Amazon FBA Beginner Mistakes: A Guide to Avoid Them
Stepping into the world of Amazon FBA can be a minefield of beginner mistakes. The excitement of starting your own online business often overshadows the potential pitfalls and missteps that lurk in this vast marketplace… While I’ve previously written about why Amazon sellers fail, I want to expand on what problems new sellers can encounter, […]
Amazon FBA: Why and How to Label Books for Success
If you’re an Amazon seller looking to expand your business by selling books, understanding the ins and outs of how to label books is crucial. To maximize your success as an Amazon seller, we’ll discuss the necessity of meeting labeling requirements when selling books using FBA and explain how to do so. Properly labeled books […]
Unlock the Secrets of Amazon FBA Barcode Requirements
Selling products on Amazon with Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) requires the use of barcodes. Knowing and understanding Amazon’s barcode requirements is essential for successful selling on their platform. This post provides a detailed explanation of barcode types, including UPC/EAN barcodes, FNSKU barcodes, and ASINs (Amazon Standard Identification Numbers). By familiarizing yourself with these barcodes, you […]
What’s an IPI Score and Why It’s Important To You
When you become an Amazon FBA seller, there are a lot of things to keep track of. One metric that can be easy to forget about is your Inventory Performance Index, or IPI, score. In this article, we’ll define what the IPI score is, describe how it’s calculated, explain why it’s important to your Amazon […]
How Much Inventory Do You Need for Amazon FBA? [Answered]
How much inventory do you need for Amazon FBA? Using the knowledge gained from my years of experience growing my own Amazon FBA business, I’ll share with you what I know about managing your inventory levels. If you’ve already started selling on Amazon, it’s critical to understand how much inventory you need to keep in […]
Amazon FBA Meltable Products: What You Need to Know
With April fast approaching, it’s an appropriate time to talk about meltable products and the policies, management, and other requirements around this subject. Perhaps you’re wondering if you’ve got a product that might melt under certain temperatures, yet the product you have sells well, and you want to continue selling it past April. Do you […]
How to Get Reimbursed for Amazon FBA Shipment Lost Units
Whether you’ve just sent your first shipment to Amazon, or you’ve been sending shipments for years, you’ll eventually have a shipment where some of the units have gone missing. You can tell because the Shipped and Received unit numbers won’t match: Amazon isn’t perfect, so even if you haven’t experienced this yet, eventually you’ll have […]
How To Deal With Amazon FBA Inventory That Won’t Sell: Creating a Removal Order
With the 4th quarter of the year upon us, Amazon increases their FBA storage fees as shown in the table below: Storage month Standard size Oversize January – September $0.69 per cubic foot $0.48 per cubic foot October – December $2.40 per cubic foot $1.20 per cubic foot Which makes now a good time to […]