How to Sell on Amazon for Beginners

How to Sell on Amazon for Beginners
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Katherine_M_J_Mason]Katherine M J Mason

There's more than one way you can make money selling on Amazon. I'm going to tell you about the main ones in this article.

First of all, Amazon Marketplace. Marketplace offers you an opportunity to sell products (not just books but a whole range of things) on the exact same page on Amazon's website where Amazon sell the product themselves. So you get to compete with them head-on, and even get to compete with them on price. Selling prices are fixed - Marketplace isn't an auction. You can list an unlimited number of items for free but what they call a referral fee is charged on each sale. Marketplace is for both new and used products.

Marketplace is suitable whether you just want to make some spare cash part time, but also if you want to start a 'proper' small business.

The other main way to make money is Amazon Associates. Associates is basically an affiliate programme.

How To Sell on Amazon Marketplace

It's very easy to get started with Amazon Marketplace. You don't need to register in advance. You can open a seller account when you list your first product.

If you already have a buyer account on Amazon you can add your seller account to that.

To register as a seller you will need a business name, an address, a display name, a credit card and a telephone contact number. That's all you need to get started.

Go to the Amazon site, scroll down the page to 'Make Money With Us' and then 'Sell On Amazon'. You will then see two options:

Sell a little or sell a lot? Amazon offers two entry points into Marketplace which they informally tag as 'selling a little' or 'selling a lot'.

Basically 'a little' is for occasional and hobby sellers who expect to sell less than 35 items a month. It costs 86p plus a referral fee for each sale. You are also restricted to the product categories you can sell in. However, the advantage is that it costs virtually nothing to start and there are no ongoing charges if, initially, you don't sell very much.

Selling 'a lot' is for professional sellers who expect to sell more than 35 items a month. You pay a 28.75 monthly fixed fee and a referral fee. You can sell in all the Amazon product categories.

It isn't always viable to list low price, low volume products as a 'sell a little' seller. To do that you need to be a 'sell a lot' seller! However, I'd recommend you take the 'selling a little' route to start out with. You can always upgrade later.

Choose your option, then fill in the online form.

Pro Merchant Sellers

Once you are selling 'a lot' you will probably also want to become what Amazon call a Pro Merchant Seller. Pro Merchants have access to volume selling and bulk listing tools. There is a web interface that allows you to more easily manage your product descriptions, inventory and orders. You will also be able to export and import information to and from your account.

Once you get up and running the selling a lot/Pro Merchant option will work out much cheaper and, importantly, will allow you to work on tighter margins and make money from sales that those who sell just a little can't.

Amazon Marketplace Selling - how to sell your products

Now let's take a look at exactly how you put products up for sale on Amazon Marketplace.

The idea of Marketplace is that you sell your product on exactly the same page on which Amazon and any other Marketplace sellers sell it.

So, first, find the equivalent new product in the Amazon catalogue. Use the 'Search' tool at the top of the Amazon home page. Put in the product type and name and Amazon will automatically take you to the correct page to list it.

Next, check carefully that the product type, brand and model number or whatever Amazon has found for you is the correct one.

Once you reach that page you'll find a button called 'Sell Yours Here'. Click on it, sign into your seller account, and you can now list your product immediately.

Now this is the really clever thing about Amazon.

Assuming the product already exists in the Amazon catalogue a listing is ready made for you to use. You don't have to write a description or upload a photo. All you need to do is state what condition your product is in (i.e. new or one of several standard used descriptions), state the quantity you have for sale and fill in the price you require. Also decide what postage options you want to offer. (At this stage you can also decide whether you are willing to send the product abroad or not.)

If you wish, you can add a further description up to 2,000 characters (not words). This will help you differentiate your product or offering from Amazon and from other sellers.

Then, Amazon will give you a summary of your listing to check and also confirm what their fees will be if the item sells. If you're happy with this just click 'Submit Your Listing' and you're off. Once you've done this your item is automatically listed until it sells or for 60 days (indefinitely if you're a Pro Merchant).

What's an ASIN? ASIN stands for Amazon Standard Identification Number. Almost every product on their site has its own ASIN - a unique code they use to identify it. If you know the ASIN you can list it directly using that. (For books, the ASIN is the same as the ISBN number on the jacket.)

Amazon Trading Made Easy - How do you [http://www.whatbizopp.com]make money on Amazon? Let What Biz Opp show you how to sell on Amazon full or part time. All the tips, tricks and secrets revealed right [http://www.whatbizopp.com]here

Article Source: 

[http://EzineArticles.com/?How-to-Sell-on-Amazon-for-Beginners&id=6651181] How to Sell on Amazon for Beginners

How Do I Sell On Amazon?

How Do I Sell On Amazon?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Amanda_O'Brien]Amanda O'Brien

Selling stock on Amazon is an excellent way to earn some extra pocket money, to supplement your existing eBay selling or even to make a great living. And the great news is that the process of getting your hands on cold, hard cash in exchange for your goods on this website couldn't be simpler! Just follow these three simple steps and before you know it Amazon will be pumping funds straight into your bank account.

