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Recently, the annual reports, bills, etc. of major APPs have been released one after another. In various ranking reports, we waved goodbye to 2020.
Looking back at 2020, the epidemic, masks, out-of-stock, delays, warehouse explosions, exchange rates, and the US election...all of these will leave a strong mark in history. Despite the difficult process, we have finally crossed the magical year of 2020 as we wished.
Let’s get to the point. The annual report for cross-border sellers is here late. What special memories did you leave in 2020? Perhaps you can find the answers from this annual report.
2020 These things affect your joy, anger, sorrow and happiness When the Spring Festival encountered an epidemic, people in all links had holidays, but as a cross-border person, how could you have a holiday? Employees are on holiday, factories are shut down, logistics are suspended, and your listings are about to run out of stock, but you are powerless to do anything about it. As the epidemic spreads around the world, anti-epidemic supplies such as masks, alcohol, and forehead thermometers have become popular cross-border products. You want to seize the opportunity, but you don't know how deep the water is. Amazon's usual practice is to permanently block your account, freeze your funds, and settle the score later. This dream of getting rich quickly ended up being nothing. "FBA warehouse restrictions" are just a few words, but they have become the nightmare of countless sellers. The epidemic has put too much pressure on cross-border people. Amazon notice: From March 17th to April 5th, non-essential FBA products will not be accepted into the warehouse. So you scramble to create the shipment, hoping to use cutting-edge technology to break through the warehouse limit, but the collapse of Amazon's backend extinguishes your last glimmer of hope. I thought I had survived the cold winter, but I didn't expect that suffering was still to come. Air freight to the United States has exceeded 200 yuan/kg, and E-Packet, FedEx, and SpeedPAK have announced adjustments to their freight rates. Various fees have overwhelmed sellers, and the logistics timeliness is even more worrying. "Is cross-border e-commerce still possible?" once became a hot topic among sellers. The helmet has become popular, and Amazon has also been hailed as a place to "make quick money" by various training institutions. But they don’t know that running an Amazon business involves many challenges that you can’t even imagine. Links cannot be created without a brand, products are removed from the shelves as epidemic prevention supplies, Amazon warehouses are overwhelmed, and account associations are blocked. Various operational difficulties follow one after another, testing the fragile hearts of sellers. As the epidemic in the United States continues to escalate, the death of a black man shocked the world and triggered large-scale riots. One seller joked that the riots in the United States gave families who were not rich to begin with two more LVs. But the fact is that the double blow of the epidemic and the riots has made the already difficult situation of cross-border sellers even worse. As the riots intensified, sellers' sales plummeted, goods were robbed, and logistics were delayed. Amid the turmoil, sellers were also unable to calm down. What kind of suffering is this? "Amazon has changed and seems to be targeting Chinese sellers." More and more sellers have this feeling. Amazon's global store assistant has been deactivated and the backend has been revamped and upgraded. Amazon has made adjustments again and again, but it has not won good reviews from sellers. He had just established a global anti-counterfeiting team when he immediately sent out large-scale warnings about fake orders. He also banned accounts for related accounts, infringements, and selling counterfeit goods. My brother-in-law is really "so ruthless". The summer wind is particularly hot. A notice of "account suspension" caused a stir among sellers. The "second trial" next door has come again, but this time, the culprit does not seem to be Amazon. Remember the service provider who sold investment links in the circle of friends? Buying links is fun for a while, but it will be a funeral home if the account is blocked. Wake up, regular investment links are free of charge. Has anyone ever told you that you can get free guidance on opening a store and connect with investment managers? Congratulations on becoming the Nth batch of leeks in 2020! The cross-border circle remained turbulent in September, and a service provider calling itself "Dark Horse Technology" became the target of criticism from the seller group. Threatening to follow others’ sales, sending invitations to the devil, modifying main pictures, placing malicious orders, and giving bad reviews are so despicable that many peers sneer at them. When market rules are broken, perhaps more sellers need to unite and resist unfair competition in order to reshape the pure land of cross-border e-commerce. The much-anticipated "Prime Day" has finally arrived, but this membership day has been turned into an Amazon photo-editing competition by sellers. "If we don't make an effort this time, there may be one more homeless person on the street tomorrow." On Membership Day, the sellers were working hard, and there were constant screenshots of zero orders and tens of thousands of orders in the group. It can be said that some