Quote from James A.Hart on July 1, 2025, 3:37 am

Over the years, I’ve tried many online business models — affiliate marketing, dropshipping, POD, Etsy…

But the one model that allows you to earn serious income with minimal time investment?

Amazon FBA.

Now, don’t get me wrong — it’s not “easy.” But it is highly leverageable.

To succeed with Amazon FBA, you’ll need:

• A solid amount of capital: typically between $5,000 and $20,000
• Decent to strong English skills
• And most importantly — capital. Capital for inventory, and capital for freight forwarding.

That said, it’s more doable than people think.

On JamesTheMarketer, I’ve already published a detailed series of guides on how to build an Amazon FBA business — with clear steps and images.

If you follow the process and take it seriously, it’s not as hard as it looks.

So why is Amazon FBA less time-consuming than other models?

Here’s the beauty of it:

You can spend 2–4 weeks just researching your product using available tools. Take your time. No rush.

Once you’ve picked a product, contact a supplier (via Alibaba or in Vietnam) and place your order.

They’ll handle production, then pass the goods to a freight forwarder who ships it to Amazon’s warehouses in the U.S.

This entire process takes about 3 months — and you barely have to do anything during that time.

When your goods arrive, you’ll create your product listing and set up product images. You don’t even have to do this yourself — Amazon has a built-in network of professionals you can hire with just a few clicks.

Then comes the ad setup. Once you’ve launched your campaign, the system runs on its own.

You monitor and optimize. That’s it.

It’s not “easy,” but it is low-maintenance.

You’ve heard it before: Time is money. But in reality, time is even more precious — you can lose money and earn it back. Time? Once gone, it’s gone.

Other models take much more of it:

• Affiliate marketing: You run daily ads. The moment your campaigns stop, the cashflow dries up. Scaling often means sleepless nights.
• SEO: Endless grind — write content, build backlinks, repeat. Again and again.
• POD and Etsy: Constant hustle. Creative work, production, marketing, fulfillment.
• Dropshipping: You’ll build and manage a Shopify store, optimize product pages, run ads, and handle customer support — all at once.

Whew.

But Amazon FBA? Once it’s set up, it takes far less of your time.

Now, the risks — because no business is risk-free.

You still need time to learn, experiment, and make decisions. And if you make the wrong one, it can hurt — sometimes badly.

Bad product? You might have to liquidate.

I’ve seen sellers ship their goods to Amazon, only for the warehouse to reject the shipment (can’t recall the exact reason). They had to pay to reroute everything — either back to China or to a 3rd-party warehouse in the U.S. Then, they sold it manually via Facebook Ads just to recover costs.

So yes, it’s not bulletproof.

But if you get it right, Amazon FBA can be your path to long-term income — without the daily grind.