The Australian Seller

This week’s podcast has been recorded on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri first nations people and I’d to pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging. Time is running out to come to the Amazon Collective Mastermind Regina and I are holding in June this year, between the 18 th and the 22 nd in beautiful Ubud, Bali. You’ll be joined by our invited VIP guests, Kirsty Verity, Leo Sgovi...

While I was on the Gold Coast a couple of Weeks ago I caught up with Lewis Civin from Wally Smarter. We had an impromptu interview together on the floor of the event, so please bear with the background noise this episode! Today we chat all things Walmart, why and how you should seriously consider expanding your existing product line from Amazon and gain more reach in the USA. To save 30% on a subs...

Last week I was up on the Gold Coast Queensland for Retail Fest. It was so awesome to catch up with lots of old friends and make some new old friends. The content and speaker line-up was fab. A big thanks to Ash and Luke for inviting me up to moderate a Marketplace sellers panel! Anyway, today, I chat to Neil Waldbaum from Deep Orange Design . Neil’s an amazing product designer based up in Queensl...

A couple of weeks ago I was on a panel discussion with Jamie and Michael from the End Game Network called Fly on the Wall. One of the other guests was Michael who spoke about his recent exit. I was fascinated by his story and he agreed to come on the show and chat about his experience. He started selling in 2019, had every disaster imaginable thrown his way but pushed through and exited his Amazon...

Had an awesome chat today with Zydrunas a 7-figure seller from Lithuania. Zydrunas is open about the products he has sold in the past and the line of products he built for a 7 figure exit last year (2022). He explains his strategy around being always being “second to the market” to launch and scale products. It’s an amazing story with some amazing strategies! Zydrunas is also coming to the Amazon...

In today’s episode please welcome back Gary Haung from 7 Figure Seller Summit In this episode, we discuss the massive opportunity that Amazon Japan presents and how surprisingly easy it is to set up and sell there. If you’d like to learn more about Gary’s upcoming 7 Figure Seller Japan Mastermind www.theaustralianseller.com/japan You can save Save $300 – using code TAS300 –  Apr 4-5, 2023 Speaking...

In today’s episode please welcome back to the show Jason MacDonald from Intrepid Advisory and one of his awesome business partners, Trent Taylor. We all caught up at SSF last year and thought it’d be great to have them on the show. You might remember my interview with Jason back on Episode 128 where we talked all things EMDG grants for Australian Amazon Sellers. Well, in this episode, we dive into...

In today’s episode I’m chatting to Amazon PPC legend George Meressa from Clear Ads – a UK-based company that manages Amazon Advertising for sellers. Aside from regular sponsored advertising, George has one of the few agencies in the world with access to Amazon’s DSP, which enables his team to Advertise to customers both on (and crucially), off Amazon. I have to admit I know nothing about DSP, so i...

Today I’m chatting with my good friend Jamie Paros about 2022, with both of us holding Amazon Seller events like the Amazon Collective, End Game and of course, Southern Seller Fest. We also chat about Jamie’s latest project, SkuDrop which, if you’re manufacturing in China, is a total game changer for Amazon sellers exporting from China to the USA, and soon, UK and Australian FBA Warehouses. Instea...

I’ve been a bit slack… actually it’s kinda been the opposite… I’ve honestly been so busy that the Podcast has had to take a back seat these last couple of months. Anyhoo – today I’m chatting with my Partner in Crime, and good friend Regina about our 2023 Amazon Collective Event that we’re planning, to be held in beautiful Ubud, Bali between the 18 th and the 22 nd of June 2023. In previous events,...

Just got back from Southern Seller Fest which what was undoubtedly the most amazing Amazon event I’ve ever been to, not just here in Australia, but in the world. It was an absolute credit to Michael and Jamie who pulled off an incredible event jammed packed with amazing speakers with incredible content. A really big thanks to them both. One of the big announcements they made during the event was t...

Had an awesome chat today with Julian Fishman from my hometown, Melbourne Australia. Julian and his business partner Shane have several huge Amazon businesses doing mid-7 figures per year, as well as consulting to 8-figure Amazon businesses. He started his career in banking, before starting a bike shop in inner-city Melbourne called Velo-Cycles (if you live in Melbourne, you’ll know they’re one of...

