S01: Using the Internet as a Business Partner with Travis Marziani

Travis Marziani works on one of three different businesses. A dance clothing business called BDancewear, his newest business called Performance Nut Butter, and a teacher of e-commerce(internet marketing, creating businesses, and entrepreneurship).

Travis is a great example of the new age internet entrepreneur. Although he does a lot of work from his home, he still manages to found, grow, and run multiple businesses across different industries and platforms. Not to mention he is also a podcast host! Wow, suddenly I feel like I’m underachieving here.

Twenty years ago Travis’ career path wouldn't have even made sense. He’s only one person, so how is he even able to run so many businesses at once? One business is hard enough to start and succeed at. Well that’s where the internet has come into play in so many peoples career lives. Travis is able to go through the steps of starting a business, and maintain that business without dedicating all of his time to it. This has made it possible to gain income from an initial business he created, and then simultaneously start up another business that he is way more passionate about. This gives him room to grow as an entrepreneur and an individual.

In no way is this an easy road though. It’s obvious that Travis is not only constantly busy tending to his businesses, but he has had to put his own money on the line to make things happen. It’s certainly a life of risk and reward, but it’s the life he wants to take a risk on. 

Find Travis Online:

Website - https://www.effectiveecommerce.com/

Instagram - @travismarziani

Twitter - @TravisMarz

Some Questions I Ask:

• What was the first success moment you had in entrepreneurship? (11:35)
• Why is Kickstarter important and how have you used it to your advantage? (23:20)
• What are the ways to really get people excited about a product launch? (25:12)
• What are the things that you’re not passionate about in your job? (31:08)
• How quickly can you make money off of a new business? (33:55)

In This Episode, You Will Learn About:

• The importance of Ad Words for your business
• Finding your niche
• Connecting with influencers
• The importance of Kickstarter
• Capturing emails and creating Facebook groups

Music Composed by John Zarcone