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Sometimes selling on Amazon can be frustrating, but we're here to help. Hosted by Full-Time FBA's Stephen and Rebecca Smotherman, The Full-Time FBA Show is a podcast focused on helping you grow your Amazon FBA business to a point where you can make a full-time income with only part-time hours. We'll talk about the best Amazon FBA strategies and hear inspirational stories from those who have succeeded in making a full-time income with Amazon. The podcast features fresh content, proven strateg ...
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In this episode, we dive into one of the most crucial aspects of a successful Amazon reseller business—finding reliable sources of profitable inventory. Online Arbitrage (OA) leads lists, or "deal lists," offer a way for sellers to get daily leads on profitable products to source online, yet many lists come with significant challenges. Hosts Stephe…
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In this episode of the Full-Time FBA Show, Stephen Smotherman sits down with one of our coaching students, Ciela Lewis, to discuss her journey in building an Amazon FBA business. Ciela joined the Full-Time FBA Coaching Program six months ago and has made incredible strides in her business. Through personal challenges, she found her way to Amazon FB…
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Get ready to unlock the power of Q4 on Amazon! In today’s episode, we’re diving into why the final three months of the year are the absolute best time to start selling via Amazon FBA, even if you’re just beginning. With holiday shopping in full swing, massive sales, and hot products flying off the shelves, there’s no better time to cash in. From ra…
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You know how we loooooove to talk mindset and habits here on the Full-Time FBA Show, and today is no exception. In this episode we’re talking habits. Namely, the most important habits you can be developing TODAY if you want to succeed as an Amazon FBA seller. You wouldn’t be satisfied if the CEO of your Amazon business frittered away their time and…
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Many of you know that Stephen first started selling on Amazon well over a decade ago – 13 years ago as of recording this episode. Some of you may be asking a question we regularly receive in the Full-Time FBA inbox: “Well, that might have been a good time to start, but is TODAY a good time to start selling on Amazon?” Or you might be wondering a va…
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Q4 is finally here! The most wonderful time of the year (cue Stephen singing). Today’s episode is all about one seemingly small change you can make in your Amazon FBA business that will potentially double your Q4 sales this year. Who doesn’t want that kind of growth in their revenue, right? Be sure to check out the full episode to hear Stephen’s en…
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Today we have a downloadable freebie for you... and it's something really special. We hope this is one of the most practical episodes for the Full-Time FBA Show you’ll ever listen to! In this episode we’re going to walk through the basics of how to use the Plan Your Sourcing Success Worksheet that we (Stephen and Rebecca) use with our coaching stud…
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There are times in the growth of your FBA business that it makes sense to use an online course and times when it makes sense to be part of a membership with a coach and other students. Both methods can bring tremendous benefits to your business and help you shorten the learning curve to achieve exponential growth compared to trying to figure things…
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In today’s episode we are excited to bring you Stephen’s interview with Karen Locker of Solutions4Ecommerce. Karen has been in the Amazon world since 2008, and she is a wealth of knowledge on how to keep your Amazon account running smoothly in your back office in Seller Central. Listen in today to hear her expertise on account maintenance and multi…
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When it comes to selling on Amazon, there are two main ways to handle the fulfillment of the orders – you can do it yourself through FBM (Fulfilled by Merchant) or you can outsource it to Amazon through FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon). Clearly, we are the Full-Time FBA show, so you can imagine which of the two methods we prefer, lol. In today’s episode w…
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Big news today on the Full-Time FBA Show! We are announcing the launch of our daily online arbitrage deal list, OA Success Leads, versions Lion and Tiger. You can get the full scoop for our daily leads lists on this page, but here’s the basics: The new OA Success Tiger list provides you with 80 product leads per week, Monday through Friday, that me…
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Many new Amazon FBA sellers ask the question What should I sell on Amazon? Another important question to ask is What should I avoid selling on Amazon while I’m a beginner? In today’s episode we’re going to talk about six types of items that you should not sell on Amazon until you have some experience under your belt. We’re not saying no one should …
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254 – The Right Mindset for Scaling an Amazon FBA Business - Interview with Jamie & Larissa Miralles
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We have a fun treat for you in today’s episode! Stephen interviewed Jamie and Larissa Miralles, long-time e-commerce sellers who have built their dream lifestyle around the flexibility of selling online through the Amazon FBA program. Listen today to hear them chat about life on the road in their RV, selling on various platforms, and how mindset pl…
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It’s really exciting to think about adding wholesale sourcing to your Amazon business. Buying items direct from a wholesale supplier at super low prices sounds like the golden ticket to Amazon FBA selling success – but when many Amazon sellers begin their journey of reaching out directly to wholesale brands, they experience what could metaphoricall…
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Wouldn’t you love to have a blueprint for keeping your FBA business well-balanced and always producing a steady stream of income? We have just the thing for you today! In this episode we are discussing our blueprint for keeping our FBA business steady and unshakeable – it’s the blueprint we’ve used for the past decade, and it continues to serve us …
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Stephen and Rebecca have been selling on Amazon for over a decade, and we still get so excited about the amazing opportunity of building a business through Amazon FBA, where you can outsource most of the mundane work of your business, create your own schedule, and scale your business to the level you want to see it working for you. Some sellers cho…
