The Smartest Amazon Seller

In today’s episode, we talk about the Amazon lending program. We discuss the different parameters that determine the customized offers they make to each seller. We explain how the program works and highlight why we, at BuyBoxer, chose Amazon Lending above other services. We also explain the particulars of why we now want to switch to another service. We talk about their policies and how they are s...

In today’s episode, we talk with the founder of Junglescout.com, Greg Mercer. Jungle Scout is the #1 Amazon product finder and research tool. Greg gives us his perspective about the challenges of starting a SAS business and he talks about how he planned and built the particular facets of his product. We also discuss the various features of Jungle Scout within the context of Amazon's inner mechanic...

In today’s episode, we do an interview with Yohan Wong, Merchant Service Sales Manager at Ping Pong Payments, a foreign-exchange virtual bank account. We talk about what Ping Pong Payments does and what the advantages are of using their service over their competitors. These advantages include greater profits from better exchange rates and a 1% instead of 1.5% foreign exchange fee (EXCLUSIVE FOR LI...

In today’s episode, we speak with James Thomson from Prosper, an Amazon-specific conference. He was Amazon’s first FBA account manager and then ran Amazon Services, the group that is responsible for recruiting almost all 3rd party sellers to the platform. We discuss how Prosper is different from other conferences in that its main focus is education and providing networking opportunities without bi...

In today’s episode, we do a phone interview with Danny Carlson, E-Commerce professional and founder of the Amazon FBA Agency, Kenji ROI. Danny also hosts the podcasts, Actualize Freedom Podcast and The Danny Carlson Podcast. In this interview, we get into the details of product page optimization and discuss the best approaches to structuring product descriptions. We also talk to Danny about indexi...

In today’s episode, we discuss advertising on Amazon through pay-per-click. We explain the basics of PPC, discuss what’s unique to Amazon’s approach to PPC, and talk about many different strategies to optimize your advertising strategy, including choosing and managing campaigns and determining the best average cost of sale. Introducing Topic 0:33 Why Do PPC? 3:03 What’s Unique About Amazon PPC? 5:...

In this episode, we share our perspective on the importance of thinking ahead by diversifying your business on Amazon. We cover the advantages of the Seller Central Program vs. the Vendor Central Program, as well as what agencies are and how we can use them to our advantage. We also discuss the current state of brands and wholesale on Amazon, as well as where they could be going and how diversific...

In this episode of The Best Amazon Seller, we talk about when to get your own warehouse, what this might require, and what type of warehouse you would best benefit from. - Meet-Ups 1:03 - When Should you get Your own Warehouse 7:25 - What Warehouses Allow you to do 13:05 - Black stocking 16:53 - Payability https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/ https://www.buyboxer.com/

In this episode of The Best Amazon Seller, we dive a little deeper into what a mini-conference (meet up) of mine looks like and why they are so helpful. I will be starting to visit cities around America and hosting these mini-conferences for sellers so if you are interested in attending one please DM me on my social media platforms. - Introduction 1:17 - My Goals for Meet-Ups 6:59 - How I will kee...

In this episode of the Best Amazon Seller we talk about the different categories to sell on Amazon. There are a wide variety of categories to choose from and each one has its value. I will highlight just a few, talk about the up sides and downsides of each, and share a little on the categories Buyboxer focuses on. - Sports 2:32 - Home and Kitchen 6:46 - Toys 7:48 - Grocery 9:43 - Arts and Crafts 1...

In this episode of the Best Amazon Seller, we talk about how to improve your shipping process. Some of the topics we cover are figuring out how software can help increase productivity in your business and when it’s needed. We also give examples from my business and give an overview of what we use in our shipping process, things we avoid and products we lean toward. - Introduction 0:15 - Designing...

In this episode of the Best Amazon Seller, we interview Albert Polanco, a founding member of Zon Product Photography. He gives us a wealth of knowledge not only on product pictures for Amazon but also on the subject of general marketing tips. - How did you start? 1:20 - The Primary Image 5:37 - Show Don’t Tell 11:55 - Good and Bad Lifestyle Photos 15:01 - Text and Badges 20:01 - Mistakes of Past 3...

