Podcasts by The Full-Time FBA Show - Amazon Reseller Strategies
Sometimes selling on Amazon can be frustrating, but we're here to help. Hosted by Full-Time FBA's Stephen and Rebecca Smotherman, The Full-Time FBA Show is a podcast focused on helping you grow your Amazon FBA business to a point where you can make a full-time income with only part-time hours. We'll talk about the best Amazon FBA strategies and hear inspirational stories from those who have succeeded in making a full-time income with Amazon. The podcast features fresh content, proven strategies, and motivational interviews that are sure to help you take the next steps in growing your Amazon business.
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218 – Items Beginner Amazon Sellers Should Avoid Reselling from 2023-12-11T08:30
When Amazon sellers first get started with their Amazon business, the foremost thing they tend to ask is, "Which items should I sell for a profit?" But an equally important question (and one tha...
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217 – When to Hold or Lower Your Price in December from 2023-12-04T08:30
In the final crunch-time push for Q4 sales, many Amazon FBA sellers are not sure whether to hold, lower, or raise their prices. So today, we’ll be assessing the right times to raise or lower you...
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216 – Top Gift Giving Ideas for Amazon Resellers from 2023-11-27T08:30
If you’re wondering what gifts to buy for the Amazon reseller in your life (or for yourself), then this episode is for you! Today’s conversation is a great resource for resellers who want to giv...
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215 – Last-Minute Q4 Strategies to Boost Profits on Amazon from 2023-11-20T08:30
Q4 is the most wonderful time of the year for Amazon sellers, and it’s not too late to get even more out of it! During this episode, we explore four last-minute Q4 strategies to help you get the...
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214 – Top Cyber Monday Online Arbitrage Sourcing Strategies from 2023-11-13T08:30
What if we told you Cyber Monday could be your most profitable Amazon sales day of the year? Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we discuss our top Cyber Monday online arbitrage (OA) sourcing strate...
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213 – The Q4 Motivation Episode from 2023-11-06T07:30
Looking for some quick-fire motivation for your Q4 Amazon FBA endeavors? You’ve come to the right place! Because dynamite comes in small packages, this episode is short and sweet as we share ins...
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212 – Overcoming Failure in your Amazon FBA Business from 2023-10-30T07:30
No one likes to fail! But the truth is, as Amazon FBA business owners, we’re all going to fail occasionally. This episode is dedicated to how you can improve your mindset about the failures you ...
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211 – Why Do We Sell Courses If We're So Successful on Amazon? from 2023-10-23T07:30
We’ve spent a decade helping people find success as Amazon FBA sellers. And throughout the years one of the most consistent questions we’ve received is this: "Why do you sell courses if you'...
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210 – Five Amazon Coach Red Flags from 2023-10-16T07:30
Curious about the potential of hiring an Amazon coach to boost your business? Tune in to this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, where we discuss five Amazon coach red flags based on our decade-...
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209 – How to Master Your Amazon FBA Reselling Skills from 2023-10-09T07:30
To run a successful Amazon FBA business, you need to ensure that you have all the necessary skills to be a reselling master. After all, you’re not looking for a single flash-in-the-pan sale; you...
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208 – Should You Consider Selling on Amazon Internationally? from 2023-10-02T07:30
Have you ever wondered if you would be successful at selling on Amazon in another country? Then this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show is for you! Today we discuss whether or not you should cons...
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207 – How to Get the Most from Your Online Arbitrage Subscriptions from 2023-09-25T07:30
Online arbitrage (OA) is a great way to buy inventory online with the purpose of selling that inventory for a big profit on Amazon. With OA being such a popular way to source for Amazon inventor...
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206 – How to Future Proof your Amazon FBA Business from 2023-09-18T07:30
For most Amazon sellers, the primary goal is to sell on Amazon to create a sustainable and profitable business that will continue to earn money consistently in the long run. So, what steps can s...
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205 – The Biggest Amazon FBA Failures We've Experienced in 10+ Years of Reselling from 2023-09-11T07:30
Growing an Amazon business is full of ups and downs. We love the ups and try to avoid the downs, but the road to Amazon FBA success will include some failure for everyone! Listen to today’s epis...
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204 – Creating a High-Productivity Schedule for Amazon Sellers from 2023-09-04T07:30
We all want to be more productive, but how can we actually find more time to get more things done in our Amazon business? Today on the show, we talk about crafting schedules that are super prod...
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203 – How to Transition from Sourcing One-Offs to Sourcing Replens for Lasting Success from 2023-08-28T07:30
When you started your Amazon FBA journey, you probably began by selling one-off inventory items, and there’s nothing wrong with that! But when you are looking to grow and expand your FBA busines...
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202 – How to Source a "Going Out of Business" Sale Successfully from 2023-08-21T07:30
Since 2020, increasing numbers of brick-and-mortar retail stores have gone out of business. When this happens, it’s often accompanied by a huge “Store Closing Sale,” where the store is shutting ...
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201 – When to Stock Up Your Amazon Inventory for Q4 from 2023-08-14T07:30
It may be the middle of August, but it is not too early to start thinking about how you can take advantage of all the incredible opportunities that Q4 brings for selling on Amazon! Today on The ...
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200 – The Full-Time FBA Show 200th Episode Celebration! from 2023-08-07T07:30
Join us today as we celebrate our 200th episode of The Full-Time FBA Show! This milestone is not only about the number of episodes but also about the incredible guests we've had and the invaluab...
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199 – Outsourcing Prep/Pack/Ship Warehouse – Nathan Bindschatel of My Prep Center Interview from 2023-07-31T07:30
Being an Amazon seller is hard work. It requires a healthy amount of physical labor, and most notably, it consumes so much valuable time. But you don’t have to do everything yourself. As a selle...
