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264 – Success Spotlight on Full-Time FBA Coaching Student Ciela Lewis Oct 28, 2024

In this episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, Stephen Smotherman sits down with one of our coaching students, Ciela Lewis, to discuss her journey in building an Amazon FBA business. Ciela joined the Full-Time FBA Coaching Program six months ago and has made incredible strides in her business.

Through personal challenges, she found her way to Amazon FBA and is now sharing the insights and lessons she's learned along the way. From overcoming obstacles to strategizing for success, Ciela offers valuable advice for anyone looking to start or grow their Amazon FBA business. Listen in for inspiration, actionable tips, and a glimpse into Ciela's inspirational journey.

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263 – Why Q4 is an Optimal Time to Start Selling on Amazon Oct 21, 2024

Get ready to unlock the power of Q4 on Amazon! In today’s episode, we’re diving into why the final three months of the year are the absolute best time to start selling via Amazon FBA, even if you’re just beginning.

With holiday shopping in full swing, massive sales, and hot products flying off the shelves, there’s no better time to cash in. From rapid sales boosts to insider strategies on finding hard-to-get items, we’ll show you how to turn this Q4 into your Amazon FBA success story. Let’s jump in and make this holiday season your most profitable yet!

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262 – The 4 Most Important Habits to Develop as an Amazon FBA Seller Oct 14, 2024

You know how we loooooove to talk mindset and habits here on the Full-Time FBA Show, and today is no exception. In this episode we’re talking habits. Namely, the most important habits you can be developing TODAY if you want to succeed as an Amazon FBA seller.

You wouldn’t be satisfied if the CEO of your Amazon business frittered away their time and never got anything done to improve revenue and profits – and so you need to work on your habits, since YOU are the CEO of your business, right? Let’s get to work today, starting with listening to this episode, taking notes, and then getting stuff done.

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261 – Is Selling on Amazon via FBA a Viable Business? Oct 07, 2024

Many of you know that Stephen first started selling on Amazon well over a decade ago – 13 years ago as of recording this episode. Some of you may be asking a question we regularly receive in the Full-Time FBA inbox: “Well, that might have been a good time to start, but is TODAY a good time to start selling on Amazon?” Or you might be wondering a variation on that question: “Is today a good time to try to GROW my Amazon business?” We’ll cut to the chase. YES.

It’s going to take a lot of work, just like any good business does – but today is the perfect time to start building or growing your Amazon business. Not only is Amazon FBA a viable and legitimate option for you to make money online, but we believe it’s an excellent way to support yourself with a full-time income or a solid side hustle. Tune in today to hear more!

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260 – How to Double Your Q4 Sales and Profits Sep 30, 2024

Q4 is finally here! The most wonderful time of the year (cue Stephen singing). Today’s episode is all about one seemingly small change you can make in your Amazon FBA business that will potentially double your Q4 sales this year.

Who doesn’t want that kind of growth in their revenue, right? Be sure to check out the full episode to hear Stephen’s entire explanation of how this strategy impacted his own Amazon FBA business and how it could potentially help yours too. Missing this episode could cause you to lose out on doubled sales and profits!

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259 – Maximize Your Inventory Sourcing with the Sourcing Success Worksheet Sep 23, 2024

Today we have a downloadable freebie for you... and it's something really special. We hope this is one of the most practical episodes for the Full-Time FBA Show you’ll ever listen to! In this episode we’re going to walk through the basics of how to use the Plan Your Sourcing Success Worksheet that we (Stephen and Rebecca) use with our coaching students and in the Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop.

If you seem to be stuck in your FBA sourcing or you seem to never get enough done during your sourcing time, this episode is for you. Download the worksheet, print it out, listen to today's episode, and learn how to plan your next laser-focused and profitable sourcing session!

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258 – Online Courses vs Group Coaching to Boost Your Amazon Business Sep 16, 2024

There are times in the growth of your FBA business that it makes sense to use an online course and times when it makes sense to be part of a membership with a coach and other students. Both methods can bring tremendous benefits to your business and help you shorten the learning curve to achieve exponential growth compared to trying to figure things out in your FBA business by yourself.

In today’s episode Rebecca shares lessons she’s learned from taking online yoga classes versus attending in-person classes at a studio – and how that relates to the different forms of education and coaching for your FBA business. If you’re on the fence about which type of training is best for you at this season of your FBA journey, you don’t want to miss this episode!

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257 – Outsourcing Amazon Back-End Activities - Interview with Karen Locker Sep 09, 2024

In today’s episode we are excited to bring you Stephen’s interview with Karen Locker of Solutions4Ecommerce. Karen has been in the Amazon world since 2008, and she is a wealth of knowledge on how to keep your Amazon account running smoothly in your back office in Seller Central.

Listen in today to hear her expertise on account maintenance and multi-platform listings, as well as how your business can benefit from outsourcing some of the super boring (and sometimes super frustrating) aspects of running a successful Amazon business.

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256 – FBA vs FBM - Which One is Better for Amazon Sellers? Sep 02, 2024

When it comes to selling on Amazon, there are two main ways to handle the fulfillment of the orders – you can do it yourself through FBM (Fulfilled by Merchant) or you can outsource it to Amazon through FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon). Clearly, we are the Full-Time FBA show, so you can imagine which of the two methods we prefer, lol.

In today’s episode we’re going over the main differences between FBM and FBA and discussing why we prefer FBA so much more than FBM. We’ll also talk about the one main instance when we consider using the FBM program to send out our orders. Join us today!

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Bonus Podcast Episode – OA Success Leads Announcement - Tiger List Now Available Aug 28, 2024

Big news today on the Full-Time FBA Show!

We are announcing the launch of our daily online arbitrage deal list, OA Success Leads, versions Lion and Tiger. You can get the full scoop for our daily leads lists on this page, but here’s the basics:

The new OA Success Tiger list provides you with 80 product leads per week, Monday through Friday, that meet our strict sourcing criteria. You’ll receive product leads with a minimum profit of $4, usually much higher, and your expected ROI will be at least 35%, often much higher. If you sign up today, you’ll be able to lock in the founders’ pricing of $200 on this new OA Success list.

Every Amazon reseller longs to have a predictable stream of profitable inventory headed to the FBA warehouse, ready to bring in solid profits. No products = No profit. It's as simple as that!

How you get the products to resell is totally up to you. You can spend time going from store to store looking for profitable products. You could also browse lots of online websites looking for profitable products. Or, if you prefer saving a TON of time, you could even have profitable product leads sent directly to you every weekday! We would love to help you increase your FBA inventory with OA Success Leads.

If you visit the page for OA Success Leads to sign up for the Lion or Tiger list and there are no spots currently available, please be sure to sign up for the wait list. We’ll send you a notification when a spot becomes available.

We wish you happy sourcing and much OA success!

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255 – What to Avoid as a Beginner Seller on Amazon Aug 26, 2024

Many new Amazon FBA sellers ask the question What should I sell on Amazon? Another important question to ask is What should I avoid selling on Amazon while I’m a beginner?

In today’s episode we’re going to talk about six types of items that you should not sell on Amazon until you have some experience under your belt. We’re not saying no one should sell these items – we’re saying these items will be tricky for beginners, and so you should perhaps avoid them at first. Be sure to listen today!

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254 – The Right Mindset for Scaling an Amazon FBA Business - Interview with Jamie & Larissa Miralles Aug 19, 2024

We have a fun treat for you in today’s episode! Stephen interviewed Jamie and Larissa Miralles, long-time e-commerce sellers who have built their dream lifestyle around the flexibility of selling online through the Amazon FBA program.

Listen today to hear them chat about life on the road in their RV, selling on various platforms, and how mindset plays an important part of their success at their e-commerce business. You do not want to miss this episode!

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253 – How to Overcome the Worst Aspect of Selling Wholesale on Amazon Aug 12, 2024

It’s really exciting to think about adding wholesale sourcing to your Amazon business. Buying items direct from a wholesale supplier at super low prices sounds like the golden ticket to Amazon FBA selling success – but when many Amazon sellers begin their journey of reaching out directly to wholesale brands, they experience what could metaphorically feel like a door slammed in their face. A big fat NO.

This can easily feel like the worst aspect of selling wholesale items on Amazon – but in today’s episode we’re going to share with you how this experience can be turned around confidently and consistently to become one of the best parts of building up your wholesale inventory on Amazon FBA.

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252 – The Blueprint to Running a Well-Balanced Amazon FBA Business Aug 05, 2024

Wouldn’t you love to have a blueprint for keeping your FBA business well-balanced and always producing a steady stream of income? We have just the thing for you today!

In this episode we are discussing our blueprint for keeping our FBA business steady and unshakeable – it’s the blueprint we’ve used for the past decade, and it continues to serve us well.

Tune in today to the latest episode to find out how your FBA business can thrive and remain well-balanced through the ups and downs of a volatile business climate.

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251 – How Amazon FBA Can Create Certainty in an Uncertain Business World Jul 29, 2024

Stephen and Rebecca have been selling on Amazon for over a decade, and we still get so excited about the amazing opportunity of building a business through Amazon FBA, where you can outsource most of the mundane work of your business, create your own schedule, and scale your business to the level you want to see it working for you.

Some sellers choose to operate their FBA business as a side hustle, while others build it up to a multi-million-dollar operation with multiple employees. And others, like us at Full-Time FBA, build it to a level where it provides a solid full-time income where we can control the times of year that we want to work really hard at it, bring in lots of money to fund our financial dreams, and then take breaks at other times of the year when we decide.

On today’s episode we’re talking about creating your own certainty with an Amazon FBA business – how and why Amazon FBA is perhaps the best way for you to become part of the e-commerce world and build financial stability for years to come. Join us today!

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250 – Become an Amazon Athlete to Find Success with FBA Jul 22, 2024

It takes a lot of hard work to become an Olympic caliber athlete, but it also takes training, endurance, coaching, and more. The same goes for succeeding at selling via Amazon FBA – you’re going to need more than just hard work to help you meet your selling goals with Amazon.

A lot of what we’ll discuss in this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show relates to your mindset, and good news! You can successfully change your mindset! You can grow and become a better Amazon athlete! Listen to the entire episode today to understand what it takes.

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249 – How to Increase the Longevity of a Successful Amazon Business Jul 15, 2024

When you start selling on Amazon, most sellers have the dream that Amazon will finally be the answer they’ve been looking for when it comes to working from home, becoming their own boss, getting out of debt, saving for the future, or whatever big financial goal they have. You hear from people like us at Full-Time FBA that Amazon is an amazing opportunity for financial growth, but the truth is that not everyone who starts selling on Amazon will make it work for them.

In this episode, we will break down why some Amazon sellers throw in the towel and quit – and how YOU can increase the longevity of your FBA business for long-term success!

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248 – 3 Things No One Will Tell you About a Growing a Successful Amazon FBA Business Jul 08, 2024

Maybe you’ve heard it all before: “Make money from home!” “Get out of debt!” “Save for retirement!” “Pay off your mortgage!” “Make all your financial dreams come true!” Lots of folks will try to sell you on those ideas when it comes to building a successful FBA business. And we at Full-Time FBA agree that those statements can all be achievable goals, with the right diligence, hard work, and training.

But we also want you to know the other side to building your business – the roadblocks that can pop up along the way, as well as how to turn them into nothing more than speedbumps. Today’s episode will start you on the right path to having an accurate perspective about what it takes to earn a full-time business through Amazon FBA!

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247 – The Only Thing Better than Higher Profits Jul 01, 2024

When it comes to selling on Amazon, we all want to make money…and it’s safe to say that most of us actually want to make a lot of money. But can it also be true that there is something in the Amazon seller world that’s even better than making higher profits? Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are discussing the one thing that Stephen and Rebecca believe is better than higher profits: FAST SALES.

We’re not saying we don’t love high profits; we just think fast sales are the best way to make more money in the long term. Be sure to listen to the entire episode to find out why!

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246 – Growing Your Wealth with Amazon while Becoming Debt Free: Interview with Jeremy Krulikowski Jun 24, 2024

Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are delighted to have as our guest Jeremy Krulikowski, a High Performance Wealth Coach who has built his own multi-million dollar business and is now guiding others to manage their finances and grow their wealth. Prepare yourself to hear some nuggets of wisdom that will challenge what you might have learned in the past about getting out of debt and building wealth that can benefit yourself and your family for generations.

Stephen and Rebecca have built their own Amazon FBA business for over a decade to a point where it goes beyond providing a full-time income and also gives amazing opportunities for investing beyond more inventory to sell on Amazon – join in to listen to today’s episode for inspiration from Jeremy about what is possible when you step out of your comfort zone, overcome your fear of failure, and take calculated risks to manage your resources in a way that will help your FBA business grow, grow, grow!

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245 – How to Source Inventory that Will Sell Within 30 Days Jun 17, 2024

We (Stephen and Rebecca) have been selling on Amazon for over a decade, and our goal is to source inventory that will sell via FBA within 30 days of being active on the Amazon website. In order to meet that goal, we have strategies for sourcing and strategies for after the product is live on Amazon.

In today’s episode, you’ll hear our strategies and the tools we use for meeting this goal of selling our inventory as quickly and consistently as possible – and for the highest profits! There are strategies we use while sourcing, and other strategies we use after our inventory is live on Amazon, and we'll share them both with you today!

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244 – Is Amazon FBA a Get-Rich-Quick Plan? Jun 10, 2024

Perhaps you came to the idea of selling on Amazon as a quick way to make some extra money, and you’re wondering if any of it is true. Perhaps you’ve been selling on Amazon for a few months or a year, and you’re yet to rake in the big bucks that you were expecting. Maybe you’re asking the question so many Amazon sellers (or prospective sellers) ask: Is selling on Amazon a get-rich-quick scheme? What am I missing?

On today’s episode we’ll cover the answer to that question. Quick summary: no, Amazon FBA isn’t a way to get rich quick, but it can be a way to get rich slowly.

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243 – How Much Should You Pay Yourself in Your Amazon FBA Business? Jun 03, 2024

We’re all in the business of selling on Amazon in order to make money, right? It only seems logical that one of the most important questions in the early days of your FBA business is “When do I start paying myself from my business? And how much should I pay myself?”

On today’s episode we’ll get into the details of how to answer this question for yourself – how to benefit financially from your hard work but also have enough money to reinvest and grow your business. We also celebrate our 5th poddiversary this week!! Five years of podcasting at The Full-Time FBA Show!

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242 – Should You Create Your Own Amazon Product Pages? May 27, 2024

Have you ever considered creating product pages to add to the Amazon catalog? As a general rule, we at Full-Time FBA prefer not to create product pages; instead, we source inventory that already has a proven track record of selling consistently for good products on Amazon.

However, we know that sometimes the occasion does present itself where a third-party seller might need to create a new product detail page. In today’s episode we will cover the reasons why you might need to create a product page and the best practices for doing so.

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241 – How to Maximize “Free Trials” of Amazon Reseller Tools, Resources, & Software May 20, 2024

Who doesn’t love a free trial of a new software or tool for your Amazon FBA business? It’s a great way to test out a program or service and see if it’s a good fit for your business. But you don’t want to waste your precious free trial period by not knowing how best to use the tool before you get started.

In today’s episode we will discuss how to maximize your free trials and how to start raking in the profits from your FBA sales because of how you’re using your new tool or service.

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240 – More Book Seller Sourcing Tips for Amazon FBA Profits May 13, 2024

Books, books, books, today’s episode is all about books! We typically promote a replen model of sourcing at Full-Time FBA, but for some sellers getting started with books is the best way to build up your selling experience and your sourcing capital.

Today we will cover our favorite spots for sourcing books, what types of books to look for, and which books to ignore. If you’ve ever thought about selling books and want to hear all the pros and cons, this episode is for you.

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239 – The #1 Amazon Seller Newbie Mistake May 06, 2024

Whether you are a true Amazon newbie or you’ve been selling for a while and you’re considering adding something new to your business, you’ll want to tune in today to hear about this underrated mistake that can be costing you thousands in profits.

Big reveal: the mistake is getting stuck in the learning stage of selling on Amazon and delaying taking any action on what you’re learning. In this episode you’ll hear several reasons why you may be stuck in learning and not taking action – as well as how you can overcome this learning paralysis. After you listen, be sure to swipe out of your podcast player and take your next action step!

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238 – Is Selling via Amazon FBA Passive Income? Apr 29, 2024

Stephen and Rebecca at Full-Time FBA have been selling via Amazon FBA for over a decade, and from time to time they still hear folks refer to Amazon reselling as “passive income” – but is that a good way to describe an FBA business?

On today’s episode you will hear them discuss the ways Amazon FBA can be a form of passive income (including ways to make it even more “passive”), but they are also frank about the up-front work it requires to be successful at earning an income through FBA. Check out this episode today to learn more about the best ways to build a successful FBA business that will set you up with solid income for the long-term.

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237 – This is Why You're Not Making a Full-Time Income on Amazon Apr 22, 2024

Do you feel unstoppable in your Amazon FBA business, or is there something holding you back? We know that many of our listeners have the goal of making a full-time income selling on Amazon, and many of you simply want to earn a good chunk of profits with Amazon as your side hustle. Either way, we at Full-Time FBA want to help you meet your goals and become unstoppable at Amazon selling!

On today’s episode we’re going to help you overcome the main setbacks to earning a full-time income through Amazon – so check it out today!

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236 – Building an Amazon FBA Business in an Unpredictable Economy Apr 15, 2024

If you pay any attention to the news, you probably notice that a constant headline in the US is how the economy is or isn’t doing at any given time. On today’s episode of the show, we’re going to discuss why we at Full-Time FBA don’t get too worried over news of the economy – because we have enough experience in the FBA business to know that there will always be ups and downs.

We’ll discuss the reasons you, too, should consider building an economy-proof business of your own so that you don’t have to be stressed by the roller coaster of economic news. Check out the episode today for our take on having a stable business during unpredictable times!

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235 – How to Sell Through Your Slow Moving (Aged) Inventory Apr 08, 2024

In our FBA business we try to keep to a goal of selling through inventory within 30-60 days of reaching the Amazon warehouse – but what happens if we don’t reach that goal? It can happen to all of us, although hopefully not too frequently.

Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are discussing how to handle our slow moving (or aged) inventory, in particular how to make sure it sells quickly enough to recoup some capital and avoid accruing storage fees. Tune in to today’s episode to hear our solutions to the problem of aged inventory!

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234 – Two Foolish Ways to Run an Amazon FBA Business Apr 01, 2024

No foolin’ and no jokin’ – you don’t want to miss this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show. Today we’re discussing two foolish ways you could run your Amazon FBA business that could lead to its ruin.

One of the most foolish things you could as an Amazon business owner is let your profits slip right through your fingers – instead of into your pockets. Tune in to the show to find out how you can stop these two profit drains and be a wise business owner. You’ll also find out why signing up for our Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop should be at the top of your to-do list, even if you’ve already attended (spoiler: we have some exciting new content we can’t wait to share).

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233 – The Best Habits for Amazon FBA Sellers to Master Mar 25, 2024

Everyone has habits, good or bad, in their daily life and in their business. If you’re not intentional about your habits in your Amazon FBA business, chances are that you have some bad habits you need to work through.

Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we’re going to be covering the best habits that Amazon FBA sellers can develop in order to grow their business and make the most profits. Make sure you listen all the way to the end to find out about the best way you can start working on your own FBA habits this week!

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232 – Incorrect Assumptions that are Costing Your FBA Business Profits Mar 18, 2024

Making assumptions can really cost your FBA business time and money. Typically assumptions come from incomplete information – sometimes those assumptions can turn out to be correct, but all too often they can be incorrect and we end up losing out big time. On today’s episode we’re going to cover several common incorrect assumptions that happen in the course of running an Amazon FBA business and how you can avoid those assumptions and their profit-stealing effects.

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231 – Best Practice for SOPs in Your Amazon FBA Business Mar 11, 2024

In today’s episode we’re following up on one of the questions posed in last week’s episode: Are you reinventing the wheel when you should be following smooth, clear systems and processes? The best way not to waste time in this situation is to create standard operating procedures for your business – also known as SOPs.

