Let’s be real: Amazon can sometimes be a mean, crazy beast, but it also allows us to create, run, and grow a long-term sustainable online business. And how do we keep our businesses safe from the beast? By knowing its policies and being compliant. Lesley Hensell, co-owner and Partner at Riverbend Consulting, is our favorite go-to person when it comes to dealing with the whims of everyone’s favorite frenemy, Amazon. Lesley and her amazing team of consultants at Riverbend Consulting...

From foreclosure to seven figures, Kristin Ostrander is on a mission to help other moms Dream Big and Step Small. Ostrander hosted a book signing of Dream Big Step Small on April 8, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency. in Orlando, FL.

Kristin Ostrander is an eCommerce expert, teacher, author and podcaster. Becoming a successful Amazon seller isn't easy, but Ostrander is living proof that it is life-changing. After her husband’s debilitating work accident, she was determined to stay home and...

Bookkeeping and accounting are the two things that freak people out when it comes to running their Amazon businesses. In fact, they are some of the most frequently asked questions at Mommy Income. Well, who wouldn’t dread the tedious and confusing task of keeping track of numbers? Abominable as the task might be, staying atop our numbers is essential to the growth of our businesses. Thankfully, there are people like Kris Loveless and his partners at LWT Services, a full-service...

Getting trademarked and brand-registered for your Amazon business can be a little bit tricky. I hear you: Why should I go through all the trouble? It’s because having your Amazon wholesale bundles trademarked has amazing benefits that could scale your business. If you want to build a long-term sustainable business that can earn money whether you’re hustling or sleeping, you need to put in the work of branding.

And trust me - it’s all worth it.

In this episode, I share a few...

While getting a college degree is great, it’s not what it takes to be successful. Take Noah Bindschatel. A self-made entrepreneur at 22 years old, Noah is busting through the “traditional” pathway society pressures young people to take: the path that forces the young generation to go to college, incur student loans worth hundreds and thousands of dollars, and get jobs that shackle them from doing what they find meaningful. Today, Noah is the Head Ambassador for Customer...

Selling on Amazon isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do. Every Amazon seller has definitely wanted to pull out their hair at some point. Luckily, there’s one of my favorite tools in the world: InventoryLab. It lifts so much of the stress and helps us focus on growing our Amazon business. And while Amazon’s seller support can be a nightmare, InventoryLab’s customer service is the total opposite. InventoryLab listens to its customers so much that, in fact, most of the...

People have limiting beliefs about money and personal finances all the time, and Amazon business owners are no exception. For instance, if you do retail arbitrage on Amazon and are thinking of pivoting to wholesale for the first time, you might already be thinking the words “I can’t afford that.” Starting wholesale on Amazon can be overwhelming, but stopping yourself from trying because of a limiting belief kills your Amazon business’s potential to succeed even before...

I receive a lot of emails and private messages from new Amazon sellers about what it really takes to build a successful Amazon business. During the COVID-19 pandemic when many people were laid off from their corporate jobs or had their work hours drastically reduced and were trying to decide what they should do to earn a livable wage, many people turned to starting an Amazon business. 

Now, as things begin to open up and more businesses are slowly starting to hire or call their former...

I have proven throughout the years that, through smart listing optimization, you can direct buyer traffic to your products without leveraging Amazon ads. But let’s face it: sometimes, Amazon takes time to pick up on your listings and keywords. So, if you’re someone who wants to kick start your bundles and make things speed up a little, you really need to make use of PPCs and some helpful advice from Amazon advertising & PPC marketing expert, Joe Shelrud. He is the founder and...

Kristin O.:
Hey, hey. Kristin Ostrander here, and today I want to talk to you about a new tool that I learned how to use, that I absolutely love. And it's not very traditional for me to show you some demos of tools that I love, but I've got to show you this because it can be mind-blowing and game-changing if you check it out. It's one of my new favorite tools to use if you have an idea. So this is a whole different thing if you have a product and you're trying to do product research, as...