Chris Guthrie is the host of the Sellercast show which teaches you how to sell more products on Amazon. In this podcast Chris interviews successful new and veteran Amazon FBA sellers and answers your questions to help you grow your business. If you sell physical products on Amazon as a private label seller or brand owner this show is for you. We cover topics like picking a product, getting reviews, Amazon PPC, copywriting, finding suppliers, generating traffic, marketing strategies and of co ...
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SC63: Should you collect sales tax on Amazon? Jennifer from TaxJar joins us to discuss sales tax and more
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Jennifer Dunn is our guest today. Jennifer works at TaxJar, a company that helps you track and automate the process of filing sales tax payments for your physical products. There's an important deadline coming up about sales tax and you'll want to hear this conversation before the deadline passes. You can read the show notes and look at the resourc…
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SC62: Kevin Weeks from Payability shares how to improve margins, get funding for your business and more
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Kevin Weeks is the guest today. Kevin works at Payability, a company that allows you to get next day payments from your Amazon Seller Central account. Kevin speaks to us about how to improve margins, improve relationships with your suppliers, get funding for your business and more. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in …
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SC61: Kiri Masters shares how to expand your business on Amazon based on millions of dollars in sales
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Kiri Masters is the guest today. She is the founder and CEO of Bobsled Marketing an agency focused on the Amazon platform. She works with clients that do at least $2 million a year or more annually outside of Amazon. On this episode she dives into a lot of the key elements that Amazon sellers should focus on that she's seen have fantastic results w…
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SC60: How Casey is doing $30,000 per month and implementing unique off Amazon strategies
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Casey is the guest today and currently doing $30,000 per month. He also has two new products launching in November and expects to increase his sales heading into 2017 even further. In this episode Casey also talks about what he's doing to implement some unique off Amazon strategies to grow his brand website. You can read the show notes and look at …
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SC59: Unique product selection tips and product development ideas with Jake
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Jake is the guest today and in this episode he talks about how he's implemented some unique product selection tips into the products that he's selling and additionally how he approaches the development of his products to be sure that he's creating something that his target audience will love. You can read the show notes and look at the resources me…
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SC58: What sellers can focus on besides selling on Amazon with Scott Voelker
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On today's episode we've brought back Scott Voelker, our guest from episode 5 which aired back in December 2015. Scott shared his story of selling on Amazon when he was first on the show but today we're talking about off Amazon strategies. Scott believes Amazon is still the best sales channel to launch on but that eventually you need to expand to o…
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SC57: How to replace yourself in your ecommerce business
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Stefan is the guest today and in this episode he talks about what he's done to replace himself in his ecommerce business from all of the day to day operations. Stefan is now focused entirely on the strategy of the ecommerce company along with the rest of his online businesses while his replacement handles the growth of his ecommerce company. You ca…
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SC56: How to sell personalized items, shift production from China to the US and more (Update Episode)
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On today's episode we've brought back Brad, our guest from episode 4. Brad previously shared some of the unique strategies he was implementing to market his product offline by attending festivals and getting great face to face customer feedback. Over a year has passed since we last spoke and in today's episode Brad talks about moving his production…
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SC55: How Chris Thomas is focusing in on new product development to grow (Update Episode)
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Chris Thomas is back on our show to talk about how his business is doing after he was first on the Sellercast show back on episode 2 nearly a year ago. Chris tried entering the travel vertical but after trying a couple products he decided to focus his efforts on new product development within his primary vertical to grow his business instead. Liste…
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SC54: How Spencer drives over 1,400 unique visitors a day to his brand website (Update Episode)
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On today's episode we've brought back Spencer Haws, our guest from episode 13 which aired back in December 2015. When Spencer was first on the show he shared how he was getting traffic to his ecommerce brand website and how his sales were doing on Amazon. Today roughly 10 months later we get an update from Spencer on his sales data but he also shar…
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SC53: How Jake is growing since he did $50,000 in his first month on Amazon (Update Episode)
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On today's episode we bring back Jake, our guest from episode 8 which aired back in October 2015. When Jake was first on the show he shared the strategies he used to generate sales of over $50,000 in his very first month selling on Amazon. Today nearly one year later Jake shares what his numbers look like today, what he's been doing to grow the bus…
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SC52: Trent talks private labeling and his shift to wholesaling products on Amazon
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Trent is the guest today and with a previous exit from a business under his belt, Trent shares some of the risks he sees in private labeling and why he's personally shifting towards wholesaling products now. It's great to hear dissenting opinions on the show where we've predominantly featured private label sellers in the past so whether you private…
