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Seller Feedback vs. Product Reviews: What's the Difference?

Understanding the nuances of Amazon seller feedback vs. Amazon product reviews will help you set realistic (and ambitious) goals, meet them, and build a trustworthy reputation on Amazon — all while boosting sales, rising in rank, and inspiring customer loyalty. The best way to build a trustworthy reputation and grow your business on Amazon is by accruing seller feedback and product reviews in both quantity and quality. These two metrics are used by both shoppers and Amazon to compare 1) the quality of similar products, and 2) the service of merchants offering similar goods. Seller feedback and product reviews serve different purposes in building a brand and a seller’s reputation on Amazon. That’s why when referencing these terms, make sure to include “seller” in front of feedback, and “product” in front of reviews. That way there is a clear delineation between the two, which are often mistakenly used interchangeably by shoppers and sellers alike. 

Changes to Amazon Messaging Policy for Buyers & Sellers

With every rule change from Amazon, sellers struggle to understand and comply with the new information. What’s okay to do? What’s not okay? What could lead to suspension? At Seller Labs, we understand and we’re here to make this Amazon communications policy update as clear as possible. First thing to know: We’re really excited about the update for two reasons: 1) Amazon has made it clear that you can ask buyers for reviews. We’ve always understood this to be true, but the latest update explicitly says it. Once again: YES, YOU CAN ASK A BUYER FOR A REVIEW. 2) Amazon has made it clear that you can use Seller Labs Pro, powered by Feedback Genius, to communicate with buyers. The new rules state that you can use an approved third-party application listed in the Marketplace Appstore. Seller Labs Pro is absolutely approved. To be clear: YES, YOU CAN USE FEEDBACK GENIUS TO ASK A BUYER FOR A REVIEW.

Getting Amazon Seller Feedback Has Never Been More Difficult ... Or More Important. Feedback Genius Can Help.

If you've heard that getting Amazon seller feedback and product reviews is virtually impossible given that Amazon has banned incentivized reviews and offered customers the email opt-out, don't believe the hype. Contrary to many sellers’ beliefs, meaningful Amazon seller feedback is still attainable and very much worth pursuing. Here's how to get seller feedback and product reviews easily and quickly.

Welcome to the New Seller Labs Communication Center

Your Communication Center, powered by Feedback Genius, now includes Request a Review Automation! Don’t worry, you still have the option to send personalized messages! We believe sellers should have a choice so we created a center where you can pick the option that best meets your needs. No more manually clicking for each and every order within Seller Central.

2019 Holiday Templates Available Now In Feedback Genius

Holiday templates add a little extra seasonal spice to your Feedback Genius automated Buyer-Seller emails.Here we are again at the precipice of another crazy holiday shopping season. You’ve been preparing for Q4 all year and it’s finally time to reap the rewards of your labor. You’ve done everything right this year. Your listings are optimized for […]

Build Your Amazon Brand: Delight Your Buyers

If you’ve been following Amazon-related news, you know there are big changes afoot to the kinds of information you can use to personalize Buyer-Seller messages and review solicitations (Read “Changes to Amazon MWS API Data to Affect Buyer-Seller Messages” for my full explanation of the new policies.) And you may worry about how this will impact […]

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