Built by Business: Amazon FBA, E-Commerce, Brand Building

I've been playing around SmartScout for weeks now and we've uncovered a game-changing feature—the Category Tool. In this episode, I share how you can use this to gain a comprehensive view of your competition. Discover how SmartScout's Category Tool empowers you to identify lucrative opportunities within your desired category, market, or niche and gain valuable insights that will shape your approac...

Achieving success on Amazon extends beyond technical expertise. Hard skills alone won't suffice; the often overlooked realm of soft skills plays a pivotal role. In this episode, we dive into the dynamic interplay between hard and soft skills, exploring the essential elements that pave the way for success on Amazon.   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/ Sellerboard: ...

In this episode, I dive deep into the cash flow conundrum. A lot of Amazon sellers find it hard to find profitability and manage their cash flow. I talk about five steps to turn your current situation into real profit and help you assess different areas of your current business. This episode offers valuable insights and practical tips to elevate your financial management skills and propel your e-c...

Never assume you know what's going to work for your audience. In this episode, I talk about an experiment we ran last December where we tested which kind of product photos will work.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on social media for currently a...

In this episode, I talk about the changes to Amazon's fees in 2024. If you are a current seller, this is an important episode that will help you see how it will impact your margins.   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on social media for currently ava...

When I first started my podcast, my main goal was to educate people. In this episode, I talk about my five big goals on how to help you this 2024. 1) Create better free content 2) More PPC content 3) More features in Jaguar program 4) Provide more service options and increase capacity 5) Provide seller support   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products an...

In this episode, I talk about the things that went well for my business this year along with the things that didn't. These are lessons you can learn from that can help you have a successful and fruitful 2024.     ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on s...

In this episode, I share three gifts that keep on giving and long-term strategies for success: 1) Gift of data insight 2) Gift of diversification 3) Gift of customer relationship http://sellerboard.com/?p=01393   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on s...

In this episode, I talk about Amazon's new built in influencer marketing program, Creator Connections. I share what it is and how you can use it to your advantage as an Amazon seller.   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on social media for currently a...

This week is the most wonderful week for your Amazon business. Our average sales during the first week of December was at $3000 per day and now we're doubling with $6000 as we approach Christmas.   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on social media for...

I earn a lot of credit card points because of my Amazon business and I got the opportunity to bring my family to Hawaii and used points to cover the costs. In this episode, I talk about the credit card we use, how we use points, and how you can rack up a ton of points.   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may...

In this episode, I talk about the photo studio I love working with. All I have to do is give them straightforward directions as to how I want my product photos to look like. Learn more about soona   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on social media fo...

If you're preparing to start the new year with a new business, I share with you in this episode the ideal budget you can start with so you can go far with your venture. I break down the important things you need to invest on to be successful.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Plea...

When it comes to Q4 holidays such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, there are a lot of ups and downs when it comes to sales and it's all over the place. In this episode, I share our Black Friday and Cyber Monday results for 2023.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please v...

If you wanna go far, you cannot do it all alone. You have to invest in people who are better at doing tasks that needs to be done. In this episode, I talk about how my team can help you with all aspects of your Amazon business.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my web...

Black Friday season is upon us! In this episode, I talk about strategies you can use for this year's Black Friday.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on social media for currently available downloads, resources, and coaching programs!

We're in our 300th podcast episode and it's still so crazy to me that I'm still here creating content. It has been a wild journey and 300 episodes later, we're still going strong. In this episode, I talk about the five big changes in selling on Amazon since I started this podcast in 2020.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned...

In this episode, I talk to my coaching student Ricky about his entrepreneurial journey and the lessons he learned from taking risks. Coming up with more variations helped him establish his business and became one of the go-to brands. Ricky's business   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offere...

In this episode, I talk to my coaching student Sarah about her entrepreneurial journey. Ever since becoming a mom in 2020, Sarah has been looking for a side hustle like Etsy. When she stumbled upon my podcast, she decided that building her own brand was the way to go. Sarah's business   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in t...

I reached 1,000,000 podcast downloads and dominated the Amazon FBA space! In this episode, I share podcasting tips and how I got to where my show is today. My biggest tip is to keep in mind that your first episodes will live on for a long time and people will still listen to those episodes. This will be a learning process because you'll improve over time.   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources...

In this episode, I talk to my coaching student Mitchell about his entrepreneurial journey and how he wishes he focused on product development from the get go.  When Mitchell graduated from college in 2017, he knew he didn't want to be in a corporate job forever, he always had the entrepreneurial spirit. Creating a physical product that people are using has always been his dream.   ⬇️  Click to vie...

It's important to know metrics such as profit margin and conversion rate, but the most important metric you need to know is how much you're earning. In this episode, I talk about the difference between high price, high profit margin, but low volume and low price, low profit margin, but high volume and which strategy would be the best for your business.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources!...

One of the biggest roadblocks when it comes to starting a business is figuring out what to sell, but for Tristen, he knew the industry he wanted to get into. His advice? Stick to something you are passionate about.  In this episode, I talk to my coaching student Tristen about his entrepreneurial and Amazon journey.   ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some produc...

If your personal belief is low and if you don't believe in your product idea, you will not be willing to invest to get the reward. In this episode, I talk about how important it is to have faith in your idea.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on so...

When you go fishing, you don't know where the fish are until you catch some. You may have an idea, but you don't know where they are exactly. In this episode, I talk about how running PPCs is similar to fishing.    ⬇️  Click to view my available resources! https://www.andyisom.com/   Some products and resources mentioned in this episode may no longer be offered. Please visit my website or DM me on...