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198 – Six Critical Questions to Get You to a High Six Figure Amazon Income from 2023-07-24T07:30
Over the years, we’ve managed to generate a very consistent six-figure income through our FBA business. Today, we share some very helpful advice on how we got there. In this episode, you’ll hear...
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197 – Get the Most from The Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop from 2023-07-17T07:30
The day this podcast episode releases coincides with Day One of our highly anticipated Amazon Income Accelerator Workshop, and in this episode, we're talking about how to get the most from it. T...
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196 – What's Stopping You from Making a Full-Time Income on Amazon? from 2023-07-10T07:30
Earning a full-time income on Amazon may seem intimidating, but with the right guidance, it can be a far more achievable goal than you might realize. In today’s episode we take a closer look at ...
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195 – Amazon Seller Success Story - Interview with Kristy Winter from 2023-07-03T07:30
Today, we have an insightful and inspiring conversation with Kristy Winter, in which she shares her FBA seller origin story and how leveraging her Amazon business enabled her to start living her...
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194 – The Biggest Threats to your Amazon FBA Success from 2023-06-26T07:30
When it comes to running a successful Amazon FBA business, we usually emphasize the importance of maintaining a positive growth mindset and focusing on opportunities for improvement -- but we al...
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193 – Our Best Bookseller Tips for Maximum Profits from 2023-06-19T07:30
Books are the OG Amazon inventory, and today we’re going to share some of our best bookseller tips for making maximum profits. In this episode, you’ll hear about our favorite places to find prof...
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192 – Chris Green's New Book, The Flip Game - Author Interview from 2023-06-12T07:30
We have a very special guest joining us today on The Full-Time FBA Show. Chris Green is one of the original Amazon resellers who kickstarted our own (and so many other people’s) Amazon FBA busin...
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191 – Prime Day Tips to Maximize Your Sales from 2023-06-05T07:30
Prime Day is almost among us and we are so excited to share some tips with you to help you maximize your sales! In this episode, you will hear all about the history of Prime Day, why Amazon crea...
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190 – How Much Reseller Competition is Too Much? from 2023-05-29T07:30
In this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, we dive into the complex topic of selling on Amazon and competition. The question of how much competition is too much is often on the minds of Amazon s...
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189 – 3 Amazon Seller Truths that Nobody Else is Going to Tell You from 2023-05-22T14:24
In this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, we discuss three Amazon seller truths that nobody else will tell you. We first unpack how integrity is crucial for us and how we always aim to be hones...
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188 – Overcoming Analysis Paralysis in Your Amazon FBA Business from 2023-05-15T07:30
Having too much information or too many decisions to make can be overwhelming and cause you to simply freeze up. In this episode, we list three aspects that tend to cause analysis paralysis in A...
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187 – How to Deal with Negative Seller Feedback on Amazon from 2023-05-08T07:30
Even if you give the best customer service as an FBA seller on Amazon, at some point, someone is still going to leave you negative feedback. Too much negative feedback will cause you to lose out...
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186 – Big Amazon Updates You Need to Know Today from 2023-05-01T07:30
If you've been selling on Amazon for a while, you know by now that Amazon is always updating and trying new things. Today on the Full-Time FBA Show, we talk about three big Amazon updates that y...
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185 – Sucessfully Selling on Amazon During an Economic Downturn from 2023-04-24T07:00
Are we heading for an economic downturn? Well, whether or not we are, it’s important to be prepared! Today on the podcast we talk about successfully selling on Amazon even during an economic dow...
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184 – The Bad Habits of Unsuccessful Amazon Sellers from 2023-04-17T07:30
As Amazon sellers, it can be pretty easy to unknowingly fall into some bad habits that keep us from making as much money as possible. During today’s episode, we’re uncovering some of the things ...
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183 – Is Amazon Saturated with Too Many Sellers? from 2023-04-10T07:30
Every year, more and more resellers join Amazon to sell via FBA, and that leads some people to ask the question, "Is Amazon saturated with too many sellers?" In today's episode we dive deep into...
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182 – (Part 2) Dealing with Counterfeit or Intellectual Property (IP) Claims on Amazon from 2023-04-03T07:30
Today we continue with our two-part series on dealing with counterfeit and intellectual property (IP) claims on Amazon. Our focus for this week’s episode is what the best course of action would ...
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181 – Dealing with Counterfeit or Intellectual Property (IP) Claims on Amazon (Part 1) from 2023-03-27T14:08
Today’s episode is part one of a two-part series on counterfeit and intellectual property (IP) claims on Amazon. You'll hear some great information that can really help protect or even save your...
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180 – How to Earn 5 (or even 6) Figures a Month on Amazon from 2023-03-20T07:30
It's totally possible for you to make 5 (even 6) figures per month on Amazon., and we're not just talking about Q4, but all year long. If you are just starting out as an Amazon seller or looking...
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179 – How to Follow Rabbit Trails to Find More Inventory to Sell from 2023-03-13T08:30
A rabbit trail is when you’re focusing on sourcing one type of item to sell on Amazon and somehow you end up buying something completely different -- but it still works out as a really good purc...
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178 – Things You Need to Give Up in Your Amazon Business from 2023-03-06T08:30
Giving up on an aspect of your business is often hard to do and can be considered a form of failure. However, this could not be further from the truth, since giving up certain things can often b...
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177 – How We Grew a Wholesale Account to Six Figures - Case Study from 2023-02-27T06:30
In the space of a year, we managed to grow one particular wholesale account to six figures with only three easy phases. Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we are sharing a case study with you abou...
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176 – Top 2 Secrets for Finding More Inventory to Sell on Amazon from 2023-02-20T20:22
Every Amazon seller wants to find as much profitable and in-demand inventory to sell as possible, and today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are giving you our top tw...
