07Aug

ICYMI: Amazon Seller News, Updates, Events, Resources, and More to Help You Sell Better

Every week we round up the most-important, most-interesting, most-relevant, and sometimes most-bizarre news for and about Amazon sellers. Check in each Friday afternoon to catch up on what’s making news this week. Amazon policy changes, FBA, logistics, fees, expansions, counterfeits, advertising and PPC, black-hat tactics, law and government involvement, warehouses and workers, privacy and data […]
05Aug

How to Launch a New Product on Amazon + Checklist

Amazon product launches require you to be retail ready. If you aren’t 100% retail ready, you jeopardize the success of your launch. These 7 tips are must-do’s for any Amazon seller or brand preparing to launch a new product on Amazon. Once you've nailed the tips shown here, you can achieve piece of mind by using the product launch checklist below.
14Jul

Understanding Amazon Unavailable Balances

Disclaimer: Payability has no inside information on how or when Amazon decides to release payments. This post is based on publicly available information and trends Payability has observed.  As an Amazon seller, cash flow is hard enough to maintain when you have to wait two weeks (at least) to get payouts from your most recent […]
14Jul

[UPDATED] Understanding Amazon Black-Hat Tactics & Protecting Against Them: Your Terminology Guide

The Amazon ecosystem is rich with opportunity, but it's also highly competitive, which inspires unethical schemes that seem to appear with dizzying speed. The amount and variety of unscrupulous behaviors on the Amazon Marketplace has become its own shadowy empire (known as the world of Amazon black-hat tactics), complete with its own language and jargon. In order to understand the dangers you face and how to protect your eCommerce business, Amazon sellers and brand owners must understand the threats posed to them as well as the language of such dark dealings. To help you comprehend the perils of black-hat tactics used on Amazon and to assist you in protecting your business and prospering, Seller Labs presents this updated guide.
06Jul

[Updated] Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): How One Little Number Can Drastically Improve Your Amazon Sales

Online shopping has made getting such items much easier by connecting buyers with a world of previously out-of-reach sources. Often, the best places to find specific parts are direct from the manufacturer or from eBay. However, manufacturers often don't want to deal directly with consumers or they are reluctant to sell single parts, and eBay transactions sometimes leave buyers hanging with sketchy sellers and dud deals. This has created opportunity for Amazon sellers who are willing to dig into Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) and include this detail in their listings.
02Jul

[UPDATED] How to Get an Amazon Best Seller Badge for Your Product

What does it take to get the much-coveted Amazon Best Seller badge for your product? is pursuing the badge worth your investment as a seller or are your efforts better spent elsewhere? Learn everything you need to know about the Amazon Best Seller badge, including the 3Cs: Competition, Calculation, and Category.
01Jul

Amazon DSP: Understanding Demand Side Platform Advertising [2020]

Online sellers are always looking for new and exciting ways to reach potential buyers. High-quality display ads and video ads are a terrific means of letting the public know about the amazing products you have available. This is why Amazon has created its own Demand Side Platform (DSP). How does it work and is it relevant to your business? Find out here!
25Jun

4 Tips to Optimize Your Amazon Product Listings

It’s no secret that you need compelling Amazon product listings if you want to turn shoppers into buyers. To do this, you must commit to a process of ongoing Amazon product listing optimization that resonates with both the Amazon search algorithm and human shoppers. Here are 4 tips to improve your Amazon product detail pages and boost conversions.
24Jun

4 Tips to Get Your Amazon SEO Strategy in Shape

To reach as many shoppers as possible and to convert those shoppers into buyers, Amazon sellers need to ensure that their search engine optimization (SEO) tactics are effective and ongoing. Achieving Amazon SEO success entails creating and maintaining product detail pages that perform at the highest-level possible — even before a shopper visits the page. That’s where a well-formulated Amazon SEO strategy comes in. Here are 4 tips to help you build that strategy.