Against micromanagement: No single item matters
One error I see FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) sellers making is viewing their inventory as a collection of individual parts rather than a beating organism that pumps money into their bank account in a...
View Article4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Care About FBA Fee Hikes
Every time I see chatter on Amazon forums about increased fees, and how the sky is falling, and Amazon is a greedy monolith bent on destroying small sellers, I just roll my eyes. Specifically, I’m...
View ArticleThe Zen of Bookselling: Sourcing Books, and the Profit-Perception Equation
How two booksellers with the same tools and same knowledge achieve greatly different results. There’s a reason I write so loosely about sourcing tactics, and other things a lot of sellers won’t discuss...
View ArticleWhat a jewel thief can teach us about Amazon sourcing
In this post: The concept of blindspots: Making money off what other Amazon sellers don’t see The concept of Social Sourcing: Where the real money is Share your Social Sourcing stories Coming soon: My...
View ArticleFive things Amazon sellers worry about that don’t matter
If you worry about these things, you’re probably over-thinking your Fulfillment by Amazon business. I’m probably going to offend some people here, but I can’t help it. You’ll hear a lot of frantic...
View ArticleThe “new FBA seller invasion” is a hoax
There is one rumor I've heard in my six years as an FBA seller. It comes up several times a month. It's repeated everywhere Amazon sellers congregate. And it is stated as 100% absolute fact. It's also...
View ArticleWhat if your books aren’t selling? The only two reasons.
The only two reasons your Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) inventory isn't selling. In this article, I cover exactly how to know if you have an FBA inventory turnover issue, the only two (major) causes, and...
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