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This week we welcome the godfather of Online Retail both here and the world, Phil Leahy – the founder and CEO of Retail Global

I met Phil on Tuesday night this week at the Melbourne Meetup sponsored by Payoneer. Previous podcast guests, Calli, Matt and Steven Loi were in attendance – Calli spoke about how to set up an account on Amazon and I chatted about how to stay profitable on Amazon. Finally, there was a Q&A Panel with Steven Calli, myself and Adam Saunders from Channel Advisor.

Really fun event.

So having met Phil I had to ask if he could come on the show and chat about the state on online retail in Australia with a focus and discussion about the various marketplaces, Kogan, Catch, Amazon and eBay and where they’re all at right now.

Phil kindly offers a great discount for show listeners, so stay tuned to the end to listen out for the code which will have you a bunch on Australia’s premier retail conference, Retail Global.

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This week we welcome professional product photographer Pauline Langmead from Melbourne Photography.

https://www.melbournephotography.com/

So many people use their phone to take product photos or their own home lightbox and sometimes that can work.

But it is getting more and more competitive on Amazon and I’d argue you need to have professional photos for your listings as a minimum if you’re serious about succeeding on Amazon.

Sellers spend so much money on inventory, getting their sales copy sorted, but often neglect the most important aspect of an Amazon listing, the photos. Aside from what makes a great product photo, we chat about infographics and more.

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This week we welcome back Heather Jackson from Orgon Buy Prep and Ship.

We chat about one of Heather’s true passions; Bundling products for sale on Amazon. Think ‘gift baskets’, ‘special occasions’ and more.

If you get in touch with Heather through her website or on Facebook, she has a new turn-key service where she and her team will source, bundle and list on your behalf.

It’s exactly how Heather got started selling on Amazon herself when she was living in Australia and now she’s hoping to help you get your start on the platform with this new service.

You could stand to make a few thousand $$$ per year without having to do very much (I think that’s the potential anyway – don’t quote me!)

Pictures of the example bundles Heather has put together recently, that we chatted about on the show, are below:

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Regina Peterburgsky is a serial entreprenuer. She’s had many businesses, including running a fashion retail chain. Today her focus is selling on Amazon and coaching her students.

In amongst all that, she’s writing a book from a seller’s perspective titled, 13 Amazing Secrets, which you can learn more about here.

Today with us, she shares her journey from traditional retail to Amazon. It’s an epic story and a great conversation.

Hope you enjoy.

Resources and links mentioned during the show:

Regina’s interview over at the Awesomer’s Podcast

Split.ly – Amazon Split-testing software

Paul Harvey’s Seller Chatbot – Facebook messenger-bots for Amazon sellers

Regina’s Coaching and new Book website 13amazingsecrets.com

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We have Michael Michelini Back again this week to talk about a presentation he recently did in Taiwan about how to find and get in touch with Key Online Influencers (bloggers etc) to build reviews and drive targeted traffic to your Amazon listings for long-term ‘outside in’ traffic and sales.

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Today on the Show we welcome Nathan Archie from Payoneer!

We chat all things currencies, saving money using a virtual bank account when you’re getting paid by Amazon and when you pay suppliers. Converting currencies is a secret and hidden method Amazon and your bank use to fleece your hard earned, so consider setting up a Virtual ‘Bank Account’ with either Payoneer or other virtual bank account providers.

Resources:

Contact: Nathan: nathanar @ payoneer.com

remyja @ payoneer.com

www.simplyvat.com – EU/UK accounting to help you set up on Amazon in Europe (but maybe hold off until there’s more certainty re: Brexit).

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