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More Functions Added To ManageByStats Advertising Tool

Hello & Welcome

Welcome to a new week.

Amazing how dynamic things can get in the world of Amazon, right? Being a Seller means a life jam-packed with challenges and excitement, and lately that seems more true than ever. As an example of just a few things happening, we recently made an announcement on the new PII rules, our partners at Amazing are gearing for a big launch (stay tuned right here), and we ourselves are about to be at another really cool show.

That’s right. The Amazon Seller’s Conversion Intensive is coming to Orlando, and we — and our CEO — will be there. It’s a one-day event and we’d love to see you.

Get your tickets here:

Details on the Conversion Intensive

Other great things are happening. And while change may not always be good (though most of the time it is), it is inevitable. Best advice is to proactively engineer your changing future to keep getting better as you go.

Speaking of change, this week we show you the new Payments system in your MBS. Check out Tips & New Stuff. In The World of Amazon we compare Amazon with the other global retail titan, Alibaba. And in Seller Insight we give you more helpful tips for your YouTube adventures.

Here’s to a great week!

 

TIPS & NEW STUFF

We’ve launched a new Payments interface, which makes things a bit more clear when selecting and subscribing for services. As you know MBS has many tools, therefore our goal was to make the selection of options as easy as possible.

You can find the new Payments option screen in your ManageByStats under:

Settings > Payments

It shows:

  • The plan you’re on.
  • Included tools.
  • Additional tools which can be selected.

Select any additional services you want and use the Continue To Payment button to apply updates.

If you make changes that apply a service that has no fee, the Payment Due Now amount remains $0.00. Otherwise the new payment is shown.

 

SELLER INSIGHT

Continuing last issue’s helpful info on YouTube, this week we’ve got several clever ways to promote your YouTube channel.

YouTube is the second most-visited site on the web, with more than 1.9 billion active monthly users. Mastering it is a must for any digital marketer.

But how do you make the most of this fast-growing platform? While advertising offers lots of paid ways to promote your channel, it isn’t the only option.

Here are some great ways to optimize your YouTube content. Each of these tips are simple, effective — and, better yet — free …

23 Smart Ways to Promote Your YouTube Channel

 

THE WORLD OF AMAZON

Alibaba has been eyeing the U.S. market lately. In July, the group announced that their platform is now open to small U.S. businesses who want to sell globally. This brings a unique opportunity to American sellers who want to expand to China, India, Brazil, and Canada — countries that are all served by Alibaba. Furthermore, Tmall Global is now available in English “in an attempt to double the number of international brands on the platform to 40,000 in the next three years.”

We tend to think of Amazon and Alibaba as being very similar, in the same league, and to some degree they are very much alike, yet …

There are significant differences.

Here we have some fascinating comparison info between the two biggest online behemoths, which brings with it interesting insight into ways we might expect to see Amazon evolve in the coming years. Uncertainties are always on the horizon, antitrust threats and other unknown variables that could change the landscape dramatically, but we also know Amazon has been one to set trends rather than be affected by them.

Alibaba, however, is marching to its own beat — in more ways than you’d think — and it wouldn’t be surprising to see Amazon begin to emulate some of their tactics …

Amazon vs. Alibaba: Everything You Need to Know About the Two Biggest E-tailers

 

HUMOR

A fly feels a bug on its back.

“Hey, bug on my back, are you a mite?” the fly asks.

“I mite be,” giggles the mite.

“That’s the worst pun I’ve ever heard,” groans the fly.

“What do you expect?” says the mite. “I came up with it on the fly.”

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.”

 – Mahatma Gandhi

 

To your success,

Your ManageByStats Team

 

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