FBA ALLSTARS

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FBA ALLSTARS episodes

  • Why FBA Sellers Should Learn From Ecommerce Entrepreneurs Who Use Email Marketing to Drive Sales – ALL17
    The money’s in the list, as is the security. So email marketing is on the mind today as we talk a bit more about how FBA sellers can be taking advantage of and growing profitable mailing lists to set themselves up for future success. Face it, we’re all playing on Amazon’s playground, email marketing’s a safety net to set yourself up for long term profitability, more explosive launches and repeat customers to drive your company forward.
    Listen In and Find Out

    * Why Amazon is not a business but a channel
    * The reason Amazon allows sellers to speed the process to market
    * Why you NEED to be in control of your business, not the other way around
    * What email marketing can do for your FBA brand
    * How to build customer mailing list to scale your business
    * Why you NEED to start building an email list today
    * How to create brand super fans
    * The 50% OFF Facebook group giveaways I’m doing to launch my product
    * Why you should add retargeting pixels to your site today (even if you’re not advertising yet)
    * How to setup a landing page and lead gen offer to build a bigger email list
    * Why giveaways and sweepstakes seem to collect emails even faster
    * What an autoresponder is and why you need one for your business
    * How an email list is ultimately an asset no one can take from you

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    The money’s in the list, as is the security. So email marketing is on the mind today as we talk a bit more about how FBA sellers can be taking advantage of and growing profitable mailing lists to set themselves up for future success. Face it, we’re all playing on Amazon’s playground, email marketing’s a safety net to set yourself up for long term profitability, more explosive launches and repeat customers to drive your company forward.
    Listen In and Find Out

    * Why Amazon is not a business but a channel
    * The reason Amazon allows sellers to speed the process to market
    * Why you NEED to be in control of your business, not the other way around
    * What email marketing can do for your FBA brand
    * How to build customer mailing list to scale your business
    * Why you NEED to start building an email list today
    * How to create brand super fans
    * The 50% OFF Facebook group giveaways I’m doing to launch my product
    * Why you should add retargeting pixels to your site today (even if you’re not advertising yet)
    * How to setup a landing page and lead gen offer to build a bigger email list
    * Why giveaways and sweepstakes seem to collect emails even faster
    * What an autoresponder is and why you need one for your business
    * How an email list is ultimately an asset no one can take from you

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    18 min
  • Analyzing Amazon Product Competition to Create a Successful Private Label Product – ALL16
    Competition is king, at least in Amazon. Today let’s cover private label profitability as it relates to FBA competitors and ways you can position and grow your business, even on a level playing field. Reviews, listings, images, copy…analyze every stage of Amazon product success and set yourself up for long term awesomeness. Here’s a few thoughts on the subject of competition, take it or leave it 🙂
    Listen In and Find Out

    * How to analyze Amazon competition
    * Why supplements and beauty products are dirty
    * How to compete against Amazon products
    * Why FBA dominates FBM in sales rank
    * What to look for when it comes to weak niches
    * How many reviews are too many to compete with
    * Why other FBA sellers can be a good thing
    * How better pictures and listings can help your products push past others
    * The reason you should be investigating brands and seller profiles beforehand
    * Ways to use Amazon PPC to power organic Amazon sales
    * Why making money isn’t necessarily the endgame
    * How to spy on your competitor’s ads to see if they understand PPC power (I like and use Amazooka 🙂
    * Why you can grow even with incredibly competitive models

    Tools Mentioned During the Show

    * Google Keyword Planner
    * Simple Keyword Inspector

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    Competition is king, at least in Amazon. Today let’s cover private label profitability as it relates to FBA competitors and ways you can position and grow your business, even on a level playing field. Reviews, listings, images, copy…analyze every stage of Amazon product success and set yourself up for long term awesomeness. Here’s a few thoughts on the subject of competition, take it or leave it 🙂
    Listen In and Find Out