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SC51: How Steve generates millions of dollars a month in product sales
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Steve is the guest today and with roughly 20 years of experience he has been selling online since 1996. Today Steve runs Kyasi.com and another business in the home improvement space where they do 30 to 50 containers a month in product volume! (Each container is either 20 ft or 40 ft.) All together Steve has generated millions upon millions of dolla…
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SC50: How to handle 10x sales during the holidays with Toni Anderson
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In late 2015 Toni Anderson went from $13,000 in sales during October to $50,000 in November and $100,000 in December. Toni discovered pretty quickly that the products she sells are very popular gift items and we spend part of the show covering that. Toni also spoke about what it's like building this business with a partner and what she's doing to g…
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SC49: How MaryKay Carr sold her first ecommerce business and what's working now in her new business
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In this show we speak with MaryKay Carr. She started selling on Amazon a few years ago sold her first ecommerce business to a friend and is now building a second ecommerce business with her son. She's focusing in on fewer products and working towards a goal of $100,000 per month in sales. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentio…
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SC48: How to handle sales tax as an Amazon FBA seller
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In this show we speak with Christopher Stout who has decades of experience helping business owners with their taxes. Specifically in this episode we cover sales tax and how it relates to ecommerce business owners that sell on Amazon using FBA. This is a topic that most people steer clear of but we thought it'd be a great introduction to the convers…
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SC47: How Garrett hit $175,000 a month in sales in just 13 months
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In this show we speak with Garrett about how he hit $175,000 a month in sales in just 13 months. Garrett is only just getting started and in this episode you'll see what he's working toward in order to scale his business considerably faster. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if y…
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SC46: With nearly $5 million in lifetime private label sales here is what Dave is focused on next
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Dave Kettner has been selling private label products since late 2013 and has done over $4.5 million dollars in revenue. Dave has been selling for so long we spent some time talking about what Dave is focusing on now to try and grow his business moving into the future because the strategies of the past are much different than they are today. Dave al…
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SC45: What Dan and Eric are doing to be on track to sell over $6 million in 2016
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Dan and Eric are on the podcast today and they're on track to sell over $6 million dollars worth of products in 2016. They did roughly $4 million in 2015. Dan and Eric are different than our past guests though because all of their sales come from wholesaling, but the way in which they wholesale their products is a lot different than what you might …
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SC44: Why Michael started selling on Amazon and how he uses his business to fit his lifestyle
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Michael is on the podcast today to share why he started selling on Amazon and how he uses it to match his lifestyle. Michael previously worked in property management with a team of 20 employees and 1,000 tenants and found selling on Amazon as a new way to build a business and enjoy more of life. Listen in to hear more about what Michael has done to…
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SC43: How to build a multi million dollar lifestyle brand working 5 hours a day
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Stephen from Tower Paddle Boards is on the podcast today to talk about the company he launched in 2010. Stephen was on the 2012 season of Shark Tank and received an investment from Marc Cuban. On this episode Stephen also shares about a dramatic shift he made in his business and for all of his employees when they switched to a 5 hour work day. List…
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SC42: How Sam hit $300k in sales in his first year of part time selling on Amazon
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Sam is on the show today and in this episode he shares how he hit $300k in sales in the first year of part time selling on Amazon. A full time job, busy family life and hobby farm occupy most of his time, but selling on Amazon is a true part time activity for Sam as he works towards scaling up his business. Listen in to hear more about Sam's strate…
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SC41: Find out what Mike Jackness is selling to generate $200,000+ per month in revenue (Part 2)
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Mike Jackness is back on the show today to finish up the second half of our two episode conversation. You should listen to the first part in episode 40 here before listening to this show. In this second part Mike shares how he selects products and you're going to want to pay attention to the ideas he shares. Mike also talks about another one of his…
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SC40: Find out what Mike Jackness is selling to generate $200,000+ per month in revenue (Part 1)
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Mike Jackness is on the show today and because the conversation was so long it was split into two episodes. In this first part Mike shares how he bought and sold Treadmill.com along with the challenges of running a dropshipping ecommerce business. Mike moves on to discuss the purchase of IceWraps.com. You can listen to the second part here. All tog…
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SC39: How to buy an ecommerce business and double the sales
