Step-by-Step Instructions on How to Sell a New Product on Amazon
Selling your products on Amazon.com provides you with the opportunity to reach a large market and to use a simple interface for marketing products. According to The Internet Retailer, Amazon.com was the number one Internet retailer in the world in 2010, and sales continue to grow. By offering your products for sale on Amazon.com, you can take advantage of this trend and potentially grow your business. The process of selling through Amazon.com is not complicated, but you must follow the proper steps.
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Instructions
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Choose the selling method that you want to use on Amazon.com. You have the option of choosing to be a professional seller or an entry-level seller. If you plan on selling fewer than 40 units per month, the entry-level sales package allows you to get started. If you sell more than 40 units per month, choosing a professional seller description helps you save money overall.
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Register as a seller with Amazon.com. After you choose the route that you would like to take, complete the form online. The form requires you to set up an Amazon.com account and then provide personal information, such as your name and address.
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Pay the subscription fee if you choose to sell professionally. As soon as you register, the subscription fee is charged. You have the option of paying with credit card or PayPal.
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Upload your inventory to Amazon.com. After you register, you are given access to Seller Central. This is the interface that you can use to upload information about your inventory, change pricing and manage your orders. Upload pictures and descriptions of your product.
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Manage orders that you receive through the system. The system notifies you when a sale has occurred. You have the option of managing orders through the Seller Central interface online or downloading a program called Amazon Services Order Notifier to your desktop. Daily reports can also be printed off.
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Ship out orders as they are received. When a customer makes a purchase through Amazon.com, he provides his address and contact information. At that point, send out the product and a confirmation email to the customer.
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Receive payment for your product from Amazon.com. When the order is processed, your payment comes through to the account that you designated when you set up your account.
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Tips & Warnings
Use Amazon.com order fulfillment to ship products for you. If you plan on selling a large number of units, you have the option of shipping them to Amazon.com to warehouse for you. Then when orders come in, Amazon ships them out individually.