We’re diving into why you should create SOPs for your business, a specific example of an SOP from our Full-Time FBA blog, and how using SOPs can help you outsource and scale your FBA business even faster than it is growing now. Be sure and listen all the way to the end of the episode for an awesome SOP freebie!

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230 – How Not To Waste Your Time as an Amazon FBA Seller Mar 04, 2024

Time may very well be the most precious commodity we have in our lives. Whether you’re running an FBA business or not, you are likely to be serious about not wasting time whenever possible. Many, many things are pulling at our attention – some of them good and some of them not so good.

In today’s episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, we’re going to give you several questions to ask yourself so that you can analyze whether or not you’re wasting time in your FBA business. You do not want to miss this opportunity to work through these questions and improve how your time is spent in your business!

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229 – Don't Sign Up for Amazon's new SIPP program. Here's Why! Feb 26, 2024

Did you get an email (or two) from Amazon about their “new” SIPP program? Many sellers received these emails in December 2023 and February 2024 inviting them to join the program, also known as “Ship in Product Packaging.” We’re not signing up, and we don’t recommend it to most sellers, either. Tune in to today’s episode to hear why we’re opting out and which (very limited) sellers could benefit from opting in.

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228 – When or If It's Time to Fire Your Wholesale Supplier Feb 19, 2024

In our previous episode, we looked into the top red flags you should watch out for when signing up for an account with a new wholesale supplier – but what do you do if you’ve been working for a while with a supplier and things start to go sideways?

Today we’ll discuss how to decide if it’s time to walk away, along with the best business practices to use in this not-so-fun situation. Listen to the end to find out why signing up for our FREE wholesale webinar with The Wholesale Formula should be at the top of your to-do list!

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227 – Wholesale Sourcing Red Flags Feb 12, 2024

Do you know how to spot red flags in potential wholesale suppliers when you see them? Sometimes a wholesale supplier looks too good to be true, and other times something looks just a bit off for that supplier.

On today’s episode we’re going to discuss the top red flags you should be aware of when you’re considering working with a new supplier for your Amazon FBA business, so that you don’t end up losing your precious time and money on a product that might be a scam. Be sure to listen to the end to hear how you can learn more tried and true info about wholesale sourcing for your FBA business!

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226 – Why We Avoid Stickerless Commingled Inventory at Amazon FBA Feb 05, 2024

Have you received an email from Amazon inviting you to become a “Stickerless Seller”? If so, you’ll want to check out today’s episode before signing up for this not-so-new program!

Amazon touts the benefits of going stickerless, but do those benefits apply more to Amazon than to the third-party sellers on their platform? (Spoiler: Of course they do!)

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225 – Are "Done For You" Automated Amazon Agencies a Scam? Jan 29, 2024

Have you heard of the so-called “done for you” automated Amazon agencies claiming to give you a fast-and-easy return on your investment? These all-in-one services make big promises that all you have to do is pay thousands of dollars, and you’ll have all the work of opening and running an Amazon business done for you. All you have to do is pay thousands of dollars. All you have to do. Yep, it’s that easy…or is it??!!

In today’s episode we’re discussing why you should be extremely wary of giving your hard-earned money and access to your one wild and precious Amazon selling account to an automated selling service. Please listen to this episode before you sign up for this type of service!

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224 – How to Deal With Amazon's High Price Error Alerts Jan 22, 2024

“Your listings are deactivated for potential pricing error.” Just seeing that phrase in the subject line of an email from Amazon can cause you to lose your mind! On today’s episode we’re talking about what to do if you get an alert from Amazon that an item in your inventory has been deactivated due to a high pricing error.

Today we will spell out for you the steps to take to reactivate your inventory and continue to earn excellent profits selling those items via Amazon FBA. Don’t miss out on this helpful information for handling pricing errors from Amazon!

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223 – Three Critical Components to Thriving on Amazon (Despite the Economy) Jan 15, 2024

You’ve probably heard it time and again in the recent headlines… “What is going on with this economy?!” Questions over the economic climate may be causing you to wonder if now is still a good time to be selling on Amazon. Well, in today’s podcast episode, we’re here to tell you the answer is YES. We’ll take an honest look at the challenges of the current economy, plus the three crucial ways you can work to thrive in your Amazon FBA business despite any potential downturns. Be sure to check out today’s episode to be prepared for your best year of selling on Amazon in 2024!

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222 – 5 More Mistakes Even Smart Amazon Sellers Make Jan 08, 2024

We all make mistakes…and we all want to avoid mistakes, right? If this is you as an Amazon seller, then you’re in the right place! On today’s episode we’re discussing 5 more mistakes that even smart Amazon sellers make – and how to avoid those mistakes. If you’re making these mistakes, you will want to stop what you’re doing and learn how to turn those mishaps around. Fix these mistakes and you'll start saving more time and making more money so that you can earn big profits via Amazon FBA. Listen today!

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221 – Goal Setting for a Successful Amazon Reseller Business Jan 01, 2024

In this episode, we unpack the secrets of effective goal-setting for your Amazon business using the SMARTER goals framework and uncover the steps required to turn your Amazon aspirations into actionable plans! From setting precise goals to breaking them down into achievable steps and calendar deadlines, finding accountability, and scheduling regular goal reviews, this episode provides a roadmap to success for your Amazon business.

We also share details about our free upcoming Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop to help individuals achieve full-time income through Amazon sales. For invaluable insights and actionable strategies to transform your Amazon business aspirations into reality, tune in today!

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220 – Christmas Episode (Plus Bloopers) Dec 25, 2023

The day this podcast episode drops is December 25... which means that it's Christmas Day! Today, we wish all of our listeners a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Today on the Full-Time FBA Show we're hoping to spread some merriment and cheer by pulling back the audio curtain and sharing with you some of the bloopers from the podcast. From audio flubs during our sound checks... to embarrassing mistakes while we're sharing actionable Amazon reseller strategies... there's bound to be some silly moments that will bring a smile to your face.

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219 – Items Beginner Amazon Sellers Should Focus on Reselling Dec 18, 2023

In our previous episode, we looked at the items that new Amazon sellers should avoid trying to sell. Today, we’re focusing on the items that newer Amazon sellers should be selling if this is your first foray into Amazon FBA. We walk you through the best categories for new Amazon sellers to focus on and the multiple benefits of mainly selling these types of items during the beginning stages of your Amazon business.

We also discuss the hurdles of being new and dealing with gated (restricted) products and vying for approval, how to use your personal passions to your advantage, how one strategy (which is best for beginners) might not be where you stay as an Amazon seller, and why signing up for the free upcoming Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop should be at the top of your to-do list!

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218 – Items Beginner Amazon Sellers Should Avoid Reselling Dec 11, 2023

When Amazon sellers first get started with their Amazon business, the foremost thing they tend to ask is, "Which items should I sell for a profit?" But an equally important question (and one that is often overlooked) is whether there is anything a new Amazon seller should avoid selling on Amazon — and if so, what?

In today’s episode, we break down which items are more difficult to sell at the beginning stages, what makes these items so challenging, and why you should wait until later in your Amazon journey to take these on. For a full breakdown of everything you should avoid as a beginner (and why), be sure to tune in to this important conversation!

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217 – When to Hold or Lower Your Price in December Dec 04, 2023

In the final crunch-time push for Q4 sales, many Amazon FBA sellers are not sure whether to hold, lower, or raise their prices. So today, we’ll be assessing the right times to raise or lower your prices...and when to do nothing at all.

We discuss why there is no one-size-fits-all answer to today’s question before jumping into our biggest Q4 pricing tip, the parameters that would warrant you making price adjustments, what to think about regarding your holiday-themed inventory items, and details on how to get hold of our exact pricing rules for BQool – our preferred automatic repricing tool.

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216 – Top Gift Giving Ideas for Amazon Resellers Nov 27, 2023

If you’re wondering what gifts to buy for the Amazon reseller in your life (or for yourself), then this episode is for you! Today’s conversation is a great resource for resellers who want to give a wink and a nudge to their nearest and dearest on what to gift them these holidays. Join us today as we share our favorite products as Amazon resellers.

From game-changers like useful supplies most resellers don't think of, to profit-saving power banks, to fun reseller t-shirt ideas, you’re bound to find something that will delight any reseller! We also make sure to share gift ideas at various price points, catering to every budget and ensuring there's something perfect for everyone. Listen today for innovative ideas on how to make this holiday season extra special for the resellers in your circle!

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215 – Last-Minute Q4 Strategies to Boost Profits on Amazon Nov 20, 2023

Q4 is the most wonderful time of the year for Amazon sellers, and it’s not too late to get even more out of it! During this episode, we explore four last-minute Q4 strategies to help you get the most out of what's left of Q4 for this year.

Listen today to hear why it’s so important to double down on your strengths, why you should or should not consider merchant-fulfilling, and why it’s so important to stock up for Q1. You’ll also hear some essential reminders to equip you to thrive during the final quarter of this year, including what to do to prepare for the quarter to come. Listen on the podcast player below.

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214 – Top Cyber Monday Online Arbitrage Sourcing Strategies Nov 13, 2023

What if we told you Cyber Monday could be your most profitable Amazon sales day of the year? Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we discuss our top Cyber Monday online arbitrage (OA) sourcing strategies! Cyber Monday, which takes place the Monday following Thanksgiving and Black Friday, represents a prime (get it?) occasion for resellers to leverage the huge rush of online shoppers in order to create a big payday for their Amazon business.

Since Cyber Monday's main purpose is to encourage online shoppers to shop, shop, and shop, the day can impact us as Amazon sellers in multiple ways. So today we pull back the curtain and share with you our top seven tips for maximizing your profits on Cyber Monday. For great advice and strategies, start listening now!

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213 – The Q4 Motivation Episode Nov 06, 2023

Looking for some quick-fire motivation for your Q4 Amazon FBA endeavors? You’ve come to the right place! Because dynamite comes in small packages, this episode is short and sweet as we share inspirational stats and stories around Q4 that should get you fired up for this busy Amazon FBA season.

You can look forward to hearing about how your sales and sales velocity will inevitably get a boost in Q4, how retail arbitrage opportunities increase, how you can maximize your Q4 profit snowball, and how your seller metrics will improve if you prepare for Q4 correctly. See you on the other side!

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212 – Overcoming Failure in your Amazon FBA Business Oct 30, 2023

No one likes to fail! But the truth is, as Amazon FBA business owners, we’re all going to fail occasionally. This episode is dedicated to how you can improve your mindset about the failures you might experience, how to best respond to your failures, and how to lower the chances of failure in the future.

We discuss how to manage your own expectations around mistakes and failure at every level, how to set yourself up for future success, and how to find the appropriate support for large-scale failures along the way. You’ll also hear a real-life example of what it means to fail forward, and some motivational advice for anyone on the verge of giving up on their business journey. Listen today for plenty of resources to help you navigate the ups and downs of selling on Amazon, and be encouraged on the road to success!

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211 – Why Do We Sell Courses If We're So Successful on Amazon? Oct 23, 2023

We’ve spent a decade helping people find success as Amazon FBA sellers. And throughout the years one of the most consistent questions we’ve received is this: "Why do you sell courses if you're so successful at selling on Amazon?"

In today’s episode we unpack why people might be curious, or even skeptical, about this and what has motivated us to sell courses on top of our success selling on Amazon.

While there’s something deeply fulfilling about helping others grow their Amazon business, from starting out to becoming more established and finding success, there are more reasons we offer courses on selling on Amazon. Listen today as we unpack the power of diversification, having an abundance mindset, and why we aren’t concerned about “training our competition.” Plus, a whole lot more!

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210 – Five Amazon Coach Red Flags Oct 16, 2023

Curious about the potential of hiring an Amazon coach to boost your business? Tune in to this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, where we discuss five Amazon coach red flags based on our decade-plus experience in helping people achieve full-time income on Amazon.

We'll also share corresponding green flags to guide you in finding high-quality coaches. Join the conversation to learn how to spot warning signs, avoid subpar Amazon coaches, and find a coach who can truly elevate your Amazon business to the next level.

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209 – How to Master Your Amazon FBA Reselling Skills Oct 09, 2023

To run a successful Amazon FBA business, you need to ensure that you have all the necessary skills to be a reselling master. After all, you’re not looking for a single flash-in-the-pan sale; you want to be selling out your entire inventory all the time, month after month.

So today, we’ll be taking a look at what it takes to become an Amazon FBA reselling master, including the types of skills you’ll need to acquire and become an expert in, the importance of understanding your main goal, how a solid action plan fits into the picture, and why you should always be tracking your progress. And remember, getting help from a professional can only make you better!

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208 – Should You Consider Selling on Amazon Internationally? Oct 02, 2023

Have you ever wondered if you would be successful at selling on Amazon in another country? Then this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show is for you! Today we discuss whether or not you should consider expanding your Amazon business internationally.

In this episode you’ll hear about Amazon as a global platform, the importance of time and experience in this venture, why you need to master selling in your own country first, and a breakdown of four success tips for selling on Amazon internationally. We even share a bit about our free Amazon Q4 Income Accelerator Workshop so you don’t want to miss out! To hear all this and more, press play now!

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207 – How to Get the Most from Your Online Arbitrage Subscriptions Sep 25, 2023

Online arbitrage (OA) is a great way to buy inventory online with the purpose of selling that inventory for a big profit on Amazon. With OA being such a popular way to source for Amazon inventory, there are many possible tools that you can subscribe to that promise you both time saved and money made! With so many possible OA tools to use, let's talk about how you can get the most out of your online arbitrage subscriptions. After selling on Amazon for over a decade, we’ve tried out our fair share of OA subscriptions (including multiple deal lists and many OA tools). We've also done a lot of testing over time and worked hard to find the best of the best.

Today on the show we talk about three different types of OA subscriptions and share our seven-step process on how to get the most out of your online arbitrage monthly subscriptions. Our goal for this episode is for listeners to learn how to squeeze out every last drop of profitability and productivity from their online arbitrage subscriptions.

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206 – How to Future Proof your Amazon FBA Business Sep 18, 2023

For most Amazon sellers, the primary goal is to sell on Amazon to create a sustainable and profitable business that will continue to earn money consistently in the long run. So, what steps can sellers take to prepare themselves and their businesses for long-term success? We use today’s episode to answer this question by sharing our top tips for future-proofing your Amazon FBA business to survive and thrive well into the future!

In this episode you’ll learn about the importance of getting out of your comfort zone, growing your network, finding a mentor who can guide you, and so much more. Whether you’re a beginner wanting to make sure you’re on the right path or an experienced seller looking to make some tweaks, today’s conversation will give you the tools you need to future-proof your Amazon FBA business and achieve long-term success.

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205 – The Biggest Amazon FBA Failures We've Experienced in 10+ Years of Reselling Sep 11, 2023

Growing an Amazon business is full of ups and downs. We love the ups and try to avoid the downs, but the road to Amazon FBA success will include some failure for everyone! Listen to today’s episode of The Full-Time FBA Show where we share three of our biggest failures in our 10-plus years of reselling. We break down these heart-shattering mistakes and even share some tips on how you can avoid them. Finally, we tell listeners how they can avoid serious failures in their Amazon businesses. Don’t miss out on this episode to help you in your own road to Amazon FBA success!

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204 – Creating a High-Productivity Schedule for Amazon Sellers Sep 04, 2023

We all want to be more productive, but how can we actually find more time to get more things done in our Amazon business? Today on the show, we talk about crafting schedules that are super productive for Amazon sellers. It's not just about finding more time to work on your Amazon business, but about making the most efficient use of the time you have available to you. The more efficient you can be, the more profits you'll experience. The more tasks you can get accomplished, the faster you can reach your goals.

Productivity is a powerful tool! So, if you're interested in learning more about our six-step process to enhance your Amazon seller productivity, start listening now.

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203 – How to Transition from Sourcing One-Offs to Sourcing Replens for Lasting Success Aug 28, 2023

When you started your Amazon FBA journey, you probably began by selling one-off inventory items, and there’s nothing wrong with that! But when you are looking to grow and expand your FBA business, you have to start taking a closer look at replenishables or, as we call them, replens.

Replens are the magic ingredient that will anchor your business for long-term success. The more replens you have, the more stable your Amazon business will become. On today's show, we'll share exactly what replens are, how they ensure longevity for your business, and how you can seamlessly transition to more and more replenishables.

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202 – How to Source a "Going Out of Business" Sale Successfully Aug 21, 2023

Since 2020, increasing numbers of brick-and-mortar retail stores have gone out of business. When this happens, it’s often accompanied by a huge “Store Closing Sale,” where the store is shutting its doors and you’ve got one last chance to get some really good deals. You might be asking yourself: what can resellers do to take advantage of this particular situation? Well, you’re in luck! Today, we share 8 strategies that will help you source a going-out-of-business sale successfully. From understanding how discounts are staggered to finding the best-selling items, making sales before the Amazon market is flooded, and more, this episode is full of practical advice to help you make the most of the next closing-down sale near you!

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201 – When to Stock Up Your Amazon Inventory for Q4 Aug 14, 2023

It may be the middle of August, but it is not too early to start thinking about how you can take advantage of all the incredible opportunities that Q4 brings for selling on Amazon! Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we are sharing some tips and tricks for stocking up your Q4 inventory.

Today you’ll find out what Q4 means (and what to expect from Amazon during this time), the importance of avoiding stock-outs, and much more. We also delve into why you should stock up on one-off items right now before sharing four tips for stocking your replenishables (replens). Finally, we share some Keepa resources that can help you with your Q4 Amazon inventory. To make sure that you stock up as best you can so your sales don't slow down because of stock-outs, listen today!

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200 – The Full-Time FBA Show 200th Episode Celebration! Aug 07, 2023

Join us today as we celebrate our 200th episode of The Full-Time FBA Show! This milestone is not only about the number of episodes but also about the incredible guests we've had and the invaluable strategies we've shared to transform part-time hours into a thriving Amazon income.

Most importantly, we celebrate you, our cherished listeners, who inspire us daily to provide free, actionable content that accelerates your Amazon business growth. In this special episode, we announce an exciting giveaway where you stand a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card or an Amazon-branded water bottle.

We also express our gratitude to listeners who've reviewed the podcast and encourage you to share your valuable feedback to shape the future of this show. Listen today and be part of the celebration as we continue delivering valuable insights and inspiration to fuel your Amazon success!

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199 – Outsourcing Prep/Pack/Ship Warehouse – Nathan Bindschatel of My Prep Center Interview Jul 31, 2023

Being an Amazon seller is hard work. It requires a healthy amount of physical labor, and most notably, it consumes so much valuable time. But you don’t have to do everything yourself. As a seller, you can outsource your prepping, packing, and shipping. This will free up some time for you to find new ways of increasing your income even further, and your family will be grateful to have the garage space back!

In today’s episode, Stephen sits down with the founder of My Prep Center, Nathan Bindschatel, to discuss why every Amazon seller should consider using a prep center for their Amazon FBA business. Nathan explains why he chose to open his prep center, the services that My Prep Center offers, and the company’s process for receiving inventory. He also goes into how My Perp Center responds when something goes wrong, like receiving damaged goods. Our guest then dives into the undeniable benefits of using a prep center before explaining what sets My Prep Center apart, how they onboard new clients, the values that this family-run business holds dear, and so much more.

My Prep Center has certainly been the solution to our Amazon FBA prep/pack/ship needs, and with a 25% discount on all My Prep Center services for new clients, they might be the perfect fit for you, too!

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198 – Six Critical Questions to Get You to a High Six Figure Amazon Income Jul 24, 2023

Over the years, we’ve managed to generate a very consistent six-figure income through our FBA business. Today, we share some very helpful advice on how we got there. In this episode, you’ll hear about the six critical questions that you need to think through in order to start earning a high six-figure Amazon income. These six questions will help you figure out your next steps, identify the cause of your procrastination, increase your intensity and focus, stop working on less important aspects of your business, pivot your business model if necessary, and realize the value of the right partnerships. To discover how to make your six-figures-a-year goal into a reality, listen today!

