How to Open an Amazon Seller Account for your Local Business

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How to Open an Amazon Seller Account for your Local Business

In a previous article, we looked at the advantages of selling your local business products on Amazon, the online retail giant. In this article we will outline the steps to follow to open your Amazon seller account.

On the Amazon home page click on ‘account and lists’ and then click on ‘Register for a Seller Acoount’ located on the right hand side of the page.
This will open your seller account page. Click on the ‘Start Selling’ button.
this will open three sections
- Seller information-enter your personal name, the legal business name of your local business and your local business address
- Charge method-enter your credit card information in this section. Amazon requires this information to confirm your identity and to set up your payment account. If you ever move your local business or your credit card expires you will need to update this section with the new information.
- Deposit-this is where you enter your bank checking account number and also choose whether you will sign up for an individual or pro- merchant account. This section is important to fill so that you get paid on all your sales.
Go back to your seller account page by clicking the link at the top of the page.
Click on ‘notification preferences’ to set up email notifications for your Amazon seller account. Amazon will notify you on your listings and orders via email.
Go back to your seller account page by clicking the link at the top of the page.
Click on ‘store settings’, this is where you’ll enter information on your local business that will be displayed to your buyers once they click on your store name. You will need to give details about your logo, general information, business policies, shipping settings and vacation settings. As a local business owner, you can activate your vacation settings to suspend your product listings if you happen to get sick or you are currently out of town and won’t be able to ship any orders within the stipulated two business days.

With these 6 steps you will have set up your local business Amazon selling account. In the next article we will look at how to list your local business products on the Amazon product catalog.

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