How to manually add your inventory to Amazon EU
Ok, we all know Amazon.com is the big dog, BUT, depending on your product, you might see some great sales in Europe. Here's a quick look at how to set things up for the EU.Skip to the end of the post...
View ArticleMy 2 month Amazon suspension nightmare
April 2015. After months of delays and watching seemingly everyone else launch their products, I finally released my first private label product on amazon.co.uk. I was buzzing and produly messaged my...
View ArticleZero to launch – every step I took in launching my first private label product:
2017-2018 Update:If you're reading this in 2017 or later, please keep in mind that a lot has changed in the world of private label. You can have a look at my recent articles to see what i think about...
View ArticleThe real cost of launching my first private label product
So today, I wanted to talk about the real costs of getting started with a private label product - everything from samples to import to prep and shipping. This is a total breakdown of my first product...
View ArticleCreating an Amazon listing that converts
One of the most powerful, actionable things your can do for your product right now is to create a properly optimised listing.It amazes me to see that so many sellers are leaving money on the table...
View ArticleHow to potentially save thousands: The most important thing to do before...
I can only hope that you are reading this BEFORE you launch because it might just save you some serious money and a serious mistake.It’s time to talk about promos.As you probably know, part of a...
View Article6 quick and dirty tips to find your first golden product opportunity
Product selection is, without a doubt, one of the hardest steps of all.Sometimes people get so stuck with analysis paralysis that they never even launch a product!Weeks get spent researching followed...
View ArticleYou can't Amazon SEO your way to page one, here's why:
Amazon isn’t Google and you can’t just keyword drive your way to the top.You see, as well as selling my own branded products, I also consult and work with existing Amazon sellers who aren’t getting...
View ArticleHow to split test and choose the best images for your Amazon product
So, today I want to take a look at product images, or more accurately, how you can easily and cheapily split test them using Facebook ads.Also, I want to talk a little bit about how effective...
View ArticleCrunching numbers - is your potential product really profitable?
Getting a grip of the real costs and profits for your first private label product can be tricky at the research stage, but have no fear, this article should help you take into account everything you’ll...
View ArticleHow to set up user permissions in Amazon
If you have ever wanted to help set up someone's Amazon account or do some freelance work on someone’s seller central account, this is how you do it. (If you have no time to read, here's a download...
View ArticleListing hijackers: 4 types of hijacks and how to protect your listing
You may have heard this term before and you may even have been a victim of it. With more and more PL sellers jumping into the marketplace, people are coming up against some dirty competition.In this...
View ArticleThinking of selling on Amazon Europe - read this first
Today I’m going to break down Amazon US and Europe a little bit, so if you have a top-selling product in the US and are thinking of dipping your toes into the nest of the EU, keep...
View ArticleCanning product 1 - What I learned
Sometimes your first product is a winner, sometimes it’s not - mine, I feel, was definitely not. Here’s what I learned and what I’m doing with new products.Was it a total failure?Ah product one, the...
View ArticleHere’s the thing about your listing copy...
The fact is, 90% of buyers will probably never even read your full listing or product description, HTML formatted or not. But, it’s still massively important for one simple reason: Keywords.When...
View ArticleAnother 4 ways you can make money on Amazon right now
As you probably know, I am mainly a private label seller, nothing new there. Research, source, test, sell, repeat.But, what you might not have considered is that you don’t have to restrict yourself to...
View ArticleSelling on Amazon EU and US – Getting a good exchange rate
If you are a UK seller you are probably selling in the US or across the EU platforms too, I mean, why wouldn’t you? The US has crazy volume and with a UK seller central account, at no extra cost, you...
View ArticleHow to use crowd funding to aggressively scale your PL business
If you need to grow after initial production runs but are still too small to get banks to lend you money for more inventory, you should pay close attention to this article.As I’m sure most of you...
View ArticleShould I start selling on amazon.com or .co.uk?
A lot of EU-based potential sellers always start out with this question, as since I work on both, I thought I would share my thoughts.Pros of amazon.co.ukPro 1: Feels 'safer'If you are EU-based, the...
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