    * How to analyze Amazon competition
    * Why supplements and beauty products are dirty
    * How to compete against Amazon products
    * Why FBA dominates FBM in sales rank
    * What to look for when it comes to weak niches
    * How many reviews are too many to compete with
    * Why other FBA sellers can be a good thing
    * How better pictures and listings can help your products push past others
    * The reason you should be investigating brands and seller profiles beforehand
    * Ways to use Amazon PPC to power organic Amazon sales
    * Why making money isn’t necessarily the endgame
    * How to spy on your competitor’s ads to see if they understand PPC power (I like and use Amazooka 🙂
    * Why you can grow even with incredibly competitive models

    Tools Mentioned During the Show

    * Google Keyword Planner
    * Simple Keyword Inspector

    Want more? Subscribe TODAY!

    0 min
  • My Amazon Product Two Private Label Launch Update – ALL15
    Private label product 2 launch update. Here’s my promotion strategy out of the gate to push sales, reviews and get products selling sooner. Includes in-depth keyword rankings, strategies and outside the box tactics to take your FBA business to another level FAST. Enjoy the good, the bad, the ugly and the exceptionally ideas I implemented in the launch – hope it helps you supercharge sales!
    Product 2 Launch Update

    * How I managed to rank a new product on page one for a super competitive keyword after only a couple of days
    * Ways to build your own email launch list to successful start product sales
    * Why discounts don’t NEED to be enormous to incentivize sales
    * Challenges I’m struggling with getting reviews early on in product launch
    * The reason I no longer use SuperURLs
    * How you can leverage existing private label products to promote new releases
    * What I’m doing for Amazon PPC that breaks the rules and boosts the BSR
    * How to know which keywords convert and drive sales
    * Why it’s important to get reviews right out the bat
    * How I’m planning to grow and scale sales as the listing develops
    * Why you MUST plan for poor circumstances
    * What FBA ought to know about seasonality and selling year round

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    Private label product 2 launch update. Here’s my promotion strategy out of the gate to push sales, reviews and get products selling sooner. Includes in-depth keyword rankings, strategies and outside the box tactics to take your FBA business to another level FAST. Enjoy the good, the bad, the ugly and the exceptionally ideas I implemented in the launch – hope it helps you supercharge sales!
    Product 2 Launch Update

    * How I managed to rank a new product on page one for a super competitive keyword after only a couple of days
    * Ways to build your own email launch list to successful start product sales
    * Why discounts don’t NEED to be enormous to incentivize sales
    * Challenges I’m struggling with getting reviews early on in product launch
    * The reason I no longer use SuperURLs
    * How you can leverage existing private label products to promote new releases
    * What I’m doing for Amazon PPC that breaks the rules and boosts the BSR
    * How to know which keywords convert and drive sales
    * Why it’s important to get reviews right out the bat
    * How I’m planning to grow and scale sales as the listing develops
    * Why you MUST plan for poor circumstances
    * What FBA ought to know about seasonality and selling year round

    Want more? Subscribe TODAY…or be AWESOME and leave a review 🙂

    22 min
  • The Amazon Grind and Daily Drivers to Build Your FBA Empire – ALL14

    Amazon can feel like a hands off business, in many ways it is. But, for FBA sellers looking to max out their Amazon success and create killer, profitable businesses, there’s a few key action items to drive Amazon expansion and profit. So, here’s what Rus and I think on your daily do it list to build bigger, better Amazon empires…
    Your Amazon Daily To Do List

    * Responding to customer questions in Seller Central
    * Replying to feedbacks and requesting Amazon product reviews (for more on feedback followup strategies, see the episode on review
    engines).
    * Matt – Checking Amazon sales stats and recording important data:

    * Total daily sales
    * Revenue generated
    * Number of sessions (how many buyers browsed your listing)
    * Item order percentage (your conversion rate)


    * Rus – Scrolling through orders to look for purchasing patterns

    Hopefully Helpful FBA Takeaways

    What are drivers to keep Amazon business booming
    When is ideal to work on product selection and expansion
    Strategies for split testing copy and images to boost conversion rates
    How and when to use Amazon product promos to increase sales
    What Matt and Rus do for PPC performance and how to max out your exposure
    What to do when you’ve run out of things to do

