This document provides tips on how to dominate Amazon as a third-party seller. It discusses focusing on owning your own brand rather than reselling. Key areas to optimize include using compelling titles and images, detailed bullets and descriptions, filling out the seller backend, obtaining reviews, and driving sales. Tools like JungleScout, AMZtracker and KeywordTool.io can aid with keyword research. The goal of Amazon's search engine is to make Amazon the most money by ranking products that are most relevant and sell the best.
2. THE MARKET
3RD PARTY SELLERS (THAT’S US)
• 2 Billion with a B items sold in 2014.
• That’s 40% of all Amazon sales
3. SELLERS ARE FLOCKING TO AMAZON
BUT WHY?
• The mindset of the customer
• FBA
• The hassle (or lack thereof)
• Conversions
• Pools of people wanting to spend money!
4. WHAT I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT…
- Resellers -
It’s ALL About Owning Your Own Brand!
6. VERY IMPORTANT RULE TO
REMEMBER!
The Goal Of The Amazon
Search Engine is to…
Make Amazon
The Most Money!
7. • Remember that golden rule and you will prosper
• Google vs. Amazon – Amazon has the ultimate
analytics!
• So with this in mind, what does Amazon want to
rank?
• 1) Relevancy
• What is going to be most relevant for the
searcher to buy
• 2) Sales
• What sells the most, converts the best, and
provides the most profit for Amazon?
10. KEYWORD RESEARCH
• Similar to Google
• Intent is different
• Low competition/ high volume
• JungleScout.com
• Not a “keyword tool”, but helps immensely with product
research.
• “What Keywords Do I Use?”
• Start with exactly what you offer
• Then later expand to more general key phrases.
20. TIPS FOR YOUR TITLES:
• Make it Sexy! GRAB their attention.
• Include your most important keywords
• In order if possible
• Possibly early in the title
• URL slug
amazon.com/Giant-Animal-Masks-Allures-Illusions/dp/B00DHIOKAI/
• 200 Characters
24. TIPS FOR YOUR IMAGES:
• Make it Sexy! GRAB their attention.
• This is a recurring theme!
• Use 6+ images
• Use 1000x1000 images
• Rule breakers
• If your images suck you are DONE FOR
28. TIPS FOR YOUR BULLET
POINTS:
• Make it Sexy! GRAB their attention.
• This is for your main selling points
• Use ALL relevant longtails!
• Lots of space
• Use all-caps for your main points
• Upsell opportunity
33. TIPS FOR YOUR DESCRIPTION:
• Answer ALL of your customers questions
• Include your keywords
• Using basic html. <b>, <i>…
• Use copywriting
• Upsell opportunity, and touch on any concerns a customer
may have
38. TIPS FOR YOUR BACKEND:
• List ALL keywords that matter
• Use ALL available space
• No commas, capitalization might matter
• List in natural order when possible
• Can list competitors brands (maybe)
• Fill out everything!
• Weight
• Target audience
• Directions
• Intended use
• etc
43. BREAKDOWN OF REVIEWS:
• You NEED a starting amount of reviews
• Options
• Drop below 3-stars and you will hurt
• The number of reviews needed varies
• Ranking factor
…ish
• Quality of reviews
• Quality of reviewers
45. SALES IS THE BIG WINNER:
• Sales, NOT reviews, are the main factor
• Sales over time
• Just a few will get you started
• Sales volume
• Sales after a keyword is searched