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197 – Get the Most from The Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop Jul 17, 2023

The day this podcast episode releases coincides with Day One of our highly anticipated Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop, and in this episode, we're talking about how to get the most from it. This workshop is a five-day online experience, where we pull back the curtains to show you how you can realistically make a full-time income selling on Amazon and give you insights into how we and our students have done this successfully.

Today, we break down what you can expect from the workshop day by day, the resources you will get along with it, and why it is so valuable to experience it live (rather than a replay). We’re confident that the Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop will leave you surprised at just how amazing this FBA reselling opportunity is, so tune in to find out exactly what you can expect from it … plus a few surprises, of course!

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196 – What's Stopping You from Making a Full-Time Income on Amazon? Jul 10, 2023

Earning a full-time income on Amazon may seem intimidating, but with the right guidance, it can be a far more achievable goal than you might realize. In today’s episode we take a closer look at three big obstacles preventing Amazon sellers from making a full-time income on Amazon and what can be done to address them.

Today, we break down why you need a lot less capital than you might think to get started, how a time audit can help you prioritize what's important, and what to do if you’re being held back by a lack of confidence. To learn more about what might be preventing you from achieving your FBA goals, and how to overcome them, be sure to listen today!

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195 – Amazon Seller Success Story - Interview with Kristy Winter Jul 03, 2023

Today, we have an insightful and inspiring conversation with Kristy Winter, in which she shares her FBA seller origin story and how leveraging her Amazon business enabled her to start living her dream by purchasing a farm in Texas with cash from her Amazon business! Kristy was already selling items on eBay when she decided to try Amazon on a whim, with little hope of profit. As soon as she saw the potential reward and convenience, she dived into learning as much as she could. With Stephen's help (and his Full-Time FBA content), Kristy was set on a life-changing path.

In our chat today, Kristy talks with Stephen about coaching, equipment, challenges, and much more. She even offers some great advice for how to learn about the platform quickly and effectively, and we finish off with some inspiring words from Kristy about taking brave steps in the right direction. Listen today to catch it all!

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194 – The Biggest Threats to your Amazon FBA Success Jun 26, 2023

When it comes to running a successful Amazon FBA business, we usually emphasize the importance of maintaining a positive growth mindset and focusing on opportunities for improvement -- but we also believe it’s important to be aware of some of the big threats and potential challenges you might face.

In this episode, we discuss how to cope with failure in your Amazon business, why you should adopt a CEO mindset to manage your to-do list more effectively, and why strategic product selection is so important. You’ll hear helpful tips and advice on perseverance, sourcing, and also outsourcing. Listen today to find out what could threaten your Amazon FBA success and how to overcome it!

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193 – Our Best Bookseller Tips for Maximum Profits Jun 19, 2023

Books are the OG Amazon inventory, and today we’re going to share some of our best bookseller tips for making maximum profits. In this episode, you’ll hear about our favorite places to find profitable books and even hear how we once sold a $5 book for $250! We believe it’s best to sell books as used, not new, and by listening today you'll learn why.

We'll even share some tips to make sure your books stand out from your competition and have some specific words of wisdom on how to properly grade the condition of a book. Listen today to find out why, and learn other useful tips like how to optimize your condition notes and how Keepa data can be used for pricing used books for increased profits!

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192 – Chris Green's New Book, The Flip Game - Author Interview Jun 12, 2023

We have a very special guest joining us today on The Full-Time FBA Show. Chris Green is one of the original Amazon resellers who kickstarted our own (and so many other people’s) Amazon FBA business. He has a multitude of books that help people learn how to resell online, and today he is here to tell us about his new book, The Flip Game. In this interview, you’ll hear about how Chris influenced our business, the difference between flipping and arbitrage, what inspired him to focus his new book on flipping, and so much more.

We discuss all the different niches you can attract by finding unique items to flip and how his book outlines this, before going into how to use Google Lens to your advantage. Our guest even tells listeners how you can get his book for free, so be sure you don’t miss this one!

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191 – Prime Day Tips to Maximize Your Sales Jun 05, 2023

Prime Day is almost among us and we are so excited to share some tips with you to help you maximize your sales! In this episode, you will hear all about the history of Prime Day, why Amazon created it, how you can benefit from it as a reseller, and why it’s longer than just a day. We explore the importance of being a Prime member, the rules on the things you can’t do on Prime Day, and why you have to have realistic expectations about your sales. We even share four comprehensive tips to maximize your profits for this Prime Day and all the future Prime Days to come! Listen today to make the most out of this upcoming profit-making opportunity.

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190 – How Much Reseller Competition is Too Much? May 29, 2023

In this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, we dive into the complex topic of selling on Amazon and competition. The question of how much competition is too much is often on the minds of Amazon sellers, and in this episode, we provide valuable insights to help answer that question. Today, you will learn that the number of sellers is not the only factor to consider when making sourcing decisions. We delve into how sellers can determine price competitiveness by examining the buy box and comparing prices with other sellers.

We also discuss how sales velocity can impact the level of competition for a product and provide tips for evaluating sales velocity to make informed sourcing decisions. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to succeed as an Amazon seller and navigate the ever-changing landscape of competition. Listen today to hear practical tips and actionable insights to help make more informed decisions when it comes to sourcing inventory.

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189 – 3 Amazon Seller Truths that Nobody Else is Going to Tell You May 22, 2023

In this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, we discuss three Amazon seller truths that nobody else will tell you. We first unpack how integrity is crucial for us and how we always aim to be honest with our audience, before revealing the three truths that Amazon sellers need to know, including helpful resources to help you along your Amazon seller journey. We share our experiences and encourage listeners to view these hard truths as opportunities to learn and grow. Through this candid conversation, you will hear valuable insights and advice to help turn part-time hours into a full-time income. Listen today!

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188 – Overcoming Analysis Paralysis in Your Amazon FBA Business May 15, 2023

Having too much information or too many decisions to make can be overwhelming and cause you to simply freeze up. In this episode, we list three aspects that tend to cause analysis paralysis in Amazon sellers, and we share tips on how to overcome it in each given scenario. Whether you’re just starting your business, making sourcing decisions, or gauging whether/ what you should be outsourcing, this episode is for you. Listen today to find out how best to avoid analysis paralysis so you can return to making informed decisions and selling with confidence (and peace)!

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187 – How to Deal with Negative Seller Feedback on Amazon May 08, 2023

Even if you give the best customer service as an FBA seller on Amazon, at some point, someone is still going to leave you negative feedback. Too much negative feedback will cause you to lose out on time in the buy box and could eventually get your account suspended if you're not careful. So today we're talking about how to deal with negative seller feedback and how to respond properly. Listen today to find out how the Amazon seller feedback scoring system works, strategies to get the negative feedback removed, when to reach out to the customer, tools that can help you maintain an excellent feedback score, and much more!

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186 – Big Amazon Updates You Need to Know Today May 01, 2023

If you've been selling on Amazon for a while, you know by now that Amazon is always updating and trying new things. Today on the Full-Time FBA Show, we talk about three big Amazon updates that you do not want to be in the dark about. Whether you’ve heard about them or perhaps have no clue yet, we are not only talking through what they are, but we will also be sharing our takes on the updates and how they might impact your Amazon business. Stay tuned to hear more about frequently returned items, how you can see the data, the upside and downside of recent sales velocity, and why you don’t want to be gaming the system at Amazon.

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185 – Sucessfully Selling on Amazon During an Economic Downturn Apr 24, 2023

Are we heading for an economic downturn? Well, whether or not we are, it’s important to be prepared! Today on the podcast we talk about successfully selling on Amazon even during an economic downturn. Although the topic of today’s show doesn’t necessarily seem very positive, we believe it’s one that we should discuss so that you are equipped to handle your Amazon FBA business confidently, even amid the ups and downs of economic changes. Don’t miss out on this episode and make sure you check out our brand-new free workshop. Listen today to hear more.

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184 – The Bad Habits of Unsuccessful Amazon Sellers Apr 17, 2023

As Amazon sellers, it can be pretty easy to unknowingly fall into some bad habits that keep us from making as much money as possible. During today’s episode, we’re uncovering some of the things Amazon sellers commonly do (or don't do)that keep us from being successful at selling on Amazon. It might be tempting to keep making these mistakes, but these bad habits can easily stunt your growth and even cause you to lose profits.

Listen today to hear our thoughts on scheduling, sourcing decisions, outsourcing, and more. You’ll also learn about our free five-day workshop on accelerating your income through selling on Amazon and where to find it. Thanks for listening!

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183 – Is Amazon Saturated with Too Many Sellers? Apr 10, 2023

Every year, more and more resellers join Amazon to sell via FBA, and that leads some people to ask the question, "Is Amazon saturated with too many sellers?" In today's episode we dive deep into the many reasons why people are asking this question, what they might really be asking, and we'll even share with you our thoughts on if there are too many sellers on Amazon.

Even if you're not wondering right now if Amazon is saturated with sellers, today will still be a good episode for you to listen to in regards to your long-term success at selling on Amazon -- plus you'll learn how to have the right mindset when it comes to seeing new competition coming in to sell the same items as you. Listen today to hear our take on this interesting issue and find out how to turn your Amazon business into a professional one that does not worry about increased sellers or more competition!

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182 – (Part 2) Dealing with Counterfeit or Intellectual Property (IP) Claims on Amazon Apr 03, 2023

Today we continue with our two-part series on dealing with counterfeit and intellectual property (IP) claims on Amazon. Our focus for this week’s episode is what the best course of action would be if a brand reaches out to you and asks you to stop selling an item, or what to do if you get an actual IP complaint in Seller Central on your selling account.

We also cover how you should respond if you still aren’t sure if the brand complaint is actually legitimate. If you haven’t listened to part one of this two-part series, be sure to go back and take a listen so we're all on the same page as we jump into this episode. We want to help you be as prepared as possible if this type of issue ever crosses your path on your Amazon journey!

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181 – Dealing with Counterfeit or Intellectual Property (IP) Claims on Amazon (Part 1) Mar 27, 2023

Today’s episode is part one of a two-part series on counterfeit and intellectual property (IP) claims on Amazon. You'll hear some great information that can really help protect or even save your Amazon account. Because these claims can be intimidating, it's good to know that IP and copyright infringements are not the same as counterfeit claims. We'll also go into detail on how exactly to respond in both situations, since they can be somewhat different.

We'll share some insightful tips regarding how to prove the authenticity of items with some examples and tell you why you should be wary about sourcing from second-chance stores. We finish up today's episode diving into how all of these claims can impact your account health and how you can know with a few clicks exactly how healthy your account is... even with some IP or counterfeit claims.

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180 – How to Earn 5 (or even 6) Figures a Month on Amazon Mar 20, 2023

It's totally possible for you to make 5 (even 6) figures per month on Amazon., and we're not just talking about Q4, but all year long. If you are just starting out as an Amazon seller or looking to take your income to the next level, this episode is all about the steps that can enable you to do this. That's right, we are sharing the secrets to our sourcing preparation and practices, as well as the most important factors in optimizing your Amazon business!

We talk about some great tips for sourcing schedules and reminders, beating the summer slow-down, taking advantage of time-sensitive sourcing opportunities, and which areas you need to pay the most attention to when preparing for the peak Amazon sales periods. In addition to this, there is also some exciting and important news about how you can expand on these lessons, so make sure to stay tuned for that at the end of the episode.

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179 – How to Follow Rabbit Trails to Find More Inventory to Sell Mar 13, 2023

A rabbit trail is when you’re focusing on sourcing one type of item to sell on Amazon and somehow you end up buying something completely different -- but it still works out as a really good purchase. The longer you sell on Amazon, the more rabbit trails you begin to discover, and today we want to help you hone this skill. In this episode, we’re talking about four different kinds of rabbit trails to follow when sourcing to find more inventory to sell.

You’ll hear multiple rabbit trail starting points via both retail and online arbitrage. You’ll also learn why Amazon product pages can be an excellent place to start your rabbit trail and why it may be worth researching your competition’s storefront. For helpful tips and valuable resources for sourcing for your Amazon store, listen today!

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178 – Things You Need to Give Up in Your Amazon Business Mar 06, 2023

Giving up on an aspect of your business is often hard to do and can be considered a form of failure. However, this could not be further from the truth, since giving up certain things can often be the best for you and your business. In this episode, we talk about the four things you need to let go of in your Amazon business and how to focus on what is important. Listening today, you will hear ways to free up capital for your business, essential resources that will help you save time and money, how to deal with negative seller feedback, how to increase productivity, and why you should consider outsourcing. To discover what you need to let go of in your Amazon business, why it is key, and how it will help, listen today!

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177 – How We Grew a Wholesale Account to Six Figures - Case Study Feb 27, 2023

In the space of a year, we managed to grow one particular wholesale account to six figures with only three easy phases. Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we are sharing a case study with you about how we managed to do this! We know it is no secret that to get the most profits from your wholesale accounts, they have to be looked after in order to help them grow. The more wholesale accounts that you're tracking, the faster the path to a successful FBA business. That's why we want to share this story with you.

Today you’ll hear the three phases we went through to grow a wholesale account to six figures. We remind you of the power of replens, why you need to stay on top of your numbers, and share some advice for seeking a VA (virtual assistant). Finally, we close out the show by give you a starting point for your own wholesale journey! To hear all this, listen today.

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176 – Top 2 Secrets for Finding More Inventory to Sell on Amazon Feb 20, 2023

Every Amazon seller wants to find as much profitable and in-demand inventory to sell as possible, and today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are giving you our top two secrets to do just that. Listening today, you’ll hear about how making two tweaks to your sourcing guidelines can open up an opportunity for you to find even more inventory that is both profitable and in demand. We even tell you the number one way to buy items at the absolute lowest price possible and give you some resources to learn about how to buy items at wholesale cost. You don’t want to miss out on these incredible two secrets to help you increase inventory and grow your business!

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175 – What to Unlearn to Successfully Sell Wholesale on Amazon Feb 13, 2023

If you’ve been in the retail arbitrage space for a while and you’re thinking of switching over to wholesale, listen to this episode before you start! From your budget to your sourcing tools to the method by which you purchase your stock, wholesale is a completely different ball game and it requires unlearning a whole lot of things that are usually useful for retail arbitrage. It may take some time to wrap your head around all these changes, but once you’ve mastered the skills, the possibilities are endless! The most profitable 3rd party wholesale sellers on Amazon are those that are selling high quality, "unknown-to-most-people" brands, and we want to help you become one of those sellers.

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174 – Seven More Beginner Pitfalls to Amazon FBA Success Feb 06, 2023

After last week’s episode (which covered seven beginner pitfalls to Amazon FBA success) we thought of seven more that we wanted to share with you! This episode covers everything from the dangers of making assumptions, to the problems you are likely to encounter if your product doesn’t match the Amazon listing with 100% accuracy, to the importance of outsourcing. Not only do we tell you what pitfalls to look out for, we also provide you with tools that will help you avoid them. These mistakes aren’t necessarily only made by beginners, so wherever you are on your journey with Amazon FBA, you will find value in this episode.

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173 – Seven Beginner Pitfalls to Amazon FBA Success Jan 30, 2023

It’s easy to make mistakes when you’re starting out, so we’ve compiled a list of seven common FBA beginner pitfalls to help you learn and succeed from the get-go! In this episode, you’ll find out why it’s essential not only to learn but to act, how to check your approval status for items you’re sourcing, and how to approach negative feedback. We share an overview of Amazon’s feedback guidelines and tips for tracking your numbers. listen today to find out what you are and aren’t allowed to request from your customers, as well as why ignoring them is never an option. By avoiding these seven pitfalls, you’ll be well on your way to turning part-time hours into a full-time income reselling on Amazon.

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172 – The Sneaky Mistake that’s Sabotaging Your Amazon Business Jan 23, 2023

Today on the show we take a closer look at the sneaky mistake that might be sabotaging your Amazon business. You might think you know what stops many Amazon sellers from finding the success they expect, but you'll be surprised to know that it might be a super subtle thing that's stopping you from becoming successful as an Amazon seller. Learning how to sell on Amazon is crucial, but sometimes that focus on learning can prevent us from taking the actions necessary to grow a successful Amazon business. Today you’ll hear us unpack how both beginners and experienced sellers should balance their time when it comes to learning and taking action. We also discuss the benefits and drawbacks of social media as an Amazon reseller, the fears that prevent us from taking action, and what you can do to ensure that you actually implement your learning. Be sure to listen today as we discuss how to put knowledge into action and find balance in your business!

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171 – Overcoming Overwhelm in Your Amazon FBA Business Jan 16, 2023

Running a full-time Amazon business can be fun but also involves a lot of work and stress. Regardless of how positive or resilient you think you are, at some point, you will become overwhelmed. In today’s episode, we unpack what it means to become overwhelmed and what you can do to prevent the moment from getting the best of you. We discuss how feeling overwhelmed can impact people and provide actionable strategies to help you. We explain the best way to create goals, why you should not focus on all your goals at once, the antidote for distraction, and the steps to prioritize tasks better. Listen today to learn helpful tips and tricks to help you overcome overwhelm and get you back to reaching your goals.

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170 – Amazon Reseller New Year's Resolutions Jan 09, 2023

New year’s resolutions are a tradition for many people wanting to make positive changes, but can resolutions also apply to businesses? In this episode, we consider new year’s resolutions concerning your Amazon business that you should focus on this year. We discuss the top resolutions we feel will help you make essential changes to help your business grow and reach its full potential. We cover why you should not treat your business like a side hustle or hobby, our ideas and philosophy behind selling replens, why you should not just focus on clearance sourcing, and overcoming your Amazon business-related fears. You will also hear why a healthy mindset is essential to reach your full potential and some helpful resources to help you get started on your new year’s resolution journey. Tune in and discover the four resolutions you should focus on to grow your Amazon business in 2023!

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169 – Happy New Year! Jan 02, 2023

Happy New Year! Well, as many people in the world, Stephen is sick... and can't speak! No voice means no podcast this week. But don't worry, we'll be back next week to talk about Amazon Reseller New Year's Resolutions!

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168 – Christmas Greetings! Dec 26, 2022

Today we talk about Christmas and we have something unique for our listeners. We don’t have a podcast episode today; however, if you're itching to listen to a podcast episode, you can listen to one of our older episodes! We’ve got 167 different episodes (as of the end of 2022) to choose from that can help you grow your Amazon FBA business. Rest well this season, enjoy your family, and we will see you next week for another episode of The Full-Time FBA podcast!

167 – Why We Don't Recommend Drop Shipping for Amazon Sellers Dec 19, 2022

There are many popular strategies to make money reselling on Amazon, and today we're going to talk about one strategy that we don't recommend you attempt: drop shipping. Listen today to hear about what drop shipping is, why some Amazon sellers like the idea of it, and the big risks associated with drop shipping.

Drop shipping might sound like a profitable and easy way to make money selling on Amazon, but there are some aspects of drop shipping that cause us to run away from the idea. In fact, we think that drop shipping can cause so much harm for beginner Amazon sellers, that it could ultimately lead to a suspended Amazon seller account. We want your seller account to be protected, so we'll not only share why drop shipping is not recommended, but will close our episode telling you the safer strategies for building an Amazon business that is set up for longer-lasting success.

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166 – How to Handle Post-Christmas Price Drops Dec 12, 2022

As Christmas approaches, you may be wondering if you, as an Amazon seller. can navigate the treacherous waters of your competition dropping their prices, sometime drastically, soon after Christmas day. This can be worrisome, but rest assured there is no need to worry! Everything you need to know about pricing during the post-Christmas selling season can be found right here in this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show.

Join us as we discuss the unpredictable nature of post-Christmas sales, why it’s important to understand the reason for the price drops, why slashing prices may or may not be right for you, and the value of basing decisions on facts and data rather than just hoping or guessing. We'll also discuss what reseller tools are must-haves for this post-Christmas season, so listen today!

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165 – December Reseller Strategies for Amazon Sellers Dec 05, 2022

We’re in the thick of Q4, and today we share a few FBA reseller strategies to help you optimize the holiday season. You’ll learn the best strategy for getting the most profits out of holiday-related items in December, how to identify the most profitable toys and accessories, why you need to keep checking your excess and slow-moving inventory, and how to do so.

