Mike and Melanie of AVASK talk about what sellers need to know before expanding their ecommerce businesses to Europe and other markets abroad. Many sellers think that selling or expanding into the EU is a nightmare, what with the language barriers and different compliance requirements. I myself have done it in the past and found it quite difficult. That being said, my guest today, Melanie Shabangu, will help me debunk common myths all of us might believe about selling in the EU, and she'll explain exactly how to keep an ecommerce business profitable when expanding abroad. Melanie is a tax expert and ecommerce accountant for AVASK, an accounting firm that specializes in helping ecommerce sellers expand their businesses into Europe, the UAE, and even Australia. In this episode, I have the pleasure of picking her brain about what selling in the EU is like, especially for those who have little to no experience with it. We'll be talking about myths that might be putting off a lot of US sellers from selling in the EU, VAT and other compliance requirements, and the overall economics of selling in markets abroad. Timestamps: Introduction - 0:00 <span