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Free registration at the forum removes this block.How do you deal with shipping and chargebacks?
What do you mean. We ship via usps and fedex. We deal with chargebacks when they arise. Usually we just refund them.
How do I find a product to sell?
How do I go about choosing a good product to sell? Could anyone give me some direction? Again, I realize I should remember CENTS and should be PULLING rather than PUSHING -- but again, alas, I am still having trouble find a product.
I'd appreciate anyone's help with this.
Cheers!
Hello everyone,
what do you think about producing and selling online in the niche: jewelry, especially personalized or customized by the client itself?
Is the market too crowded online? Where do you see scaling problems here?
Looking for your feedback.
Cheers
Matt
Looking for a little feedback.
A few months back I added a few items on my ebay account to test the market (all dropshipping). One item in particular sold like 12 pieces in about two weeks. Because these were coming from China, and I did not want the long ship times, I decided to buy a bunch of the stock and ship it myself. Of course, this cut into my margins.
Anyway, when I got the item in my possession I raised the price slightly. A few sold here and there. I decided to change my description a little bit and pictures and it seemed to perform the same. The thing is, by this time I noticed quite a bit of people selling the same item. Some were even direct from China.
I sold most of it locally through Craigslist. But I had about 10 pieces left and during Christmas everyone bought it up fast.
I can think of several modification I can make to this product. I am wondering if I should pursue it. I can even think of an add-on. Have a his and her version and possibly package them together.
Based on my performance do you think this product could be worthwhile? I did absolutely no paid traffic and did not list on Amazon. I am just thinking if I modify it and perhaps list on Amazon and/or use paid traffic to a landing page it might be worth it.
BTW, the item falls into the "gag gift" niche. However, the item can be functional for more than a gag. But I think people buy it more for the humor/gag element.
Ok, let me ask you something about FBA Advertising.Alot has changed since my Ask me about Ecommerce AMA from 2012, so I thought I'd do an updated AMA as some of the answers in the previous thread are now outdated. The online marketplace has shifted greatly in the past couple years. Some examples of what has changed:
So go ahead and ask away!
- Google Shopping is now at the top of your search results, so ranking #1 for a specific term is not as valuable as before. I don't do anymore SEO.
- Big box stores like Amazon, Walmart and Target now dominate the results whereas before smaller niche stores did.
- Amazon is now the place to be in Ecommerce.
- A huge shift has happened from dropshipping to importing and branding.
Ok, let me ask you something about FBA Advertising.
As you already know is pretty easy to spend hundreds of thousands if not millions into PPC. What 'strategy' do you recommend, specially for a so-so competitive market? (I mean top 12 sellers around 100 reviews, 300-500 sales average)
I know this has probably be answered a lot. But what is some general indicators that the market is "good enough". Meaning, the niche is fairly profitable. Also, what are good indicators that a small time newbie won't be crushed by competition. In other words, how should they analyze competition.
Hey @biophase, how do you normally scale/expand/grow your business once you have an established product line/brand on amazon selling very well? What are your next steps? What do you focus on more?
Yes.@biophase do people still purchase products from random Ecommerce sites still? I know 100% of the things I buy are from Amazon or big brand stores. Most everyone I know does that too. I have considered an ecom store but this question always stops me. Thanks! Your thread is amazing.
Is there a reason that they choose not to add on Amazon, eBay, or Walmart as extra revenue streams?Yes.
I personally know a two brother team that operate an ecom store the generates 1.2-2 million in revenue... every single month. They ONLY sell on their website. Never sold on amazon, ebay or walmart. Their business is about 4-5 years old.
I know several other people that operate ecom stores that do anywhere from $5k to $200K per month. They do not sell on amazon.
The #1 reason is control.Is there a reason that they choose not to add on Amazon, eBay, or Walmart as extra revenue streams?
Yes.
I personally know a two brother team that operate an ecom store the generates 1.2-2 million in revenue... every single month. They ONLY sell on their website. Never sold on amazon, ebay or walmart. Their business is about 4-5 years old.
I know several other people that operate ecom stores that do anywhere from $5k to $200K per month. They do not sell on amazon.
I agree with everything you said.@Empires a few reasons come to my mind:
- You control your customer list. Not Amazon who then upsels + downsells customers that you have acquired for them.
- Ability to do email marketing (again ^)
- more customization control (building your store the way you want it to look and work)
- Platforms like Shopify are very customisable with thousands of apps available to install in one click from their app store so adding a new feature is just a question of choosing a right app usually
- Control over data. With Amazon you give away your data to them so if your product is selling well they might consider to sell it themselves. And they didn't spend a dime for testing it.
- Violation of commandment of control - one policy change and your Amazon business is wiped out in no time.
Of course, that all doesn't mean Amazon is bad or good, it's just another sales channel, so I'd agree that ideally extra revenue streams must be set up. Some people just prefer to start from their own stores.
I have about 200 units left and dont know what do next. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks
Hello everyone,
Just looking for a little advice on what to do next. Ive been selling on amazon FBA for about 9 months now. It is the first and only product I launched. I sold a total of 206 units. The item sells for between $13 - 17. As of now I am not in any profit as I underestimated the amount needed to PPC advertise. Organically I am on page 3 of the amazon search page for the main keyword and cant seem to move up any further. I have 6 reviews all 5 stars no negative. If I dont advertise I dont make sales but Im in position where I will just keep losing money if I keep advertising. I have about 200 units left and dont know what do next. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks
PPC is very confusing because Im constantly lowering and raising and then lowering the bid. I cant seem to find that sweet spot. My Acos progressively increases as time goes on regardless. The short answer is that I will lose money regardless. The Acos has to be around 15-20% but the reality its around 55-75%. At this point I want to sell the units at a wholesale price just to get some money back but dont know where to try and sell them.I’d lower your ppc cost per click to where you can break even. Will you still be seen at that price?
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