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80/20 of Ecom: DeepSeek for Amazon, Japan KW Hacks & 7-Figure Seller Mindset
How to use DeepSeek for free, unlock Amazon Japan keyword strategies, and learn how 7 Figure Sellers think differently.
Gary Huang
February 05, 2025
I’m writing a bonus midweek edition of the 80/20 of Ecom where we will focus on 80/20 Seller Tactics.
Join me at the Convert More Clicks summit online starting TODAY!
Watch my training on Expanding Your Business Into Amazon Japan (the right way) for More Sales with Less Competition.
My friend Kevin Sanderson has brought together other amazing speakers who are going to cover a wide range of tactics and strategies to help you more profitably maximize your results with more traffic and higher conversions.
Here’s are the topics and lineup
Day 1 - Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - Drive More Traffic to Your Listings
Mina Elias, Trivium - Fill Your Funnel With More Traffic and Sales to Spike Amazon's Algorithm and Rank Higher
Noah Wickham, My Amazon Guy - Profitable PPC Strategies to Save Money and Scale Your Revenue, Even in a Competitive Niche
John Aspinall, PickFu - Customer Insights to Maximize Clicks and Ranking on Amazon (with almost instant results)
Joie Roberts, AMZ Insiders - Discover New Ways to Incorporate AI into Your Business to Save Time and Money
Shivali Patel, Helium 10 - What Works for Selling on Amazon in 2025, if You Want to Level Up
Mike Frekey, IG PPC - Advanced Strategies to Scale Your Ads with Brand Analytics and Improved Keyword Research
Naeela Shah, Color More Lines - Amazon Conversion: Is It Really the Problem?
Day 2 - Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - Increase Conversions and Sales
Steven Pope, My Amazon Guy - Actionable Ways to Improve Your Listings to Convert More Sales, Increase Traffic, and Rank Higher
Kevin King, Billion Dollar Sellers - Utilize Marketing Psychology to Get Customers Begging to Purchase Your Products
Ritu Java, PPC Ninja - How to Use AI to Improve Your Operations, Increase Your Sales, and Save Time
Chris Rawlings, Sophie Society - Find New Ways to Scale Your Business that Your Competition is Missing
Vincenzo Toscano, Ecomcy - Boost Amazon Conversions with AI-Powered Insights and Split Testing
Chad Rubin, Profasee - How to Better Leverage Pricing on Amazon to Convert More Sales (and Increase Profits)
Day 3 - Thursday, February 6, 2025 - Expand Your Business
Travis Zigler, Profitable Pineapple - Million Dollar Facebook Group for a Massive Increase in External Traffic on Amazon
Amy Wees, Amazing At Home - Stop Renting Influencers: Build Your Own Brand-Face for Lasting Impact
Gilad Freimann, VAA Philippines - The Right Way to Utilize VA's to Grow Your Sales and Get Your Sanity Back
Gary Huang, 7 Figure Japan Mastermind - Expand Your Business Into Amazon Japan (the right way) for More Sales with Less Competition
Todd Welch and Jackson Trigg, Amazon Storage Pros - Save on Amazon's Storage Fees While Never Running Out of Stock
👉Find out more and get your ticket here: https://maximizingecommerce.com/CMCS25-Gary-Huang
Seller Spotlight: Darrin – A 7-Figure Seller Who Isn’t Afraid of Competitive Niches
Meet Darrin who’s a 7 Figure Seller based in Canada and member of my private group coaching program.
He sells in a very competitive niche (filtration units) and one of the other students said that she was surprised at his contrarian mindset.
Because he is not afraid of “super competitive” niches.
It’s not that he has an unlimited budget to pour into ad spend.
In fact he strategically enters crowded niches because the pie is HUGE.
And if he can take a piece of that pie selling that is still worthwhile for him because they add up.
Not only that, he has a number of products that add up to his bottom line so it’s a volume strategy.
