TAS 376: Ask Scott Session #116 - Promotion Placements - Managing Your Amazon Business - UPC and FNSKU Codes DOWNLOAD - TAS 376 - TRANSCRIPT

If it’s Friday, that means another EXCITING session of Ask Scott here on The Amazing Seller Podcast! Are you fired up and ready to TAKE ACTION? Scott comes ready with his usual fire to deliver some helpful insights and answer questions from TAS followers like you! On this episode, he starts with a helpful lesson, just take one bite at a time. Don’t get ahead of yourself! Make sure you go at a pace that is enough for you to handle. Don’t get overwhelmed or distracted by the concepts that Scott covers for TASers who are a few steps ahead of you. Remember, you can always go back to previous episodes, ASK questions, check out the TAS resources section, and engage the TAS Facebook community! Promotional Offers and Discounts You know that one of the best ways to drive traffic to your listing and to increase product sales is to lower your product’s price. But what is the best way to advertise that price reduction? How can you effectively communicate to your customers that you have a limited time promotion or discount? On this episode of The Amazing Seller, Scott explains why sellers like you should avoid listing discounts or promotions in the bullet section for your product listing. He also gives great alternatives that will help you figure out where in your product listing to advertise those special deals for your customers. Make sure to catch this episode! What is the time commitment with Selling on Amazon? If you are working a regular 9 to 5 JOB, your time is a precious commodity. You might be getting started with selling on Amazon to make that awesome decision to become your own boss. As you get ready to start selling your first product you might be wondering, “Do I have enough time in my week to manage my product successful?” On this episode of The Amazing Seller, Scott explains what to expect when it comes to carving out time commitments and what it takes to manage your first couple of products effectively. If you are just getting started as an Amazon seller, you don’t want to miss this helpful episode! Dealing with UPC’s What’s the deal with Amazon’s UPC policy? Do you need to have a UPC from a particular source? Is it a requirement to have the FNSKU barcode printed on the outside packaging of your product? On this episode of The Amazing Seller, Scott cuts through what seems like a complicated topic and gives sellers like you the vital information that you need so you stay within Amazon’s terms of service. Don’t let all the confusing terms processes get in your way on your journey toward success! Let Scott and the TAS community help you along the way, get started by listening to this episode! OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE AMAZING SELLER [0:03] Scott’s introduction to this episode of the podcast! [2:30] Take one bite at a time! [4:30] Shout out to TASer, Greg! [6:30] Question #1: Can I put a discount or promotional offer in the bullets for my product listing? [10:30] Question #2: What level of time commitment should I expect for each product that I sell on Amazon? [18:20] Question #3: What are Amazon’s UPC preferences? RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE theamazingseller.com/ask theamazingseller.com/action theamazingseller.com/fetcher theamazingseller.com/ppc theamazingseller.com/fb Entrepreneur On Fire Quickbooks