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175 – What to Unlearn to Successfully Sell Wholesale on Amazon from 2023-02-13T08:30
If you’ve been in the retail arbitrage space for a while and you’re thinking of switching over to wholesale, listen to this episode before you start! From your budget to your sourcing tools to t...
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174 – Seven More Beginner Pitfalls to Amazon FBA Success from 2023-02-06T08:30
After last week’s episode (which covered seven beginner pitfalls to Amazon FBA success) we thought of seven more that we wanted to share with you! This episode covers everything from the dangers...
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173 – Seven Beginner Pitfalls to Amazon FBA Success from 2023-01-30T08:30
It’s easy to make mistakes when you’re starting out, so we’ve compiled a list of seven common FBA beginner pitfalls to help you learn and succeed from the get-go! In this episode, you’ll find ou...
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172 – The Sneaky Mistake that’s Sabotaging Your Amazon Business from 2023-01-23T08:30
Today on the show we take a closer look at the sneaky mistake that might be sabotaging your Amazon business. You might think you know what stops many Amazon sellers from finding the success they...
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171 – Overcoming Overwhelm in Your Amazon FBA Business from 2023-01-16T08:30
Running a full-time Amazon business can be fun but also involves a lot of work and stress. Regardless of how positive or resilient you think you are, at some point, you will become overwhelmed. ...
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133 - Garage Sale Sourcing Secrets for Amazon Resellers from 2022-04-25T07:30:55
One of the best sources for profitable inventory with a low buy cost and high ROI are garage sales (also called yard sales). With the abundance of ROI opportunities garage saling is a skill that fe...
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132 - Reselling Board Games for Big Money on Amazon from 2022-04-18T07:30:41
Selling board games, both new and used, on Amazon can make you big profits! Board games are an underrated item to sell in your Amazon business. The return on investment that can be made by selli...
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130 – Top 8 Books That Will Improve Your Amazon Business from 2022-04-04T07:30:24
If you love to read, then this episode is especially for you. If you don't like to read that much, then maybe this episode will give you the inspiration to pick up a book that might help take yo...
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128 – Amazon Reseller Time Management Strategies for Success from 2022-03-21T07:30:05
Time is your most valuable asset, but it can also be your most wasted asset if you don’t make the most of it. Last week on The Full-Time FBA Show, we talked about ROI. This week, we're talking abou...
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124 - Biggest Wholesale Mistakes I Made with My First Order from 2022-02-21T08:30:15
Amazon sellers are all bound to make mistakes as we begin to navigate our way through the world of wholesale, and boy did we make a few! Today, we share the six biggest beginner mistakes that Steph...
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123 - Pros and Cons of Wholesale Sourcing Strategies from 2022-02-14T08:30:30
There are multiple wholesale sourcing strategies out there, and we’ve tried them all! In today’s episode, we break down the pros and cons of each respective strategy. The most common go-to for m...
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122 - How to Increase Your ASP (Average Selling Price) from 2022-02-07T08:30:38
Today we talk about the nuts and bolts of increasing your average selling price (ASP) to create long-term success in your Amazon FBA Business. We share practical tips on how to progressively rai...
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121 - Why You Should Raise Your ASP (Average Selling Price) from 2022-01-31T08:30:32
If you want your Amazon business to be a successful one and not just a hobby, you need to raise your average selling price (ASP). In this episode, we delve into all the benefits of raising your ...
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120 - Avoiding the Top Scams that Target Amazon Sellers from 2022-01-24T08:30:16
Today, we’re tackling our all-time LEAST favorite topic: Scams! As unpleasant a subject as it may be, unfortunately there are scammers out there targeting Amazon sellers, and it’s important to k...
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119 - Reseller Advertising Strategies for Increased Profits (with Jo Ann Zimmerman) from 2022-01-17T08:15
Most people believe that you need to be a brand owner or private label seller to benefit from advertising on Amazon, but today we discover just how beneficial it can be for your FBA reseller busine...
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118 - Amazon FBA Predictions for 2022 (And Beyond) from 2022-01-10T08:30
Today we hear about Stephen and Rebecca’s predictions for Amazon in 2022 and what they mean for FBA sellers like you. The first five predictions are covered in-depth, with the potential impacts ...
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117 - Maximum Profits in the New Year - Q1 Success Strategies from 2022-01-03T08:30
Today we’ll discuss how to start 2022 with a BANG! Q4 was a crazy awesome time for sellers with sourcing tons of inventory to cater to a time of gift-giving and holiday getaways, while also deal...
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116 - Bloopers from Our First 100 Episodes from 2021-12-27T08:30
After 100+ episodes, with each one between 15 and 30 minutes long (on average), we’ve had our fair share of bloopers. Tune in to hear the moments we messed up, the times we couldn’t stop laughin...
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115 – 5 Amazon FBA Strategies for After Christmas Success from 2021-12-20T08:00
Having a wise post-Christmas strategy is a great way to start the new year right! In today’s episode, Stephen and Rebecca share five ways to grow your Amazon FBA business after the Christmas rus...
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114 - Amazon Experts Share Their Top Reseller Resources for Success from 2021-12-13T08:00
They say that someone is only as good as the tools they're using. With this in mind, today's episode is something a little different; we asked several Amazon experts to share their top reseller ...
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113 - Should You Take Out a Loan For Inventory to Sell on Amazon from 2021-12-06T08:00
The topic of whether or not to take out a loan to buy inventory for your Amazon FBA business is one that comes up pretty regularly, especially for some newer sellers. Discerning if that loan off...
