how to sell your course on amazon

by Prof. Myra Stoltenberg PhD 10 min read

What are the easiest things to sell on Amazon?

If you plan to sell your own brand on Amazon, we have lots of resources and tools to help. Learn how to build a brand on Amazon. Perfect Launch: five steps for your first 90 days. For new Amazon sellers, the first 90 days are especially critical for establishing the right practices to accelerate performance beyond launch.

How do I start selling on Amazon?

Think of Seller Central as your go-to resource for selling on Amazon. It’s a portal to your Amazon business and a one-stop shop for managing your selling account, adding product information, making inventory updates, managing payments, and finding helpful content to help you navigate your Amazon business.

How to sell teachable courses on Amazon?

Class Trailer. Chapter 1: Part 1 - Introduction. 1 Quick Overview of the Perfect Product System 06:15 2 Course Design & Resources 03:50 3 Amazon FBA Monthly Earnings 02:59 4 Meet Your Instructors 03:59 5 Setting Expectations 04:17 6 Key Concepts (Learn What Private Labeling Is And More) 08:16 7 Steps To Complete Before We Start 04:15. 8 Chapter ...

How to sell on Amazon for Beginners [Guide]?

Nov 06, 2021 · It is a step-by-step guide that will help you determine the fundamentals of Amazon selling and how you can start your own Amazon FBA business. The course is offered by the FBA Kingdom, an online community that is focused on helping entrepreneurs start selling on Amazon FBA. During the course, the instructors will provide you with practical tips and techniques that …

Have you been struggling to sell your Teachable courses on online?

There is so much competition for online courses and you have to do so much marketing to sell your Teachable courses – its really hard work.

What will you discover – how to sell Teachable Courses on Amazon?

In this course you will discover how to list your Online Courses, ebooks, Podcasts and any other digital material in Amazon for the Amazon audience to purchase.

So, How much would this be worth to you?

I guess it depends on how many sales you think you can make on Amazon. As a rough guide, if you take your existing Udemy income and only 10x it, do you think you are going to be in the ball park?

Before you start

With the Individual plan, you’ll pay $0.99 every time you sell an item. The Professional plan costs $39.99 per month, no matter how many items you sell. For both plans, Amazon also collects a referral fee on each sale, which is a percentage of the total transaction and varies by product category.

Adding your products

What can you sell on Amazon? It depends on the product, the category, and the brand.

Attracting customers

Once your products go live in Amazon's stores, there are a number of things you can do to attract customers. The Amazon Flywheel describes our method for driving growth.#N#Below are some ways to consider using “Amazon Flywheel” principles to generate momentum for your business.

After your first sale

The moment you’re selling on Amazon is the moment you can start growing. We have tools in place to help you take things to the next level and then some.

Intro

It’s no secret: At Amazon, we obsess over customers. And our customers want a trusted destination where they can purchase a wide variety of goods—which is what makes sellers like you so important. We’re always looking for ways to add value for our customers and be Earth’s most customer-centric company.

Before you start selling

With two selling plans (they’re called Individual and Professional, but you can think of them as standard and premium), Amazon offers you the flexibility to sell one item or sell thousands.

Get to know Seller Central

Once you register as an Amazon seller, you’ll have access to your Seller Central account. Think of Seller Central as your go-to resource for selling on Amazon.

How to list products

To sell a product on Amazon, you must first create a product listing. Either match an existing listing (if somebody else is already selling the same product on Amazon), or create a new listing (if you are the first or only seller).#N#The specific way sellers upload and list their products varies depending on their selling plan.

The product detail page

A product detail page is where customers view a product sold on Amazon. If you’ve shopped on Amazon, you’ll probably recognize the product detail page.

How to deliver products

Amazon sellers have two options for getting shoppers their stuff: You can do it yourself, maintaining your own inventory and shipping products to customers (merchant-fulfillment), or have Amazon take responsibility for packaging, labeling, and shipping products through Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA).

Opportunities for business growth

The moment you’re selling on Amazon is the moment you can start growing your Amazon business. Once you’ve launched your business, Amazon has tools in place to help you take your business to the next level (or the next couple of levels).

What do I think about it?

