Learn how to make easy money on Amazon — and cash in on Jeff Bezos' empire

Amazon isn't just for spending money. It's for making money, too.
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Amazon isn't just the place you buy toilet paper and dog treats when you're too lazy to go to the store. For many, Amazon is responsible for their livelihoods, and it could for you too one day.

From the Amazon affiliate program to selling private-label products, there's more than one path to Amazon-made success.

If your interest is piqued, here are three ways to do it:

1. Become an Amazon affiliate

One of the most painless ways to earn money on Amazon is by becoming an affiliate. In a nutshell, an affiliate is someone who serves as an ambassador for certain products. Your job is to get people to buy items through content marketing or a separate e-commerce store, and once someone makes a purchase, you earn a commission.

In this course, you'll learn how to set up a profitable Amazon affiliate store that functions just like a powerful e-commerce site. On top of teaching you how to design a website that will entice customers, you'll also get tips on attracting more buyers, driving conversions via SEO, best practices for promoting your site, how to leverage email marketing, and the benefits of outsourcing tasks to a virtual assistant.

This course is now on sale for $15 — 92% off the usual cost of $197.

2. Sell private-label products

The recipe for selling private-label goods on Amazon is simple: source generic items (say, from Alibaba or DHGate), plunk your own branding on them, and market them as if they were your own. You'll then have the freedom to sell them anywhere, but your best bet would be the Fulfilled By Amazon program.

Taught by an experienced entrepreneur who has been selling online since the dot com bust, this course will teach you how to effectively sell private label products on one of the world's largest retail companies. You'll master how to identify and import products that will sell like hotcakes, learn the steps on finding suppliers you can partner with, and discover how to get your product approved on the platform. You'll also learn how to handle trademark issues, deal with customs, and market your products to drive sales.

Normally $300, you can snag this course today for $18 — a savings of 94%.

3. Use retail arbitrage

Another way to make easy money online is through retail arbitrage, which employs the "buy low and sell high" principle. In this course led by an entrepreneur who welcomes five-figure profits via e-commerce per year, you'll learn how to make bank on Amazon without experiencing the growing pains first-time owners go through. You'll be provided with a step-by-step guide to starting and building a lucrative side Amazon business from scratch, along with simple yet effective strategies on growing your venture.

For a limited time, this course is now on sale for $15 — 80% off the usual $75.

Topics Amazon

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Miller Kern
Deputy Shopping Editor

Miller Kern is the Deputy Editor of Shopping and Reviews at Mashable, where she writes and edits reviews, roundups, deals, and news stories about tech products, including headphones, skincare devices, laptops, sex toys, e-readers, robot vacuums, and more. She's been covering all things shopping and tech, including shopping holidays like Prime Day and Black Friday, for Mashable since 2019. Miller can tell you which products are actually worth your money. She also explores trends in the shopping sphere, such as dupes and viral TikTok moments.

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