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112 - Six Q4 Pricing and Sourcing Strategies to Increase Your Profits from 2021-11-29T08:30
When it comes to selling on Amazon, Q4 is a whole different ballgame than the rest of the year, and that also applies to your pricing and sourcing strategies. In today’s episode of the Full-Time...
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111 - Should you Merchant Fulfill in Q4 from 2021-11-22T08:30
Today we’re going to be talking (rather uncharacteristically) about FBM, Fulfillment By Merchant, and whether you should merchant fulfill some of your inventory via Amazon in Q4. Although FBA is...
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110 - Understanding the Suppressed Amazon Buy Box (And How to Restore It) from 2021-11-15T07:30
What is the Amazon Buy Box, and what does it mean if it’s suppressed? In this episode, we walk you through all things Buy Box -- from the three main reasons Amazon suppresses the Buy Box and the...
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109 - Seven Things Not to Do In Q4 as an Amazon Seller from 2021-11-08T08:00
There's plenty of information out there about what to do in your Amazon FBA business during the lucrative fourth quarter of the financial year, but we're here to tell you about some hugely impor...
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108 - Ten Black Friday Sourcing Strategies to Maximize Reseller Profits from 2021-11-01T06:00
Today we're talking all about Black Friday and how to get the most out of a day that has so much to offer for Amazon sellers. We kick off the discussion with some helpful retail arbitrage tips t...
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107 - Overcoming Your Fear of Buying Items with High Sales Ranks - Fears Series from 2021-10-25T07:00
As a reseller on Amazon, you’re predominantly going to be looking for low-ranking inventory items to resell. Generally speaking, the lower the rank, the faster the item will sell. For this reaso...
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106 - Overcoming Your Fear of an Branching Out Into New Amazon Categories - Fears Series from 2021-10-18T07:30
Welcome to the third installment of our 2021 October Fears Series! In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing a common theme in the world of FBA: the fear of branching out into new categories in th...
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105 - Overcoming Your Fear of an Empty Cart - Fears Series from 2021-10-11T07:00
This week, we'll be talking about a fear that many of us are all too familiar with: the fear of leaving a sourcing expedition with an empty cart. It’s easy to think that this fear only applies t...
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104 - Overcoming Your Fear of Going Too Deep on a Buy - Fears Series from 2021-10-04T07:00
For many people, fear holds them back from turning their part-time selling into a full-time income. In this episode, we address how you can overcome your fear of going too deep on an inventory i...
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103 - Top Google Chome Extensions for Amazon Sellers from 2021-09-27T07:00
Google Chrome, in our opinion, is the best browser for doing online arbitrage or wholesale sourcing because extensions for Chrome are so widely available. Today on the show, we are going to be t...
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102 - Avoid Burnout in your Amazon FBA Business from 2021-09-20T07:00
Burnout, and avoiding it, is an important topic if you are wanting to run your business long-term. Building a long-term business is like running a marathon, not a quick sprint, so it’s vital to ...
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101 - What to Do Next in Your Amazon FBA Business from 2021-09-13T06:30
If you’re struggling to know what to do next in your Amazon business, you are not alone. We are all at different stages with our business, and sometimes it can be tough knowing what to do next. ...
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100 - Top Amazon Reseller Lessons Learned from 100 Episodes from 2021-09-06T07:30
This week we celebrate episode number 100 with a jam packed podcast episode! In today's podcast we'll be covering the top Amazon reseller lessons that we've learned over the span of the first 10...
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099 - How to Increase Sales on Slow Moving Inventory from 2021-08-30T06:30
It happens to all of us; we end up with inventory that isn’t moving as fast as we would like. That’s why, in today’s episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, we share five different ways you can incre...
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098 - Is the Amazon Seller Marketplace Saturated with Too Many Sellers? from 2021-08-23T07:00
One of the questions we get asked a lot is “Is selling on Amazon a saturated business model?” Many people believe that there are just too many sellers for the current demand of items to buy on A...
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097 - 7 Ways to Find More Inventory to Sell on Amazon from 2021-08-16T07:00
If you feel like you are in a rut when it comes to sourcing inventory, then this episode is especially for you. While it's good to get into a routine of what you buy and where you source goods, ...
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096 - Why We Don't Private Label (And What We Do Instead) from 2021-08-09T07:00
Here at The Full-Time FBA Show, we do retail arbitrage, online arbitrage, and wholesale, and one of the questions we get asked a lot is, “When are you going to start doing private labeling?” Wel...
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095 - How to Handle Amazon Product Compliance Requests (Pesticides, Children's Toys, Etc.) from 2021-08-02T07:00
Due to legislative changes in the US, Amazon has had to send out a bevy of compliance requests to sellers for a seemingly unrelated series of product types, ranging from pesticides to towels to ...
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094 - Is The Wholesale Formula Course Worth It? from 2021-07-26T07:00
On today’s episode, we give you a full rundown of what the The Wholesale Formula course entails, how it compares to others that cover the same topic, and how each of us has benefited from doing ...
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093 - Wholesale Sourcing Mistakes Amazon Sellers Make - Dylan Frost Interview from 2021-07-19T07:30
“How can I make a profit while adding value to the brand whose products I am selling?” This is the question you need to ask yourself when starting an Amazon wholesale business, accordin...
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092 - 8 Things You Need to Start Selling Wholesale Items on Amazon from 2021-07-12T07:30
There are a lot of factors to take into consideration when becoming an Amazon wholesale seller. In today’s episode, Stephen and Rebecca run through the 8 key elements which will ensure that you ...
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091 - Maximize Learning with Free or Paid Reseller Trainings from 2021-07-05T07:30
When it comes to learning how to sell on Amazon, how to learn any particular Amazon reseller related skill, or how to improve your business, there is a ton of free information online. There is a...
