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A Guide to The RFP Process: Steps for a Successful 3PL Search
Streamline your eCommerce logistics with the right 3PL or 4PL partner. Learn the essential RFP process steps to identify the best provider.
Reverse Logistics: Best Practices to Make Returns Your Competitive Advantage
Does your return process leave much to be desired? Discover how to harness reverse logistics with this guide.
10 Critical Questions to Ask Before Choosing Your Fulfillment Partner
Choosing a fulfillment service can be overwhelming. Here are 10 critical questions to ask before deciding.
Amazon Brand Protection: How to Protect My Brand on Amazon
Are you wondering how to protect my brand on Amazon better? Learn about the strategies and tools available for brand protection on Amazon
10 Ways to Optimize Logistics to Protect Your Brand
When you optimize your logistics, you guard your buyer experience, prevent poor reviews and mishaps, and protect your brand.
6 Common Amazon Seller Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
We’ve gathered 6 Amazon FBA mistakes sellers commonly make and show you how to avoid these pitfalls in your own eCommerce activities.
Amazon Inbound Placement Fees: What They Are and How to Reduce Shipping Costs
Learn how to reduce costs despite the new Amazon inbound placement fees with MyFBAPrep's strategic Amazon partnerships.
9 Signs it’s Time to Shift From Your Own Warehouse to a Nationwide Network
Like any healthy relationship, sometimes you need more space. Read the 9 signs it might be time to expand to a nationwide warehouse network.
A Guide to Cross-Selling for Higher Average Order Values
Learn how cross-selling can help you boost your average order values, enhance your buyer experience, and spread your brand further.
Channel Diversification: Diving Into DTC and Other Marketplaces
Maintain brand consistency while investing in channel diversification to protect your brand, acquire more customers, and mitigate risks.
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How to Craft Your Bundling Strategy For DTC Success
Perfect pairs exist all around us — salt and pepper, lemon and lime, milk and cookies. Chances are your favorite online store also hosts its own perfect pairs in a smart bundling strategy. Crafting a DTC bundling strategy is the secret to leveraging the sales potential of these perfect pairs and ensuring your brand stands out against competitors.
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Podcasts
From Cart to Customer: How to Optimize Your eCommerce Logistics with Taylor Smits [Ep.158]
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Prime Talk: PT131- Taylor Smits - Co-Founder & Chief Supply Chain Officer at My FBA Prep
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The Opportunity Podcast: How to Get the Most Out of Your 3PL Fulfillment With Taylor Smits [Ep. 99]
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Two Amazon Sellers and a Microphone: #198 - How Enterprise Level Amazon Sellers Can Benefit From Using A 3PL Network with Taylor Smits
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Return on Podcast: Structuring Your E-Commerce Logistics - Return on Podcast Ep. 3 with Taylor Smits
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Riverbend Consulting: eCommerce Logistics
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Amazon Seller Insights: Leverage 3PL Expertise to Win Amazon Race— Taylor Smits
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The Smartest Amazon Seller: Episode 106: FBA Scales. Getting inventory into FBA doesn't. Best solutions with Taylor Smits
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Next Level eCommerce: The Amazon Mafia vs. The Ticket Mafia: Choose Your Own Adventure - Taylor Smits
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808 Podcast: #423 Taylor Smits - My FBA Prep
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Your brand will always need to invest in DTC customer acquisition, since you’ll always need an influx of customers. But it’s possible customers may no longer need you. It’s a harsh truth, but one you need to face. Today, the average person sees up to 5,000 ads per day. On Amazon alone, a whopping 78%...
This is a guest post from Brooke Morrow. Brooke is a Paid Marketing Manager at Kaspien, an eCommerce company that offers a full suite of seller tools to help brands sell online. Brooke has years of experience running advertising accounts across Facebook, Google, Instagram, Yelp, and other social platforms for Fortune 500 companies and local...
This is a guest post from Leeline Sourcing. Leeline Sourcing is a China shipping agent that can help with your sourcing and shipping to the US. International shipping from China to FBA is a time-consuming process, least of all because of the distance your products have to travel. There’s a lot of space and steps...
eCommerce sellers should never assume that a single purchase means a consumer will keep coming back. There are countless brands all vying for your customers’ attention—and marketplaces like Amazon are quickly eroding brand loyalty. However, taking an active stance on customer retention can improve your chances of bucking this trend. In fact, studies show that...
Many growing eCommerce businesses end up investing in their own warehouses to streamline and take full ownership of their operations as they begin to scale up. For larger eCommerce businesses, owning at least one warehouse is often a given. There’s no question that in-house warehousing brings enormous benefits, from full control and ownership of the...
Amazon opens up a lot of opportunities for high ROI and a healthy stream of revenue. However, selling on Amazon isn’t a cakewalk. If you’re new to eCommerce, you can expect a steep learning curve, which makes you susceptible to costly mistakes. If you’re an established business, even one careless mistake may end up destroying...
Whether you’re a newbie or a veteran Amazon seller, it’s easy to get caught up in trivial matters and overlook important tasks that don’t seem urgent. But this is a mistake — just because something doesn’t seem urgent doesn’t mean it’s not important. Many of the things you might be overlooking are critical drivers for...
If you sell on Amazon, you probably use Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA). According to eDesk, 94% of Amazon sellers use FBA today, and we expect that number to increase as Amazon further builds out its networks. It’s understandable — setting up with FBA is fast, easy, and means Amazon handles most of the infrastructure and logistics...
Our very own Taylor Smits was featured on The Smartest Amazon Seller podcast in Episode 106: FBA Scales. Getting inventory into FBA doesn’t. Best solutions with Taylor Smits. Listen to the recording below. MyFBAPrep started with an Amazon-seller focus, with a custom software built specifically for FBA prep. In addition to FBA services, MyFBAPrep also...
Order fulfillment is an integral part of every eCommerce business. Even if you nail buyer acquisition and have an A+ marketing system in place, you won’t retain customers with late deliveries or damaged goods. Fulfillment has many moving parts, including receiving, processing, delivering, and more, all within a strict time frame — because a “five...
Selling on Amazon with FBA is a no-brainer. You get access to Amazon’s vast customer base and their nationwide fulfillment network. While there are detailed guidelines to navigate, such as strict prep regulations and high long-term storage fees, the benefits often outweigh the costs. In this article, we’ll cover why you should sell on Amazon...
Amazon requires vendors to follow specific guidelines to sell their products on its platform. You need to ensure Amazon-compliant packaging, labels, and dunnage if you want your products to reach Amazon’s fulfillment centers. One of the big challenges for eCommerce sellers is finding the best materials and methods to prep their items for different fulfillment...
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