Listen today to find out the optimal window for merchant fulfilling, why you should make sure you’re well stocked for the post-Christmas season, and so much more! It's December, and Q4 is almost over, so let's make the most of our time and resources in the final weeks of the year.

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164 – How the Right Relationships Can 10x Your Amazon Profits Nov 28, 2022

It's easy to see that one can only grow so far in their Amazon business when they're on their own. But making business-related relationships isn't as easy for some as for others. Contrary to what people think, FBA is not an isolated and purely transactional job, but requires important relationships and interaction with everyone involved.

Today, The Full-Time FBA Show does a deep dive into which Amazon-related relationships you need to focus on and why. From customers to brand managers and store managers, you will realize that fostering these key relationships is good for both your personal and business growth. And remember, Amazon loves third-party sellers who take customer care seriously, so let's talk about how to prioritize those customer relationships as well.

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163 – Q4 Mistakes Even Smart Amazon Sellers Make Nov 21, 2022

Anybody can make mistakes when selling on Amazon; even the smartest, most experienced sellers! But we want you to avoid those mistakes by learning from people who have been there before. Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we are breaking down five Q4 mistakes to avoid this holiday season, and in the holiday seasons to come.

From losing profits for desperately trying to sell items at the lowest price to missing out on feedback opportunities, this episode is jam-packed with tips and tricks to make this holiday season a successful one for your Amazon FBA business. You’ll even get an incredible coupon code for a tool we implement every single Q4.

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162 – Q4 Sourcing Strategies for the Busy Amazon Seller Nov 14, 2022

Are you struggling to find the time to balance family, friends, health, and an extremely busy Amazon Q4 season? Today’s episode is made especially for you! We are sharing Q4 sourcing strategies that will put more time back into your day to help you focus on other important aspects of the festive season. We discuss both paid and free Q4 sourcing strategies, with multiple options to find (or pay for) more time to source for profitable inventory this Q4.

The main purpose of this episode is to help you gain better control over how you manage your time during this busy period, and to help you find more time to source for profitable items to sell on Amazon. We all get the same 24 hours in a day, and no two FBA sellers are alike, so be sure to listen today to help this Q4 become less busy and more profitable.

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161 – The Top Five Toys to Resell on Amazon Every Q4 Nov 07, 2022

Are you wondering how you can find profitable toys to resell on Amazon during Q4? Well then, this episode is for you! We all know that toys sell very well during the Q4 holiday buying season, and today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we'll be discussing all things reselling toys during Q4.

Listening today, you’ll hear exactly why toys are such a great item to sell on Amazon. Then we'll break down the five types of toys you should be looking to sell during the holidays. We also discuss the strategies for how you can actually find some of these toys and how to even use the upcoming Black Friday sales to your advantage in order to make the most profit possible. Take your toy sourcing to the next level when you implement the toy reselling strategies we discuss today on The Full-Time FBA Show. You don’t want to miss this quick and informative episode!

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160 – Reseller Secrets to Black Friday Profits with Kristin Ostrander Oct 31, 2022

Black Friday is a big day with plenty of potential for profit as an Amazon reseller, and today on The Full-Time FBA show we talk with Kristin Ostrander, the Queen of Black Friday, to teach you the ins and outs of making the most profit possible from Black Friday sales. Our good friend Kristin is an Amazon FBA reseller, owner of Mommy Income, wholesale bundle strategist, and author. In this episode, you’ll hear all about how Kristin realized that Black Friday is a goldmine for resellers, how she resells her Black Friday finds on Amazon, and how she makes the best use of her time as a reseller on Black Friday.

We also discuss Kristin’s main Black Friday focus to make the most profits during the huge Black Friday sales and how she was able to turn 3 hours of Black Friday sourcing into $15,000 of profit. Listen today to hear all this and more!

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159 – How to Best Handle Amazon Fee Increases Oct 24, 2022

If you’ve been selling on Amazon for any amount of time, you will know that Amazon announces upcoming fee increases from time to time. But in 2022, there have easily been more Amazon fee increases this year than any other year. In light of this, we’re going to talk about how to best handle these increases so that you can still succeed in your Amazon business.

Listening today, you’ll hear both how not to respond, plus how best to respond to all of these fee increases to come out on top at the end of the day. Some items you might need to raise your prices... and others you may need to move on to sell something more profitable. We also list a number of helpful tools that may help you maintain the profitability of your business no matter what Amazon throws at you next. Fee increases are just a normal part of any business, so to find out how to come out on the other side as a winner, be sure to listen today.

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158 – Top Q4 Pivots We Make in Our Amazon Business Oct 17, 2022

Since we’re at the beginning of Q4, it’s important to understand how best to make some strategic tweaks in running your Amazon business to make the most of the biggest selling season of the year. Today we’ll be giving you our tips on how to make the most of your Q4 with the pivots you can make to maximize your Q4 profits.

Q4 is vastly different from any other time of the year and thus requires a different approach to selling. The first step is making sure you are well-prepared for the Q4 profit snowball. In our conversation, you’ll learn why sourcing becomes your number one priority, why you need to get your inventory to Amazon quickly, how next-day shipping can be a key to your success, and why gift- and food-related inventory can be a Q4 goldmine. We also discuss which of your sourcing guidelines are worth adjusting, while discovering that Q4 is the perfect time for you to step up your hustle. Be sure to listen today.

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157 – The 2nd Most Expensive Sourcing Mistake You Could Ever Make Oct 10, 2022

On today’s episode we follow up on last week’s episode, the most expensive sourcing mistake you can make with the second most expensive sourcing mistake as an Amazon seller. We go through a quick summary about last week's episode and then quickly pivot to talking about the second most expensive sourcing mistake. This huge mistake revolves around the topic of pricing. We go deep into the number of times Amazon updates prices daily, and how automatic repricer tools play a key role in avoiding expensive mistakes. We also reveal exactly what the second most expensive sourcing mistake is and share tips on how to avoid it. For all this, and much more, listen today!

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156 – The Most Expensive Sourcing Mistake You Could Ever Make Oct 03, 2022

Today we're talking about the most expensive sourcing mistake you could ever make. It is all about the Amazon sales rank: what it is, why it’s important to you and your FBA business, and how it can be deceiving. We talk about some of the key attributes of a sales rank and the ones you should pay the most attention to.

It’s a dangerous affair making buying decisions based only on today’s sales rank, and we will give you the complete breakdown of why this is the most expensive sourcing mistake you could ever make! Bottom line, you must make sure Keepa is involved in every sourcing decision you make. Listen today to hear more about how Keepa helps you avoid this expensive mistake!

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155 – Top Things to Ignore as an Amazon Seller Sep 26, 2022

Usually on The Full-Time FBA Show, we give you advice on things to focus on in your Amazon FBA journey, but today we are going to speak about all the things that are far better for you when you ignore them.

We start off the show focusing on what to ignore while you're sourcing for profitable inventory to sell on Amazon. There are a few things you need to ignore that will both help you find more inventory to sell, as well as avoid buying items that won't sell very well. On top of all the sourcing issues we suggest ignoring, we also walk you through pricing and repricing strategies that are wise to not pay any attention to so that you can make more money with the items you're selling.

Finally, we close by putting our heads together (see what we did there?) on certain things to ignore in your Amazon business in order to protect you overall business mindset. Doin't ignore today's episode -- be sure to listen today.

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154 – Why You're Not Finding Any Inventory to Sell on Amazon Sep 19, 2022

Are you struggling to find inventory to sell on Amazon? Our focus today is to answer many of the questions we get via email as to why you might be unsuccessful in finding stock to sell. Join us as we go through the top three reasons why you are not finding inventory.

We'll discuss some of the best ways to expand your horizons and find new sources of profitable inventory to sell on Amazon. It's our goal in this episode to leave you with the best and most consistent way to make sure you have goods to sell. Don’t miss out, listen today!

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153 – What Does an Amazon Sales Rank of Zero Mean? Sep 12, 2022

What happens when you have a sales rank of zero? Not sure? Then you don’t want to miss today’s episode where we discuss what happens when the sales rank of an item on Amazon is zero (or missing completely) and how to use other pieces of information to make the best sourcing decision possible.

Today, you’ll learn about what a zero sales rank actually means and what to do about it. We'll also share the different places you can go to find a sales rank or other essential data so that you can ultimately make a solid buying decision regarding a specific product you want to resell. Listen today to learn more about solving the mystery of a zero (or missing) sales rank on Amazon!

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152 – How to Ruin Your Q4 Sep 05, 2022

Today, we will be showing you how to ruin your Q4, so that you can avoid doing just that! There are a few key actions, both when it comes to sourcing and with your behind-the-scenes Amazon activities that you want to avoid in order to have a successful Q4 this year. Some mistakes are recoverable, but the ones we'll share with you have the potential to ruin your Q4 profit potential.

In this episode we'll talk about how making the wrong moves when it comes to sourcing, pricing, grading, and mindset could possibly cost you thousands in Q4 profits... or for some, even get your seller account suspended indefinitely. Finally, we have an amazing masterclass we want to invite you to join, focused on helping you earn your way to a six-figure Q4. For all this and more listen now!

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151 – The Q4 Snowball Effect for Massive Q4 Profits Aug 29, 2022

Q4 is an incredible time of year to take your Amazon sales to the next level! In today’s episode, we will be talking about the Q4 snowball effect and how you can best utilize this time of year to make massive profits. We begin with the definition of Q4 as we take a look at our hosts’ impressive Q4 history. Then, we discuss what this "snowball" means for you and your FBA business before explaining the three-part process for growing your Q4 profits.

You’ll learn about what type of inventory you’d require for maximum Q4 profits, how to use your profits wisely, how outsourcing can be extremely beneficial, and other unique Q4 strategies. It’s vital that you do the right research for sales and other important inventory data, as well as paying close attention to the change in Amazon storage fees during Q4. For more details, listen today!

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150 – Top Online Arbitrage Mistakes to Avoid Aug 22, 2022

Today we will be discussing how to avoid five costly mistakes that sellers make when it comes to online arbitrage (OA) in their Amazon FBA business. There are many benefits to online arbitrage, and while tools and extensions do make it simpler, it is by no means super easy. It still requires hard work and dedication, putting in the time to learn and master the skill of online sourcing. As with anything you learn to do in your business, mistakes are bound to happen.

The OA blunders we're going to talk about today are mistakes that will cost you time, energy, and money that would be better spent growing your Amazon business. While it's good to learn from your mistakes, it's even better to learn from the mistakes of others. With that said, Rebecca and Stephen will share with you these five mistakes and how to avoid them in the future. Don't make the mistake of skipping this episode. Listen today.

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149 – Wholesale Sourcing: How to Turn a No Into a Yes Aug 15, 2022

Why does it seem that most wholesale brand owners will tell you "no" if you ask them to sell their items on Amazon? In today's episode, we'll break down why most brand owners don't like Amazon sellers to sell their inventory on Amazon and the step-by-step process of turning that "no" into an enthusiastic "yes!"

Not only will we share the steps that you need to take to convince a brand owner for you to sell their items on Amazon, but we'll also let you in on one of the greatest secrets to wholesale selling success: you actually want the brand owners to tell Amazon sellers "no" when they reach out to open wholesale accounts. Once you learn this secret, you'll be light years ahead of other sellers who simply give up when a wholesale brand owner refuses to let you sell their items on Amazon.

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148 – How We Found Our Top 5 Wholesale Accounts Aug 08, 2022

Have you been struggling to find sustainable methods for identifying long-term wholesale accounts? In today’s show we’ll be unpacking the strategies that helped us find our top five wholesale accounts. From reverse wholesale sourcing to wholesale trade shows, we've got you covered!

Listening today, you’ll learn our tips for how to do research based on your competitors’ storefronts, using an Amazon virtual assistant, as well as how your hobbies could help you discover a profitable niche item to sell on Amazon. We also discuss wholesale directories, including how to identify ones that are worthwhile and the best ways to navigate their contents. For inspiring advice on how to get great wholesale accounts, make sure you listen today!

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147 – Creative Places to Find Profitable Inventory to Sell on Amazon Aug 01, 2022

At times, sellers may feel uninspired by regular inventory and not know where to find something different to sell on Amazon. Believe it or not, you can find inventory to sell virtually anywhere you go!

Today, we are looking at some creative places you can find inventory to sell on Amazon. We discuss the importance of thinking outside of the box when looking for inventory and keeping your eyes open to potential inventory wherever you go! To be inspired by some of our wacky and unexpected ‘gold mine’ inventory finds, listen today!

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146 – Strategies to Reduce Excess Inventory at Amazon FBA Warehouses Jul 25, 2022

Is Amazon’s excess inventory algorithm getting you and your FBA business down? We’ve got you covered on today’s episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, where we look at the best ways to handle excess inventory at the FBA warehouses.

You’ll hear all about how to find out if Amazon has deemed your inventory excess, five ways to handle your excess inventory, and the importance of learning how to reduce your excess inventory for the future. Lastly, we talk about how it affects your IPI and tell you how you can fix that. To hear all this and more, listen today!

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145 – Tool Review - RevSeller Online Arbitrage & Wholesale Sourcing Tool Jul 18, 2022

Introducing an online arbitrage (and wholesale) sourcing tool Stephen and Rebecca both love. Listen today to hear all about the mechanics of using RevSeller, and how having all the information together in one place helps us to make better sourcing decisions.

You’ll also hear about the additional information RevSeller offers in the form of parent/child variation sourcing, sales trends and patterns, as well as quick results on whether you are approved to sell any particular item. We touch on ways RevSeller makes our lives more convenient, from quick links to cutting back on research time. We can't imagine doing online arbitrage (or wholesale) sourcing without RevSeller.

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144 – How to Have Multiple Streams of Income via Amazon Jul 11, 2022

Did you know it's totally possible to have multiple streams of income via Amazon? Join us today to hear the benefits of having more than one source of income and how Amazon can provide that for you in many ways. First off, we unpack the four main Amazon strategies that we have used to bring in some very lucrative income streams. We discuss which stream is best for beginners and which ones are better for more experienced sellers.

We also dive into a few income streams that we haven’t used extensively, but bring in a nice small trickle of profits on a consistent basis. Finally we let you in on one possible income stream that we definitely don’t recommend -- and why. Having multiple income streams can be a great way to grow a stable and successful Amazon business.

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143 – 10 Mistakes Even Smart Amazon Sellers Make Jul 04, 2022

We all know that our listeners are smart Amazon sellers purely based on the fact that you want to learn and grow! However, even the best sellers make mistakes sometimes. Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we are listing 10 mistakes that even smart Amazon sellers make.

These mistakes are broken down into two categories; sourcing mistakes and mistakes in running your Amazon business. Listening today, you’ll hear about mistakes such as not checking current stock levels, only sourcing within your comfort zones, ignoring customer service, ignoring negative feedback, and not following up on reimbursements you are owed by Amazon. We also tell you how to avoid some of these mistakes and provide you with tools to help with better selling practices.

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142 – Increase Profits by Thinking Like an Amazon Customer Jun 27, 2022

Today we are discussing how to increase your profits by thinking like an Amazon customer. We find out why Amazon is considered one of the most customer-friendly companies and how they achieve this. Looking at their return policies, user-friendly website, and customer reviews, we understand why they are a successful company.

When reflecting on our own journey of selling on Amazon, we teach the importance of minimizing making assumptions, scanning products and source data (even if you don’t think you should,) actively opening your eyes to products you may normally overlook, and keeping a look out for clearance and sales. We know you could never eliminate having items returned, but we start to understand how to minimize this by changing our perspective from thinking purely about profits. Join us to learn how to increase your profits, decrease your returns, and have happy customers!

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141 – Six Pillars of Achieving Long-Term Success with Amazon FBA Jun 20, 2022

There are six pillars to achieving long-term success with Amazon FBA. Today, we learn about the them all, including the importance of setting a strong foundation, the right foundation. Stephen and Rebecca guide us through the necessity of upgrading both your Amazon skills and your non-Amazon skills.

In addition, we get a ton of reasons as to why outsourcing is important and why it is essential to develop a Full-Time FBA mindset. We round out the episode with how you can maintain success and continue your forward momentum as a business. Energized by the success Stephen and Rebecca have experienced, and how they share their hard earned knowledge of the ups and downs of running an Amazon business, this is one episode not to be missed!

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140 – Top Pitfalls for Amazon Resellers that Make Them Want to Quit Jun 13, 2022

All Amazon sellers deal with pitfalls that can cause their growth to slow down and, for some, even screech to a halt. Today we'll be tackling five of these pitfalls that may be pushing you to give up on your Amazon reselling business.

Today, you will hear multiple reasons why your Amazon growth is being limited. From not understanding certain key business numbers, to having bad sourcing habits, we'll show you why you might not be experiencing the growth you probably expect.

We aren’t only here to tell you what problems you may experience; we also give you solutions specific to each problem. Proven strategies, resource suggestions, and mindset shifts -- we'll help equip you to find the success you're looking for.

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139 – Mindset Hacks to Find More Inventory to Sell on Amazon Jun 06, 2022

Whether you want to believe it or not, your mindset is crucial to successful sourcing of profitable inventory to sell on Amazon. We'll discuss today how your mindset can influence your actions and lead you to successes -- or it could sabotage your business and lead to failures.

From shifting your mindset to help find new inventory, to changing your mindset on a good versus bad store experience, we learn all about the importance of removing assumptions and the power of adjustment. This episode promotes flexibility, changing plans, and making sourcing part of your day-to-day routine.

138 – Sourcing Strategy Hacks to Find More Inventory to Sell on Amazon May 30, 2022

Let's talk sourcing hacks, strategies, and helpful tips for sourcing profitable inventory items to sell on Amazon. We are going to push you out of your comfort zones, inspire you to make new decisions, and hopefully kickstart the mindset change you’ve been needing.

We'll use our own experience of selling on Amazon to give you advice and insider tips on how to expand the range of products to sell, where to look for these products, and the nitty-gritty technicalities of Amazon sales. Listen now for this information-packed episode!

137 – 5 More Major Profit Leaks for Amazon FBA Sellers May 23, 2022

Nobody likes to lose money, but are you allowing profits to leak as an Amazon FBA seller? In today’s episode, we discuss 5 more ways profits could be leaking out of your business and how to stop these profits from leaking. We go into detail about what tools can help you know your numbers, and we discuss how procrastination makes you lose out on opportunities. We also help you overcome the potential fear of negotiating a better deal, explain the risks of using debt to run your business, and discuss how manually repricing your inventory leaks profits. Listen today to this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show!

136 - The Most Profitable Pricing and Repricing Strategies May 16, 2022

How can you sell at the highest possible price while still getting consistent sales? Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we are unpacking four of the most important manual repricing strategies and comparing them to automatic repricing tools to help you make the most profit on your Amazon sales.

We also talk about how repricing doesn’t necessarily have to be downwards -- and when to reprice upwards. We discuss the pros and cons of using Amazon’s free Automate Pricing tool and explore the reasons BQool is a better option. In this episode we also teach you why an automatic repricing tool is the best repricing method for long-term success.

135 - Overcoming Your Biggest Competition for Amazon Success May 09, 2022

Who is your biggest competition as a seller on Amazon and how can you be victorious? In this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, Stephen and Rebecca help you figure out who your biggest competition as an Amazon seller is and home to overcome it.

Today we unpack all types of competitors in the Amazon space, including competing against Amazon as a seller, competing against other 3rd party sellers, and finally competing against yourself! We dive into the most strategic and effective ways to help you become a better seller and beat all of your competition. We also delve into why competing with yourself is a better way to ensure success than competing with other people. We even break down 4 easy steps to help you compete against yourself healthily as an Amazon seller. Join us to find out how you can better yourself as an Amazon seller by beating your biggest competition!

134 - Understanding Amazon's Search Algorithm as a Reseller May 02, 2022

The Amazon customer search algorithm is something that many resellers assume they don't need to know or understand. But when a reseller discovers how customers actually find their products in Amazon's search results, they can make the right chioces to better position their inventory to show up earlier (like page 1) in the search results.

