The Australian Seller

G’day, G’day everybody! This episode please welcome good friend of the show and a great friend of mine, Gary Huang form the 7 Figure Seller Summit which is beginning next week from the 16th – 20th August 2021 Gary was pioneering virtual events before the pandemic hit, so he’s the grand master when it comes holding online events! There’s a galaxy of expert speakers over 5 days, covering everything from mindset, freight forwarding, listing optimisation, PPC, exits as well as quite a few case studies from 7 and 8 figure Amazon sellers who have managed to thrive in spite of all the obstacles Covid and Amazon have thrown their way in the last 18 months. The best part about the summit is that it’s Live and its free, but if you want to buy replays of sessions, you can… So head over to: www.7figuresellersummit.com to find out more. Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! If you own or work for an established consumer product Brand, please contact me – my company https://www.amasphere.com.au/ can help you get set up and selling. Now, let’s get on with this week’s show with Gary Huang… The post TAS 116 – How 7 and 8 figure Amazon sellers have thrived during the pandemic. Gary Huang explains. appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This episode please make welcome Candy Birchill from www.candealonline.com.au. Candy started her journey selling online by visiting Markets in Poland and selling products she found there on eBay Germany before starting on Amazon in Germany as well. After a disastrous failure with her first private label product, she decided to fly to Yiwu China to try and find another product to private label. That also had its challenges, which she shares. Now days she sources from lots of different countries, Vietnam, India, Europe and China. She moved to Perth, Australia a few years ago and started selling on Amazon Australia as well, using Facebook groups to promote her products. We chat about product research to launch strategies and everything in between. A big thank you to everyone who’s left an iTunes review – it warms the cockles of my heart! Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! If you own or work for an established consumer product Brand, please contact me – my company www.Amashere.com.au can help you get set up and selling. The post TAS 115 – Sourcing From Polish Markets, India, Vietnam & Yiwu. Candy’s journey selling on Amazon. appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This episode please make welcome Verity Sewell from www.smartlittlespace.com. Verity’s super experienced in the Amazon space, she first started selling on Amazon way back in 2012. She’s also helped literally hundreds of brands when she worked at Hamish Conway’s agency, Sell Global. While Verity has immense Amazon experience, she’s super passionate about Brand building and that’s the main focus of our chat today – how Brands can build, not just on Amazon but off it as well. I also mention how I was able to get Brand Registry for $185 USD in less than a week. Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group! Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook And I am offering private coaching so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! If you own or work for an established consumer product Brand, please contact me – my company www.Amasphere.com.au can help you get set up and selling. The post TAS 114 : Building your Brand on and off Amazon with Verity Sewell appeared first on The Australian Seller.

G’day, G’day everybody! This episode we welcome back to the show Meghla Bhardwaj and Marg Jolly from the India Sourcing Network. They sent me a wonderful sampler package of handmade goodies all crafted in India. Their new venture, India Sourcing Network is open for business where you can find suppliers for Indian Made products. In this episode we learn about the India Sourcing Network and also discuss Amazon India amongst many other topics! Regina Peterburgsky and I are holding on weekend of the 6th, 7th and 8th of August this year called the Amazon Collective. The conference will be held off-site in the beautiful Yarra Valley just outside of Melbourne. It’s strictly for 6, 7 and even 8 figure Amazon business owners based here in Australia and New Zealand – it’s not for newbies of beginners. For more info head over to the www.theaustralianseller.com/collective Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! The post TAS 113 : Amazon Product Research – Sourcing Handmade From India with Meghla and Marg – India Sourcing Network appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week we’re joined by Regina Peterburgsky from the Women on Amazon Podcast to discuss Amazon’s really surprising move that allows Brand Registered Sellers to contact Amazon’s customers who’ve left a 3 Star (or below) review. In some ways this is quite a controversial development as Amazon has, (up until now), been trigger happy to suspend sellers if they’ve tried to influence reviews on Amazon’s platform. This new ability to enter into dialogue with customers by offering full refunds, or asking for additional feedback is quite remarkable. Our recommendation is to tread very carefully! We also discuss our upcoming event, The Amazon Collective Retreat on weekend of the 6th, 7th and 8th of August this year. The conference will be held of-site in the beautiful Yarra Valley just outside of Melbourne. It’s strictly for 6, 7 and even 8 figure Amazon business owners based here in Australia and New Zealand – it’s not for newbies of beginners. For more info and to apply to join us, head over to the www.theaustralianseller.com/collective Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! The post TAS 112 : Amazon’s surprising move allowing sellers to contact product reviewers appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This episode we welcome an Australian Amazon Seller, Jason Hetherington who in 2 short years has built a Million dollar brand selling on Amazon and his own website. Like so many successful sellers, he’s built a raving community fanbase of over 20,000 peeps which has helped with everything from product development, launching new products on Amazon and most importantly the value of his business when it comes to exit. Like most fast growing sellers, Jason’s run into various issues around Hijackers, Copycats, logistical nightmares and cashflow! It’s a great story and well worth tuning in until the end… I also forgot to ask him what was the best way to make contact, but he’s a wonderful member of the Australian Seller Facebook Community, so if you would like to connect with Jason, just head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook. Regina Peterburgsky and I are holding on weekend of the 6th, 7th and 8th of August this year called the Amazon Collective. The conference will be held of-site in the beautiful Yarra Valley just outside of Melbourne. It’s strictly for 6, 7 and even 8 figure Amazon business owners based here in Australia and New Zealand – it’s not for newbies of beginners. For more info head over to the www.theaustralianseller.com/collective Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! The post TAS 111 – How Jason built a 7 Figure Brand in 2 years on Amazon appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week we’re joined by Liz Cassidy from FBA Prep Services Australia whom I previously Interviewed way back in 2019 (episode 61) about the best categories to sell in on Amazon Australia: http://pwb.xts.mybluehost.me/staging/9188/061 Today Liz and I talk about Amazon’s new-ish virtual Bundle feature, as well as Amazon Handmade and we compare Australia’s various Marketplaces. There’s a lot to unpack! We also talk about an upcoming conference that Regina Peterburgsky and I are holding on weekend of the 6th, 7th and 8th of August this year called the Amazon Collective. The conference will be held of-site in the beautiful Yarra Valley just outside of Melbourne. It’s strictly for 6, 7 and even 8 figure Amazon business owners based here in Australia and New Zealand – it’s not for newbies or beginners. More details to follow in the coming weeks, but please stay tuned for this event. Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! Let’s get on with the show… The post TAS 110 – Virtual Bundles, Handmade & Australian Marketplace Comparison with Liz Cassidy FBAPSA appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week you and I are joined by Adrian Johnston from Una-Brands who buy Amazon businesses owned by Australians and Kiwi’s. They’ve got a big pile of cash to spend in the next 6-9 months and are looking to spend it on Amazon and ecommerce businesses! So if you’re thinking of exiting your Amazon business and taking some cash off the table, Adrian walks you through what a company like his is looking for in terms of the size, the turnover and the simplicity of your Amazon business. Regina Peterburgsky from the fantastic Woman on Amazon podcast and I, have been cooking up an advanced Amazon sellers retreat just outside of Melbourne with some amazing speakers, topics and sponsors for Australian and Kiwi sellers doing more than $10k month in revenue. Please note that this event is not for newbies or beginners. Please join my Facebook group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook to learn more as we release more details. Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! The post TAS 109 – How to Maximise the sale of your FBA business – Adrian Johnston, Una-brands appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week’s guest is none other than CEO Jon Tilley from Zonguru an Amazon Seller Tool which helps with Product Research, keyword research and lots more. More importantly it’s the first tool to add Amazon Australia to its list of supported marketplaces. Since Jon and I recorded this last week, Helium 10 has also launched in Australia, however, at this stage x-Ray doesn’t work. Anyway, today Jon and I discuss how Zonguru came about, its Australian heritage, Covid, Amazon Australia and much more! Now: I’m excited to announce that I’m speaking at the upcoming Global Sources Virtual Summit which runs next week from the 27th – 29th April 2021. This is a free and interactive conference that will be streamed live on Global Sources’ social media channels. Whether you’re a new Amazon seller or an experienced brand looking to scale, you will have something to learn from the experiences and strategies shared by speakers at Global Sources Summit. Topics include advanced sourcing and QC strategies, the latest in e-commerce marketing, dealing with Brexit, brand building, and even mindset strategies. I look forward to seeing you at the Summit! Register here: www.globalsources.com/summit Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! The post TAS 108 – Jon Tilley, CEO Zonguru, now supporting Amazon’s Australian Marketplace appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Welcome back to the show, great to have your company. This week’s guest is Jason Lee from https://www.thefbaflipper.com. Jason’s firm (or brokerage) helps people and businesses who want to buy China-based FBA businesses. FBAFlipper is the ONLY broker who knows the Western FBA space, the Chinese FBA Space and M&A. Jason has looked at over 400 ecommerce businesses for sale and he also sells on Amazon himself, so he’s right across the space. We go in depth on The 4 crucial steps you need to take to sell and transfer your own FBA business without a broker (who’ll charge as high as 15% of the deal size to help you get this simple process done)The differences between Chinese and Western buyers and sellers as well as the way many Chinese FBA buyers run their FBA businesses.How it’s absolutely vital that you know your numbers. Cashflow is one thing, but understanding your net profit is crucial in order to value your FBA business properly. We cover lots lots more, so if you’re thinking about selling your business, or buying one, this is a must listen episode. Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! Coming soon, I’ll be speaking at the Global Sources summit towards the end of this month (April 2021), so keep an eye out for that. A big thanks to the Retail Global folks for allowing me to speak at the RG Conference on the gold coast a few weeks ago! It was cut short, but Regina, Calli and I managed to knock a 5 hour intensive workshop on Building your brand on Amazon Australia! The post The 4 Crucial Steps to Transfer/Sell your Amazon Account to a new owner. Jason Lee – The FBA Flipper – TAS 107 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

