuring out these individually is a great way to set you on the same path. Do you think it is important to create a clearly defined target market or can you adjust as you go? Having multiple defined markets when getting started is key, when started Freeup they knew the three products they had. They chose different niches, four or five to start and tried to reachout and create customers from them, they learned a lot about who the most loyal customers were and work out who the best fit is for the services. Starting completely broad leads to the most inefficiency and focusing on the niches is key. What did the most success in your business come from? Freeup is split into two things, the referral program has been a source of rapid growth, giving their customers an incentive to share with friends. Affiliate or referral programs are a great way to grow and create a reward for people to promote you is a great way to create success. The reason why is crucial and using freelancers to build your company is key, a common trait is to hire loads of people and actually this doesn’t work, using the power of delegation is a great way to grow your business and building systems and processes are crucial to bringing in the right people to take care of the operations so they can work on growing the business. This creates the tangible value for your business to grow and you can sell it. How would you scale a boot strap million dollar company from a start-up if you had to start again with nothing ? Figure out what your core product or service is and know what yo...

Connor Gillivan is the CMO of FreeeUp.com. He has sold over $30 million online, has hired hundreds of freelancers to build his companies, is a published author, and is the owner of ConnorGillivan.com. He currently lives in Denver, CO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starting up a business can be a daunting task but also a very fulfilling one. Many entrepreneurs have limiting beliefs that hold them back in the startup process - hearing their stories could help you avoid those setbacks. In this interview, Connor Gillivan, the CMO of freeeup.com, published author, and online salesman, will share selling strategies and freelance secrets that could take your business to the next level. Tune into this episode of Double Your Sales with your host, Ursula Mentjes, to see how you can add value to your company.  Show Highlights:  The process of starting up a company  Limiting beliefs about selling and starting a business  Escalating sales for the first time  Recognizing the potential in a company  Strategies that make the greatest impact on a startup  Implementing a referral program  Creating a partnership that creates results  Adding value and developing relationships  Having expectations for employees  Strategies to hire and afford employees  Resources:  www.straighttalkforsmartbusinesswomen.com  freeeup.com  connorgullivan.com 

In This Episode: Connor explains his frustration with the usual freelancer finding websites online. He explains how his company, FreeeUp, only allows the top 1% of freelancer applications onto their market and even offers freelancer insurance. Connor talks about hiring freelancers vs. employees. The three discuss being in control of your business and your assets instead of relying on other companies or services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the podcast I talk to Connor Gillivan who is the CMO of Freeeup.com. He is a young entrepreneur who has been successful in the internet space.   In this episode I cover: Connor’s introduction about himself and the services of Freeup.com His first entrepreneurial journey, what he studied in college and how he got into the digital space The business partnership and agreement of FreeeUp’s owners and how they make it work The transition from their Amazon business to opening Freeeup.com Entrepreneurship as an assembly of quality assets and the different types of assets Connor’s Book - Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies What his parents think about his career Connor’s opinion on how education affects future careers Andrew’s story of wanting to work in business since he was young and his thoughts about the drive and challenges to succeed in business Where Connor sees himself in the next 5 years Examples of how the lack of building blocks and passion can dissolve or affect opportunities for businesses Model of Andrew’s and Connor’s businesses and their staff members The importance of time freedom Connor’s advice to people who want to start an entrepreneurial journey   Links: Connor Gillivan LinkedIn Connor Gillivan Website Connor Gillivan Calendar Connor Gillivan Book - Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies FreeeUp.com Website FreeeUp Facebook Page FreeeUp LinkedIn FreeeUp Twitter FreeeUp YouTube

Connor Gillivan CMO of FreeeUp.com He has sold over $30 million online, has hired hundreds of freelancers to build his companies, is a published author, and is the owner of ConnorGillivan.com. He currently lives in Denver, CO.

