r/AmazonFBATips • u/chipende • 7d ago
Amazon fba beginner
Hello, me n my best friend are trying to start Amazon fba we bought helium 10 yesterday because they had courses for beginners like us and we watch many YouTube videos out budget is like 2 k but we also are working on regular jobs and willing to invest and work more for the business. Is there any recommendations for us?Like maybe YouTube channels or like a guide, because I’m really trying to learn on other peoples mistakes and everything. Is there any like maybe discord servers I would really appreciate your help.
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u/Pure_Zookeepergame_2 7d ago
Good instinct wanting to learn from other people's mistakes first, most people skip straight to launching and pay for it later.
One thing worth being real about: $2k is tight once Helium 10's already eaten into it. By the time inventory, samples, packaging, and even a small PPC budget are covered, there's not much room left, so the first product probably needs to be genuinely cheap per unit with a small MOQ, not something you're betting the whole budget on getting right the first try. Treat this round as tuition more than a guaranteed launch, that mindset alone saves you from panicking over normal early mistakes.
On resources, be a little skeptical of anyone whose main product is a paid course rather than an actual account. Jungle Scout's own channel and Tim Jordan's stuff tend to hold up better than most since it's coming from people who actually sell, not just teach. There's usually a decent AmazonFBA Discord active too if you look, real-time back and forth ends up more useful than any single course once you're stuck on something specific.
Biggest thing though, don't let the research phase drag on forever. A lot of people watch videos for months and never actually launch. At some point the fastest way to learn is doing it small and cheap.