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It’s true, Amazon can make you a millionaire… BUT TREAD CAREFULLY.
Some tips from a top 500 Amazon seller:
There is lots of opportunity on Amazon right now.
I’m a known Amazon fba hater.
But the reality is most brands need to be there.
And competion has been crushed.
China changed tax reporting, so Chinese sellers lost 50% of their built in advantage. They are finally paying taxes
Tariffs and increased fees have pushed out the low end sellers. Years of burnout have lead to lots of them just giving up.
And new seller interest is literally at a 20 year low. Aggregators can’t raise money. The “automated fba brand builders” are all in jail. No one is selling the dream anymore.
Bottom of the market.
Great time to start- when everyone thinks it’s pointless.
Here is what I am seeing:
the top 3 categories are pet, bedding, and fashion.
I think pet and bedding are still the easiest categories
Why? There aren’t mega brands that own the space. Name 3 dog toy companies. Name 3 bedding brands.
Open ocean, huge category.
The play right now is to build a real brand, on dtc, move to Amazon, and win on brand terms.
Then use those brand terms to move into organic, and win over the category.
If someone can do it in pet- be it toys, supplements, or accessories, it’s a multi billion dollar brand.
Avoid the dead end products.
That’s garlic presses and hangers and the other classic Amazon alibaba products.
Those have been fully optimized and the factories now own the listing.
The true play is to build a brand, in a good category, and take shelf space from the squatters.
Take what you are good at-
Branding, product, ads.
Find someone good at Amazon.
Build the branded search game.
Capture it on Amazon.
Then move sideways.
I’m doing it right now and it’s working.
Just wish I had the time to do it in more categories!
It's great to try 10+ different business models
What works for your friend might make zero sense to you
Just don't try them all at once
Proper, dedicated effort until you feel like you know if it's something you'll enjoy long term
Here my opinion and plain for Amazon.
OA was great to understand the business model, WS, BD work hand to hand but this model is the cash machine, PL is wealth builder after you have the cash.
This is my plain
A lot of Amazon sellers run their ops by feel. Something seems off, they go check it. Something else feels fine, they ignore it. That's the business pulling on your sleeve when something needs attention, and you reacting to whichever pull is loudest.
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Protect yourself:
1. Always ship tracked
2. Screenshot the "Delivered" proof
3. If not checked in fast_open a case
Protect your money and https://t.co/n2w6Jl3Das's that simple
#AmazonFBA#Ecom#SellerAlert
Your FBA tracking ID isn't a number. It's your receipt.
No tracking ID = Donated inventory to Amazon.
It's not a tracking number. It's your only proof when a shipment gets lost.
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