You’ve worked your way through 2,500 products and uploaded them successfully to the Seller Central. You’ve uploaded your SKU Translator to FBSW. You’ve navigated Amazon to set up your shipping templates and connect your UPS account. Your account is live. You’re ready to reap the benefits.
And now you wait. And wait.
If you’ve gone live with your FBSW account through the Amazon Marketplace, you may have experienced a somewhat-less-than-stellar launch period. Unlike a physical store, where openings are often accompanied by fanfare and groups of potential customers waiting in anticipation, the opening of a store on the Amazon Marketplace is much more like pulling your brand-new car on to a crowded six-lane freeway.
While a slow start can be disheartening, it doesn’t have to be permanent. There are a number of things you can do to help stand apart from the throngs of other dealers on the Marketplace.