# Amazon Sellers May Go Out of Business If They Don’t Do This \| Ep\. \#810

**URL:** https://www.singlegrain.com/episodes/marketing-school/amazon-sellers-may-go-out-of-business-if-they-dont-do-this-ep-810/  
**Published:** 2018-10-20  
**Author:** Selena Templeton  
**Summary:** In episode \#810, Eric and Neil discuss the pitfalls of being an Amazon seller\. Tune in to hear how you can avoid losing your shirt\. Eric and Neil have committed\.\.\.  

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In episode #810, Eric and Neil discuss the pitfalls of being an Amazon seller. Tune in to hear how you can avoid losing your shirt.

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**TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:**

- \[00:27\] Today’s Topic: _Amazon Sellers May Go Out of Business If They Don’t Do This_
- \[00:45\] Eric went to an Ecommerce conference and Amazon was the talk of the conference.
- \[01:00\] When it comes to Amazon, there is a lot of “short-termism”.
- \[01:20\] When you work on Amazon, you do not control the customers.
- \[01:45\] Marketing has now moved to being an omni-channel approach.
- \[02:20\] Amazon is growing, but as it grows, there will be more and more competition.
- \[02:35\] Because of this, you need to diversify.
- \[04:20\] As an Amazon seller, you will find that shady marketers will screw up your revenue.
- \[04:45\] Amazon sellers’ revenue can go to $0, because other sellers can flag you and get you banned (for no real reason).
- \[05:15\] If you have your own website, you won’t have to rely on Amazon as your only channel.
- \[06:09\] That’s it for today!
- \[06:12\] If you are interested in corporate training, [tweet at Eric](https://twitter.com/ericosiu?lang=en).
- \[06:25\] Go [here](http://marketingschool.io/stats) to see how many downloads the show is getting. Also rate and review to help Eric and Neil meet their goal of 1 Million downloads per month. Hopefully, we’ll see you at the live event in L.A.!

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