- Hi, and welcome back to another Amazon selling video.
If you're new to my channel, my name is Nikki Kirk
and this is one of the most crowded areas
I've ever done a video,
so this will be interesting.
I'm currently out in Utah at Lone Rock Beach,
which is beautiful as you can see.
You can see the lone rock back there.
This is one of my favorite places
and we're doing like this whole tour
of all of the places we've been to
before we had solar that we wanted to go with solar.
So right now we're back with our solar.
And if you know anything about RVing and solar
we can literally run our RV like we're on 50 amp,
which is awesome.
That means we can run both ACs.
I could run the microwave at the same time
if I wanted to.
Basically full powered RV.
And it used to be we had a loud generator which ran 30 amp,
which was either the microwave or the AC.
So anyways, all that to say that I love our solar
and it's been so much fun going back to places with solar.
So all of this video is brought to you by solar power.
Anyways, today's video is all about the community
and their successes.
So today I'm gonna share a bunch of successes
from the last couple of weeks from my community.
So we've got the BOLO group, the ungating groups,
and the new beginner FBA selling course group.
So I'm gonna share different snippets.
Either they were successfully ungated
or just their success overall
as new sellers starting on Amazon
because it's really great to hear from me
but it's so much better to hear from other people
who are just like us doing it.
They are like you watching the videos and then starting it.
And this is the success that they have had.
I'm gonna share some of the frequently asked questions
about my different courses
and groups at the end of the video.
And I'll tell you right now that I am not a salesperson.
So I get emails every day asking me different things,
basically wanting me to convince you to buy my stuff.
And that is not me.
I'm never gonna try and sell you on anything,
either you want it or you don't.
If you want the help, it's there for you.
If you don't, pass on, like. (laughs)
I have all these videos with free content for you as well.
So all I'm doing is just trying to help new sellers
with different things that you guys have asked
for or wanted my help in.
And so I've just created the guides
to help pass this successful Amazon selling business
on because it can really be life-changing.
And so I just wanna share it with anyone that I can.
All right, so let's jump
into some of the success stories from members.
These are all over the last eight weeks or so,
from April to May.
So here we go.
So Stephanie said, thank you so much for these forums,
your guides, and being a great mentor.
I just got approved for Nike, Under Armor,
Puma, Adidas on the first try using your latest guide.
I went sourcing today
and it made such a difference.
Looking forward to increases
and more diversified sales.
Nikita says happy Friday.
She got ungated in Nike.
James shares today.
I hit my 10K goal in sales.
I wasn't expecting it to be so soon but here it is,
now let's get to 15K.
And then of course, everyone in the community
is always so encouraging.
So they're just encouraging each other
to keep selling, keep pushing, keep at it.
Joaquin shares,
I hit a personal milestone today of $1,000 of sales.
My one month of selling is today
and I'm doing this very casually
on the side of my full-time job.
I'm very excited to amp this up and roll my profits back
into more inventory as you should,
as I'm always explaining to everyone
that they should do when starting.
Now we have some Canada ungating successes.
Sumaira says thank you, Nikki.
I got ungated in toys today
with the supplier mentioned in the guides and it's worth it.
It took literally 15 minutes from taking pics,
uploading, applying and approval,
I bought two of 10 toys.
I got ungated in brands
Hasbro, Fisher-Price, Barbie, Hot wheels,
Thomas & Friends, Trolls, Playdough,
Bayblades, Elmo, Imagintex, just to name a few.
So I do have Canada guides.
They are specific to Canada sellers.
So if you're in the U.S.
you should be buying the U.S. guides.
If you're in Canada, buy the Canada guides.
They are topical and toys.
And there's also a Canada BOLO group,
which is really small at the moment
because Canada, unfortunately you guys
are still on lockdown.
So it's a small group
but if you want support
and to be a part of the community it's there for you.
Kaitlan shares that she got ungated in topical today
and she got ungated in grocery
which took a couple emails, but finally got approved.
Again, that's a Canada guide.
Another Canada approval.
Amy says, I wanted to say a big thank you to Nikki.
After purchasing the guides which were super affordable
I was able to get ungated in toys, Mattel and Disney,
all with the one purchase.
And I spent under a $100
and then make a small profit, which is always great.
As always, when you're getting ungated
you are probably not gonna make a profit.
If you can break even that's awesome.
But in general, you might not make a profit.
It's all an expense for your business,
so it's tax write-off
and it's just a part of doing business.
But it's worth it so that you can go buy these brands
at retail and make a profit there.
Kay is sharing her success.
She says it's not much but it's awesome start
and it really has made me so excited
to keep scanning and keep checking.
My items haven't even hit the warehouse yet
and I'm feeling blessed.
Thank you, Nikki for the groups.
Chris says, okay, today was my best day yet.
Not much but comparison to what I've seen on this pages
but it's somewhere to start.
It's very hard to juggle this and full-time job
plus making time for my family.
But I do enjoy it
and I would love to one day
do this to leave my full-time job,
do this instead to maintain my lifestyle.
And then she says, I guess I'm just here wishing
this into existence,
which is absolutely a 100%.
You have to believe in yourself
and just keep pushing.
