@Krystal Massey @Aleksa Jak timing plays a role. Account health plays a role but how much you sell also does play a role. No one knows for sure. Numbers I've seen floated around were your first 10,000 in sales. I know every 200 or 300 units sold increases your account health by a few points, which I also believe increases the brand pool. Like you said time and your account's existence also play a role. It's a big mix but selling more definitely helps you get more brands.

I will try to make a video answering all this in depth tomorrow. But quickly 1. Yes 2. Yes you collect taxes based on the customers province, therefore collecting a wide variety of % 3. Reports>tax library (this is where il make a vid)

@Levi S again with the goal of getting you an answer before I even make the video: Simply put: Yes you must track how much taxes you paid on your inventory every time. If it went to AB = 5% If it went to ON = 13% But wait it gets even more complex lol Sometimes companies will charge 0% tax, that must be tracked Sometimes companies will only charge the 5% gst even if they're shipping to you in ON. There is no "easy" way to get this info outside being well organized and proper documentation. I understand the stress, I went through it in my early days and was lost. I strongly suggest working with an accountant who can help you set up your systems. And this isn't something you can choose to do or not by the way. The Gov allows you to go unregistered below 30k of total sales. The minute you cross that 30k total sales, you are legally required to be tax registered. If accounting and book keeping is far from your thing, I would 100% spend the money on a consultation with a CPA. Does it cost money? Yup... but how much is your inner peace worth, you dont want to know how much I pay for my accounting/book keeping lol

No! You can absolutely be an individual. I just suggest picking the professional plan over the individual. That being said, you do not need a business account

@Ifeoma Osanebi I don't suggest ungating in Canada. Waste of time imo

Hey Monika, I do both FBA and FBM heavily, really close to a 50/50 split. FBM is not something you can hop on every listing if it is heavily littered with FBA sellers. The only way for you to get the buy box is to undercut the price, which is not sustainable long-term. That being said when something goes on a major sale, you could probably list way quicker than any FBA can get their inventory to the warehouse. In those cases having a lower price may still give you above 40% ROI. Then there are cases where there's no FBA seller where you can properly FBM. Then there's also the case where the FBA seller might have the price way too high, like 130% ROI, and you decide to test selling something at a closer range of 40% but don't want to commit to buying a lot of units to send to FBA. FBM relies heavily also on your shipping speed and who you deal with. I often suggest Stallion Express. I find their shipping rates to be some of the best. For my smaller to medium-sized items I usually have an average cost of $7. And I'm typically shipping as fast as FBA. Sometimes I'll be one day later than FBA but in most cases I have extremely quick competitive shipping speeds so it gives me a good chance at the buy box. FBA is easier to understand and it's easier to scale. That being said the major con is the timeline it takes for the inventory to be ready for sale and all the events that can happen that can result in a different situation, like an increased amount of sellers or a tanked buy box. Hope that helps.