A Look at Your FBA Shipments

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Amazon is in the Warehouse business handling millions of inbound and outbound shipments. Their processes are invisible to we Sellers, and that makes for some confusion and concerns while they are processing our shipments. This is how I explain the shipment process to Sellers with concerns. For anybody else with these sorts of questions about … Read more

Amazon’s “Send to Amazon” Work Flow

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In 2022, Amazon implemented a mandatory change to the FBA shipment process. They call it Send to Amazon, and claim it makes the FBA shipment process easier. Well, according to many, it isn’t easy — At All. It is Soooo Confusing! The truth is, it is a change, and change isn’t always accepted, embraced, or … Read more

All About Prepping Your Inventory

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You’ll have to get your products ready for shipment and storage at an Amazon FC (Fulfillment Center). This is called Preparation or Prep. What and how much you will have to do will depend on the product, and how you’ve decided to manage your inventory. You will be labeling, bagging, boxing and generally protecting your … Read more

Musings on the Buy Box

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The basic premise of the Buy Box is that Amazon wants the Buyer to have the best shopping experience. This experience is measured against Amazon, then compared to other Sellers. FBA is not required, but a Professional Account is. For example, Seller A has a Positive Feedback Score of 100%, but only has 12 Feedbacks. … Read more

Trade Show Attendance Tips

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(I originally wrote this a couple of years ago for a group of Amazon Sellers on the FaceBook Group, My Silent Team. I am also a paid coach for the My Silent Team company headed up by Jim Cockrum. He is the creator and main leader for the Proven Amazon Course (PAC), the best ecommerce … Read more

Productivity — If You Can Do It!

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Do you need some help with motivation to get stuff done? I don’t know about you, but I sometimes (often… always…) have a tough time getting things done, especially important stuff. We get our Amazon business stuff done, me reluctantly, Sandi relentlessly. I am able to walk by important farm stuff and in my mind… … Read more

Printing Item Labels

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There are several labels available for printing. Today, I’ll cover the item FNSKU labels. There are 2 ways to “label” your inventory: Manufacturer’s Barcode, and Amazon Barcode. You choose which method when creating or converting FBA listings. Amazon creates your FNSKU # when your item is listed for FBA. If you chose Manufacturer’s barcode, then … Read more

Don’t Run Your Business with FEAR

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I talk with many new and veteran Amazon Sellers. It is common for the new ones to be reluctant to start or keep going because they are afraid. Afraid to make a mistake, to buy certain products for fear of getting their account banned, afraid to try something because they don’t know how to do … Read more

How to Ship Amazon Merchant Fulfilled, eBay, and Etsy Orders

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Selling on eBay, Etsy, or on Amazon as Merchant Fulfilled (MF or FBM) is an easy way to add additional revenue to your business. But, it means that you have to ship all the individual orders to the customer. It isn’t hard, but can appear intimidating. I can show it to you. Shipping Supplies First, … Read more

This Is How We Ship It

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In the Process of Find It, List It, Ship It, Repeat, it’s time to share how we do our Ship It. We have developed a couple of processes to make it go faster. I build a “Ship List” of things to ship this week. It’s a Word doc with a table to organize our shipping. … Read more