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This is a really fun interview today with Hamish Conway from Sell Global.

By way of background, I met Hamish at the Retail Global conference up on the Gold Coast in May earlier this year and we sat together with Calliope, Kayla and several others on an Amazon Sellers Panel. Last week we caught up for a coffee and he kindly agreed to come on today’s show and share his story, experience and wisdom.

Hamish and his team help New Zealand Consumer brands expand their businesses through Amazon’s global marketplaces with great success, helping them achieve 5, 6 and 7 figure revenues in very short time-frames.

Hamish shares some of his secrets around product assessment, marketing strategies and frustrations in dealing with Amazon! He understands better than most the challenges of setting up on Amazon as a foreigner and brings a fresh perspective.

Interestingly he helps many food companies get into the notoriously difficult ‘gated’ category of “Groceries and Gourmet Food”.

My thanks go again to Hamish for coming on the show today. He’s a genuine star.

If your company needs any assistance with setting up and selling on Amazon, simply visit www.sellglobal.co.nz and tell them I sent you!

Now don’t forget, the Global Sources Hong Kong Seller Summit is coming up fast so act fast to secure your tickets now to receive an early bird discount. Amazon greats like Liran Hirshkorn, Kevin King (myself!!!) and many others with be sharing their secrets about product research, sourcing and marketing on Amazon. Not to be missed!

Hong Kong has a lot of fizz, I should know, I lived there for 2 years! So come with me and I’ll take you exploring – visiting some of my all-time favourite places in Hong Kong.

Learn more about the trip to Hong Kong here: www.theaustralianseller.com/hk

Links to resources mentioned on today’s show:

www.sellglobal.co.nz

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Episode 20 with Kiri Masters

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Meghla Bhardwaj joins us today to help us navigate through the shark-infested waters of sourcing from China.

I really love her tips on preparing for a tradeshow visit and how to maximise your opportunities, both sourcing at a tradeshow and online.

As we discussed, I’ll be speaking at the event this October (2018) and I’m thinking of taking a group of people along for the ride!

If you’d like to come along and keep me company in Hong Kong (my old stomping ground), shoot me an email at chris @ christhomas.com.au – we’ll have a blast at the tradeshow, the conference and I’ll take you sightseeing around Hong Kong. It is a truly magical city and I can’t wait to take you on and off the beaten track for food, views and surf! (yes, surf).

Here are the details from today’s episode:

1. Vetted sourcing agents and inspection companies: http://www.smartchinasourcing.com/service-providers-page/
2. Trade show eBook: http://www.smartchinasourcing.com/asia-tradeshows-101-ebook/
3. Global Sources Summit: www.globalsources.com/summit
   • Regular price US$799 / ticket
   • Super Early Bird price until July 31: US$599 / ticket
   • Super Early Bird Group Discount (2 or more tickets): US$499 / ticket
   • Special offer for The Australian Seller Podcast listeners: Use promotional code TAS100 for a US$100 discount / ticket here: www.globalsources.com/summit
4. Global Sources trade shows: www.globalsources.com/exhibitions

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Liran Hirschkorn drops some real value bombs today.

He’s part of an Amazon Training team, www.Amazingfreedom.com and works with Nathan and Andy Slamans.

We met a few weeks back at Retail Global and after our chat, I knew I had to get him on the show.

If you’re looking for whitehat techniques to get more reviews on your products, Liran has some amazing strategies.

He also shares his thoughts on Amazon Australia’s future and offers recommendations for folks who are considering selling on Amazon.

Enjoy!

Don’t forget to join my Facebook Group!

If your business needs help setting up on Amazon, or indeed an Amazon strategy, visit my consulting website over at www.amaznsales.com

Lastly, my new ‘beta’ course can be found here. Be sure to sign up asap as I will be putting the price up in a short while when it’s completed.

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Short sharp episode today with Scott Kilmartin who comes on to discuss the Amazon vs. Treasurer Scott Morrison situation!

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know already that Amazon will be redirecting Australian users away from the likes of Amazon.com, amazon.co.uk et al. and back to amazon.com.au.

This is all in response to the Government requiring Amazon to collect GST for it, on any sale that any Australian makes on any of its global platforms.

Amazon’s response caught everyone off guard so I’ve got Scott on the show to try and work through what it means for Australian consumers and Australian Amazon sellers!

Enjoy.

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