Today I had the honour of interviewing an amazing Amazon Selling legend, Amy Wees from Amazing at Home! Amy’s also coming to Australia in a few weeks to join us at the Amazon Collective Mastermind retreat in the Yarra Valley on the 29 th , 30 th and 31 st of July. Amy has appeared on so many podcasts and webinars about selling on Amazon and today we go on a journey together to unpack exactly how s...

Today, please make welcome Jason Macdonald from https://www.intrepidadvisory.com.au Not sure about you but here in Australia I’ve been seeing a lot of people chattering about how they’ve been awarded an ‘EMDG’ (Export Markets Development Grant) with upwards of $35k per year! I had very little idea what it was until I had a chat with Jason just now. Today we go into all the in’s and out’s of applyi...

This week we welcome back Jamie Paros from the End Game Network to chat to you about the upcoming Southern Seller Fest live event in September 2022. https://www.southernsellerfest.com/ Jamie and Michael have given so much free value to the amazon community here in Australia so its fantastic to see them take the End Game juggernaut to new heights with this event. Featuring a galaxy of big names in...

This week’s episode is a fun one. Cory Stout’s story is amazing. He’s gone from selling watches on Groupon – he sold 7,000 watches in 1 day – but what should have been cause for celebration, in fact had disastrous consequences … He’s now running the biggest wood-frame sunglasses brand on Amazon. He has a very small team comprising, himself, his mum and a VA, Dora in the Philippines and together th...

A couple of weeks ago while I was up at Retail Global I moderated a Panel on International Ecommerce Expansion. One the panellists was Justin Huang. Apart from running restaurants, Justin is also the partnerships manager for Airwallex – he’s a super busy guy! At the panel, Justin was telling the story about how his company sells Bubble Tea Kits mainly through his shopify website www.bubbleteaclub....

G’day, G’day everybody! It’s been over a month since the last episode, so massive apologies! It’s been a busy, busy few months. I’ve moved house, held the Amazon Collective with Regina, travelled to Sydney for an Amazon Australia event and last week was up on the Gold Coast for the Retail Global conference where I moderated a panel on International Marketplace expansion and did a presentation on C...

I’ve just recorded an amazing conversation with Heath Thompson who is, I think, the world’s best Amazon PPC Expert. After listening in on our conversation I think you’ll agree. Let’s put it this way, (I’m going to fess up here) I’ve been helping a client over the last few months with their PPC and managed to get their ACOS down to around 30% – To be honest, I was really struggling to get it any lo...

Today I welcome back Gary Huang from the 7FSS . Gary pre-records almost all of the sessions for the event that will be happening in a few short weeks from now so you’ll get the inside running on all the latest tips and strategies that 7 figure Amazon sellers have been and are using right now to grow and scale their businesses. This year the 7FSS starts on the 28 th Feb 2022 and runs until the 4 th...

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing all round good guy, Jamie Paros from the End Game Network . Jamie and Michael Fenech have given so much to the Australian and International Amazon Seller Community so it’s awesome to have Jamie on the show today. Today we discuss how Jamie and Michael approach product differentiation (USP), mindset, the logistics nightmare, new launching tactics now SFB an...

I’ve been so so busy building my little Amazon Account Management agency Amasphere – getting it set up as an official service provider that I have not had time to get a podcast episode out the door for over a month! Apologies! Anyway today I have a special episode with Peak Design’s head of marketing Adam Saraceno. Peak Design started 10 years ago with a single camera accessory product, the Camera...

A really fun conversation coming your way today with Vance Lee from Live my Playground . Vance and Johnny Loh are crowdfunding legends who have raised millions over the years on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, using a product launch formula they’ve crafted over many successful projects, not only for themselves but for their students and clients. Kickstarter and Indiegogo are littered with thousands of...

This week, I chat to Shira Levine from Wish! Wish started life about 10 years ago with a goal to make shopping app-based and fun! There’s no doubt that they accomplished their objective as it really is fun, with the average visitor spending over 9 minutes on the app. However, with a glut of cheap and cheerful Chinese sellers basically taking over the platform, Wish decided to attract established b...

Please welcome back to the show Regina Peterburgsky from the Women on Amazon Podcast. This episode is a little different where we talk about investing in Crypto using a strategy that Amazon Veteran, Dan Hollings has put together called ‘The Plan’. My brother Mike (if you listened to Episode 105 , you’ll remember Mike and I sell together on Amazon) recently went through the training program and has...