Zero to $2000 a Month on Amazon. Possible?
Here's the quick and dirty answer -
I have something to show you. I'm usually not one for screenshots, but I had to share this one.
This is my Amazon performance summary for the past year:
(Can you tell when I started taking my ADD medication?)
After my sales recently skyrocketed, lots of my newsletter readers wanted to know how they could do it too.
They asked how I find, choose and list, and price books on Amazon.
A lot of people asked...
Besides that, with the economy in the shape it is, a lot of people are really scrambling to find extra income. The problem is they can't build a website, don't have time to grow a blog or an email list, and not much to invest in schemes. They don't have time to wade through lots of unnecessary details. You may be in that situation - you need to find something RIGHT NOW!
Over the past few years, I've found many things that work, and many things that do not. I have finally found a "recipe" that consistently works for me, as you can see from the screenshot. The "recipe" doesn't just apply to books though, it applies to most anything you sell on Amazon. Even so, books and other media products seem to be the favorites - they certainly are for me.
You can see from the screenshot above that I was really neglecting my Amazon sales - until about two months ago. I was building websites for other people, consulting, and a variety of other things to get along. Since last Spring, you can see from the screenshot above that I was averaging only a few sales per month on Amazon.
Then as I got more focused, I nailed down what it takes to make it on Amazon. Then I kicked things into gear. Last month, instead of 3 sales, I shipped over 253 items! Everything was accomplished in a window of less than 90 days - and I'm PUMPED about it!
Besides that, I'm only spending about a day and a half on Amazon-related work per week - and most of it is shopping (which I happen to love).
Anyway, let me cut to the chase - after I got all the questions about selling on Amazon I decided to sit down and bang out an ebook that explained just what I did to go from practically $0 - $2000 per month in Amazon sales.
Here's what I came up with:
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Read just a few testimonials "Thanks for creating this great ebook! Just what I've been looking for." - Eruwan Gerry "This is what I have been looking and waiting for. The basics for getting started with books on Amazon.Your book and taking action should do it for me. Thanks also for not "stickin me up" with a great price..." - Stan Ila "Just purchased and read your Amazon Quick & Dirty Guide...
great quick read with just the info you need to
get started."
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Amazon - The Quick & Dirty Guide
The Scoop on Finding, Listing, and Selling Books
(and other stuff)
I basically pictured you, the reader, sitting here in my office with me talking about what it takes to get this thing off the ground. Then I just wrote everything down.
This 40-page ebook explains:
- Where you can find LOTS of profitable books, CDs, DVDs, and other items consistently
- How to find thrift stores wherever you go
- How to choose what to buy and what to leave on the shelf
- How to use Amazon's Sales Rank to determine the likelihood of a sale
- What to do if you find products with no barcodes or ISBNs
- How to improve your chances of a sale
- Why you should charge a little more than your competition - and still beat them to the sale
- How to clean and repair books, CDs, and DVDs to pull higher prices
There's a bunch more. I say it's "quick and dirty" be-cause I didn't spend a bunch of time on a website or fancy graphics. It's pretty much just "meaty" stuff that will help you make money.
Oh and in case you're thinking my sales went up just because of Christmas - they took a dip for about three days over the holiday. Now though, they're back as strong as ever. In fact, every day they are getting better.
I'm not charging an arm and a leg for this new ebook. The price is $19.97, which is a bargain when you look at what I've done with this information in just a couple of months.
As usual, if you're not happy with it, let me know and I'll refund your payment. But I think you're really going to like it. I've known a lot of these things for some time, but it wasn't till I put all the parts together that I made my sales hum.
Get the new year started right. Read this ebook and find out the recipe for some additional income.
Wishing you much success!
PS - Many have written to me and asked questions. Here is a short FAQ for you:
- "Can I use this ebook if I already have your other book Selling on 'the River'?"
Yes! Selling on 'the River' explains the basics about Amazon such as setting up an account, how to create your first listings, and just how Amazon differs from eBay. This Amazon - Quick & Dirty Guide gives you ideas on where to find things to sell, listing strategies, and how to price competitively. It's a great compliment to Selling on 'the River,' but each product stands alone.
- "Is this information relevant to people outside the U.S.?"
Yes! If you can sell on Amazon in your country, this guide will help. The concepts are the same on your own country's Amazon site. I've even included a few resources for thrift shops in the UK, Canada, and Australia.
- "Is your bookselling plan predicated on owning one of those book barcode scanners?"
You can certainly buy and sell books without the scanner - most sellers probably do. However, in order to do what I did over the past couple of months, I could not have done it without some sort of service. In the guide I discuss a bit about where I found an affordable way I found to try a scanner service. Simply scan the barcode on a book, CD, or DVD and it tells you whether to buy or reject it.
- "Is this ebook just about selling books, CDs, and DVDs, or will it help with other items?"
It will help you in finding, listing, and pricing nearly anything you can sell on Amazon. It's focus is primarily on media items, since that's what I sell. But the concepts are universal.