How to work on Amazon (Worldwide and Pakistan)

In this modern day and age, technology, or more specifically Internet, provides us with various ways to work from home and earn money. These are referred to as Virtual Jobs.

Amazon is one of the biggest online hubs for sellers around the globe. It needs a constant flow of people working for it day and night to keep it running.

(If you reside in Pakistan, jump to the end of this post for ways to earn from Amazon as a person living on the Pakistan soil. If you live anywhere else in the world then continue reading.)

There are several ways Amazon offers jobs to potential freelancers.

1) Internships/ Students: 

Amazon offers internships to talented students to start them young. They help you hone your skills and prepare you for future employment opportunities.

2) Amazon Fulfillment Centre:

 

Fulfillment centers of Amazon are located worldwide. They help with customer service and delivery of products to your doorstep. Of course for these jobs you have to be located where Amazon has their fulfillment centers.

3) Remote/Virtual Jobs: 

This is the option for freelance virtual workers. Amazon hires plenty of Customer Service Associates to help with the constant influx of business. This kind of job has a few requirements you must be able to fulfill: Must be located on US soil in certain states; must have one year experience in Customer Support; must have a steady internet connection and last but not least you must have a computer system that matches their specification/requirements.

If working from home is what you are looking for, then the third option is obviously suitable for you. They have a good salary package and an even better bonus during holidays like Christmas, Easter etc.

Working on Amazon from Pakistan:

If you are a seller from Pakistan looking to sell on Amazon there are a few hurdles you’ll have to cross before being able to do that. The thing is, Pakistan is not on the list of countries that Amazon allows selling from.

But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t a workaround for that. Search on Amazon for the list of countries that are allowed to sell there. If you select US as an option you are going to need an LLC (Limited Liability Company) set up and then a bank account to go with it. Getting a bank account in the US is difficult because of all their tax laws. So if you do choose US as an option you will need to do a lot of research on that in order to be legit and not get into trouble.

The easier option would be to choose a country like Estonia. All you need will be an Estonian E-resident Identity. That will help you to open up a PayPal account. Using that you will have to set up a company which you will then use for your Amazon business. Remember to go through Estonia’s Tax laws to better understand tax laws in order to avoid fraudulency.

Another option is to ask one of your family members or friends that already live in Amazon Approved countries to open up an account for you in their name. Choose the country that has the lowest rate for opening up a corporation.

The above method is the only one currently available, which is also legit, and won’t get you into trouble if you do decide to use Amazon as a selling place for your products.

Millions of people in the world use Amazon for their business which means the traffic, for your products, is already there. Now you can be a part of this colossal organization as well using one of the above mentioned methods.