#437 – AI, KDP, & Amazon FBA: Shivali Patel on Winning in E-Commerce
What if you could transform your career from the traditional paths to the flexible world of digital entrepreneurship? Join us for a captivating conversation with Shivali Patel, who shares her unconventional journey from aspiring medical student to a thriving Amazon seller and brand evangelist for Helium 10. Discover how Shivali’s pivot into the e-commerce space began with dropshipping and evolved into a passion for creating self-help content through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Shivali’s story is a testament to the vast opportunities within the digital economy and the power of strategic career changes.
As Shivali recounts her fascinating transition from beauty queen to Helium 10 evangelist, we explore the dynamic realm of e-commerce software. Uncover the unique strengths of tools like Helium 10 that enhance the seller’s experience, driven by Shivali’s expertise in marketing and communications. This episode is packed with personal anecdotes and highlights the competitive edge Helium 10 provides to sellers navigating the digital landscape. Shivali also shares practical strategies for Amazon sellers, including a seven-day challenge designed to find profitable products using Amazon FBA, while emphasizing the importance of perseverance and community support in overcoming initial hurdles.
We also venture into the world of networking and knowledge-building, where Shivali discusses the value of attending industry events and engaging with professional communities for growth. Learn about the role of AI tools in book publishing and the future of AI in e-commerce, offering insights into creating and selling products in a rapidly evolving market. With actionable advice and inspiring stories, this episode is a must-listen for anyone eager to thrive in the competitive world of Amazon selling and beyond.
In episode 437 of the AM/PM Podcast, Kevin and Shivali discuss:
- 02:12 – Interview on Content Creation Collaboration
- 07:55 – Entrepreneurial Journey
- 10:48 – From Beauty Queen to Helium 10 Evangelist
- 11:07 – Perspective Shift From User to Ambassador
- 19:30 – 7-Day Challenge for Amazon FBA Sellers
- 22:31 – KDP Metadata Training and Replays
- 27:20 – Building Relationships and Resources for Sellers
- 29:47 – Investing in Knowledge and Connections
- 31:05 – Mastermind Events and Networking ROI
- 35:44 – Exploring Opportunities With Amazon KDP
- 36:38 – Navigating KDP and Book Publishing
- 42:52 – Optimizing Book Cover Design for Conversions
- 45:56 – Future of AI and Amazon
- 51:17 – Shivali’s Ultimate Life Goals
- 53:29 – Kevin King’s Words of Wisdom
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- Get the Ultimate Resource Guide from Kevin King for tools and services that he uses every day to dominate on Amazon!
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- Trying to Find a New Product? Get the most powerful Amazon product research tool in Black Box, available only at Helium 10! Start researching with Black Box.
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- Check out our other Amazon FBA podcasts including the Serious Sellers Podcast, as well as our Spanish and German versions!
- You can also listen to the AM/PM Podcast on YouTube here!
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How to email customer outside of Buyer/Seller messaging system?
How do you email a customer outside of the Buyer/Seller messaging system?
I sell some products that ship LTL Freight. Occasionally, the carrier cannot reach the customer with the anonymized Amazon phone number and I cannot get a response through the messaging system. In these cases, I need another way to contact the customer. Is there a way to email the customer outside of the messaging system?
I know Amazon recommends adding [Important] to the subject line for urgent messages but you cannot change the subject line in the messaging system. The only way to do this would be to email the customer directly but I can’t figure out if you can actually do that.
Any help would be great. Thanks!
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How to email customer outside of Buyer/Seller messaging system?
How do you email a customer outside of the Buyer/Seller messaging system?
I sell some products that ship LTL Freight. Occasionally, the carrier cannot reach the customer with the anonymized Amazon phone number and I cannot get a response through the messaging system. In these cases, I need another way to contact the customer. Is there a way to email the customer outside of the messaging system?
I know Amazon recommends adding [Important] to the subject line for urgent messages but you cannot change the subject line in the messaging system. The only way to do this would be to email the customer directly but I can’t figure out if you can actually do that.
Any help would be great. Thanks!
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New Pricing and Packaging: More Flexibility and Options
At Seller Labs, we’re committed to continuously improving the tools and services you rely on to grow your business on Amazon. To support this commitment, we’re introducing new updates to our pricing and packaging to better serve your needs. In this article, we’ll walk you through the changes, how they benefit you, and what to expect going forward.
