It’s almost summer, and the perfect time to plan a sourcing road trip! Combining a road trip with FBA sourcing is a great idea that combines the fun of a road trip with sourcing in new and exciting places. Imagine driving to a location far from home and stopping at rural Walmarts along the way
Why Are My Amazon FBA Sales So Slow?
If you’re like most Amazon sellers, you can get quite addicted to refreshing your pending sales page in Seller Central. Or maybe you like to check the Amazon Seller app to see what your total sales numbers are for the day so far. It’s a lot of fun, and even sometimes a rush, to see
How to Increase Amazon FBA Sales on Slow-Moving Inventory
We all want our FBA inventory to sell as soon as it hits the warehouse shelves, and in an ideal world we would never have to deal with monthly storage fees or long-term storage fees for any of our inventory. But the reality for all of us as Amazon sellers is that at times we
Why You Shouldn’t Give Up Your eBay Account
We all know the old saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” If you drop the basket, the basket spills, or Amazon suspends your basket (wait, what?) you risk losing all of your eggs. Spread those eggs out in a few different baskets, and you protect yourself from a number of unforeseen circumstances. One of the
Responding To The Latest Changes In Amazon Selling
Updated for March 2016. First posted May 2014. The past few days have seen many Amazon sellers freaking out about the latest Amazon policy update. I’ve even heard of people saying they are going to quit selling on Amazon because of this change. In all honesty, I think that most people are just overreacting and
Why I’m Not Worried About the Post-Christmas Amazon Price Drops
A quick question: Did you sell out of your entire inventory before Christmas? Neither did I. During Q4, many Amazon sellers get used to the abundance of sales that come with the Christmas season. Actually, we get spoiled with so many sales per day that when January arrives, we get scared. All of a sudden the
The 3 Most Common (And Wasteful!) Mistakes Sellers Make With Their Amazon Listings
This blog article comes from my friend Karon Thackston. You might remember her from this popular guest blog post last year about keywords in listings. Karon is back again with even more helpful insights into creating quality Amazon listings that bring in more customers and more sales. The 3 Most Common (And Wasteful!) Mistakes Sellers Make
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
Tips for Working with a Partner or Spouse at Amazon FBA
Perhaps you came to the Full-Time FBA blog because you’re wanting to grow your Amazon business into your full-time income. Or maybe you’re wanting to take it from a hobby to a good source of side income. Regardless, it’s one thing if you decide you’re ready to get further into selling on Amazon, but how does your
App Review: Shopkick
Today’s post comes from Stephen’s wife, Rebecca, who works alongside Stephen in their full-time FBA business. We’ve posted in the past about ways to get “free money” to use for sourcing, and I’ve also posted about how I incorporate sourcing into my day-to-day schedule running a household with four kids. Today I want to share