In today’s episode please make welcome back to the show Phil Leahy – the CEO of Retail Global. Phil and I last chatted on the show back in 2019 about Australia’s Big 4 Marketplaces, eBay, Amazon, Catch and Kogan. We chat today about the effect that the pandemic had on ecommerce here in Australia both for marketplaces and pure-play ecommerce retailers like Lovehoney. Turns out that sex and booze did very well online in 2020… Of course we also talk about the ways in which retailers pivoted fast into ecommerce to stay alive, and the seemingly entrenched impact it’s had on the way Australian’s shop now… Finally we talk about the upcoming RG event on the 29-31st of March 2021 which I’ll be speaking at, holding the “How to grow your brand on Amazon Australia workshop” with Regina Peterburgsky (Women on Amazon) and Calli (private Label Australia). Later I’ll be on the “How to Grow and expand your amazon business by opening up on additional Amazon marketplaces” – Panel, as well as a solo session on “How to optimise your Amazon Listings for ranking and conversion success…” Throw in a couple of sessions for inside the injection Labs (feel free to book me)… It’s going to be a busy 3 days…! Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post TAS 106 – Amazon Australia, eBay, Catch & Kogan, post-pandemic with Phil Leahy, CEO Retail Global appeared first on The Australian Seller.

In a bald-faced dose of nepotism, today’s guest is none-other than my very own brother Mike. It didn’t take long for us to forget we were recording and spill the beans on the products he and I sell and partner on in Europe. We go in depth on Our ‘entrepreneurial’ journey working together as siblingswhat it takes to sell in a post-brexit Amazon Europe,our issues with mislabeled inventory that cost us $1,000’s to fixCovid, and how it was responsible for a single 16,000 Euro order last year,How we are successfully using an international wholesale strategy which is generating 30 sales per day, and how you can get involved.How we worked to get Brand Registry for someone else’s USA product we’re selling in the UK and how that doubled sales over-night.Our plans for Amazon marketplace expansion, Australia, Singapore, USA (and maybe India)Getting paid effectively using Payoneer with so many currencies pouring into the bank account andHow Mike has been able to ditch his highly stressful corporate career, and is now running his Amazon (and his other side-business) and has never looked back… Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! Mike and I discuss how Helium10 has been instrumental in our success in the EU, so if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think! Lastly, If you want a virtual multi-currency back account to save a bunch on currency conversion and withdrawal fees, as well as get your own debit card you can use at any ATM in the world for cash withdrawals, head over to Payoneer and sign-up – http://pwb.xts.mybluehost.me/staging/9188/payoneer The post TAS 105 – Amazon Europe, crushing it with International Wholesale with Mike Thomas appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Welcome back to the first show for 2021! Today’s guest is Linn, one of my coaching students who I’ve had the privilege to work with over the last year or so. I reckon Linn has all the qualities you need to be successful selling on Amazon; tenacity, persistence, an ability to overcome obstacles and an attention to detail, especially when it comes to customer experience and branding. She’s now sitting at around $70k per month in revenue, enjoying excellent margins and is expanding her product range to around 12 SKU’s in the coming months. She has an amazing knack of finding niches and great products to sell with low competition, medium demand and great profitability. The Instagram marketing she uses to build a following, launch products and get reviews alone is pure gold and worth tuning in for… I know you’ll love this chat with Linn! Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching again this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction! The post TAS 104 – From $0 to $79k p/m on Amazon. Linn’s story of product research, Shopify and Instagram tactics to drive product launches and reviews. appeared first on The Australian Seller.

In today’s episode please make welcome the effervescent Julia Christie. Julia is the proud mum of 3 little-un’s and the inventor of an amazing product called the Nail Snail. As you know, inventing products is a passion of mine. Just coming up with an idea is hard enough, but seeing it all the way through to commercial success is a battle! For Julia, it was an idea which came to her after injuring her baby. She woke up in the middle of the night with a brainwave and after a lot of luck, serendipity and tenaciousness, has created a global business with a team of 4 amazing women. Today, we talk all things prototyping, networking, Crowdfunding, local Australian and global retail distribution, ecommerce, Amazon Live, and why a Chinese Patent is probably the best kind of IP you can have. It’s such a great story, I hope you enjoy! The post TAS 103 – Julia Christie CEO Nail Snail, Australian inventor, mum & entrepreneur. appeared first on The Australian Seller.

