tyler jefcoat

The honeymoon is over for Amazon sellers. The ecommerce boom of the past few years is now over. It doesn't matter if you are big or small; you must be focused on driving more cash to the bottom line.

Profitability is what everybody is talking about today, not more sales.

In this episode, I am joined by Tyler Jefcoat, the Founder & CEO of SellerAccountant. He also leads the Sellers Roundtable, an exclusive mastermind for 7 & 8-figure sellers.

Prior to this, he built a 100-employee firm in the home healthcare space and exited. The best way I like to describe my friend Tyler is that he's the CFO, Controller, Business Shaman, and friend of Amazon Sellers everywhere.

Whether you are looking for an exit or financial freedom, there are some basic profit metrics you should be paying attention to. Unfortunately, many sellers don't know about them.

Yes, Amazon is raising fees, and it sucks, but compared to other channels where you're paying for Google or Facebook traffic, Amazon isn't a bad gig when you have a clear strategy. If for no other reason, you should be there to defend your brand.

Stay tuned because our guest today is the most knowledgeable person I know when it comes to getting your Amazon financial house in order.

Key Takeaways

- Tyler's background and superpowers (01:50)

- FBA fees in 2023 (04:25)

- Gross and net margin in Amazon VS D2C Shopify sites (08:57)

- How sellers should be looking at profitability (15:25)

- Inventory turn and inventory velocity metrics (20:28)

- Building your ecommerce strategy around your objective (22:58)

- The aggregator's valuations boom (26:46)

- Get a handle on your cash flow (34:09)

- What Amazon sellers should do to prepare for a recession (40:40)

- 2023 Amazon/ecommerce predictions (43:37)

Additional Resources:

Connect with Tyler Jefcoat

Website: https://www.selleraccountant.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerjefcoat/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SellerAccountan

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We’ll be talking current events on keeping your business afloat during COVID-19, and that means cash flow. So we’re talking a cash flow expert on the new PPP loans, how to keep the ship afloat during these uncertain times.

My name is Steven Pope and this is the My Amazon Guy podcast. Now by joined by Tyler Jefcoat  CEO of Seller Accountant.

• Current Events
  • Disaster loan for $10,000
  • PPP
    • Window closed
    • But still can file your PPP loan
    • You can hire and fire like normal but must maintain the same # of headcount to get full loan recovery.
• Planning Q2, how to execute mission despite hard times.
  • Never been in my career when I have no idea how to predict 2 months out financials. Sales projections are completely impossible right now.
  • Be proactive about approaching goals.
    • Focus
    • What are the habits to do right now.
    • Develop products
• Two courses
  • Bookkeeping for Amazon sellers
  • CFO for Amazon Sellers
  • Growing so fast we had to record sessions.
  • Promo code to get the courses for $99 instead. Use promo code: MyAmazonGuy
  • https://seller-accountant.teachable.com/p/accounting-bookkeeping-for-e-commerce-sellers
  • https://seller-accountant.teachable.com/p/cfo-tactics-for-e-commerce-sellers
• Working remotely is a blessing. Businesses were wrong that it couldn’t be done.

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