We have tackled the advantages of selling your products on the probably the top online retail site, Amazon. This post will guide you on how to create your Amazon seller account so you can get started on selling to the millions of its market, worldwide!
- Go to www.amazon.com.
- On the home page, click the “Your Account” and then click “Your Seller Account” button, found under “Your Other Accounts”.
- You will be directed to a seller account page and there, click “Seller Account Information” under settings.
- You will then see the following sections and required to provide important data:
- Seller Information: Provide your personal name, legal business name of your business, and your local business address.
- Charge Method: Provide your credit card information here. This is necessary to confirm your identity and to create your payment account. You will have to update this section whenever relevant to keep the account active.
- Deposit: Provide your bank checking account number so the payments for your sales will be remitted to the said account. You will also get to choose if you will sign up for an individual account or a professional one. Your option will depend on the quantity of the merchandise you will sell per month.
- Go back to your seller account page.
- Choose “Notification Preferences” so you can set up and receive email notifications regarding your Amazon seller account. You will receive emails from Amazon notifying you of your listings and orders.
- Go back to your seller account page.
- Click “Store Settings”. You will then suppler information about your business that you would want your customers to know when they click on the link of your business name on Amazon. Here are some of the data you should put there:
- Logo
- General information
- Business policies
- Shipping information
- Vacation settings (You activate this option if you are actually on a vacation, sick, or whenever you will not be able to ship any order within the set delivery period of two business days.)
- Other important information all your customers should know
It’s that easy to start your selling on Amazon! You will be amazed on how many orders you will be able to get once your complete everything. On our next post, you will learn how to list your products on Amazon.