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Table of Contents:
1. Introduction to Profit Margins
2. **Exploring the Amazon Revenue Calculator**
1. Finding a Profitable Product
2. Estimating Sales Volume
3. Calculating Profit Margins
4. Comparing FBM vs. FBA
5. Interpreting the Revenue Graphs
3. Importance of Setting Profit Margin Targets
4. Conclusion
5. FAQs
**Exploring the Amazon Revenue Calculator**
It's good on YouTube, you're probably wondering what I have in this box here - over a hundred hats that I'm about to start selling on Amazon. 🎩 Now, would you believe me if I told you that by using a simple calculator, you could estimate your profit margins and know exactly how much you're gonna make off of a product before you even list it on Amazon? 💰
After you watch this video, you're gonna know exactly how much you can profit off of a product before you even place that first order. Let's dive in and explore the Amazon revenue calculator to help you make informed decisions about your ecommerce business. 🤑
Finding a Profitable Product
First, let's find a product to sell. For this example, we'll use these wine glasses. 🍷 There are a few reasons why I like this product:
1. The wine glasses are made of plastic, which eliminates the fragile shipping risk and potential for lost revenue.
2. The current seller, Essential Health Limited, has an average review rating of 4 stars with only 41 reviews. This tells me there's room for improvement and an opportunity to outperform the competition.
3. The current price is $19.83, and I'm confident I can sell them for $18.99, allowing me to rank first in the buy box.
Estimating Sales Volume
Next, we need to figure out how many units the current seller is selling per month. To do this, we'll use a free sales estimator tool and the seller's Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN) and best-seller rank. The tool estimates the current seller is selling 120 units per month, which is a good quantity to work with.
Calculating Profit Margins
Now, let's head back to the Amazon revenue calculator and enter the ASIN, our proposed selling price of $18.99, and the estimated shipping cost of $4.49.
For our own fulfillment costs, we'll estimate $0.25 for packaging materials and $4 for shipping, since we're selling from our home and handling the customer service ourselves.
Our cost of goods is $3.89 per unit, based on ordering 240 units from our supplier for a total of $933.60.
Comparing FBM vs. FBA
Plugging all of these numbers into the calculator, we can see that selling through Fulfillment by Merchant (FBM) would give us a profit of $11.82 per unit and a 50% profit margin. However, selling through Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) would yield $8.60 per unit and a 45% profit margin.
Even though FBM has a higher profit margin, I'm going to choose FBA. The convenience of Amazon handling the shipping and customer service is worth the slightly lower profit margin, especially since I'm expecting to sell a large quantity of 120 units per month.
Interpreting the Revenue Graphs
The revenue graphs on the right-hand side of the calculator show our estimated monthly revenue, costs, seller proceeds, and net profit for both FBM and FBA. With FBM, we can expect around $1,400 in monthly net profit, while FBA would yield approximately $1,200 per month.