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Tony joins us on the show today and he has an interesting story to share. He tried not once, but twice to launch a private label product and both times he struggled for different reasons. On his third attempt he partnered up and bought an ecommerce business that was already selling on Amazon instead. Tony shares how he found this business, what he …
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SC38: How to sell an Amazon FBA ecommerce business with Justin Cooke
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Justin Cooke is the co founder of Empire Flippers a marketplace for online businesses and today he covers the details of selling your ecommerce business. Justin also dives into some of the specifics surrounding some of the Amazon FBA businesses that they've sold. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by cli…
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SC37: How to sell your Amazon products in retail stores
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If you're looking for ways to drive more sales that don't rely on the Amazon platform, we've got a change of pace for you in this episode. Karen joins the show and she talks about how to take the products you're selling on Amazon and get them into physical retail stores. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episod…
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SC36: How to build an ecommerce business on the side while working a high pressure day job
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Zach has been selling on Amazon for less than a year, but he's been building his business product by product all while working an incredibly demanding high pressure tech sales job. If you have a demanding job Zach covers the steps he's been using to grow his business on the side while continually reinvesting for growth. You can read the show notes …
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SC35: Why this 7 figure seller started sourcing products from the US instead of China
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Norm has been selling on Amazon since 2011 and had been selling on his own ecommerce stores even longer than that so in this episode you'll get to hear from someone that has been selling physical products for over a decade. Norm had a lot of unique insights to share in this episode but one of the things that stuck out is why he started shifting his…
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SC34: How to build a 7 figure ecommerce business in 1 year while still working a day job
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Jon has been selling on Amazon for one year and during that time he has build a 7 figure ecommerce business along with his business partner. The neat part about Jon's story is that he still works a full time day job. If you're looking for a bit of motivation this episode should do the trick. Jon also shares how important it was for him to reinvest …
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SC33: How Jacob scaled his business to 7 figures per year selling on Amazon
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Jacob has been selling on Amazon since 2014 and on today's episode he shares the steps he's taken to scale his business into the 7 figure range. He is currently selling on a variety of Amazon platforms. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this episode by clicking here. Also, if you'd like to get more reviews for your …
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SC32: Ty Roney shares insights gained from working with 50+ Amazon sellers
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Ty Roney is on the show today and here to share a very interesting perspective. In addition to being a private label seller himself, Ty Roney runs an agency focused on helping ecommerce business owners with the Amazon side of their business. At the time of recording Ty works with about 50 sellers on Amazon and does full service management for some …
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SC31: How to improve your product photography on Amazon with Steve Kang
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We're switching things up today and instead of focusing primarily on selling on Amazon we're talking about product photography. Steve helps run a product photography business and in this episode he shares advice on how to make the most of your product photography (even if you take your own product photos). Listen in if you want advice on how to tak…
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SC30: How private labeling has changed from 2013 and what to focus on in 2016
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Daniel is on the show today and the interesting part is that he's been selling on Amazon since 2012 first using retail arbitrage and then in 2013 shifting focus to private labeling. Because Daniel has been selling so long he has a unique perspective of what the business was like before and what it takes to succeed today. He also shares plenty of hi…
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SC29: How to think big and target 7 figures per month on Amazon with Brian Burt
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Brian Burt is on the show today and in less than a year he is selling over 6 figures per month. We've had on several guests that have done very well in a relatively short period of time but Brian isn't going to stop at 6 figures per month, instead he said that he's shooting for 7 figures per month on Amazon before the end of 2016. On this episode w…
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SC28: How to go from $0 - $100k+ per month on Amazon in less than a year
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David is on the show today and we talk about how he went from $0 to $100k+ per month on Amazon in well under a year. David also has ambitious plans to build a team and scale the business even further. If you want to hear about how to scale quickly you'll enjoy this episode. You can read the show notes and look at the resources mentioned in this epi…
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SC27: How to use creative strategies to drive traffic to your Amazon listings
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Susan is on the show today and we cover a lot of interesting topics that we haven't gone in depth on the show before such as: Building websites to drive traffic to your Amazon listings, link building for websites and for Amazon listings, Google SEO, Amazon SEO and more. If you'd like to hear some unique ideas on how to drive more traffic to your li…
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SC25: What to do when you're selling $300,000 per month and Amazon shuts you down