In this episode we welcome back to the show Meghla Bhardwaj from India Sourcing Trip and Steven Selikoff from Product Sourcing academy . On the 10-12th November 2020 Global Sources Summit is running the Global Sources Virtual Summit which is an event very close to my heart, as it was the first speaking gig I ever had talking about Selling on Amazon in 2015. Meghla’s coordinating the event, Steven is running a workshop and I’m on an ‘ask me anything’ panel. I wanted to give the event a plug, because the quality of the speakers and the topics is world-class and will propel you into success in 2021 like it has for me every time I’ve attended. We chat about the challenges of sourcing, freighting and selling products on Amazon this year, as well as effigy burning before chatting through the event itself. The tickets are only $45 USD each – Steven’s 6 hour workshop is $145 USD, but if you use a special promocode Meghla’s kindly offered you as a loyal listener to the show you’ll receive a 10% discount. Please use TAS10 and head over to www.globalsources.com/summit to grab yours now before the 10th of November 2020. (if you’re listening the future, hope all’s going well for you and sorry you missed out!) Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post TAS 102 : Global Sources Virtual Summit – Sourcing, Freighting & Amazon Challenges with Meghla Bhardwaj and Steven Selikoff. appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week we’re joined by Amazon industry titans, Howard “The Professor of Amazon” Thai and Anthony Lee from Signalytics. I first met Anthony HK way back at GSS 2015 and we did a podcast interview in Feb of 2018 (episode 015): I also met Howard at GSS – in Oct 2018. Since then they’ve both become partners in their new venture at Signalytics which helps Amazon brands launch their products using external, outside traffic to listings which Amazon loves. Today we go pretty deep into what’s working for launching in 2020 – the poisoning of Rebate sites by low quality buyers, the insane rise and popularity of TikTok and how Anthony has been leveraging TikTok to amass a huge following of 61,000 users who follow him for Amazon and marketing tips. Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. ————————————– By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 The post Ranking on Amazon 2020 & how you can drive sales using TikTok – Howard Thai and Anthony Lee – Signalytics : TAS 101 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Thanks for tuning into this, the 100’th episode of the show! I started the podcast in September of 2017 – 3 years ago almost to the day… Since then there have been 70,000 downloads of the podcast which works out to (obviously) 700 listens per episode! The show has a 4.9 star review rating on iTunes (very excited to see my first 1-star review this month – thank you to that person!) I don’t make any money from the show, there are no sponsors to speak of – it’s just for fun and the love of this business-model. These last few weeks have been challenging for me personally, and I want to thank everyone for their support. I am also in the process of exiting my main Amazon business, which is almost complete, and I hope to be able to share with you the story of why and how that has transpired in coming weeks or months. OK, so this week we’re joined my friend Matt Hodge, who appeared as my very first guest on Episode 2. Matt is nuts-busy (as you’ll learn from our chat) so I feel quite blessed that he agreed to come on the show once again. His 1st episode is also one of the most downloaded and commented on. Had to get him back. Today we go deep into everything, from how Matt has grown his business from low to mid-seven figures in the last 3 years, how he was able to go from seemingly making money on paper, but still finding the business in debt – to having cash in the bank, by changing his inventory management and ordering frequency.Of course we touch on Covid, Amazon’s latest inventory limits and much more… Matt’s latest venture Restock Revolution His Hop-on – Hop-off winery tours business in Adelaide Trail Hopper Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs! Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook to watch the replay! Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. ————————————– By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – it is an affiliate link but it’s the only way I can offer a discount. Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think! Competition Management Software The post From $350,000 in Debt to $200,000 in the bank using smart inventory management – Matt Hodge : TAS 100 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week I’m joined by Refael Elbaz CEO of Unicargo.com a dedicated Amazon Freight forwarding company. As you’ll soon hear, there’s nothing Refael doesn’t know about shipping your goods from anywhere in the world to Amazon. We discuss everything from the dramatic impact Covid’s had on the Freight forwarding and Global logistics industry through to the tariffs and how you can save a lot of money sourcing from countries like India or Vietnam instead of China. Quick apology for the audio quality this week too! Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs! Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post Covid 19, Logistics, Amazon Shipping Plans & More with Refael Elbaz – Unicargo – TAS 099 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week please welcome Zack Franklin who amongst other things is a veteran Amazon seller, based in Shenzhen who consulted to 7, 8 and 9 figure Amazon businesses within China. I first met Zack in Hong Kong a few years ago when he spoke about being a ‘One Man Army’ – about the benefits DIY’ing as much as possible instead of outsourcing everything – which was then, and still is now, accepted wisdom. What I also admire about Zack is he thinks deeply – dare I say philosophically – about everything we do when it comes to business and questions everything rather than just accepting conventional wisdom. Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs! Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. ————————————– By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – it is an affiliate link but it’s the only way I can offer a discount. Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think! PANDA-LEAP.COM AMZ30.com The post DIY or Outsource? The One Man Army, Zack Franklin – AMZ KungFU : TAS 098 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week I’m joined by rising star and 7 Figure Amazon seller Sharon Even from Amazon FBA Alphas. Sharon’s a mum, a wife, a coach and runs a big Amazon Business – she’s amazing. We met for the first time when we joined Norm Farrar on Danny McMillan’s seller sessions show where we showed off our failed products. Anyway, today Sharon and I chat about Product research for Covid and Beyond. Then we discuss Amazon’s new feature Virtual Bundling, so we talk about what is, how it works and how it might help your grow your Amazon business. We also touch on another Amazon feature which is Amazon Posts. Sharon’s had really great success with that and she discusses the secrets to her success. You can learn a lot more about Posts if you head over to https://advertising.amazon.com/lp/beta-posts Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook to watch the replay! Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post Product Research, Bundles & More with 7 Figure Seller, Sharon Even – FBA Alphas – TAS 097 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Today I welcome the eBay Queen, Katrina Kail from Reboot Retail and today we explore the differences between selling on Amazon vs. eBay here in Australia!As will soon become clear during our chat, I know virtually NOTHING about selling on eBay so I take the Amazon corner. Kat knows everything about selling on eBay so she explains how things work on Australia’s biggest marketplace. It’s a fun chat with lots of laughs as we educate each other about the marketplaces – from reviews, sponsored advertising, fees, stores, eBay Plus and more… OK, so next Thursday the 18th June 2020 it’s the Amazon Digital Day, being held by Retail Global and Sponsored by friends of the show, Payoneer! To register for this for free – a whole day of ‘selling on Amazon’ topics with Australia’s best Amazon sellers and Experts head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/digitalday Join The Australian seller Facebook group. Private coaching? Need some help with your Amazon business, product research etc? click here The post eBay vs. Amazon Australia. The pros and cons of each marketplace with Katrina Kail – Reboot Retail TAS 096 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Delighted to welcome Norman Farrar (AKA, The Beard Guy and frankly, one of the nicest people in the industry) to the show this week to chat through how he uses old fashioned Press Releases to dominate rankings on Google but also for products on Amazon. Then we discuss one of Amazon’s latest new features, Amazon Posts which has been in Beta for around 6-7 months and is now starting to roll out to Brand Registered Sellers. You can learn a lot more about Posts if you head over to https://advertising.amazon.com/lp/beta-posts Norman explains what they are and how he’s getting 20,000 post views and engagements per month which has led to a dramatic increase in sales. Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs! The Branded by Women Summit is taking place between the 27th and 29th of May and it features: 3 Days of Content 3 Interactive Live Shows 30+ world-class female speakers Visit www.brandedbywomen.com to register for your free ticket. Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook to watch the replay! Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post Amazon Posts & Ranking Products with Press Releases with Norman Farrar – TAS 095 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Today we welcome back to the show Gary Huang, host of the 7 Figure Seller Summit. https://7figuresellersummit.com/ Each year Gary invites around 20, 7 figure sellers onto his Virtual Summit, names such as Tim Jordan, Brandon Dupsky, Chris Davey, Michael Michelini, Mike Jackness and many, many others who share their secrets to 7 figure Amazon success. These aren’t a bunch of Guru’s trying to sell you stuff, these are industry leaders who have walked the walk. So today Gary shares with us his Top 10 take-outs from the summit, from finding profitable products to sell right through to how to maximise the sale price of your Amazon business when you exit… and everything in-between! Gary’s kindly offering a FREE PASS to the recordings of the recent summit – normally it’s almost $300! So get off Netflix and start binging the 7 Figure Seller Summit instead! Resources mentioned: www.Pickfu.com – use coupon AUSELLER for 50% off your first test. Speaking of tools if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs! Last Tuesday night I hosted a Facebook Live Panel with 5 of the speakers of the upcoming Branded By Women event, Meghla Bhardwaj, Regina Peterburgski, Sharon Even, Jana Krekic and Sylv Stefanowicz. The Branded by Women Summit is taking place between the 27th and 29th of May and it features: 3 Days of Content 3 Interactive Live Shows 30+ world-class female speakers Visit www.brandedbywomen.com to register for your free ticket. Later that night I was part of a panel again on Seller Sessions hosted by good friend Danny McMillan and Sharon Even (twice in one day!) together with Norman Farrah where shared our best failed Amazon products! Really fun session. Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook to watch the replay! Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post TAS 094 : TOP 10 take-outs from the 7 Figure Seller Summit with Gary Huang appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Today I welcome Singapore-based Global Amazon and eCommerce seller, Jason Tay! So Jason’s journey started after he left his History Teaching job to create a business. Eventually discovering Amazon via a packet of noodles, he tried private label in 2013 and hasn’t looked back. Interestingly, in spite of his enormous success, he still places little bets; after all these years, the most he’s ever invested in a first product is $2,000. So Jason proves, you can start small and grow a big business with a small investment. He actually tells the story of how he got started with just $80. We chat strategies, marketplaces, tools and much more… Speaking of tools if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 Next week, I’m hoping to be on Danny’s Seller Sessions show where I’ll be revealing some of my own failed products for some giggles! Danny’s also helping to promote the upcoming and free Branded By Women event – our very own Regina Peterburgsky is participating – you’ll remember Regina from Women on Amazon FB group and podcast… She’s Australia’s Chatbot Queen! Now, don’t forget to join the Facebook family over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook and Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. https://www.jasontayonline.com/ The post TAS 093 : Jason Tay – Little bets pay off big on Amazon appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Today I welcome Meghla back to the show; you might remember her from The India Sourcing Trip, The Asian Seller Podcast and works at Global Sources. Meghla, Marg Jolly and Kevin Oldham have been running virtual sourcing webinars out of India, speaking to suppliers, manufacturers and Factory owners about the businesses, the products they make and how they’re manufactured. This model of virtual sourcing has now been picked up by the big guys, Global Sources, Alibaba and I believe the Canton Fair We also discuss the India Sourcing Trip, the Pandemic’s impact on both Singapore and India right now, eCommerce, Subscription boxes, and much more… In fact, Meghla is being interviewed on Helium10’s Facebook channel – Bradley Sutton is running a 16-hour live broadcast featuring lots of interviews with ecommerce and Amazon sellers… By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 Now, don’t forget to join the Facebook family over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook and I’m still offering one-on-one coaching with recorded zoom chats fully customised to you and wherever at on your Amazon journey. Head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book a time that suits you. The post TAS 092 : Virtual Sourcing from India, eCommerce, much more with Meghla Bhardwaj appeared first on The Australian Seller.

So much has been going on since the last, well, slightly sombre episode… Sorry about that and sorry that I’ve missed a few weeks in terms of getting podcasts out. As a family we have recently moved house which has taken a long time to settle into with some renovations and lots of other DIY projects. It’s amazing what you can do when you watch a Youtube Video and own a hammer! In the world of Amazon, it’s been booming for many sellers and has been a disaster for many others (myself included) so lessons learned there. I am making sure this won’t happen again by diversifying… and am in the process of working through that. I hope your Amazon business is doing ok! There is so much content being produced at the moment for Amazon Sellers, Meghla from India Sourcing Trip is running the Global Sources Smart Sourcing Virtual Summit Sessions on Facebook with some amazing guests. Of course, Danny McMillan is running daily Seller Sessions updates with a galaxy of Amazon stars. So today’s episode is an interview with one of the Co-founders of Pickfu.com, John Li who created Pickfu as a way to run public polling for feedback on designs for some software projects he was working on a few years ago. For Amazon sellers its almost an indispensable tool and a quick and cheap way to validate your product listings, design, packaging, you name it… To Save 50% off your first Pickfu Test, use the promocode – AUSELLER MACHINE TRANSCRIPT: Chris Thomas 0:00Today, I am totally thrilled to welcome John Li from Pickfu. John, how are you?! John Li – Pickfu 0:04I’m good, Chris. Thanks for having me on. Chris Thomas 0:07Great to chat with you again. Hey, would you want to give us a bit of an intro and a bit of your background? What got you to ecommerce and Pickfu? More specifically? John Li – Pickfu 0:15Yeah, sure thing. So my background is in software development, used to work for a big tech company. And actually, Pickfu was created as a side project, a tool that my co founder Justin and myself built for ourselves many years ago, when we are running a completely separate startup. One of the things one of the issues we had was that both being software developers we were in we were always at odds with each other in terms of trying to decide on design and making design decisions, product decisions and so on. And our friends and family what got really tired of, you know, us asking for their feedback. So at some point, you know what What do engineers do when they’re when they’re when they’re always trying to break a tie? They, you know, they build a feedback system for for, for getting unbiased feedback, right? Yeah, so we built that. We built a quick sort of MVP prototype many, many years ago for Pickfu, to help us get crowdsource feedback. And we left it alone for many years. Over the years, people kept using it, we still left it alone, people kept using it. And so at some point when our original business wasn’t doing as well, and we were looking to do something new, we realized, hey, people are still using foo and recommending it without us really pushing it. So we figured there was something here. Now in terms of e commerce, we ecommerce was not really a vertical that we targeted specifically, we were already we were focused on some other verticals at first and then there were a couple influencers I think in the e commerce and Particularly the Amazon FBA side of things who had discovered big foo and realized that it was really good for optimizing their Amazon listings and so on. And so that’s where that’s where Pickfu kind of grew really quickly for any commerce from that point onwards. And ever since then, which was maybe about two years ago, we’ve been pretty heavily focused on e commerce, helping sellers improve their listings and make better decisions. Awesome. Chris Thomas 2:27Yeah. Because I was actually first introduced, I think, to Pickfu by Kevin king in Hong Kong about two years ago. And he was basically, you know, running a poll of tests in front of us, like actual Pickfu tests and saying which one, you know, was the most popular choice in terms of a product image or whatever. So we had a lot of fun with him. And that particular day, MVP, for those that are not quite sure what that means. It actually means Minimum Viable Product, I think yes. John Li – Pickfu 2:55Yes. Sorry. So started Yes. Sorry. That’s lingo. Chris Thomas 2:58Yep. That’s a good book. The Lean Startup by Eric Riess. Yes, awesome, awesome book. He talks a lot about MVP and pivoting and persevering. All right, the Coronavirus, obviously is hot on everybody’s lips and tongues at the moment. Can you give us a quick update for the United States? What’s what are you seeing on the ground there? John Li – Pickfu 3:15Sure thing. So I’m based in California near San Francisco. For us, you know, I think this situation is different in its different state by state in the United States, and I think even though we were one of the first states to get it in the United States, I th