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090 - Selling on Amazon: Easier or Harder Than 5 Years Ago? from 2021-06-28T07:30
Whether you’ve just started selling on Amazon or you’ve been doing so for a few years, you are likely to have some questions about how the Amazon landscape has changed in recent times. In today’...
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089 - Four Replens You Should be Selling on Amazon from 2021-06-21T07:30
Today on The Full-Time FBA Show, we follow up on last week's discussion on the topic of replens: items you can source and send to Amazon which sell so quickly that they continuously need repleni...
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088 - How Replens Can Boost Sales and Profits in Your Amazon FBA Business from 2021-06-14T07:30
In today’s episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, we talk about how replenishables (or "replens" for short), can boost your sales and your profits in your Amazon FBA business. We kick off our episod...
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087 - Wrong Questions Amazon Sellers Ask (And What To Ask Instead) from 2021-06-07T07:30
Here at The Full-Time FBA Show, we get lots of questions from the Full-Time FBA community. What we have found is that often those questions are based on misunderstandings. In today’s episode, we...
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086 - Big Lessons from an Amazon Fulfillment Center Tour from 2021-05-31T07:30
On today’s episode of The Full-time FBA Show, Rebecca and Stephen reflect on their tour of an Amazon Fulfillment center before the COVID pandemic. In their conversation, they discuss what they l...
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085 - 7 Amazon FBA Growth Hacks That Require No Sourcing Money from 2021-05-24T07:30
At one point or another, you are going to run out of sourcing money, but that does not have to mean you cannot grow your business anymore. In today’s episode, we hear about seven ways you can gr...
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084 - Adding Wholesale Bundles to Your Amazon Business with Kristin Ostrander from 2021-05-17T07:30
Wholesale bundles have numerous benefits; to you as the seller, and to your customers. As someone who has been on the retail and online arbitrage side of things, as well as the wholesale and who...
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083 - Creating Profitable Bundles to Sell on Amazon from 2021-05-10T07:00
If you are looking for creative ways to differentiate yourself on Amazon while turning an extra profit too, think about starting to sell items in bundles! Creating bundles is all about batching ...
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082 - Six Things We Wish We Did Earlier in Our Amazon Business from 2021-05-03T07:30
While there are many products and services available that claim to be necessities for starting a new business, it’s hard to know if you really need them, especially when you factor in the cost. ...
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081 - How to Compete with Amazon and Win the Buy Box from 2021-04-26T07:00
Competing with Amazon as a third party seller can be a daunting task. It’s easy to feel that the odds are stacked against you. After all, it’s a huge company with tremendous resources and contro...
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080 - Spring Cleaning For a Profitable Amazon FBA Business from 2021-04-19T07:30
It’s that time of year, where we spring clean various areas of our life, from our kitchens to our closets, to our computers. Just like everything else, over time our Amazon seller account can be...
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079 - Tactical Arbitrage for Online Arbitrage and Wholesale Profits from 2021-04-12T07:30
If you've ever tried manual online arbitrage (OA), you know that it can take up immense amounts of your time to find what you are looking for. On today’s show you’ll learn about a tool called Ta...
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078 - Selling Seasonal Items on Amazon for Big Profits from 2021-04-05T07:30
Today we dive into the topic of how to profit from selling seasonal items on Amazon. You might be wondering, what are seasonal items? Well, this category includes anything that isn’t usually pro...
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077 - How to Avoid the Race to The Bottom For Amazon Sellers from 2021-03-29T07:30
A race to the bottom isn’t the kind of race you want to win. By beating your competitors' prices to the bottom, you can ruin your chances of making good ROI. In this episode, Stephen and Rebecca...
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076 - What To Do When Your Inventory Doesn't Sell from 2021-03-22T07:30
When selling on Amazon, there are occasions you will struggle to move certain items from your inventory. This can happen for a multitude of reasons, and you can address this issue in a number of...
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075 - Amazon Stats That Will Blow Your Mind from 2021-03-15T07:30
In today’s episode, we are going to blow your mind with some incredible Amazon stats. Not only are they wildly impressive, but these facts and figures actually impact you as an Amazon seller and...
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074 - Working With a Partner-Spouse in Your Amazon Business from 2021-03-08T08:30
Whether it is a business partner or your significant other, working with a partner can have a hugely positive impact on your Amazon business. In today’s episode, you’ll hear our advice for succe...
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073 - Time Management Strategies for Amazon FBA Sellers from 2021-03-01T08:30
One thing you can never get back is time. You need to manage your time wisely so that you can follow the quickest, most efficient path to success. Welcome back to another episode of the Full-Tim...
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072 - How Ian Bower Averages 40K a Month with Wholesale Sourcing from 2021-02-22T08:30
Today we sit with Ian Bower, who has been selling items on Amazon that he sourced via wholesale companies for over five years. In the time that has passed, Ian has managed to scale his business ...
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071 - Biggest Wholesale Sourcing Myths - Interview with Dan Meadors from 2021-02-15T08:30
Selling products wholesale on Amazon can seem like a daunting undertaking -- not only because it seems like there are so many people who are already doing it, but because there are pervasive myt...
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069 - How To Turn Your Returned Items Into Profits from 2021-02-01T14:17:02
Returns are the worst. But did you know it can still be possible to make nice profits from your returned items? Today, we want to help you make the most of those items that get ...
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068 - Why Are My Sales So Slow? from 2021-01-25T08:30
Most Amazon sellers know that when you run an FBA business there will always be periodic times when sales are slow. This is inevitable, no matter what your strategy is, but there are definitely ...
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067 - Time vs Money and How to Get More of Both from 2021-01-18T09:00
The relationship between time and money is always changing, especially in an Amazon FBA business. In the beginning, time seems to be more expendable than money, but as your business grows and be...
