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Podcast Episode 128 – Amazon Reseller Time Management Strategies for Success

March 18, 2022 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

Time is your most valuable asset, but it can also be your most wasted asset if you don’t make the most of it. Last week on The Full-Time FBA Show, we talked about ROI. This week, we’re talking about ROTI: Return on Time Invested. How resellers handle their time can be a deal breaker and

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Top 6 Tips for Amazon FBA Sourcing in November

November 2, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 17 Comments

Wow! I can’t believe it’s already November. While the weather may be getting cooler, the opportunities to make big profits via Amazon FBA are getting hotter and hotter. You probably noticed a slight increase in sales in October, and this month the numbers of sales will continue to rise. This is an exciting time. To

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Filed Under: Beginner, Black Friday, Holiday, Ideas, International, Inventory, Q4, Retail Arbitrage, Seasonal, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

The Q4 Snowball – How to Make this the Best Q4 Ever!

October 26, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 11 Comments

Q4 is short for Quarter Four, or Fourth Quarter, and is the term describing the final 3 months of the year: October, November, and December. And simply put, is the most amazing time of year to be an Amazon seller. The best method for preparing for Q4 is to have as many quality items in

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Filed Under: Holiday, Inventory, Q4, Seasonal, Tips & Tricks

Improve the Customer Experience: Think Like an Amazon Customer

September 14, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 10 Comments

One thing Amazon wants to be known for is having the most customer-centric online marketplace in the world. Amazon truly takes “the customer is always right” to the extreme – just look at their super lenient return policy if you need an example. They want happy customers. Customers who will come back again and again.

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Filed Under: Feedback, Mindset, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

Podcast Episode 100 – Top Amazon Reseller Lessons Learned from 100 Episodes

September 3, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman Leave a Comment

This week we celebrate episode number 100 with a jam packed podcast episode! In today’s podcast we’ll be covering the top Amazon reseller lessons that we’ve learned over the span of the first 100 episodes. It was hard to narrow down from 100 episodes to come up with our top ten, but that’s what we’ll

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Ways to Save Money So You Can Spend More on Inventory

August 30, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 13 Comments

Who doesn’t love to save a little time and money? I would prefer to save a lot of time and money, but hey, every little bit counts when we’re trying to make a profit at Amazon FBA. Any time I can save money on shipping supplies or other areas of my business, I can use

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Filed Under: Beginner, Finding Inventory, Getting Started, Inventory, Tips & Tricks

Why Amazon Sellers Might Sell at a Loss (and How that Impacts You)

August 10, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 4 Comments

“Selling at a loss?! Why would an Amazon FBA seller do that? I’m here to make money – isn’t everybody?” It might be strange, but selling inventory at a loss is a situation that comes up from time to time in the Amazon FBA world. If you think the idea sounds ridiculous, you’re not the

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Filed Under: Accounting, Business Growth, Inventory Performance Index, Miscellaneous, Seller Metrics, Tips & Tricks

How to Find Which Items are Out of Stock on Amazon

June 29, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 52 Comments

Unfortunately it looks like, as of July 2024, Amazon has removed this feature. If it ever comes back, let me know and I’ll update this blog post. Thanks! ———————- It really happens. Amazon, from time to time, goes completely out of stock on items that sell often. Not only does Amazon go out of stock,

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Podcast Episode 088 : How Replens Boost Your Sales and Profits in Your Amazon FBA Business

June 10, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 3 Comments

In today’s episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, we talk about how replenishables (or “replens” for short), can boost your sales and your profits in your Amazon FBA business. We kick off our episode by defining the term “replens” and unpacking what constitutes a good replen. Next, we talk about our 2020 top sellers and

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Filed Under: Business Growth, Finding Inventory, Growth Hacks, Increase Sales, Podcast, Replenishables, Replens, Sourcing, Tips & Tricks

Why I Bought a Toy Ranked 1.2 Million for Resale on Amazon

May 4, 2021 By Stephen Smotherman 19 Comments

When it comes to sales rank, every Amazon seller has their own idea of what a “good” sales rank is. For me, I’ll almost always buy a toy that is consistently ranked under 150,000. I’ll even buy a toy that is ranked much higher, as long as the number of competing sellers is low and

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