Step One - Register with Amazon

You won't do well trying to sell stock on Amazon without first setting up an Amazon account. Actually it is quite likely that you already have an account established; if you have ever bought anything from this website you can literally start selling right away. This is no problem at all if you just want to clear out the clutter in your house, but if you want to make your living through buying and selling on this website then setting up a new account for your operations is recommended to help you to stay on top of your finances.

There are two different types of Amazon seller accounts:

- Individual - These accounts are completely free to set up, but you will be charged a small fee for each sale that you make. If you only want to sell a few items every month then this is the best bet for you.

- Pro-Merchant - Expecting to sell a lot? This account comes complete with a monthly fee, but with no standard cost per sale (other than Amazon's usual percentage cut) this is the better option for selling many items.

No matter what account you choose to go with, setting yourself up is wonderfully simple. Just follow the instructions on the Amazon website to get yourself registered and you'll be selling before you know it.

Step Two - Find the Items You Want to Sell

Now that you're registered and ready to start selling on Amazon, you need to search through the vast amounts of goods on the website to find the product that you are looking for. It is possible that the product won't actually exist already, in which case you will need to create a new product description for it. As Amazon has such a vast catalogue of items it is quite likely that the items you want to sell already exist, and selling pre-existing items is definitely a good place to start to familiarise yourself with how Amazon operates.

Step Three - List Your Items for Sale

There's a great little button on the Amazon website that's labelled 'Sell yours here'. This button does exactly what it says on the label! Once you have found the item that you want to sell all you need to do is click on this button to the right hand side of the product page. You will be asked several questions such as the Condition of the item in question and, of course, the price that you would like to offer it for. Just follow the simple three pages of instructions that that's it! Your product is no

Amanda O'Brien is a successful online seller, eBay and Amazon expert and skilled product sourcer. She is also the author of many best-selling home study courses. Want to learn more about starting an eBay or other online business or simply want to learn the secrets and improve your sales? Claim your free eBay Selling Secrets Report and get free information here: [http://www.powersellerpod.co.uk/]Powerseller Pod.

Article Source: 

[http://EzineArticles.com/?How-Do-I-Sell-On-Amazon?&id=6604107] How Do I Sell On Amazon?

What Is Amazon?

What Is Amazon?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mike_Hunter]Mike Hunter

Amazon is a multinational electronic commerce corporation, but you probably know it as a giant bookstore on the Internet. Selling lots of stuff besides books, but most people know Amazon best as a book retailer.

Amazon.com is America's largest and most successful online retailer. Amazon does three times as much business as their closest competitor in terms of online retail business, Staples. Amazon (which can be found online at the URL Amazon.com) sells everything from books and music to movies, eBook readers, clothes, furniture, toys, and even food items.

History of Amazon

Businessman Jeff Bezos founded of the company in 1994--when dinosaurs roamed the Internet. When Bezos created the company it was called Cadabra--the latter half of the classic magic word "Abra-cadabra." Bezos quickly realized that people thought the business was called "cadaver" (another word for "dead body") and he soon changed it to Amazon.

Why did Bezos pick the name "Amazon?"

A few different reasons. First of all, Amazon starts with "A", placing it near the beginning of any alphabetical list. Another reason Bezos chose "Amazon" for his online retailer is because the Amazon river is the largest in the world. Lending Bezos' company a very "big" sound.

Amazon started out as a small online bookstore. Bezos eventually diversified Amazon to include music downloads, eBooks, and the entire product line you find today at Amazon.com. Amazon now operates all over the world, with companion websites dotted across Europe and Asia. Amazon is now the most popular music and book retailer in the UK, and ranks third in Asia as well.

Amazon Coupons

The best thing about buying books and stuff from Amazon is the big variety of coupons available online. Even though Amazon's regular prices are competitive with other book retailers, using any of the massive number of Amazon coupons to be found on the Web drops the price even more.

There's always a free shipping coupon or discount code available with a simple Google search. If you want to dig a little deeper, check out TechBargains.com or the classic third party coupon site RetailMeNot.com. TechBargains has over two dozen different coupons for Amazon.com at any given time, including free "super saver" shipping (on your order over $25) and large "percent off" deals on select items and brands. RetailMeNot tends to have more specialized Amazon coupons than TechBargains, so if you're in the market for a particular book or CD, check them out first.

According to their website, Amazon's vision is "to be earth's most customer centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online." As Amazon's product line swells and they corner more markets around the world, they are coming closer and closer to reaching that goal. [http://www.askdeb.com/blog/books/what-is-amazon/]What is Amazon anyways? To find out more visit Askdeb.com

------------
Article Source:
[http://EzineArticles.com/?What-Is-Amazon?&id=5441196] What Is Amazon?

