The Full-Time FBA Show - Amazon Reseller Strategies & Stories

There's plenty of information out there about what to do in your Amazon FBA business during the lucrative fourth quarter of the financial year, but we're here to tell you about some hugely important things not to do! In this episode, we talk about everything Q4, and hit on the most common mistakes that sellers make during these 3 amazing months.

This episode covers 7 major money, energy, and time-wasters that you need to ditch, not only to keep your journey on track but also to keep your mind clear and focused. We touch on strategy, price adjustment, and some valuable programs to help you on your way, as well as some great tips on maintaining a work-life balance and keeping your priorities straight. You'll be so glad you joined us today. Tune in now to level up your game this quarter!

Today we're talking all about Black Friday and how to get the most out of a day that has so much to offer for Amazon sellers. We kick off the discussion with some helpful retail arbitrage tips that can keep your in-store Black Friday action speedy and efficient. Then we turn to discuss how Black Friday sales are more than just the one big day of the year. Retailers will also be providing other great sourcing opportunities both before and after Black Friday.

Next, we dive into profitable ideas for online arbitrage Black Friday sourcing strategies. From cash-back and coupon extensions that give you more bang for your buck, to shipping and hiring a virtual assistant, this episode is brimming with our top tips and tricks to get you ahead of the curve for the big day. Tune in today to learn more about how to really maximize those reseller profits before, during, and after Black Friday.

As a reseller on Amazon, you're predominantly going to be looking for low-ranking inventory items to resell. Generally speaking, the lower the rank, the faster the item will sell. For this reason, many people are afraid of buying inventory with a high sales rank.

This week on The Full-Time FBA Show, we bring you the final episode in our October Fear Series, where we discuss the four instances when it may actually be a good idea to buy a high-ranking item to resell on Amazon. We advise you as to how to check the sales rank and pricing history of inventory items, so you can ascertain whether or not it's a risk you're willing to take, and we inform you of further resources to better understand what sales rank is and how it works. Tune in today to find out how to overcome your fear of buying high-ranking inventory!

Welcome to the third installment of our 2021 October Fears Series! In today's episode, we'll be discussing a common theme in the world of FBA: the fear of branching out into new categories in the Amazon catalog. Many people, when they first start selling on Amazon, start by selling in only one or two different categories in the Amazon catalog. This could be for a multitude of reasons, but truth be told, branching out is a common fear, and we're here to encourage you to overcome that fear and get out of your comfort zone!

In our conversation today, we break down the various fears that people may have around experimenting with new categories and provide valuable insight into how to overcome the relevant obstacles. It remains our goal to help you turn part-time hours into a full-time income, selling almost anything on Amazon. So tune in today to learn more about how to overcome your fear of branching out into new categories.

This week, we'll be talking about a fear that many of us are all too familiar with: the fear of leaving a sourcing expedition with an empty cart. It's easy to think that this fear only applies to physical retail shopping, but it's actually relevant to any kind of sourcing, whether it's in person or online.

Today we want to help you overcome the fear of not finding any inventory, because sometimes the only thing worse than leaving with an empty cart is leaving with a cart full of inventory you can't sell. In our conversation, we break down how fear can stop you from pursuing opportunities, the comparison trap, and how to avoid filling your cart with unprofitable items.

We also share tools and resources that you can use if you're struggling to find inventory, as well as some helpful questions to help you figure out how you can change your approach. Tune in today to learn more about how to overcome your fear of an empty cart, as well as get a sneak peek into next week's episode!

For many people, fear holds them back from turning their part-time selling into a full-time income. In this episode, we address how you can overcome your fear of going too deep on an inventory item.

Stephen and Rebecca take us through what it means to "go too deep" and how it affects your profit margin and turnover time. We break down where your investment should go and why it's important to diversify your inventory. Stephen shares key tools he uses to predict demand and discusses the trade-off between buying lots of cheaper items versus a few expensive ones.

Listen today to learn how to check out your competitors and how location and timing are key in your risk analysis. Using their own experience, Rebecca and Stephen help break down our fears and build our confidence in this must-hear episode!

Google Chrome, in our opinion, is the best browser for doing online arbitrage or wholesale sourcing because extensions for Chrome are so widely available. Today on the show, we are going to be talking about the top Google Chrome extensions for Amazon sellers.

These are going to be some amazing tools that you're going to want to check out and see if they could be helpful for you in your FBA business. Join us as we share some of our go-to Chrome extensions, including some that are free, some that are paid, and another that has a free and paid options. These are the Chrome extensions that have helped us most and can help you too!

Burnout, and avoiding it, is an important topic if you are wanting to run your business long-term. Building a long-term business is like running a marathon, not a quick sprint, so it's vital to your business health and personal health to find a way to avoid getting burnt out, and that's exactly what we're going to be talking about on today's show.

We'll be speaking from our own experience of burnout and what we were able to do to overcome it and how we plan ahead to avoid it in the future. It's important that you avoid getting to the point where you have no desire to work on your business, no creative energy to come up with new solutions, no desire to learn new things, and no desire to even work on your business because it's just too much. Join us as we share five things to remember in order to stay on top of things and stay energetic about your Amazon FBA Business!

If you're struggling to know what to do next in your Amazon business, you are not alone. We are all at different stages with our business, and sometimes it can be tough knowing what to do next. In this episode, we'll be sharing some of the tips and tricks we've learned over the years, as well as what we wished we'd known when we were first starting out.

On today's episode, we unpack five key questions you should consider when unsure of what to do next and how they can help you going forward. You'll discover the value of questions like: Do I have more time or more money? And what do I do going forward? We address how your concerns may differ depending on where you are in your journey and how to decide whether a resource like an online video course is worth your time and money. To learn more about this tricky problem and how to overcome it, tune in today!

This week we celebrate episode number 100 with a jam packed podcast episode! In today's podcast we'll be covering the top Amazon reseller lessons that we've learned over the span of the first 100 episodes. It was hard to narrow down from 100 episodes to come up with our top ten, but that's what we'll discuss today.

In today's show we'll cover four sourcing lessons, three sales & profit lessons, two troubleshooting lessons, and one big mindset lesson. Each of the ten lessons we discuss today will be linked directly to a podcast episode that you can listen to for a more in-depth deep dive into the lesson learned. Join us today for this "best of" recap. Plus, learn more about our $100 giveaway!