There aren’t enough words to describe the upheaval, uncertainty and scale of what’s happening around the world right now. As I record this episode on the 26th March 2020 – I am hoping, and am hopeful, that this time next year in 2021, we are all well and truly through this experience. You know what you need to do to prevent the spread. Stay isolated, lockdown and do your part to help yourself and everyone you hold close to you get through this. Like you, I am relying on you as you are me, and we are both relying on people we have never met to do the right thing. If you’re looking for support – we’re trying to do what we can as Amazon sellers and as humans in the Australian Seller Facebook group to navigate our way through this. Please head over to The Australian Seller Family on Facebook. On today’s I welcome back John Cavendish from ecomDNA.com as we discuss the latest from the crisis as well as try our best to offer practical and positive tips to get through as Amazon sellers, especially if your business is really struggling, like mine. The post TAS 090 : COVID-19 – Practical things you can do as an Amazon Seller right now – John Cavendish, ecomDNA appeared first on The Australian Seller.

I’m joined this week by Brandon Dupsky, CEO of a company called Back-Track.com – Brandon’s company helps ecommerce sellers (particularly Amazon sellers) receive their returns and either re-new, re-furbish, repair or re-sell customer returns from Amazon customers. But before we hop into all that, we chat through some of the crazy things Brandon has either sold or attempted to sell online. Listen out for the Spy Satellite story. Some announcements: I will be holding another meetup in April in Melbourne – dates and a topic to be confirmed but if you want to be notified about all the goings-on, please join my Facebook group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook Come with me to India! For the Delhi Fair in April. As you know Meghla runs the India Sourcing Trip tour www.indiasourcingtrip.com. Tim Jordan (currently running the Helium 10 Project X case study with Bradley Sutton) will be there as a coach, as will Gary Huang, myself, Marg Jolly and many others. India Sourcing Trip April 13 – 20, 2020 / Delhi so Register now – time is running out, you’ll need to book a flight and get a visa, so get your skates on! I’m starting up private coaching again for 2020 so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post TAS 089 : 1 Man, 1 Million, 1 Year, 1 Hour. Return Handling & More – Brandon Dupsky. CEO Back-Track appeared first on The Australian Seller.

G’day, G’day everybody! This week’s guest is Daren Trewin from ZonAds where he heads an Amazon PPC agency here in Australia. Our topic today is Amazon PPC for beginners – it’s one of the most daunting aspects for new Amazon sellers to get their head around and Daren sets out his top tips for setting up your sponsored Ads (or PPC), managing your campaigns and importantly how to avoid costly mistakes.We also chat tools – Daren recommends Zontools and if you use his affiliate discount code – ngpz8x – you can save 15% per month. Some announcements: Thank you to everyone who came along to last week’s meetup at WeWork, sponsored by Retail Global and Payoneer who kindly provided some amazing Pizzas and a few drinks too! Come with me to India! For the Delhi Fair in April. As you know Meghla runs the India Sourcing Trip tour www.indiasourcingtrip.com. Tim Jordan (currently running the Helium 10 Project X case study with Bradley Sutton) will be there as a coach, as will Gary Huang, myself, Marg Jolly and many others. India Sourcing Trip April 13 – 20, 2020 / Delhi so Register now – time is running out, you’ll need to book a flight and get a visa, so get your skates on! I’m starting up private coaching again for 2020 so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post TAS 088 : Amazon PPC for Beginners. Avoid costly mistakes many new sellers make! With Daren Trewin CEO ZonAds appeared first on The Australian Seller.