I am sure you have heard the phrase: “People come into your life for a reason”.  I have seen this many times in my own life. Here Connor and his company Freeeup are coming into your life to fill in the gaps you have, it’s okay, we all have them. See now is the time as you plan out your business to have an organizational chart. Then fill in where you want to be and outsource the rest. If you have tried to hire a VA, then you know the drill. Place an ad, get hundreds of responses where everyone is magically qualified and do everything you need plus! Then you spend an enormous amount of time is spent vetting and testing out candidates. The issue is: you are hiring people to help you save time and now you are spending all of your time looking for people to save you time. Connor suggests there is another way, let them hire and vet the candidates for you, oh with a no turnover guarantee. Is it more expensive? Factor your time and then evaluate. You will be surprised. Mentioned:   https://freeeup.com/ecommercemomentum/ (Freeeup.com)  – Save 10% (forever) and get an instant $25.00 voucher for your first hire. Connor’s email   Sponsors http://www.amazingfreedom.com/momentum-arbitrage (Gaye's Million Dollar Arbitrage List) https://www.solutions4ecommerce.com/momentum/ (Solutions4ecommerce) http://sellerlabs.com/momentum (Scope from Sellerlabs) https://tacticalarbitrage.com/membership-account/membership-levels/ (Tactical Arbitrage) – Get an 18 day free trial with code: “Tactical” https://freeeup.com/ecommercemomentum/ (Freeeup)– Save 10% (forever) and get an instant $25.00 voucher for your first hire. http://trygodaddy.com/click.track?CID=344983&AFID=419630&godaddy.com=momentum (GoDaddy) http://trygrasshopper.com/click.track?CID=336231&AFID=419630&grasshopper.com=momentum (Grasshopper) Transcript: (note- this is a new tool I am trying out so it is not perfect- it does seem to be getting better) Connor:                                https://www.temi.com/editor/t/XMx7_chTHV4cmRxL82XVPlv1POgv8JyINKxBCB-tA4aRz-uohYFgT6Rjwz-jbS1sKW0Ku-MM5JeJmqQeVEaT3WxF2_4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=0.06 ([00:00])                     Yeah, yeah. Another, another popular one is product listing, so, uh, you know, specific to the Amazon marketplace, how you list your product, how you create your bullet points, how you create your descriptions, your title, um, and, and if you focus in on any key words through, uh, you know, from Amazon, search engine, all of those are really important factors and if you’re a seller that just doesn’t know anything about that, then you can find someone who has experienced in that and all they do for businesses is list products and optimize them to, to appear in search results and to convert people once they actually land on the page. So that’s been another popular one for, for clients using us. New Speaker:                   https://www.temi.com/editor/t/XMx7_chTHV4cmRxL82XVPlv1POgv8JyINKxBCB-tA4aRz-uohYFgT6Rjwz-jbS1sKW0Ku-MM5JeJmqQeVEaT3WxF2_4?loadFrom=DocumentDeeplink&ts=46.93 ([00:46])                     I’m excited to talk about my sponsors today. Gaye Lisbey’s million dollar arbitrage group. Amazing, amazing group. This is a teacher, this is Gaye, she was a teacher. She is a teacher still you need to learn. This is the type of environment you want to be in because she’s going to help you understand why. And I think that’s the hardest part of this business is understanding why. Why is the red one popular when the green one isn’t? Well, there’s usually a reason, and what Gaye does is probably parse that better than anybody and she’ll explain the reasons for those things. I think that’s really powerful. Yes, she puts out a list. You’re going to get a good use of that list if you get in the group. Now here’s the deal. The group isn’t always...

FreeeUp.com is the top marketplace to hire pre-vetted freelancers online in eCommerce, Amazon, digital marketing, advertising, web development, and web design.   Connor Gillivan is the Chief Marketing Officer and a co-founder of FreeeUp. In its first 2 years of business, over 1,000 freelancers have been added to the network, and add over 5,000 business owners to the platform.   Connor focuses on adding new clients, increasing freelancer applications and on improving the overall customer experience in the marketplace.   FreeeUp has over 1,000 pre-vetted freelancers.   ----------- SPONSORS: This episode is brought to you by: Klaviyo  Klaviyo is a game-changing email automation tool specifically built for scaling eCommerce businesses. I am not just saying it…I use Klaviyo in my ecommerce store as well in a number of stores I advise for. With Klaviyo, in just a few clicks you are able to activate pre-built email automation flows such as cart abandonment, up-sells and win-backs.  Klaviyo also seamlessly integrates with Facebook Audiences. If you’re an eCommerce manager, I cannot recommend Klaviyo enough. Give Klaviyo a try today on  www.klaviyo.com.      

