When you’re just starting out as a seller on Amazon, it might seem like Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) is the cheaper and smarter way to go. But today, we’re pulling back the curtain and showing you why Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) is the real game-changer if you’re serious about maximizing your income while reducing the
Podcast Episode 256 – FBA vs FBM – Which One is Better for Amazon Sellers?
When it comes to selling on Amazon, there are two main ways to handle the fulfillment of the orders – you can do it yourself through FBM (Fulfilled by Merchant) or you can outsource it to Amazon through FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon). Clearly, we are the Full-Time FBA show, so you can imagine which of
Podcast Episode 086 : Big Lessons from an Amazon Fulfillment Center Tour
On today’s episode of The Full-time FBA Show, Rebecca and Stephen reflect on their tour of an Amazon Fulfillment center before the COVID pandemic. In their conversation, they discuss what they learned and how it has impacted the way they do business. One of their major takeaways was the phrase ‘customer obsession.’ Since then they
The Optimized Full-Time FBA Work & Shipping Station
Do you need a warehouse in order to do the kind of volume it takes to make a full-time income from FBA? I’ve seen a few threads on social media and have had a few people ask me that exact question… and my answer to all of them is this: No, you do not need
Tool Review: Box Sizer – Create the Perfect-Sized Shipping Box
Besides boxes, 3-inch tape guns, and packing tape, the one tool I simply can’t live without in my Amazon FBA business is a box sizer (sometimes called a box resizer). I use this tool almost every single time I’m packing up an Amazon FBA shipment. Not only does it save me time, but it also
How to Choose a Quality Prep Center For Your Amazon FBA Business
By now you’re probably convinced – getting your Amazon inventory out of your house and into a prep center to be processed for shipment to the FBA warehouse has to be a good thing, right? As we covered in our previous blog post, using a prep center frees up your time, frees up space in
How to Provide Box Level Details on Amazon FBA Shipments
If you’ve been reading your seller emails from Amazon, you know that starting November 1, 2016, FBA sellers will be required to provide box level details of the contents of their shipments to FBA warehouses. Failing to provide those details will incur a fee for your shipments of 15 cents per item. Additionally, Amazon has
How to Make the Most of Amazon FBA Split Shipments
Last time, we talked about Amazon Split Shipments and the options you have between Distributed Inventory Placement (DIP) or Inventory Placement Service (ISP). Today, we’re going to take the conversation to the next level and talk about how to make the most of whatever placement decision you make. For most of us, this decision should
Seller Central Tip #4 – How to Check for Reimbursable Lost Items
Recently we’ve been running a blog series called Seller Central Tips, including posts on the following topics: Tip #1: How to Check if “Returned” Items are Actually Returned to FBA Tip #2: How to Get Reimbursed for Unfulfillable Inventory Tip #3: How to Handle FBA Inbound Shipment Problems Today we’ll look at Tip #4: How to Check