I’m joined this week by Frederik Gronkvist from www.chinaimportal.com where he heads up a sourcing agency helping brands source from China, India and Vietnam. Today we chat through the latest impacts of the Corona Virus on factory production before switching topics to the ins and outs of sourcing from Vietnam. Frederik has a lot of experience sourcing from Vietnam, in fact he was recording this conversation from Ho Chi Minh City. Who better to ask?! In our conversation today, we discuss topics: What are the differences between sourcing from India, China and Vietnam?Logistics and pricingTradeshows vs. online sourcingPayments and much more… Some announcements: I’m holding a meetup here next week in Melbourne on Thursday February 27th at Wework, 120 Spencer Street Melbourne – Level 22 starting at 5.30. The topic is a bit more advanced, using advanced Keyword research techniques to discover product ideas on Amazon – I’ll be throwing in a little bit of Brandon Young’s keyword competitive strategies as well as my own system for finding keywords and phrases with strong demand and low competition. It’s really simple, super effective and follows the basic law of economics, supply and demand. It’s sponsored by Retail Global and Payoneer and there will be Q&A with a panel! The post TAS 087 : Vietnam Sourcing? How to source products from Vietnam with Frederik Gronkvist – China Importal appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week I’m joined by Timothy Bush from www.TLBconsulting.com where he helps brands get their products into retail stores throughout the United States. Tim used to be a buyer for companies like Bed Bath and Beyond, Office Depot, Barnes and Noble, Toys R Us and a bunch more – before starting his own consulting company and an excellent podcast, On the Shelf. In our conversation today, we discuss topics: Is Bricks and Mortar dying in the US?When’s the right time for an ecommerce Amazon seller to approach a B&M store?What are buyers looking for when considering to stock your products in their store?What kind of Margins do they expect?Packaging and logisticsAnd much more… Some announcements: I’m holding a meetup here in Melbourne on Thursday February 27th at Wework, 120 Spencer Street Melbourne – Level 22 starting at 5.30. The topic is a bit more advanced, using advanced Keyword research techniques to discover product ideas on Amazon – I’ll be throwing in a little bit of Brandon Young’s keyword competitive strategies as well as my own system for finding keywords and phrases with strong demand and low competition. It’s really simple, super effective and follows the basic law of economics, supply and demand. It’s sponsored by Retail Global and Payoneer and there will be Q&A with a panel! Visit www.theaustralianseller.com/global to get your free ticket. Come with me to India! For the Delhi Fair in April. As you know Meghla runs the India Sourcing Trip tour www.indiasourcingtrip.com. Tim Jordan (currently running the Helium 10 Project X case study with Bradley Sutton) will be there as a coach, as will Gary Huang, myself, Marg Jolly and many others. India Sourcing Trip April 13 – 20, 2020 / Delhi so Register now – time is running out, you’ll need to book a flight and get a visa, so get your skates on! Get in contact with Meghla at www.indiasourcingtrip.com. The post TAS 086 : How to get your products into retail stores with Timothy Bush appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week I’m joined by Steven Selikoff from www.ProductDevelopmentAcademy.com where he helps aspiring and existing entrepreneurs develop new products! Today, we DEEP DIVE into this massive topic and Steven shares his many years of experience as an Amazon seller (he joined way back in 2006) both as a 3rd Party but also a Vendor. As you’re probably realising now, product differentiation is super important when it comes to selling on Amazon and Steven teaches us how to create their own proprietary products and brands, something that’s dear to my heart. Now there is also still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak in China – our thoughts are with all those affected there. Unfortunately for us Amazon sellers who source out of China the Government is continuing to impose travel restrictions in China both internally and externally. Yiwu market has been closed and there are very strong indications that the Canton Fair in April may be cancelled. Certainly, many attendees are strongly reconsidering their attendance. Now more than ever, it’s increasingly urgent to diversify your sourcing which is why I strongly recommend heading to India for the Delhi Fair in April. As you know Meghla runs the India Sourcing Trip tour www.indiasourcingtrip.com. Tim Jordan (currently running the Helium 10 Project X case study with Bradley Sutton) will be there as a coach, as will Gary Huang, myself, Marg Jolly and many others. Subscribe to Facebook… almost at 1,100 members! India Sourcing Trip April 13 – 20, 2020 / Delhi so Register before Jan 31 and save $500 Join a unique Sourcing and Learning guided tour to the Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair in Delhi…Increase profitability by sourcing innovative products other Amazon sellers don’t have access to.Beat import duties (China Tariffs) as India is not in a trade war with the US.Find new suppliers for existing products you source from China.Learn all about sourcing from India – the pitfalls to avoid, supplier verification and vetting, negotiating, logistics, quality control, payment terms, and much more.Know which products can be sourced from India, and where the production hubs are.Understand how sourcing from India is different from sourcing from China.Meet and network with suppliers and sourcing service providers.Learn the latest branding and marketing strategies from Amazon and eCommerce coaches from the US and Australia traveling with the group.Visit an actual factory to see first-hand how products are made.Experience India’s rich culture – watch an entertaining dance show, visit the iconic Taj Mahal, wear traditional clothes like the saree and turban.Share experiences with other like-minded sellers in the group, learn from each other and make lifelong friendships. I’m starting up private coaching again for 2020 so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability. The post TAS 085 : How to Create YOUR OWN products, with Steven Selikoff appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week I’m joined my good friend Davide Nicolucci from www.wearegrowthhack.com – an Amazon PPC agency. Today Davide and I gaze into the Crystal Ball to try and predict where Amazon’s headed in 2020. We both make some bold predictions! Davide also shares a ranking strategy he’s using to revive old products on Amazon with strong results. Here is Davide’s Youtube Strategy for re-ranking products on Amazon in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeZOAZRs9kU&feature=youtu.be Now there is also a lot of uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus outbreak in China – our thoughts are with all those affected there. Unfortunately for us Amazon sellers who source out of China, there’s likely to be some serious issues after CNY as the Government are continuing to impose travel restrictions in China both internally and externally. Yiwu market has been closed and there are rumours the Canton Fair in April may even be cancelled. Certainly, many attendees are strongly reconsidering their attendance. Now more than ever, it’s increasingly urgent to diversify your sourcing which is why I strongly recommend heading to India for the Delhi Fair in April. As you know Meghla runs the India Sourcing Trip tour www.indiasourcingtrip.com – I urge you to book for April and she has a $500 discount until January 31st 2020. Tim Jordan (currently running the Helium 10 Project X case study with Bradley Sutton) will be there as a coach, as will Gary Huang, myself, Marg Jolly and many others. Subscribe to Facebook… India Sourcing Trip April 13 – 20, 2020 / Delhi so Register before Jan 31 and save $500 Join a unique Sourcing and Learning guided tour to the Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair in Delhi…Increase profitability by sourcing innovative products other Amazon sellers don’t have access to.Beat import duties (China Tariffs) as India is not in a trade war with the US.Find new suppliers for existing products you source from China.Learn all about sourcing from India – the pitfalls to avoid, supplier verification and vetting, negotiating, logistics, quality control, payment terms, and much more.Know which products can be sourced from India, and where the production hubs are.Understand how sourcing from India is different from sourcing from China.Meet and network with suppliers and sourcing service providers.Learn the latest branding and marketing strategies from Amazon and eCommerce coaches from the US and Australia traveling with the group.Visit an actual factory to see first-hand how products are made.Experience India’s rich culture – watch an entertaining dance show, visit the iconic Taj Mahal, wear traditional clothes like the saree and turban.Share experiences with other like-minded sellers in the group, learn from each other and make lifelong friendships. By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – it is an affiliate link but it’s the only way I can offer a discount. Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think! The post TAS 084 : Amazon predictions for 2020. Crystal Ball gazing with Davide Nicolucci appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Jaryd Krause joins us today from https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com/ – Jaryd’s been building and flipping online businesses for 4-5years and is an expert on due diligence and understanding what makes a good value business to buy. He eventually realised it is a lot easier to buy and flip existing online businesses than it is to try and build one from scratch. Today we chat about the best types of businesses to buy – (the answer is ‘it depends’). We also discuss how he funds his purchases and how he grows the businesses he buys. Time is running out to save $500 on your India Sourcing Trip Tour – offer ends 31st January 2020 so head over to www.indiasourcingtrip.com to chat to Meghla and learn more about it. Jeff Bezos was in India recently and said “He also said the online retail giant expects to export $10bn worth of India-made goods by 2025, and that Amazon has already committed to $5.5bn of investment in the country.” If Jeff’s there talking up India’s potential, you should be there too. Please join the Australian Seller Family on Facebook TAS.com/facebook – it is a closed group and we’re over 1,000 people! That’s a big family! I have personally approved each and every one of you to join and I’ve knocked back a few hundred along the way!If you need help with your Amazon business, get in touch me by heading over the Australian Seller/chris – I’m starting to explore one on one coaching, get in touch for more details. I do apologise for the audio this episode. It’s school holiday’s and the kids have been ‘playing’ on my computer which meant my normal mic wasn’t working Transcript All right, and welcome. back to another episode of the show. So let’s welcome Jared Kraus from buying online businesses is that a.com or a.com.au? Jaryd Krause 3:08 a dot.com. And thanks so much for having me on. Chris Thomas 3:11 Fantastic. Super excited to have you on. It’s a topic that I’m really passionate about buying and selling online businesses. So, of course, can you introduce yourself? What’s your background? What got you started on this journey of buying and selling online businesses? Jaryd Krause 3:24 Yeah, sure. So my background, I was a plumber for many years, and I was just not liking it. Basically, I found myself running away from work, I’d quit and then go traveling. And I realized on one of my trips, I wasn’t running away from a job was running away from my life, which is quite date but true at the same time, so I decided I needed to go wrong. And the goal was to travel and I didn’t know how to do that and make money so I thought I had to do something online. So I literally did the old thing of typed into Google how to travel the world to make money online. And that is what got me started in the online space, and it wasn’t directly through buying sites, but building them myself and failing over and over to a point where I realized 90% of startups fail. And then I started buying. So Chris Thomas 4:18 what kind of businesses were you trying to build? Jaryd Krause 4:21 So I built a travel blog, which was quite hard. Everybody with a phone and internet connection was a travel blogger. Basically, in the end, everybody became a competition. So I segue it away from that and I’ll be able to drop shipping site and made a little bit money from both these but it just wasn’t sustaining the expenses that I had to travel. So I needed to buy something that was or do something that I could make more money and buying a site was the best option. Chris Thomas 4:51 So how did you find out about buying stock because most people you know, they say something like Amazon or a drop shipping or memberships or or subscription something. And then just sort of go for that and try and build something on their own, on their own an email that you received. to buying an online business stumbled across. You’re right. I love Jaryd Krause 5:10 Oh, no. So I basically came to a conclusion, or I saw a quote or read something that 90% of startups fail. And I was like, well hang on a second. Why don’t I skip that part and see if I can buy a business, if 90% of startups fail. So I went on to Google and type in see if I could buy you know, I know you people were buying these like brick and mortar businesses. But I wanted to be online so I could travel at this stage. And so I thought, I want to buy a website. So I went in to Google and started talking that up and up came flip out. And then that segue to me remote remembering that I’d spoken to or heard somebody speak about buying little websites from flip up, and then it just started to grow from there. Whereas started. Yeah, teaching myself how to buy these things. Chris Thomas 6:04 So you’ve been able to build a portfolio of sites now, as I understand it, so how many sites you’re actually on? Jaryd Krause 6:11 currently at the moment I have three websites. Chris Thomas 6:14 What are your favorite types of online businesses to buy? Do you do affiliates or do you be stuck with drop shipping or is it a promise