Making Money On Amazon: Become an Amazon Affiliate

Making Money On Amazon: Become an Amazon Affiliate
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Katherine_M_J_Mason]Katherine M J Mason

In this article I'm going to talk to you about a very different and, potentially, even more promising way to make money on Amazon. I'll explain how Amazon Associates works and look at whether or not it is as good as it sounds.

With this way of making money on Amazon you don't need to see or touch a single product. In fact, you don't even need to have a product. You don't need to do any selling either. Amazon sees to all that for you. It's a method that, with time and effort, could make you even more money than selling something on Amazon - from a lot less work than a conventional product stocking, buying-and selling operation involves.

It's all possible thanks to Amazon's very clever and comprehensive affiliate program that is known in Amazon-speak as Amazon Associates.

Of course, you're probably saying, affiliate programs are nothing new. And you'd be quite right.

But Amazon Associates isn't just any old affiliate program. It's a program that is tried and tested, highly professional, relatively easy to get started in, and on top of all that free to join. Not only that, but it allows you to hitch a ride on the back of the famous, highly- respected brand that is Amazon. That's why if you're new to affiliate schemes, or have tried others before and been disappointed by the results, Amazon Associates could be well worth a closer look.

What is an affiliate scheme?

You probably know what an affiliate program (or scheme) is, but in case you don't I'll briefly cover what they are here. Essentially, an affiliate scheme is an arrangement which allows one Internet marketeer (you in this case) the opportunity to promote the products and services being sold by another and get paid a commission (or referral fee as it is sometimes known) for doing it. It's a very simple idea and it is proven to work.

Amazon's affiliate program is a very advanced and sophisticated yet user-friendly affiliate scheme. When you sign up for Amazon's Associates program you don't need any products of your own. Instead, you introduce or refer potential buyers to Amazon's huge and ready-made range of products. More about exactly how that works shortly. If they then buy something, Amazon pays you a commission on the sale.

Put in very simple terms what is happening is that Amazon are paying you for finding and sending them potential customers. It's basically a classic Pay Per Action or PPA arrangement.

You can be an affiliate for all kinds of companies of course. But one of the advantages of being an Amazon affiliate is that people already know and trust the Amazon brand. So it is (or should be) much more likely that those you refer will buy - and buy more - than other unknown or run-of-the-mill affiliate schemes.

How does Amazon work with affiliates?

Amazon call their affiliate scheme Amazon Associates. Actually, that is a bit misleading. When you join you're not really an associate of Amazon. You're an affiliate pure and simple. The Amazon affiliates program is one of the oldest on the Internet. In fact, Amazon pioneered this method of marketing when the Internet was still in its infancy. It works like this:

1. You set up a website and generate traffic for it.

2. You sign up for the Amazon Associates program.

Once approved by Amazon you have access to a range of tools and techniques which allow you to refer visitors to your site to any or all of Amazon's portfolio of products.

3. You choose the products you want to promote. You then create affiliate links on your site which point to Amazon. If a visitor to your site clicks on one of the approved affiliate links and goes to Amazon and buys something within a certain time period you get a commission on the selling price.

The pros and cons of Amazon Associates

* Pro. You don't need products or services to sell. You don't need to spend time developing, creating or manufacturing them.

* Pro. You don't need to store, handle or ship products. Amazon does that for you.

* Pro. You don't need to handle payments. Amazon does that for you too.

* Pro. You don't need to provide customer back- up/support. The product supplier does that for you.

Now, I said affiliate schemes are basically simple. And essentially they are. But there are one or two drawbacks you need to know about before you start.

* Con. There can be stiff competition. Because affiliate schemes are simple to get into there can be competition from other people doing much the same thing as you. Lots of people are already Amazon affiliates, so there's already a fair bit of competition to tackle.

* Con. There's no product exclusivity. Anyone else can sell the same products and services as you. And you can't control the price... at least not with Amazon.

You'll need to choose a good niche and work hard to persuade customers to buy through you - more about all this later.

* Con. It's not an entirely hands-off business - despite the claims made by some people promoting affiliate schemes. You'll still need a website (in most cases). You'll need to spend time and money generating traffic for it. That can be tricky when you're new to the whole thing.

* Con. Affiliate program commissions can be quite small. A matter of pence per sale in some cases. You need to generate a good volume of referrals to earn a good income. (Amazon promise up to 10% but frankly you'd be safer to bank on 5%.)

Amazon and eBay Trading Made Easy - How do you make money on Amazon? Let [http://www.whatbizopp.com]What Biz Opp? show you how to sell on eBay full or part time. All the tips, tricks and secrets revealed right [http://www.whatbizopp.com]here.

----------
Article Source:
[http://EzineArticles.com/?Making-Money-On-Amazon:-Become-an-Amazon-Affiliate&id=6651366] Making Money On Amazon: Become an Amazon Affiliate