{"id":9064,"date":"2021-03-29T08:19:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T08:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sellerlogic.com\/?p=9064"},"modified":"2024-08-14T11:37:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T11:37:54","slug":"selling-on-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellerlogic.com\/en\/blog\/selling-on-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Selling 101 \u2013 Quick Riches or Hard Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

197 million. That\u2019s the amount of visitors the online platform has every single month. For people who are deciding whether to start selling on Amazon, this number of potential buyers is often the reason that makes them decide that it’s worth a shot. Other reasons are of course the easy setup, the flexibility that comes with working in e-commerce, maybe even one of the videos floating around social media that depict the grand and care-free life of really successful Amazon sellers.<\/a> If you\u2019re like us, you might have asked yourself several questions when watching these videos: \u201cWhat items does that person sell? Where are these products sourced? Why is this person on a boat? What tools does he\/she use?\u201d All of these questions (more or less) are important in regard to selling successfully on Amazon and will be addressed in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start by subdividing these questions into several parts:<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. What to Do Before Selling on Amazon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Setting up Your Amazon Selling Account <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Monitoring, Optimization, Expansion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    Nut sure about selling on Amazon? Maybe eBay is better? Read this blog post to get the inside scoop: “Selling on Amazon vs. eBay: Make Your Choice!<\/a>“<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Part 1 \u2013 What to Do Before Selling on Amazon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A professional seller account won\u2019t get you far in the Amazon business if your products aren\u2019t flying off the shelves and even if your items sell well, they are not worth your time if they don\u2019t rake in a solid margin after sourcing and shipping. Investing time and researching what sells best on Amazon, what shipping method to use and what fees to consider is definitely the preferable option to \u201clet\u2019s just try this and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Amazon Selling 101 \u2013 Product Selection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Wondering what to sell on Amazon? Then you\u2019re off to a good start. You can imagine that it’s no longer the wisest idea to invest your hard-earned money in a container load of Fidget Spinners. But what are<\/em> the top selling items on Amazon and what categories are popular with buyers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Your best bet is to check different sources regularly regarding what products are popular at the moment. Amazon: Best Sellers<\/a>, for example, shows you a list of best-selling products (based on sales) and is updated hourly. Alibaba and GlobalSources are two well-known sourcing companies that also show you what products are hot at the moment on their website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here is an up to date (March 2021) list of what categories are selling best at Amazon:<\/p>\n\n\n

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