AM/PM Podcast

Another weekly update on all new things with Amazon with Norman Farrar!

Sometimes Amazon sellers get lucky and offer a product that sells like crazy due to its sheer popularity due to circumstance. However, for some sellers, it’s all pre-meditated and calculated down to the last detail to utterly crush the competition in sales when the time comes. Knowing when something will trend and reach incredible heights in popularity is more of an artful skill for FBA sellers. Someone with a nose for trends is Brock Johnson, a seller that rocked the Amazon landscape last year by selling $6 million worth of product in only a six-month time frame.

Are you tired of getting your inventory hijacked and others trying to take your sales? Protecting your private label brand is now more important than ever in a world where fraud can ruin your bottom line and even displace you as the Best Seller. One of the best ways to guard your brand from scammers is through brand gating, which means trademarking your name, product, and your services. However, how does an Amazon seller go about trademarking their private label business?

Did you make a lot of revenue during the Black Friday & Cyber Monday weekend? Our own Manny Coats crushed it, detailing his success strategy for making $39K in 4 Days with 2 New Amazon Products on Helium 10. The weekend was very profitable for many sellers, including AMPM Podcast guest and prominent Amazon seller Norman Farrar.

In episode 153 of the AMPM Podcast, host Manny Coats describes his good fortune over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend regarding his big sale numbers. He also describes his tactics for successfully launching a new product on Amazon FBA using mostly Helium 10 tools.

How many sellers are utilizing video to advertise their businesses? How many are seeking to add reviews to their products listings to boost sales? What if you combined the power of YouTube and adding reviews to your Amazon product listings? By enlisting the help of prominent YouTube influencers to create video reviews of your product, unboxing videos, and more, you can unlock a new audience turned customer base.

Has your private label business done well, and now you are looking to sell it? Selling great products can be very lucrative, but so can selling your successful private label business! Find out how to make a profit off of selling your Amazon business successfully and how to start a new one from scratch!

How well versed are you in Amazon lingo? There is a lot of industry jargon to know whether you are just starting out or are an FBA seller veteran, and knowing it all is half the battle. In episode 150 of the AMPM Podcast, host Manny Coats goes over the top 40 Amazon terms that every FBA seller should know to be more successful. If you have more terms to add to the list, be sure to let us know in the comments below!

Amazon is always changing policies and adding new features, and we at the AMPM Podcast like to keep you updated on what’s happening within the world of Amazon. In this episode, we’ve decided to bring in one of our most knowledgeable guests to discuss what is new with Amazon and what you should know going into the 2017 holiday season.

Searching for new products to sell can be challenging and exciting at the same time, but sellers can often overlook knowing what products to avoid. Sourcing hot ticket products can be very tempting, but often the competition alone can cost you at the end of the day, seemingly wasting your investment. However, there are many methods to not only finding products to sell, but also alternative places from which to source them, opening up a larger world of opportunity for sellers who are crafty enough.

Most private label and FBA sellers would love to increase their sales, but does it come at a cost? Amazon has been covertly discounting products to compete with other retailers this holiday season, including 3rd party private label products. What does this mean for FBA sellers’ ability to control prices for seasonal and marketplace strategy?

In episode 146 of the AMPM Podcast, host Manny Coats discusses a ninja tactic for ranking your new products at the top of the page for your desired keywords before they have even shipped to Amazon fulfillment centers! Using Cerebro by Helium 10, Manny calculates how many products would have to be "giveaways" each day to rank highly!

In episode 145 of the AMPM Podcast, host Manny Coats discusses what a reverse ASIN lookup is and how it can be performed using Cerebro by Helium 10, one of the most powerful tools in the e-commerce industry. Manny also reveals why it is necessary to make your information private when registering new domains.

In episode 144 Part 2 of the AMPM Podcast, host Manny Coats interviews Bitcoin and cryptocurrency expert Brad Mills about current cryptocurrency trends and how to protect your Bitcoins from hackers and being lost by substandard storage. Brad also goes further into depth regarding the terminology of cryptocurrency including cold storage, hard wallet, and more. Check out Part 1 to get more useful information from Brad Mills on cryptocurrency!

In episode 144 Part 1 of the AMPM Podcast, host Manny Coats interviews Bitcoin and cryptocurrency expert Brad Mills about how he got into trading in virtual currency and where he sees the monetary trend going. Brad also explains cryptocurrency terminology and gives tips to people who are just getting started in Bitcoin investment. Check out Part 2 to get more useful information from Brad Mills on cryptocurrency!