This week I’m joined by the CEO and co-founder of Floship, a Hong Kong-based eCommerce and crowdfunding 3PL who I use for my eCommerce fulfillment. I thought it’d be useful to chat with Steve, especially if you’re an eCommerce seller, you source from China and you have global customers. When I first started using Floship in 2015 – they basically offered an ability for you to import from China into Hong Kong, integrate your shopping cart (I use Shopify but they integrate directly with many others) and they’d handle everything from a logistics perspective. But now, they also work back the other way as China’s eCommerce market has exploded. What this means is you can ship your Australian, Indian, American, UK goods to Floship and they can act as your 3PL into China. So if you have established marketing channels into China, this might be a cost-effective option to test your products in the Chinese market without serious shipping costs and China customs worries. India Sourcing Trip India Sourcing Trip April 13 – 20, 2020 / Delhi so Register before Jan 31 and save $500 Join a unique Sourcing and Learning guided tour to the Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair in Delhi…Increase profitability by sourcing innovative products other Amazon sellers don’t have access to.Beat import duties (China Tariffs) as India is not in a trade war with the US.Find new suppliers for existing products you source from China.Learn all about sourcing from India – the pitfalls to avoid, supplier verification and vetting, negotiating, logistics, quality control, payment terms, and much more.Know which products can be sourced from India, and where the production hubs are.Understand how sourcing from India is different from sourcing from China.Meet and network with suppliers and sourcing service providers.Learn the latest branding and marketing strategies from Amazon and eCommerce coaches from the US and Australia traveling with the group.Visit an actual factory to see first-hand how products are made.Experience India’s rich culture – watch an entertaining dance show, visit the iconic Taj Mahal, wear traditional clothes like the saree and turban.Share experiences with other like-minded sellers in the group, learn from each other and make lifelong friendships. By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – it is an affiliate link but it’s the only way I can offer a discount. Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think! Transcript Chris Thomas 0:01 Hello everybody and welcome to the Australian seller podcast. My name is Chris Thomas and I’ll be your host and this is the show where we talk about all things Amazon and e commerce, whether it be private label wholesale drop shipping, and how you can generate a recurring income either on the side or as a full time gig. g’day everybody and welcome back to another episode of the Australian seller podcast and thank you so much for tuning in and hanging out with me for about half an hour or so. So this week, I’m actually joined by the CEO and co founder of Floship which is a Hong Kong based ecommerce and crowdfunding three PL that I use for e commerce fulfillment through my for my website orders and I’ve also used it as well for merchant fulfilled shipping for some of my Amazon Australia listings as well with great effect. So I thought it’d be really useful to have a chat with Steve, especially if you’re an ecommerce seller. And if you source from China or even if you don’t source from China, but if you do have global customers, so when I first started using flagship in 2015, they basically offered an ability for you to, I guess import from China into Hong Kong. And with your integrated shopping cart, I mean, I use Shopify but they integrate directly with lots of other shopping carts. But basically, they’d handle everything from a logistics perspective once an order had been placed through the website. But now they work back the other way as well. So, so that you can take advantage of China’s ecommerce market, which is obviously exploding. So what this means is that effectively you can ship your Australian or your Indian, your American UK where basically your products from wherever you have them manufactured in the world, directly to flagship and they can act as your three pls into China directly from Hong Kong very, very quickly. So if you haven’t established marketing channel in China, or you’ve got one about to start, it might be in a cost effective option to sort of test your products out in the Chinese market without having to ship a lot of them riskily directly into Mainland China. So anyway, look at so I’ve had a really interesting conversation. I hope you do too. Now don’t forget to subscribe to Facebook. We are cycling. There were 25 members short of 1000. So please subscribe this week. It’d be great over Ch

Had a great chat this week with Stephen Duncombe – who’s the founder of the Amazon FBA Seller and ecommerce Meetup Group here in Melbourne! Stephen and his wife Jasmine have been selling on Amazon since 2015 after a stint on eBay Australia trying to sell some Cards Against Humanity which he’d sourced from a supplier on Alibaba. He tells the story better than me so listen out for that! He’s got his eyes set on having 100 products live on Amazon by 2022 so we talk about how he’s hoping to achieve that goal before considering an exit. Subscribe to Facebook… almost at 1,000 members! Stephen’s Website: www.startupshift.com and Facebook The India Sourcing Trip is coming up fast – April 13 – 20, 2020 / New Delhi so Register before Jan 31 and save $500 Join a unique Sourcing and Learning guided tour to the Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair in Delhi…Increase profitability by sourcing innovative products other Amazon sellers don’t have access to.Beat import duties (China Tariffs) as India is not in a trade war with the US.Find new suppliers for existing products you source from China.Learn all about sourcing from India – the pitfalls to avoid, supplier verification and vetting, negotiating, logistics, quality control, payment terms, and much more.Know which products can be sourced from India, and where the production hubs are.Understand how sourcing from India is different from sourcing from China.Meet and network with suppliers and sourcing service providers.Learn the latest branding and marketing strategies from Amazon and eCommerce coaches from the US and Australia traveling with the group.Visit an actual factory to see first-hand how products are made.Experience India’s rich culture – watch an entertaining dance show, visit the iconic Taj Mahal, wear traditional clothes like the saree and turban.Share experiences with other like-minded sellers in the group, learn from each other and make lifelong friendships. By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – it is an affiliate link but it’s the only way I can offer a discount. Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think! The post TAS 081 : eBay Australia Struggles to Amazon USA Success & growing to 100 products by 2022 – Stephen Duncombe appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week’s episode is with a new friend Tudor Tanase who speaks to us all the way from Transylvania, Romania. He’s a high 6 figure seller after just 2 years mainly selling in the USA, but just recently launched his products and brands into Europe with a focus on the UK and Germany. He shares lots of tips and tricks which have got him to where he is today. He combines tools like Helium 10 & Amazon’s own Brand Analytics to figure out the best keywords to rank on when he launches. By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – it is an affiliate link but it’s the only way I can offer a discount. Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think! Anyway, Tudor and I also discuss Amazon’s new IP Accelerator Program so you can obtain Brand Registry within a few weeks instead of 9 months, the transparency program, Amazon’s Project Zero program which help sellers combat hijackers and counterfeiters. I started off today by asking him how he got started selling on Amazon… Resources mentioned in today’s episode: https://www.wordtree.io/smartecom/ https://keepa.com/ https://sellerboard.com/ https://www.1688.com/ Transcript: Chris Thomas 0:00 Welcome back to another episode of the Australian seller podcast and today I’m thrilled to welcome tutor to Nassi from Romania, Transylvania Romania, who’s a seven figure, well, actually a high six figure, Amazon seller. And we brought him on to… brought him on today because he is very, very experienced in all things Amazon, obviously having reached incredible sales numbers. And I was just really kind of have a chat with you, tutor and learn more about your story. So, enough for me. Yes. Tudor Tanase 0:31 Thanks a lot. Yes. Hi. Hey, thanks a lot for bringing me in. And for being a part of your podcast. I am really thrilled to be here and to offer as much value as I can Chris Thomas 0:42 go. Yes. Awesome. Awesome. So tell me your story. Like how did you get started selling on Amazon? What got you into e commerce and all that fun? Tudor Tanase 0:50 Yes. So around two years ago, when I started, I started with two friends of mine. We launched a product that was not successful, they gave up and I keep continuing. They actually had businesses in Romania and they said that they don’t want to give up their businesses in Romania for the Amazon thing because they thought thought that’s way too competitive and such and they give up and they keep continuing and I’m still doing in till today Chris Thomas 1:21 so is that actually Amazon Europe? Or is that Amazon USA? Tudor Tanase 1:25 It’s I’ve started with USA and for like the last four months we entered into the Euro more more strongly in United Kingdom and Germany. Chris Thomas 1:37 Maybe we can dive into that as well. Um, it really can be you know, you’ve sort of gone Oh, no, it’s only a very short period of time but interesting to see how nothing’s going there. So so what what categories Do you sell your products in near all over the place so we have you Tudor Tanase 1:53 know, right now we have two brands in beauty, and by the start of next year in January, we are Going to launch a new brand in office and a new brand new branding arts and crafts crafts. Chris Thomas 2:06 All right, so that’s all that we’re gonna get to like six brands. Tudor Tanase 2:10 Only four I have to right now into on the way but next year I’m looking to launch another two to four brands and each one of them to have around four to six products depending how much I can go with that niche. Chris Thomas 2:25 That sounds really interesting. So far, so maybe I’m assuming that you started with the beauty brands first. Is that right? Tudor Tanase 2:33 Yes. Chris Thomas 2:35 So let’s let’s maybe just hone in on that. So the beauty brand, how many products do we have in the big brands at the moment, right, right now in total, I have eight product, six of them on one brand and two of them on another brand. Like going like Tudor Tanase 2:52 they’re going well. going well. Beauty niche it’s a very interesting niche because it’s One of the most competitive as the supplements one, it’s extremely competitive. But the good part is that most of the buyers in the beauty niche are women. And you can actually sell the products on a higher price. And over time the prices won’t drop that much because women care of more about what they put on their skin then saving $5 Okay, so if you’re like, yes, if you’re launching like a toilet brush, they’re going to check the lowest price because it’s a low dollar brush, right? But if you’re lounging like something, a cream or a serum or anything like it, they are going to be able to pay more because it’s more important for their Chris Thomas 3:40 skin. Yeah, that makes sense. But I’m assuming that these beauty products are actually sourced from America. Tudor Tanas

