A Win for Seller Support Maria, November 13, 2024June 2, 2025 I think I’ve mentioned in several articles how dealing with Seller Support can be frustrating and overwhelming. But once in a blue moon, one particular person from Seller Support will step up and actually do a good job in helping sellers resolve an issue or 2. And I had the… Continue Reading
Is Black Friday Sales Fatigue Real? Maria, November 12, 2024June 2, 2025 Over the years, Black Friday has grown from a single day of deals into a multi-week shopping event, sometimes even a month-long event, with early discounts, Cyber Monday follow-ups, and even holiday “flash sales.” But with so many promotions crowding the calendar, both retailers and shoppers are noticing a phenomenon:… Continue Reading
$200 Advertising Promotional Credits Maria, November 11, 2024June 2, 2025 From June until mid-September, I was advertising aggressively to promote my newly-launched products, 4 SKUs to be exact. I limit my spend to $1000 per month but the results were not as great as I want them to be. So I paused all campaigns mid-September and let organic ranking takeover…. Continue Reading
HELP NEEDED: Looking for a Price Comparison Chrome Extension Maria, November 10, 2024June 2, 2025 This week alone I had to create a price comparison table involving different marketplaces in the UK–i.e. Wayfair, Very, B&Q, Bedkingdom–and I had to monitor it regularly. Unfortunately, there’s no price comparison chrome extension or software that exists (yet). I tried looking and testing what’s available but none worked based… Continue Reading
Never Reuse UPC/GTIN/EAN Barcodes Maria, November 9, 2024June 2, 2025 Today’s priority is creating 12 new listings for one of the accounts I’m managing. As soon as I had all the details ready–i.e. product title, description, bullet points, and search terms–I created a feed file. Everything was filled out correctly, not missing any required information, so in my mind, this… Continue Reading
The Risks of Having Two Amazon Seller Accounts Maria, November 8, 2024June 2, 2025 Early this year, just before I launched my first product, I hit a major roadblock. I received an email from Amazon Seller team informing me that my account has been deactivated. It was both surprising and stressful, as I had no idea what could have caused it. I immediately called… Continue Reading
Amazon and Temu Shipping Loophole Maria, November 7, 2024June 2, 2025 I saw a video on Instragram–a guy explaining this Amazon and Temu shipping loophole that you can take advantage as a shopper. Amazon is the go-to online marketplace mainly because of its reputation of offering a 2-day or even same-day delivery to customers. Customers are known to be impatient so… Continue Reading
Never Ignore an Email from Amazon Seller Team Maria, November 6, 2024June 2, 2025 This afternoon I received an email from Amazon with the subject line: Action required to avoid account deactivation. I went into panic mode because I had no idea what could have caused this. So I immediately checked Account Health and Performance Notifications. But upon checking, there was no alert whatsoever… Continue Reading
The Significance of TACOS on Amazon Maria, November 5, 2024June 2, 2025 TACOS (Total Advertising Cost of Sale) is a critical metric for Amazon sellers that provides a comprehensive view of the effectiveness of advertising campaigns in relation to overall sales. Unlike traditional metrics like ACoS (Advertising Cost of Sale), which only considers the sales generated from advertising, TACOS takes into account… Continue Reading
Confused about UPC and company prefixes? Maria, November 4, 2024June 2, 2025 Here’s another barcode-related mistake that I myself made. When I launched my 2nd-4th products (one product type with 3 variations) under a ‘generic’ brand, I bought a set of 10 UPC barcodes through GS1. This set of 10 comes with a company prefix and initially, I didn’t quite understand what… Continue Reading