How to sell on Amazon Handmade

What is Amazon Handmade?

I’m a creative person but I never got a chance to explore my creative interests when I used to work in a corporate job as a management consultant.

I had dreams about starting a business and creating my own products but it always felt slightly out of reach.

I couldn’t see how I could balance starting a business with working full time, plus I didn’t have lots of savings to get me started. After lots of research and a few false starts, I came across selling on Amazon.

I dived in headfirst and learned everything I possibly could about selling on Amazon. There were no straightforward guides to follow at that point so I spent a lot of time trawling through information on the internet, signing up to various courses and meeting with manufacturers.

As soon as I got my first sale on Amazon I was hooked!

I’ve been able to grow my handmade business incredibly quickly, something that just wouldn’t be possible if I was starting a brand off Amazon.

Since starting my Amazon business I have been able to quit my corporate job and travel while working on my ecommerce business. There’s no chance I would have been able to do this if I had stayed in my old corporate job.

Over the course of growing my business, I have provided coaching to other sellers, a number of whom are handmade sellers. I have watched closely as Amazon has grown it’s Handmade category and I have seen an increasing number of new handmade sellers who are getting fantastic results through the online marketplace.

I believe it’s one of the most exciting areas on the Amazon marketplace and it’s only going to go from strength to strength.

A step by step guide to Amazon Handmade

Before we start, let me tell you upfront that Amazon can be seriously overwhelming.

I remember that feeling well when I first started selling on Amazon a few years ago. At that time there was no simple guide, no easy to follow steps and everything needed to be figured out from scratch.

Fortunately, if you’re looking for a clear step-by-step guide to selling on AmazonHandmade, then you’re in the right place. I know there feels like there’s a lot to learn and all this jargon to get your head around, but this easy-to-follow guide will get you on the right path.

I work with a lot of handmade sellers who are looking to increase their sales online. I initially made this easy-to-follow guide for them but later I realised that there are a lot of people out there who are interested in selling their beautiful handmade products on Amazon and could benefit from a roadmap like this.

This guide tells you exactly what you need to know about Amazon Handmade so you can work out whether it’s right for you and then quickly work through the Amazon Handmade registration process.

As you’ll see I think it’s an awesome opportunity which all handmade sellers should consider!

PS. There are a few checklists and guides that will help you work through this guide.
You can find them all here.