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It takes a lot of hard work to become an Olympic caliber athlete, but it also takes training, endurance, coaching, and more. The same goes for succeeding at selling via Amazon FBA – you’re going to need more than just hard work to help you meet your selling goals with Amazon. A lot of what we’ll discuss in this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show rel…
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When you start selling on Amazon, most sellers have the dream that Amazon will finally be the answer they’ve been looking for when it comes to working from home, becoming their own boss, getting out of debt, saving for the future, or whatever big financial goal they have. You hear from people like us at Full-Time FBA that Amazon is an amazing oppor…
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Maybe you’ve heard it all before: “Make money from home!” “Get out of debt!” “Save for retirement!” “Pay off your mortgage!” “Make all your financial dreams come true!” Lots of folks will try to sell you on those ideas when it comes to building a successful FBA business. And we at Full-Time FBA agree that those statements can all be achievable goal…
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When it comes to selling on Amazon, we all want to make money…and it’s safe to say that most of us actually want to make a lot of money. But can it also be true that there is something in the Amazon seller world that’s even better than making higher profits? Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are discussing the one thing that Stephen and Rebecca be…
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246 – Growing Your Wealth with Amazon while Becoming Debt Free: Interview with Jeremy Krulikowski
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Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are delighted to have as our guest Jeremy Krulikowski, a High Performance Wealth Coach who has built his own multi-million dollar business and is now guiding others to manage their finances and grow their wealth. Prepare yourself to hear some nuggets of wisdom that will challenge what you might have learned in the…
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We (Stephen and Rebecca) have been selling on Amazon for over a decade, and our goal is to source inventory that will sell via FBA within 30 days of being active on the Amazon website. In order to meet that goal, we have strategies for sourcing and strategies for after the product is live on Amazon. In today’s episode, you’ll hear our strategies an…
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Perhaps you came to the idea of selling on Amazon as a quick way to make some extra money, and you’re wondering if any of it is true. Perhaps you’ve been selling on Amazon for a few months or a year, and you’re yet to rake in the big bucks that you were expecting. Maybe you’re asking the question so many Amazon sellers (or prospective sellers) ask:…
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We’re all in the business of selling on Amazon in order to make money, right? It only seems logical that one of the most important questions in the early days of your FBA business is “When do I start paying myself from my business? And how much should I pay myself?” On today’s episode we’ll get into the details of how to answer this question for yo…
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Have you ever considered creating product pages to add to the Amazon catalog? As a general rule, we at Full-Time FBA prefer not to create product pages; instead, we source inventory that already has a proven track record of selling consistently for good products on Amazon. However, we know that sometimes the occasion does present itself where a thi…
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Who doesn’t love a free trial of a new software or tool for your Amazon FBA business? It’s a great way to test out a program or service and see if it’s a good fit for your business. But you don’t want to waste your precious free trial period by not knowing how best to use the tool before you get started. In today’s episode we will discuss how to ma…
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Books, books, books, today’s episode is all about books! We typically promote a replen model of sourcing at Full-Time FBA, but for some sellers getting started with books is the best way to build up your selling experience and your sourcing capital. Today we will cover our favorite spots for sourcing books, what types of books to look for, and whic…
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Whether you are a true Amazon newbie or you’ve been selling for a while and you’re considering adding something new to your business, you’ll want to tune in today to hear about this underrated mistake that can be costing you thousands in profits. Big reveal: the mistake is getting stuck in the learning stage of selling on Amazon and delaying taking…
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Stephen and Rebecca at Full-Time FBA have been selling via Amazon FBA for over a decade, and from time to time they still hear folks refer to Amazon reselling as “passive income” – but is that a good way to describe an FBA business? On today’s episode you will hear them discuss the ways Amazon FBA can be a form of passive income (including ways to …
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Do you feel unstoppable in your Amazon FBA business, or is there something holding you back? We know that many of our listeners have the goal of making a full-time income selling on Amazon, and many of you simply want to earn a good chunk of profits with Amazon as your side hustle. Either way, we at Full-Time FBA want to help you meet your goals an…
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If you pay any attention to the news, you probably notice that a constant headline in the US is how the economy is or isn’t doing at any given time. On today’s episode of the show, we’re going to discuss why we at Full-Time FBA don’t get too worried over news of the economy – because we have enough experience in the FBA business to know that there …
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In our FBA business we try to keep to a goal of selling through inventory within 30-60 days of reaching the Amazon warehouse – but what happens if we don’t reach that goal? It can happen to all of us, although hopefully not too frequently. Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we are discussing how to handle our slow moving (or aged) inventory, in partic…
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No foolin’ and no jokin’ – you don’t want to miss this episode of The Full-Time FBA Show. Today we’re discussing two foolish ways you could run your Amazon FBA business that could lead to its ruin. One of the most foolish things you could as an Amazon business owner is let your profits slip right through your fingers – instead of into your pockets.…