What’s New?
We’re excited to share changes that will benefit the Seller Labs community. We interviewed countless customers, researched industry standards, and collected your feedback through surveys.
Here’s what you can expect:
- New Free Option: Perfect for smaller sellers, our new free tier provides access to essential Amazon tools to help you scale your business without added financial pressure.
- Greater Flexibility: Choose and pay only for the tools you need. No longer will you be required to purchase an all-inclusive plan if a single product fits your needs better.
- Simplified Plans: We’ve transitioned from annual to monthly revenue thresholds and broadened our tiers to better accommodate seasonal sellers and offer fairer pricing.
- Bundle Discounts: For those who want multiple tools, our bundle option provides a significant discount when you subscribe to all our products (Feedback Genius, Ad Genius, and Profit Genius).
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Why the Change?
We are committed to keeping our prices ultra-competitive while maintaining the high quality of our services. We also want to support Amazon sellers of all sizes with these world-class products. New packaging and pricing supports the following:
- More Choice: Enjoy a single product or bundle of products at a generous discount
- Flexibility for customers of all sizes: from new Amazon sellers to seasoned professionals, we now offer a pricepoint for you
- Support for seasonal sellers: in place of annual pricing, our new monthly revenue bands can flex depending on your performance
- Fairer pricing for all: new price bands continue to provide value for sellers of all sizes, while supporting our increasing cost of service and investment in innovation
How Does This Benefit You?
These updates aren’t just about adjusting prices; they’re about ensuring you get the most value for your investment. Here’s how the new pricing structure benefits you:
- Customized Solutions: Pay for only the tools you need, making it easier to manage your budget while accessing the features most relevant to your business.
- Support for Growth: The free tier helps smaller sellers get started, and our flexible plans allow you to scale seamlessly as your business grows. We grow as you grow.
- Seasonal Flexibility: Monthly revenue thresholds ensure that sellers with fluctuating sales cycles, such as during peak seasons, pay a fair and accurate price.
- Better Value: The bundle option delivers comprehensive support at a discounted rate, giving you everything you need to manage your Amazon business more effectively.
Our Commitment to You
We’re confident these updates will provide better support for sellers of all sizes. Our mission is to empower you with tools that are not only effective but also easy to access and use.
To show our appreciation, for all existing customers, we’re offering a 20% lifetime discount on the Seller Labs Bundle. It’s our way of thanking you for growing with us and trusting Seller Labs as your partner.
What’s Next?
We want to make this transition as smooth as possible. Here’s what you can do:
- Review Your Plan: Log in to your account to see how these updates affect your subscription.
- Ask Questions: Visit our FAQ page for detailed answers to common questions.
- Talk to Us: If you have concerns or need guidance, book a call with our support team. We’re here to help.
We’re excited about the opportunities these changes bring and look forward to continuing to support your success on Amazon. Thank you for being part of the Seller Labs community. Together, we’ll keep pushing boundaries and achieving great things.
If you have additional questions, feel free to contact us here.
Pricing and Packaging FAQ
After years of maintaining ultra-competitively low prices, increasing server costs, storage costs, inflation, and competitive pressures made it necessary for Seller Labs to institute new packaging and pricing to continue providing world-class services to our thousands of global customers.
Seller Labs new pricing and packaging provides greater flexibility and more choice for customers. We have introduced a free option to provide smaller customers the ability to gain access to industry-leading tools to stay competitive as they scale. We’ve switched from annual to monthly revenue thresholds and broadened our tiers to better accommodate seasonal sellers and be more precise in our pricing.
Our monthly pricing will mirror your monthly revenues. If your revenues goes down to a lower tier, you’ll pay less. If you’re a seasonal seller who only has a couple big months a year, you’ll only pay the higher price in those months. That’s the beauty of monthly pricing!
Of course you can! And we offer a generous discount to get the bundle too.
Absolutely. Unlike other companies who lock you into bundles for a year or more, you can switch anytime between a bundle and a single (or more) products.
Customers can enjoy all Seller Labs products until they reach a total lifetime revenue on the Seller Labs platform of $30,000. After which, they will graduate to the appropriate tier which corresponds with their monthly revenue.
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Your data is permanently deleted after 180 days
Legally the Seller Labs entity changed and is under new ownership, but wants to support customers through the transition and will work with customers to ensure they are looked after.
