Hosted by Maria Sparagis, president of DirectPayNet, and payment solutions expert for entrepreneurs in the high risk industries of supplements, dating, business opportunities, gambling and more. On this podcast, Maria shares her knowledge on how to reduce decline ratios, add thousands of dollars to your bottom line with a few simple conversion hacks, and maximize revenue while keeping your high-risk merchant accounts happy and healthy. As a cryptocurrency advocate since 2012, Maria will also share her knowledge on the digital currency markets. Maria has worked with several high level entrepreneurs in Direct Marketing including Christian Hudson, Julian Reyes, Jeremy Schoemaker “ShoeMoney”, Mike Chang and many more. She has been featured in American Banker, Vice, Inside Bitcoins, Coindesk, and Yahoo. Connect with Maria mariasparagis.com or directpaynet.com
https://maria-sparagis.captivate.fm
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 20 hours 29 minutes
episode 151: Adding More Payment Options on Shopify, and Why You Should
Shopify Payments is the built-in processor and gateway for your Shopify store—but it's not the only option you have! In this episode, I'm covering the ins and outs of payment processing, what options you have on Shopify, and why you should consider using alternatives to Shopify Payments to save on fees and better secure your business.
✓ Need a merchant account? Get in touch!
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episode 150: Direct Response Marketing vs Branding — What's the Difference?
Direct response elicits an immediate response (usually a purchase) from the customer. Branding is more build up for recognition and desire. Here's how you can incorporate some of the best branding tactics into your direct response business.
Want more about phone sales and telemarketing? Check out our FTC episode!
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episode 149: X Advertising: Reaching a Better Audience, Making Millions | with Chris Orzechowski
Meet Forbes' $100+ Million Copywriter", Chris Orzechowski. From wrestler to million-dollar-making marketing expert, we pick his brain on how to get to that million-dollar milestone. But more importantly, we get the ins-and-outs of X advertising—what it looks like, how it works, and who to target.
Want to get in touch with Chris?
➡️ https://orzy.co/
➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-orzechowski-b5531823a/
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episode 148: NEW FTC Telemarketing Regulation — BIG CHANGES
The FTC announced new regulations for telemarketers—inbound and outbound. If you use a call center, if over-the-phone sales is your main method, or if you're hopping on the new cycle telemarketing in 2024, then listen up. These rules WILL affect your sales and whether your business stands a chance.
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episode 147: Mastermind Affiliate Marketer TELLS ALL | with Gia Liossis
Want in on the affiliate marketing game? Today, we're thrilled to have Gia Liossis, a seasoned affiliate manager with years of experience in the marketing game. She shares all on what it takes to make it, going from social media to affiliate marketing to changing careers and so much more.
Whether you're a marketing veteran or new to the scene, this conversation with Gia Liossis is packed with insight...
episode 146: Crushing Stripe Fees for 6- and 7-Figure Merchants
Are you a 6- or 7-figure merchant using Stripe? You might be spending way too much on Stripe fees per transaction and monthly. Here are some tips to lower Stripe fees with minimal effort that can save you TENS OF THOUSANDS per month (depending on your volume).
This episode gives you some simple tips on how to crush Stripe fees in half—OR MORE!
From 2.5% to just 0.5%, easy.
✓ Need a merchant account? Get in touch!
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episode 145: Marketing Madman Jamie Lewis TELLS ALL
Jamie Lewis, the "grandpa of marketing" has had a wild ride on his path to marketing stardom. Today, he shares with me exactly how he got here, from exploring undefined territory in domain flipping and affiliate sales to how success can affect your personal life.
Sit back and listen to this tell-all from a marketing madman.
Get in on Jamie's BADASS CLASS while there's room:
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episode 144: Top Hidden Stripe Features Every Seller Needs to Use
Stripe is a powerful 3rd-party payments platform that many online business owners use (even if they don't know it). Stripe, Shopify, Woo—all if it is powered by Stripe. So if you're going to use it anyway, why not make the most of it?
This episode, I'm giving you the top Stripe features every merchant needs to turn on (or off)...
episode 143: Why Human-to-Human Sales Always Wins | Abandoned Cart Recovery with Jeannie Mai
Jeannie Mai from HelpGrid joins us for a deep dive into abandoned cart recovery, why businesses CONVERT MORE after human-to-human interaction, and just how much you should really be using AI.
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episode 142: Is Shopify Right for Your Business? A Breakdown of the Platform
Shopify is a powerful ecommerce platform, but it isn't for everyone. In this episode, I'm going through Shopify Pros, Shopify Cons, and if Shopify is the right platform for your business.
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