Understanding how the Amazon search algorithm works is essential to being a successful Amazon reseller. In today’s conversation, we dissect Amazon’s search algorithm and why it can leave many Amazon resellers feeling frustrated. We learn what an algorithm is, how organic and paid searches differ, some insider tips that Amazon won’t tell you, and much more. Listen today to find out how to take advantage of the Amazon search so you reach your potential as a reseller!

133 - Garage Sale Sourcing Secrets for Amazon Resellers Apr 25, 2022

One of the best sources for profitable inventory with a low buy cost and high ROI are garage sales (also called yard sales). With the abundance of ROI opportunities garage saling is a skill that few people have mastered! Join us as Stephen and Rebecca break down their top six tips on garage sale sourcing.

From why a sourcing app is essential, to costly assumptions, to why being nice will get you far in both garage sales and life, this episode is packed with pearls of wisdom. We also hear some examples of the highly profitable items that Stephen might have overlooked if he hadn’t been applying his six tips. To hear all about how to make the most of garage saling, and where you can learn more, listen today.

132 - Reselling Board Games for Big Money on Amazon Apr 18, 2022

Selling board games, both new and used, on Amazon can make you big profits! Board games are an underrated item to sell in your Amazon business. The return on investment that can be made by selling board games ranges from 100% to 2000%, and they can be sourced from retail stores, online stores, thrift shops, and garage sales. However, there are some tips and tricks that you need to know to ensure your success.

In today’s show, we learn about the profit potential of board games on Amazon, the best places to source board games for reselling, what to do with a board game that has missing pieces, guidelines for selling these games on Amazon, and much more! Listen today to get the top tips for selling board games to help you maximize your profits!

131 – Understanding Variations on Amazon as a Reseller Apr 11, 2022

Are you confused about product variations as an Amazon reseller? Then today’s show is for you! This week we discuss the complexities of researching, sourcing, and pricing product variations on Amazon.

Product variations are often not taken into consideration by resellers, causing them to either miss out on opportunities or lose money on a product they cannot sell. Today we cover the dos and don’ts of product variation sourcing and tools you can use to help you find gaps in the market.

We'll even share with you how to know which variation is selling the best compared to all the others. Join us today to find out how you can get the edge on your competition and make the most of your Amazon business!

130 – Top 8 Books That Will Improve Your Amazon Business Apr 04, 2022

If you love to read, then this episode is especially for you. If you don't like to read that much, then maybe this episode will give you the inspiration to pick up a book that might help take your Amazon business to the next level.

This week we discuss eight books to help you improve your FBA business, important aspects to consider for long-term success, the importance of mental well-being, and much more. Finding out ways to better your business in an ever-changing market should be a priority for your Amazon business. Not only will this help identify gaps in your approach, but it will also help your business remain current in a dynamic world. Listen today to find out which books are the best for you and how you can win your very own copy!

129 – Top Amazon Sellers Share Their Biggest Mistakes and Failures Mar 28, 2022

We often talk about success in business, but what about failure and mistakes? If you are new to Amazon selling as a career path, it can be difficult to avoid the mistakes that newcomers almost always make. The best way to gain insight into the industry would be to hear from people that have learned the hard way to help you avoid the same mistakes.

Well, you’re in luck! In today’s episode, we talk to three Amazon sellers to hear the mistakes they made early on and find out how to avoid them. Make sure to tune in to get the insider scoop on how you can avoid some common mistakes as an Amazon seller.

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128 – Amazon Reseller Time Management Strategies for Success Mar 21, 2022

Time is your most valuable asset, but it can also be your most wasted asset if you don’t make the most of it. Last week on The Full-Time FBA Show, we talked about ROI. This week, we're talking about ROTI: Return on Time Invested.

How resellers handle their time can be a deal breaker and might even cause some people to become frustrated with their Amazon business and quit because they feel like they just don't have enough time. That’s why in today’s episode we share five time management strategies to help you improve your ROTI and spend your time more wisely!

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127 – What is a Good ROI for Amazon Resellers? Mar 14, 2022

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 helpful to make room for 100% ROI, why it can be beneficial to try out different ROI percentages, and how lowering your ROI threshold will enable you to expand the amount of inventory you keep. These changes can all support your long-term success, and during today's conversation we give you the tools to help you achieve it. We hope you join us and listen today!

126 - What You Don't Need to Be Successful Selling Wholesale Items on Amazon Mar 07, 2022

There’s a lot of people who think it’s really complicated to do wholesale, but we’re here to tell you it might not be as tricky as you think. On today's episode, instead of advising you on what you need to have to sell wholesale successfully on Amazon, we’re telling you what you don’t need to succeed.

Now, there are things you need for sure, but there are also things you may think you need that aren’t completely necessary. During today’s episode, we bust some commonly-believed myths around shipping, labeling, storage, money, and more. Join us to hear more today!

125 – The Wholesale Formula Course - Student Success Interview Mar 01, 2022

Find out exactly what The Wholesale Formula course is actually like as I interview one of the course's students, Rebecca Smotherman. That's right, Rebecca took the course in early 2021 and has experience not only with the course, but also what it's like to put her new wholesale knowledge into action in real life.

During Part One of this discussion, Rebecca shares what motivated her to move from mainly OA to wholesale sourcing, what she hoped to get out of the course, and what she loved about it. She talks us through the changes she made to the business following the course, and the time investment involved in following the course’s step-by-step instructions to activate those tweaks. Stephen weighs in on how the course has changed since he first did it in 2015, and Rebecca shares the nuts and bolts of how she approached completing the course. We hope you join us to hear all this and more today!

124 - Biggest Wholesale Mistakes I Made with My First Order Feb 21, 2022

Amazon sellers are all bound to make mistakes as we begin to navigate our way through the world of wholesale, and boy did we make a few! Today, we share the six biggest beginner mistakes that Stephen made with our first wholesale order, so you don’t have to fall into the same traps.

In this episode, you’ll find out just how conservative you should be with your first order and how to ensure you’re ordering goods that will stand you in good stead year-round. We also share some of the costly assumptions Stephen made, and we urge you to ask questions, no matter how trivial they may seem. We clarify the difference between manufacturer and distributor, and why it’s important to understand that distinction. Thankfully, we have learned from our mistakes and have gone on to find massive success in wholesale, so don’t be disheartened! Tune in to discover how we learned all we needed to know about wholesale, and how you can too!

123 - Pros and Cons of Wholesale Sourcing Strategies Feb 14, 2022

There are multiple wholesale sourcing strategies out there, and we’ve tried them all! In today’s episode, we break down the pros and cons of each respective strategy. The most common go-to for most things is Google, and wholesale sourcing is no exception. We explain why Google isn’t a particularly strong strategy, and why we absolutely love reverse wholesale sourcing!

So as not to leave you shortchanged, we delve into all the strategies in between and fill you in on all you need to know about trade shows and vetted wholesale directories. In this installment of The Full-Time FBA Show, you’ll learn the difference between buying from a distributor and buying directly from a brand or manufacturer, how to benefit from trade shows without actually attending, why an easy yes from wholesalers might not be a good thing, and so much more! Listen today and get cracking on turning part-time hours into a full-time income with Amazon FBA.

122 - How to Increase Your ASP (Average Selling Price) Feb 07, 2022

Today we talk about the nuts and bolts of increasing your average selling price (ASP) to create long-term success in your Amazon FBA Business. We share practical tips on how to progressively raise your ASP through setting a minimum selling price parameter, selling multipacks or bundles, and sourcing higher-priced items.

These changes require a different mindset when it comes to sourcing and pricing. Drawing from our own experience, we’ll equip you with some amazing tools to raise the bar and find longer-term success with higher profits. Listen today for all the details.

121 - Why You Should Raise Your ASP (Average Selling Price) Jan 31, 2022

If you want your Amazon business to be a successful one and not just a hobby, you need to raise your average selling price (ASP). In this episode, we delve into all the benefits of raising your ASP and you’ll discover the direct link between long-term success selling on Amazon and having a higher ASP.

We talk you through how to find your current ASP and explain why raising your ASP makes it easier to scale your business and make greater profits. For those of you who are starting out and feel nervous about selling higher-priced items, we have you covered. We fill you in on how to start raising your ASP incrementally until you feel comfortable. Listen today to find out how raising your ASP will save you time, money, and effort, setting you up for lasting success.

120 - Avoiding the Top Scams that Target Amazon Sellers Jan 24, 2022

Today, we’re tackling our all-time LEAST favorite topic: Scams! As unpleasant a subject as it may be, unfortunately there are scammers out there targeting Amazon sellers, and it’s important to keep our wits about us. In this episode, we cover the three main scams that Amazon sellers could fall prey to: course scams, personal information scams, and scammers posing as lawyers or brand owners in an attempt to knock you off a listing.

Listen today to find out how to identify these scams, what Amazon’s legitimate modus operandum would be in each case, and what to do if you suspect “phishy” behavior. We want to help you protect yourself and your account from any sinister activity so your FBA business can continue to thrive!

119 - Reseller Advertising Strategies for Increased Profits (with Jo Ann Zimmerman) Jan 17, 2022

Most people believe that you need to be a brand owner or private label seller to benefit from advertising on Amazon, but today we discover just how beneficial it can be for your FBA reseller business. If you're someone who gets their inventory via retail arbitrage, online arbitrage, or even wholesale, advertising your inventory is a great way to separate yourself from your competition and increase your sales.

This week on the Full-Time FBA Show we welcome back our friend Jo Ann Zimmerman to talk all things Amazon Ads, particularly for resellers like us! Jo Ann fills us in on why it’s a good idea to consider advertising on Amazon, how it can save money in the long run, and which categories she finds are the most suitable to advertise in. Tune in for some insider intel into the world of Amazon advertising for resellers, from someone who has dedicated her time to experimenting with it, understanding it, and generously sharing her findings.

118 - Amazon FBA Predictions for 2022 (And Beyond) Jan 10, 2022

Today we hear about Stephen and Rebecca’s predictions for Amazon in 2022 and what they mean for FBA sellers like you. The first five predictions are covered in-depth, with the potential impacts (positive and negative) on FBA sellers discussed for each.

These include changes to Amazon seller guidelines, an increase in online buyers, why retail arbitrage is not dying, why Amazon is building more fulfillment and distribution centers, and how Amazon is going to improve its advertising in 2022.

Next, we launch into a lightning round, where we hear some rapid-fire predictions and comments around what else 2022 might (or might not) bring for an FBA seller. Don’t miss out on this exciting episode!

117 - Maximum Profits in the New Year - Q1 Success Strategies Jan 03, 2022

Today we’ll discuss how to start 2022 with a BANG! Q4 was a crazy awesome time for sellers with sourcing tons of inventory to cater to a time of gift-giving and holiday getaways, while also dealing with the holiday expectations for your family and friends.

One of the biggest challenges in starting a new year is the mindset shift, from a frenzied holiday period to a much quieter time in Q1. In our conversation today, we discuss our top tips for how to prepare for Q1, like why you need to keep up with returns and how to adjust your sourcing to more obscure suppliers. To learn how you can best prepare for 2022 and stay on Amazon’s good side, listen today!

116 - Bloopers from Our First 100 Episodes Dec 27, 2021

After 100+ episodes, with each one between 15 and 30 minutes long (on average), we’ve had our fair share of bloopers. Tune in to hear the moments we messed up, the times we couldn’t stop laughing, and how many times Rebecca asked Stephen if he was still recording (spoiler alert: it happens a lot).

We could all use a little laughter during the festive season. Join us to get a glimpse of all the fun we have behind the scenes and how we react when things go hilariously wrong.

115 – 5 Amazon FBA Strategies for After Christmas Success Dec 20, 2021

Having a wise post-Christmas strategy is a great way to start the new year right! In today’s episode, Stephen and Rebecca share five ways to grow your Amazon FBA business after the Christmas rush, that you can start thinking about now. From not automatically lowering your prices and rather looking at the pricing trends first, to what to do if you’re low on sourcing funds, and how to work these strategies into your business model, we cover all the scenarios for this time of year.

Hear the Smothermans' own personal and business goal-setting ritual, how to take proper advantage of clearance sales, and even specifics such as what to do if Amazon asks for a receipt or proof of authenticity and you don’t have one. There are tons of ways that you can set yourself up for success -- and while you are ultimately the person who knows what will work for your business, this episode has tons of top tips and hacks to get you started! So if you need some inspiration for how to transition into the new year with a growth and success mindset, then be sure to listen today!

114 - Amazon Experts Share Their Top Reseller Resources for Success Dec 13, 2021

They say that someone is only as good as the tools they're using. With this in mind, today's episode is something a little different; we asked several Amazon experts to share their top reseller tools with us for success at selling via Amazon FBA!

We dive straight in with Kim Coghlan and the listing, sourcing, reporting tool that she can't live without, plus how a repricer is one of the highly valued assets in the toolbox of her success. Next, we chat to the hugely knowledgeable Dan Meadors from the Wholesale Formula, who has some resources up his sleeve that will make your seller's life immeasurably easier when it comes to wholesale sourcing or contacting a brand with a level of tangible value. Next, the listener can hear about the surprising thing that saves Jo Ann Zimmerman a lot of time and money, and we discuss the difference between the previously free version of Keepa and the value we're getting now it's paid for.

We've packed all this valuable information into just one bite-sized episode for you. From the staples we can't live without, to some powerful and specific tools that the experts are using, tune in now so our top reseller expects can help you grow your Amazon business to the success it deserves!

113 - Should You Take Out a Loan For Inventory to Sell on Amazon Dec 06, 2021

The topic of whether or not to take out a loan to buy inventory for your Amazon FBA business is one that comes up pretty regularly, especially for some newer sellers. Discerning if that loan offer is a good idea, from Amazon or any other source, needs some careful consideration, so we're here to help you make the right choice for your business!

Today's episode covers four main reasons why we think you should turn down a loan from Amazon, where we investigate the different risky scenarios that could occur, as well as some psychology behind what happens to the human brain when you're spending other people's money. We touch on our personal relationship with debt and provide some words of caution on being mindful of how the burden of owing someone else money could put stress on your spouse too.

We also let you in on a great hack for buying inventory with a credit card (the right way), plus you'll hear all about what we believe are the most solid foundations you can use to set your business up for long-term success. This is a conversation you don't want to miss, so listen today!

112 - Six Q4 Pricing and Sourcing Strategies to Increase Your Profits Nov 29, 2021

When it comes to selling on Amazon, Q4 is a whole different ballgame than the rest of the year, and that also applies to your pricing and sourcing strategies. In today’s episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, we let you in on six Q4 pricing and sourcing strategies that will help you to increase your profits.

We start off with three pricing tips, including the reasons you shouldn’t blindly lower your prices, when you should increase them, and what information you can glean from your pending sales. We then move on to a few sourcing strategies and advise you as to why you should consider expanding your sales rank limits when sourcing during Q4, how to grow your profits by sourcing as much profitable inventory as possible, and the importance of ensuring your items are stocked in the Amazon warehouse as quickly as possible.

Listen today to find out how you can tweak your business model during Q4 to sell more items, make more money, and simply enjoy the Q4 selling season.

111 - Should you Merchant Fulfill in Q4 Nov 22, 2021

Today we’re going to be talking (rather uncharacteristically) about FBM, Fulfillment By Merchant, and whether you should merchant fulfill some of your inventory via Amazon in Q4. Although FBA is generally a better option than merchant fulfilling, there are times during the year, especially during Q4, where merchant fulfilling might be a good option.

In this episode, we discuss the difference between FBA and FBM, why Q4 is a good time to consider merchant fulfillment, and which items are suitable to sell via FBM. We fill you in on the important things to consider and ensure before jumping into merchant fulfillment, and the specs of the best and easiest items to merchant fulfill. Tune in today for all things FBM, so you can make an informed choice about how to approach selling on Amazon this upcoming holiday season.

110 - Understanding the Suppressed Amazon Buy Box (And How to Restore It) Nov 15, 2021

What is the Amazon Buy Box, and what does it mean if it’s suppressed? In this episode, we walk you through all things Buy Box -- from the three main reasons Amazon suppresses the Buy Box and the implications it may have for you as the seller, to what you can do to restore a suppressed Buy Box.

For all the insight you need on how to get that Buy Box back in its rightful place on the product page, tune in to the Full-Time FBA Show today! It remains our goal to help you turn part-time hours into a full-time income, selling almost anything on Amazon.

109 - Seven Things Not to Do In Q4 as an Amazon Seller Nov 08, 2021

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!

108 - Ten Black Friday Sourcing Strategies to Maximize Reseller Profits Nov 01, 2021

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.

107 - Overcoming Your Fear of Buying Items with High Sales Ranks - Fears Series Oct 25, 2021

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!

106 - Overcoming Your Fear of an Branching Out Into New Amazon Categories - Fears Series Oct 18, 2021

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.

105 - Overcoming Your Fear of an Empty Cart - Fears Series Oct 11, 2021

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!

104 - Overcoming Your Fear of Going Too Deep on a Buy - Fears Series Oct 04, 2021

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!

103 - Top Google Chome Extensions for Amazon Sellers Sep 27, 2021

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!

102 - Avoid Burnout in your Amazon FBA Business Sep 20, 2021

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!

101 - What to Do Next in Your Amazon FBA Business Sep 13, 2021

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!

100 - Top Amazon Reseller Lessons Learned from 100 Episodes Sep 06, 2021

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!

099 - How to Increase Sales on Slow Moving Inventory Aug 30, 2021

It happens to all of us; we end up with inventory that isn’t moving as fast as we would like. That’s why, in today’s episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, we share five different ways you can increase sales on slow moving inventory!

You’ll learn more about price adjustment strategies, checking for improvements on the product page, setting up advertising, and something seasoned Amazon sellers call “feeding the beast,” as well as sending in more inventory and even checking for duplicate product pages. We also share some great resources that will help you move inventory faster, increase your sales, and grow your Amazon business. Tune in today!

098 - Is the Amazon Seller Marketplace Saturated with Too Many Sellers? Aug 23, 2021

One of the questions we get asked a lot is “Is selling on Amazon a saturated business model?” Many people believe that there are just too many sellers for the current demand of items to buy on Amazon. Today we unpack this question.

In a saturated marketplace, sellers can only achieve growth by taking the market share away from other competitors and that can be incredibly challenging. Tune in today to hear how this idea that Amazon is saturated is often based on incomplete statistics. We break down what the seller statistics are and what they really say about the continuing growth of Amazon’s market.

Listen to find out the importance of having a marathon mindset to selling on Amazon and why if you can just make it to the six-month mark you’re more likely to achieve long-term success.

097 - 7 Ways to Find More Inventory to Sell on Amazon Aug 16, 2021

If you feel like you are in a rut when it comes to sourcing inventory, then this episode is especially for you. While it's good to get into a routine of what you buy and where you source goods, it can limit your options and cause you to lose out on potential selling opportunities. In today's episode, we talk about seven ways to find more inventory to sell on Amazon.

From expanding the categories of items you are selling to trying your hand at new sourcing strategies to reviewing how you decide on a product, there are many profitable strategies you can use to boost your inventory. Tune in to hear all the details!

096 - Why We Don't Private Label (And What We Do Instead) Aug 09, 2021

Here at The Full-Time FBA Show, we do retail arbitrage, online arbitrage, and wholesale, and one of the questions we get asked a lot is, “When are you going to start doing private labeling?” Well, we’re not. Many people believe that the real money to be made on Amazon is found in private labeling, but this is not necessarily the case.

Today we define the two different types of private labeling, whether it’s your own unique item or applying your label to a preexisting item. From being in control of the product and its modifications to controlling the Amazon product page and price, there is a lot to be said for private labeling, and we give you a full rundown of all of its many pros. Then we break down the difficulty, expense, and time-consuming nature of this method of selling, as well as other pitfalls you may not have considered. To find out why Stephen and Rebecca don’t do private labeling, what tried and tested methods they use instead, and what tool they find most useful for achieving results, tune in today!

095 - How to Handle Amazon Product Compliance Requests (Pesticides, Children's Toys, Etc.) Aug 02, 2021

Due to legislative changes in the US, Amazon has had to send out a bevy of compliance requests to sellers for a seemingly unrelated series of product types, ranging from pesticides to towels to toys. In today’s episode, Stephen and Rebecca look at what exactly is causing Amazon to send these compliance requests, why particular products are being affected, and what sellers can do upon receiving compliance requests.

