How confident do you feel as an Amazon seller? Have you ever felt like you’re just fooling yourself when it comes to actually building and running a successful Amazon FBA business? Do you let the success you see in others make you feel bad about your own minor accomplishments? This is called Imposter Syndrome and it’s
What Does a Sales Rank of Zero (or “Not Available”) Mean?
Most Amazon resellers use sales rank as a major factor in deciding whether or not to buy an item to resell. But what happens if the sales rank for an item is zero, “N/A” (Not Available), or Rank Unavailable? Are there any other ways to decide if this item is worth reselling on Amazon? For most
Sales Rank 101 – Understanding Amazon Best Seller’s Rank
“Well, what’s the sales rank?” You hear this question all the time when Amazon FBA sellers are talking about whether or not to buy an item to resell on Amazon. Understanding Amazon sales rank is one of the most crucial topics for new Amazon sellers. In the rest of this blog post we want to
How to Find Amazon FBA Inventory for Little to No Money
“I need to buy more inventory, but I don’t have very much money to spend on my business!” We’ve all been there, right? Most of us started out as Amazon FBA sellers with very little capital to spend on inventory. Some folks might start out with a significant chunk of change they want to invest,
The Essential Retail Arbitrage Sourcing Gear List
A key component of a successful retail arbitrage (RA) trip is making sure you have all the necessary supplies before you head out on your sourcing journey. Having the right gear can free up your time and energy to make better sourcing decisions and find more profitable inventory for your Amazon FBA business. You may
Inventory Lab Review – Why We Use InventoryLab For Listing Amazon FBA Inventory
As Amazon FBA resellers, we’re all looking for ways to save time and money in processing our inventory. One of the biggest ways I encourage FBA sellers to save time by spending a little money is to use a third-party listing service, rather than listing your FBA inventory directly through Amazon Seller Central. The fewer
How to Win the Amazon Buy Box for Maximum Sales
We left off on the previous blog post with my top 6 points that you need to understand about how the Amazon buy box works. If you haven’t checked out that post, I highly recommend that you read it first before moving forward with how to win the buy box. As a reminder, Amazon does
6 Things You Need to Know about the Amazon Buy Box
Perhaps the most important goal of any Amazon FBA seller is getting more sales, so today I want to cover a topic directly tied to the majority of sales on Amazon – the Amazon buy box. If you look on an Amazon product page, the buy box is the little box in the top right
Is There Still Room for New Amazon FBA Sellers?
One question I am consistently asked since launching fulltimefba.com back in 2013 is this… “Is there still room for new Amazon FBA sellers?“ Most people ask this question out of two fears they are experiencing: The fear of not finding enough profitable inventory to sell on Amazon. The fear of too many competitors who
If I Had To Start My Amazon FBA Business Over Again With Only $500
* Updated for 2020 Who doesn’t love a do-over? Hindsight is 20/20, and I’m sure all of us can think of ways we would improve our Amazon FBA businesses if we could start over from scratch. I know I can think of plenty of things I wish I had known back in 2011 when I