Avoid These 5 Critical Amazon FBA Mistakes
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Hey Philosopher, Welcome back 2025! To all our new philosophers here, I’m Destiny, and it’s great to meet you. I’m the voice behind the Weekend Chronicle, the founder of snuggleready.com and the creator of the one-of-a-kind Community Building 101 programme that has brought our amazing community together. As we proceed into 2025, I’m thrilled to keep the fire blazing… With great surprises ahead, we’re excited to have you along for the ride. I’ll skip the long intro because we all have the attention span of a goldfish nowadays. Let’s jump right in, mates. 5 Lessons I’m Learning from Amazon FBA Before we begin, I reckon the lessons I’m about to share with us are worth a million dollars. They’re firsthand experiences and from a reliable source. A quick tip: Learning does not always entail making mistakes for oneself. Learning from individuals who have already travelled or are on the journey towards your destination is sometimes the wisest choice. Consider getting travel advice from someone who has recently returned from a trip you are planning to embark on. While Amazon FBA has enormous earning potential, your success depends on understanding its particular hurdles. Hurdle 1: Patience After sending 50 units of our snuggle brand to Amazon’s Melbourne warehouse, we were confident about ending 2024 strong. But there was a problem: enthusiasm alone doesn’t guarantee success. The sales did not arrive as expected, but we weren’t concerned because we had nothing to lose and a lot to gain by trying. The purpose is not to sell products wholeheartedly; rather, it is to develop a digital lifestyle in light of the current circumstances of the digital landscape that we’re in. Yes, we did send an offer to most philosophers we thought would be in severe need of our dear products, but it was unsuccessful. We still love you regardless, perhaps next time. By the way, if you have anything to sell to us, please do. That’s the future of commerce. And this time, we’re creating a unique phone holder for creatives. This design was inspired by the desire to safeguard our gadgets from scratches and dents. I loathe scratches and dints on my devices, and I am not the type of guy who places them in cases. No f*ckin way, it hides the devices’ aesthetics. You can take a peek if you want. We are designing them with utmost care and made with love. These will be our most affordable designs yet, priced between 19.95$ and 24.95$ (incl. Free & fast shipping worldwide). Great news Yes. We are giving away five of these beautifully created presents to you for free. This is because we are a Thanksgiving community. We’ll keep you posted; simply continue opening the dawn letters to get all the hints. Now, talk about New Year, New Bill! I mean for us. I’ve attached a screenshot below to demonstrate how it all played out. After all, numbers are more effective storytellers than words.
You see, our net profit was negative fifty-four dollars, Ninety-five cents. (-54.95$). A must-pay fee to remain in the ecosystem. But there’s always light at the end of the tunnel, as we kept reassuring ourselves. Giving up is not even an option at this moment. I’d remind myself that even Amazon lost money at the beginning of its journey. …Remember? Yes. If you have a broader perspective, Amazon is a tremendous tool. However, remember the timeless rule from Community Building 101 about the perils of mediocrity. You wouldn’t wanna build an empire on a leased land. Hurdle 2: Product line When conducting product research, particularly if yours is not based on a lifestyle design. Consider compact products that require minimal storage space and offer greater versatility. You can still make money if you study the right approach. What’s so captivating about earning money is that it’s like a numbers game. Once you set it in motion, it builds on itself. Money jumps. Lessons I copied from my dad. Hurdle 3: Payments We now treat all Amazon payments like subscriptions—and just as with any subscription, the higher tier often brings more potential. That’s why we committed to maintaining a higher subscription level. And, because we don’t like losing money for whatever reason, we no longer accept payments via our website; instead, we got inventive and used Amazon and eBay as payment gateways. Thus, avoiding Shopify’s 56$ monthly fee. We’re still exploring e-commerce, and it’s fun as f*ck. Also, we try to be creative by using all of the apps on our website for free or paying less than 9.99$ as opposed to 99.99$ for most. To keep up with Shopify, we are currently paying as low as 15$ or less. However, we have spent up to 9999.99$ only to attain this level. This does not include product line design or inventory management. It’s crazy, right? Pretty much. Hurdle 4: Be mindful of fake reviews Amazon takes a strict stance against fake reviews and has even sued sellers over this practice. You don’t want to be that guy. Our battle with Amazon is something we wouldn’t wanna experience twice. But we won, like always. Take your time navigating the intricacies; it’s a tricky situation. And I can’t give you any advice here. But if you’re smart, you’ll know how to approach it. There’s a way. And, in my opinion, reality is always open to negotiation. Hurdle 5: Freestyle Your Offers When you start picturing the future, you’ll highlight what you can feature. It’s similar to freestyling one’s destiny. Make it a lifestyle. That is why, on eBay, you can see us selling various items under the umbrella of Snuggle. Freestyling is allowed. Without a doubt, this is a strategic choice since everything is connected. The future of retail is in live online shopping. As a result, I’d recommend selling yourself. If you learn to purchase, you will almost certainly learn to sell. Many consumers are unsure of how to buy, what to buy, and when to buy. That’s why we designed that one-of-a-kind gadget holder so that when you’re ready to snuggle in our doonas, you can rest your phone in a compatible and snuggleready device holder. Good for your phone and excellent for your iPad. To this end This is a thread I admire from Dan. Finding a solution requires a problem-centric approach. (what is the f*ckin problem?!) We can’t cure problems we don’t even know existed. Until I started looking for a solution to a personal problem, Product sourcing was a long way off. Solve yours and join us in the upper echelons. Everything we’ve planned or created is a solution that we’ve devised for ourselves. The approach remains straightforward and timeless, I reckon. Solve your problem, and you’ll notice that your tribe of people are experiencing similar issues and may require your special assistance. Community Building did just that! Otherwise, there’s no way I’d have been able to continue on this trip. You and I are influencing it. Someone may come upon my letter or feature themselves in my photo in the future. Human pain has certain similarities. I’ll catch you in the next one. Thank you for spending time with me this weekend. And, certainly, if you’re still interested in our product, we’ve made it an excellent value for you. We are committed to assisting humanity rather than making a quick buck. Until next time, – Destiny BUY OUR PRODUCT
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