Stephen explains how new EPA regulations are affecting pesticides being sold on Amazon and why a pair of shoes might be making a pesticidal claim. We investigate how new transparency laws are affecting toy regulation and what steps sellers can take when they receive a request for a children’s product certificate. To answer all your questions on navigating compliance requests, be sure to tune in today!

094 - Is The Wholesale Formula Course Worth It? Jul 26, 2021

On today’s episode, we give you a full rundown of what the The Wholesale Formula course entails, how it compares to others that cover the same topic, and how each of us has benefited from doing it to help you make an informed decision. We kick off our episode by sharing our personal experiences with the course and letting you know when it is next available for you to enroll. We also share three main reasons that the course was useful to us, from being the most complete course of its kind to the evidence that it delivers actual results.

To further back this up, we hear from two Full-Time FBA followers who have taken the course. The Wholesale Formula course may or may not be right for you at this point in your Amazon business journey, and so it's our goal with this episode to help you know if it's right for you. We hope you join us for a thorough exploration of the benefits of this great resource in order to make a more informed decision on your Amazon business journey!

093 - Wholesale Sourcing Mistakes Amazon Sellers Make - Dylan Frost Interview Jul 19, 2021

“How can I make a profit while adding value to the brand whose products I am selling?” This is the question you need to ask yourself when starting an Amazon wholesale business, according to Dylan Frost, co-founder of The Wholesale Formula, who has sold over 30 million dollars worth of products on Amazon! Dylan joins us on the show today to share some of the knowledge he has accumulated over many years of learning from his mistakes in the Amazon wholesale industry.

On the show, Dylan and Stephen debunk many of the myths that exist around Amazon wholesale selling, share examples of how you can create value as a wholesale seller, and explain how he and his partner found the “Goldilocks zone” companies which they have been growing alongside. Stephen’s success is largely thanks to advice he was given by Dylan and his partner, and they are going to be sharing a lot of this information in a free webinar which has the potential to completely change your life - tune in to hear more!

092 - 8 Things You Need to Start Selling Wholesale Items on Amazon Jul 12, 2021

There are a lot of factors to take into consideration when becoming an Amazon wholesale seller. In today’s episode, Stephen and Rebecca run through the 8 key elements which will ensure that you start this journey on the right foot.

Among other things, they explain the importance of setting up an Amazon Pro account and selling wholesale items via FBA (rather than FBM), the benefits of creating an official business and business bank account, and why you need less sourcing capital than you may think. Also, Rebecca and Stephen are going to be holding a workshop which will help you identify the most profitable wholesale products, and it’s free, so be sure not to miss it!

091 - Maximize Learning with Free or Paid Reseller Trainings Jul 05, 2021

When it comes to learning how to sell on Amazon, how to learn any particular Amazon reseller related skill, or how to improve your business, there is a ton of free information online. There is also a lot of paid information out there, which is why, in today’s episode, we are going to help you sort through the noise.

Having our own Amazon FBA business means that we have waded through our fair share of both free and paid information out there, and we are uniquely qualified to help you find the expert in your particular niche, discover paid content that is worth investing in, and verify content providers, whether free or paid. Tune in today for some valuable tips to maximize your learning with free or paid reseller trainings!

090 - Selling on Amazon: Easier or Harder Than 5 Years Ago? Jun 28, 2021

Whether you’ve just started selling on Amazon or you’ve been doing so for a few years, you are likely to have some questions about how the Amazon landscape has changed in recent times. In today’s episode, we go deep on that topic and give you some valuable tips to navigate the changed selling environment to get the most out of it. We confirm that things are, in fact, both easier and harder than they were five years ago.

In this episode, we dive into some of the new challenges we all experience today on Amazon and how we have dealt with them. These challenges include new brand restrictions, proving that you’re a reliable seller, building up a history of seller metrics, and even sub-category restrictions. We move on to a chat about getting ungated for restricted categories (or sub-categories), and we talk about the relationship between IPI scores and limitations on inventory and warehouse.

Next, we touch on the accessibility of Seller Support and offer a free resource for how to best go about getting the help you need. We talk about the impact of retail arbitrage sourcing apps and how digital tools have changed the game. Lastly, we define mindset as the difference-maker and urge listeners to look at both the positives and the negatives of these changes to carve out the best possible way forward. We hope you join us for a jam-packed episode today.

089 - Four Replens You Should be Selling on Amazon Jun 21, 2021

Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we follow up on last week's discussion on the topic of replens: items you can source and send to Amazon which sell so quickly that they continuously need replenishing. In this episode, we’re going to talk about four types of replens that you should be selling on Amazon; not specific items, but the types of items.

You’ll hear how we came up with these four different types of replens and how this may help you widen your sourcing parameters so you can find more inventory -- and inventory that sells! From particular types of grocery items to certain toy accessories and pet accessories, as well as short-term seasonal items, find out how to discover specific items that you are approved to sell, that are profitable, and that sell fast enough that they need to be restocked over and over again.

088 - How Replens Can Boost Sales and Profits in Your Amazon FBA Business Jun 14, 2021

In today’s episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, we talk about how replenishables (or "replens" for short), can boost your sales and your profits in your Amazon FBA business. We kick off our episode by defining the term "replens" and unpacking what constitutes a good replen. Next, we talk about our 2020 top sellers and tell you why we think that Amazon sellers should consider adjusting their sourcing strategies to focus on replens.

We touch on sustainability in terms of stock and tell you a bit about each of our relationships with the three methods: retail arbitrage, online arbitrage, and wholesale. We also speak about outsourcing the sourcing process and answer the question of why we don’t see more sellers focusing on replens.

In closing, we consider why replens are not a quick fix but rather hold the power to set you up for long-term success. We point you in the direction of some helpful resources to learn more about how to maximize replens to boost sales and profits in your business. Tune in today and learn how to change the way you approach your Amazon FBA Business for the better.

087 - Wrong Questions Amazon Sellers Ask (And What To Ask Instead) Jun 07, 2021

Here at The Full-Time FBA Show, we get lots of questions from the Full-Time FBA community. What we have found is that often those questions are based on misunderstandings. In today’s episode, we'll address the three most common wrong questions that Amazon sellers ask, explain why they are wrong, and tell you what questions you should be asking instead.

We'll also provide you with some helpful resources and even a few money-saving discount codes to help you get your business going in the right direction. To find out if you’re asking the wrong questions on important topics such as sales ranks, brand and category approvals, and inventory volumes to make a full-time income selling on Amazon, tune in today!

086 - Big Lessons from an Amazon Fulfillment Center Tour May 31, 2021

On today’s episode of The Full-time FBA Show, Rebecca and Stephen reflect on their tour of an Amazon Fulfillment center before the COVID pandemic. In their conversation, they discuss what they learned and how it has impacted the way they do business. One of their major takeaways was the phrase ‘customer obsession.' Since then they have adapted the standards of their business to be more oriented to client satisfaction. They discuss how customer obsession is not an altruistic instinct, but rather an effective way for Amazon to gain customer trust.

Tune in to gain precious insight into how Amazon runs its business, from conveyor belts to Amazon Robotics. Join us today for an informative peek into the inner machinations of Amazon fulfillment centers along with all the lessons that we learned!

085 - 7 Amazon FBA Growth Hacks That Require No Sourcing Money May 24, 2021

At one point or another, you are going to run out of sourcing money, but that does not have to mean you cannot grow your business anymore. In today’s episode, we hear about seven ways you can grow your Amazon FBA business that do not require any sourcing.

From improving your product listing to advertising and spending time on your education and mindset, there are many ways to expand without additional sourcing capital. It just takes a bit of creative thinking and willingness to think outside the box. If you need some inspiration on how to scale without the cash injection, then be sure to tune in today!

084 - Adding Wholesale Bundles to Your Amazon Business with Kristin Ostrander May 17, 2021

Wholesale bundles have numerous benefits; to you as the seller, and to your customers. As someone who has been on the retail and online arbitrage side of things, as well as the wholesale and wholesale bundling side of things, our guest today has a lot of valuable knowledge to share when it comes to the positives and the negatives of these markets. Kristin Ostrander was once the Queen of Black Friday, until she realized the unsustainable model of business she was running and moved on to something bigger and better.

In today’s episode, Kristin explains what wholesale bundles are, how she found her way into wholesale bundles, why she absolutely loves what she does, and where you can find the tools to follow in her footsteps. Sustainability is at the core of Kristin’s business philosophy, and there is so much that we can all learn from her!

083 - Creating Profitable Bundles to Sell on Amazon May 10, 2021

If you are looking for creative ways to differentiate yourself on Amazon while turning an extra profit too, think about starting to sell items in bundles! Creating bundles is all about batching items that match each other thematically, and today on the show you’ll hear all of our tips around how and why you should consider implementing this strategy.

First up, we give you some definitions of what bundles are and give you pointers for how to create appealing bundles from thematically grouped items in a genre. We then move on to talk about the many benefits of bundles for customers who shop on Amazon. People don't just use Amazon to buy a specific product they have in mind anymore, but they search the platform for new ideas for things to buy. Bundles cater to this need brilliantly, and they also offer customers opportunities to find new products that come along with other items they already like.

Next up we get into the benefits of making bundles for Amazon sellers, and you’ll hear about how they offer buy box ownership, lower fees, overall ownership of the listing, potential replenishment, and more. So for a deeper dive into what this means, and a few other top tips around sourcing and troubleshooting, be sure to tune in today!

082 - Six Things We Wish We Did Earlier in Our Amazon Business May 03, 2021

While there are many products and services available that claim to be necessities for starting a new business, it’s hard to know if you really need them, especially when you factor in the cost. After running a successful Amazon FBA business for over a decade, we have gained a lot of valuable knowledge and experience. We do, however, have some regrets.

In today’s episode, we give you a rundown of six things we wish we had done sooner to bypass unnecessary frustration and set up our business for success a lot faster. We also share two more tips on things that we are glad we did at the right time.

Find out what resources you should be investing in, what help you should be getting and when, and how to free up your mental and physical energy to streamline your FBA business. Most importantly, you’ll learn how you can avoid our mistakes and fast track your business for success, so make sure to tune in today!

081 - How to Compete with Amazon and Win the Buy Box Apr 26, 2021

Competing with Amazon as a third party seller can be a daunting task. It’s easy to feel that the odds are stacked against you. After all, it’s a huge company with tremendous resources and control over crucial elements, like who gets awarded the buy box. While it’s often wise to avoid competing with Amazon, it’s also important not to let fear blind you to potential opportunities of earning a customer's sale.

In today’s episode, we outline the necessary conditions that make competing with Amazon a viable option. We discuss the many ways that Keepa graphs can be used to identify these instances ahead of time as well as minimize risk. We also take a look at various pricing strategies and how to employ them; the answers may surprise you! We conclude our episode by examining the best practices for minimizing risk and how to spot opportunities to help you obtain that coveted buy box. For all this and plenty of practical tips, join us today!

080 - Spring Cleaning For a Profitable Amazon FBA Business Apr 19, 2021

It’s that time of year, where we spring clean various areas of our life, from our kitchens to our closets, to our computers. Just like everything else, over time our Amazon seller account can become cluttered and overwhelming for a multitude of reasons. Most of the time it’s because there are other more pressing and profitable issues vying for our attention.

Today we share multiple tips and strategies for taking on all that clutter, both in your digital and physical inventory. We also discuss methods of forming good habits to avoid future clutter and make spring cleaning a less daunting task. From stranded inventory to pricing, to feedback that hasn’t been checked for months, we have you covered with today's episode!

079 - Tactical Arbitrage for Online Arbitrage and Wholesale Profits Apr 12, 2021

If you've ever tried manual online arbitrage (OA), you know that it can take up immense amounts of your time to find what you are looking for. On today’s show you’ll learn about a tool called Tactical Arbitrage which can, among other things, help you drastically reduce the amount of time you spend looking for items to resell.

Rebecca has been using Tactical Arbitrage for well over four years, and her and Stephen’s FBA business has seen a great deal of success because of it. She has a lot of useful advice to share today about how you, as an Amazon seller, can get the most out of the program. That being said, if you’re a first-time seller, Rebecca also shares why she thinks it’s a good idea for you to learn how to do manual OA before diving into Tactical Arbitrage.

We also discuss how to avoid mistakes that people commonly make when using Tactical Arbitrage. Tactical Arbitrage doesn’t do all your work for you, but by the end of this episode we guarantee you’ll be convinced that it will make your job a whole lot easier and more enjoyable, and you’ll know where to go to learn everything you need to know about it!

078 - Selling Seasonal Items on Amazon for Big Profits Apr 05, 2021

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 done correctly) can bring in some big time seasonal profits.

In this episode you’ll learn when the best times are to stock up and sell these kinds of items, how seasonal selling affects your sales velocity and ROI, and how a tool like Keepa can help you track pricing, both in and out of season. Stephen and Rebecca also share some practical tips and examples of selling seasonal items for maximum profits, so make sure to tune in today!

077 - How to Avoid the Race to The Bottom For Amazon Sellers Mar 29, 2021

A race to the bottom isn’t the kind of race you want to win. By beating your competitors' prices to the bottom, you can ruin your chances of making good ROI. In this episode, Stephen and Rebecca Smotherman go into detail about “racing to the bottom” and discuss some of the best ways to avoid it.

To kick things off, we first look at how racing to the bottom is a sometimes drastic lowering of prices between two or more competitors, until nobody has any profits left on the table. Following this, we look into the multiple reasons Amazon sellers participate in this race and how almost no one wins. We then dive into some of the ways to help you not fall into the trap of racing to the bottom. We explain the importance of knowing the nuances of supply and demand, the need for special tools to track inventory like Keepa, repricing the right way, and, of course, adopting the right mindset. Lowering prices isn’t always a bad thing though, as we also look at various occasions when price-lowering isn’t just a good idea, but a necessity too. To hear more on how you can optimize your prices, be sure to join in today!

076 - What To Do When Your Inventory Doesn't Sell Mar 22, 2021

When selling on Amazon, there are occasions you will struggle to move certain items from your inventory. This can happen for a multitude of reasons, and you can address this issue in a number of ways.

In this episode, we share a few top tips for helping the process along and cleaning out those lingering items no one seems to want! From using Keepa for better tracking and understanding of your inventory sales velocity, to using other platforms besides Amazon, we will share with you the methods that have helped us and can help you too. We also talk about paid advertising, bundling items, and when to cut your losses and learn a lesson about a mistaken purchase. In the end, you do not want your inventory filled with duds, and the quicker you can move things on, with whatever method, the better. Tune in to hear it all and declutter your inventory and mental space too!

075 - Amazon Stats That Will Blow Your Mind Mar 15, 2021

In today’s episode, we are going to blow your mind with some incredible Amazon stats. Not only are they wildly impressive, but these facts and figures actually impact you as an Amazon seller and could get you excited about continuing to sell on Amazon.

We start off by sharing some of the stats around Amazon’s popularity and supplement them with some of the many reasons why so many people shop there. Next we dive into Amazon’s sales and boil the numbers down to how much the online shopper sells every second, minute, hour, and day. So why are these numbers so high? That comes down to trustworthiness, and we tell you all about Amazon’s efforts to make its customers comfortable and excited to use their platform. The last bundle of facts we share with you is FBA stats. Over the last couple of years, Amazon FBA numbers have shot through the roof, and they don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. To hear about these stats, facts, and figures in more detail, be sure to join us today and have your mind blown.

074 - Working With a Partner-Spouse in Your Amazon Business Mar 08, 2021

Whether it is a business partner or your significant other, working with a partner can have a hugely positive impact on your Amazon business. In today’s episode, you’ll hear our advice for successfully working with a business partner, from communicating risk tolerance and prioritizing the personal relationship over the business relationship to managing your time together and scheduling regular meetings to make sure everyone is on the same page.

Working with a partner or spouse can really help grow your Amazon business, so tune in today to learn about the right ways to set up this business relationship so that you can see improved results in your sales and profits.

073 - Time Management Strategies for Amazon FBA Sellers Mar 01, 2021

One thing you can never get back is time. You need to manage your time wisely so that you can follow the quickest, most efficient path to success. Welcome back to another episode of the Full-Time FBA Show! We are excited about today’s episode, where we will be diving into some really nerdy stuff like time management, how to better use your time in your Amazon business, and make the most of your time.

As we discuss today’s conversation, we answer some basic time management questions as they relate to your Amazon FBA business, including where to start, how to manage your time when sourcing, and learning new skills, as well as the different types of learning and how to prioritize and assign the right amount of time to different business-related activities. Tune in today for all this and more!

072 - How Ian Bower Averages 40K a Month with Wholesale Sourcing Feb 22, 2021

Today we sit with Ian Bower, who has been selling items on Amazon that he sourced via wholesale companies for over five years. In the time that has passed, Ian has managed to scale his business and averages around $40,000 in sales a month. In this episode, we start off learning Ian’s professional history and what he was doing before he got into wholesale. From there, we hear about his first mistakes in FBA wholesale and what he learned from the experience. Since then, Ian has honed his skills with his best monthly sales reaching over $100,000.

So how did he achieve such great milestones like this? Ian tells us about how he acquires wholesale accounts and, just as importantly, how to provide them with extra value. Value-add is an important aspect of Ian’s business, and as he explains, it not only creates a good working relationship but it also creates a space where this relationship is exclusive to you. To provide value, though, you first need wholesale relationships. Ian walks us through his step-by-step process for approaching wholesale brands and opens up his playbook on contacting potential clients through cold emails. As our conversation draws to a close, Ian expands on The Wholesale Formula, the course that taught him what he knows about wholesale success today.

071 - Biggest Wholesale Sourcing Myths - Interview with Dan Meadors Feb 15, 2021

Selling products wholesale on Amazon can seem like a daunting undertaking -- not only because it seems like there are so many people who are already doing it, but because there are pervasive myths around aspects of the wholesaling industry that make it seem almost impossible to get started. Dan Meadors joins us on today’s show to debunk five of the most common myths and to offer advice and encouragement to those who want to start their own wholesale business.

Among other topics, we discuss the benefits of using third-party logistics/prep centers, the flexibility in the Amazon model that will allow you to play to your strengths, why you should see “no” as an opportunity, and the importance of setting yourself apart by showing potential brands how you can add value to their brand in unique ways. Dan shares stories of students of his who started their own very successful wholesaling businesses while working full-time jobs. If you’re eager to take the leap, tune in to today’s episode.

070 - Why Add Wholesale Sourcing To Your Amazon FBA Business Feb 08, 2021

Wholesale is a great sourcing strategy to add to your FBA business. Kicking off our month-long wholesale series, today’s episode dives into some of the reasons you should add wholesale sourcing to your business. We talk about the tremendous return on investment wholesale provides, some of the advantages it has over online and retail arbitrage, and ways that wholesaling will save you time (you won’t have to drive around or repackage products, for example).

We could not have scaled our business without wholesale sourcing, and we share how it can help you grow your own business more than you could imagine. There are even Amazon account protection benefits of wholesaling, so tune in to hear more!

069 - How To Turn Your Returned Items Into Profits Feb 01, 2021

Returns are the worst. But did you know it can still be possible to make nice profits from your returned items? Today, we want to help you make the most of those items that get returned, and then share some of the different ways you can make a profit in these scenarios. Just because something has been returned by a customer, for one of many possible reasons, does not mean you have to bear that cost – you can still find ways to make all (or at least some) of the money you originally planned on.

Today, we'll walk you through, step by step, how to deal with returns and the different possible outcomes that can occur. Some ways you can still profit from your returned items are a quick and easy solution, while other solutions might take a little more time and effort to make happen. You just need to ask yourself how much time you are willing to invest in the pursuit of profiting from returned items and tailor your business model accordingly. Don't let your returned items become a big pile of dead stock just taking up space in your garage. Use these strategies to turn those returned items into cash. Tune in today to hear it all!

