Over the past five years, I have worked with hundreds of Amazon sellers and there is one particular problem that stands out year after year. Most sellers focus so much of their energy on boosting sales ranks that they forget about key business fundamentals. While...
Stay-at-home mom makes $700 a day selling candles on Amazon. Two college kids hit a million dollars of revenue selling motorcycle gloves. Cab driver sells enough fidget spinners online to quit his job and become a full-time seller. We’ve all heard success stories like...
As an Amazon seller, the backbone of your business is also a common pain point: inventory. What should you sell? Who are the most reliable suppliers and where can you get the best price? What prices should you set? How do you know how much to order at a given time?...
Most Amazon sellers know how important it is to optimize all of their Sponsored Products campaigns. Finding out which keywords and search terms generate the best returns for every dollar spent and which should be removed because they are unprofitable, are critical...
Amazon is a highly competitive marketplace, and it is important to stay up-to-date with any changes that may affect your business. With customer expectations nowadays, shipping costs can potentially lose you a customer, so making sure you understand the upcoming 2018...
Whether you’re a seasoned seller or reasonably new to the Amazon scene, you’re always looking to take your business to the next level. The challenge is how to achieve that goal. Once you’ve become successful selling on the domestic markets, it’s time to turn...
A lot of myths and misconceptions swirl around sales tax, and today we’re busting the five most common. Myth 1: I only sell online, so I’m not required to collect sales tax Truth: Anyone who sells taxable products at retail and has sales tax nexus in one of the 45...
The outline set forth in this document can be used as a basic tool to provide Amazon Business Owners insight into bullet points to think about prior to selling an Amazon Company. This tool is more of a “best practices” outline rather than an all-encompassing rule of...
Over the last several years China has become the number one market to source products. Fact is, China is currently America’s biggest goods trading partner with imports in 2016 totaling over $462.8 billion. Obviously, most Amazon resellers go to China for their goods....
If you’re like most Amazon sellers, then you are trying hard to win the elusive Amazon Buy Box. Simply put, the Amazon Buy Box is an algorithm that tries to give the customer the best possible value for money. It does this by determining which product offering...
Selling on Amazon is easy. That’s why everyone does it. Creating your own private label brand and consistently making a profit on your own products is another story entirely. While the process of product and market research remain the same, private label sellers...
Ecommerce sellers are at the busiest of their busy schedule during the holiday season. This should be no surprise to anyone, least of all, those who are reading this article. Accounting work is often pushed aside until the craziness passes which can often be late...
As a Private Label seller, receiving that dreaded email from Amazon informing you of a suspension can be devastating. Whether it is an account suspension or a product suspension, both can cause panic and cost money. Account suspensions are a major event that could...
Expanding into the European marketplace can be a challenging and complicated process with many elements that require co-ordination such as logistics, translations, currencies and VAT. Many Amazon sellers do not even consider their tax implications before making a...