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    Amazon can feel like a hands off business, in many ways it is. But, for FBA sellers looking to max out their Amazon success and create killer, profitable businesses, there’s a few key action items to drive Amazon expansion and profit. So, here’s what Rus and I think on your daily do it list to build bigger, better Amazon empires…
    Your Amazon Daily To Do List

    * Responding to customer questions in Seller Central
    * Replying to feedbacks and requesting Amazon product reviews (for more on feedback followup strategies, see the episode on review
    engines).
    * Matt – Checking Amazon sales stats and recording important data:

    * Total daily sales
    * Revenue generated
    * Number of sessions (how many buyers browsed your listing)
    * Item order percentage (your conversion rate)


    * Rus – Scrolling through orders to look for purchasing patterns

    Hopefully Helpful FBA Takeaways

    What are drivers to keep Amazon business booming
    When is ideal to work on product selection and expansion
    Strategies for split testing copy and images to boost conversion rates
    How and when to use Amazon product promos to increase sales
    What Matt and Rus do for PPC performance and how to max out your exposure
    What to do when you’ve run out of things to do

    Want more? Subscribe TODAY!


    0 min
  • Shipping Your Private Label Products to Amazon FBA – ALL13
    Private labeled products need to get to Amazon for FBA, but how? Today we look at the different ways Amazon sellers get their products into Amazon warehouses and the pros and cons of each method when it comes to your business. We’re not experts but here’s a hopefully helpful podcast to get you selling in Amazon faster without as many hurdles holding you up.
    The 3 Shipping Methods to Get Your Product to Amazon

    * Express: 3-5 days

    * Pros: Fast, easy, often avoids customs fees
    * Cons: Most expensive


    * Air Freight: 5-10 days

    * Pros: Relatively fast, a bit cheaper
    * Cons: Need to use a freight forwarder, can have issues with customs


    * Sea Freight: 20-35 days

    * Pros: Incredibly cheap
    * Cons: Super slow, need freight forwarder, (captain philips pirates…???)



    Shipping To FBA Warehouse and What To Know

    * What is a freight forwarder
    * How do you decide which way to ship to Amazon
    * Can you ship straight to Amazon or do you need inspection
    * Why sourcing locally can be faster and easier
    * How to avoid hassles with customs and freight forwarders
    * Why some products almost HAVE to be shipped by sea
    * What to do when issues arise
    * Why it might make sense to have your supplier set things up
    * Why you HAVE to take responsibility for your shipments success or ELSE!

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    Private labeled products need to get to Amazon for FBA, but how? Today we look at the different ways Amazon sellers get their products into Amazon warehouses and the pros and cons of each method when it comes to your business. We’re not experts but here’s a hopefully helpful podcast to get you selling in Amazon faster without as many hurdles holding you up.
    The 3 Shipping Methods to Get Your Product to Amazon

    * Express: 3-5 days

    * Pros: Fast, easy, often avoids customs fees
    * Cons: Most expensive


    * Air Freight: 5-10 days

    * Pros: Relatively fast, a bit cheaper
    * Cons: Need to use a freight forwarder, can have issues with customs


    * Sea Freight: 20-35 days

    * Pros: Incredibly cheap
    * Cons: Super slow, need freight forwarder, (captain philips pirates…???)



    Shipping To FBA Warehouse and What To Know

    * What is a freight forwarder
    * How do you decide which way to ship to Amazon
    * Can you ship straight to Amazon or do you need inspection
    * Why sourcing locally can be faster and easier
    * How to avoid hassles with customs and freight forwarders
    * Why some products almost HAVE to be shipped by sea
    * What to do when issues arise
    * Why it might make sense to have your supplier set things up
    * Why you HAVE to take responsibility for your shipments success or ELSE!

