Ep 344: Are Amazon Agencies Worth It? With Jordan West

Send us a textAgencies all offer the same basic services. When you decide to partner with an agency to help you with your business, the choice will come down to a combination of your preference and their proven results.In this episode, Jordan discusses which business processes should be kept in-house and which ones should be outsourced. He also covers all the things to look out for in an Amazon agency and agencies in general.  Listen and enjoy this episode!KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODEDo the calculations in your head on what it will cost you to have one or two full-time employees who are good at doing some of the processes needed to succeed in eCom, and compare that to what you could potentially get at an agency.  Any agency with setup fees anywhere from $7500 to $15000 is a hard no.  Those with a flat fee (usually $2500 to $3500) with a percentage of sales are being incentivized to grow your business.Look for proven results.Anybody who would not tell you their pricing fairly soon in the conversation is also a no because it should be standardized. Look at the tech they are using.The relationship is super important.Every agency offers these same basic services:Listing optimization (including A+ contents)Amazon PPCHelping your products get into FBA and all of those logisticsCustomer serviceProduct developmentConnect with Jordan here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-west-marketer/Book quick wins appointment here: https://www.mindfulmarketing.co/quickwinsThis episode we want to share about one of our partners, Clearco. Just because you’re profitable doesn’t mean you have money for growth - Clearco solves this.Learn more about your options and get an offer within 24 hours. By clicking the link you also get up to $1,000 off your next investment thanks to our partnership: https://clear.co/partner/upGrowth-CommerceStart here first with a simple Cash Flow Calculator to see how growth capital can impact your business: https://clear.co/partner/cashflow/upgrowth-commerce/We love our podcast community and listeners so much that we have decided to offer a free eCommerce Growth Plan for your brand! To learn more and how we can help, click here:upgrowthcommerce.com/growIf you've been paying attention and your brand is ready to GROW, apply now to be the one new brand we take on this month!https://upgrowthcommerce.com/apply