The product he selects is also replenishable so he benefits from subscribe and save, or customer reorders.
This increases the LTV, lifetime value of customers.
Here are the key takeaways for sellers.
1. Look for Volume, Not Just Margins
Many sellers avoid competitive niches, fearing high PPC costs and market saturation. But Darrin embraces them because he understands that even a small slice of a big pie can be profitable. Instead of obsessing over ultra-low competition products, he looks for high-volume markets where demand is already proven.
2. Replenishable Products = Built-In Recurring Revenue
Darrin focuses on products that naturally lend themselves to reorders—filters, consumables, and everyday necessities. Unlike sellers constantly chasing new customers, he benefits from long-term customer retention, subscribe-and-save, and repeat purchases. His revenue doesn’t depend on new customer acquisition alone.
3. Diversification Instead of a One-Product Wonder
Most Amazon sellers dream of finding a single product that dominates, but Darrin builds his success by launching multiple smaller winners. Instead of banking on one hero SKU, he layers multiple products that collectively drive strong sales. This minimizes risk and creates multiple income streams.
4. Play the Long Game—Not a Quick Cash Grab
Many sellers follow the same guru advice: “Find a low-competition, high-margin product with X% profit and low reviews.” But these markets get saturated fast. Instead, Darrin plays a long-term strategy, focusing on steady cash flow, repeat customers, and a diversified portfolio rather than gambling on trends.
Key Takeaway: Think Bigger, Think Differently
Darrin’s success isn’t from luck—it’s from seeing opportunities where others see obstacles. If everyone zigs, he zags. Instead of following the latest “Amazon hack,” he focuses on fundamentals: demand, recurring sales, and portfolio growth.
For sellers looking to grow beyond six figures, the lesson is clear: Don’t just follow what everyone else is doing. Look deeper, think bigger, and play the long game.
The big news recently in AI was the Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek which disrupted the whole AI industry with it’s news of how it was able to create a LLM that is nearly equivalent to ChatGPT at a fraction of the cost and time.
This sent shockwaves through the whole world leading to a crash of Nvidia stock because the chips are now thought to be less important than before because DeepSeek based in China was not able to access the most powerful chip technology (there’s controversy behind this as well).
In any case, the good news for ecom sellers is that DeepSeek has made their AI OPEN SOURCE.
This is like saying a restaurant owner is not only offering food but is giving away their recipes for FREE.
And anyone can use the source code (i.e. recipe) to incorporate it into their own AI LLM or even create an offline AI for their own use and not privy to privacy concerns.
If you want to test out DeepSeek R1, their reasoning model which actually shows you it’s thinking process like a real human, you can try it out for free at Perplexity.
See my results below and you can see the reasoning behind how it came up with this table comparing the pros and cons of DeepSeek, ChatGPT 4o, Sonnet 3.5, and Gemini
Perplexity / Deepseek R1 response
GH Reply: give me a side by side comparison table between deepseek, gpt 4, claude sonnet 35, and gemini for amazon sellers. consider all factors including cost, performance, accuracy, easy of use, additioanl features such as image generation, etc. brainstorm w/ me a useful table to include in the newsletter so readers undersatnd at a glance the pros and cons of each LLM
Deepseek R1 response:
Takeaway: Test out DeepSeek for yourself and let me know how it compares to ChatGPT or Claude.
Seller Tactic: How to do Amazon Japan Keyword Research if you don’t speak Japanese (Using Helium 10)
If you’re thinking about selling on Amazon Japan but don’t know Japanese checkout the training we did here:
You will learn:
How to do keyword research in Japanese without knowing Japanese
Which tools to use
Gauge Product Market Fit - Will my product sell in Japan (THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION)
Advanced product research strategies without using any tools
How the Japanese consumer search so you can get your product in front of them the right way
One of the best tools for Amazon Japan research is Helium 10 and they have a special offer running where you can get 35% off Helium 10 right now:
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