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Podcast Episode 124 – Biggest Wholesale Mistakes I Made with My First Order

February 18, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Amazon sellers are all bound to make mistakes as we begin to navigate our way through the world of wholesale, and boy did we make a few! Today, we share the six biggest beginner mistakes that Stephen made with our first wholesale order, so you don’t have to fall into the same traps. In this

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Podcast Episode 123 – Pros and Cons of Wholesale Sourcing Strategies

February 11, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

There are multiple wholesale sourcing strategies out there, and we’ve tried them all! In today’s episode, we break down the pros and cons of each respective strategy. The most common go-to for most things is Google, and wholesale sourcing is no exception. We explain why Google isn’t a particularly strong strategy, and why we absolutely

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Beginner Lessons For Selling Shoes on Amazon FBA

February 5, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 19 Comments

When it comes to sourcing and selling shoes on Amazon, some of the hardest lessons are learned during the early stages of adding shoes to your Amazon business model. Many of you know that Rebecca and I are a team when it comes to our Amazon FBA business. While I mainly focus on retail arbitrage

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Selling Shoes on Amazon FBA – Should You Do It?

February 4, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 25 Comments

Many of you know that Rebecca and I (Stephen) are a team when it comes to our Amazon FBA business. While I mainly focus on retail arbitrage and wholesale sourcing, she is the specialist when it comes to online arbitrage… and specifically sourcing and selling shoes on Amazon. Since Rebecca has such a wealth of

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Podcast Episode 122 – How to Increase Your ASP (Average Selling Price)

February 3, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 2 Comments

Today we talk about the nuts and bolts of increasing your average selling price (ASP) to create long-term success in your Amazon FBA Business. We share practical tips on how to progressively raise your ASP through setting a minimum selling price parameter, selling multipacks or bundles, and sourcing higher-priced items. These changes require a different

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Selling Shoes through Amazon FBA: Buying Decisions

February 3, 2022 By Rebecca Smotherman 35 Comments

Let’s get down to the nitty gritty details of sourcing shoes for FBA, shall we? As I (Rebecca) mentioned in a previous post of this series, I personally don’t source for shoes using retail arbitrage (RA). I tried it and came up dry. I use 100% online arbitrage (OA) for my shoe sourcing strategy. The

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Selling Shoes through Amazon FBA: Why We Added Shoes to Our Sourcing Strategy

February 2, 2022 By Rebecca Smotherman 61 Comments

Back in 2015, Stephen and I (Rebecca) decided to add shoes to our Amazon FBA inventory. Since our initial experiment with shoes, we have learned so much about how to source and sell shoes on Amazon. In fact, over the past 6 years, shoe are our second most item on Amazon (the first being toys).

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How to Find Profitable Inventory for Amazon FBA Sourcing

January 31, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 30 Comments

In the course of just one week (or even a day!), it is possible to come across thousands of items you could potentially resell on Amazon. Obviously, not all of those items are going to make the cut and end up in your shopping cart. Some items are a no-brainer purchase. Some are definitely NOT

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Podcast Episode 121 – Why You Should Raise Your ASP (Average Selling Price)

January 28, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 1 Comment

If you want your Amazon business to be a successful one and not just a hobby, you need to raise your average selling price (ASP). In this episode, we delve into all the benefits of raising your ASP and you’ll discover the direct link between long-term success selling on Amazon and having a higher ASP.

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How To Use An Impulse Sealer to Poly Bag and Shrink-Wrap Your Inventory

January 26, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 32 Comments

When I first started selling on Amazon, I stayed away from any item that possibly needed to be poly bagged or shrink-wrapped, simply because I didn’t have an impulse sealer. I kick myself when I think about how many profitable items I just left on the store shelves because of this. Ever since I got

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