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* Check out Yahoo! store options.
* Check out Yahoo! store options.
** Merchant Starter Plan is $39.95/mo + 1.5% transaction fee.  You have to transfer your domain to Yahoo!  You have to market your website.  Includes tools to manage inventory.
** Merchant Starter Plan is $39.95/mo + 1.5% transaction fee.  You have to transfer your domain to Yahoo!  You have to market your website.  Includes tools to manage inventory.
Sounds to me like the ProMerchant approach would be the fastest ramp-up with the best chance of success.  We can work on our own website at the same time that we're selling through Amazon.

Revision as of 21:33, 20 May 2009

Let's sell some filters!

Tasks:

  • Register to sell on Amazon.
    • We looked into Fullfillment-by-Amazon but it looks like a $5-10 or more overhead per item.
    • For less than 40 orders per month, an Individual account is available with a per-product-sold fee of $.99.
    • For a ProMerchant account, it's $39.99/mo + 15% referral fee for Home and Garden products. Includes tools to manage inventory.
    • They also have a WebStore option - $99.98/mo + 15% referral + 7% commission.
    • They also have a Product Ads option - they list your product and the customer navigates to your site to buy.
  • Check out Yahoo! store options.
    • Merchant Starter Plan is $39.95/mo + 1.5% transaction fee. You have to transfer your domain to Yahoo! You have to market your website. Includes tools to manage inventory.

Sounds to me like the ProMerchant approach would be the fastest ramp-up with the best chance of success. We can work on our own website at the same time that we're selling through Amazon.