In this episode, we'll explore the intricacies of U.S. sales tax with Jared Smithson from RJM Tax Exemption. We'll cover everything from the basics of what it is and how it works to the specific challenges businesses face in staying compliant across different states. We’ll also explore how exemptions work, the importance of proper documentation, and the steps you can take to avoid costly penalties.

Whether you're a business owner, accountant, or just someone who wants to understand sales tax better, this conversation with Jared is packed with valuable insights that you won't want to miss.

Topics we cover:

- What is US sales tax?

- What are the US tax rules for overseas ecommerce sellers?

- How do rules differ by state?

- How do you pay taxes, and how do the rules differ by platform?

- How do you minimise your tax burden?

- What issues do sellers get into? Have you got any horror stories?

Valon Xhafa from Behamics was an AI professional before it was all the rage! His company makes a range of tools which use AI to help sellers understand their performance and optimise eCommerce stores.

In this interview Trevor and Valon talk about the many ways which AI can be used to grow eCommerce sales including SEO, content creation, merchandising and conversion rate optimisation.

How to Grow to Your eCommerce Business is sponsored by VendLab, the multi-channel eCommerce experts.

This episode is sponsored by Fabrikatör (www.fabrikator.io/), the #1 Inventory Management Software For Shopify.

Fabrikatör helps direct-to-consumer ecommerce businesses make wise and confident supply decisions. It also has excellent features for boosting revenue, such as allowing customers to buy products they love when they are out of stock.

In this episode, we talk about best practices for DTC brands and how Fabrikatör helps companies to optimise their inventory management.

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The unboxing experience is a vital and often ignored part of the consumer experience.

In this episode of the How to Grow Your eCommerce Business Podcast, Trevor talks to Tyler DeLarm from UnDigital about optimising your unboxing to increase the return order rate.

How to Grow to Your eCommerce Business is sponsored by Vendlab, the multi-channel eCommerce experts.

How to Grow Your eCommerce Business is sponsored by the multi-channel eCommerce agency Vendlab.com.

Are you fed up with the hassle of shipping your inventory in bulk from the Far East? Happily, there is an alternative to storing all the money in stock and waiting three months for it to arrive. Portless enables stock to be stored in China and shipped directly to consumers in five days or less!

Shipping costs are not much higher for small items than local fulfilment.

Sound too good to be true? Find out all about it in the episode.

The How to Grow your eCommerce Business is sponsored by the eCommerce Growth Agency Vendlab.com.

Ayat Shukairy is a conversion rate optimisation expert and the founder of Invesp.com. In this podcast, we discuss the process for increasing website conversion rates and the things that every website owner should do today to turn more browsers into buyers.

How to Grow your eCommerce Business is sponsored by the eCommerce Growth Agency www.Vendlab.com.

Even Haim is a 7 Figure eCommerce seller and the founder of reconvert.com,seven-figure eCommerce seller and the founder of ⁠reconvert.com,⁠ the top-selling the top selling Upselling app on the Shopify marketplace.

In this recording, Even shares his tips on how optimising your site for upselling can grow your sales by up to 10%.

Amazon warehouses frequently lose and damage stock. Will Cooper from Rev Up Technology estimates this can be as much as 3% of sales. Unfortunately, Amazon does not always reimburse merchants, which is a hidden cost of doing business.

Even if you know the reimbursement process, getting around to it is difficult, which is where companies like Rev Up come in. They take the whole process off your hands for a small commission.

In this episode, I talk to Will about why sellers who are making claims are leaving money on the table and what merchants should be doing to get their money back.