Gary Huang describes himself as Born in USA, Made in the China. He’s living in Shanghai these days and in addition to running his own very successful Amazon business, is the founder of 80/20 sourcing and the 7-figure seller summit. He’s a busy man. He’s an expert on sourcing and was one of the senior coaches at the India Sourcing Trip so we struck up a friendship together while we were there. Today I thought it’d be great to get his take on sourcing from India and the differences between China and India. For the Free Sourcing from India Cheat sheet we spoke about: https://www.8020sourcing.com/auseller/ Raw Machine Translated Transcript: Chris: [00:00:00] welcome back to another episode of the Australian seller podcast. today I am thrilled to have grant Gary Huang, who I met recently at the Indian sourcing trip in new Delhi at the trade show there. [00:00:10] The, . India home and handicrafts show, I think it was called Gary, is that right? [00:00:15] Gary Huang: [00:00:15] Yeah, I think you’re right. The Dehli Fair. [00:00:18] Chris: [00:00:18] Yeah. Yeah. Much easier. Um, and we had a great trip. I mean, it was a week of not only sourcing from the trade show, but a lot of education as well. [00:00:27] We learned a lot about the sorts of products that you can source from India. We had an extraordinary day where we went down to the Taj Mahal and many other things that we did too – a day trip around India. Really? wish! Uh, around new Delhi and um, yeah, it’s just amazing. So what I wanted to do today was really just pick your brains, because I think this was your first trip to Uh, to India, and you’ve done a lot of sourcing – in fact that you own a sourcing agency out of, uh, at a Shenzhen, right? [00:00:52] Or no, you’re actually in Shanghai, isn’t [00:00:54] Gary Huang: [00:00:54] that right? I used to, um, I used to offer sourcing services previously, and I’m based in Shanghai. That’s right. Yeah. [00:01:02] Chris: [00:01:02] Cool. Anyway, I’m so sorry. I’m kind of just talking and sort of holding an interview all by myself, so why don’t we just, uh, get, get, get on with this show and let’s, let’s have an introduction from you. [00:01:13] Tell us about you and your story. [00:01:16] Gary Huang: [00:01:16] Excellent. Thank you so much, Chris. First of all, for having me, I’m very honored to be on the Australian seller podcast and I know there’s a lot of enthusiastic and eager entrepreneurs down to under, so I’m happy to.share anything of value that can help out. [00:01:31] And I’m super honored to be with your two, uh, with you today. Um, so quick intro, I’m so, I’m, my name is Gary and I was born and raised in the U S. Uh Hmm. You can’t tell by my accent. I’m, I like to say that I was made in the U S a and exported to China. So, uh, born and raised in Los Angeles, grew up there, went to university there, and I came to China in 2008. [00:01:56] Uh, long story short. Uh, I kind of stumbled into a job doing sourcing from China based in Shanghai, uh, did that for many years. Um, so basically I’ve helped clients, uh, manage multimillion dollar stores in campaigns. Um, so I visited like over a hundred Chinese factories. So I’ve really seen like the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of the whole, you know, trying sourcing. [00:02:18] Um, so. Um, it was about 2016 when I created a website called 80, 20 sourcing. So I really wanted to bring some light into what some people call it, like a black box, because there’s a lot of unknown unknowns in sourcing world. A lot of, you know, tricks people play. So I’m, so I run a site called 80, 20 sourcing. [00:02:36] And also, um, I, um, host an online virtual summit called the seven figure seller summit where I interview various million dollar e-commerce sellers and entrepreneurs. Um, and then, um, you know, learn how they do it. So, um, the listeners can do it too. And yes, going back to your question, this was my first time going to India. [00:02:57] It was a very amazing experience, not just on the business side, but also on the cultural side. I’m just learning about the vast differences and some similarities, uh, you know, sourcing from China. So I’m, uh, happy to share more at five, if that’s a good, good enough intro for you. [00:03:12] Chris: [00:03:12] That sounds fantastic. [00:03:13] That’s exactly what I want to focus on today. So, um, obviously there are some pretty big differences. So why don’t we just sort of talk first off about the main differences that you see between, um, sourcing obviously from China and versus sourcing from India. What were the main sort of takeaways there for you. [00:03:30] Gary Huang: [00:03:30] Yeah. I think the number one thing that a lot of sellers are worried about right now, sourcing from China is the trade tariffs, you know, with the whole U S China trade war. So that could add another, you know, 25% or 30% on top of your already, you know, your, your costs. Right? So. Number one biggest difference is if you source from India,

Former bookkeeper and Australian mum Cindy Joins us today to chat through her experience creating a super-successful eCommerce business with an invention she created in 2010. As a young mum, she had a need for a product no-one was selling. So she rolled up her sleeves, jumped on a flight to Hong Kong and in 4 days at a tradeshow found her future supplier. She went all-in on her idea – her first shipment to Australia a 20” container. Shark Tank producers were keen to get her onto the show, and she was all set to give it go, but through a chance conversation with a friend, she discovered FBA. From there it was ‘bye, bye Shark Tank’ and ‘Hello Amazon’!) It’s an awesome story and I know you’ll love hearing about her journey from idea to commercialisation. A lot of people have ideas, very few execute. Cindy’s one of the special few. OK a few quick Announcements A big ‘thanks’ to an all-star cast that came along and supported last week’s meetup on how to expand your FBA business internationally! Thanks to Phil, Luke, Ash Emma and Ben (That’s team Retail Global to you), of course, Remy and Nathan at Payoneer, Rosalyn Gladwin (Gladwin Legal) and Simon Clarkson over at Channel Advisor. I’m planning a meet up in Melbourne in the next few weeks on ‘The advantages of Sourcing from India’, trying to squeeze it in before the International Sourcing Expo in Melbourne between the 12th and the 14th November 2019 The India sourcing trip was such a success that Meghla is already planning her next tour for April 2020. She’s offering an early bird discount which takes $500 off – it’s an amazing deal where everything is taken care of for you and you’ll find super high quality and unique products to sell on Amazon in niches which are not saturated. Head over the www.theaustralianseller.com/india to learn more about that The post TAS 078 : Shark Tank? No thanks! I’ll take my chances with Amazon FBA. – Cindy’s story of invention to eCommerce appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Welcome back to the Pod – episode number 077 Aaron Hughes from BHI Sourcing joins me this week to chat through the types of products you can source from India. Aaron’s a young American, who’s been living in India since 2014. I met him last week in India with 30 Amazon sellers as part of the India Sourcing Trip – put together by a 2 x previous guest on the show Meghla Bhardwaj who’s been putting together the Global Sources Summit in Hong Kong for many years. Meghla held a 1-day conference on sourcing and logistics from India and Aaron was one of the guest speakers, so I had to get him on. Aaron spoke about the products you can source from India – which regions they’re from and product specialisations including the differences between sourcing from China vs. India. Can I just say though, there are not enough superlatives to describe the week we all had together from 5-Star Accommodation, Meals, factory visits, Day Trip around New Delhi and a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the Taj Mahal. Meghla absolutely nailed this trip to the wall. Meghla is already planning her next tour for April 2020. Watch out listeners! I am going to push this hard! She’s offering an early bird discount which takes $500 off – it’s an amazing deal where everything is taken care of for you and you’ll find super high quality and unique products to sell on Amazon in niches which are not saturated. The best aspects of sourcing from India are: The quality of the products – everything is outstanding qualityThe products you find in India are unique and in many cases, certified (Fair Trade, sustainable timber and organic cotton as examples)You can’t find these suppliers or their unique products on Alibaba which makes it nearly impossible for a competitor to copy you – that’s a super-defensible position to be in! Learn more here! at www.indiasourcingtrip.com Quick announcements this week…Regina Peterbergsky’s having another Chatbot workshop next Thursday 31 October 2019 so head to www.theaustralianseller.com/bots and use EBCT This Tuesday the 27th October 2019, I’ll be co-hosting an Amazon meet up at the HoneyBar in Melbourne with Retail Global and Payoneer. It’s a more advanced session on How and When to Increase your Worldwide presence on Amazon… ie. Launching your products into other Amazon Marketplaces and how to grow your store. The post TAS 077 : Living, sourcing and selling on Amazon from India – Aaron Hughes Explains appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Anthony Cofrancesco joins you this week from Virtuous Graphics Today, Anthony shares his experience optimising listings and by extension, creating successful launches on Amazon. Anthony and the team have hundreds of Pickfu tests under their belt, so they know what works best when it comes to main image optimisation and improving click-through rates onto your listing. Some of the results may surprise you! Yes, Pickfu gets a mention! Speaking of Pickfu – I have a promocode they sent me AUSELLER which will save you 50% off your first pickfu test. There are a few video demo’s on the Australian seller Facebook Page so head over and join. The post TAS 076 : Listing Optimisation, Image Testing, 3D Renders and more with Anthony Cofrancesco, Virtuous Graphics appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Emma Schermer joins you this week from Marketing by Emma https://www.facebook.com/marketingbyemma/. https://marketingbyemma.com/ Emma has an extensive background in copywriting and explains the methodologies she uses to boost conversion rates on Amazon listings with exceptional copywriting. You only get one chance to make a first impression, so craft your copy and for goodness sake, edit it to minimise off-putting typo’s! She’s passionate about writing for humans first, but at the same time weaving in all-important keywords and phrases to increase rankings on Amazon. There are really only 2 ways customers can find your listing on Amazon: Via a deal page, like a lightning dealVia a search So it’s very important to include important keywords in your copy. Mow before we move onto the interview with Emma… India trip is coming up in 10 days, but Meghla is already planning her next tour for April 2020. She’s offering an early bird discount which takes $1,000 off – it’s an amazing deal where everything is taken care of for you and you’ll find products to sell on Amazon in niches which are not saturated. Speaking on having your own list as an Amazon Seller, Regina Peterbergsky’s having another Chatbot workshop on Thursday 31 October 2019 so head to www.theaustralianseller.com/bots and use EBCT On Tuesday the 27th October, I’ll be co-hosting an Amazon meet up at the HoneyBar in Melbourne with Retail Global and Payoneer. Stay tuned for details there… The post TAS 075 : Turn Browsers into Buyers – Amazon Copywriting expert Emma Schermer appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Welcome back to the show, Matthew Cummins joins us this week from https://www.cyclestation.com.au. a bricks and mortar bike and bike accessories retailer in Albury NSW. Matthew has grown the online side of the business to 7 figures P/A in the last few years through a combination of website and marketplace sales. He’s achieved this remarkable growth through AdWords, and importantly growing a substantial email list. Building and having your own list is vital as over a period of time it reduces your reliance on a single channel for traffic, like Google, eBay, Catch or Amazon. It means if anything goes wrong, like an Algorithm update from Google or a suspension from a marketplace, you’re still in business. We dive in and discuss eBay, Catch and Amazon Australia, how he manages a catalogue of over 20,000 SKU’s and his plans to grown Cycle Station into a monster online business. Speaking on having your own list as an Amazon Seller, Regina Peterbergsky’s having another Chatbot workshop on Thursday 31 October 2019 so head to www.theaustralianseller.com/bots and use EBCT to save $250! On Tuesday the 27th October, I’ll be co-hosting an Amazon meet up at the Honey Bar in Melbourne with Retail Global and Payoneer. Stay tuned for details there… The post TAS 074 : Matthew Cummins Sells a LOT of Bike Accessories online in Australia appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Bradley Sutton joins us this week from Helium10. As you probably know, Bradley is the Host of the Serious Sellers Podcast interviewing 5, 6, 7 and 8 figure Amazon Sellers since the show started in January this year. Bradley has vast experience himself in eCommerce. Today Bradley talks about the China Tariffs, keyword research, how sellers are launching their products on Amazon using Chatbots and rebates, how they’re getting reviews and the importance of customer ‘empathy’ when approaching selling on Amazon. In other news, yesterday I went to Regina Peterbergsky’s Chatbot workshop and built my very first chatbot from scratch in world-record time! If Regina holds another workshop in the future, get along and have her work with you one-on-one to get your first flow, sequence, conversation with customers up and running! It was a really, really fun day with other sellers such as Marg Jolly, Harry, Jenny, Daren and I’ve missed a few others sorry! Calli’s got an event coming up for Melbournites with the folks over at Retail Global at the Honey Bar over in South Melbourne Build a Private Label Brand & Sell your Products Globally – and I’ll be doing an event with Retail Global in Melbourne in October, just working on dates. Stay tuned for more details for that event. Resources discussed on today’s show:Helium10 discount: 10% off ongoing – which now includes Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket 2.0 (included Free) and 50,000 email’s from H10’s new email follow-up tool, which you can learn more about here. (Note these are affiliate links, but they’re the only way I can offer the discounts). Helium10 Users Group Rankbell – A new Amazon launching platform Shout out to iTunes Reviewer Cass0811! Don’t forget to join the Australian Seller Family TAS.com/facebook – The post TAS 073 : Bradley Sutton H10 on Keyword Research, Launching & Reviews on Amazon appeared first on The Australian Seller.