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  • The Amazon Success Mindset and Paths to Profit with FBA – ALL12
    Amazon isn’t a business, it’s a channel –  a place you sell and an excellent platform to launch a business. But to build a truly MASSIVE FBA business requires certain mindsets, certain sacrifices most cannot make. Your goals and situation determine the direction, success and strategy you take in Amazon FBA. Analyze and outline your goals. Whether you want a million a year, $10k a month or anything in-between, Amazon can make it happen, you just need to make it happen – take action, the smart action based on your goals!
    Amazon Mindset and More, Tune In To Find Out

    * Why setting personal goals MUST be the first step to ANY successful Amazon business
    * The types of lifestyles FBA entrepreneurs can enjoy
    * What are the main differences between husslers and brand builders and why both can win on Amazon
    * Why Amazon FBA isn’t a get rich quick scheme but more of an investment strategy
    * The reasons Matt and Rus won’t take a dime out of the business for at least 6 month, maybe more
    * How slow, yet scalable product businesses are and what that does to cashflow
    * Why taking yourself and financial interests out of the day to day force entrepreneurs to make better decisions
    * When it is time to consider expanding off Amazon
    * The reason exits and acquisitions don’t appeal to all entrepreneurs
    * And of course back to the beginning, why everything begins with your own personal, financial and life goals…

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    Amazon isn’t a business, it’s a channel –  a place you sell and an excellent platform to launch a business. But to build a truly MASSIVE FBA business requires certain mindsets, certain sacrifices most cannot make. Your goals and situation determine the direction, success and strategy you take in Amazon FBA. Analyze and outline your goals. Whether you want a million a year, $10k a month or anything in-between, Amazon can make it happen, you just need to make it happen – take action, the smart action based on your goals!
    Amazon Mindset and More, Tune In To Find Out

    * Why setting personal goals MUST be the first step to ANY successful Amazon business
    * The types of lifestyles FBA entrepreneurs can enjoy
    * What are the main differences between husslers and brand builders and why both can win on Amazon
    * Why Amazon FBA isn’t a get rich quick scheme but more of an investment strategy
    * The reasons Matt and Rus won’t take a dime out of the business for at least 6 month, maybe more
    * How slow, yet scalable product businesses are and what that does to cashflow
    * Why taking yourself and financial interests out of the day to day force entrepreneurs to make better decisions
    * When it is time to consider expanding off Amazon
    * The reason exits and acquisitions don’t appeal to all entrepreneurs
    * And of course back to the beginning, why everything begins with your own personal, financial and life goals…

    Want more? Subscribe TODAY!

     
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  • When Should FBA Sellers Start Building Ecommerce Stores Off Amazon – ALL11
    Amazon sellers love the speed and profitability of FBA but playing on Amazon’s playground is always risky. Today let’s look at some of the potential challenges of FBA sales, why and when you should start to focus on your own off-platform ecommerce store and ways to diversify and reinforce your brand and business model for better, more long term profitability.
    Today’s Amazon Adventure Covers

    * The challenges and risks of building a business on Amazon
    * Why using a channel to start a business makes things faster and easier
    * What you should know about Ebay, Etsy and other existing sales platforms
    * When it makes sense to start building your own ecommerce store
    * Why Shopify makes things incredibly easy for FBA sellers to get started
    * How to get started advertising and growing an off-Amazon business
    * Why the bulk of your time and energy should still be devoted to your FBA sales
    * The vital role customer emails and email marketing play in your future business
    * Why an Amazon safety cushion is never a bad idea
    * What can happen to a business without a backup

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    Amazon sellers love the speed and profitability of FBA but playing on Amazon’s playground is always risky. Today let’s look at some of the potential challenges of FBA sales, why and when you should start to focus on your own off-platform ecommerce store and ways to diversify and reinforce your brand and business model for better, more long term profitability.
    Today’s Amazon Adventure Covers

