#1 If you don’t follow Amazon’s rules, you could end up getting banned.
Therefore, it is important that you learn the rules in the “Help” section. If your products were in an actual retail store, you would be responsible to play by their rules. The same is true when you are selling through Amazon. Just because you are not physically going into the store to drop off your merchandise, you are still on their turf. It is always important to follow their rules, and be professional when you need to contact them.
#2 Learn How to Become an Amazon Featured Merchant
Amazon doesn’t give you the exact instruction for becoming a featured merchant, however, there are a few things that will help you on your way. In order to become a featured merchant, you would first need to have a real sellers account on Amazon. Next, you need to have a good sales record and excellent feedback from your customers. It can take a few months to get there, but when you do, it will be worth it.
When you become a featured merchant, you can get “Buy Box” on Amazon. This provides you with the default sales. This means that when a customer clicks the “Add to Cart” button, you would get the sale. As long as you have the inventory, winning the “Buy Box” can double your sales.
#3 Use the Proper Fulfillment Service
The best thing that you can do to sell your items quickly and efficiently is to allow Amazon fulfill the products for you. Shipping one item at a time can be very time consuming. It is much easier to ship your products in bulk to Amazon, and allows their fulfillment service to ship each individual order. This gives you more free time to work on your business, because you won’t be spending all of your time shipping.
#4 Sell Products that are Best Suited for the Size of Your Business and Available Space
If you are looking for products to sell and your choose sofas, you should first make sure that you have the space to store your inventory. Unless you have a warehouse, you would want to choose an item that you can manage easier. There are some tips for selling large items, and that will be touched on later.
#5 Be Flexible With Your Promotions and Pricing Strategy
Many sellers on Amazon tend to under price their products. You can look at the competition and see what they are selling the item for, but you should stay where there is little competition. If you need to improve your sales rank, you should put it on sale. If you are looking to earn more of a profit, you can raise your prices. You don’t, however, want to raise the prices too much. As long as your sales volume is in good shape, a 3 percent increase can greatly increase your income.