Summary: We talk with Connor Gillivan, co-founder & CMO of FreeedUp.com, a freelancing platform that recruits, interviews and vets thousands of freelancers each month and provides you with the top 1% of applicants.   Show Notes: 1:12 Connor Introduction 1:38 Information about Freeedup.com 2:19 Connor’s Entrepreneurial journey 4:24 Best advice he’s ever received 4:47 Most […]

Connor Gillivan is the author of Free Up Your Business: 50 Secrets to Bootstrap Million Dollar Companies. He started his first business, Portlight, when he was 20 out of his college dorm room drop shipping products on Amazon and scaled it to sell over $20 million of product in its first 4 years. Connor started FreeeUp.com in late 2015 to connect the top 1% of freelancers online with business owners. It now serves over 2,500 businesses worldwide. Today, he is the CMO of FreeeUp driving growth for the company through digital marketing strategies and continues to run Portlight as its CEO. In this episode of Futureproof, Connor and Kelly discuss the importance of getting the right people in your business. Hear how you identify and secure the top 1% and why recruitment processes matter if you want the best people. Find out more and connect with Connor on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connorgillivan/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/connorgillivan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorgillivan/ Personal blog: http://connorgillivan.com/ FreeeUp: https://freeeup.com/ My calendar: calendly.com/connor-gillivan My email: connor@freeeup.com

This episode is the second in a two-part interview with Connor Gillivan of Freeeup.com (Part One is here).  This time we look at his company and how they might be an excellent resource for you.  That holds whether you are a provider or if you are looking for help. A Curated Model Conner describes their model and approaches far better than I.  However, I will say that they have a different process for connecting workers and customers than many of the other sites.  They vet their resources and use that knowledge to match the best worker for a given project.  This method takes a lot of the guesswork out of finding a good customer or a good freelancer.  Truly a win-win approach to the outsourcing model. Connor Gillivan He is a 27-year-old serial entrepreneur that started out of his college dorm room.  He has sold over $25 million on Amazon and has grown FreeeUp.com over 500% in the past year.  Connor is a published author and runs his own blog (ConnorGillivan.com).  He lived and worked 2 summers in South Africa building social businesses in extremely impoverished communities before starting my first business.  If that is not enough, he has also been featured on over 30 podcasts in the past year.  These include: Conscious Millionaire The Top Hack the Entrepreneur Ways to Contact Connor: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connorgillivan/ Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/connorgillivan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorgillivan/ Personal blog: http://connorgillivan.com/ FreeeUp: https://freeeup.com/ Calendar: calendly.com/connor-gillivan Email: connor@freeeup.com

This week's interview is with Connor Gillivan of Freeeup.com and we talk about things to watch out for when you are outsourcing for the first time. We get into the details of: What is first sign that you need to start outsourcing parts of your business? What would you recommend to outsource first in a small business? What are things to look out for when hiring someone?   Connor's links: https://freeeup.com/ Favourite podcast: Marketing School by Neil Patel and Eric Siu Favourite book: North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trail by Scott Jurek   Want help building your site traffic in a meaningful way? Reach out to me and we can talk through your authentic SEO plan: https://www.digimorphs.com/contact/

Today I'm interviewing Connor Gillivan, a co-founder of FreeeUp, a marketplace  that connects businesses of all shapes and sizes with hundreds of top (vetted!) freelancers all over the world. We talk about systems that helped him not only stay sane, but grow FreeeUp over 500% during the last year alone.

Have found yourself wondering if the gig/freelance economy could be for you or how it's impacting business owners and professionals around the world? I wanted to delve into the facts and figures behind the freelancing and gig economy so invited Connor Gillivan from a company called Freeeup onto the show today to report on what he is seeing on the digital landscape. The FreeeUp Marketplace connects businesses with the top 1% of freelancer applicants in eCommerce, digital marketing, and web development. Connor also shares his inspirational entrepreneurial story. As an Amazon seller veteran, eCommerce expert, and outsourcing guru, he is also about building profitable businesses that address specific customer needs within the eCommerce world. Starting out of his college dorm room, he spent 4 years working with his business partners to build an eCommerce business selling on Amazon.com. With the venture, he sold over $25 million online, worked with over 1,000 suppliers, and have managed over 500,000 products. After hiring and firing hundreds of remote freelancers and virtual assistants with his Amazon venture, he and his business partner started FreeeUp.com to address the frustrations we were facing on other marketplaces like Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer: (1) too much time interviewing and vetting freelancers and (2) too much turnover. FreeeUp receives hundreds of applications from freelancers each week, interviews them for skills, communication, and attitude, then only allows the top 1% into the network. Those freelancers then make their services available from $5 to $75 per hour.    

