Can a novice e-commerce merchant do cross-border e-commerce on Amazon? If so, what should he pay attention to and what pitfalls should he avoid?

Anyone who has been involved in this industry knows that cross-border e-commerce advertisements have been overwhelming in the past two years. All social media platforms are promoting it, and the country is also promoting it, which has made cross-border e-commerce even more popular. However, it has also led to the emergence of many service providers and caused a large number of people to be cheated. So in this article, let’s talk about whether a novice can do cross-border e-commerce, what to pay attention to when doing it, and what pitfalls to avoid.

Can a newbie be a brother-in-law (people in the industry call Amazon a brother-in-law)? This depends on the following points, and then you can decide based on your personal situation.

1. If a newbie wants to be a brother-in-law, the first thing he needs to consider is the threshold of Amazon. There is a threshold for doing business on Amazon, and it is not like the service provider says that there is no threshold. So where is the threshold ?

First   When registering on Amazon, you need a business license and dual-currency credit, which is not a high requirement. The higher requirement is in the second instance, when you need to provide water, electricity, gas and other bills. There are many requirements and they are in various formats. It is possible that even if you follow all the requirements, you may not pass.

The second is in terms of operations. When operating on Amazon, you must follow its requirements completely. Once you are not careful, you will trigger their rules and your store will be directly closed. Amazon has a lot of rules, and one pops up from time to time. In my opinion, they don’t have fixed rules. It all depends on their mood. If they are in a good mood, everything is easy to say. If they are not in a good mood, the store will be closed directly. The worst thing is that you can’t even withdraw the US dollars in your account. Isn’t that infuriating?

two. .    You must understand your brother-in-law’s pattern:

One is FBA, the other is FBM (I have talked about these two models before, so I won’t talk about them again). Before you start, you must understand them clearly, and then decide based on the amount of money you have and your future development. I suggest you start with FBM, and then slowly switch to FBA. This way, you will have the least risk, no investment, and maximize your funds to avoid being scammed by your brother-in-law.

three.   Things to note when doing it

1. Be sure to pay attention to infringement when you do it again. Amazon protects this aspect very strictly. Once discovered, the store will be blocked. Common infringements are mainly in keywords. There are many foreign brands. Sometimes you may not filter out completely clean, and infringement may occur if you are not careful.

2. Follow the sale. Needless to say, everyone knows that following the sale is not allowed. It is easy to close the store, and no matter how much money is in the account, it is not certain that it can be withdrawn.

3. Be sure to choose the right products when doing it. If the products are not chosen well, there will be no sales. Regarding the various product selection software recommended to you on the Internet, remember one thing: it can be of some use to novices, but there is no need to spend too much money on it. If you want to do a good job of product selection, you need to know more about each country’s culture, shopping habits, consumption concepts, public holidays, and their income, etc. Only by doing these well can it be of the greatest help to your product selection.

4. Avoid those pitfalls

1. The pitfalls of data collection software: Many service providers talk about how great their software is, how convenient it is to use their software, and how many orders they can get. But you have to know that no matter how great the software is, it is just an auxiliary tool and will not help you in any way in terms of sales. To put it bluntly, the software is there to assist you, making it simpler, more convenient and faster to do things. If you want to have sales, you still need to operate it yourself.

2. The pitfalls of service providers: The rapid rise of cross-border e-commerce has led to the establishment of many training companies. There are many kinds of training companies, and all walks of life want to get a share of the pie. There are good and bad training institutions. It all depends on how you choose . It will be better if someone guides you. If you don't, you will waste time and energy on this matter. Of course, if someone wants to go, the editor can give you a few aspects to let you investigate this. 1. Look at the business license. The rise of cross-border e-commerce has only been in the past two years. Look at the time of the business license. If it has just been registered in the past two years, it is basically someone else's agency company. 2. Go and investigate yourself. Some companies are reliable or not. You can feel it by yourself. Unreliable companies often brag to you that they can have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of turnover a month. You can think about it yourself. Can a new store have so much income? Who would work if there are so many? A normal new store can earn a few hundred euros a month, and then it will grow every month. This is possible. 3. Check their after-sales service. If their after-sales service is personal, don't consider it. One-on-one after-sales service sounds good, but when you really do it, you will find that if they want to reply to you, they will reply to you. If they don't want to reply to you, you can't even find their shadow. If you want to find after-sales service, find the public after-sales service. In this way, they will not say that they will not reply to your message, after all, other people can see it if it is public.