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Product Details
If you are in business to sell consumer goods -- or you want to be -- you should be on Amazon.com.
More than 90 million customers shop at Amazon. As its global business booms, Amazon is inviting all sorts of independent sellers -- large and small businesses, individuals, and mom-and-pop shops -- to sell their merchandise right on Amazon.
Whether you're just starting or already in business, you can boost your sales and profits by showing your wares on Amazon, the world's biggest store. Everything you need to start converting your items into cash is in this book by Steve Weber, one of the most successful and highly rated sellers in Amazon history:
- How to set up shop on Amazon and generate worldwide sales volume with no up-front cost, risk or advertising.
- Run your Amazon store from home, a warehouse or a walk-in store-or outsource everything to Amazon's fulfillment center.
- Find bargain inventory; target niche markets for big profits.
- Get tax deductions and write-offs for business use of your home.
- Use Amazon as a stand-alone business or a lead generator for an existing busines.
- Pay lower sales commissions on Amazon.
- Sell your inventions, crafts or intellectual property on Amazon.
- Guard against scammers and rip-off artists.
- Automate your business with easy-to-use tools
FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
GET STARTED ON AMAZON
SEE THE FOUR DEGREES OF AMAZON
LIST AN ITEM ON MARKETPLACE
DESCRIBE YOUR ITEM'S CONDITION
RATE YOUR ITEMS' CONDITION
SET YOUR PRICE
SET SHIPPING LOCATIONS, OTHER OPTIONS
SET QUANTITY AND SKU
TAKE AMAZON PAYMENTS
PAY FEES AND COMMISSIONS
IDENTIFY YOUR PRODUCTS
MANAGE INVENTORY
SEARCH AND SORT YOUR LISTINGS
REPRICE YOUR LISTINGS
Q&A: HOW OFTEN SHOULD I REPRICE?
EDIT YOUR LISTINGS
RELIST YOUR ITEMS
MANAGE INVENTORY THE SMART WAY
RECONCILE YOUR INVENTORY
UPLOAD INVENTORY FILES TO AMAZON
USE SKUS
SECURE YOUR AMAZON ACCOUNT
BEST PRACTICES
VIEW AND SEARCH YOUR ORDERS
CREATE A PRODUCT DETAIL PAGE
AMAZON VELOCITY LIMITS
BEST PRACTICES
CONTACT AMAZON.COM
GET HELP FROM OTHER SELLERS
STAY ON THE LAW'S RIGHT SIDE
YOUR BUSINESS'S LEGAL STRUCTURE
LOCAL ORDINANCES
STAY ON AMAZON'S GOOD SIDE
PROHIBITED ITEMS
LISTING RULES
PRODUCT DETAIL PAGE OFFENSES
CONTENT PROHIBITED ON DETAIL PAGES
SOFTWARE SALES
AMAZON PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
CONDITION GUIDELINES
KICK IT UP A NOTCH
AUTOMATION
GET EFFICIENT WITH FULFILLMENT SOFTWARE
DO-IT-YOURSELF BULK LISTING
WORKING WITH SPREADSHEETS
REFINE YOUR TEMPLATE
A WORD ABOUT SKUS
A WORD ABOUT ISBNS
SOURCE USED ITEMS FOR RESALE
LIVE AUCTIONS
GET MERCHANDISE ON CONSIGNMENT
EXPLORE SELLER CENTRAL
USE SELLER CENTRAL
CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES
INDIRECT COMMUNICATION
SELLER DESKTOP
UPLOAD PRODUCTS TO AMAZON
AMAZON PRODUCT INFORMATION
HANDLE YOUR FULFILLMENT
OTHER SHIPPING RESOURCES
CHOOSE A SHIPPING COMPANY
SHIPPING MATERIALS
SHIPPING TIMEFRAMES
BEST PRACTICES
Q&A: IS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION WORTH IT?
OUTSOURCE YOUR FULFILLMENT
GET A LEG UP ON COMPETITION
TYPICAL COSTS OF FULFILLMENT BY AMAZON
USE FBA 'BASIC FULFILLMENT'
COMPETING WITH FBA
DRAWBACKS OF FULFILLMENT BY AMAZON
LOST OR DAMAGED FBA ITEMS
FULFILLMENT BY AMAZON FACTS
BEST PRACTICES
SMART FBA SHIPPING
AMAZON EASYSELL
USE AMAZON AS A DROP-SHIPPER
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
EXPORT ITEMS
PREPARE ITEMS FOR SHIPMENT
COMPETE WITH FEEDBACK
FEEDBACK GROUND RULES
KEEP A HIGH FEEDBACK AVERAGE
SELLER PERFORMANCE TARGETS
FEEDBACK REMOVAL
RESPOND TO NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
Q&A: SHOULD I REFUND MY IRATE CUSTOMER?
SEE YOUR FEEDBACK SUMMARY
RETURNS AND RESTOCKING FEES
Q&A: DO CANCELED ORDERS HURT SELLERS?
CHARGEBACKS AND A-TO-Z CLAIMS
Q&A: SHOULD I ASK BUYERS FOR FEEDBACK?
EXPLORE THE SOCIAL JUNGLE
GET CRAZY WITH LISTS
SO YOU'D LIKE TO . . . GUIDES
WRITE PRODUCT REVIEWS
GET CREDIBLE WITH PEERS
AMAZON TAGS
TAG-BASED MARKETING
MAKE FRIENDS AT THE RIVER
ADVANCED AMAZON TOOLS
BUY X, GET Y
PAY-PER-CLICK ADVERTISING
GOOGLE ADWORDS
CLICKRIVER/AMAZON PRODUCT ADS
AMAZON PRODUCT ADS
YOUR OWN WEB SITE
WEBSTORE FEATURES
MANAGE YOUR WEBSTORE
OTHER E-COMMERCE HOSTS
AMAZON ASTORES
AMAZON ADVANTAGE
ADVANTAGE VS. FULFILLMENT BY AMAZON
MANAGE THE DETAILS
ADVANTAGE PROFESSIONAL |
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