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ASM7 Module 1: Most Profitable
Categories
Read this lesson to learn about the only categories that we recommend
starting your business with.
This Lesson Covers:
1. Top Level Categories
2. Categories Requiring Approval
3. Want to Sell in a Gated Category?
4. Still An Enormous Opportunity
1. Top Level Categories
Top level categories are an important part of the selection process, because the BSR of
a product is tied to the top level categories, but not to the sub-categories. Keep in mind,
not all top level categories are created equal—we want to focus only on the ones that
are profitable!
Download the complete list of profitable categories attached to this lesson. We strongly
recommend that you only use these categories for your product searches.
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2. Categories Requiring Approval
Some of our recommended categories are “gated categories,” meaning that they require
approval from Amazon. Getting this approval is a difficult and lengthy process. You will
need to have supplier invoices for most of them.
Click this link to access the list of gated categories:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=14113001
Then, click “View requirements” next to each category that you are interested in selling
in. Amazon will take you to a page that looks like this:
Read through the requirements carefully to decide whether or not this is a category that
you want to pursue. Remember, there are many recommended categories that are not
gated, and will not require you to take additional steps.
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3. Want to Sell in a Gated Category?
Take the following steps if you want to sell in a gated category:
1. Make sure to get approval from Amazon BEFORE you start selling.
2. Have at LEAST 3 commercial invoices for each category.
3. Consider using an ungating service (google “Amazon ungating service” to find a
list of companies who can do it for you). Note: These services range in price
from $150 to upwards of $300.
4. Still An Enormous Opportunity
Don’t let the idea of gated categories deter you—there are a huge number of profitable
product opportunities in the ungated categories. So, if you do not get approved to sell in
a gated category, find a product in one of the ungated categories. Once you have
product sales and a track record of selling on Amazon, you will find it easier to get
approval to sell in the gated categories.
Now, take a look at the categories list, and mark down which ones appeal most to you.
Then, head to the next lesson, where you will learn which products to avoid!
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