Sellercast - Sell More On Amazon

Jennifer Dunn is our guest today. Jennifer works at TaxJar, a company that helps you track and automate the process of filing sales tax payments for your physical products. There's an important deadline coming up about sales tax and you'll want to hear this conversation before the deadline passes. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Kevin Weeks is the guest today. Kevin works at Payability, a company that allows you to get next day payments from your Amazon Seller Central account. Kevin speaks to us about how to improve margins, improve relationships with your suppliers, get funding for your business and more. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Kiri Masters is the guest today. She is the founder and CEO of Bobsled Marketing an agency focused on the Amazon platform. She works with clients that do at least $2 million a year or more annually outside of Amazon. On this episode she dives into a lot of the key elements that Amazon sellers should focus on that she's seen have fantastic results with her clients. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Casey is the guest today and currently doing $30,000 per month. He also has two new products launching in November and expects to increase his sales heading into 2017 even further. In this episode Casey also talks about what he's doing to implement some unique off Amazon strategies to grow his brand website. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Jake is the guest today and in this episode he talks about how he's implemented some unique product selection tips into the products that he's selling and additionally how he approaches the development of his products to be sure that he's creating something that his target audience will love. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

On today's episode we've brought back Scott Voelker, our guest from episode 5 which aired back in December 2015. Scott shared his story of selling on Amazon when he was first on the show but today we're talking about off Amazon strategies. Scott believes Amazon is still the best sales channel to launch on but that eventually you need to expand to other areas as well and that's the focus of today's episode. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Stefan is the guest today and in this episode he talks about what he's done to replace himself in his ecommerce business from all of the day to day operations. Stefan is now focused entirely on the strategy of the ecommerce company along with the rest of his online businesses while his replacement handles the growth of his ecommerce company. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

On today's episode we've brought back Brad, our guest from episode 4. Brad previously shared some of the unique strategies he was implementing to market his product offline by attending festivals and getting great face to face customer feedback. Over a year has passed since we last spoke and in today's episode Brad talks about moving his production from China to the US, bringing on more partners in his business to help with capital and spread the workload around. Brad is also launching a Kickstarter campaign to help drive his production move to the US. We cover all that and more on today's episode. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Chris Thomas is back on our show to talk about how his business is doing after he was first on the Sellercast show back on episode 2 nearly a year ago. Chris tried entering the travel vertical but after trying a couple products he decided to focus his efforts on new product development within his primary vertical to grow his business instead. Listen in to hear more about what Chris has been doing. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

On today's episode we've brought back Spencer Haws, our guest from episode 13 which aired back in December 2015. When Spencer was first on the show he shared how he was getting traffic to his ecommerce brand website and how his sales were doing on Amazon. Today roughly 10 months later we get an update from Spencer on his sales data but he also shares how he's now getting over 1,400 unique visitors a day to his ecommerce brand website. Spencer shared several tips on how to get traffic to your own brand website and also shared a unique method that he's making extra money from his brand website from. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

On today's episode we bring back Jake, our guest from episode 8 which aired back in October 2015. When Jake was first on the show he shared the strategies he used to generate sales of over $50,000 in his very first month selling on Amazon. Today nearly one year later Jake shares what his numbers look like today, what he's been doing to grow the business and the moves he's making to create even more unique products that he plans to patent. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Trent is the guest today and with a previous exit from a business under his belt, Trent shares some of the risks he sees in private labeling and why he's personally shifting towards wholesaling products now. It's great to hear dissenting opinions on the show where we've predominantly featured private label sellers in the past so whether you private label, wholesale or do something else it's nice to hear from a diverse set of guests. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Steve is the guest today and with roughly 20 years of experience he has been selling online since 1996. Today Steve runs Kyasi.com and another business in the home improvement space where they do 30 to 50 containers a month in product volume! (Each container is either 20 ft or 40 ft.) All together Steve has generated millions upon millions of dollars in product sales in ecommerce and he has a lot of really valuable actionable advice for you in today's episode. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

In late 2015 Toni Anderson went from $13,000 in sales during October to $50,000 in November and $100,000 in December. Toni discovered pretty quickly that the products she sells are very popular gift items and we spend part of the show covering that. Toni also spoke about what it's like building this business with a partner and what she's doing to grow this business while working on it part time. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

In this show we speak with MaryKay Carr. She started selling on Amazon a few years ago sold her first ecommerce business to a friend and is now building a second ecommerce business with her son. She's focusing in on fewer products and working towards a goal of $100,000 per month in sales. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

In this show we speak with Christopher Stout who has decades of experience helping business owners with their taxes. Specifically in this episode we cover sales tax and how it relates to ecommerce business owners that sell on Amazon using FBA. This is a topic that most people steer clear of but we thought it'd be a great introduction to the conversation and you can decide what to do next with your business moving forward. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

In this show we speak with Garrett about how he hit $175,000 a month in sales in just 13 months. Garrett is only just getting started and in this episode you'll see what he's working toward in order to scale his business considerably faster. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Dave Kettner has been selling private label products since late 2013 and has done over $4.5 million dollars in revenue. Dave has been selling for so long we spent some time talking about what Dave is focusing on now to try and grow his business moving into the future because the strategies of the past are much different than they are today. Dave also shares some past problems that you should be aware of so that you can avoid those issues yourself. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Dan and Eric are on the podcast today and they're on track to sell over $6 million dollars worth of products in 2016. They did roughly $4 million in 2015. Dan and Eric are different than our past guests though because all of their sales come from wholesaling, but the way in which they wholesale their products is a lot different than what you might normally associate with wholesaling. We love having on guests with ecommerce businesses of all shapes and sizes and even if you're a private label seller on Amazon you should enjoy today's episode. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.

Michael is on the podcast today to share why he started selling on Amazon and how he uses it to match his lifestyle. Michael previously worked in property management with a team of 20 employees and 1,000 tenants and found selling on Amazon as a new way to build a business and enjoy more of life. Listen in to hear more about what Michael has done to start and grow his business and how he recently took 4 months off work where he barely opened his laptop. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your products on Amazon check out Salesbacker.