Working part-time on Amazon and making 2 million dollars a year? Workers: I shed tears of envy

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The new year has begun. After experiencing the ups and downs of life, the ideal life of cross-border people has gradually become fuller. "I want to make money, I want to get rich quickly..." But while cross-border people are imagining their ideal life, some people have seized the opportunity and achieved wealth through practical actions. A 16-year-old high school student worked part-time at Amazon and earned 2 million US dollars.

Part-time Amazon seller earns $2 million : My ideal life

After experiencing the hardships of the epidemic, account blocking, and profits less than advertising fees, cross-border people have had a new view on their ideal life.

"I want to make money, I want to get rich quickly, I want to sleep until I wake up naturally, and I want to count money until my hands cramp..." This is not just the ideal life that cross-border people imagine, it should be the ideal life that most workers envision.

In the cross-border circle, many people dream of having a job that pays well, is close to home, has a high position and little responsibility, allows them to sleep until they wake up naturally, count money until their hands cramp, and get a bonus at the end of the year. Of course, if there is an additional point: no overtime but a pay raise, and part-time jobs can also get a salary, then it would be even better.

However, ideals are often full and reality is very skinny. Many workers are still in the stage of dreaming about an ideal life and worrying about their salary.

Nowadays, the post-00s have broken the deadlock of imagining their ideals and have taken practical actions to seize the cross-border e-commerce market.

As a 16-year-old American high school student, Hayden chose to join the Amazon market after taking a fancy to it, and has made some " achievements " on Amazon . It is understood that in 2020, Hayden sold products worth more than 1.7 million US dollars on Amazon. In addition, Hayden also resold popular products through platforms such as Facebook and Marketplace, with a resale value of up to 2 million US dollars.

According to incomplete statistics, Hayden's income and profit during the epidemic were close to $110,000. There is a reason why Hayden can achieve such a great result.

As early as the fifth grade, Hayden tried to sell toys on eBay, and was good at using market demand to adjust product prices, thereby creating huge profits for himself. Under normal circumstances, the retail price of Hayden's products is often twice the normal price; when product demand surges and the platform is in short supply, the premium of its products can even be as high as 400%.

It has to be said that there is still a chance for workers to succeed. At a young age, one can earn a million dollars a year by doing a side job. Many workers are envious and say, "I shed tears of envy and jealousy, this is my ideal life." At the same time, they are also considering whether they should join the ranks of Amazon's part-time workers ?

There is even a product developer who earns tens of thousands of yuan a month, saying that his work is too idle and he doesn't have a girlfriend, so he wants to build a website to kill time. Most people do part-time jobs to make money, but this seller did it out of boredom.

But judging from the current situation, many sellers are advising this seller to think twice and not to lose all the money earned from the main business on the side business. After all, in the cross-border circle, there are many examples of sellers who are fearless and have no choice but to go bankrupt ...

Past achievements are reset to zero! Amazon sellers: What should we do in 2022?

In the past 2021 , there have been constant complaints in the industry that "it is becoming increasingly difficult to do business on Amazon." Although the experiences of different sellers are different, to sum up, they are nothing more than the impact of the epidemic, port congestion, rising freight rates, inventory restrictions, internal competition, and tightening of platform policies.

"Last year, those who could achieve monthly sales of hundreds of thousands of US dollars were already considered tough guys. Most of those who could achieve monthly sales of hundreds of thousands of US dollars were basically supported by the old links from the previous two years." Seeing the difficulties of his peers around him, an Amazon seller said that in 2021, even if he heard that a certain seller made money, the first thing he wanted to ask was not sighing or envious, but how much the net profit was.

Most Amazon sellers complained about not being able to continue their business, but at the same time they gritted their teeth and persevered for another year. However, while many old sellers complained about their business, a large number of new sellers were joining Amazon. According to research data from SellerApp, by the end of last year, there were more than 570,000 new sellers on Amazon's US site alone.

"Compared with the few people who made money last year, more people have lost money to varying degrees. Among the 570,000 people who have entered the market, it's good enough if 70,000 can make money . Wouldn't it be better to keep the capital and do other industries?" a seller joked.

" People who choose to enter cross-border e-commerce in 2022 are most likely divided into two types," an industry insider believes that one type is those who jump out of the original company to work on their own. They feel that they are very talented and a martial arts genius, but their talents were not fully utilized in their original company and their skills had nowhere to be displayed . The second type is those who do foreign trade. When they see others making money in the industry , they think they are only one step away from making money, so they just hire an operator in a short period of time and quickly enter the market.

Looking back on 2021 , the cross-border industry seems to have pressed the fast-forward button, and some changes in the industry have been accelerated. After experiencing the madness of 2021, both new and old sellers seem to be more rational in the new year .

For example, the emergence of the epidemic in 2020 has allowed a group of sellers to see new opportunities, and many sellers who have seized these opportunities have tasted the sweetness. It is based on this idea and previous examples that some sellers have placed the development direction of 2022 on keywords . A seller with 5 years of operation experience admitted that following the previous idea, the products corresponding to the keywords with soaring popularity are worth a try; secondly, as competition increases, it is necessary to be more cautious in doing fine shopping. The most common problem is that the storage capacity is affected, so when selecting products, you must be more refined, and only when the sales volume of a single product is large can you have a future.

In addition, the 2021 Amazon platform's action to catch fake orders also made sellers feel panic, and made more small and medium-sized sellers realize that trying different categories, gameplay, models and platforms is no longer just talk. "There is meat in more than one place, and the meat may be more delicious if you change places," said an Amazon seller.

Old people go and new people come. Although the number of people entering the market is increasing, in general, there are still many sellers who have good expectations for 2022. No matter how the industry changes, no matter how successful or unsuccessful the past year was, all achievements have been reset to zero. For every seller, a new year and new challenges have arrived. Even if the battlefield is unpredictable, we must maintain our original intention, innovation, and desire to "fight", and strive to become shining gold after going through the trials and tribulations.

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