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Podcast Episode 184 – The Bad Habits of Unsuccessful Amazon Sellers

April 14, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

As Amazon sellers, it can be pretty easy to unknowingly fall into some bad habits that keep us from making as much money as possible. During today’s episode, we’re uncovering some of the things Amazon sellers commonly do (or don’t do) that keep us from being successful at selling on Amazon. It might be tempting

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Filed Under: Advanced, Business, Business Growth, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Mistakes, Podcast, Troubleshooting

How to Get Approved to Sell Restricted Brands on Amazon

April 12, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman 85 Comments

It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. You find a great product to list for amazing profits via Amazon FBA, but there’s one not-so-tiny catch: You’re restricted from selling the item on Amazon. Restrictions for selling on Amazon are one of the biggest annoyances for FBA sellers, regardless of whether you’ve

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Filed Under: Advanced, Finding Inventory, How To, Inventory, Restrictions, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks, Troubleshooting

Podcast Episode 179 – How to Follow Rabbit Trails to Find More Inventory to Sell

March 7, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

A rabbit trail is when you’re focusing on sourcing one type of item to sell on Amazon and somehow you end up buying something completely different — but it still works out as a really good purchase. The longer you sell on Amazon, the more rabbit trails you begin to discover, and today we want

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Filed Under: Advanced, Deal Lists, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Sourcing, Tactical Arbitrage

Podcast Episode 176 – Top 2 Secrets for Finding More Inventory to Sell on Amazon

February 16, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Every Amazon seller wants to find as much profitable and in-demand inventory to sell as possible, and today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are giving you our top two secrets to do just that. Listening today, you’ll hear about how making two tweaks to your sourcing guidelines can open up an opportunity for you

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Filed Under: Advanced, Finding Inventory, Inventory, Podcast, Sourcing

Overcoming Your Fear of Starting Your Amazon FBA Business

January 26, 2023 By Stephen Smotherman 28 Comments

Are you dragging your feet in starting your Amazon FBA business? This post is for you. OR… Have you already started your Amazon FBA business, but you’re tempted to quit? This post is also for you. Many contingencies and what-ifs might be plaguing your mind right now when it comes to thinking about building a

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Filed Under: Beginner, Fears, Finding Inventory, Getting Started

Top Benefits of Using Rakuten (formerly Ebates) in Your Amazon FBA Business

October 18, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 10 Comments

Did you know that you could get paid to buy stuff online? This includes online arbitrage sourcing too! In this post, we’ll talk about earning money via online buying through Rakuten (formerly Ebates). But first I want to give you a hypothetical sourcing scenario. Let’s say you have a BOLO (Be On the Look Out)

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Ideas, Inventory, Online Arbitrage, Resources, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks, Tools

Podcast Episode 157 – The 2nd Most Expensive Sourcing Mistake You Could Ever Make

October 10, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 2 Comments

On today’s episode we follow up on last week’s episode, the most expensive sourcing mistake you can make with the second most expensive sourcing mistake as an Amazon seller. We go through a quick summary about last week’s episode and then quickly pivot to talking about the second most expensive sourcing mistake. This huge mistake revolves around the

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Keepa, Mistakes, Podcast, Sourcing

Podcast Episode 148 – How We Found Our Top 5 Wholesale Accounts

August 5, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Have you been struggling to find sustainable methods for identifying long-term wholesale accounts? In today’s show we’ll be unpacking the strategies that helped us find our top five wholesale accounts. From reverse wholesale sourcing to wholesale trade shows, we’ve got you covered! Listening today, you’ll learn our tips for how to do research based on

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Podcast, Wholesale

Podcast Episode 147 – Creative Places to Find Profitable Inventory to Sell on Amazon

July 28, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

At times, sellers may feel uninspired by regular inventory and not know where to find something different to sell on Amazon. Believe it or not, you can find inventory to sell virtually anywhere you go! Today, we are looking at some creative places you can find inventory to sell on Amazon. We discuss the importance

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Filed Under: Finding Inventory, Inventory, Podcast, Retail Arbitrage, Sourcing

The 3 Keys to Growing Your FBA Business Into a Full-Time Income Generating Machine

June 23, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman 19 Comments

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is this: Is it really possible to make a full-time income from selling on Amazon? And my answer is always an enthusiastic “YES!” If you’re not familiar with my story, here is a really quick summary. In 2011 I was recently divorced, unemployed, and clueless about where my

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Filed Under: Advanced, Business, Finding Inventory, How To, Mindset, Next Level

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