were happy while others were sad. Under the normal epidemic situation, the order volume of sellers has also fluctuated. However, Prime Day in 2020 lived up to expectations and set a new record. The sales of third-party sellers in 19 countries around the world exceeded 3.5 billion US dollars, an increase of nearly 60% year-on-year. Did you also contribute to this? As we enter November, the cold winter for cross-border people has officially arrived. The election of the century seems to have set off a bloody storm in cross-border e-commerce, with orders halved, exchange rates falling, and riots frequent, making the already difficult situation of cross-border sellers even more difficult. The US dollar exchange rate has fallen to the 6.5 era, many European and American countries have restarted the blockade, France’s Black Friday has been restricted, and FBA warehouse division is serious. This winter will definitely be unforgettable for sellers, right? The keyword for December is "stagnation". On December 8, the General Administration of Railways announced that all loading of goods for overseas trips would be suspended; on December 21, nearly 30 countries imposed a flight ban on the UK, resulting in truck congestion, port chaos, and repeated logistics delays; on December 28, Amazon's border transportation and delivery between the UK and the EU were all suspended. The sellers' sales also stagnated like trucks on the highway. Under the double blow of logistics delays and delivery restrictions, it was a not-so-busy peak season. But fortunately, 2020 is about to end. 02
2020 You unlocked these new identities As the saying goes, if you are in the Amazon, how can you avoid getting hurt? Presumably, experienced sellers are already aware of the industry’s tricks for cheating sellers, and novice sellers are often easy targets for cheating by various service providers. "Just after avoiding the pitfalls of training here, I got fooled by software sales there." "Every day I get fooled, it's different." “Eliminate old leeks that are not growing well at any time.” ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group Selling shops, selling investment links, selling trademarks, selling software, selling courses, the shop has not been registered yet, but the wallet can't bear it. Congratulations, you have successfully unlocked the new identity of "cross-border leeks". Oh, Amazon, this is an industry where routines and surprises coexist. This year, "working people" has become a hot word, and as the seller's brother-in-law's worker, it is natural for him to keep up with the trend. “Home is where Amazon is.” "As long as I work hard, my boss can live the life he wants." ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group So, you are busy selecting products, putting them on shelves, optimizing listings, and promoting them during the day, and staying up late at night to follow sales and reply to emails, bringing the spirit of a working person to the extreme. You even wrote a whole work diary in 2020: October 13, 2020 Cloudy to overcast I opened the Amazon backend and found that zero orders were always around me.
I heard that today is Member Day? My colleague next door asked me if I had a big order, and I said, yes, my acos was big.
Finally, I received my first order on the membership day. I clicked on it and saw: Order removed. Wait, I will be removed from the company group chat.
Working at Amazon is really good. You don’t have to stay up late and every day is very relaxing. I’m in my 20s now and have lost a lot of hair.
In 2020, have you ever been moved by your own hard work? ▲ The picture comes from Zhiwubuyan How to become a winner in life? Amazon joke tellers will tell you to face the reality and give up fantasies! Brother-in-law Support Club President 3 minutes ago
You need to be firm in your belief, keep steady, and study the product pictures, titles, and prices step by step to see if the product's pain points have been solved. Analyze keywords more when you launch an ad, don't be reluctant to spend money, and add more reviews. If you work hard step by step, you will find that you still have no orders in the end. Well-known slacker 5 minutes ago
Do you want to become rich overnight? Do you want to have assets worth over 100 million? Do you want to become famous overnight? Do you want to drive a Lamborghini? Then what are you waiting for? Go to bed! Amazon Veteran 1 day ago
Are you competing with Amazon? Jimei, it belongs to you when you replenish the stock, and it belongs to me when you withdraw the money. My nickname is really long. If you don't believe me, read it. 1 minute ago
There are so many sports stars, but the one I am most familiar with is Lin Dan. Congratulations on winning the title of the best cross-border joke teller of 2020! 2020 You learned these skills This year, you have become accustomed to slacking off while getting paid, and you firmly believe in the life secret that "slacking off while getting paid is the primary productive force." It is said that the daily status of Amazon sellers is like this↓↓↓ There are only a few orders every day. I don’t know what to do if there are no orders. I get paid but no commission. I want to quit but I’m afraid I won’t be able to find a better job. I feel irritated when I get to the office.
There is nothing to do, but you can't let people see that you have nothing to do. So paddling, playing soy sauce, fishing, and performing without physical objects are the daily work of some sellers.
▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group According to incomplete statistics, in 2020, you spent 108 hours online with pay, posted 206 replies on the forum, and chatted in the seller communication group 520 times. The legendary master of slacking off must be you! The first cross-border e-commerce Versailles literary creation competition has kicked off. Still don’t know how to create? Let’s learn together~ Young people nowadays are really free. I envy them for having so much time. While I am busy traveling around the world, I also have to video chat with my brother-in-law regularly to discuss which seller’s account should be frozen next. This morning my boss told me that my recent performance is good and he is going to give me a promotion and a raise, but I think my performance is just average. It is not possible to get more than 1,000 orders for one product a day, and the gross profit is only more than 40%. Damn, the boss of a small company with only a few hundred people has a narrow vision. What is Versailles literature? I don’t quite understand it, but I did make hundreds of orders last year. I bought a 1,000-square-meter house in Shenzhen and raised hundreds of cats. A house that is too big has its disadvantages. It took me several months to find a cat. It was so annoying. Young man, have you given up on learning? This year, because you had too much free time working for Amazon, you even used your spare time to learn freestyle. Your improvisations amazed many sellers. hello everybody how are you today Open your favorite seller navigation Found that the order was as usual The brick in my hand is still hot But your brother-in-law's dream of getting rich still requires you to fight You said Amazon always hurts you acos is unimaginably high The follow-up sale in the middle of the night cannot be stopped The boss is on his way with a knife And you have already read the self-cultivation of leeks Even if they are all traps, I will brave the wind and waves fearlessly Promise me that you will make your debut, okay? 2020 These people care about you silently. Who is it? Understand your weirdness and accompany you in your cuteness. Who is it? Greetings every morning and night, caring about everything about you. Who is it? Online 24 hours a day, replying to WeChat messages instantly, caring about others 365 days a year without stopping? Of course it’s the service provider, idiot! The service is better than customer service and the thoughtfulness is comparable to that of a boyfriend. You wouldn’t have thought that the person who cares about you the most in 2020 is the service provider in your WeChat account. Maybe you haven't realized that now, you can get the same blessings and greetings by clicking on the chat dialog box between you and the service provider~ It is said that this is what freight forwarders mean by strong strength (as shown in the picture above). Although things are different from what we imagined, the freight forwarders never let the sellers down. Whether it is teasing or caring, they always come up with it. "What are the current prices for sea and air freight?" "Mars or Jupiter, honey?" ▲ The picture comes from the logistics group But freight forwarding also has a serious and sentimental side. ▲ The picture comes from the logistics group The cross-border road is full of thorns. Everyone only cares about how high and how far you fly. Only the freight forwarder cares about whether you are tired from flying and whether your sales are good. After all, only if your sales are good can he have goods to ship. "Brother, do you have any goods today?" became one of his most common greetings in 2020. There is another person who cares about all your dynamics more than the service provider. This story is called Amazon Operations and his rich boss. The office is a battlefield without gunpowder, and the computer is the seller's weapon. In order to guard against the boss's spot check, you have already learned these survival skills: skillfully switching between various web pages, opening shopping websites and pretending to select products, chatting on forums to learn... As long as my hands are fast enough, the boss won't be able to catch me. “How’s the order volume today?” "How is ACOs performing?" "Have you finished writing your daily work report?" Workers, facing the three deadly questions from your boss every day, do you still dare to slack off? 2020 The story of you and
In 2020, you discovered a treasure website called " AMZ 123 " . You will be surprised by the content of this website. From opening a store to selecting products, listing, promoting, and optimizing, all the tools needed for each step of the operation are here. The wide coverage, comprehensive software, and detailed content make people regret not discovering this website until now! This year, your favorite tool is the hot search word ranking. The United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, Italy... More sites are coming online! With the blessing of TOP search term ranking, you firmly believe that your name will also appear in the TOP seller rankings. Your favorite seller communication group ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group In 2020, members of the seller communication group have spent another 365 days with you. This year, you have been active in the seller group more than 600 times, met many like-minded sellers, and thousands of group chat records have recorded your joys and sorrows this year. Here, you can exchange operational experience with fellow sellers, share operational tips, and make friends. Under the active maintenance of the administrator, group members live in harmony, help each other, and create a valuable Amazon communication group. Of course, sometimes the style of the group is not right, but this does not affect our joint sales~ ▲ The picture comes from the seller communication group Your favorite cross-border information "The morning paper is fresh out, please check it out, my friends." “Please support us by sharing, liking and forwarding our article.” “Amazon has issued a new notice, take a quick look!” Such words have appeared many times in the seller group. Many sellers are also accustomed to the editor's daily news releases, and even miss it during holidays. 289 days of morning papers, 300+ tweets, and thousands of news and information. When you feel helpless and confused, Cross-border Headlines is your best helper. Seeing this, the 2020 cross-border e-commerce report is coming to an end. It turns out that there are many bad memories of 2020, including the epidemic, masks, restrictions, price increases, and out-of-stock situations. Cross-border people, after experiencing all kinds of setbacks and changes, will eventually usher in a "rebirth" in 2021. A seller asked: Can I still do business on Amazon at the age of 41? What the editor wants to say to the sellers is: age has never been a stumbling block that limits your dreams. No matter which path you choose, I hope you will always have the courage to start over and the belief to persevere to the end. The time machine takes you to 2021 Leave your New Year's wish in the comments section Let's check back in a year to see if it's realized. Statement: When reprinting this article, the title and original text must not be modified, and the source and original link must be retained.
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