So You Want to Sell on Amazon? Good. Let’s Get Real.

They say the first pancake always burns. Let’s hope this blog post isn’t one of those — but even if it is, at least we fired up the pan. You can find the polished version of who we are over in the About Us section, but let’s be honest — you didn’t come here for our life story. You came here because something in your gut says you want to figure out this Amazon thing. Selling online. Making something of your own. Maybe getting the hell out of that job you hate, but keep showing up to anyway.

I’ve lost count of how many times someone, a friend, a cousin, a guy I barely knew, asked me, “So wait, how does this e-commerce stuff work?” Or, “You sell on Amazon? Like, for real? Can you actually make money doing that?” I’d start explaining, and before I knew it, I was bouncing all over the place — talking about Alibaba, branding, barcodes, FBA, product packaging, PPC campaigns, custom designs, Chinese manufacturers, reviews, shipping logistics — and within five minutes, their eyes would glaze over like I just asked them to solve an algebra problem.

It’s not that they were dumb. It’s that the way I was explaining it was a mess. Too much at once, no structure, no filter. And honestly? I get it. You try to dump years of hard-earned knowledge into a 10-minute chat, and it’s just noise. That’s exactly why this blog exists — to fix that. To take everything I’ve learned building real Amazon businesses and lay it out in a way that actually helps you move forward. Step by step. No fluff. No skipping the hard parts. And definitely no selling dreams.

Let me make one thing clear: this blog isn’t for people looking for a shortcut. If you’re the type who needs a YouTube tutorial to figure out how to create a seller account, I’m going to be honest — this probably isn’t for you. Because if you struggle with that, how the hell are you going to handle suppliers ghosting you, products getting flagged, PPC bleeding your budget dry, or your first shipment getting stuck in customs? This is e-commerce, not Etsy crafts and not some Instagram hustle. If you want to survive here, you need to be sharp, tough, and ready to fix ten problems a day without asking for permission.

But if you’re serious — I mean really serious — you’re going to like it here. Because I’m not here to play guru or pretend that selling on Amazon is easy, it’s not. But it’s absolutely possible. And when you do it right, it changes everything. You make your first sale — maybe $100. Then $1,000. Then $10,000. And one day, without fanfare, you realise: you don’t have to work for someone else anymore. You don’t need to ask for vacation. You call the shots. You built something. And no one can take it from you.

At that point, when someone asks what you do for a living, you’ll smile. You’ll tell them you sell on Amazon, and they’ll look at you like you’re speaking another language. Let them. Dreamers don’t get it. That’s why they’re still dreaming.

And if you’re wondering why Amazon, not eBay, is the best choice, Simple. Amazon is where the money is. It’s the biggest, most trusted, most ruthless e-commerce platform in the world. It’s where people go when they want something now. It's where billions are spent every month by people who don’t want to think — they just want to buy. You want to sell? You want to scale? Then Amazon is where you need to be. Everything else is just a sideshow.

So that’s what this blog is. No theory. No fantasy. Just real talk from someone who’s done it — and is still doing it. We’ll break it all down: from picking the right product to launching it, building your listing, running PPC, dealing with all the chaos that comes with this game, and turning that chaos into cash.

Welcome to fbaster.com. First post done. No filters, no fluff — just the start. If you're ready, keep reading. If you're not, come back when you are. The game’s not waiting.