Michael Hartman joins me this week from innoventec.com – we actually zoomed recorded this chat, so if you want to see and hear me and Michael, head over to the Australian Seller Facebook Page to watch us. Today Michael talks about how he’s been able to scale and expand his Amazon business at an industrial scale creating nearly 80,000 product listings on Amazon in almost 18 months. The post TAS 072 : 80,000 Products on Amazon. Michael Hartman explains how he’s gone shallow and wide. appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week we welcome back Hamish Conway from www.SellGlobal.co.nz Hamish was on the show last year on Episode 32. He has lots of clients now from both New Zealand and Australia selling on Amazon Australia – so today we dive deep into how Amazon Australia is travelling compared to some of the other established marketplaces such as eBay and Catch. Hamish is also holding an event, on Thursday 5th of September 2019 in Sydney at oFX’s offices and will cover everything from Cashflow (Arnie Sheilds) and exporting products from Australia and elsewhere to Amazon USA and EU etc. To sign up for that, just head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/sg Speaking of events; previous guest on the show (Episodes 52 and 65) Regina Peterbergsky is holding A FULL DAY Messenger Bot Implementation Workshop 10am Thursday September 12th, Melbourne It’s a day where you’ll actually learn to set up chatbots specific to your own Amazon business. Why is this a good thing? Well if it’s not obvious, most people (myself included) sign up for courses but never actually implement. This is something I want to do for my business and I reckon a full day of focus and action will guarantee it’ll actually happen! To learn more about that day, head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/bots Private Coaching? If you’ve done an Amazon course, or you’re in the middle of one, or even if you’re just starting out, shoot me a message [email protected] to have a chat first about where you’re at beforehand or book me directly for an hour at www.theaustralianseller.com/chris – Don’t forget to join the Australian Seller Family on Facebook! The post TAS 071 : Amazon Australia, eBay, Catch. Who’s winning? Hamish Conway from Sell Global appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week’s guest is George Gruber and a close friend of mine since 2014. We first met in Hong Kong at a tradeshow. George has amazing product development experience and has helped me on various projects over the years. I thought it’d be great to invite George onto the show to bring a new perspective to creating proprietary products and selling them successfully on Amazon, rather than just the ‘source a product on Alibaba’ private label model. George and I have also partnered on a few products where we split the costs and the profits down the middle, to reduce risk, gain experience and also to have fun. George creates unique products based on either his own needs or problems he sees other people experiencing. He’s trained his mind to be on the look-out for ‘solutions’ rather than complaining about frustrations. We also talk about keyword optimisation on Amazon and our keyword optimisation strategies for some of his product listings. I really hope you enjoy our conversation today. Private Coaching? If you’ve done an Amazon course, or you’re in the middle of one, or even if you’re just starting out, shoot me a message [email protected] to have a chat first about where you’re at beforehand or book me directly for an hour at www.theaustralianseller.com/chris – The post TAS 070 : Developing your own products, defensibility and the hits and misses with George Gruber GPG2 appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week’s guest is Reuben Schroeder who comes to us from his home city of Seattle. Reuben’s a member of The Australian Seller Facebook group and about 6 weeks ago asked if anyone wanted to meet with him because he was visiting my home town of Melbourne for a few days. Steven Loi, Matt and I were catching up for a mastermind lunch, so I invited Reuben along. So over lunch, Reuben told us his story of selling care-packs on Amazon and building the successful brand, Hangry Kits which you’ll hear about shortly during out chat. If you’re wondering what a ‘care-pack’ is, well, you’d better keep listening. As you’ll learn, selling food on Amazon isn’t easy, the margins are thin, the competition is cut-throat, and melting chocolate and use-by dates can be a nightmare! Private Coaching? If you’ve done an Amazon course, or you’re in the middle of one, or even if you’re just starting out, shoot me a message [email protected] to have a chat first about where you’re at beforehand or book me directly for an hour at www.theaustralianseller.com/chris – India, the early bird discounts have expired, lots of people are coming but only 4 tickets are available – get on it https://www.indiasourcingtrip.com. ● Which products to source from India and from where ● How to find and vet suppliers ● How to manage quality ● How to negotiate price, payment terms, order volumes ● How sourcing from India is different from sourcing in China ● Logistics and shipping 101 ● Cultural sensitivities ● How to find profitable niches on Amazon ● Building a long-term sustainable and profitable Private Label brand ● And much more… te Don’t forget to join the Australian Seller Family on Facebook TAS.com/facebook – The post TAS 069 : Selling Food on Amazon. From Pots and Pans to Care Pack success. Reuben Schroeder from Hangry Kits explains appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week we welcome back Steven Loi who was on the show on Episode 45 Steven is an exceptional Amazon seller who rubs shoulders with and regularly masterminds with some of the best in the business. So when Steven shares his secrets to his Amazon success, you’d best listen. Steven explains how it’s easier to rank products on Amazon today than at any time in Amazon’s history. Today we go deep (and I mean deep) into the way that he’s able to rank his products No 1 on Amazon, even for super competitive keywords and phrases. Steven reveals exactly how he optimises his listings and the surprising keyword relevance methodology he uses to gain maximum exposure and rankings before he even launches. It makes ‘the last mile’ of ranking top of page one easier. This is the latest and most up-to-date ranking methodology – so if you want to rank your products for targeted and competitive keywords, get your notepad out and start scribbling. Head to Steven’s website over at Private Label Authority Pixelfy.me The post TAS 068 : Search, Find, Buy (at Full Price) the key to ranking success on Amazon. Steven Loi explains. appeared first on The Australian Seller.

This week we welcome back Danny McMillan. Danny’s no stranger to anyone who sells on Amazon – his enjoys a huge profile due to his incredible ‘3 episodes per week’ Seller Sessions Podcast and is prodigious when it comes to networking and business. So today it’s his turn to be interviewed. He shares his back story, his experiences selling on Amazon and he dives in deep into one of his true passions, PPC or Amazon Sponsored Ads. Private Coaching? If you’ve done an Amazon course, or you’re in the middle of one, or even if you’re just starting out shoot me a message [email protected] to have a chat first about where you’re at beforehand or book me directly for an hour at www.theaustralianseller.com/chris – Our session is recorded so you can watch back if you need to… India, the early bird discounts will be expiring at the end of July, so book now people https://www.indiasourcingtrip.com. I joined Meghla last week on a webinar which you can watch on my Facebook group page by heading over to www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook (almost 600 members now!). I showed how one Amazon seller has built a simple store selling ‘drawer knobs’ with sales over $27,000 USD per month. ‘Drawer knobs and handles’ are just one example of many 1,000’s of profitable and unique products you can source from India. ● Which products to source from India and from where ● How to find and vet suppliers ● How to manage quality ● How to negotiate price, payment terms, order volumes ● How sourcing from India is different from sourcing in China ● Logistics and shipping 101 ● Cultural sensitivities ● How to find profitable niches on Amazon ● Building a long-term sustainable and profitable Private Label brand ● And much more… Don’t forget to join the Australian Seller Family on Facebook The post TAS 067 : Danny McMillan’s story from failed Start-up to success on Amazon, Podcasting and PPC appeared first on The Australian Seller.