Amazon FBA Pro tips – 2019 Update

Posted on February 3, 2019 by admin

Meet Steve, professional Amazon FBA seller.

You probably remember him from our old videos from China Canton Fair Trip?

This year Steve is sharing his insights on Amazon FBA

.- Does it work?

– What changed?

– Min Quantity to start?

– Main mistakes?

– Where to find suppliers and more insights from the Italian mountain in Dolomites!

Lets have a great year again!

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Mike says at 23:14 et

I use my sourcing agent for that.. You can check the links in the RESOURCES section.. I also heard asiainspection is great too

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Kenga says at 20:59 et

What if the customer goes directly to aliexpress and buys from it?

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Dylan says at 21:00 et

Truth is, it was not your customer on the first place. If the person savy enough to know about dropshipping and aliexpress method then he was not your customer in the first place. No point to worry about it. It's like worry about online pirates. People who always download cracked software are not your customers anyways, don't worry about them.
Target people who are not aware of dropshipping methods and you will be just fine! 99.9% of people will never bother finding alternatives and going to aliexpress is the last thing on their mind. They might go Amazon in worst place but never aliexpress..
If they go Amazon, again, they were not your customer so don't worry about them. Some people tend do buy exclusively on Amazon Prime for example.

Claudia says at 21:00 et

Another tip... if you offer some sort of exclusivity or special deal then people wont be looking much for alternatives.
I have many people ordering Dog Frisbi for example and wait 2-4 weeks just fine when they could buy it cheaper probably on amazon and get in 1 day using prime. There is room for everyone here and a huge marketplace!

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Optimus says at 21:02 et

hi guys! great to see you are all crushing it. Any help would be really appreciated.. How can I ship Fedex DHL from ali without killing the bank?

Claudia says at 21:02 et

Welcome to community! You will love it here! Regarding your question - Make a deal with your supplier or get your own Fedex and DHL account. Usually a big factory that ships a lot get special deals and lower rates on shipping.

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Vin says at 21:10 et

If i get return for dropshipping item?

Claudia says at 21:10 et

I think we replied that before.. Please use SEARCH first! Use the dropshipper's return policy.? You can use mail forwarding (virtual office) address for package forwarding..

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Jonas says at 21:12 et

guys, how do you prevent long term storage fees for things that sell slow?

Claudia says at 21:12 et

Several options.. Liquidate It, Ship it back to you, Have Amazon Destroy it
go to INVENTORY > INVENTORY PLANNING , then INVENTORY AGE link. You'll see which products are coming up for the 6 month or 12 month long term storage fees. Just make sure nothing stays over 365+ days.

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Lane says at 21:13 et

@Jonas, make sure you get rid of duds that dont sell over 6 months!

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Raven says at 21:23 et

How do i win buy box??

Claudia says at 21:24 et

We already discussed it.. Please SEARCH first... In short.. Sell your own product and get rid of hijikers! See more http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200401830

Leslie says at 13:30 et

I had over eight merchant providers turn me down. For example, when you think hemp--you think...marijuana. Providers said no,no,no....Hemp is illegal, which it is not! And search Aliexpress for hemp clothing and what do you get, marijuana paraphernalia--not 100% hemp products! Hemp is just another tag for broadcloth. What I do not get is I have seen things like marijuana seed sites with a shopify or Paypal logo on their site? But.. I was denied by both of them for trying to sell anything that could be misconstrued as for marijuana..like vaporizers listed under Aromatherapy. Are not marijuana seeds sold for the purpose of growing an illegal plant in most states/provinces? Why the hypocrisy with merchant providers?

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Diego says at 13:31 et

You see, every provider wants to stay safe. If you are new and coming with a first product and start with something on the "edge" like marijuana-related stuff you might have trouble for sure. Start with safer products, get approved easily, then get some volume going and only when you are a trusted seller add more edgy products. Hope this helps

Jan says at 22:47 et

Hey guys, thanks for the great course! Dont know how to say, but I have a strong thinking within myself, that it is too late to start. I know that this will probably be only a belief. Any ideas for helping me with this issue?
I am also looking for products but it's really hard to find something with the criterias the course is telling me.
What about you guys? Are you thinking similar or I am the only one here? :)

Claudia says at 22:51 et

hi Jan and welcome. "is it too late" is the common fear of everyone that is getting started. What you really fear is "is it too much competition? what if my product does not fit all the criteria"? The truth is, there will be never an ideal product that fits ALL criteria. Criteria is an indication for you in which direction to look, but it does not mean that you must find ideal product that fits ALL criterias at the same time. This will never be the case.

