💸 Your Supplier Payments Could Be Funding First-Class Flights

Most Amazon and Shopify sellers pay international suppliers the same way: bank wire or Wise transfer. Money leaves your account immediately. No rewards. No float. Just... gone.

But here's what that actually costs you.

If you're spending $50K monthly on inventory from China or Vietnam via bank wire, you're leaving $12,000 annually on the table. That's just 2% cashback you're not collecting—then there’s the lost cash flow. Bank transfers pull cash out immediately. Card payments give you 30-45 days of float. For sellers managing tight inventory cycles, that difference matters.

Here's the problem: most sellers assume they can't pay international vendors by card.

Suppliers don't accept cards. International wire transfers are the only option. That's just how cross-border payments work, right?

Not anymore.

You can now pay global vendors by credit card—even when they don't accept cards—and your vendors still receive funds in their local currency within 1-2 business days. You earn your normal card rewards. You defer payment 30-45 days. Your supplier gets paid faster than a bank wire.

It's the same payment flow you're used to, just structured to actually work in your favor.

And right now, there's an extra reason to try it.

Make your first international payment of $1,000+ by credit card in your vendor’s local currency and you'll receive a $500 gift card—on top of whatever rewards your card already earns.

With Melio, vendors get paid in their preferred currency (CNY, INR, EUR, MXN). You get competitive exchange rates with transparent pricing. And you can manage all your vendor payments, domestic and international, from one dashboard instead of juggling multiple tools.

If you're already spending tens of thousands monthly on inventory, those payments should work harder for you.

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🚀 This Week's Amazon Hack: 5 Short Years...

Read this.
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Digest it.
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What if I told you that your entire world can change in 5 short years?
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I know, I sound like an Amazon guru, don't I?
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Stay with me.
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We are already two weeks into 2026, and I want you to ask yourself if you are actually committed to change or if you want to be in the same place this day in 2027. Sounds depressing, doesn't it?
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By 2031, you could be living the life that you once only imagined.
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This week, I'm checking in on clients who collectively sell more than $100 million a year on Amazon. For a few of them, I'm helping them position their brand for a multi-million dollar exit.
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I'm only running my consulting agency and working from home because of decisions I made many years ago. Ultimately, the glory belongs to God for guiding my every step!
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It all started in 2014. My wife and I just had our first baby, and I was spending extra time after my 9-5 job searching for diaper deals in stores.
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I knew something had to change. ​
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I realized that my day job was never going to cut it. In comes Amazon.
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After doing endless hours of research to make sure the business model wasn't a scam, I sat my wife down and mapped out what the next couple of years would look like for our family. It was going to require sacrifice across every area of our lives.
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No more Netflix nights. No more lunch break chats. I had a brand to build. She was onboard and I went to build my first private-label golfing brand on Amazon. Within 6 months, it became a juggernaut on Amazon.
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​5 years later...​
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My business had sold over $10 million on Amazon and was on track to crack $20 million. At this point, I had five brands with over 100 SKUs collectively. One Amazon seller account.
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What happened next is the fun part.
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I sold it all. My Amazon seller account, my patents, my inventory, EVERYTHING! I'll never forget the feeling when the $5 million deal closed, and overnight, I found myself sleeping well again. Yes, Amazon takes a toll on your mind. I never sugarcoat how hard the seller journey is!
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​5 years can change everything.​
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The only question you need to ask yourself is this: are you willing to make the sacrifice?

🔥 Hot Amazon Seller News: Amazon Slams the Hammer on Variation Cheaters

I have been asking Amazon to do this for years! And it looks like they listened!
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For years, cheaters would throw up variations that were completely different products and leverage the shared reviews of the parent listing.
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Those days are long gone, and I guarantee you that many of your competitors are going to be MEGA angry! Assuming you're a white hat seller like me, this change will not affect you.
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Things like color variations will still have shared reviews, so don't stress! I could not be more pleased with this update. Cheaters have gotten away with murder for far too long.

2026 is off to a great start!

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