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The Ultimate Amazon FBA Guide for Beginners (2021)

Wondering how Amazon FBA works? In this beginner’s guide, we take a look at what FBA is, why it’s a good option, and how to get successful at it!

What is Amazon Seller Central? The 2021 Guide + Bonus Tour!

We take an in-depth look into Amazon Seller Central and discuss its functionality, associated fees, and how sellers can maximize output!

How to Find Items to Sell on Amazon  – The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need!

Sourcing the right product is critical to succeeding on Amazon. In this guide, you’re going to learn how to do exactly that!

7 Amazon KPIs You Need To Be Tracking and Why - Shopkeeper

Curious about the importance of Amazon KPIs? Do you have a system in place to track them? Gain insights into your business easily with our KPI dashboard.

Is Selling on Amazon Worth It in 2021? Looking at the Facts! - Shopkeeper

Wondering whether is it worth selling on Amazon in 2021? This guide will give you an honest review based purely on facts and figures.

Is it Easy to Sell on Amazon? - Shopkeeper

Wondering whether is it worth selling on Amazon in 2021? This guide will give you an honest review based purely on facts and figures.

AMZScout Review - Shopkeeper

AMZScout is a company that offers product research tools for Amazon sellers on the nine marketplaces. If you’re a start-up seller and are looking for an affordable yet helpful tool, AMZScout is one of the best choices. It has relevant features to help you move on your Amazon journey from finding the product to sell to product sourcing and listing optimization.

An In-Depth Amazon Seller Guide: How to Get Started Selling on Amazon - Shopkeeper

Selling online has now become synonymous with selling on Amazon—and for good reason. It’s the largest online marketplace on Earth with millions of active sellers listing products across 36 unique categories. Since most of these sellers are profitable, selecting Amazon as the eCommerce platform of choice maximizes your chances of attaining financial success. 

How Do I List My Products on Amazon? – Shopkeeper

You’ve created an Amazon seller account, now you need to know “How do I list my product on Amazon?” Click here to learn more about creating Amazon listings.

How To Become An Amazon Seller In The USA - Shopkeeper

In this guide we want to give readers a detailed guide to getting started on amazon, we’re going back to the basics of becoming an amazon seller. What’s the process like? How can Shopkeeper help readers after they’ve started their Amazon business?

Sellics vs. CashCowPro vs. Shopkeeper

This is a comparison review of the three popular profit dashboard tools for Amazon sellers - Sellics, CashCowPro and Shopkeeper. Sellics and CashCowPro provide multiple features, like Keyword Research, PPC Manager, A/B Testing etc - but this article will focus solely on their profit dash...

How Does Amazon Marketplace Work? A 2021 Guide for Sellers!

Amazon Marketplace is a third-party retailer market integrated into Amazon.com. Read on to learn more about it and how you can use it to your advantage

What Items Can You Sell on Amazon [in 2021]? Top Categories…

Wondering what products you can sell on Amazon? You’ve just navigated to the right blog. Find top selling categories, actionable tips on product research, and more!

August 2021 Mobile App Updates

One of the biggest initiatives at ShopKeeper this year is adding additional features to the ShopKeeper mobile app! With that in mind, we are excited to announce two additional features that have been added to the ShopKeeper mobile app for Android and iOS.

Junglescout Alternative Software Review

There are two separate things called JungleScout. You probably already knew that. For one you pay $97 a year, and for the other you pay $39-$99 monthly. What's the difference between JungleScout web app and browser extension? They do different things. With the browser extension…

HelloProfit vs. Fetcher vs. Shopkeeper

This is a comparison review of the three popular profit dashboard tools for Amazon sellers - Hello Profit, Fetcher and Shopkeeper. What fees and costs are accounted for? Here is a table with a list of fees and costs, showing if they are included or not in the three apps. ...

Amazon Orders Pending - Why, What and How Long? - Shopkeeper

Things have been going smoothly. You’ve set up your shop, uploaded the products, and even found your first buyer. Everything is according to plan. A big smile stretches across your soon-to-be-rich face as you wait for the order to come through. Then it happens. You are confronted with t…

Amazon Goodwill Refund - What Is Concession Refund? - Shopkeeper

.. You’ve received a notification about a refund. .. You casually go to check your account only to realize that the numbers don’t add up. !!.. There’s a much larger chunk missing from your funds - about three times the cost of the product! With lightning speed...

