Dan Vas – Ecom Freedom Shopify Blueprint 2022

Full walkthrough of the store’s journey from zero to $800K in sales.

Product Research: How Josh found the product/came up with the idea for the store.

Store Buildout: A complete demonstration of store buildout with step by step instructions.

Facebook Ads: Live ad account walkthrough showing all campaigns – what worked and what didn’t.

Scaling: How Josh scaled the store from a few hundred a day to over $100K/month.

Store Automation & Fulfillment: A complete demonstration of how Josh automated order fulfillment as well as customer service, managing cashflow, and more.

Module 1: Introduction
5 Lessons
00:32:59
Welcome To Shopify Blueprint
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00:04:55
Welcome to the first lesson of the Shopify Blueprint. In this lesson, Head of Shopify Josh Bak explains the outline of the program, reveals his background with eCommerce, and preps you for a successful mindset.
Here’s what he covers:
Taking his brand from 0 to 850k in 1 year
Trading in the corporate world for Ecommerce
Getting your mindset right before starting
Legal
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00:03:01
In this lesson, Josh briefly gets into the nitty-gritty about the terms and conditions of this program.
He warns on the following:
Do not share accounts
Do not try to download and resell this course
This course is not a guarantee for success
Mindset: Why People Fail
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00:13:47
In this lesson, Josh dives into the importance of mindset and why so many people in eCommerce fail before they even start. He provides an outline for the ideal eCommerce mindset, backed by personal experience as a seller and mentor.
Here’s what he covers:
Dangers of Get Rich Quick Mindset
Sticking to one thing
Avoiding burnout
Setting realistic expectations
Delayed gratification
Self Relience
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00:05:06
Josh reveals self-reliance as the key difference between those who find success and those who find failure. A thriving eCommerce brand is not served to you on a silver platter, you must work for it.
Don’t expect things to be given to you
Ecommerce success doesn’t come on a silver platter
Calculate Risks
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00:06:10
In this video, Josh explains why the quickest way to end your entrepreneurial journey is taking uncalculated risk. With an added emphasis on product selection, he encourages thoughtful and calculated risk in every stage of the journey.
Including:
What to do before purchasing inventory
Removing emotion and attachment from risks
The downside of risk
Module 2: Walkthrough
3 Lessons
00:34:49
Story Time: From Zero to $850K With One Store
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00:14:42
In this video, Josh shares his background and life before he found success in ecommerce. He then transparently dives into his ecommerce journey from it’s start to today, showing real screenshots of brand sales.
Including:
Life before Ecommerce
Very first product reveal
Lifetime sales for his 5 different ecommerce brands
How I Found This Product
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00:08:21
In this video, Josh describes all the stages from the initial product idea to actually making it a reality, including what things hinted that it would be a success.
Including:
Seeing potential in a product idea
Finding an unserved niche and differentiating
Validating the product
Product ideas in your everyday life
Key Lessons From This Business
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00:11:46
Ecommerce is all about learning and improving as you go. In this video, Josh reveals the top three things that he learned from building this brand.
These three main principles are:
Increase overall lifetime customer value
Master one thing at a time – focus on one thing working well first, then expand
To every single problem, there is a solution
Module 3: Product Selection
2 Lessons
00:47:04
Key Product Selection Criteria
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00:22:03
In this video, Josh breaks down the product selection criteria he’s personally used to skyrocket all 5 of his businesses. He provides the 10 following questions to work through as you’re looking for a product:
Does your customer have a reason to buy it?
Is there a specific niche of people you can sell it to?
Is it scroll stopping/ does it align with direct response marketing?
Is there evidence of people already purchasing?
Does it actually provide value to your customer?
Does it have high margins?
Is it simple to understand and explain?
Is it small and lightweight?
Does it go against FB Terms of Service?
Does it have long-term business potential?
The Best Product Research Methods & How to Validate Success
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00:25:01
In this follow-along video, Josh walks you through four specific product research stages he personally follows: AdSpy/BigSpy, Google Trends, JungleScout and Facebook Ad Library. He greatly encourages students to take their time in each of these stages to find a long-term successful product.
What he covers:
A step by step walkthrough of each research method
How to filter results based on the Ecom Freedom criteria
Avoiding gimmicky and trendy products
Module 4: One-Product Store
6 Lessons
01:23:45
Building Out The Front End Of Your Store
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00:16:52
In this video, Josh reveals his brand website and walks you through exactly how to build out your own sales page to capture customers. Tapping into the psychology and mindset of the customer, he explains the perfect workflow to drive them towards a purchase.
What he covers:
The importance of amazing product photos
Building social proof and displaying it on your site
Customizing your Shopify theme to increase conversions
Implementing call to actions
Building Out Design Assets For Your Store
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00:24:41
In this video, Josh gets into the nitty-gritty of branding your product. You need to have a clear vision of your brand that is consistent throughout product, packaging, website, etc. He emphasizes the importance of a premium look and feel to build immediate trust with potential customers.
