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 employees...

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 CEO of Ad Advance, ...

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 opposed...

There is a serious issue in the Amazon community that we need to address: fake “gurus” and fraudulent “experts.” You’ve seen their webinars, flashy Ferraris, and lavish lifestyles. You’ve heard of leaving the 9-to-5 life to live in Hawaii and earning $20,000 a month. There’s nothing inherently wrong with all these things. But if you’re someone who’s ready and willing to invest what little you have left in the hopes of getting a better, brighter future, it’s easy to get caught in the illusions of...

Being an Amazon business owner can be incredibly isolating. No matter how much we love the people closest to us, it doesn’t necessarily mean they can understand what we’re saying when we talk about wholesale bundling or the latest terrors from Amazon. You might as well be speaking Greek. 

Then there’s the pandemic. COVID-19 flipped the world upside-down when it hit a year ago. For some business owners - myself included - the pandemic made being an online entrepreneur even more isolating. But th...

Writing an Amazon listing can be a real challenge. Even the best Amazon sellers can struggle with coming up with an effective title, interesting bullet points, and compelling product description that not only satisfy Amazon’s search algorithm but also entice customers. Luckily, there are people like Karon Thackston, a copywriting and listing expert. Karon is the founder of Marketing Words, through which she and her team have been training entrepreneurs and Amazon business owners on how to create...

When some people think about running an Amazon business, they think of sunbathing on a beach in Miami. They think they can just set up a seller account, leave it alone, then reap their reward. Let me get this straight: an Ecommerce business is not all sunshine and rainbows, and it’s definitely not for everybody. It needs time, investment, and dedication if you want to grow a real, sustainable business online. But think about what you can do in your life if you had more time and money - because i...

Amazon communities all over the interwebs have been abuzz about creating private label products. Private labeling on Amazon can be lucrative, but there’s a reason I created my first full-on, authentic private label product only after ten years of running an Amazon business online. Building private label items is risky and involves large investments of time, energy, and money. While risk, investment, blood, and sweat are indeed part of running an online business, it definitely doesn’t have to cos...

Whether you want to be a household name or a small Amazon business, trademarking and brand registration with the US PTO is essential to your business’s success. Benjamin Becker, a trademark attorney and founder of the Royal Trademark Law Services, is passionate about educating business owners from all walks of life on growing their brands and hitting new business milestones. Ben stresses that, like with any other kind of businesses, an essential part of keeping your Amazon business going and gro...

Dr. Travis Zigler is an optometrist-turned-ecommerce expert and entrepreneur. Three years into his practice as an optometrist, Travis felt that something was missing in his career. He soon took a course on how to sell on Amazon and began an Ecommerce journey that would later support his mission of healing millions of people who suffer from dry eye syndrome around the world. Travis has grown his Amazon business through leveraging Ecommerce advertising techniques and cultivating a community, and h...