We wanted to offer a more flexible solution to accommodate even more Amazon sellers with our world-class tool. The changes introduce greater flexibility, more simplified plans, bundle discounts, and a new free option.
All Seller Labs customers will continue receiving the world-class tools and customer service they’ve come to rely on. Based on the prior month’s revenue, Seller Labs customers will receive their service at the new monthly price. For customers who stick with the bundle, they will automatically receive a 20% discount off the list price.
Benefits of the new packaging include:
New Free Option: Perfect for smaller sellers, our new free tier provides access to essential Amazon tools to help you scale your business without added financial pressure.
Greater Flexibility: Choose and pay only for the tools you need. No longer will you be required to purchase an all-inclusive plan if a single product fits your needs better.
Simplified Plans: We’ve transitioned from annual to monthly revenue thresholds and broadened our tiers to better accommodate seasonal sellers and offer fairer pricing.
Bundle Discounts: For those who want multiple tools, our bundle option provides a significant discount when you subscribe to all our products (Feedback Genius, Ad Genius, and Profit Genius).
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Amazon’s PPC Campaign Manager Update: Better Navigation, Smarter Optimization
Amazon just rolled out a much-needed update to PPC Campaign Manager, making ad management more structured and efficient. Now, instead of a cluttered view, we have dedicated tabs for Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display, and TV ads, allowing advertisers to navigate and analyze performance with ease.
This means faster optimizations, better budget allocation, and clearer insights—especially for those managing multiple ad types. No more jumping through filters to find the right campaigns! Amazon is finally aligning its interface with the complexity of advanced advertising strategies.
A small but powerful change for those scaling their brands. What are your thoughts?
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Amazon’s PPC Campaign Manager Update: Better Navigation, Smarter Optimization
Amazon just rolled out a much-needed update to PPC Campaign Manager, making ad management more structured and efficient. Now, instead of a cluttered view, we have dedicated tabs for Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display, and TV ads, allowing advertisers to navigate and analyze performance with ease.
This means faster optimizations, better budget allocation, and clearer insights—especially for those managing multiple ad types. No more jumping through filters to find the right campaigns! Amazon is finally aligning its interface with the complexity of advanced advertising strategies.
A small but powerful change for those scaling their brands. What are your thoughts?
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How to go about with Private label products?
We want to start selling a new product – Let’s say a moisturizer. We’ve got the GSTIN for this product. We’re company A registered in Canada and we’ve got this product manufactured from company B who are based in the US.
How do we go ahead and list this product with the brand name “XYZ” which is new and not registered anywhere or do we have to go ahead and put it as generic?
TIA people.
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UPC or EAN for a Brazilian manufacturer
I’m starting to manufacture cosmetics and personal higiene products in Brazil to sell via FBA Amazon in US and Canada. Those two markets are less bureaucratized when it comes to cosmetics and as for now I’m not planning to expand to other markets. I’m NOT selling my products in Brazil.
I keep seeing that a manufacturer should get barcodes from national GS1, in my case its Brazil EAN-type barcode. The problem here is that just 1(ONE) EAN code from Brazilian GS1 would cost me 350 USD( 2000 reais). And from GS1 US I cant get 10(TEN) barcodes for 300$.
Is that just fine for a Brazilian manufacturer to get UPC codes from GS1 US and use them for US and Canada Amazon FBA?
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UPC or EAN for a Brazilian manufacturer
I’m starting to manufacture cosmetics and personal higiene products in Brazil to sell via FBA Amazon in US and Canada. Those two markets are less bureaucratized when it comes to cosmetics and as for now I’m not planning to expand to other markets. I’m NOT selling my products in Brazil.
I keep seeing that a manufacturer should get barcodes from national GS1, in my case its Brazil EAN-type barcode. The problem here is that just 1(ONE) EAN code from Brazilian GS1 would cost me 350 USD( 2000 reais). And from GS1 US I cant get 10(TEN) barcodes for 300$.
Is that just fine for a Brazilian manufacturer to get UPC codes from GS1 US and use them for US and Canada Amazon FBA?
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How to go about with Private label products?
We want to start selling a new product – Let’s say a moisturizer. We’ve got the GSTIN for this product. We’re company A registered in Canada and we’ve got this product manufactured from company B who are based in the US.
How do we go ahead and list this product with the brand name “XYZ” which is new and not registered anywhere or do we have to go ahead and put it as generic?
TIA people.
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