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067 - Time vs Money and How to Get More of Both from 2021-01-18T09:00
The relationship between time and money is always changing, especially in an Amazon FBA business. In the beginning, time seems to be more expendable than money, but as your business grows and be...
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065 - Is Amazon Trying to Get Rid of 3rd Party Sellers from 2021-01-04T09:00
As we stand at the beginning of the new year, you might be asking the same question many others are: Is Amazon trying to get rid of third-party sellers? Spoiler alert: The answer is "no." While ...
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064 - Successful Goal Setting for Amazon FBA Sellers with Jo Ann Zimmerman from 2020-12-28T08:30
If you want to create success for your full-time FBA business, then setting goals should be your first step. Today we sit with full-time FBA seller Jo Ann Zimmerman to hear her secrets behind ef...
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063 - Skills for Amazon FBA Success from 2020-12-21T08:30
We have so many great guests join us on The Full-Time FBA show to share their wisdom but the person who joins us today is extra special because he is Stephen and Rebecca’s son, Peter Smotherman!...
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062 - How Not to Waste Your Q4 Profits from 2020-12-14T08:30
During the most lucrative part of the sales year, many sellers leave Q4 with high profits but without a clear plan on how to spend them. Today we give you our top tips on making the most of your...
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061 - Top Strategies for Finishing The Year Strong from 2020-12-07T08:30
Since December is one of our most lucrative sales months, today’s episode is devoted to helping your business end the year with a bang and not a whimper. We open by exploring why you should repr...
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060 - How Amazon Sellers Use Deal Lists For Maximum Profits from 2020-11-30T08:30
Many Amazon sellers avoid deal lists for the well-founded fear that items appearing on these lists will soon flood the market, leading to inflated competition and price drops. Today we dive into...
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059 - How Gratitude Impacts The Success of Your FBA Business from 2020-11-23T08:30
There are a lot of factors that can make your full-time FBA business successful, but sometimes it’s the simple things that can have the biggest impact. In today’s episode, we talk about how grat...
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058 - November Sourcing Ideas and Strategies for Amazon Sellers from 2020-11-16T08:30
Here are our best sourcing strategies you can use to turn bigger profits in your FBA business, specifically at this time of year. Christmas is just around the corner, and we all know how well to...
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057 - Online Arbitrage Tips for Black Friday Sourcing from 2020-11-09T08:30
Many successful Amazon resellers are studying and strategizing for Black Friday sourcing weeks in advance, but many people don’t realize how profitable Black Friday can be by just sitting on you...
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056 - Clearance Sourcing Tips to Help Increase Amazon FBA Profits from 2020-11-02T08:30
A great way to make money through reselling on Amazon is to source clearance items for your business. But how do you make the most of this strategy and what are the things to keep in mind as you...
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055 - Overcoming Your Fear of Amazon Account Suspension with Lesley Hensell - Fears Series from 2020-10-26T07:30
An Amazon account suspension is the number one thing that most Amazon sellers fear. Today Stephen interviews Lesley Hensell from Listen
054 - Overcoming Your Fear of Hiring Help for your Amazon Business - Fears Series from 2020-10-19T07:00
Sometimes it can be scary to think about actually hiring help in your Amazon FBA business. Expanding your business by adding more people can be a daunting process, with a long list of things to ...
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053 - Overcoming Your Fear of Making Sourcing Mistakes - Fears Series from 2020-10-12T07:30
Sometimes the fear of making sourcing mistakes will actually lead you to making more sourcing mistakes. In today’s show, Stephen and Rebecca create a slightly different format where we ...
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052 - Overcoming Your Fear of Tanking Prices - Fears Series from 2020-10-05T07:30
No Amazon seller likes it when their items start tanking in price. When prices go down, so do potential profits. On today’s episode of Full-Time FBA we dive into a 4-week Fear Series with the to...
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051 - Selling Oversized Items for Super-Sized Profits on Amazon from 2020-09-28T07:30
Selling oversized items on Amazon is often overlooked, but in today’s episode we talk about the benefits, dispel some of the misconceptions, and provide some tips for selling oversized items for...
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050 - How to Prepare for Q4 for Maximum Sales and Profits from 2020-09-21T07:30
Q4 can easily be the most profitable 3 months of your Amazon selling year. In fact, some sellers say that their Q4 sales eclipse the sales from the first nine months combined. As Amazon sellers ...
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049 - 5 Major Profit Leaks for Amazon FBA sellers from 2020-09-14T07:30
Today, we tackle five major profit leaks that affect many Amazon FBA sellers, also giving you solutions that will increase your revenue stream. It doesn’t matter how big your Amazon boat is, if ...
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048 - Halloween Profits for Amazon FBA Sellers from 2020-09-07T07:30
Are you wondering whether selling Halloween-related stuff is even worth it this year? Well, Stephen and Rebecca are here to tell you that not only is it worth it, but it can also be a profit...
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047 - How an Automatic Repricer Literally Doubled My Amazon Sales from 2020-08-31T07:30
To remain competitive in the Amazon marketplace, it is imperative that you are constantly reassessing the pricing of your inventory. While some Amazon sellers choose to adjust their prices manua...
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046 - Is Buy and Hold a Good Strategy for Amazon Sellers? from 2020-08-24T07:30
In this episode, we dive into the buy and hold strategy, which is basically buying products now in order to hold them to sell at a point in the near or distant future. Sometimes a reseller will ...
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045 - From Retail Arbitrage to Wholesale - A Success Story With Dan Meadors from 2020-08-17T07:30
Making the transition from a retail arbitrage business model to a 100% wholesale model was not something that Dan ever envisioned when he first started selling on Amazon, but when Dan learned ab...