He covers:
Brand Name Brainstorming
Logo Design
Brand Guide Development Kit
Creating Legal Policies For Your Store
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00:11:12
In this video, Josh walks you through Shopify’s templates for building out the legal backend of your store. Including refund policies, terms of service and shipping policies.
How To Take Beautiful Product Images
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00:08:26
Amazing product images are really the key to a trustworthy eCommerce store. In this video, Josh reveals the perfect combo of product images to display on your site: Ecommerce, lifestyle, and unboxing. With many ‘pro tips,’ he walks you through exactly what you need.
How To Optimize Your Store’s Backend For Profit (LTV Optimization)
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00:14:16
Josh reveals his ‘money printing’ backend where he’s seen ROI’s of over 800%. He stresses the importance of building out highly structured SMS and Email backend & walks you through the following campaigns:
Welcome Series Flow
Abandoned Cart Flow
Post Purchase Flow
Building A Robust Marketing Funnel For Max Profits (AOV Optimization)
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00:08:18
In this video, Josh dives into his strategy for optimizing and increasing average order value. He taps into consumer psychology to explain the effectiveness of his pre-purchase, post purchase and thank you page upsells. Josh believes that to grow a business you either get your customers to pay more per transaction (average order value) OR you get your existing customers to buy more frequently (lifetime value of a customer). If you’re able to do both…well, enjoy the ride.
Do your tests and don’t push too hard or aggressively.
Module 5: Facebook
5 Lessons
01:09:31
Must WATCH Don’t Make This Beginner Mistake and Lose $$$
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00:05:20
Josh shares some words of wisdom for you BEFORE you start running ads. He stresses the importance of preparation and not getting emotionally attached to a certain product. A lot of students get emotionally attached and as a result actually overspend on a product that should not be invested in. Rather Josh talks about understanding the results of your testing, if something isn’t working, why not? That’s a key job of a media buyer.
Live Ad Account Walkthrough ($0 to $850K Sales In 12 Months)
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00:20:49
Josh unveils his entire Facebook Ads structure, including spend versus revenue amounts, alongside his exact campaign structure. He summarizes the Facebook Ad process into three main phases: Audience testing, Creative Testing, Controlling/Consolidating Campaigns.
He also covers:
When to shut off an ad campaign
Stacking Lookalikes and Interests
Optimizing Winning Ad Creative Combos
How IOS 14.5 affected the overall performance
Setting Your KPI’s For Success
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00:14:06
In this video, Josh explains the ins and outs of tracking and understanding Ad metrics. He walks you through his own shareable spreadsheet and establishes the key metrics, including Break Even Point (BEP) and Return on Ad Spend (ROAS). You’ll learn when to shut off an ad that’s wasting money, versus when to increase spend on an ad that’s profitable.
Preparing Your First Set Of Ads
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00:20:20
In this video, Josh dives into the real purpose of an ad. The common misconception amongst beginners is that they should be selling their product in the ad itself. This is incorrect, the main purpose of the ad is to hook customers away from their daily lives and consider learning more about the product that is being advertised. The general formula that Josh likes to use is the following:
Five part Ad formula:
The hook and scroll stopper
The problem introduction
The product as the solution
User Generated Content
Call to Action
Finally, Josh dives into his ad account to show how he applies the following in his own ads that he used for this case study store. You will also see how these are just formulas that can be adapted and tested based on new ideas and these core principles.
How To Breakthrough Plateaus in Daily Sales
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00:08:56
In this video, Josh dives even further into scaling with Facebook ads, and reveals the impromptu strategy he personally used to jump from hundreds to thousands in daily revenue. He stresses that there’s no ‘black and white’ ad strategy for success – you have to run your own tests to find what works.
Module 6: Automate
2 Lessons
00:24:27
Customer Service
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00:20:05
In this video, Josh explains how to automate and centralize your customer service to save time and ensure amazing customer experiences. He walks through his platform of choice, Gorgias and gives tips for hiring virtual assistants. Amazing customer service will separate you from the competition, so it’s important to get it right from the beginning.
Managing Cash Flows + Smart Business Financing
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00:04:22
Restricted cash flow is a common roadblock for eCommerce entrepreneurs – especially those with lower starting budgets. In this video, Josh quickly discusses how to maximize your cash flow through business credit cards and other strategies.
Module 7: Final
1 Lesson
00:07:24
BONUS: Important Lessons For Success
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00:07:24
In this final video, Josh reveals a more painless way to start your eCommerce journey – the Ecom Freedom Shopify Course. This course gives you every single detail needed to be successful on Shopify with 50+ hours of videos – PLUS unlimited mentorship from Josh himself. Josh not only does live calls every single week, but students can message him anytime with questions. You’ll also gain access to our exclusive facebook community, where you can network with other successful students and get motivation to push on.