Date: March 2nd, 2026

Summary: Kevin King explains why sellers should focus on selling "destinations" instead of products, detailing 7 marketing rules to achieve this. He also discusses the high failure rate of e-commerce stores on platforms like WooCommerce vs. Shopify, the massive scale of tariff evasion from China, and a new Google patent that could see AI replace seller websites.

Key Points Discussed:

The 7 Marketing Rules to sell transformations, not products (e.g., "Sell the Transformation," "Clarity Beats Quality").
How to use the "Five Second Test" to improve listing clarity and CTR.
Marketplaces account for 87% of e-commerce; 1 million stores vanished in 6 months.
Shopify stores have a significantly higher survival rate (91.7%) than WooCommerce (80.2%).
A $112 billion tariff cheating gap is putting honest sellers at a disadvantage.
Instant's Shopify app for AI-powered abandoned cart recovery.
Using Stack Influence to automate micro-influencer marketing.
Google's patent to replace low-quality landing pages with AI-generated versions.

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