Using Amazon FBA to Create a Business for Your Freedom
Amazon is in the Warehouse business handling millions of inbound and outbound shipments. Their processes are invisible to we Sellers, and that makes for some confusion and concerns while they are processing our shipments. This is how I explain the shipment process to Sellers with concerns. For anybody else with these sorts of questions about … Read more
You’ll have to get your products ready for shipment and storage at an Amazon FC (Fulfillment Center). This is called Preparation or Prep. What and how much you will have to do will depend on the product, and how you’ve decided to manage your inventory. You will be labeling, bagging, boxing and generally protecting your … Read more
The basic premise of the Buy Box is that Amazon wants the Buyer to have the best shopping experience. This experience is measured against Amazon, then compared to other Sellers. FBA is not required, but a Professional Account is. For example, Seller A has a Positive Feedback Score of 100%, but only has 12 Feedbacks. … Read more
In the Process of Find It, List It, Ship It, Repeat, it’s time to share how we do our Ship It. We have developed a couple of processes to make it go faster. I build a “Ship List” of things to ship this week. It’s a Word doc with a table to organize our shipping. … Read more
Someone asked for a “dumbed down” version of how to pack and ship to FBA, Here is my response in a FaceBook post. ====================== Dumbed down… Put ’em in a box. Tape it up. Put labels on ’em. Take ’em to the UPS Store. Not so dumb. — Create a Shipping Plan by selecting your … Read more
I’ve been here spouting off about various topics, big and small, and you must be wondering if I know what the heck I’m talking about. Here’s something about me. I’ve been in business for 50 years. First in Bricks and Mortar retail where I lived through 2 recessions but failed to survive the 3rd recession in … Read more
Here, in the beginning, everything is new and hard and frustrating. This is your “obstacle”. Now, make it into your “Opportunity.” Persistent, consistent application of proven skills will work in your favor. You need to build skills. The skill of finding profitable products will be your most important one for perhaps years. You have to … Read more
One of the most confusing things about starting anything new is all the jargon that gets tossed around like everybody knows what everything means. I mean… Who provided the Mind Meld to transfer all that knowledge? I have spent a few hours collecting and spiffing up a list of common terms found and used around … Read more