This year is amazing time to start ecommerce, because so many new tools are developed and released and with new amazon review policies it's getting harder for low quality sellers just to buy tons of 5 star reviews and flood the market like it was last year. So i think it's getting even easier for people to stand out when most of those low quality sellers are banned for incentivize reviewes.

The great place to start looking for ideas is "Niche finder tool". http://sellslikehotcakes.co/niche_finder.php for example who know that baby towels or corner flags might be a great idea to sell? This will give you great ideas on how to find a product!

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casey says at 22:52 et

Great points there... is it too late to learn new languange? too late to start a business? You set your own limits. Maybe late for you, but i will start my 4th product this year and i dont look back. more business for me :)

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Mike says at 01:39 et

The right time is NOW. Amazon is BOOMING. Jeff Bezos becomes second richest person On The Forbes 400. The gold rush time is NOW.

Jan says at 00:04 et

You are all right guys. Deep inside myself I know that it could and will work. For no other reason I signed to the course! Thanks a lot for your input!

Andres says at 10:01 et

Hello Im a fresh rookie Im a little confused on the Goal of 45,000.00 .....It reads...."Our goal is to make at least $10 per product per sale and at least make 10 sales per
day from each product, which means from five products, we are going to make
$45,000 at least per month plus your Shopify store profits and, of course, minus the
cost of sales, production, shipping and advertising. Our estimated profit is $45,000
per month. Well you can’t live with that but you would agree it’s a good start "

Is that goal only when you start with Amazon, or still good if you take the Shopify to start with...?

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Mike says at 10:02 et

Welcome Andres. $10 per product per sale and 10 sales is a universal rule of thumb for any ecommerce store. 10-10 rule some people call it. It's same rule no matter if you start shopify or amazon or even better BOTH channels combined.

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Diego says at 10:04 et

I agree, starting both is a way to go, you never know the future and which source will be more profitable for your product or niche! Good luck!

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meni says at 05:04 et

Great tips, thx guys!

Ricardo says at 06:20 et

Just started on this new course, with lots expectations hope for good results!

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Mike says at 06:20 et

Lets rock Ricardo!

Ricardo says at 02:00 et

Hi, I have one question, maybe someone could help me: What if I work with 3 providers from Aliexpress, and I make an upsell on my store, but each product is is from a different provider. So, my customer will have this separately, will I have to tell him/her that would come in different time? (something rare that figure I think (?))

This providers offer different things for the same niche, so their product are great for an upsell for the other provider.*

Claudia says at 02:05 et

I think it does not matter if all comes same or not. People are not expecting all products to be in same pack these days, you know even with amazon many times the products are shipped separately even if you order same day.

Ricardo says at 12:15 et

great!!
thanks Claudia

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Emma says at 02:06 et

I agree it's not a problem. If customer asks you reply that you ship from different warehouses.

Angela says at 13:27 et

Mike

Thank you.

Jimmy says at 03:41 et

Hi, may I know why my price in Shopify will change automatically for itself?

Jimmy says at 03:41 et

I think the price has changed because of the vendor change their price in Aliexpress, may I know how to solve this problem? Thanks.

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Rob says at 03:41 et

If you use the apps such as OBERLO to link alixpress to shopify then you can set auto update of the prices in the settings of oberlo!

Jimmy says at 15:36 et

Ok, noted with thanks.

Oliver says at 02:38 et

Thanks Emma, I got the logo done!

Dimitrios says at 14:05 et

I know that SLHC don't prefer retail arbitrage, but does anyone knows any good site that provides good lists for arbitrage?

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Gab says at 14:05 et

what did you mean by lists

uma mahesh says at 05:23 et

Hello All,

I am launching a wellness and health niche on shopify. We have our private labeled products and also connected to aliexpress. How can I selectively charge shipping on our private labelled products and not charge on aliexpress products? Thank you

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Chris says at 05:24 et

Uma, two ways...
1. set the shipping zones in shipping settings
2. add shipping cost in price for your private label products and make shipping appear free.

GERRIE says at 08:26 et

I would love to go to the Canton Fair. Do they contract with Dropshippers?

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Mike says at 08:27 et

Yes many of the factories are glad to be a dropshipper.

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