Amazon Fees

There are a number of variables that affect how much you payincluding:Type of product: non-media, media or oversize.Type of sales channel: Amazon.co.uk, internationally or another channel.The fees are made up of: Per-item fee This is a flat-rate fee of £0.75 + VAT (unless you’re a Pro Merchant in which case you pay £25 + VATContinue reading “Amazon Fees”

More About Costs to Take into account

-Barcode costs – Not a huge amount, but not to he ignored, especially when you’re just starting out. The cost per barcode is much higher on small orders.-Purchase price (FOB) – Initially this price is likely to be higher as you test the water with your product. Assuming you buy in larger quantities when reorder,Continue reading “More About Costs to Take into account”

Cost to take into account

In this section I have not included time costs. If you’re reading this book, you’re probably not on someone else’s clock, unless you’re moonlighting. But time is imponderably important. ItP probably took me 50 hours of work to get my first FBA product listed. On top of that, I had spent time creating the brandContinue reading “Cost to take into account”

Pricing your products

In the economic tgeory of perfect competition there’s an assumption of perfect knowledge, whereby consumers are assumed to know, among other things, price, functionality and quality. And, with some research, the Internet has made this theory a reality. As shoppers become increasingly Internetsavvy, it’s much harder to charge higher prices for the same product. IContinue reading “Pricing your products”

Status Of Your Shipment

You can track the status of your shipment. Here are the various stages: -Working – You have not sent the shipment.-Ready to Ship You have entered the required information in the shipping workflow but you haven’t clicked “Mark as Shipped”.-Shipped You have clicked “Mark as Shipped”. At this point you should add the courier trackingContinue reading “Status Of Your Shipment”

Carton Labels to Suppliers

You need to send the carton labels to your supplier so they can stick them on the cartons. There are numerous shipping requirements. Here are some of the key points:-Each box needs to weigh no more than 30kg.-Boxes weighing between 15kg and 30kg must be marked”Heavy Package” (on the top and the sides).-All boxes mustContinue reading “Carton Labels to Suppliers”

Getting your products to Amazon’s fulfilment centre

While poring over Amazon FBA blogs and free Kindle FBA books, you’re bound to come across the term drop-ship (or drop-shipping). In the Amazon FBA context, this means you’re providing goods by direct delivery from the manufacturer tothe retailer (i.e. Amazon.co.uk). To arrange the drop-shipping of your stock, click on “Inventory” and then “Manage Inventory”.Continue reading “Getting your products to Amazon’s fulfilment centre”

More About Selling Variations

Once you’ve created your basic product listing, click on the”Variation” tab and select all the appropriate “VariationThemes” (e.g. size or colour or both) from the drop-down menu, including all the possible variations that you may include at a later date.Top tip: Make sure you get this right as it can’t be changed,although, you can changeContinue reading “More About Selling Variations”

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