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044 - Reverse Wholesale Sourcing Strategies - Interview with Dylan Frost from 2020-08-10T07:00
Wholesale sourcing does not have to be so hard. Most people who want to get into Amazon wholesale selling have met with the same old methodologies. But on today’s show, we’ll discuss a different...
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043 - How to Get Approved to Sell Restricted Brands on Amazon from 2020-08-03T08:00
Amazon Brand Restrictions. It's something that a lot of sellers get frustrated about when they're trying to grow their Amazon business. Today's episode covers how you can increase your chances o...
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042 - How Amazon Sellers Can Use Poshmark For More Sales from 2020-07-27T08:00
While you may have built your empire by selling on Amazon, today’s episode shows you how you can sell more by expanding to Poshmark — a marketplace for new and used clothing, accessories, beauty...
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041 - How to Deal With Returns so They Don't Ruin Your Amazon Business from 2020-07-20T08:00
We can all agree on one thing: returns stink. Imagine the scene — you’re an Amazon seller diligently checking your inbox when you get that painful message; another customer is returning one of y...
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040 - The Three Keys to Long-Term Amazon FBA Success from 2020-07-13T07:30
When most people start selling on Amazon they have visions of creating a sustainable income stream that will last them a long time, but few ever actually achieve that goal. In this episode, we a...
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039 - Amazon to Amazon Flips - Online Arbitrage Strategies with Jo Ann Zimmerman from 2020-07-06T08:00
Did you know you could actually buy items directly from Amazon and flip them back on Amazon for a profit? Today I'm talking with online arbitrage expert and seasoned Amazon seller Jo Ann Zimmerm...
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038 - Is There Still Room for New Amazon FBA Sellers from 2020-06-29T08:00
Whether you're just starting to sell on Amazon or you've been selling for a while, you might have asked yourself if the number of Amazon sellers was getting to a saturation point. Every day, mor...
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037 - Overcoming Your Fears of Starting to Sell on Amazon from 2020-06-22T17:51:26
Are you letting any fears stand in your way of pursuing the dream of starting and succeeding with an Amazon FBA business? Even though you might have read all the books, listened to the podcasts,...
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036 - Top Amazon FBA Myths You Need to Stop Believing from 2020-06-15T08:00
Today we are going to look at the top myths that may be preventing you from growing your FBA business and meeting your goals. These myths range from the serious to the trivial, but if you're bel...
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035 - Why Some Amazon Sellers Sell at a Loss (And How That Impacts You) from 2020-06-08T08:00
Why would anybody sell an item on Amazon for such a low price that they're actually losing money on the transaction? If you’ve ever been sourcing, found an item, but see it's for sale on Amazon ...
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034 - How the eBay App Can Help Amazon FBA Sellers Make More Money from 2020-06-01T07:00
You don’t have to buy and/or sell on eBay to benefit from the platform! Creating an account and downloading the eBay app is free, and today we’re going to talk about how you can leverage this ap...
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033 - Top 9 Free Tools for Amazon FBA Resellers from 2020-05-25T07:00
Find out the top nine free tools for Amazon FBA resellers to help you make more money and save some time. These simple, easy-to-use, and – best of all – free tools will help you grow your Amazon...
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032 - Online Arbitrage - Advanced Strategies for OA Success with Rebecca Smotherman from 2020-05-18T07:00
Today we are following up on last week's show on online arbitrage. While we explored beginner strategies in that episode, today we are taking things a step further and going deep on some advance...
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031 - Online Arbitrage - Beginner Strategies for OA Success with Rebecca Smotherman from 2020-05-11T07:00
Getting started with online arbitrage (OA) can feel overwhelming. From not knowing where to look for inventory to feeling like you don’t have enough time, it may seem like there are many roadblo...
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030 - The Truth Behind Amazon's Return Policy - The Good The Bad and the Ugly from 2020-05-04T07:00
Could Amazon's return policy actually be a good thing for Amazon sellers? We all know that sinking feeling attached to a return notification from Amazon. While returns may not be our favorite pa...
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029 - Where to Find Profitable Wholesale Accounts for Amazon Sellers from 2020-04-27T07:00
Looking for the best ways to source profitable wholesalers for your Amazon FBA business? This episode is especially for you. Finding these wholesale so...
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028 - Six Risky Amazon Strategies and Why We Don't Teach Them from 2020-04-20T08:00
They say the bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. But some Amazon strategies are too risky to ever pay off. In this episode, we unpack six risky Amazon strategies and why we don’t teach them....
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027 - Behind the Scenes of the Full-Time FBA Amazon Business from 2020-04-13T08:00
Today on the show, we give you a behind the scenes look at The Full-Time FBA Amazon business journey: How we got started doing FBA, how we’ve progressed to working part-time hours with a full-ti...
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025 - Gain Confidence and Overcome Imposter Syndrome from 2020-03-30T08:00
How confident do you feel as an Amazon seller? In today's episode, we will help you build up the confidence you need to find that success you're looking for.
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024 - Inauthentic Claims and How to Respond with Kim Coghlan from 2020-03-23T07:30
It seems like almost every Amazon seller has to deal with being accused of selling an inauthentic item on Amazon - even if we know for a fact that it's not inauthentic at all. If you've never ha...
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023 - Amazon Announces a Temporary Pause for FBA Sellers from 2020-03-19T07:00
Amazon announced on March 17th that the FBA warehouses are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into their fulfillment centers so t...
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022 - How to Respond to Coronavirus and COVID-19 as an Amazon FBA Seller from 2020-03-17T19:15:37
With all that’s going on in the world right now during the spread of Coronavirus and the resulting COVID-19, we at Full-Time FBA want to take a moment to check in with our listeners and let you ...
