How to Create an Amazon Account

Amazon is one of the largest online shopping sites, offering a huge selection of books, electronics, furniture, and clothing – along with almost any item you can think of. Just browsing through Amazon doesn’t necessarily mean signing up, but if you want to buy, sell (or create a profile, build a wish list, and get personalized recommendations), you’ll need to set up an account. This only takes a few minutes.

Table of Contents

Create Account

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Begin. Go to amazon.com. In the upper right corner, you will see a menu called “Your Account”. When hovering the mouse pointer over it, a drop-down menu will appear. Click the “Start Here” link just below the yellow “Sign In” button.

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Enter your personal information. The registration form will ask for your name, email address and ask you to choose a password.

Note that you can also enter a phone number. This information is not required, but it makes your account more secure. Amazon won’t call you, so don’t worry – they’re only calling for security purposes.

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Create Account. After filling in all the required information, click “Create Account”. You will be taken immediately to the Amazon welcome page. Congratulations! You now have an official account on Amazon.

Account Personalization

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Edit payment options. Immediately after creating an account, you need to determine the desired payment method. Click “Your Account” at the top right of the screen. Under the “Payment Methods” menu, select “Add a Credit Card”. Enter information regarding whatever card you plan to use, including a billing address.

After completing this step, you can confirm that you entered the correct information by going to the “Manage Your Payment Methods” section. Your credit card will appear here.

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Add a shipping address. Click “Your Account” again and navigate to the “Account Settings” area. Click the “Add New Address” option. Enter your password, then enter your name and delivery address on the form. Click “Save and Continue”. So you’re ready to shop on Amazon!

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Make an address book. While this is an optional feature, many users find that thanks to the address book they have a better shopping experience. Go to “Your Account” and click “Manage Address Book”. You will be asked to enter additional addresses for yourself and the people you can buy gifts for.

When you mark an address as “Gifting Address”, Amazon will automatically attach a receipt with the gift order when it arrives at that address.

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Personalize your profile. Go to “Your Account” again and click “Your Public Profile” under the “Personalization” subhead. You will be prompted to enter any details that you would like to allow showing on the public profile (name, location, birthday, anniversaries, website, image). Once done, click the “I have read the Terms and Conditions” box and then click continue. You will have to enter additional details about yourself. After clicking “Finish”, your profile will be complete.

If you take privacy seriously, limit the types of public information on your profile. For example, you can select a list with only generic names and locations.
You should be careful not to enter more than 4000 characters when asked for additional details. That’s Amazon’s maximum storage limit.

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Connect with social networks. Go to “Your Account” and click “Your Social Settings” below the “Personalization” subhead. You will be directed to a window where you can connect your Amazon account to your Facebook account. You can also click “Twitter Settings” and connect to Twitter.

Connecting to Facebook and Twitter allows you to get the most out of your profile by sharing the products you’ve purchased and liked.

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Create a Wish List. To create your own wish list, go to “Your Account” and click “Wish Lists.” On the right, you will see a yellow “Create your Wish List” button. Click that. Now, when you browse for goods on Amazon, you can add them to your wish list by clicking the “Add to Wish List” button.

If you want to rename this list (it is named “New Wish List” by default), simply click on the “Edit list name” link after establish.
If you designate this list as “public”, it will be easier to give gifts to friends and family. They will be able to go through the list and select products.
You can make a specific Wedding List in a similar way: just select “Wedding List” instead of “Wish List” from within the “Your Account” range. You will be asked to enter information about yourself, your partner, and your wedding date. Once set up, this list functions like a traditional registry.

Advice

If you use Amazon very often, consider Prime membership. You’ll pay an annual fee, however, and you get two days of free shipping on a wide range of merchandise, plus free streaming of many movies and TV shows.
Once you’ve started shopping and reviewing products, Amazon will give you relevant recommendations. Click “Recommended For You” from the personalized homepage to see products made just for you.
Don’t forget to check out the “Today’s Deals” tab. You can see different great deals on offer every day, and sometimes with luck you will find something you want at a great price.

Steps

Create Account

Account Personalization

Advice

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