Setting your products up on Amazon may seem tedious at first, but you\u2019ll get the hang of it before too long. To start, we\u2019ll assume you\u2019re using Seller Central (AKA \u201c3rd<\/sup>-party\u201d) and that you have all your product information handy (UPC, GTIN, SKU, etc). If your product is already being sold on Amazon, this won\u2019t take as much time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Assuming you already have a product listed somewhere<\/em> on Amazon, click on the \u201cAdd Products\u201d page and enter in your ASIN \u2013 Amazon Standard Identification Number. Think of it as the Amazon ID number, it looks like \u201cB07CJFM86T\u201d. You\u2019ll enter this ASIN in the box marked \u201c1\u201d below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If your product isn\u2019t on Amazon, there\u2019s a little more legwork, meaning entering in product identifiers like a UPC, title, and pack size. Enter these details after clicking \u201cCreate a new product listing\u201d (marked \u201c2\u201d below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choosing Fulfillment Option<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019ve added a product offer you need to choose how you want it fulfilled. There are two options that should be carefully considered: FBA or FBM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you want to ship individual orders yourself or utilize Amazon\u2019s FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) program? Using the FBA program means that you ship your inventory to Amazon warehouses and they take care of shipping to the customer, for a fee. With FBA, your inventory must have been received by Amazon\u2019s fulfillment center in order for your products to be purchasable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Shipping yourself, or FBM (Fulfilled by Merchant), allows you to leverage existing fulfillment and warehousing capabilities your company may already have in place but doesn\u2019t give the all-important \u201cPrime\u201d badge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After you\u2019ve decided on a fulfillment method, you\u2019re ready to ship product. But wait, those product pages aren\u2019t ready for customers yet! Let\u2019s look at how to create a \u201cRetail Ready\u201d product detail page\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creating a Retail Ready Detail Page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to compare Amazon to a brick-and-mortar retail store, at this point you\u2019ve gotten your product onto the shelf. The next step is making it as easy as possible for customers to buy your product. Information about your product should be easy to find and eventually, easy to purchase. Amazon will let you post a product with the information you\u2019ve provided so far and some pictures, but there\u2019s so much more you can add. Think of it as seeing a product on a shelf at the store with no price, sticker, or other info sitting next to a similar product on a beautiful end cap display with clear prices, marketing material, and maybe even a video to show the product in use. How can you create something that will stand out? <\/p>\n\n\n\n For all of your product listings, you should at least have the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you have a brand trademark, you can add additional features such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n This list can be intimidating if you haven\u2019t set it up before, so here\u2019s a little more in-depth info:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Titles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Titles are arguably the most important part of the listing because unlike bullet points or product videos, every customer will read the title. You want to make sure your title accurately describes your product and sets customer expectations, but isn\u2019t too long or confusing. A clear title will convert sales better than a long, confusing, run-on title. For the SEO-minded folks out there, the title is also the most important field for keyword indexing. Remember, you can always add more information right below the title in the bullet points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Product Images<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The only other part of the page that\u2019s as important as the title is the product images. Amazon has guidelines for the main image that you can find in Seller Central. It\u2019s important to have multiple images so you don\u2019t leave customers with any questions about the product. This could include all angles of the product, the nutritional label on food packaging, a chart showing specifications or features, or lifestyle images of the product in use. We recommend adding at least six images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bullet Points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bullet points are exactly what they sound like. Short tidbits of information that answer potential customers\u2019 first questions such as \u201cwhat phone model is this product compatible with?\u201d or \u201chow long does the battery last?\u201d It can also include different uses for your product or details on the quantity\/size\/packaging. Anything longer than one to two sentences should go in the product description, which is further down the page and where customers go next if they still have questions. Note that the description isn\u2019t always something a potential customer reads because they have to scroll down the page to get there. While important, make sure customers see the most pertinent information higher up the page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A+ Content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At this point, your product detail page is probably looking pretty good, and customers have all the information they need to make a purchase decision. So why do you need even more content on the page? To help make that purchase decision even easier. One of the side effects of selling on one of the largest retail platforms is the likelihood of having more competition than any other sales channel. To make sure customers click \u201cAdd to Cart\u201d on your listing, add some branded content in the A+ section. You can use your logo, cross-sell other product offerings you have, and even link directly to those product pages. Setting this up is slightly more time consuming than the other steps we\u2019ve already taken, but once you have it down, you can also save your templates or apply them to multiple ASINs to speed up the process. As far as product photos, you can add these in the A+ section, as well as the photo section at the top of the page. This is a great opportunity to use all the content you already have for your great products! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here is a best-in-class example of A+ Content from Bose (to the right).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advertising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now your products are on Amazon ready for customers to buy and their detail pages look great. So, what\u2019s the best way to get customers to see your beautiful detail pages? Advertising! And the easiest way to do this is through the Amazon PPC (pay-per-click) campaign manager. This lets you pay for your product to appear in search results. Here are a few high-level details: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Amazon PPC campaigns can be very complex, and you can find plenty of resources online that show how to maximize your campaigns and take advantage of the different settings that are available. With the information you already have, here\u2019s the bare minimum you need to set up a campaign: <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also easily edit the name of the campaign, a date range, and manual keywords to target (although using the default \u201cAutomatic Targeting\u201d is a great place to start). It\u2019s easy to come back and edit campaigns as well. If you start with basic settings and want to play around with them, you can easily do so as much as you want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And there you have it! You went from wondering how to sell your products on Amazon to having them listed with beautiful product pages. You also have advertising campaigns driving traffic that will soon convert to sales. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brands are turning to Amazon to sell their products. 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