Are your bookshelves overflowing? Do you frequent yard or estate sales? If so, you may be well positioned to sell used books on Amazon.com. Prepare for the secondhand bookselling business by paying attention to these details about setting up your shop and sales. Register to be a used book seller. Amazon makes it easy to […]
4 Steps To Get Started With Fulfillment By Amazon
May 12, 2017 by
Are you thinking about selling on Amazon? If so, you may want to consider signing on with Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), which takes product storage, shipping and customer services out of your hands and into Amazon’s purview. By having Amazon manage these tasks, you may find you’re more freed up to focus on other aspects […]
5 Tips To Promote Your Amazon Listings to Drive Sales
March 3, 2017 by
Selling via Amazon is a relatively simple process, with the potential for great profits. Still, if you aren’t seeing the numbers you were hoping for, you can take steps to promote your listings. These 5 tips may help you get your listings noticed and your sales soaring. Tip 1: Price your products right. Take the […]
Liquidation Tips for Your Slow Moving eBay Stock
January 17, 2017 by
Slow-moving stock got you down? You’re not alone. Even after the busy holiday period, you and other eBay sellers may be lamenting the robust inventory you weren’t expecting to have to manage, market or store. Once three months pass for new products and six months for used, you need to start thinking about how to […]
How To Become an Amazon Featured Merchant
January 3, 2017 by
Looking for a new way for your e-commerce business to become more visible and profitable? Consider becoming an Amazon Featured Merchant. Here’s a look at how to achieve Featured Merchant status and the benefits of this level of selling on Amazon. First, become a Pro Merchant. As long as you are planning to sell at […]
Amazon FBA vs. Direct Fulfillment: The Pros and Cons
October 25, 2016 by
When you sell on Amazon, you’re faced with the choice of whether to ship via Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) or directly. With FBA, you pay Amazon a monthly fee to store your products in the marketplace’s fulfillment centers, plus to have Amazon receive, fulfill and ship the item. Otherwise, you may fulfill and ship from […]
2016 eBay Fall Seller Update
September 13, 2016 by
If you are selling on eBay, be sure to educate yourself on changes taking effect this fall and into 2017. While some features will be available to you as early as October, others are in the works and expected to roll out next year. Here’s a quick look at what’s new. Structured Data helps refine […]
The Disadvantages of Using Amazon FBA
August 23, 2016 by
If you sell on Amazon, you likely are aware that Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) sellers have certain advantages over Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) sellers – including exposure to more potential buyers and faster delivery. However, FBA comes with a few caveats as well. While FBA does offer many benefits, that doesn’t mean it’s always the […]
Amazon’s Automate Pricing: Pros and Cons
July 26, 2016 by
You’ve chosen your products and thought about marketing methods for your Amazon e-commerce store. But what about pricing? Setting the right cost per product will ultimately determine whether shoppers will stay on your site or move on; even more important is the ability to stay competitive in the marketplace. But how can you consistently stay […]
What You Need to Know About eBay’s On-Time Shipping Metric
May 17, 2016 by
Effective February 20, 2016, eBay rolled out the new On-Time Shipping Metric, the marketplace’s new and more objective seller performance standards. These changes will both help and protect sellers when dealing with unexpected shipping problems. Here’s what you need to know. On-Time Shipping Basics Instead of buyer feedback, seller ratings and undelivered item requests factoring […]
