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Quick settings tutorial

Quick settings tutorial

Key Takeways

Set your Marketplace, Shipping Location, and Supplier correctly before research
Adjust your Breakeven % to reflect fees and taxes
Use Advanced Settings for seamless, preconfigured research and automation

Quick settings tutorial

📚 What This Tutorial Covers

Settings Setup Tutorial

Goal: Learn how to correctly set up your Quick and Advanced Settings in ZIK Analytics to ensure accurate, personalized product research results tailored to your business.

✅ Insight: Proper settings ensure every tool in ZIK — from Product Research to Item Finder — delivers data that truly matches your selling marketplace, supplier, and pricing structure.

1. Quick Settings

These should always be set before doing product research.

  • Marketplace:

    Choose the eBay site you sell on (e.g., ebay.com, ebay.co.uk, etc.).
  • Shipping Location:

    Select the country you ship from.
    • Amazon.com / Walmart.com → United States
    • Amazon.co.uk → United Kingdom
    • AliExpress → China
  • Source Website:

    Pick your supplier — Amazon, AliExpress, or Walmart.

    This ensures ZIK prioritizes the right data and matches from your chosen supplier.
  • Breakeven Calculation:

    Set your breakeven percentage to cover eBay fees, taxes, and conversion costs.

    Typical range: 14%–18% (use 16% as a baseline).

Click Apply Changes once done.

2. Advanced Settings

Click Looking for Advanced Settings for more control.

  • My Account Settings: Update personal info, change passwords, or enter referral email.
  • Product Research: Preset your marketplace, shipping location, and sales date range for faster searches.
  • Store Analytics: Customize your eBay store display, set marketplace and currency, and add your store ID (no eBay connection needed).
  • Competitor Research: Save your preferred marketplace, location, and currency for consistent competitor tracking.
  • Integrations: Connect tools like AutoDS to send products directly to automation software.
  • Source Website Tab: Reconfirm your supplier and breakeven percentage here as well.
✅ Tip: Align both Quick and Advanced Settings to your exact selling setup for the most reliable and profitable insights.