When you start using Amazon, either as a customer or an author, you will want to build your profile. If you are a new customer to Amazon or you want to start a new account, when you go to Amazon.com you will click on the link to start a new account at the top of the page. Once you log in, you will then see several new sub-menus appear and one of these will be “Your Profile.” Click on this and begin building your profile.

While filling out the profile is fairly straight forward, a few things to keep in mind is that whenever you do something on Amazon, people will see your signature and be able to click on your name and come directly to this profile page. Your profile page is your portal on Amazon. When you build a listmania list, it will appear on your profile. When you leave a blog post or a book review, it will appear on your profile.

Another helpful hint is to be sure to include your blog site address or your website address in your signature. You will see why when you start interacting on Amazon. Your signature appears when you interact in the Amazon community, like when you leave a book review for example.

When you set up your profile, you will also want to set up your AmazonConnect function. You can click on the orange button that says, “Edit Your Profile” to find the AmazonConnect set up page. You can also get there by going to www.amazon.com/connect. Once you set this function up, you can begin using your Amazon blog. If you already have an outside blog, you can simply have your posts feed directly to your Amazon blog. This is what I set up, but I also plan to make original posts when I can.

It might be helpful to view my profile to get a visual of what I’m talking about. To see my profile, click on this link.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2Y200C07X1N5T/ref=sv__4