On this episode of the Best Amazon Seller we talk about the power of having good photography. With many people using the mobile app for amazon, people are looking for quick quality pictures that tell the story well. People often would prefer looking at a picture rather than looking at the bullet points to find information. We talk about different routes including hiring or doing it yourself. - How...

On this episode of The Best Amazon Seller we talk about The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and how we can relate this to an e-commerce business. The book delves deeply into how our habits can rule our lives for the good or the bad. These habits influence practically all of our choices and understanding this can help our efforts in our online sales. - New Things within Buyboxer - The Power of Hab...

Refunding can depend a lot on your inventory. Depending on your inventory, this can vary a lot, but you really need to know your reports to even know if you are getting your product back. Figuring this out can impact your business, so listen in to this episode to learn more about refund percentages and how to optimize your business. https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/ https://www.buyboxer.co...

In this episode, Scott talks about the things he wishes he knew when he started out in Amazon FBA. No matter how large their business is, even the massive FBA businesses have issues selling on the Amazon marketplace. Amazon isn't a place where you can just set something up, leave it alone, and expect it to sell while you coast. Listen in and learn about some tricks and tips that you can start appl...

In this episode of the Smartest Amazon Seller, Scott interviews Alex representing Payability. They talk about when it is appropriate to take out a loan or an advance, how to work in the ecommerce world with advertising, and financial products for ecommerce based companies. They also discuss the difference between a loan and an advance. Alex - When is it worth the risk of taking an advance or loan?...

This episode dives into the benefits of attending conferences and how this can help you sell on Amazon. Meeting and interfacing with other sellers can lead huge growth and connections. The episode also dives into the various conferences that Scott has attended including Amazon hosted conferences. Conferences there lead Scott to insights that give sellers an upper hand. Learning From Others 1:37 Me...

Today's subject is the Marketplace Growth Program / Strategic Account Services. One of the most useful things you can do to with Strategic Account Services is getting into an account that can benefit you and getting introduced to a particular team, which can be done by talking to an account manager. If you haven't heard of or used this before, this can be an amazing way to work with Amazon in very...

Scott's full-time job is developing automation for his company's seller account, so this week he is sharing his insights about this kind of software development. The majority of the ordering processes, profitability analysis, and advertising automation is done by unique software that they have developed. What you want to consider when you hire someone to develop software or start to do it yourself...

What is KEEPA and why would you want to use it? Scott discusses the importance of KEEPA, the database that contains the history of products on the Amazon Marketplace. Using this tool, you can see the story of products, its prices, what happens during certain seasons, and much more. 1:23 What is KEEPA 5:30 History of reviews and analyzing competitors 8:49 Sourcing leads https://www.instagram.com/sm...

Today's episode features an interview with Michael Erickson Facchin, an expert in advertising, host of the PPC Den Podcast, and the founder of Ad Badger. He has spent years optimizing Google Ads for 10 years and Amazon Ads for 7 years. In this episode, Scott and Michael discuss digital marketing, confirmation-bias in ads, twin-engine strategy, click-through rates, keyword rankings, and much more....

Today's subject is liquidating inventory. When making a decision on what to do with products on Amazon if they aren't selling, no matter what you do, action is better than non-action. You really need to answer one question, and that is 'why is this product not selling'? There are 3 reasons for this - discoverability, click-through, and conversion. If people aren't buying, it really comes down to t...

Is Amazon a fair marketplace? What should you think about as you enter into Q4? In this episode, Scott addresses these two questions. When dealing with Amazon, even hard work and intelligence don't make it a fair marketplace, and sometimes you just need to take advantage of the opportunities you may have and others may not while on the Amazon marketplace. https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/

What is NARF? Probably the worst acronym ever. However, the North American Remote Fulfillment Program could make a huge difference in your foreign sales. In this episode, Scott gives his opinion and analysis about what this could mean for your business. The reason this program is so great is because Amazon takes control of a lot of the hassle that is usually involved in foreign marketplaces. It gi...