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The Amazon Files, hosted by Kristin Ostrander, Amazon business strategist and one of the founders of Mommy Income, hits the airwaves every Tuesday with the real truth about selling on Amazon. This show isn’t about sugar-coated reality. It’s real truth - the good, the bad and the ugly - shared with practical action steps and strategies to help both new and experienced sellers tackle the world’s largest retail sales platform.

Mar 25, 2019

Whether you’re new to retail arbitrage or have been doing it for years, making mistakes is par for the course. And while making mistakes is often how we learn and grow as entrepreneurs - it often comes at an expensive cost. Some mistakes can even be detrimental to the success of your business.

 

Today, we share the retail arbitrage mistakes you should avoid while building your Amazon FBA business. We highlight the most common errors many new Amazon sellers make and share the data points that you should consider when deciding to buy a product. We also discuss why you shouldn’t fall into the habit of buying with your heart instead of looking at the facts, share the tools that can bring you greater success, and offer clarity on when is the right time to move from retail arbitrage into wholesale bundles.

 

“The number one retail arbitrage mistake is only focusing on sales rank when it comes to deciding to buy a product.” - Kristin Ostrander

  

This week on the Amazon Files:

 

  • What is retail arbitrage?
  • Why you shouldn’t just rely on sales rank when deciding to purchase a product.
  • How to use Keepa to gain insights into product performance over time.
  • Gleaming insights from data points such as longevity, ratings, reviews, and the number of sellers.
  • Why you shouldn’t use a BOLO list.
  • Why you need to trust the facts and not your feelings.
  • How to use Merchant Words as an SEO and keyword tool.
  • The risks of selling from categories and brands that can be easily counterfeit.
  • Why you shouldn’t cherry pick what you scan in store.
  • The advantages of choosing replenishable items and speaking to store managers.
  • How much money you need to switch to wholesale bundles.

 

Mommy Income Question of the Week:

 

  • What does it mean to sell on Amazon?

  

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