068 - Why Are My Sales So Slow? Jan 25, 2021

Most Amazon sellers know that when you run an FBA business there will always be periodic times when sales are slow. This is inevitable, no matter what your strategy is, but there are definitely a few practices and habits to employ that will help you keep sales more consistent, as well as be less emotionally affected by slower periods. We decided to dedicate today’s show to dealing with slow sales on Amazon.

In today’s episode, you will hear multiple success strategies of ways you can increase your sales. Some are easy fixes while a few other ideas might need a little more time and attention, but they are all totally worth the investment in comparison to the increased sales they will bring. Be sure to tune in for all this and listen all the way through because we have a special announcement in store for you at the end of the show!

067 - Time vs Money and How to Get More of Both Jan 18, 2021

The relationship between time and money is always changing, especially in an Amazon FBA business. In the beginning, time seems to be more expendable than money, but as your business grows and becomes more successful, your end goal becomes finding more time so that you can focus on the most important tasks of growing your business.

We’ve been there, and today we share how to achieve the delicate balance of finding easy and creative ways to find more time. We kick off the show by diving into the nuances of owning an FBA business and how our time-money goals have evolved. As our conversation develops, listeners will benefit from a range of tips to help increase productivity, practice time management, and raise your income. Hosts Rebecca and Stephen touch on time-saving topics like outsourcing and adopting the right mindset and writing out highly specific lists to help you make palpable change. Want more time and more money? Then listen to today's episode.

066 - The Secret Ingredient to Success with your Amazon FBA business Jan 11, 2021

There are many ingredients to becoming a successful Amazon seller. You need to buy the right products to sell, price your items competitively, learn and execute different sourcing strategies, and the list goes on… but today, we’re going to be discussing the one essential success strategy that nobody seems to talk about: Focus.

By eliminating the noise and focusing on what truly needs your attention, you can finally transform your FBA business into a successful one. We open the show by taking a look at the starting points that’ll give you the best opportunities to achieve maximum focus. With so many things that need to be done to run a successful business, we’ll show you how you can know the exact next steps to take in order to see the biggest results in the shortest time possible. Toward the end of the episode, we explore the range of distractions you might be exposed to and talk about how to consistently overcome your biggest distractions. If you want to find your focus, be sure to join us in this episode!

065 - Is Amazon Trying to Get Rid of 3rd Party Sellers Jan 04, 2021

As we stand at the beginning of the new year, you might be asking the same question many others are: Is Amazon trying to get rid of third-party sellers? Spoiler alert: The answer is "no." While common frustrations like increasing Amazon fees, storage limits, and brand restrictions seem to make it harder and harder to sell on Amazon, there are actually a multitude of solid reasons why Amazon needs third party sellers like you and me in order to be successful. In this episode, we explain why Amazon wants third-party sellers and why there is no need for you to be concerned about them kicking you off their platform (as long as you're following the Amazon guidelines).

While we do not deny the fact that Amazon has a complicated relationship with third-party sellers, they do a great deal to help us be successful. In this episode, we uncover all the objections and encourage you further on your journey of creating a super successful Amazon FBA business!

064 - Successful Goal Setting for Amazon FBA Sellers with Jo Ann Zimmerman Dec 28, 2020

If you want to create success for your full-time FBA business, then setting goals should be your first step. Today we sit with full-time FBA seller Jo Ann Zimmerman to hear her secrets behind effective goal-setting. We open the show by talking about how Jo Ann sets goals for herself, first by looking at where she is in the present moment, assessing the past year, and then ultimately deciding where she’d like to be in the future. She complements this process by working backward, taking into account gross and net profit, as well as looking at how she can improve her sales through better inventory and sourcing.

She then goes on to refine the goal-setting process and tells us how to take actionable steps on making your dreams a reality. We then turn the spotlight onto sourcing inventory and setting goals around this vital function of FBA. You’ll see why it’s imperative to expand your inventory list, as well as how to adjust prices depending on financial climate. In the latter half of the episode, Jo Ann goes on to explain how you can keep your goals attainable and how to clear obstacles from your way. To finish off, Jo Ann tells us about her "fun goal" for the new year. To master the art of goal-setting for FBA, be sure to join us today!

063 - Skills for Amazon FBA Success Dec 21, 2020

We have so many great guests join us on The Full-Time FBA show to share their wisdom but the person who joins us today is extra special because he is Stephen and Rebecca’s son, Peter Smotherman! Peter is here for a "snack-sized" episode to share some of the pieces of wisdom he has been learning in his 8th-grade class called ‘Skills for Success,’ along with a little help from Dad to apply these skills to Amazon FBA sellers.

062 - How Not to Waste Your Q4 Profits Dec 14, 2020

During the most lucrative part of the sales year, many sellers leave Q4 with high profits but without a clear plan on how to spend them. Today we give you our top tips on making the most of your Q4 profits. Early in our conversation, we highlight how investing in time-saving tools and software can unlock greater productivity and profit. After touching on how you can save money by switching from monthly to annual plans, we talk about what you should look for when buying new inventory. From purchasing office supplies in bulk, we explore the benefits of investing in your mind by enrolling in FBA seller courses.

Now, not everything needs to be about business. We also discuss how paying off your debt helps you build toward long-term success. We also reflect on the importance of treating yourself and giving back. Near the end of the episode, host Rebecca Smotherman shares details about the organization that she contributes to. Tune in for more of our insights on how you can best use your Q4 profits.

061 - Top Strategies for Finishing The Year Strong Dec 07, 2020

Since December is one of our most lucrative sales months, today’s episode is devoted to helping your business end the year with a bang and not a whimper. We open by exploring why you should reprice your items, with host Stephen Smotherman sharing his liquidation repricing rules for offloading gift items and decorations. After touching on the benefits of using automatic pricers like BQool, we talk about why you may want to expand your business to include Amazon merchant fulfillment. Focusing on how buyers adopt different consumer behaviors over the festive season, we then discuss how these behaviors impact sales ranks and other data and how this affects what you should stock in the new year.

Shifting gears towards your 2021 start, we dive into how you can benefit from clearance sales and what to look out for to ensure you don’t end up overstocking or losing money to storage fees. Near the end of the episode, we reflect on the marathon that was 2020 before sharing our top advice on ending the year in the best possible position. Tune in for more insights on how you can end 2020 on a high note.

060 - How Amazon Sellers Use Deal Lists For Maximum Profits Nov 30, 2020

Many Amazon sellers avoid deal lists for the well-founded fear that items appearing on these lists will soon flood the market, leading to inflated competition and price drops. Today we dive into the issue and show listeners how, with the right list, they can make healthy profits with little to no competition.

We open our conversation by exploring what deal lists are and why people use them. We then discuss the many forms that deal lists can take, how they’re structured, and how you can look for lists that fit your niche. Podcast host Rebecca Smotherman highlights how the right deal lists often pay for themselves. She also touches on the importance of developing a system to determine which deal lists are valuable to your business.

Near the end of the episode, Rebecca shares her top tips for handling with deal lists, including how she tracks information, why you should approach deal lists with time sensitivity, and how you can get into using deal lists through free trials. Tune in for more advice on using deal lists and finding high-quality buying leads that make maximum profit.

059 - How Gratitude Impacts The Success of Your FBA Business Nov 23, 2020

There are a lot of factors that can make your full-time FBA business successful, but sometimes it’s the simple things that can have the biggest impact. In today’s episode, we talk about how gratitude can help your bottom line and why you should make it a pillar of your FBA business.

As we discuss, by expressing this attitude, you have the opportunity to maintain and build connections with others, create loyalty, and open up opportunities for yourself. Stay tuned and you will hear about the four things co-host Stephen is most grateful for with his Amazon FBA business, which include the outsourcing potential, the catalog of digital tools available to FBA sellers, and the educational courses and resources. After describing each topic in detail, you’ll hear the contents of Rebecca’s list of things she is grateful for, touching on flexibility of schedule and the joys of working from home.

058 - November Sourcing Ideas and Strategies for Amazon Sellers Nov 16, 2020

Here are our best sourcing strategies you can use to turn bigger profits in your FBA business, specifically at this time of year. Christmas is just around the corner, and we all know how well toys sell this time of year, but today we will be casting our net wider and covering eight strategies you can use to help you capitalize in the second month of Q4: November.

During the show we talk about how you can take advantage of limited-time clearance sales, getting out of your sourcing rut, and the best ways to use your time sourcing this time of year. We share a more general strategy after that, talking about how you can broaden your normal sourcing strategy by thinking about what types of items would make great gifts for your relatives this Christmas. Wrapping up, we remind everybody about Black Friday, a time where stores are basically begging people to buy their stuff at super cheap prices. So tune in today and hear about some great ways to branch out this Q4 in your Amazon FBA sourcing strategies.

057 - Online Arbitrage Tips for Black Friday Sourcing Nov 09, 2020

Many successful Amazon resellers are studying and strategizing for Black Friday sourcing weeks in advance, but many people don’t realize how profitable Black Friday can be by just sitting on your couch at home with your computer. In this episode, Stephen interviews Rebecca about some profitable strategies for Black Friday via online arbitrage (OA).

Not only does Black Friday sourcing online help you avoid all the crazy crowds, but it offers up so many other benefits as well. From avoiding purchase limits, focusing on a particular niche, and collecting info on all the best sales, to outsourcing to a virtual assistant (VA), utilizing coupon codes, and other advanced strategies, there is plenty to learn and implement for OA Black Friday sourcing.

056 - Clearance Sourcing Tips to Help Increase Amazon FBA Profits Nov 02, 2020

A great way to make money through reselling on Amazon is to source clearance items for your business. But how do you make the most of this strategy and what are the things to keep in mind as you go about it? Never fear, we have you covered! In this episode, we give you all the best tips for sourcing clearance items in both retail and online stores. We look at four tips for finding more items on clearance, things to be wary of when sourcing, maximizing your profits, and more!

There are a few tricks that can really move the needle when it comes to your profit margins, so making sure to investigate all possibilities is highly recommended. Sometimes a great opportunity can be just out of plain sight, and with the right questions and tools you can find a great deal and make a clever purchase. Join us today to hear all about doing this for your Amazon reselling business!

055 - Overcoming Your Fear of Amazon Account Suspension with Lesley Hensell - Fears Series Oct 26, 2020

An Amazon account suspension is the number one thing that most Amazon sellers fear. Today Stephen interviews Lesley Hensell from Riverbend Consulting to help clear up some of the grey areas that could lead to account or ASIN suspensions. Lesley starts off the podcast interview by giving us some tips to help you manage risk when it comes to sourcing. From there, she covers the difference between suspected and actual intellectual property complaints. Next up, Lesley weighs in on the two types of dropshipping, only one of which is allowed by Amazon.

We talk about some red flags for product types which always seem to cause more trouble than they are worth. After that, Lesley shares her knowledge around how to check and see for yourself that your account is in good order. Toward the end of the show, Lesley gives us some amazing, step-by-step instructions to follow if we do find ourselves in a situation where our account has been suspended, and how long it could take to get it in good order again. Tune in today and put your account suspension fears to rest for good!

054 - Overcoming Your Fear of Hiring Help for your Amazon Business - Fears Series Oct 19, 2020

Sometimes it can be scary to think about actually hiring help in your Amazon FBA business. Expanding your business by adding more people can be a daunting process, with a long list of things to worry about. In today’s episode, we draw on our own practical experiences and share the best insider tips so you can overcome fear of hiring help for your Amazon business.

We dive into how you can hire the best individuals, from virtual assistants to someone who comes to your home, and then we take it one step further by showing exactly where you can find them. Hiring is just the beginning, though. If they’re not vetted or experienced, we have the solutions for you. Hear about how the MAWL method is a surefire way to train staff, and listen as we dig into why it is so important to pay a living wage and not just a minimum wage. Last but not least, we realize that helpers can make mistakes, so we tell you how to avoid them, and more importantly, how to deal with them. For more tips to kick the fear, be sure to join us today!

053 - Overcoming Your Fear of Making Sourcing Mistakes - Fears Series Oct 12, 2020

Sometimes the fear of making sourcing mistakes will actually lead you to making more sourcing mistakes. In today’s show, Stephen and Rebecca create a slightly different format where we present a few different scenarios that have to do with sourcing and what to do when faced with them. It's a little game we like to call "Should You Resell It?"

We talk about whether to resell an item with decent sales rank, great ROI, but horrible reviews, and if you should resell an item with mediocre ROI and sales rank if it is the only thing you found on a sourcing mission. Our scenarios also cover whether to resell an item that is not within your usual sourcing comfort zones, and lastly, we dissect the question of reselling an item if it has a sales ranking far higher than what you are used to. Our answers might not be quite what you were expecting, but we have some solid pointers for you to help you feel more confident in your sourcing decision. Tune in today to learn how to improve your sourcing and also to find out some of the other great resources we can offer you on your journey.

052 - Overcoming Your Fear of Tanking Prices - Fears Series Oct 05, 2020

No Amazon seller likes it when their items start tanking in price. When prices go down, so do potential profits. On today’s episode of Full-Time FBA we dive into a 4-week Fear Series with the topic of how to tackle overcoming your fear of tanking prices. We go into how to avoid tanking prices and how to deal with situations when prices do in fact tank.

When you're out sourcing for inventory you might worry about going "too deep" on an inventory buy because you fear that the price might tank, leaving you with excess inventory that's not going to sell unless you lower your price too. Is the solution always to lower your price? Not at all. In this episode we'll show you how to make better sourcing decisions to help you find inventory that will hold its higher price. We'll also chat through some ways to respond if you see the price is starting to tank on your items and strategies to sell your item fast before the price tanks too low.

051 - Selling Oversized Items for Super-Sized Profits on Amazon Sep 28, 2020

Selling oversized items on Amazon is often overlooked, but in today’s episode we talk about the benefits, dispel some of the misconceptions, and provide some tips for selling oversized items for supersized profits. From saving on storage fees, knowing which oversized items are worth reselling, and finding the right packaging, to saving money on inbound shipping and branching out into a new category, this episode covers it all.

Spoiler alert from this episode: Don’t be afraid of sourcing and selling oversized items! Try it, test it out, and learn from the process, but you’ll never know how profitable it could be for you unless you try. Tune in today and we'll share with you the right steps for making supersized profits with oversized items.

050 - How to Prepare for Q4 for Maximum Sales and Profits Sep 21, 2020

Q4 can easily be the most profitable 3 months of your Amazon selling year. In fact, some sellers say that their Q4 sales eclipse the sales from the first nine months combined. As Amazon sellers head into the final months of the year, we need to make sure we’re fully prepared, because it is the run-up to the biggest holiday selling season when millions of people scramble to ensure they get gifts for their families and loved ones.

Today we’ll be talking about how to prepare for the Q4 holiday selling season, in order to ensure maximum profits and sales on Amazon. From sourcing and sending in inventory, to competitive pricing, tweaking sourcing parameters, and keeping inventory going at the end of Q4, we cover it all in this episode, so make sure to tune in today.

049 - 5 Major Profit Leaks for Amazon FBA sellers Sep 14, 2020

Today, we tackle five major profit leaks that affect many Amazon FBA sellers, also giving you solutions that will increase your revenue stream. It doesn’t matter how big your Amazon boat is, if it’s got a leak, then it’s going to sink.

We'll break down all of the hidden and forgotten fees that are stealing your profits and show you how to lower these fees with just a few tweaks to your Amazon FBA business.

One of the biggest profit leaks is because of some pricing mistakes that are stopping you from making more profits on your inventory. We'll show you how you can quickly react to price drops before your competitors do, letting you gain some profit before prices become painfully low. You're working too hard to make less money than you could, so this entire episode is focused on safeguarding your profits.

048 - Halloween Profits for Amazon FBA Sellers Sep 07, 2020

Are you wondering whether selling Halloween-related stuff is even worth it this year? Well, Stephen and Rebecca are here to tell you that not only is it worth it, but it can also be a profitable opportunity! In today's episode, Stephen and Rebecca talk about some spooky, exciting, and awesome things you can do to grow your Amazon FBA business in the days leading up to Halloween.

In today's episode, they discuss the three main categories that are the most profitable and help you navigate pricing both before and after Halloween sales. With Halloween being a holiday that rakes in over 8.8 billion dollars a year, make sure you’re listening to find out ways you can get a slice of that pie!

047 - How an Automatic Repricer Literally Doubled My Amazon Sales Aug 31, 2020

To remain competitive in the Amazon marketplace, it is imperative that you are constantly reassessing the pricing of your inventory. While some Amazon sellers choose to adjust their prices manually from time to time, Amazon sellers who are focused on achieving long-term success would rather rely on an automatic repricer to update their prices to remain competitive. The success of an automatic repricer depends solely on correctly setting up the right repricing rules.

In this episode, Stephen and Rebecca weigh the pros and cons of a free repricing option like Amazon’s Automate Pricing tool, and Stephen shares why the tool he recommends is a paid tool called BQool. He also has some great tips and tricks for optimizing prices and has a free podcast perk for listeners, so make sure not to miss this episode!

046 - Is Buy and Hold a Good Strategy for Amazon Sellers? Aug 24, 2020

In this episode, we dive into the buy and hold strategy, which is basically buying products now in order to hold them to sell at a point in the near or distant future. Sometimes a reseller will find an item that is not profitable now (or that could be even more profitable in the future) and might be tempted to buy the items now to sell them some time down the road.

Maybe you found an out-of-season item that might be profitable when it comes in season, or maybe you found a product you know will be harder to find 9 months from now (and therefore might be worth more to sell later)... so is buying and holding the best strategy to maximize your profits? We'll discuss all the pros and cons of this buy and hold strategy today on The Full-Time FBA Show.

045 - From Retail Arbitrage to Wholesale - A Success Story With Dan Meadors Aug 17, 2020

Making the transition from a retail arbitrage business model to a 100% wholesale model was not something that Dan ever envisioned when he first started selling on Amazon, but when Dan learned about the power of wholesale, he made the transition and has never looked back.

As our first-ever returning guest, Dan talks about transitioning from retail arbitrage to the wholesale model, strategies for getting a "yes" from wholesale suppliers who repeatedly say no, and how to scale a wholesale business for your Amazon FBA account. His formula for success is one of adding irresistible value, and in a world where brands desperately need sales, they will pay attention to sellers who can help them solve problems and boost their online presence. If you want to learn more about getting into wholesaling and forging the right wholesale and brand partnerships, this episode is not to be missed!

044 - Reverse Wholesale Sourcing Strategies - Interview with Dylan Frost Aug 10, 2020

Wholesale sourcing does not have to be so hard. Most people who want to get into Amazon wholesale selling have met with the same old methodologies. But on today’s show, we’ll discuss a different formula for getting wholesale on Amazon right, which includes a simple, tried-and-tested model for reverse wholesale sourcing.

Today, Stephen interviews Dylan Frost from The Wholesale Formula. Dylan, together with his business partner Dan Meadors, has achieved impressive results and is now teaching others the secrets to his success. Dylan shares how Dan first introduced him to wholesale on Amazon and how he soon felt confident enough to leave his day job, which was becoming increasingly unfulfilling. Dylan discusses how their formula differs from the traditional approach, the steps newcomers should take to get started, what kind of time you should be prepared to invest in the early days, and why it can be as simple as finding one good wholesale account to potentially change your life!

043 - How to Get Approved to Sell Restricted Brands on Amazon Aug 03, 2020

Amazon Brand Restrictions. It's something that a lot of sellers get frustrated about when they're trying to grow their Amazon business. Today's episode covers how you can increase your chances of getting approved to sell those restricted items, plus a whole lot more on the approval process itself.

Of course, the title of this episode refers how to get approved to sell restricted brands, but it will also help you with all the other types of restrictions, including category and ASIN restrictions too. Tune in today to find out what the terms restricted, gated, and approved even mean, learn about the different types of restrictions, and know what to do if you are restricted. Stephen and Rebecca also have some tips and tricks for reapplying for approval if you are denied the first time, so make sure not to miss this episode!

042 - How Amazon Sellers Can Use Poshmark For More Sales Jul 27, 2020

While you may have built your empire by selling on Amazon, today’s episode shows you how you can sell more by expanding to Poshmark — a marketplace for new and used clothing, accessories, beauty and wellness products, and even home goods. In today's episode, Stephen interviews Rebecca and they talk all things Poshmark.

