Firing The Man

Case Study on How We Self Manufacture FBA Products in the USA

Mar 15, 2022

53:22

Episode 116

Why should you consider self-manufacturing your products?

In this episode, we will answer that question and discuss why we decided to source products here in the United States. The expectation from e-commerce gurus is that they will tell you to go to Alibaba and source your products from China. However, we discovered in our case study that sourcing in the United States has its own advantages too, some of which are even better than sourcing overseas.

We also talk about the benefits of self-manufacturing. We found out a few interesting positive impacts that both new and experienced e-commerce owners should consider. Unlike other people who only promise the “good,” we want to be honest with our Firing the Man Nation. That is why we will discuss the downsides of self-manufacturing too.

[00:01 - 07:27] Opening Segment

We give you a sneak peek into our topic for today
The advantages of sourcing products from the US
- The 3 words you can stamp on products to raise conversion rates

[07:28 - 13:55] Making the Business Profitable

What e-commerce business owners should know about tariffs
This is the number that we really care about

[13:56 - 26:20] Our Journey to Self-Manufacturing

Why we decide to self manufacture FBA products
We share our process in choosing the product to self manufacture
The 2 types of people when it comes to self-manufacturing

[26:21 - 36:35] Impacts of Self-Manufacturing

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We talk about the impacts of self-manufacturing on our business so far
- How to capitalize on the Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) method
How we generated additional profit margins from our businesses

[36:36 - 50:48] The Pros and Cons of Self-Manufacturing