Those who make it on Amazon are those who keep going.
If you give up, obviously you're not gonna make it.
It does get hard so just keep going.
And I love that she's not comparing yourself
to what other people in the group.
Everyone is at different levels
as you'll see throughout these screen shares
but you have to just do what you can,
you'll make it.
And if you have a small capital
or you're doing this part-time or like a third job
obviously it's gonna be a little more harder
and take longer than someone who's just focusing on this.
But don't compare yourself,
just use it as motivation.
Mollie's sharing her ungating.
This one is for topical.
This was my first attempt
and my very first try ungating
and she got ungated right away.
Okay, so Sheena shared this post
and it's a long one
but I'm gonna pull out some highlights
and of course share the whole thing with you right here.
But she said, I just had to share my mind-blowing sales day.
I'm only two months into my Amazon journey
and honestly, I'm just sitting here in astonishment.
I had to jump here and write about it
to say thank you to the group and to Nikki.
Without everyone in the Facebook groups
and everything Nikki does for us all
I don't think I would be nearly to the level
that I am now in such a short period of time.
So as of today
I had a record sales day and a little backstory.
I worked full-time corporate job
and I've been also held down night job
that I worked for six days a week,
five hours a night for three years.
Every day I grind and grind,
working 20 hours a day
just to try and get ahead in life.
In March, 2021 it really hit me that this isn't working.
Probably like a lot of people in 2020
I knew I had to change something
or else I'm going to work myself into an early grave.
She says she opened her seller account in mid March.
And one of the first thing
she did was sign up for the BOLO group,
purchased the guides
and sent in the first shipment late March.
Didn't really make my first sale until April 10th.
During the time of course, tons of mistakes.
We've all been there.
But she learned
from them all and learned some more.
I love that this community is where we help each other
build each other up instead of tearing each other down
which is a 100%.
If you watch my videos,
how I am and I don't tolerate any negativity in the group
which thankfully there's not any.
And if there ever does come up pop
I just remove the people.
That's what she says.
I remember reading a month ago
how some of you had 10k in sales months
or $500 sales a day.
And I just thought I'd never get to that
but while it does happen.
So she's just encouraging you,
if you're on the fence to just do it.
One last piece of advice that I wanna pull
out from this is she says,
I wish I could go back to my old self three years ago
working those two jobs and yell there is a better way.
And then she's sharing her record day there for you.
But there is a better way.
You don't have to keep grinding, and grinding,
and grinding in something you don't like to do.
You might have to do it
while you build your Amazon sales business up.
But eventually you can get rid of that,
which is what I did,
it's what a lot of members of community
are striving for and doing.
So it is possible.
Alyssa's sharing that she got approved
in Nike, Adidas and Under Armour,
and she's already been shopping and got some stuff.
Debra Shared she got ungated in OTC
same day as submission.
Still waiting on some other categories.
Arthur's sharing his ungating.
So he got ungated in Under Armour, and Nike,
and in Jordan.
Dawn shares she got ungated in Barbie, Mattel,
Hasbro, Fisher-Price, Nerf,
and Hot Wheels with the toy guide.
Cisco is sharing what was possible
for his 2 1/2 months of salience.
As you can see here,
almost 40,000 which at this point
is probably two 40,000, so congratulations.
Angel sharing that he got ungated in Lego
with the toy guide from the tips from the group.
So each guide has their own group
except for the premium guide
it does not have a group.
I may make one down the road on the mighty network app
but right now it doesn't have one.
So if you buy the topical and grocery guide
you get into that group.
And if you buy the toy guide, you get into that group.
The reason there's two different groups
is they are separate suppliers.
That's really the only reason.
Those communities are a tremendous bonus.
And I think I speak for some of the members
when I say that they might even be worth the price
of the guide right there.
Just everyone learning and encouraging in the group,
and the hot tips that you sometimes get.
Lisa is just sharing how much she appreciates
the BOLO group.
And she's been doing RA only a month or so.
And this group has really been helpful and enjoyable.
Lauren is sharing
that I wouldn't have hit 10k in sales today
if it wasn't for discovering my YouTube channel
three months ago.
That always makes me so excited.
It's really hard.
You might know when I read these
I usually leave out the thank you Nikki's and all that
because I don't know it's hard for me.
But I really am just trying to encourage you guys
and show you what's possible out there.
It's really you guys who are doing it.
I'm just there cheerleading and encouraging you on the way
and helping where I can.
So Michael is sharing
what an incredible way to start the week.
I just got an email that I'm approved to sell Nike
and Under Armour.
Thank you, Nikki, for your effort.
Jack is sharing that he got his first $10,000 month.
Congratulations, Jack.
Brent sharing in the toy group.
Another huge shout out to Nikki
for the guides.
Ungated in Melissa and Doug, Thomas & Friends,
Fisher-Price, Hasbro, Marvel, Transformers
on the first try requests for Funko, Disney, Lego,
Hot Wheels, and Star Wars is still pending.
A shout out for the beginner FBA course.
This one is from Jessica.
Took this course and it had everything I needed.
I still go back to it when I have questions.
