It's actually going to be more than 5 tips but they are all handy when you start your Amazon seller central account.

Usually it's a straight forward process but the verification part can take time so you want to get through this asap. Once your account is up and running, it will start incurring subscription costs so you want to start selling something. That is where the key to success comes in..

Retail arbitrage will help you get some initial sales going and feedbacks to your account. Which will help you in the algorithm. Especially when you launch your FBA product or your first product. It is the best way to get some sales FAST and get your cashflow going.