I thought the opportunity to sell my video courses and tutorials on the Amazon platform is simply too good to pass. I was even personally contacted by the Seattle-based company about Amazon Video Direct. I spoke at length to three Amazon employees who all seemed excited and committed to the platform.

OK. How do we sign up?

Remember, this isn’t YouTube where a 13-year-old can set up an account and upload a video from their phone in seconds. Amazon wants serious video creators and, maybe for this reason, the signing up process takes 10 minutes or so. A small barrier to entry to dissuade the amateurs.

Adding additional members and VAs to the account

Another amazing thing you can do on the Amazon platform (that you can’t do on Udemy, Skillshare, or, for that matter, YouTube) is to connect other Amazon users to your Amazon Video Direct account.

Selling video courses on Amazon Video Direct

Now comes the exciting bit – getting your videos on the platform so that they can be sold to the 244 million active users on Amazon.com (and that doesn’t include the audience on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de and Amazon.jp).

Uploading videos at Amazon Video Direct

I’ve made over 16 courses that add up to 30GB worth of video files. That’s a hell of a lot to upload! Fortunately, I’ve devised a way to do this without having to upload any videos at all.

Selling on Amazon Video Direct – You Can Do It!

For education, this platform is still in its pilot phase so there are some known hiccups, such as the inability for bulk upload and rearranging of courses once a listing is created. We still don’t really know how to link to supplementary materials in the courses.

What is merch by Amazon?

Merch by Amazon is a new platform that allows you to create and sell shirts right on Amazon’s website without any upfront costs and minimum print runs. This course is designed to help you learn how to use Merch both optimally and creatively to sell your shirts effectively.

Who is Chris Green?

The instructor of the course, Chris Green, is a professional speaker and Entrepreneur who runs ScanPower, a company for professional Amazon sellers.

Is Amazon a challenge?

But, getting your products in ranking on Amazon is still a challenge for many.

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What Do I Think About It?

Ok. How Do We Sign Up?

  • Remember, this isn’t YouTube where a 13-year-old can set up an account and upload a video from their phone in seconds. Amazon wants serious video creators and, maybe for this reason, the signing up process takes 10 minutes or so. A small barrier to entry to dissuade the amateurs. Here is a video I made of the account creation process at Amazon Video Direct. Here’s what yo…
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Adding Additional Members and Vas to The Account

  • Another amazing thing you can do on the Amazon platform (that you can’t do on Udemy, Skillshare, or, for that matter, YouTube) is to connect other Amazon users to your Amazon Video Direct account. If you want to add additional members to the account: 1. Click the company name in the top right corner (next to the language and help buttons) 2. Click “Your Account” 3. Click Us…
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Selling Video Courses on Amazon Video Direct

  • Now comes the exciting bit – getting your videos on the platform so that they can be sold to the 244 million active userson Amazon.com (and that doesn’t include the audience on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de and Amazon.jp). If you click on the “Videos” link in the top navigation at Video Direct you are confronted with 3 options: Click “Standalone” for you...
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Uploading Videos at Amazon Video Direct

  • I’ve made over 16 courses that add up to 30GB worth of video files. That’s a hell of a lot to upload! Fortunately, I’ve devised a way to do this without having to upload any videos at all. Just before I decided to run my business from the Land of the Smiles, I got myself a Dropbox Pro account(around about $100/year for 1TB of backup). So all the files on my laptop are permanent…
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For Free, Rent Or Sale? What Price to Sell Video Courses on Amazon Video Direct?

  • Now there’s a question. Here’s what I’m doing. For Standalone videos (and, remember, my Standalone videos are all between 5 minutes to 15 minutes in length), I’m supplying free with pre-roll ads. For Episodic videos (Udemy-type courses) customers will, interestingly, have to ability to buy single episodes or whole series. I’ll be experimenting with a number of price points. The low…
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Selling on Amazon Video Direct – You Can Do It!

  • For education, this platform is still in its pilot phase so there are some known hiccups, such as the inability for bulk upload and rearranging of courses once a listing is created. We still don’t really know how to link to supplementary materials in the courses. This looked like a great opportunity but so far it seems Amazon isn’t taking it seriously. Proceed with caution, you could end up like …
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