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Sell On Amazon General Selling on Amazon Questions
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So, I am starting to understand Amazon more, having been thrown in the deep end. Amazon is no Ebay is it! The amount of researching, learning, understanding, mistakes that we have to learn is both increddible and exhausting. But I can build websites, have good knowledge in seo and am a good photographer who understands image compression so I am at an advantage.

I am ‘enrolled’ in the brand registry and am half way through builing our storefront for our brand, but also grappling with product launches, keyword research and all of that. I have a few questions. Thanks for your time with this…

  • SELLER PLAN: We are currently set as ‘individual seller’ - I know we need to be on the pro plan as soon as possible, and will probably sign up for it today or tomorrow, but is it true you don’t pay the next month (£25+vat) until you make your first sale…

  • HONEYMOON PERIOD: We have 4 products, some have variations like size and colour, I am trying to get these built out before launching, I made a mitake by ‘submitting’ them as I was editing them, it was a 3rd party amazon expert who I consulted with who asked why I had launched the products without them being finished (seo), and that I was losing valuable points in / durinf the honeymoon period… I have since deleted the products and now i willl set a launch date for int he future then launch the products when they are 100% as tight as possible. Is this normal practrice? I could not find this ‘launch date’ setting? Where is it?

  • FBA: We eventually want to be FBA, but my thinking was start with FBM first to get some sales in, see how it goes and then move to FBA. Is this the right thinking? What do most people do? Currently signed up to UK and EU, idelaly be good to start FBA in the UK and then progress outwards?

  • IMAGES: I read that the MAIN image need to be on white 255 background only and no cheap graphics… If i search within my niche all I see are images of the products we are selling with cheap looking graphics added to the image, the graphics coudl be stuff like a happy baby face vector behind the product, or for example other graphics that are not part of the product, is this allowed.
    INFOGRAPHICS- I am learning how important infographics are, in terms of selling the benefits of the product, does the PT01, PT02 extensions need to be in order on the amazon image grid or does it not matter?

  • MISTAKES: Someone once told me, be careful as it’s easy to break rules that you never knew existed, with ebay you just sign up and off you go, amazon it seems to be the opposite, they even have their own god damn university! Mitakes like not answering customer emails within 24 hours and small things like that. How do I mitigate these crucial mistakes whilst learning the ecosystem?

Thank you for your time.

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Regarding the seller plan, the Professional plan fee is charged monthly once you upgrade, regardless of whether you make a sale or not, so the subscription begins immediately after switching from the Individual plan and continues until you downgrade or close the account.

Concerning the so-called honeymoon period, many sellers believe Amazon gives new listings a temporary ranking boost to test performance, which is why launching with fully optimized listings is recommended, but there is no official “launch date” setting in Seller Central; listings usually become active as soon as they are submitted with inventory available, and the typical practice is to prepare everything in advance and only make the listing active when the page, images, keywords, and inventory are ready.

Starting with FBM and later switching to FBA can work, but most private label sellers launch directly with FBA because Prime eligibility significantly improves conversion rates and visibility, while FBM is more common for testing small quantities or when inventory has not yet reached the fulfillment centers.

For images, Amazon requires the main image to show only the product on a pure white background without added graphics, logos, or props not included with the product, but secondary images can include infographics, lifestyle photos, and explanatory graphics; the file names such as PT01 or PT02 do not control the display order because the order is managed directly in the listing image manager.

To reduce costly mistakes while learning the platform, the best approach is to regularly review Amazon’s help documentation, monitor Account Health metrics closely, respond to all buyer messages within 24 hours, keep detailed records of sourcing and compliance, and avoid experimenting with tactics that seem questionable because Amazon’s enforcement systems are strict and often automated.

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I don’t want to be rude but was this an Ai generated response?