Selling your own product on Amazon is no mean feat. So, if you want to start off on the right foot, you need to adopt a very broad perspective. But before you think about all the aspects involved in this new business plan, you’ll need a few practical pointers.

If you’re not listing a Handmade product, and you can’t sign up to Amazon LaunchpadLaunchpad is a platform that features ve… More or the Amazon Storefronts platform, then being a third-party seller is your only option. At least until you become eligible for a Vendor account.

How do you go about it? A mindmap is a good place to start. But before you can begin to connect the dots, you need research and practice. Here’s how you can launch your product on Amazon:

Check Listing Guidelines and Restrictions

Before you go on investing any resources in your Amazon shop, be sure to read Amazon conditionProducts can only be listed on Amazon if… More guidelines and the updated restricted Selling certain product categorie… More products list. They can help you see if your product falls in a ‘gated’ category or if you need to take extra care listing, storing, or shipping them.

Note: These official help pages are for sellers operating on the US venue. Pages for other venues are easy to find online.

See If It’s Worth Listing on Amazon

Before you launch, have a look at the list of Amazon selling fees. If you can find a product from the same category and roughly the same size, you can use the Amazon FBA Revenue Calculator to estimate your margin. Enter your costs, including purchase price, labor, storage, and packaging material. The calculator will show your fulfillment costs with both the merchant fulfilled network (MFN)When the seller is in complete control o… More and fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)Rather than shipping the merchandise to … More.

The screenshot below shows a comparison of margins as a table and graph. Note that the storage fee figure quoted for Amazon fulfillment is a monthly fee. Secondly, the Selling on Amazon fee of $39.99/month for Professional sellers or $0.99/item for Individual sellers has not been added. Also, think about shipping costs for individual packages sent to MFN customers. Would they cost more or less than the pallets sent to Amazon fulfillment centers via FBA?