Creating a new AWS account

Creating a new account on AWS is as easy as signing up for an email account. The steps to create an AWS account are as follows:

1. In a web browser, open the following URL: https://aws.amazon.com/.
2. Click on the Sign up button.
3. Fill in the form given in the subsequent screen, and then click on the Continue button, as shown in the following screenshot:

4. On the subsequent screen, select the account type as either Personal or Professional and then fill in the contact information. Select the account type as Professional if you're going to use this account within your company, educational institution, or organization; otherwise, you can select Personal.
5. On the subsequent screen, fill in the payment information, and then click on Secure submit.
6. On the subsequent screen, fill in the contact details and verify the CAPTCHA...