jon warren ecommerce advisor and fractional cmo

Advisory For Ecommerce Operators

For founders doing $500K to $10M+ a year revenue who’ve hit the point where working harder isn’t working or are unclear on the path to growth.

Advisory For Ecommerce Operators

For founders doing $500K to $10M+ a year revenue who’ve hit the point where working harder isn’t working or are unclear on the path to growth.

You don't need another course. You need someone in the trenches with you.

Every operator I work with arrives at some version of the same wall…

Growth has plateaued and they’ve already tried the obvious things.

The business grows but only because they personally push it uphill every single day. They’re the bottleneck and they know it.

It feels like there’s a million levers to pull but they don’t know which, where and when…

Or there’s an exit somewhere in their future, and they quietly suspect that if a buyer looked under the hood tomorrow, the valuation conversation would hurt.

None of these are information problems…

You can’t Google your way out of them, a $997 course won’t touch them and chat is going to give you college grade advice.

The answer is different for every business. What you need is experienced judgment applied to your specific numbers, your team, your market.

That’s what this is. If this resonates with you, you’re in the right place…

This is for you if...

This is not for you if...

The first 90 days...

Step 1 - The Audit

Weeks 1 – 3

Before I give you a single recommendation, I go deep on the business: traffic and acquisition, conversion, the funnel, operations, unit economics and the P&L.

You get a documented audit breaking down what’s working, what’s leaking, and what’s quietly capping you.

Most clients tell me the audit alone reframed the business for them.

Step 2 - The Roadmap

Week 4

We turn the audit into a sequenced plan…

Not a list of forty random ideas…

The three to five  biggest levers that actually matter for your business this year, in the order to pull them, with what “done” looks like for each.

Step 3 - Execution

Months 2 – 3 and beyond

Then I stay in your corner, by your side while you and/or your team executes.

We’ll have at a minimum, one monthly deep-dive call, plus you’ll have ongoing, daily async access to me between calls.

Send me the ad account, the landing page, the org question, the term sheet, whatever’s live, and get answers and support in hours, not at next month’s meeting.

The initial engagement is 90 days; long enough to complete the audit, set the roadmap, and get real movement on the first levers.

After that, it rolls month to month for as long as it’s earning its keep. No lock-ins, no 12-month contracts. If I’m not moving the needle, fire me.

Why Operators work with me...

Because I’m not a former operator… I’m a current one.

I built my first store to $4M and exited it in 2017. I’ve been a part of 3 more that did/are doing more than $10M in revenue. 

So I’ve personally done the things most advisors only talk about: Built my own valuable businesses, and sold them.

I’ve coached over 1,000 business owners since 2015, which means I’ve pattern-matched and seen different versions of solutions across hundreds of real businesses, not case studies in a text book.

And right now I hold stakes in five ecommerce businesses across Australia and the US — so the advice you get reflects what’s working in live stores this quarter, not what worked in 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions

This is not a one size fits all engagement.

Pricing is discussed on the call once I’ve reviewed your application and based on your businesses needs, your needs and the depth of my role. I’ll provide a fixed price on the call.

It’s priced as senior advisory/Fraction CMO level. This isn’t coaching, it’s much more than that.

If price is the primary factor in your decision, this probably isn’t the right fit yet.

We will go through exactly what you need and what our interaction plan is if we speak on a call. At a minimum however we’ll have a monthly deep-dive call plus ongoing, as needed async access. 

Async isn’t a token gesture, it’s where half the value lives. Real decisions and real work don’t wait for scheduled meetings. 

Not generally. I primarily diagnose, prioritize, guide and develop. You and your team will handle most execution. 

If you don’t have execution capacity to do what needs to be done, we’ll address that. It’s usually one of the first roadmap items. 

We will discuss my role in the work in more detail when we talk on a call.

Yes, I’ve been successfully working with clients and running businesses in the US from Australia for over 10 years. 

We’ll talk in your afternoons/my mornings and lots of async stuff will land with you while you’re asleep, ready for the next day.

I’ve spent many years helping people to get started in ecommerce and online business but this isn’t the place for that. 

I highly recommend you check out Dropship Breakthru and/or The Dropship Podcast. High ticket dropshipping is still the best way for almost anyone to start an ecommerce business today.

Yes. There’s is an initial 90 day engagement. After that, we are month to month, cancel anytime. 

We start with 90 days because there needs to be a reasonable opportunity to do the work and for the work to work. 

Once again, if you’re not ready to do and commit to significant stuff, this isn’t for you.

Apply To Work With Me

Applying takes about five minutes. I read every application personally, and I’ll reply either way within 48 hours.

If it looks like a fit, I will reach out to book a call to discuss further.

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