Amazing course and it made me confident
enough to start this journey,
which is what the beginner FBA course is all about.
It is to step-by-step guide you through the whole process.
And I'm there in the mighty networks app
where it's housed answering questions all day, every day.
So definitely if you need help from me
this is the closest thing
to one-on-one teaching I will ever offer.
So go ahead and grab it.
All the links for all these things are below.
Avril sharing I joined this group in March.
This is the BOLO group now.
I had one sale that month.
After seeing others succeed I was determined.
My goal was to make $2000 for my month of April.
And I reached my goal plus a little more.
I've been grinding hard, staying focused.
This group has been a lifesaver.
Thank you all.
Here's to $3,000 in May.
So Avril, if you're watching
you have to let us know how your May has been going.
Okay, so that is some of the successes
from members of the community.
Now, let me get into the FAQ
of the guides groups of courses.
So I have three different guides
and the reason I have three different guides
is because they are separate suppliers.
So I have the premium guide, which is the brand new one,
which is Adidas, Nike, Under Amour,
Crocs, Jordan, Puma,
all of those brands,
those premium brands where you see
and you're probably scanning and you're gated in.
So this guide helps you get ungated in that,
You don't need a resale certificate
and you could be a brand new seller.
You don't have to have ever sold a single thing
and you can get ungated in them.
I also have the grocery topical guide.
Same thing, you do not need to have a resale certificate
or business license, and you can get ungated.
You can do it having never sold anything.
You could do it right from the start.
As with all of this stuff
you should only do it when you're ready for it
or when you need it.
You can wait.
They'll always be here for you.
So if you're tight on funds,
start with one and then work your way
through as you build your business up.
And then the third guide is the toy guide
which is literally just toys.
It's toys and all the big brands.
So we're talking Star Wars, Marvel, Funko, Disney, Mattel
all of that.
That's in the toy guide as well as the toy category.
And for that guide, you do need a resell
or business license, sell, a sales tax certificate.
You can get it from your state's department of revenue
but you do need that for the toy guide
and the toy guide only.
Now, one of the questions I'm asked
is do I guarantee the ungating?
And I cannot, 'cause I am not Amazon.
Amazon is who is approving your account to be able to sell
in these things.
I can tell you what works.
And to my knowledge I've not had anyone not get ungated.
Maybe in certain things have taken longer
but everyone eventually is ungated.
And sometimes you just have to come back to it.
Like for me, Star Wars took literally months
and I almost gave up.
But I had the invoice
and I was gonna keep submitting it
until it expired, basically.
And I finally did get ungated.
So sometimes it's harder than others, but it does work.
But I can't say I guarantee it because I'm not Amazon.
I don't have any power over it.
I tell you how to do it.
I tell you the suppliers to use and how it works,
how to do it,
but as far as actually getting submitting
and getting approval that comes from Amazon.
I think this question was more for the Nike, Adidas guide
but it was, is this guide the actual brands
or is it just how to set
up your account so that you can get auto-approved?
You guys I am not sneaky or anything like that.
I am never gonna try and be like buy this
and then it's really something else.
It is what it says it is.
So this is telling you how to get ungated
for these brands and categories.
It's not how to set up your account to get auto-approved.
That would be wrong.
If you wanna know how to set up an account
and get selling and how to sell on Amazon,
that's what the beginner FBA course is.
But these guides are literally step-by-step
how to get a gated,
including the suppliers, everything you need to do,
everything you need to check, triple check,
four times check.
It's all in there so that you can be successful
from the start and not make any mistakes.
I tell you the mistakes that are made and how to avoid them.
Another thing is often confusion over what is what.
So the BOLO group is a lead group.
It's so much more than a lead group,
but what it is is active members sharing something.
They are sourcing in stores within the last 30 days
so that you can also be on the lookout for it.
BOLO, be on the lookout.
It is not the ungating groups.
So if you buy an ungating guide
you're not gonna get in the BOLO group.
It's separate.
The BOLO group is a monthly subscription
and the ungating guide is a one-time purchase
and you get the group with it.
So each guide, like I said, has its own group
but they are not crossover.
And the beginner FBA selling course is totally separate
from that as well.
So I got a lot going on, but it's each different group.
What guide should you start with as a new seller?
I always suggest and what I would do going back
and doing it all over is topical and grocery first.
I would do that hands down a 100% every time
because you just find the most profitable items
out at retail in those categories.
You also can start any of them.
You don't need to have ever sold anything before.
But with grocery and topical, it's the most affordable.
You spend the least, and you can just get started
without any kind of business license or anything like that.
Another question I'm often asked
is it says when you're going to get approved,
like do you need a letter or an invoice?
And people sometimes confuse that.
It's an either or.
You could have a letter or an invoice.
My guides are showing you how to get the invoice.
And then of course, does it work for Canada?
I have specific Canada guides and groups.
So make sure if you're in Canada
that you get the Canada guides.
And yes, they do work for Canada.
So that is all I really got for you guys.
I hope this video was encouraging you
or helped you know more about the ungating guides.
As always, thank you guys so much for watching
and I'll see you back here,
probably somewhere more quiet
for another Amazon seller video.
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