    * The challenges and risks of building a business on Amazon
    * Why using a channel to start a business makes things faster and easier
    * What you should know about Ebay, Etsy and other existing sales platforms
    * When it makes sense to start building your own ecommerce store
    * Why Shopify makes things incredibly easy for FBA sellers to get started
    * How to get started advertising and growing an off-Amazon business
    * Why the bulk of your time and energy should still be devoted to your FBA sales
    * The vital role customer emails and email marketing play in your future business
    * Why an Amazon safety cushion is never a bad idea
    * What can happen to a business without a backup

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    0 min
  • Amazon SEO and What You NEED Know – ALL10
    Amazon sales are driven by keyword rankings. Amazon sellers need to both understand and maximize rankings and search results to rock the BSR and build a bigger, more profitable business. Amazon SEO plays a MASSIVE  role in this. Today we breakdown the Amazon algorithms to uncover how to rank your products more effectively, increase sales, exposure, success and just about EVERYTHING FBA sellers are looking for with simple optimization and SEO tricks.
    Amazon SEO and What You NEED Know To Dominate

    * What are the big drivers of Amazon organic ranks and search results?
    * The big differences between Amazon and Google SEO and how to maximize keyword impact
    * What goes into a killer Amazon title for clicks, conversions and traffic
    * The ENORMOUS keyword mistake most FBA sellers make and how to avoid it
    * The reasons Matt and Rus both spend hard on PPC promotions
    * How to use a SuperURL tool to boost keywords sales out of the gate
    * Why bullet points boost conversion rates and how to write to increase sales
    * When to start split testing
    * Why reviews play a pivotal role in ranks and how to take advantage of that

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    Amazon sales are driven by keyword rankings. Amazon sellers need to both understand and maximize rankings and search results to rock the BSR and build a bigger, more profitable business. Amazon SEO plays a MASSIVE  role in this. Today we breakdown the Amazon algorithms to uncover how to rank your products more effectively, increase sales, exposure, success and just about EVERYTHING FBA sellers are looking for with simple optimization and SEO tricks.
    Amazon SEO and What You NEED Know To Dominate

    * What are the big drivers of Amazon organic ranks and search results?
    * The big differences between Amazon and Google SEO and how to maximize keyword impact
    * What goes into a killer Amazon title for clicks, conversions and traffic
    * The ENORMOUS keyword mistake most FBA sellers make and how to avoid it
    * The reasons Matt and Rus both spend hard on PPC promotions
    * How to use a SuperURL tool to boost keywords sales out of the gate
    * Why bullet points boost conversion rates and how to write to increase sales
    * When to start split testing
    * Why reviews play a pivotal role in ranks and how to take advantage of that

    Want more? Subscribe TODAY!

    0 min
  • Jungle Scout’s Journey to a Multi-Million Dollar Amazon FBA Empire – ALL09
    Greg Mercer’s multi-million dollar Amazon empire, the 3 year story and strategies to skyrocket your FBA success, sell more products and expand private label product brands to the max. And of course we cover Jungle Scout, the powerful, time saving tool Amazon sellers adore when it comes to finding opportunities on Amazon to exploit. Do product research right, dominate…rinse and repeat!
    Tune In To Find Out

    * The evolution of Amazon FBA
    * Strategies to find and enter low competition product niches
    * Why 10 sales a day is plenty to power an Amazon business
    * What to look for in best selling Amazon products
    * How to launching new products boosts BSR across the board
    * When to wholesale and when to private label products with Amazon
    * How important saving time and sourcing products is to FBA success
    * Why entrepreneurs almost never escape the hussle
    * How to build your business and team to replace yourself
    * The importance of brands and building something that lasts
    * How to scratching your own itch can equal incredible software success


    Amazon Resources Discussed in the Episode

    * Jungle Scout – Get your FBA ALLSTARS listener special!
    * Amazon Best Sellers

    Greg Mercer’s multi-million dollar Amazon empire, the 3 year story and strategies to skyrocket your FBA success, sell more products and expand private label product brands to the max. And of course we cover Jungle Scout, the powerful, time saving tool Amazon sellers adore when it comes to finding opportunities on Amazon to exploit. Do product research right, dominate…rinse and repeat!
    Tune In To Find Out

