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Start sourcing your Q4 inventory now (Free ideas)

BY JORDAN MALIK

Right now (Summer '16) is the time for you to start sourcing for Christmas/Q4 shopping season. This is whether you sell on Amazon or eBay (or anywhere else).

See, I get an influx of emails in October from sellers panicking because they waited too long.

By then it's (generally) too late. So read the below and take action! I cover the best private label training first and then (further down) retail/online sourcing of products.

Want to sell private label products? Research product(s) now. Orders from manufacturers (particularly non-U.S.) can take several weeks to a few months.  If you're unprepared you'll face plenty of pitfalls. More resources:

• 'How to Pick a Hot Product' free webinars live (win real prizes) or catch a recent replay. From my trusted partners The StartupBros.

• The Amazing Seller Workshops - free, live 'find a product to sell' session with another trusted expert

• The Amazing Seller podcasts - free 200+ episode podcast library - learn all about private label

• Free trial of JungleScout -  a trusted Amazon product research tool. (Unsure how to use JungleScout? Go to this page, click on 'Free Resources' at the top of the page, and select 'Find A Product'

• Import Bible  - free primer on importing from China

Want to sell products from physical stores ('retail arbitrage')? Hit your local retail stores now as many are a.) clearing out discounted merchandise and/or b.) going out of business.

• I cover some of my own sourcing strategies here (last year's blog post), here (podcast), and here (recent podcast)

• Inexpensive retail arbitrage training:  There are at least two great courses included in Amazing.com ($39/month but your first month is free and you can cancel before the 30 day mark if you don't want to continue.) You'll get full access during the trial for arbitrage courses and more

• What to buy in a 1 sentence: Well-known brand items - new and yes, used - that are marked down 70% or more

• More recommended retail arbitrage help

Want to source products online (online arbitrage)? Now is the time to:

• Start checking all major stores' clearance and sale sections online (free list here)

• When you buy online, get more cash back and save more using my tacticshere (free)

• If you need to know what to source in a quick sentence: Buy well-known brand items that are marked down 70% or more

• If you need an inexpensive course on online arbitrage, I recommend the $57 ABCs of Online Sourcing

• Make your online research easier with my free CleerPro.com or $97CleerPlatinum.com software

If you've never sold on Amazon before: Free getting started help right here: goo.gl/4ksIBA

If you've never sold on eBay before: Free getting started help is under the 'FREE eBay Help section on this page: goo.gl/eEXOh7

Good luck and keep me posted!

-Jordan

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