Amazon FBA vs. Shopify store

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Hey guys,

I'm in a bit of a pickle here deciding which one to focus my energy in.

I have a Shopify store but I'm having a hard time driving traffic to it as my Facebook Ads account is banned due to malpractice a few years back, that's on me. And also this product falls under a no-no category in Google AdWords. So basically, I'm left with Instagram and YouTube marketing.

Then there's Amazon FBA, I have the funds for it, but I just don't want to mess up. Can anyone who does FBA still in 2019-2020 speak up on it's usability right now, and maybe point me to a step-by-step guide to starting a store on FBA?

I like to work hard, but I just want to find the best avenue for me to invest my energy in. If anyone can share which platform is the highest converting, or maybe another platform I'm missing. I would very much appreciate that! Thank you.
 
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I am doing FBA wholesale and Private label. It will take up the whole week if write a step by step guide here. Also will fall to fake gurus trap if point to you certain website or youtube taking about FBA, as eventually, they want to sell you courses. I am doing this for every new item I intend to sell. Low risk method.

1. Start FBA by order just 5 to 10 units from either in US, China, or even the competitors in amazon.
2. Then repack and try to list.
3. Set high price that buyer will not buy
4. Try PPC on auto, manual (collect data) this is to see if you can do PPC on this item you selling, and also collect keywords for your next shipment on this item. The most important is to see if there is any impression even if you are setting higher selling price.
5. once enough collection, set price lower to sell off the 5 items.
6l Delete the listing
7. If the above proven can be done, go make a bigger order and ship to Amazon

The above is just a very brief method of doing FBA. The benefit is low cost, low risk. But the most impt is whether your account can list this item you intend to sell, also if PPC is allowed in this category. And last but not least, the amount of data you collected is real from Amazon and not some 3rd parties tools.
 
VinceC said:
I am doing FBA wholesale and Private label. It will take up the whole week if write a step by step guide here. Also will fall to fake gurus trap if point to you certain website or youtube taking about FBA, as eventually, they want to sell you courses. I am doing this for every new item I intend to sell. Low risk method.

1. Start FBA by order just 5 to 10 units from either in US, China, or even the competitors in amazon.
2. Then repack and try to list.
3. Set high price that buyer will not buy
4. Try PPC on auto, manual (collect data) this is to see if you can do PPC on this item you selling, and also collect keywords for your next shipment on this item. The most important is to see if there is any impression even if you are setting higher selling price.
5. once enough collection, set price lower to sell off the 5 items.
6l Delete the listing
7. If the above proven can be done, go make a bigger order and ship to Amazon

The above is just a very brief method of doing FBA. The benefit is low cost, low risk. But the most impt is whether your account can list this item you intend to sell, also if PPC is allowed in this category. And last but not least, the amount of data you collected is real from Amazon and not some 3rd parties tools.
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Does paypal fuck you up with this method or you can directly transfer to bank via amazon?
 
What it has to do with paypal with this method? The buyers buying are all real. The earning will be auto-credited to your bank from Amazon. Dont think you can use paypal for the earning
 
VinceC said:
I am doing FBA wholesale and Private label. It will take up the whole week if write a step by step guide here. Also will fall to fake gurus trap if point to you certain website or youtube taking about FBA, as eventually, they want to sell you courses. I am doing this for every new item I intend to sell. Low risk method.

1. Start FBA by order just 5 to 10 units from either in US, China, or even the competitors in amazon.
2. Then repack and try to list.
3. Set high price that buyer will not buy
4. Try PPC on auto, manual (collect data) this is to see if you can do PPC on this item you selling, and also collect keywords for your next shipment on this item. The most important is to see if there is any impression even if you are setting higher selling price.
5. once enough collection, set price lower to sell off the 5 items.
6l Delete the listing
7. If the above proven can be done, go make a bigger order and ship to Amazon

The above is just a very brief method of doing FBA. The benefit is low cost, low risk. But the most impt is whether your account can list this item you intend to sell, also if PPC is allowed in this category. And last but not least, the amount of data you collected is real from Amazon and not some 3rd parties tools.
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So the point of this step is to find is a product is sellable or not?

Why set it as a higher price, and not competitive from the start?

Do you obtain keywords as you start PPC campaigns? Or these keywords are what you think of as you set PPC campaigns?

And when you are selling this item finally at a lower price, are you fulfilling it yourself?
 
for shopify,email is a much quicker way to get traffic
I think Amazon US is a little saturation
 
augustwu said:
for shopify,email is a much quicker way to get traffic
I think Amazon US is a little saturation
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So how do I get an email list for Shopify, without the help of Google AdWords or Facebook Ads?
 
VinceC said:
I am doing FBA wholesale and Private label. It will take up the whole week if write a step by step guide here. Also will fall to fake gurus trap if point to you certain website or youtube taking about FBA, as eventually, they want to sell you courses. I am doing this for every new item I intend to sell. Low risk method.

1. Start FBA by order just 5 to 10 units from either in US, China, or even the competitors in amazon.
2. Then repack and try to list.
3. Set high price that buyer will not buy
4. Try PPC on auto, manual (collect data) this is to see if you can do PPC on this item you selling, and also collect keywords for your next shipment on this item. The most important is to see if there is any impression even if you are setting higher selling price.
5. once enough collection, set price lower to sell off the 5 items.
6l Delete the listing
7. If the above proven can be done, go make a bigger order and ship to Amazon

The above is just a very brief method of doing FBA. The benefit is low cost, low risk. But the most impt is whether your account can list this item you intend to sell, also if PPC is allowed in this category. And last but not least, the amount of data you collected is real from Amazon and not some 3rd parties tools.
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Why exactly do you delete the listing ? because you have no time to order and provide more items from china? isn't there a restock mode on amazon?

Also PPC only on Amazon right
 
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