- Hi, and welcome back to another Amazon selling video.
If this is your first time on my channel,
my name is Nikki Kirk,
and I've been selling on Amazon doing retail arbitrage
for three years now.
All from this RV, all while traveling all over the country.
Today, I just wanted to make a quick video
to encourage any of you
who are like thinking you're ready to start,
but you're like,
I just need to watch that one more video
or read that one more blog, just start.
You don't need another video to tell you to do it.
If you do, let this video be it because just start.
If this is the first time you've ever even looked up Amazon,
maybe watch a few more videos,
but honestly you can just start too.
I've run into a couple of people on my like little teaching
of Amazon journey here.
And they all seem to have like this, like, oh,
I just need this one piece of information
or there's always something.
And there always will be something if you just keep allowing
that to be your excuse.
So just cut the excuses.
If you really want to give it a go at this,
go ahead and try it.
Honestly, don't overthink it.
I over-thought it a little bit.
I took a month to go through a training that other people go
through in days.
Like, I mean,
I was like fresh in an RV and looking at new places
and enjoying the journey.
But at the same time,
I was totally dragging my feet.
There is very little cost to get started.
You can open a free individual account on Amazon and then
upgrade to a pro later if you want to.
Or even if you're a pro and you want to downgrade later,
that's totally okay.
So the individual selling account on Amazon is free.
Set aside like 200, $300 for supplies and inventories.
And just let that be your trial run funds.
It's not a lot of money.
People spend way more on hobbies
that they don't do anything with.
Just consider this a hobby.
You owe it to yourself to try it.
If it's something you really want to do.
So like I said,
I dragged my feet a little bit when I was going through the
selling family training and you don't have to,
it's a training that I did and I really,
I still recommend it.
If you learn like I learn
where you like everything packed into one
easy thing.
You go step-by-step from opening your account
to how to shop RA, to how to list the product.
Literally step-by-step videos.
And that's why I always recommend it.
The link is on my screen right now.
If you want to try it or it'll be below in the description,
honestly, I still recommend it.
Here's the thing,
all these videos and how to do it is out there.
But if you want something super easy and like ready to go,
that's why I recommend that.
When you start,
you will be gated in a lot of things.
And that is totally normal.
Everyone starts like that.
You can get ungated and I'll help you with that.
But if you're gated and you don't have the funds,
and you're just want to try this out,
please don't keep scanning stuff that you're gated.
If you're gated and toys, don't go to the toy aisle.
If you can't sell grocery, don't go to the grocery aisle.
Don't make it harder on yourself.
You can be successful sellers,
just like you are being successful today and every day.
So don't make it harder and frustrating
and discouraging by scanning stuff that you can't
just because you want it to work,
it's not going to work if you're a new seller,
unfortunately.
Unless you get on gated, which I like I said,
I can help you with that.
I have my guides. I'm sure if you've been around,
you've heard of them.
So if you want to get ungated,
I can definitely help you with that affordably because
I was just like you,
a new seller starting with limited funds.
So if that's the step you want to take,
I have that available.
Here's what to scan as a new seller.
You want to scan clothing.
You want to scan the kitchen,
the home, you want to scan clearance,
because you might find things
that you wouldn't otherwise find.
You want to scan office products, pet supplies,
party supplies.
There is a lot of things you actually can sell,
but if you're stuck looking at the things
that you want to sell,
but you can't sell, you're going to get frustrated.
So go scan the things you can.
I actually did a video on Sunday.
So I'll link it here,
where I'm talking about like,
I went out scanning as a new seller.
So my whole shipment was clothing and kitchen items.
And then there was some toys
because I got to get the toys,
but it's items that are out there
and I honestly,
I only went scanning those categories to show
to sellers what to scan and I found stuff.
So it's out there.
It's ready for you.
You just got to take the plunge and start.
I want to really quickly share some successes from members
of my BOLO group who were brand new sellers.
So this is one,
Heather was a brand new seller
and she went ahead and took the plunge and started.
And she did $2,000 in sales in two weeks,
14 days, $2,000.
And she was gated you guys.
So this is what's possible.
Like now, you could do this.
Another member in my group,
they were doing books for, I think a year.
And then they finally took the steps to get ungated
in topical of grocery.
And this is their success after getting ungated.
So if you do want ungated,
you don't have to have ever sold a single thing
and you can get ungated.
That is definitely an option if you're ready for it.
But if you're not, you can still be a really good success.
Now these are just two examples of sellers and you guys,
they are not anything like special.
I'm sorry.
I don't mean to mean that mean,
but they don't live in a special area.
They don't live in an ideal place.
Like they're just everyday people like you and I,
and they are killing it at Amazon.
And you can too, you just have to start.
So if you were looking for that one last video,
that's like, this is it.
I'm going to start.
I hope this is that video for you.
I really encourage you to start.
If you've already started
and you're having trouble finding stuff,
definitely consider joining the BOLO group
or get one of my ungating guides.
But honestly you can do it without all that.
You really really can you guys.
I hope this video was helpful and encouraging.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
I will see you back here in a couple of days
for another Amazon selling video.
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