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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 29, 2021

Selling on Amazon isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do. Every Amazon seller has definitely wanted to pull out their hair at some point. Luckily, there’s one of my favorite tools in the world: InventoryLab. It lifts so much of the stress and helps us focus on growing our Amazon business. And while Amazon’s...


Mar 22, 2021

People have limiting beliefs about money and personal finances all the time, and Amazon business owners are no exception. For instance, if you do retail arbitrage on Amazon and are thinking of pivoting to wholesale for the first time, you might already be thinking the words “I can’t afford that.” Starting...


Mar 15, 2021

I receive a lot of emails and private messages from new Amazon sellers about what it really takes to build a successful Amazon business. During the COVID-19 pandemic when many people were laid off from their corporate jobs or had their work hours drastically reduced and were trying to decide what they should do to earn...


Mar 8, 2021

I have proven throughout the years that, through smart listing optimization, you can direct buyer traffic to your products without leveraging Amazon ads. But let’s face it: sometimes, Amazon takes time to pick up on your listings and keywords. So, if you’re someone who wants to kick start your bundles and...


Mar 1, 2021

There is a serious issue in the Amazon community that we need to address: fake “gurus” and fraudulent “experts.” You’ve seen their webinars, flashy Ferraris, and lavish lifestyles. You’ve heard of leaving the 9-to-5 life to live in Hawaii and earning $20,000 a month. There’s nothing inherently wrong with...