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1.02 Why Selling on Amazon

is a Good Opportunity

An overview of the
opportunities on
Amazon is revolutionary
Amazon: how you
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can make money
using the FBA model

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▶ Eliminates many barriers to starting a business - especially capital
(you can start with lower capital compared to other business ventures,

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as there’s no need for a physical business location, massive starting
inventory, etc.)

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▶ Amazon comes built-in with a massive audience and in-house marketing

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Amazon is the third-largest search engine in the world,
after Google and Youtube
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The Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) model

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▶ Allows you to scale your business quickly

▶ You can ship your products directly to an Amazon warehouse, and then
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Amazon ships directly to the customer

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▶ This model allows you to work remotely, whether from home, an office
or on the go
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▶ Using the FBA model, you can produce side income, build a multi-million
dollar company, hire employees or work on your own - the possibilities
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are endless and completely up to you

▶ Amazon also offers a Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) model, where

the sellers (you) are responsible for their own storing and shipping.
FBM traditional comes with fewer fees involved, but much more
logistical responsibility

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Remember: Amazon is a marketplace, Figure out your goals for selling

not just a website on Amazon
▶ Vendor program (not what we’re focusing on, ▶ Side money for bills? Vacation?
but for reference): Amazon essentially orders ▶ Be your own boss? Quit your corporate job?
in bulk from you and sells it themselves, then pays

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you in 30-60 days
About product selection:

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Marketplace program (this is what ▶ You don’t need a specific product in mind yet

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we’re focusing on): ▶ If you do have a product idea already, don’t get
too emotionally attached - it may not be the best

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• More than 50% of sales on Amazon are product for Amazon
third-party seller sales

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• You decide what to source/design and sell Two crucial things to
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Amazon selling:
• You ship your items to Amazon. Then they sell it
and ship for you when customers purchase via ▶ Data: Use it to identify product opportunities,
the Amazon marketplace analyze product performance and growth,
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identify optimization opportunities, etc

• This FBA model scales very well
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▶ Marketing: Constantly be optimizing your

• Essential to learn how to get your product
product listings and marketing ads to get your
in front of customers to get them to buy
item in front of customers when they search
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More than 100 million people ▶ Use Helium 10 software tools to remain
competitive in your data analysis and
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in the US have an Amazon

marketing efforts
Prime membership
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▶ Growing in Europe and other

international marketplaces
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Generating cash vs. generating Amazon gives you all of the data
profits to work with
▶ Sales does not equal cash flow ­ ▶ Helium 10 and Freedom Ticket are the power
— pay attention to this couple that will give you the edge you need over
other sellers. You’ve come to the right place.
▶ Even if finances aren’t your forte, this course

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will walk you through it
In conclusion: there’s never been a better

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▶ More than 95% of people fail at starting time to sell on Amazon!
this business

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• Excuses like “Amazon is too saturated now”

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“It’s too late to compete on Amazon”
are just that: excuses

The money is out there
▶ The big payday comes not from generating sales
but from growing your business enough to sell it
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to a company
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• There are companies out there that hunt

for Amazon businesses to purchase

▶ You can start on the US Amazon marketplace

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but then easily expand into international markets

once you’re ready
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• Canada is the easiest to ‘translate’ to from

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the US marketplace

• Visit Sell.Amazon.com/global-selling.html
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to see every country in which Amazon FBA

offers their services

▶ Over 30k sellers are selling over $1 million

every year

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