The Q4 Countdown: What Amazon Sellers Should Be Doing Now to Prepare

Q4 is make-or-break season for Amazon sellers. Between Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday rush, competition skyrockets — and so does opportunity.

The key? Preparation. The sellers who plan now will win later.

Here’s your quick checklist to make sure you’re ready for the biggest shopping season of the year.

1. Lock in Your Ad Budgets Early

Amazon ad inventory gets competitive fast. If you wait until November to adjust budgets, you’ll miss out on crucial momentum.

✅ Review your ad spend trends in Sellozo’s Financial Reports

✅ Identify top-performing campaigns and ensure they have enough budget headroom

✅ Set seasonal bid adjustments early — don’t let Amazon auto-overspend for you

Pro Tip: If you’re using Sellozo’s Optimizer, set your minimum/maximum bids now so you stay competitive without burning through budget.

2. Audit Your Listings for Conversion Readiness

Even the best ad strategy can’t fix a weak listing.Check your product titles, bullets, images, and A+ Content — everything should be optimized for the buyer who’s ready to add to cart.

✅ Use ProductVu to identify which listings have great ad traffic but weak conversion rates

✅ Refresh main images and ensure secondary images tell the product story

✅ Double-check that your bullet points speak to holiday buyers (think “giftable,” “fast shipping,” “limited stock”)

3. Prepare Inventory and Pricing

You can’t sell what you don’t have.

✅ Review FBA storage limits — they tend to tighten in Q4

✅ Use Sellozo’s Repricer to stay competitive when pricing wars break out

✅ Watch for changes in Amazon’s restock limits and ensure your shipments are in before mid-November

4. Optimize Campaign Timing

Traffic surges in patterns — not just all at once.

✅ Use Dayparting to push bids during high-conversion hours

✅ Adjust by region if you see time-zone-specific spikes

✅ Consider pausing lower performers to make room for seasonal campaigns

Pro Tip: Sellozo’s tools let you test and track performance over time so you can fine-tune strategy without guesswork.

5. Review Your Q4 Playbook with Your Account Manager

If you’re a Sellozo partner on the Managed Ads Plan, now’s the time to sync with your account manager.

✅ Confirm your campaign strategy for key sales dates

✅ Discuss budgets, frequency caps, and bidding aggressiveness

✅ Review performance data from last year’s Q4 for learnings

The best time to start preparing was last month. The second-best time is today.

With the right mix of planning and performance data, your Q4 can be your most profitable season yet.

Sellozo makes it simple to stay “Always On. Always Optimizing.”

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