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This episode discusses the challenges and strategies for ecommerce founders scaling from 500K to 1 million in revenue.

Welcome back to the Hammersley Brothers eCommerce Podcast and our series on the different stages of ecommerce growth. In this episode, we look at the 500K to 1 million stage. This is the point where ecommerce founders often think they need more traffic, more products, more channels, more campaigns, and more complexity. But in reality, the next stage of growth usually comes from doing fewer things better. We cover: Why is more traffic not always the solution? How to increase revenue per visitor Why your store needs a stronger conversion rate, average order value, repeat purchases, and gross margin Why every product needs to earn its place How weak products can hurt cash flow and profit Why your growth roadmap should be based on the biggest bottleneck How to avoid changing your marketing just because you are bored with it Why systems beat heroics as your business grows What profit velocity means and why it matters Why scaling comes from doubling down on winners This episode is for ecommerce founders who want to move beyond the early growth stages and build a business that is clearer, more profitable, and easier to scale. P.S. Whenever you’re ready... here are 3 ways Ian and I can…

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Host: Hammersley Brothers

Topics covered

• ecommerce growth
• scaling strategies
• conversion rate
• average order value
• profitability

Keywords

• ecommerce
• scaling
• traffic
• revenue per visitor
• conversion rate
• average order value
• profit margin
• growth roadmap

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