Amazon FBA Pricing Strategies - 18 Most Effective Tips - Shopkeeper

When you are selling products on Amazon, having the perfect prices for your products is key to making a 40%+ profit margin. How can you tilt the odds in your favor that a shopper puts your product into his or her shopping cart? There are many strategies you can use, to achieve this. Here a...

 My comparison of Amazon PPC Software Tools - Shopkeeper

Here is a list of all apps I tried, that manage Amazon Sponsored Ads campaigns for you. I describe them all bluntly. Exactly what I think of them. Hehe. Enjoy. Prerequisite Term for you to Know I will be using the abbreviation 'PPC' many times over. Of course you know what ...

With how much money did you start your Amazon FBA business? - Shopkeeper

People will tell you you can start with 25$ or 500$, but reality is, you will need much more than that. Here are the things you will need to spend on, assuming you’re going to do the Private Label FBA business (not retail arbitrage): Product Samples, maybe a few (around 50-80$ ...

Freightos Review - How I Shipped my products by Sea - Shopkeeper

As an experiment, I decided to try out a new forwarder for my sea shipments. Maybe I could save some money this way? It took me a while to get ready to do it, but I finally went for it. Here's my story. Initial Contact I hate talking to sales people, and all those "let's ...

Quality Inspection Companies in China for Amazon FBA - Shopkeeper

Below you will find my list of 50 pre-shipment quality inspection companies in China. But first I wanted to answer some of your questions. Why do I even need an inspection? Can I ship my products to Amazon without Inspection? You NEED inspection. Why? Because: 1. Amazon…

 Amazon Seller Fees Explained - Full List of Seller Fees with Examples - Shopkeeper

You probably noticed, that some Amazon fees are not well described on Seller Central, or even worse - not described at all. You can bookmark this page as a reference, to come back and lookup any fee you were charged and would like to know more about. Table of Contents: Referral Fee…

Big List of Software Tools for Amazon Sellers - Shopkeeper

This is the most popular page on this site. It's a collection of more than 100 software tools with mini reviews.

Intro to Amazon FBA and Value Added Tax (VAT) - Shopkeeper

So you are an Amazon FBA seller, growing your FBA business, and making money without a worry in the world. (Yeah, right!) But you’ve heard about Value Added Tax, or VAT, and how it might start to affect you as you grow your business in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy or other…

What Amazon Sellers Can Do To Grow Their Business And Sales Internationally. - Shopkeeper

Grow your business and sales internationally by optimizing your listings with correct translation and the right keyword strategy One of the mistakes Amazon sellers make is to use Amazon Automated Translation or Google Translate when doing translations. The problem with using machine intelligent t...

Complete Guide to Amazon ACOS, TACOS and Break-Even Analysis with ShopKeeper

As a seller in any online business, your marketing performance generally comes down to just two things: Traffic: How many consumers are viewing your Amazon products? Conversion: How many of the consumers viewing your Amazon products are actually buying them? If you're looking to inc…

Understanding Amazon SnL with ShopKeeper

Keeping track of your SnL adjustments is easy with Shopkeeper One of the most important aspects of being a profitable Amazon seller is correctly understanding and predicting your profit margins. We all love to hate (and hate to love) the Amazon FBA Calculator, and one of the reasons for…

Profit Dashboard for Amazon Sellers - Shopkeeper

Shopkeeper helps you see your sales across all Amazon marketplaces. It also calculates expenses for you - PPC Costs, storage fees, refunds, reimbursements, etc - to show your exact profit. That means you don't have to suffer with spreadsheets that Amazon provides - everything is done for you automatically.

Track your Sales and Calculate Profit - Shopkeeper

Shopkeeper will check Amazon every 5-10 minutes, and sound a Ka-Ching for you if a new sale comes in. You will be able to see a total number of sales revenue and profit across all Amazon marketplaces.

Track your Inventory - Shopkeeper

You will be able to see how many units you have in stock in each Amazon marketplace. Shopkeeper will tell you in how many days you need to reorder, based on your product sales.

Watch other Sellers on your Listings - Shopkeeper

Shopkeeper will periodically check how many sellers there are on your listings. You will be able to see how many sellers joined/left in the last 24 hours. This is very helpful if you're a private label seller and want to protect your brand.

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