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My husband and I both want to create brands to sell on Amazon. We have a single LLC and then each have a DBA under the LLC. When buying UPC codes, can I purchase the codes with the LLC as the owner of the company prefix and then we can each use them in our individual DBAs? Both brands are similar but non competing products so the goods codes will match.
We’re just getting started and your podcasts have been so valuable! You were recommended by another Amazon seller and we are so grateful for all the help you give!
HEy Becky, that shouldn’t be an issue.
Hey man! I love listening to your podcasts!
my question is i’m getting ready to order my first shipment of products and i’m hearing a lot of people talking about how important it is to get a freight forwarder to take care of all paperwork and inspections being that i’m going got have to ship by sea! what is your take on this!?
We typically use a forwarder!
Hi, i just read your book. i am wondering if i should setup a business entity? like LLC or other type before starting this business? LLC in CA is pretty expensive, 800$ per year minimum fee. i wonder if i can sell in amazon without setting up business entity. thanks
Hey Indra, you can sell on amazon as an individually, but generally speaking I’d suggest setting up an entity, how and where you do that is a conversation I’d suggest having with your friendly neighborhood attorney
Hi! Love everything about TAS. Our very first product is ready for launch. For our first contest giveaway, is it ok to use a gift card from a nationwide store (that is inline with our products)? We’re struggling to find a gift for our pet niche that doesn’t cost $100 to ship out. We thought gift card would be usable for all pet owner types too. What do you suggest?
I generally would avoid using a gift card, find a speicifc product that’s in line with your niche, you tend to get a much more responsive list that way
Scott,
First off, you’re the man. It blows me away how genuine you are and that’s a rarity in this business – so thank you. My question is short and simple. I’ve been diving into the email list building because I understand the value it can provide. Let’s say we build up an email list to 25,000 emails, of which we were able to segment the list and get decent engagement. Do you believe that leveraging that email list could allow me to touch into products that we normally would stay away from because of too much competition? I’m trying to justify throwing even more money into growing my list.
Using your example, lets say I have that solid list and sold kitchen supplies. At what point do you think we could realistically launch a garlic press and be successful because of that list?
Well, that wasn’t short, but you get the picture.
Thanks Scott!
That’s EXACTLY why we built our list. We know that if we wanted to launch products that were more competitive or more difficult to launch, that we would be able to do it with much less effort!
Hi Scott, big fan of the podcast! Got a problem with my listing which I was hoping you’d be able to help with
I launched my first PL product about 3 weeks ago. Recently I’ve noticed that changes I make to the product name in ‘Edit Product Info’ don’t actually update. I’ve edited the price, the photos, the description and the bullet points; all of them updated onto my live listing when I made the changes. The product name, however, doesn’t. Even after 24 hours. This is obviously pretty frustrating because I want to update the title as I learn more from keyword research and PPC data.
Have you experienced this problem before where you’re not able to edit your own product’s title? Let me know if you have any tips
Many thanks
Tom
Hey Tom, that can happen. My suggestion would be to put in a support ticket and let them know what’s going on. Sometimes when you submit multiple changes over a short period of time, it can lock their system up (kinda like a clogged toilet)
Hi Scott!
Do you know how can I verify the authenticity of a UPC code? I tried to look on GS1 website but I could fine anything.
Thank you in advance,
Laila
HEy Laila, if you buy it direct from GS1 or from one of the resellers listed on this site, you shouldn’t need to worry about it.
Hi Scott,
Any advice on how to get access to Product display ads? I tried through AMS, but it seems that it is only for vendors.
PS The brand is in the brand registry.
Hey Ventsi, currently you need to be in VC or VE to use that feature.
Hey Scott,
I know that non US citizen have to get an EIN number if they want to sell on Amazon (but in any business really) but it’s still unclear why i need it and when/how it’s needed.
Can you give me some infos please? Thanks!
Hey Giovanni,
An EIN is a number that identiifes your company as being registered in the U.S. If you’re not sure if/when you need one, that question is best directed to your friendly neighborhood business attorney
I enrolled in your free Private Label Workshop. The link you emailed me takes me directly to a page to download documents. Does the ZIP file contain the course? It appears the file contains supplemental documents. I may be misunderstanding how your free course works. I was expecting videos.
Hey Jeff, you can find the workshop over at theamazingseller.com/workshop
Hey Scott, If Iām using wordpress for my blog currently, how can I use Shopify for my store?
Hey Sammy, you would need to put shopify on a subdomain. E.g…….sammy.samuel.com
Hi Scott,
I’ve been waiting to hear more about your off Amazon sales platforms but so far nothing detailed has been released. I’m most curious about the integration you mentioned between a WordPress blog/site and Shopify (I think that is what I heard). I’ve used WordPress/woo commerce in the past but keep hearing Shopify might be superior so am thinking about trying it out for an upcoming brand roll out. I’m not sure how or if a blog can work with Shopify though so the content creation piece seems lacking. I would love to hear your thoughts and experience on this topic.
Thanks for what you bring to the selling community!
Hey Dan, we are using wordpress for the blog and shopify for the commerce side of stuff. The blog side is lacking on shopify š
My product is very similar to a panted one but the patent was from March 1999 and is very old , and the product Iām trying to private label is new and has more features should I proceed ?? Thanks so much !
Hey Rolando, that would be a question best directed to your friendly neighborhood patent attorney š
Hi Scott. Love the show! I have a product that has accessories and one of the accessories we are finding is not working correctly in many cases. Lots of customer service. The manufacturer may help us with a solution, but my question is whether you know of any way to remove the inventory, correct the problem with the accessory, and then send it back? Where would I even start to find someone to do that??
Hey Trevor you can issue a removal order through seller central and have them sent back to you. Keep in mind that it may affect your ability to resend inventory on that sku in the short term.
Hey Scott, thanks for everything. Thanks to you we have now reached the number one spot for one of our keywords and are ranked for about 5 of them! We’ve been following your teachings and tools over the last 8 months are now making our $100 a day in profit! Sales have been going great and only getting better however, as of this week someone has now started selling our private label product from their own amazon seller account for about half of what we charge and have hijacked the buy box from us! They are not using FBA either. Since we are the manufacturer, I know they are not selling real versions (since they can’t be) but is there anything I can do to stop this? For now, I’ve matched their price to get the buy box back however it won’t be sustainable since it has taken my profit from almost $10 to about $1. Any tips from the master?
Hey Rebecca, I would send them a cease and desist through the seller messaging platform. If that doesn’t work, buy the product they are selling, document the differences and alert amazon.
Scott I just heard you mention Upward and Fiber?? companies that you pay to gather emails etc….did I hear right are those the actual companies. I can’t find them. Also what is the best email program to send emails to customers? Jungle Scout???
Hey Phillippa do you mean upwork and fiverr? Those would be companies that you can hire people from to help you with tasks, you wouldn’t pay them to gather emails though.
For follow up emails, we use salesbacker.
Hi Scott,
I am planning to trade on Amazon. Is FBA is a great option for starters?
Thanks
Yes!