As an Amazon seller, cash flow is hard enough to maintain when you have to wait two weeks (at least) to get payouts from your most recent sales. Add in an unavailable balance, and you have to wait even longer — perhaps losing out on growth opportunities in the process. Fortunately, you don’t have to let an unavailable balance inhibit your growth or cash flow any further. In this guide, we’re going to share everything you need to know about an unavailable balance, including what it is, why you might have one, what to do if you have one, and how to prevent one in the future.

Maria Navolykina 7 min read eCommerce

The Amazon ecosystem is rich with opportunity, but it's also highly competitive, which inspires unethical schemes that seem to appear with dizzying speed. The amount and variety of unscrupulous behaviors on the Amazon Marketplace has become its own shadowy empire (known as the world of Amazon black-hat tactics), complete with its own language and jargon. In order to understand the dangers you face and how to protect your eCommerce business, Amazon sellers and brand owners must understand the threats posed to them as well as the language of such dark dealings. To help you comprehend the perils of black-hat tactics used on Amazon and to assist you in protecting your business and prospering, Seller Labs presents this updated guide.

Maria Navolykina 20 min read eCommerce

There are myriad strategies for digital advertising: Facebook Ads, Google Ads, Reddit Ads, Manychat, email list building, and more. Even basic understanding of them all generally takes years of learning and thousands of dollars in “learning ad spend.” By the time you’ve learned them all, there’s a new player in the space. We’re going to start with a foundational understanding of various digital marketing strategies that can help you and your business. 

Maria Navolykina 7 min read eCommerce

COVID-19 (coronavirus) has presented a unique situation, one that impacts everyone, but one that is especially concerning for eCommerce entrepreneurs who travel extensively and participate in global trade. We’ve been watching the evolution and transmission of coronavirus and we’ve decided to take these actions in the best interests of our employees and our clients.

Brandon Checketts 2 min read eCommerce

Something I’ve noticed in my time working with Amazon sellers is that what many of them enjoy (in addition to the above-mentioned activities) is their work, especially when that work delivers tangible results. Successful eCommerce entrepreneurs love their work and they love any opportunities to better their businesses. For these sellers, Leap Day is a chance to take care of business and do that extra something that puts them ahead of the competition. If you’re one of these sellers, or aspiring to be one, here are some things you can do this Leap Day in order to better position your business. They all need to get done, so why not get a jump on them now using your extra day? After all, it only comes once every four years.

Nastya Zhavoronkova 5 min read eCommerce

Up until a little more than a week ago, I was still planning to head to China later this month with a group of 50+ clients and fellow WPP leaders for a tour of some the most innovative brands in Chinese retail/eCommerce. When it was postponed due to disruptions from the Coronavirus, I was certainly disappointed but I also couldn't stop thinking how this would affect Amazon's global business. As a close watcher of Amazon's growth, digital natives brands out of China like Anker and SunValley offer amazing opportunities for us to understand the potential of the platform.

Maria Navolykina 5 min read eCommerce