    * The evolution of Amazon FBA
    * Strategies to find and enter low competition product niches
    * Why 10 sales a day is plenty to power an Amazon business
    * What to look for in best selling Amazon products
    * How to launching new products boosts BSR across the board
    * When to wholesale and when to private label products with Amazon
    * How important saving time and sourcing products is to FBA success
    * Why entrepreneurs almost never escape the hussle
    * How to build your business and team to replace yourself
    * The importance of brands and building something that lasts
    * How to scratching your own itch can equal incredible software success


    Amazon Resources Discussed in the Episode

    * Jungle Scout – Get your FBA ALLSTARS listener special!
    * Amazon Best Sellers

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  • Feedback Loops and Systems Setups to Automate Your Amazon Business – ALL08
    So you need to sell more products on Amazon? Let’s talk Amazon FBA and what goes into ranking higher and seller better on everyone’s favorite ecommerce giant. On Amazon the winners win and sales speed more sales, it’s a flywheel of passive private label profit, here is what you NEED to know to start selling more Amazon items today!
    Hey FBA Sellers, Tune In To Find Out

    * Just how powerful automation and systems can be in boosting your bottomline
    * Ways to boost reviews and seller feedback – while you sleep
    * Why Amazon is the ultimate, hands-off passive business model
    * How you can remove negative feedback and prevent 99% of negative reviews
    * Why entrepreneurs NEED to outsource or automate ASAP for profits
    * How inexpensive and easy it can be to hire a virtual assistant
    * Why time is money and freeing time for life is better
    * What autoresponders actually do for boosting customer service and loyalty
    * The reason you SHOULD be personal and emphasize the small business aspect
    * How to use coupon to create  repeat, review leaving buyers
    * Why set it and forget it is ALMOST possible

    A Great Resource for Feedback Follow Ups

    * Scott Voelker with the Amazing Seller is a super guy. He’s put together a pretty power template for your feedback follow up sequences.

    The Amazon Follow Up Basics:

    * Right when your product ships – “Hey, it’s coming. Yeah”
    * 2 days after shipping – “Get your product? Love it? We’d love feedback
    * One week later – “Wanted to follow up, make sure you’re happy…” etc, change the copy as you see fit.

    Tools and Links Mentioned in the Episode

    * Jungle Scout – a Chrome extension to speed the process of searching for products. Check out our interview with JS creator Greg Mercer here.
    * Feedback Genius – a powerful Amazon autoresponder and feedback follow up tool
    * AWeber – an autoresponder for your off-Amazon business with email marketing and list building
    * LeadPages – a landing page software to quickly, easily create cool email capture forms

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    So you need to sell more products on Amazon? Let’s talk Amazon FBA and what goes into ranking higher and seller better on everyone’s favorite ecommerce giant. On Amazon the winners win and sales speed more sales, it’s a flywheel of passive private label profit, here is what you NEED to know to start selling more Amazon items today!
    Hey FBA Sellers, Tune In To Find Out

    * Just how powerful automation and systems can be in boosting your bottomline
    * Ways to boost reviews and seller feedback – while you sleep
    * Why Amazon is the ultimate, hands-off passive business model
    * How you can remove negative feedback and prevent 99% of negative reviews
    * Why entrepreneurs NEED to outsource or automate ASAP for profits
    * How inexpensive and easy it can be to hire a virtual assistant
    * Why time is money and freeing time for life is better
    * What autoresponders actually do for boosting customer service and loyalty
    * The reason you SHOULD be personal and emphasize the small business aspect
    * How to use coupon to create  repeat, review leaving buyers
    * Why set it and forget it is ALMOST possible

    A Great Resource for Feedback Follow Ups

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This is FBA Allstars with Matt Ward, ground zero for building bigger, better, private label profits and expanding existing Amazon businesses. I’m aiming for a 7 figure exit from my Amazon brand at the…