Fulfilment By Amazon

[James]

Evening all,

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with fulfilment by Amazon, I set a small test up a few months back with a few hundred units intended to be used in private label and then brand registry - up to about 10-15 sales a day, starting off was difficult - I'm in the health niche and it's a difficult market to break out in!

• What are the three biggest tips you can offer to someone in FBA
• How do you scout products?

These are the main things I'd like to know really, I've been using Helium10 - but it's £99.00 monthly for software at the moment, but that's 11 sales a month, when i'm only 200-300 monthly it's still quite a lot - unless I'm using it wrong and not getting enough value out of it to justify the cost!

What is your thoughts behind this?

[James]

Over the last few months things have sort of escalated - got notification today that we're over 200-300 happily. It's crazy how quickly things are escalating. Currently scouting 2-3 new products.

[Harper]

I've had moderate success with FBA in the past.  I would've kept it going, but I needed to pour my time and energy into my new startup.  My first piece of advice is to drop Helium.  They keep bumping up their prices, even though they're really no different than dozens of other FBA tools.  I used AMZScout because it offered a lifetime subscription option and it comes with powerful tools that make sourcing products and selling on Amazon much easier.

My second piece of advice is to narrow your niche so you'll get to know your buyer better, including what their needs are, and which trends are sought after.  Gather that information first before you start hunting products to sell.  For instance, you could focus on mental health products for children.  This could include sourcing products that assist with ADHD, autism, or anxiety, that are likely to appeal to that cohort. 

  I wish you great success and I hope you'll keep us informed about your FBA business. 

Edited February 14 by Harper