**Summary**
- **Intro:** Travis, who has earned over $6 million on Amazon, walks beginners through a step‑by‑step process to start selling on Amazon.
- **Step 1 – Seller Account:**
- Go to sell.amazon.com and sign up.
- Choose between the **Individual plan** (free, $0.99 per sale) or the **Professional plan** ($39.99/month, unlimited sales, no per‑item fee).
- Travis recommends the Professional plan for most sellers; the first month is billed up front, then you’re charged only after you start selling.
- **Step 2 – Product Research:**
- Use **Helium 10** (free plan available; discount code in description) to find product ideas.
- The “Magnet” tool shows search volume and a “Magnet IQ Score” indicating opportunity strength.
- Look for high‑search‑volume keywords with few or no existing Amazon listings (e.g., “carnivore electrolytes” – ~500 searches/month, zero current products).
- **Step 3 – Sourcing:**
- Find manufacturers via **Alibaba.com** (overseas) or **Thomasnet.com** (U.S.-based) for consumables you prefer to source domestically.
- Manufacturers can ship directly to Amazon’s FBA warehouse or you can use a third‑party logistics service.
- **Step 4 – Create Listing:**
- In Seller Central, click “Add a new product” and fill out title, main image, side images, bullet points, and description using Amazon’s template.
- **Step 5 – Launch & Rank:**
- Aim to generate sales immediately; early sales signal Amazon’s algorithm to boost your product’s search ranking.
- Higher ranking → more visibility → more sales → a self‑reinforcing “snowball” effect.
- Being on page 1 (especially top 3) is crucial; page 2 yields minimal sales.
- **Additional Resource:** Travis offers a free 8‑hour Amazon FBA course (link in description) for deeper training.
Following these steps—setting up a seller account, researching a high‑demand/low‑competition product with Helium 10, sourcing a reliable manufacturer, creating an optimized listing, and driving initial sales to improve search ranking—can help new sellers start making money on Amazon.
1. Travis has generated over $6 million in sales on Amazon.
2. To start selling on Amazon, go to sell.amazon.com and sign up for a seller account.
3. Amazon’s Individual selling plan is free but charges $0.99 per item sold.
4. Amazon’s Professional selling plan costs $39.99 per month and allows unlimited product listings without per‑item fees.
5. The Professional plan charges the first month’s fee upon sign‑up and does not charge again until a sale is made.
6. Signing up requires clicking the sign‑up button, providing the requested information, and completing the account setup.
7. After account setup, the next step is to decide which product to sell on Amazon.
8. Helium 10 is a tool that can be used to identify product opportunities based on search data.
9. A link to Helium 10 (including a free plan option and a discount code) is provided in the video description.
10. Amazon functions as a search engine where customers search for products they wish to buy.
11. To sell successfully, a seller should identify what customers are searching for and offer a product that matches that demand.
12. In Helium 10, the Magnet tool (found under Tools → Magnet) shows monthly search volume for entered keywords.
13. Example: the keyword “carnivore diet” has over 9,000 monthly searches.
14. Helium 10 provides a Magnet IQ score that indicates the perceived opportunity level of a product, with higher scores representing better opportunities.
15. A viable product idea should have high search volume and few or no existing listings on Amazon.
16. The speaker identified “carnivore electrolytes” as a product idea with over 500 monthly searches and no current Amazon listings.
17. To manufacture a product, sellers can search for suppliers on websites such as Alibaba.com (overseas) or Thomasnet.com (U.S.-based).
18. Manufacturers can arrange shipment of the product to an Amazon FBA warehouse, or third‑party logistics services can handle this step.
19. Before shipping, a product listing must be created in Amazon Seller Central by selecting “Add a new product” and completing the required fields (title, main image, side images, bullet points, description).
20. Launching the product is the final step in the process.
21. Achieving a high rank in Amazon search results increases the likelihood of sales, as shoppers tend to purchase top‑ranked items.
22. Generating early sales signals to Amazon’s algorithm that a product is popular, which can improve its ranking and lead to additional sales (a snowball effect).
23. Travis offers a free 8‑hour Amazon FBA course, with a link to the video in the description.