Many new sellers lose money in their first months for avoidable reasons. Learn from these common mistakes.
Pricing and costs
- Not counting all fees, GST, returns and ads; use our profit calculator.
- Starting a price war.
Listings
- Poor main images.
- Keyword-stuffed or vague titles; write better ones with our title generator.
- Missing attributes and wrong categories.
- Copying competitors’ content.
Operations
- Running out of stock.
- Late dispatch and cancellations.
- Poor packaging causing damage.
Growth
- Running ads without negative keywords or budgets.
- Trying shortcuts for reviews, which risk suspension.
- Choosing very competitive products with no differentiation.
- Ignoring account health notifications.
Better approach
Start with a few products you can source reliably, perfect the listings, price for profit and grow step by step.
Read how to start selling on Amazon India.
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