When is it right to outsource my prep? What else to consider?

Concluding our series of posts that presents the most common considerations about why outsourcing prep to an Amazon fulfilment centre is the right thing to do. Our aim is to help you make the important decision about when it is right for you!

WHAT ELSE TO CONSIDER?

What does YOUR business look like now? Where do you want to be in 6 months? I year? 5 years? Wherever that is you will need to make an informed decision about whether to outsource your Amazon FBA shipping and prep or grow it in-house.

Our previous blogs in this series have looked at several key reasons why Amazon sellers choose to outsource their Amazon fulfilment services to a professional Amazon prep centre.

Here are a few final ideas and benefits that need to be considered.

HOW DOES YOUR BUSINESS LOOK ON THE OUTSIDE?

Credibility is an important factor in your business once you reach a key stage of development. Normally once you start to consider creating accounts with suppliers. Having a bona fide business address is an important factor. Outsourcing your prep/fba shipping, so you are able to use a business ‘trading/warehouse address’, presents a solution that positively impacts how suppliers will view your account application. We appreciate it’s not the ONLY factor but it does help.

Consider the alternative - a flat/housing estate/cottage. Try looking at this from a supplier perspective (especially with access and delivery instructions - leave it on the driveway/path/in the bin etc!!).

DELIVERY COMPANIES HOLD ALL THE CARDS!

As an Amazon seller we are often at their mercy and with a home office you will soon find that you daren’t even go to the bathroom sometimes in case you miss important deliveries - oh yes, been there (also remember that includes weekends). Outsourcing to a prep centre frees you of all of that!

WE HAVE THE EXPERTISE

Prep is our business so we have developed a strong expertise in Amazon FBA delivery and guidelines. We help manage fulfilment efficiently, cost-effectively and with our own bag of tricks. It doesn’t mean that you aren’t an expert - if you have been doing your own prepping and shipping it comes with the territory - BUT we still have a lot of great knowledge of quality systems and processes to ensure smooth running of your service.

WE BUNDLE IN OUR SLEEP!

The above expertise is never more true than when it comes to managing our customer’s unique bundles. We do have a lot of passion and expertise to draw upon with a dedicated resource to help guide our customers on the ‘how to’; making it easy to juggle stock ordering with bespoke prep schedules that suit your needs. Along with our great systems, developed with real life customers who have specialist unique bundles.

SPACE - THE FINAL FRONTIER!

Well we do have a lot more space to offer than a back room or a garage. This is especially true for situations where we need to hold stock - such as bundles management or floor space for wholesale pallet deliveries.

WE HELP YOU WITH YOUR SOURCING!

A regular supply of new products is an essential ingredient to scaling your Amazon business. By outsourcing your prep to a professional company, and letting us manage your day-to-day fulfilment service, it will free you up to focus on sourcing and more sourcing. As much sourcing as you want - RA, OA, Wholesale, PL, Bundles - the world is your oyster!

FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY

Apart from an opportunity to plug an amazing motivational book by Susan Jeffers (click here for a snapshot) we just wanted to note that we understand! It’s a big decision to make and how can you know it’s the right one?

TALK TO US

So, if you are still prepping yourself we wanted to remove some of that fear by offering you a no-obligation one2one discovery consult - free of charge naturally. A chance to ask us what your own prep service might look like.

TAKE US FOR A TEST DRIVE

We think we are great and would love to have the chance to demonstrate this to you first hand. So why not consider trying us out for a month and see for yourself how easy it can be? We would hope to prove in that time that the all-important decision was the right choice for you. Especially when we give back to you the gift of time.

First step is a no-obligation 'discovery call' to discuss how we can best serve you! All you have to do is click the 'get in touch' button below.

In summary, we hope you have found our blog series informative, fun and also thought provoking in place. We’d love your feedback and comments.

We would also love to know what other Amazon-related topics you would like us to cover.

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