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Issac Kuhlman joins the show today in a special extended episode to talk about everything from product sourcing, building a team in the Philippines and how to scale an ecommerce business. Issac and his business partner Paul have sold over $20 million dollars worth of private label products on Amazon over the last several years. Issac also shares ho…
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SC24: How to get your supplier to proactively suggest product improvements
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In today's episode Kindra joins the show to talk about her goals for breaking free from her job to run her ecommerce business full time. At $10k per month in sales with just one product and two more on the way she's got a great start to reaching her goal. Kindra also has a great relationship with her supplier to the point where her supplier actuall…
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SC23: How to build a 7 figure ecommerce business when English is your second language
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In today's episode Idan based in Israel joins us to share how he was able to build a 7 figure ecommerce business selling on Amazon.com when English is his second language. Idan has an interesting approach to the way he picks the products for his business and the relationships he builds with his suppliers as he shared in this episode. The amazing pa…
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SC22: How husband and wife duo Travis and Jenna 'found their why' to build an ecommerce business
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Today we have our first two guest episode with husband and wife team Travis and Jenna. With 50 - 100 sales per day, Travis and Jenna have been successfully selling on Amazon since the middle of 2015. On this episode Travis and Jenna also reveal how they were able to get an exclusive deal to be the only company that can sell a patented product someo…
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SC21: How Rich is building a pet product empire while working as a full time doctor
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Rich is a full time practicing doctor and in his spare time slowly building a pet product empire by continuously reinvesting the profits from his business with a goal to be selling 20 products by the end of the year. In this episode Rich also shares what it's like working with products that have batteries built into them (a first for our show) and …
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SC20: How new seller Kris pushed past early mistakes and found success
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Kris Rivenburgh is on the show today. Kris is a new Amazon seller that had his first sale in August 2015 and he shares some of the early mistakes that he made before pushing past and growing a successful multi product Amazon business. A lot of the advice Kris gave is especially helpful to sellers just starting out but his advice on product selectio…
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SC19: How David built a launch audience outside of Amazon and is targeting a million dollar business goal
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David Mitchell is on the show today. David runs an Amazon business in the baby niche selling multiple products and was kind enough to share his brand. He found early success on Amazon by first leveraging an audience he built on Facebook. Later he ran into a bit of a rough patch which he recently pushed past. On this episode David discusses the chal…
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SC18: How to find, source and launch your products using the fundamentals in 2016
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Mark Scott Adams is on the show today. Mark has been private labeling products in one way or the other for over 25 years and most recently on Amazon. The conversation is heavily focused on many of the fundamentals Mark uses to find, source and launch products on Amazon. If you want a good refresher on the types of things you should focus on heading…
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SC17: How to get more sales on Amazon with these copywriting strategies
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Karon Thackston is on the show today. Karon has been helping Amazon sellers get more sales of the products they are selling on Amazon for several years. If you've never looked at your listings on various mobile devices, or really tested the keyword selection in your backend listing settings area then you'll want to listen to this show for further d…
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SC16: How to have fun and live in Thailand while selling on Amazon
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Rob Tierney is on the show today. He's worked on his businesses remotely for years and is currently based in Thailand while selling his products on Amazon. Rob loves to focus on obscure products and the members of his close knit mastermind group actually make fun of him for the products that he chooses. One big takeaway from Rob's call was that if …
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SC15: How Jo Barnes built a six figure per month business selling only 1 product
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Jo Barnes is on the show today and she shares what she's learned from building a single product Amazon business that does between 500 - 700 sales per day. Jo's most recent sales period over the last 30 days totals $230,000 in sales and that's all from just one product. Jo's attitude is that you shouldn't shy away from competition and that you shoul…
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SC14: How Brian Jones sold leg lamps out of his apartment and eventually built a licensed movie product empire
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Brian Jones joins us today to share his story and how he started selling leg lamps from the movie A Christmas Story out of his apartment. A few years after that he bought the house from the movie A Christmas Story and used that purchase to build a relationship with Warner Bros selling officially licensed products from the movie. Today he runs multi…
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SC13: How to build a six figure Amazon FBA business AND drive sales from your own website
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Spencer Haws joins us today to talk about how he built a six figure Amazon business from scratch in 2015. By now you've heard from multiple sellers that have been successful selling on Amazon, but every guest we bring on the goal is for them to share something unique about how they built their business and today's episode is no different. In Spence…
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