🤢 20 Exclusive Amazon Hacks / The 5 Filthiest Places on Every Airplane Read Time: 5 Minutes 🌴Tropical Trivia🌴 Amazon recently released a new feature to write AI-written takedown IP claims & messages to hijackers and bad actors on your listings. Today's Newsletter: More Value than a Bottle of Ketchup to 100 Hot Dogs 🌭🌭🌭
- 20 Instantly Actionable Amazon Hacks
- An Exclusive AMA with a RV Lifestyle Expert
- The 5 Filthiest Places on Every Airplane (bring baby wipes!)
- The Easiest Way to Import and Categorize Amazon Income and Expenses
- The Most Annoying Part about Compliance Requirements
What's Going on at the Beach?
Don't worry, I had to Google "Slacklining," too.
We're all back from a fun Florida trip, and now settling into our usual routine. Recently, a high school friend introduced me to someone interested in Costa Rican property. We'd briefly chatted online, and to my surprise, she's currently in Costa Rica, even staying in our area, Reserva!
In the Cayman Islands, we enjoyed meeting friends of friends who visited, and it's similar in Costa Rica. It's easy and enjoyable to connect with visitors here... plus they're often in a great mood since they're on Vacation :)
This visitor had two boys around our kids' ages, making for an instant connection. Unlike other places, in Costa Rica, you don't always need to plan weeks ahead to meet up. Pura Vida!
Here's a photo of our kids and their new friends playing on the slack line, with a random fifth boy who spontaneously joined in!
The Amazon Seller's Planner
Its a completely new year! Time to get a good plan going so you can CRUSH IT! Check out the Selling From the Beach "Amazon Seller's Planner"
Featuring 12 months of monthly and weekly pages for easy year-round planning. Start anytime as specific dates are not listed. Weekly pages for notes, goals, tasks, and appointments.
...It's also to start "thinking" about taxes, accounting, and bookkeeping. If you're feeling lost or just "ugh" - reply to this email and we'd be happy to help! (and help you get rid of the "ugh")
Don't forget, we have our Quickbooks and Xero Charts of Accounts which are extremely helpful in recording all of the various revenue buckets and expenses on your Amazon account. Get them below!
credit: midjourney / Have you tried AI images yet? ChatGPT (pro) now has images as well! The 1% Zone 👊 Actionable Amazon Tips Have you read James Clear’s Atomic Habits? Little things add up. Here's something you can to TODAY to improve your business: 20 Amazon Hacks from Max
Did you know Max is writing an exclusive Amazon hack every day of the year on Linkedin? Also it's a leap year so that's one extra! 🥂
Here's the first 20 (make sure to follow him to see more!): 1 - Put your main KW in your main image 2 - Split test price 3 - Break main image TOS with impunity 4 - Write "You" in your copy a LOT 5 - Stop putting split testing on your to-do list 6 - Cross-Sell images increase your AOV 7 - Most important KWs in the title and nowhere else 8 - Do a spending audit 9 - Turn off "In Stock Head Start" 10 - Don't use Vine's Free Tier 11 - Amazon's main ranking factors 12 - Supercharge your Amazon Q&A 13 - Discount to Sales Ratio (to break even) 14 - FOB vs EXW explained like I'm 10 years old 15 - Turning hero ASINs into loss leaders 16 - Compact by Design to get Climate Badge 17 - Cancelled Shipping Chargeback 18 - The simple way to get ungated 19 - The ASIN slingshot 20 - Track products the easy way with Keepa
2/ Traveler's Toolkit 🛩️The Latest Travel Hacks Flights, hotels, packing and everything in between. US Credit Cards & Airline Reward Programs
We've been teasing this one for a while... in the coming months SFTB will release our guide to getting US Credit Cards as a Canadian! :)
Look for this exclusive in the Selling From the Beach Facebook Group!
In the meantime, if you can - try and stick to one airline for the majority of your travel. Each one has a reward program and associated benefits. Double up with a credit card that gives you travel rewards etc. and you'll be jetsetting in no time.
Bonus tip: Pack some baby wipes - here's five extremely dirty places on an airplane you will need to use.
3/ The Local Lowdown🌴
Things You Didn't Know About Paradise
The good, the bad, the f***ing great.
The Costa Rica Sailing Center
We love visiting the Sailing Center in Costa Rica, a great spot to meet families and relax. Initially, I jokingly called it a yacht club (because it sounds fancy), even though there's zero yachts.
It's right on the beach with a restaurant offering stunning beach views (hard to find a place in CR without a stunning view, though), a pool, and various water activities available for a fee. There's no charge for entry or pool use, but it's customary to buy a few drinks or snacks. The sunsets here are beautiful, often accompanied by an evening bonfire. The beach features darker sand and is perfect for safely playing in the small waves.
If you're interested, check it out here: https://www.costaricasailing.
- Did you miss Kimberly Crossland's amazing AMA? Check it out here.
- Max shares a nifty Google Chrome Hack.
5/ The Sand in my Swimming Trunks🤬
(What I'm Pissed About Lately)
I am so ANNOYED at these "Compliance Requirements" emails.
They come in constantly and are not specific about which marketplace the violation is from. I'm in 8+ Amazon marketplaces and have to hunt around for the specific country request every time. It's a ridiculous waste of time (not to mention the requirement is usually BS).
Oh, also each Amazon Marketplaces has a slightly different layout - hunting for these requirements is my own personal version of hell. 👹
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