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021 - Amazon Sales Rank: Top 8 Things You Need to Know from 2020-03-16T08:00
Sales rank on Amazon can be one of the most perplexing aspects of the trade. In today’s episode, we clear up the confusion by unpacking this phenomenon, describing what it is and how it works so...
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020 - Improve Your Amazon Feedback Score the Easy Way from 2020-03-09T08:00
Having a good customer feedback score is a vital part of FBA success on Amazon. Higher scores increase your ability to win the buy box, helps you earn customer trust, and even ensures higher lev...
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019 - Find Profitable Inventory Even With Limited Funds from 2020-03-02T09:00
Here are 8 different ways to find profitable inventory to sell on FBA, specifically if you have limited amounts of sourcing capital to work with. The goal with these strategies is to find invent...
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018 - How to Earn More Sourcing Money to Buy Amazon Inventory from 2020-02-24T15:39:45
Here are six ways that you can earn money to fund your FBA pursuits! These are a bunch of fast money-making strategies that you can use to get quick cash in hand to build up your Amazon business...
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017 - Find Profitable Inventory to Sell on Amazon When You're Broke from 2020-02-17T08:00
When you're just beginning to sell on Amazon, one of the best ways to start growing your business is to find profitable inventory that costs you zero dollars. The crazy thing is that there are s...
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016 - How You Can Succeed on Amazon When Most Sellers Quit from 2020-02-10T09:00
The numbers are not encouraging. There are over 1 million new Amazon sellers that start every year but almost all of them end up quitting. In today's episode, we'll discuss the main reasons why ...
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015 - Six Reasons To Get Excited About Selling on Amazon in 2020 from 2020-02-03T10:00
The future is bright for Amazon sellers in 2020! While some people think that it's too late to join the Amazon reseller party, the truth is that now is an amazing time to start selling on Amazon...
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014 - How to Have Your Best Q4 Ever from 2019-08-28T09:00
Q4 is awesome, but let's make it even better! Amazon sellers, if they focus on these strategies, can find that their Q4 sales multiplied 10X from the rest of the year. In this episode, I share w...
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013 - Communicating with a Seller Central Support Rep from 2019-08-21T09:00
Learn the magic words to finally get the help you need from a Seller Central Support rep. In this episode, you'll learn how to lessen the frustrations and find more solutions by tweaking how you...
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012 - Start Selling Wholesale on Amazon with Dan Meadors of The Wholesale Formula from 2019-08-14T09:00
Finding profitable wholesale suppliers can be hard if you don't know these strategies taught by Dan Meadors of The Wholesale Formula. Learn what wholesale companies are looking for in a buyer an...
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010 - Outsourcing: Make More Money by Working Less on Your Amazon Business from 2019-07-31T09:00
Imagine working less but making more money. It's not too good to be true! Learn exactly what to outsource, who to outsource it to, and how to best use your brand new free time. Stop being a one-...
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009 - How to Avoid the Summer Sales Slowdown on Amazon from 2019-07-24T09:00
How to avoid the summer sales slow down every year. In this episode, we discuss multiple strategies to keep your sales consistently high during the summer months. No need to worry about slow sum...
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009 - How to Avoid the Summer Sales Slowdown on Amazon from 2019-07-24T09:00
How to avoid the summer sales slow down every year. In this episode, we discuss multiple strategies to keep your sales consistently high during the summer months. No need to worry about slow sum...
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008 - Who is Rebecca Smotherman of Full-Time FBA? from 2019-07-17T08:00
Learn how Rebecca overcame her skepticism, started selling, and achieved her goal of making a full-time income on Amazon. We also talk balancing family with an online business, as well as obstac...
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007 - How Your Mindset Impacts Amazon Profits and Sales from 2019-07-10T08:00
Your mindset could be the missing puzzle piece you're looking for on the road to success. In this episode, we'll talk about how the growth mindset and the fixed mindset impact different areas of...
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006 - Chris Grant from Clear the Shelf talks Retail and Online Arbitrage from 2019-07-03T08:00
From a salesman to making a full-time income selling on Amazon, Chris walks us through his journey to becoming his own boss. He shares his story about doing retail and online arbitrage, plus whe...
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004 - Top 6 Profit Accelerators for Amazon FBA Sellers from 2019-06-19T04:30
Want a boost in your Amazon FBA profits? Take action on these 6 easy-to-implement profit accelerators. Each one of these action steps can help you see a nice boost in your profits if done consis...
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004 - Top 6 Profit Accelerators for Amazon FBA Sellers from 2019-06-19T04:30
Want a boost in your Amazon FBA profits? Take action on these 6 easy-to-implement profit accelerators. Each one of these action steps can help you see a nice boost in your profits if done consis...
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003 - Jessica Larrew of The Selling Family from 2019-06-07T18:49:31
Today, we talk to Jessica Larrew from The Selling Family. Jessica and her husband Cliff have been selling on Amazon for many years. Jessica tells us her origin story and how they were able to tr...
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002 - How To Win the Amazon Buy Box for Increased Sales from 2019-06-07T18:36:42
In this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, you'll learn about the most important part of an Amazon product page: the Buy Box. We'll share with you how the Buy Box works, and more importantly, ho...
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001 - Who is Stephen Smotherman from Full-Time FBA? from 2019-06-07T18:00:06
On the first episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, you'll learn more about Stephen and Rebecca Smotherman and their journey to making a full-time income with only part-time hours via Amazon FBA.
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001 - Who is Stephen Smotherman from Full-Time FBA? from 2019-06-07T18:00:06
On the first episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, you'll learn more about Stephen and Rebecca Smotherman and their journey to making a full-time income with only part-time hours via Amazon FBA.
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