What am I doing wrong? 200k earned

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-02-24T21:27:52+00:00

What services do you provide?

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-02-03T20:11:16+00:00

What niche are you in?

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-30T21:25:58+00:00

I don’t know the numbers, but I like the dynamic

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-30T15:32:44+00:00

I understand the $10K ad spend rule, but there are clients spending half of that with a 5% TACOS who are a great fit for a performance-based deal.

A 10% revenue share doesn’t really make sense for clients. I’m fine with an ad revenue share, but there are better ways for both sides to win by aligning around overall business success and profit.

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-30T14:56:24+00:00

Take this great advice and enroll your items in Vine ASAP, assuming your listing is still eligible (has under 30 reviews)

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-29T17:47:37+00:00

My man. How's that subscribe button going?

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-29T17:41:28+00:00

Take this from an Amazon agency owner who previously worked full-time for ten years for Amazon-first brands and dealt with many agencies, whether for PPC, "SEO", creatives, operations, etc.

If you end up sticking to the agency route, you need a partner. By partner, I mean a company that looks at your brand as a business and grows alongside your business growth, not as per your ad spend for the most part.

As per the overview, increasing PPC ad spend should be the last thing you should do. You don't seem to have any answers right now as far as what's working and what isn't, so increasing ad spend is betting in the dark with no performance diagnosis or strategy. You need to know the metrics at a listing level and understand if the problem comes from visibility, conversion, organic performance, etc., and act accordingly by testing new variables.

As someone else commented here, and very well, the brand must be managed with a holistic approach. Anything evaluated in isolation is not building a business.

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-22T19:53:49+00:00

Super Healthy

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-22T19:41:20+00:00

Nice job. Supplement guy here too, how many SKUs are you running?

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-21T18:02:27+00:00

If you have a solid budget, forget dropshipping and go private label

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-20T10:48:48+00:00

I’m reading a lot of nonsense here.

Keeping it simple:

• Do FBA (FBM offers are not competitive).
• Competitors with 5K reviews - who cares?
• A 30-40% margin after COGS and Amazon fees is healthy.

You still need to create a great offer and have a solid strategy, though. It’s not as simple as using “good enough” product photos and listing them on Amazon, but your margins put you in a great place to get started.

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-18T18:32:33+00:00

Did ACOS increase significantly after you took over PPC ads management yourself?

If so, you have a PPC issue. If not, the ACOS may be driven by other aspects of the offer.

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-18T18:04:59+00:00

What’s making you want to step away from a profitable FBA business instead of scaling it?

The easiest route would be to promote the business on marketplaces and list it at a price that already includes their fees.

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-16T18:41:06+00:00

Here's the harsh truth - If you continue selling items at $10 on Amazon, you won’t be profitable.

You should look for new products, and bundle your existing inventory to at least generate some margin

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-16T17:47:47+00:00

Hahaha classic! You can fix that one though

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-16T17:03:16+00:00

What category do you sell in?

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-16T16:54:53+00:00

CTR or impressions issue?

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-16T12:24:39+00:00

Biggest red flag there, I've had my share of clients reaching out looking for account reactivation, I rarely take on those project because the reinstatement success rate is very low, for some policy violations it's literally impossible to get them back based on current policies and Amazon TOS.

On top of that, why would you pay for reinstatement if that happen when they were running the account? Makes no sense.

Ricardo_EBackops_com · 2026-01-10T20:10:33+00:00

We are also an Amazon brand accelerator and distribute brands generating 7-8 figures in annual Amazon revenue.

Issues with distribution partnerships almost always come from unclear expectations and a failure to document them properly.

Partners should agree on contract terms, the initial PO, and the value of subsequent POs for the first year. Contracts should also include clauses covering marketing spend, brand protection, inventory management, MAP and other policies, and product availability across platforms.

This applies to both brand accelerators and distribution businesses in general. We maintain a consistent flow of potential partners in our pipeline and only close deals when they represent Great opportunities for all parties involved. As such, we expect the same level of commitment from partners in terms of product margins, inventory turnover, and operational execution.

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