Amazon Holiday Selling Tips: Info on Offering Promotions
The information below comes directly from the Amazon Seller Central website. To view the information, including tutorials, provided in the links below you will need to sign in to your Amazon seller central account.
Be competitive this holiday season by offering promotions, especially free shipping.
Promotions increase sales, and value-conscious customers have come to expect free shipping as a key component for a great online deal. Don’t disappoint this holiday – offer special promotions and free shipping!
Learn more about promotions in our Seller Central Help pages.
View our short video tutorials:
Promotions Overview – Learn how promotions entice customers to buy your products.
Creating a Promotion - Learn best practices on how to create, edit and duplicate promotions.
Creating a Promotion Using a Product List - Learn how to create product lists to assign to your promotions.
Shipping Settings – Get an overview of the different shipping options offered.
UPDATE (thanks for the reminder Myblogutopia):
Please note: Promotions appear only on detail pages for products in the following categories: Apparel, Beauty, Health and Personal Care, Jewelry, Musical Instruments, Sporting Goods, Toys & Games, and Watches. Also please note that media products and Fulfillment By Amazon orders are excluded from free-shipping promotions.
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