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Thanks for tuning into this, the 100’th episode of the show!

I started the podcast in September of 2017 – 3 years ago almost to the day… Since then there have been 70,000 downloads of the podcast which works out to (obviously) 700 listens per episode! The show has a 4.9 star review rating on iTunes (very excited to see my first 1-star review this month – thank you to that person!)

I don’t make any money from the show, there are no sponsors to speak of – it’s just for fun and the love of this business-model.

These last few weeks have been challenging for me personally, and I want to thank everyone for their support.

I am also in the process of exiting my main Amazon business, which is almost complete, and I hope to be able to share with you the story of why and how that has transpired in coming weeks or months.

OK, so this week we’re joined my friend Matt Hodge, who appeared as my very first guest on Episode 2. Matt is nuts-busy (as you’ll learn from our chat) so I feel quite blessed that he agreed to come on the show once again. His 1^st episode is also one of the most downloaded and commented on. Had to get him back.

Today we go deep into everything, from how Matt has grown his business from low to mid-seven figures in the last 3 years, how he was able to go from seemingly making money on paper, but still finding the business in debt – to having cash in the bank, by changing his inventory management and ordering frequency.

Of course we touch on Covid, Amazon’s latest inventory limits and much more…

Matt’s latest venture Restock Revolution

His Hop-on – Hop-off winery tours business in Adelaide Trail Hopper

Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs!

Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook to watch the replay!

Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability.

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By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – it is an affiliate link but it’s the only way I can offer a discount. Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think!

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This week I’m joined by Refael Elbaz CEO of Unicargo.com a dedicated Amazon Freight forwarding company.

As you’ll soon hear, there’s nothing Refael doesn’t know about shipping your goods from anywhere in the world to Amazon.

We discuss everything from the dramatic impact Covid’s had on the Freight forwarding and Global logistics industry through to the tariffs and how you can save a lot of money sourcing from countries like India or Vietnam instead of China.

Quick apology for the audio quality this week too!

Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs!

Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook

Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability.

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This week please welcome Zack Franklin who amongst other things is a veteran Amazon seller, based in Shenzhen who consulted to 7, 8 and 9 figure Amazon businesses within China.

I first met Zack in Hong Kong a few years ago when he spoke about being a ‘One Man Army’ – about the benefits DIY’ing as much as possible instead of outsourcing everything – which was then, and still is now, accepted wisdom.

What I also admire about Zack is he thinks deeply – dare I say philosophically – about everything we do when it comes to business and questions everything rather than just accepting conventional wisdom.

Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs!

Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook

Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability.

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By the way, if you’d like to save 50% off your first month, or 10% off for lifetime access to Helium 10, visit www.theaustralianseller.com/helium10 – it is an affiliate link but it’s the only way I can offer a discount. Of course it also comes with FREE access to Kevin King’s Freedom Ticket Course which is normally $997 – best course around I think!

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This week I’m joined by rising star and 7 Figure Amazon seller Sharon Even from Amazon FBA Alphas. Sharon’s a mum, a wife, a coach and runs a big Amazon Business – she’s amazing.

We met for the first time when we joined Norm Farrar on Danny McMillan’s seller sessions show where we showed off our failed products.

Anyway, today Sharon and I chat about Product research for Covid and Beyond. Then we discuss Amazon’s new feature Virtual Bundling, so we talk about what is, how it works and how it might help your grow your Amazon business.

We also touch on another Amazon feature which is Amazon Posts. Sharon’s had really great success with that and she discusses the secrets to her success.

You can learn a lot more about Posts if you head over to https://advertising.amazon.com/lp/beta-posts

Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook to watch the replay!

Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability.

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Today I welcome the eBay Queen, Katrina Kail from Reboot Retail and today we explore the differences between selling on Amazon vs. eBay here in Australia!

As will soon become clear during our chat, I know virtually NOTHING about selling on eBay so I take the Amazon corner.

Kat knows everything about selling on eBay so she explains how things work on Australia’s biggest marketplace.

It’s a fun chat with lots of laughs as we educate each other about the marketplaces – from reviews, sponsored advertising, fees, stores, eBay Plus and more…

OK, so next Thursday the 18th June 2020 it’s the Amazon Digital Day, being held by Retail Global and Sponsored by friends of the show, Payoneer! To register for this for free – a whole day of ‘selling on Amazon’ topics with Australia’s best Amazon sellers and Experts head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/digitalday

Join The Australian seller Facebook group.

Private coaching? Need some help with your Amazon business, product research etc? click here

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Delighted to welcome Norman Farrar (AKA, The Beard Guy and frankly, one of the nicest people in the industry) to the show this week to chat through how he uses old fashioned Press Releases to dominate rankings on Google but also for products on Amazon.

Then we discuss one of Amazon’s latest new features, Amazon Posts which has been in Beta for around 6-7 months and is now starting to roll out to Brand Registered Sellers.

You can learn a lot more about Posts if you head over to https://advertising.amazon.com/lp/beta-posts

Norman explains what they are and how he’s getting 20,000 post views and engagements per month which has led to a dramatic increase in sales.

Couple of quick announcements & shout-outs!

The Branded by Women Summit is taking place between the 27^th and 29^th of May and it features:

👉 3 Days of Content
👉 3 Interactive Live Shows
👉 30+ world-class female speakers

Visit www.brandedbywomen.com to register for your free ticket.

Please join my Facebook Group over at www.theaustralianseller.com/facebook to watch the replay!

Don’t forget I am offering private coaching this year so please head over to www.theaustralianseller.com/chris to book an hour session with me to make sure you’re heading in the right direction with some accountability.

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