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Everyone has habits, good or bad, in their daily life and in their business. If you’re not intentional about your habits in your Amazon FBA business, chances are that you have some bad habits you need to work through. Today on The Full-Time FBA Show we’re going to be covering the best habits that Amazon FBA sellers can develop in order to grow thei…
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Making assumptions can really cost your FBA business time and money. Typically assumptions come from incomplete information – sometimes those assumptions can turn out to be correct, but all too often they can be incorrect and we end up losing out big time. On today’s episode we’re going to cover several common incorrect assumptions that happen in t…
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In today’s episode we’re following up on one of the questions posed in last week’s episode: Are you reinventing the wheel when you should be following smooth, clear systems and processes? The best way not to waste time in this situation is to create standard operating procedures for your business – also known as SOPs. We’re diving into why you shou…
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Time may very well be the most precious commodity we have in our lives. Whether you’re running an FBA business or not, you are likely to be serious about not wasting time whenever possible. Many, many things are pulling at our attention – some of them good and some of them not so good. In today’s episode of The Full-Time FBA Show, we’re going to gi…
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Did you get an email (or two) from Amazon about their “new” SIPP program? Many sellers received these emails in December 2023 and February 2024 inviting them to join the program, also known as “Ship in Product Packaging.” We’re not signing up, and we don’t recommend it to most sellers, either. Tune in to today’s episode to hear why we’re opting out…
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In our previous episode, we looked into the top red flags you should watch out for when signing up for an account with a new wholesale supplier – but what do you do if you’ve been working for a while with a supplier and things start to go sideways? Today we’ll discuss how to decide if it’s time to walk away, along with the best business practices t…
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Do you know how to spot red flags in potential wholesale suppliers when you see them? Sometimes a wholesale supplier looks too good to be true, and other times something looks just a bit off for that supplier. On today’s episode we’re going to discuss the top red flags you should be aware of when you’re considering working with a new supplier for y…
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Have you received an email from Amazon inviting you to become a “Stickerless Seller”? If so, you’ll want to check out today’s episode before signing up for this not-so-new program! Amazon touts the benefits of going stickerless, but do those benefits apply more to Amazon than to the third-party sellers on their platform? (Spoiler: Of course they do…
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Have you heard of the so-called “done for you” automated Amazon agencies claiming to give you a fast-and-easy return on your investment? These all-in-one services make big promises that all you have to do is pay thousands of dollars, and you’ll have all the work of opening and running an Amazon business done for you. All you have to do is pay thous…
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“Your listings are deactivated for potential pricing error.” Just seeing that phrase in the subject line of an email from Amazon can cause you to lose your mind! On today’s episode we’re talking about what to do if you get an alert from Amazon that an item in your inventory has been deactivated due to a high pricing error. Today we will spell out f…
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You’ve probably heard it time and again in the recent headlines… “What is going on with this economy?!” Questions over the economic climate may be causing you to wonder if now is still a good time to be selling on Amazon. Well, in today’s podcast episode, we’re here to tell you the answer is YES. We’ll take an honest look at the challenges of the c…
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We all make mistakes…and we all want to avoid mistakes, right? If this is you as an Amazon seller, then you’re in the right place! On today’s episode we’re discussing 5 more mistakes that even smart Amazon sellers make – and how to avoid those mistakes. If you’re making these mistakes, you will want to stop what you’re doing and learn how to turn t…
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In this episode, we unpack the secrets of effective goal-setting for your Amazon business using the SMARTER goals framework and uncover the steps required to turn your Amazon aspirations into actionable plans! From setting precise goals to breaking them down into achievable steps and calendar deadlines, finding accountability, and scheduling regula…
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The day this podcast episode drops is December 25... which means that it's Christmas Day! Today, we wish all of our listeners a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Today on the Full-Time FBA Show we're hoping to spread some merriment and cheer by pulling back the audio curtain and sharing with you some of the bloopers from the podcast. From au…
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In our previous episode, we looked at the items that new Amazon sellers should avoid trying to sell. Today, we’re focusing on the items that newer Amazon sellers should be selling if this is your first foray into Amazon FBA. We walk you through the best categories for new Amazon sellers to focus on and the multiple benefits of mainly selling these …
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When Amazon sellers first get started with their Amazon business, the foremost thing they tend to ask is, "Which items should I sell for a profit?" But an equally important question (and one that is often overlooked) is whether there is anything a new Amazon seller should avoid selling on Amazon — and if so, what? In today’s episode, we break down …
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In the final crunch-time push for Q4 sales, many Amazon FBA sellers are not sure whether to hold, lower, or raise their prices. So today, we’ll be assessing the right times to raise or lower your prices...and when to do nothing at all. We discuss why there is no one-size-fits-all answer to today’s question before jumping into our biggest Q4 pricing…
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