After explaining what Poshmark is, Rebecca talks about how you can take items you can no longer sell on Amazon and list them on Poshmark. It's important to learn the differences between Amazon and Poshmark, and Rebecca breaks this down in an easy-to-understand way. One of the top aspects of selling on Podhmark: their return policy benefits sellers more than most selling platforms. Listen to this episode to find out if selling on Poshmark is the right move for your business.

041 - How to Deal With Returns so They Don't Ruin Your Amazon Business Jul 20, 2020

We can all agree on one thing: returns stink. Imagine the scene — you’re an Amazon seller diligently checking your inbox when you get that painful message; another customer is returning one of your items. It's never a fun experience. In this episode, we'll show you how to deal with Amazon returns so that each time you get one of those return notifications, you’ll know exactly what to do.

We'll break-down the process of how returns work from a customer and warehouse perspective so you're aware of all the steps in the return process. Then, we'll break down the six crucial steps you should follow each time you get a return. By following these steps, you’ll learn how to safeguard your feedback score and seller metrics, you’ll understand why your products are getting returned, and you’ll know what to do if one of your items ends up in the dreaded ‘unfulfillable inventory’ category. A valuable episode for both new and long-time Amazon sellers, listen in and learn how to handle returns with confidence

040 - The Three Keys to Long-Term Amazon FBA Success Jul 13, 2020

When most people start selling on Amazon they have visions of creating a sustainable income stream that will last them a long time, but few ever actually achieve that goal. In this episode, we are going to share our three keys to Amazon FBA success, plus some game-changing tips and tricks to help you with your Amazon business.

The bulk of this episode is focused on the main tips that have helped Rebecca and I work part-time hours in order to make a full-time income via Amazon. Not only will these strategies help you when you start an Amazon business, but they will aid you in setting up your Amazon business for long-term success.

039 - Amazon to Amazon Flips - Online Arbitrage Strategies with Jo Ann Zimmerman Jul 06, 2020

Did you know you could actually buy items directly from Amazon and flip them back on Amazon for a profit? Today I'm talking with online arbitrage expert and seasoned Amazon seller Jo Ann Zimmerman. The former teacher discusses how she first learned about selling on Amazon, experimenting with private label selling before discovering her niche in retail and online arbitrage. Jo Ann talks about her favorite OA strategy, Amazon flips, and why they are such a lucrative opportunity.

She also covers her tried-and-tested strategies for finding items on Amazon and other platforms to resell on Amazon, as well as other factors to consider when deciding to compete with Amazon. You'll also learn today about how you can use OA deal lists to help you source inventory and how newer sellers can overcoming the obstacle of being gated from selling more items on Amazon.

038 - Is There Still Room for New Amazon FBA Sellers Jun 29, 2020

Whether you're just starting to sell on Amazon or you've been selling for a while, you might have asked yourself if the number of Amazon sellers was getting to a saturation point. Every day, more sellers start selling on Amazon, but are there too many now or is there still room for new sellers?

For those of you who are gathering information, trying to decide, “Is this the right time for me? Am I going to start selling on Amazon?” Well, you’re in the right place. In today's show, we'll address where this thought process comes from, stemming from fears about not enough inventory and too much competition. You'll learn how the fact that Amazon has continued to expand and innovate over the years, steadily attracting more customers, and becoming the go-to place for online shoppers, and how that impacts you as a seller or potential new seller.

037 - Overcoming Your Fears of Starting to Sell on Amazon Jun 22, 2020

Are you letting any fears stand in your way of pursuing the dream of starting and succeeding with an Amazon FBA business? Even though you might have read all the books, listened to the podcasts, and signed up for every related newsletter, there are those who still struggle to find the courage to start selling on Amazon. While we get that it can seem daunting, remember that you can starts as small as you like. It’s all about building up your confidence gradually and testing different things to find what you feel comfortable with. Plus—we are here every step of the way.

Today we walk you through some of the most common fears and how to get past them. We'll break down these fears, giving you loads of advice pertaining to inventory, money, and mindset. We also talk about selling restrictions, free versus paid tools, the fear of failure, and why you should embrace the learning curve. Join us for some encouragement and to learn about the course that will teach you everything you need to know!

036 - Top Amazon FBA Myths You Need to Stop Believing Jun 15, 2020

Today we are going to look at the top myths that may be preventing you from growing your FBA business and meeting your goals. These myths range from the serious to the trivial, but if you're believing these lies, then you're not only missing out on more profits, but you're also ruining your success potential.

I've been selling on Amazon since 2011 and these are the most common misconceptions I’ve heard over the years from both long-time and new sellers alike, so tune in to learn about the top Amazon myths you need to stop believing.

035 - Why Some Amazon Sellers Sell at a Loss (And How That Impacts You) Jun 08, 2020

Why would anybody sell an item on Amazon for such a low price that they're actually losing money on the transaction? If you’ve ever been sourcing, found an item, but see it's for sale on Amazon at or around the same price you're seeing it sold for in the store you're at, then you’ve probably felt very confused as to why these sellers would be selling products at a loss.

Today, we walk through why sellers may be inclined to use this "sell at a loss" strategy and how it affects you. There are actually several smart strategies that some sellers employ (at the right times) when they are deciding to sell an item at such a low price. In today's show, we'll discuss multiple reasons why a seller would sell at a loss and how these strategies could impact your own Amazon business. To learn about this and more, tune in today!

034 - How the eBay App Can Help Amazon FBA Sellers Make More Money Jun 01, 2020

You don’t have to buy and/or sell on eBay to benefit from the platform! Creating an account and downloading the eBay app is free, and today we’re going to talk about how you can leverage this app to support and boost your Amazon business.

Not only can you use the eBay app to check the profitability of an item with no product page, but it can also help you overcome the hurdles of restricted or damaged/used items that are a no-go on Amazon. Some products are not a good fit for Amazon, and that’s where eBay and its app can help you fill in the gaps. Be sure to tune in to learn more!

033 - Top 9 Free Tools for Amazon FBA Resellers May 25, 2020

Find out the top nine free tools for Amazon FBA resellers to help you make more money and save some time. These simple, easy-to-use, and – best of all – free tools will help you grow your Amazon business by calculating your FBA fees and potential profit, comparing prices, checking your sales, and comparing competition stock levels, as well as finding fantastic cash back benefits, coupons, promo codes, and deals.

From the tools that Amazon provides, to mobile and desktop apps and browser extensions, plus some surprising tools you probably wouldn’t have ever thought about, tune in to find out more!

032 - Online Arbitrage - Advanced Strategies for OA Success with Rebecca Smotherman May 18, 2020

Today we are following up on last week's show on online arbitrage. While we explored beginner strategies in that episode, today we are taking things a step further and going deep on some advanced tips and tricks for your OA endeavors. Rebecca is once again in the hot seat and answering all the questions on online arbitrage, tools, and mindset, so get ready for a whole lot of useful information!

In this episode, we cover some of the basics of what makes OA so useful to your Amazon business before getting into potential hurdles that you can run into. Rebecca shares some great ways to minimize trouble issues and keep going when something comes up — mindset is key! From there, we talk about a host of tools, both paid and free that can make your OA experience that much easier and profitable, so make sure to look out for that. The last part of the episode is spent considering what the next few years might look like in the online arbitrage world. This episode is sure to help the OA aspect of your FBA business grow.

031 - Online Arbitrage - Beginner Strategies for OA Success with Rebecca Smotherman May 11, 2020

Getting started with online arbitrage (OA) can feel overwhelming. From not knowing where to look for inventory to feeling like you don’t have enough time, it may seem like there are many roadblocks in your path. This does not have to be the case if you break your online arbitrage into easy-to-manage steps when you’re first starting out.

In this episode, Rebecca is in the hot seat, and Stephen picks her brain to learn the best beginner strategies for OA success. Rebecca does almost 100% percent of the online arbitrage in the business, so she is well-positioned to provide expertise. Rebecca shares more about her OA journey and how she put theory into practice. For Rebecca, OA has suited her perfectly because she often found herself drained from conventional retail arbitrage. From there, she also discusses the importance of consistency and digging deeper than just the big-name online stores. Along with this, Rebecca shares some lessons she has learned and how you can avoid her mistakes. If you’re interested in dipping your toes into the OA waters, this show is definitely for you.

030 - The Truth Behind Amazon's Return Policy - The Good The Bad and the Ugly May 04, 2020

Could Amazon's return policy actually be a good thing for Amazon sellers? We all know that sinking feeling attached to a return notification from Amazon. While returns may not be our favorite part of the job of being an Amazon seller, it is a necessary aspect of business to deal with. Amazon's amazing return policy, as we explain in today's show, actually contributes to what makes Amazon such a great platform in the first place. Amazon is well-known for the ease with which a return can be logged, and the flexibility of this service is one of the ways Amazon is such a great place to shop!

In our conversation on the topic of returns, we talk about the somewhat obvious drawbacks of having to deal with returns, before we dive into the silver lining of these features. We also chat about the small amount of policy abuse when it comes to returns and the best course of action to deal with a customer's potential abuse of Amazon's return policy. We have a number of helpful and free resources to share with you throughout the episode, so stay tuned to the end to make sure you don't miss out.

029 - Where to Find Profitable Wholesale Accounts for Amazon Sellers Apr 27, 2020

Looking for the best ways to source profitable wholesalers for your Amazon FBA business? This episode is especially for you. Finding these wholesale sources can make all the difference for you and your income, so we wanted to share multiple methods for tracking down those wholesale accounts to get you ahead in the Amazon game. All of the methods we discuss on today's show can bring replenishable inventory into your Amazon business, so why not give each strategy a spin and see what works for you?

028 - Six Risky Amazon Strategies and Why We Don't Teach Them Apr 20, 2020

They say the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. But some Amazon strategies are too risky to ever pay off. In this episode, we unpack six risky Amazon strategies and why we don’t teach them. We'll talk about everything from the risky strategies that might be obvious to you, to some risks you might not have ever thought were risky.

All of these risky strategies have a high possibility of negative consequences. While some of the downsides of these risks are only just annoying, still others could totally cause Amazon to ban you from selling on their platforms ever again. The bottom line is this: there are no shortcuts to creating a successful Amazon FBA business. This is why we believe in a slow, low-risk approach to growing your business into a sustainable one. Avoid these six risky strategies at all costs. We'll break them all down in today's episode of The Full-Time FBA Show.

027 - Behind the Scenes of the Full-Time FBA Amazon Business Apr 13, 2020

Today on the show, we give you a behind the scenes look at The Full-Time FBA Amazon business journey: How we got started doing FBA, how we’ve progressed to working part-time hours with a full-time income, and the key decisions, tools, and systems that have had the biggest impact on getting our business where it is today.

We start from the very beginning before we were even married! From browsing thrift stores and garage sales to hunting clearance items, to mastering retail arbitrage, online arbitrage, and outsourcing, to selling via wholesale, automatic-repricing, and much more – get ready to go down the many paths that have guided our business toward success.

We’re all different, and so our journeys will be different too! This is just our story and since many of you out there have asked us to tell it, here it is! The high notes, the low notes, the things that have made the biggest impact on the business and could help yours to expand and improve too!

026 - Seven Things You Should Stop Doing in Your Amazon FBA Business Apr 06, 2020

There will always be more and more things you can do to be productive, free up time, and accomplish more in your Amazon FBA business. Yet oftentimes we do a few things that are actually counter-productive and ultimately hinder the growth of our businesses. In today’s episode, we highlight seven things you should stop doing if you want your Amazon FBA business to flourish. These seven things to stop doing are all easy-to-follow, actionable steps that anyone with an Amazon FBA business can benefit from. When you stop doing these seven things, you'll see just how much they were holding you back from reaching your full success potential.

025 - Gain Confidence and Overcome Imposter Syndrome Mar 30, 2020

How confident do you feel as an Amazon seller? In today's episode, we will help you build up the confidence you need to find that success you're looking for.

Have you ever felt like you're just fooling yourself when it comes to actually building and running a successful Amazon FBA business? Do you let the success you see in others make you feel bad about your own minor accomplishments? This is called Imposter Syndrome and it's an outright lie that your brain tells you sometimes when you're not currently seeing the results that you're looking for.

You see, if you listen to these lies that are causing you doubt, then you're at risk of giving up and actually failing. This ends up being a self-fulfilling prophesy. But today, we'll talk about how to get past Imposter Syndrome and find the confidence you need to see the success you're looking for.

024 - Inauthentic Claims and How to Respond with Kim Coghlan Mar 23, 2020

It seems like almost every Amazon seller has to deal with being accused of selling an inauthentic item on Amazon - even if we know for a fact that it's not inauthentic at all. If you've never had it happen to you, then it'll probably happen soon. Today on the show, Stephen interviews Kim Coghlan, an expert on the topic, about how to properly handle inauthentic claims. This episode is probably one of the most note-taking episodes so far on The Full-Time FBA Show. After this episode, you'll be empowered to know exactly what to do when Amazon puts an inauthentic ding on your account, and how to properly remove that ding in order to best protect your Amazon account health.

023 - Amazon Announces a Temporary Pause for FBA Sellers Mar 19, 2020

Amazon announced on March 17th that the FBA warehouses are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into their fulfillment centers so that they can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products to customers. This temporary pause will be until April 5th.

With this priority shift, 3rd party Amazon sellers are now temporarily put on hold when it comes to sending in to FBA warehouses any items that are not considered by Amazon as essential. In today's podcast, we'll break down how you can better know what items are allowed to be sent to Amazon and how to best respond to this news in your Amazon business and still keep your business afloat.

022 - How to Respond to Coronavirus and COVID-19 as an Amazon FBA Seller Mar 17, 2020

With all that’s going on in the world right now during the spread of Coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19, we at Full-Time FBA want to take a moment to check in with our listeners and let you know how we are handling this worldwide emergency as it relates to our Amazon FBA business.

Usually we focus our podcast episodes on ways you can improve your FBA business and increase your profits, but right now we want to expand our focus to cover the broader impact your actions can have on both your business and the world in general. Not everything in life is about making money, especially during a time of unprecedented public health emergency unlike anything seen in our lifetime – but at the same time, we need to keep our FBA businesses going and feed our families and pay our bills. So how should we respond? Here are 7 ways we are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic in our Amazon FBA business.

021 - Amazon Sales Rank: Top 8 Things You Need to Know Mar 16, 2020

Sales rank on Amazon can be one of the most perplexing aspects of the trade. In today’s episode, we clear up the confusion by unpacking this phenomenon, describing what it is and how it works so that you know how to best leverage this information. Sales rank numbers can be arbitrary since the same number can mean different things depending on the category: what is considered a good ranking in one category might be deemed below average in another. Today, you'll learn the top eight things you should know about Amazon sales rank and some just might surprise you.

020 - Improve Your Amazon Feedback Score the Easy Way Mar 09, 2020

Having a good customer feedback score is a vital part of FBA success on Amazon. Higher scores increase your ability to win the buy box, helps you earn customer trust, and even ensures higher levels of protection for your seller account. In this episode, we'll clarify for you how Amazon’s seller feedback works and share with you how to improve your feedback score while staying within the parameters set out by Amazon.

019 - Find Profitable Inventory Even With Limited Funds Mar 02, 2020

Here are 8 different ways to find profitable inventory to sell on FBA, specifically if you have limited amounts of sourcing capital to work with. The goal with these strategies is to find inventory that you can sell for as high an ROI as possible, after which you can roll your profits back into your business and have more sourcing capital to invest into further inventory.

018 - How to Earn More Sourcing Money to Buy Amazon Inventory Feb 24, 2020

Here are six ways that you can earn money to fund your FBA pursuits! These are a bunch of fast money-making strategies that you can use to get quick cash in hand to build up your Amazon business and all fit nicely into the type of schedule you are trying to create by selling on Amazon already. Tune in to hear the low down on these great ways to get more money to help build your dreams.

017 - Find Profitable Inventory to Sell on Amazon When You're Broke Feb 17, 2020

When you're just beginning to sell on Amazon, one of the best ways to start growing your business is to find profitable inventory that costs you zero dollars. The crazy thing is that there are so many possible ways to get free inventory. We'll discuss all of the ways we know in today's podcast.

016 - How You Can Succeed on Amazon When Most Sellers Quit Feb 10, 2020

The numbers are not encouraging. There are over 1 million new Amazon sellers that start every year but almost all of them end up quitting. In today's episode, we'll discuss the main reasons why most Amazon sellers quit and how you can overcome the odds and find success!

015 - Six Reasons To Get Excited About Selling on Amazon in 2020 Feb 03, 2020

The future is bright for Amazon sellers in 2020! While some people think that it's too late to join the Amazon reseller party, the truth is that now is an amazing time to start selling on Amazon. Today, we'll talk about some very exciting reasons why you can be excited about selling on Amazon in 2020.

014 - How to Have Your Best Q4 Ever Aug 28, 2019

Q4 is awesome, but let's make it even better! Amazon sellers, if they focus on these strategies, can find that their Q4 sales multiplied 10X from the rest of the year. In this episode, I share with you how to make the most of your Amazon sales during Q4.

013 - Communicating with a Seller Central Support Rep Aug 21, 2019

Learn the magic words to finally get the help you need from a Seller Central Support rep. In this episode, you'll learn how to lessen the frustrations and find more solutions by tweaking how you communicate with Seller Central support reps.

012 - Start Selling Wholesale on Amazon with Dan Meadors of The Wholesale Formula Aug 14, 2019

Finding profitable wholesale suppliers can be hard if you don't know these strategies taught by Dan Meadors of The Wholesale Formula. Learn what wholesale companies are looking for in a buyer and see how to get started selling wholesale items today.

010 - Outsourcing: Make More Money by Working Less on Your Amazon Business Jul 31, 2019

Imagine working less but making more money. It's not too good to be true! Learn exactly what to outsource, who to outsource it to, and how to best use your brand new free time. Stop being a one-person business and grow your profits by getting help.

009 - How to Avoid the Summer Sales Slowdown on Amazon Jul 24, 2019

How to avoid the summer sales slow down every year. In this episode, we discuss multiple strategies to keep your sales consistently high during the summer months. No need to worry about slow summer sales anymore!

008 - Who is Rebecca Smotherman of Full-Time FBA? Jul 17, 2019

Learn how Rebecca overcame her skepticism, started selling, and achieved her goal of making a full-time income on Amazon. We also talk balancing family with an online business, as well as obstacles to overcome working together as a couple.

007 - How Your Mindset Impacts Amazon Profits and Sales Jul 10, 2019

Your mindset could be the missing puzzle piece you're looking for on the road to success. In this episode, we'll talk about how the growth mindset and the fixed mindset impact different areas of your Amazon FBA business.

006 - Chris Grant from Clear the Shelf talks Retail and Online Arbitrage Jul 03, 2019

From a salesman to making a full-time income selling on Amazon, Chris walks us through his journey to becoming his own boss. He shares his story about doing retail and online arbitrage, plus when he knew he had to make the jump to full-time FBA.

005 - Top 7 Amazon FBA Profit Killers - Protect Your Profits Jun 26, 2019

These 7 profit killers are stealing your Amazon FBA profits on a daily basis. We'll share how you can recognize these profit killers and how to respond so that your Amazon FBA business is protected and safe.

004 - Top 6 Profit Accelerators for Amazon FBA Sellers Jun 19, 2019

Want a boost in your Amazon FBA profits? Take action on these 6 easy-to-implement profit accelerators. Each one of these action steps can help you see a nice boost in your profits if done consistently.

003 - Jessica Larrew of The Selling Family Jun 07, 2019

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002 - How To Win the Amazon Buy Box for Increased Sales Jun 07, 2019

In this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, you'll learn about the most important part of an Amazon product page: the Buy Box. We'll share with you how the Buy Box works, and more importantly, how to win the Buy Box. More time in the Buy Box = more sales.

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On the first episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, you'll learn more about Stephen and Rebecca Smotherman and their journey to making a full-time income with only part-time hours via Amazon FBA.

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