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Now, socks aren’t a fundamental part of every entrepreneur’s development, but they sure were a part of Crabill’s journey.

He made around $1,200 selling colorful socks at school before the principal said he had to stop, but it planted a nugget in his mind:

What if he could make money selling products online?

That was back in 2011.

Today, it’s pretty clear how profitable eCommerce can be.

Fortunately, Crabill wasn’t discouraged when they made him stop selling his socks on school grounds.

He simply switched to eBay and Amazon, where he sold products all through high school.

His online success ultimately made him decide to drop out of college so he could focus on eCommerce and courses.

I’m talking about his Amazon FBA course, which is still massively popular today.

Beau Crabill’s Amazon FBA course is the main course he’s known for, and for a good reason:

It’s a great crash course for eCommerce beginners.

However, keep in mind that with Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon), you don’t have to handle warehousing and shipping. Amazon will handle all of it for you.

However, it’s not dropshipping per se - you’ll still have to pay for the items, and have them delivered to Amazon’s warehouses.

This makes it a little pricier to get started than standard dropshipping, but it’s a good option for starting an online business.

This course will teach you all the essentials of making it big with Amazon FBA.

Crabill starts off by talking about the foundations; from setting up a legal entity, to choosing between different options.

Then, he dives straight into the thick of it: sales hacks.

Notably, he talks about Amazon Buy Box that will promote your products for you.

Then, he talks about product research. What’s interesting is that he focuses on analytics.

Instead of talking about product research tools, he clarifies sales rank history and other aspects.

Supplier management gets whopping 5 modules!

I personally love this because yes - your suppliers are your alpha and omega.

If you have reliable suppliers who ship high-quality products, you’ll avoid a lot of headaches.

Finally, Crabill also covers ungating in his courses. Ungating is the process of becoming qualified to sell restricted products on Amazon.

Now, you may not want to sell restricted products, but it sure gives you a competitive advantage.

Other niches are very saturated because everyone can access them. However, restricted categories have fewer sellers.

Crabill can teach you a few things about eCommerce, but as I always like to say: “Do as they do, not as they say.”

In order to sell his courses, Beau Crabill uses a sales funnel builder like ClickFunnels and systeme.io.

A sales funnel is a model that helps you adapt to your customers’ journeys, and convince them that your product is the best at every touch point.

And when they’ve converted, a sales funnel can help you maximize their value and up-sell them.

For example, this free training is a great example of a lead magnet, a piece of content that’s so valuable your prospects will give you their email address just to receive it.