Connor Gillivan is no stranger to GSD’ing. As a lifelong entrepreneur, he knows that success takes hard work, creative thinking and lots of hustle. In his own words, he’s a freak for building businesses, reading entrepreneurship books, emulating entrepreneurial icons, and networking with similarly passionate people. He’s goal-driven, a strong visionary, cause-focused, and a great leader […]

Connor Gillivan is the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of FreeeUp.com — the top marketplace to hire pre-vetted freelancers online in eCommerce, Amazon, digital marketing, advertising, web development and design. He has sold over $30 million online, has hired hundreds of freelancers to build his companies, is a published author, and is the owner of ConnorGillivan.com — a blog where he shares industry insights on lessons he’s learned in growing his first Amazon business and FreeeUp.com. What you'll learn about in this episode: Why Connor and Nathan founded FreeeUp.com and what makes it unique How FreeeUp.com offers 85 different freelance skill sets How short term planning and sharing ideas with others keeps you focused on your goals The importance of having an accountability partner Why having an outlet such as exercise at the end of your day to decompress is important The importance of building relationships with your customers How having a referral program and building partnerships can help your business grow How you can build your business without needing an expensive advertising campaign Why you need to surround yourself with people that compliment your skills Why you need to be willing to let go of things in your company that are not working Ways to contact Connor: Website: www.FreeeUp.com Website: ConnorGillivan.com Email: Connor@FreeeUp.com

On this episode, Josh spends time with Connor Gillivan from FreeeUp.com. They discuss the advantages of using freelancers and some steps to make you more successful in finding the right hires.

Connor Gillivan started his first business while he was still in college buying and selling products on Amazon. Once he and his business partner realized they couldn't do everything themselves, they changed their whole outlook on hiring. His experiences here lead to his business today -- Connor is currently the CMO of FreeeUp, which he's essentially created through freelancers. As an entrepreneur and business owner, you'll want to listen to this episode to learn how to get the most out of your business' budget.

Connor Gillivan started his first business while he was still in college buying and selling products on Amazon. Once he and his business partner realized they couldn't do everything themselves, they changed their whole outlook on hiring. His experiences here lead to his business today -- Connor is currently the CMO of FreeeUp, which he's essentially created through freelancers. As an entrepreneur and business owner, you'll want to listen to this episode to learn how to get the most out of your business' budget.

This episode is the first in a two-part interview with Connor Gillivan of Freeeup.com.  We started out with a focus on what he has learned as an entrepreneur at a couple of businesses.  We discuss five ways to streamline your work that are easy to implement and highly cost-effective.  I had a great time talking to him and hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed the conversation. Spoiler Alert I am not going to spill the beans yet.  However, these steps have a cost associated with them.  We discuss the costs during the episode but I want to mention that the cost of not taking some of these steps is likely far more than the cost of doing so.  Before you reject any of these ideas as "too costly" I recommend you try them out.  You may find yourself wishing you had tried this years ago.   Connor Gillivan He is a 27-year-old serial entrepreneur that started out of his college dorm room.  He has sold over $25 million on Amazon and has grown FreeeUp.com over 500% in the past year.  Connor is a published author and runs his own blog (ConnorGillivan.com).  He lived and worked 2 summers in South Africa building social businesses in extremely impoverished communities before starting my first business.  If that is not enough, he has also been featured on over 30 podcasts in the past year.  These include: Conscious Millionaire The Top Hack the Entrepreneur Ways to Contact Connor: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connorgillivan/ Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/connorgillivan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/connorgillivan/ Personal blog: http://connorgillivan.com/ FreeeUp: https://freeeup.com/ Calendar: calendly.com/connor-gillivan Email: connor@freeeup.com

Connor Gillivan is the CMO of FreeeUp.com. He has sold over $30 million online, has hired hundreds of freelancers to build his companies, is a published author, and is the owner of ConnorGillivan.com. He currently lives in Denver, CO.

In today's episode, FreeeUp.com co-founder Connor Gillivan discusses how architecture and design firm owners can outsource to free up time and be more efficient. You'll discover: 3 keys to not making a mistake when you hire your next team member 6 things you can outsource as an architect to save yourself time What to consider when hiring a virtual or executive assistant Register for the FREE Firm Freedom Formula Online Training: https://www.businessofarchitecture.com/freedomwebinar Get access to the 4-part firm profit map here: http://freearchitectgift.com.