As I’ve stated before, the fourth quarter selling season on Amazon almost always brings your highest income possibilities of the year. Many Amazon sellers find that their sales sometimes multiply ten-fold from what they’re used to during the other three quarters. How you handle your increased profits can possibly help propel you into even more
What is a Good ROI for Amazon FBA Sellers?
This blog post goes out to all you wonderful Amazon FBA sellers, at all levels, who are working through the realities of trying to get a good ROI (return on investment) in your FBA business. That should be all of you, right? You’re all trying to get a good ROI and make money, right? Maybe
The 3 Keys to Growing Your FBA Business Into a Full-Time Income Generating Machine
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
How to Decide if You Should Lower Your Price (or Hold Your Price)
Sometimes it’s inevitable. You’re not always going to get the price you want for an item you’re selling. This happens all the time online and in retail stores. Even brick and mortar stores understand it’s a good idea to lower their prices in order to move inventory. Most retail stores lower their prices because they
Garage Sale Tip #1 – How Assumptions Can Steal Your Profits
Garage sales (also known as Yard Sales) are one of the best ways to find items to sell on Amazon that have a really high ROI (Return On Investment). Today, I’m going to share with you an ongoing series of garage sale tips and tricks that I’ve learned from years of garage sale shopping. During
Podcast Episode 127 – What is a Good ROI for Amazon Resellers?
Return on Investment (ROI) is a really important concept to wrap your head around when you’re deciding how to structure your Amazon business. Concepts like the “rule of three” can be a good starting point to guide your decision-making process to help you receive 100% ROI every time. During this episode, we discuss why it’s
Calculating Amazon FBA Fees – Know Your Numbers and Make Better Buying Decisions
A while back I saw a video of a reseller doing something that really scared me. I still have nightmares when I think about it for too long. I decided to show a short clip of this video to my wife. She actually screamed at the TV: “Nooooooo!!!!!!!!” She was just as terrified as I was. In
5 Little-Known Facts About Keywords & Amazon Product Listings That Could Hinder Your Success
Have you ever created a new product page for an item you want to sell on Amazon? If you have, then you know just how important it is to make sure you have the best title and keywords on the product page. If you currently create product pages, or are interested in doing so sometime
Why Amazon Sellers Might Sell at a Loss (and How that Impacts You)
“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
Podcast Episode 078 : Selling Seasonal Items on Amazon for Big Profits
Today we dive into the topic of how to profit from selling seasonal items on Amazon. You might be wondering, what are seasonal items? Well, this category includes anything that isn’t usually promoted all year-round. From Easter eggs and Mother’s Day gifts to snow boots and bathing suits and everything in between, seasonal items (if