Keep Accumulating Product Reviews in the Post-Incentivized Review Era – by FeedbackExpress
Guest Blog by Chris Dunne from FeedbackExpress Now that incentivized reviews have been banned, that leaves limited choices for how to get product reviews while staying within Amazon’s community guidelines. Did you know that less than 10% of all buyers leave feedback of any kind on Amazon? This can often be down to buyer apathy […]
Effective Immediately, Amazon is Prohibiting Sellers from Providing Free or Discounted Items for Product Reviews
Last week Amazon announced a major change to their community guidelines: Incentivized product reviews are now prohibited, meaning Amazon sellers are no longer allowed to give away products for free or at a discounted price in return for product reviews, this includes giving promo codes to prospective reviewers. Amazon has always been diligent with their […]
Advanced Strategies for Professional Amazon Sellers to Win the Buy Box – By Feedvisor
To master the art of winning the Buy Box, sellers need to understand how Amazon determines who wins the Buy Box. For some sellers, winning the Amazon Buy Box might feel like a race to the bottom: the aim of the game being to undercut their competitors. Sadly, this one-track focus often ends up eroding […]
Account Suspensions: How to Prevent Them & How to Get Reinstated – By SellerEngine
Sellers with a proactive approach to their selling privileges can avoid an account suspension. Being diligent saves a lot of paperwork, effort and company resources in the long-run. But a suspension isn’t the end of the world. Here are some tips for preventing or trying to tackle an account suspension: How to Avoid Amazon Account […]
What is Amazon Repricing? The Secrets of Automation
By Seller Republic Marketplace repricing, always an integral part of commerce, has come a long way from manually marking wares to the sophisticated software-based repricers of today. Bagging the Buy Box Strategic pricing can be the thorniest challenge small to medium-sized Amazon sellers face – set the price too high, and risk a competitor taking […]
4 Tips to Save Time & Increase Profits by Applying the 80/20 Rule to Your Amazon Business – by Skubana
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Pareto Principle, or more commonly known as the 80/20 rule. It states that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. What are some of the applications of the 80/20 Rule when it comes to optimizing your Amazon Business? Well, look at your product line with a broad […]
Amazon Vendor Central & Vendor Express: Is it Right for You?
In recent months several Amazon merchants, who are also the manufacturers and designers of the products they sell, have asked me if they should just sell their products to Amazon and let Amazon be their distributer. What these merchants are really asking is if I would recommend them to use Amazon Vendor Central or Vendor […]
The Lucrative World of Private Labeling – What You should Know
If you are like most Amazon sellers you are always on the lookout for new items to sell that don’t have as much competition. Not only are sellers becoming increasingly tired of heavy competition driving down their profit margin but there’s also the fact that Amazon can sell your products and that’s not an easy […]
The 5 Steps to Sales Tax Mastery for Amazon Sellers – M. Faggiano, TaxJar
Amazon FBA sellers have a complicated relationship with sales tax. Most states with Amazon fulfillment centers consider housing inventory in their state to create “sales tax nexus.” Sales tax nexus is just a legalese way of saying “significant presence” in a state and it means that you need to collect sales tax from buyers in […]
Getting Product Reviews – The Right Way
Amazon’s customer-centric approach to online shopping not only allows but encourages shoppers to leave honest reviews for the products they buy. Every Amazon seller wants lots of positive reviews for their products because not only do they let customers know that they are making a wise purchase but they also factor into Amazon’s search result […]
Why Amzaar.com Exists: How Third-Party Companies and Software Developers can Help Amazon Sellers
As an Amazon seller, think of everything you have to do to sustain and grow your business. Below is a flowchart showing many facets required to sell and stay competitive on Amazon: Of course this flowchart is just a sample and may not represent your business model, but the point is to show that a […]
3 Pro Tips for Effective Amazon Repricing – Izabella De Souza, Appeagle
There’s no way around it—if you sell on Amazon, you’re going to need a repricer. There are simply too many sellers with too many listings to keep up manually. But how can you get the best out of your repricer? Let’s explore three key tips to effectively repricing on Amazon. Set Minimums & Maximums Setting […]
Tips for Amazon Sponsored Product Ads
Tips for Amazon Sponsored Product Ads With over two million Amazon sellers and millions and millions of products for sale on the world’s largest online marketplace, getting your product in front of the shopper is the cornerstone in every Amazon seller’s strategy. Often times, especially for newly listed products, you will find that your listing […]
For Newbies: FBA 101 – Introduction to Fulfillment by Amazon
Introduction to Fulfillment by Amazon by Patrick McDaniel, Amzaar.com Maybe you’re new to selling on Amazon and have been hearing a lot about this thing called “FBA”. Or perhaps you’ve been selling on Amazon for a while and you’re ready to use FBA but aren’t exactly sure how it works. FBA stands for “Fulfillment by […]
3 Challenges Facing FBA Sellers (& How to Overcome Them) – Joanna Lupo, eComEngine
3 Challenges Facing FBA Sellers (& How to Overcome Them) If you are an Amazon Merchant who uses Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA), you know that the benefits of the program can far outweigh the costs. Most sellers actually see a significant jump in sales once they join the program. Plus, FBA handles storage of your […]
How Amazon Third-Party Sellers Gain a Competitive Advantage with Repricing Software – Chris Dunne, RepricerExpress
How Amazon third-party sellers gain a competitive advantage with repricing software Price is so closely linked to volume of sales and product visibility on Amazon, that third-party sellers need to continually ensure their products are priced competitively to keep sales flowing—and if you have hundreds or thousands of products, doing this manually, isn’t viable. That’s […]
Why Repricing is the Key to Being Competitive on Amazon – Angelica Valentine, Wiser.com
Why Repricing is the Key to Being Competitive on Amazon Amazon accounted for 23% of all US eCommerce sales in Q2 of 2014. If you’re wise enough to be selling on the marketplace, then it’s time to reconsider your pricing strategy. One out of date price can lead to a decrease in your bottom line. […]
Now’s a Good time for Amazon US sellers to offer their products on European marketplaces – Karolina Kułach, Webinterpret
Now’s a Good time for Amazon US sellers to offer their products on European marketplaces 4.61 billion: this is the number of people who have no regular Internet connection today, out of which nearly everyone is predicted to have Internet access by 2020. Are you aware what this might mean for the future of your […]