{"id":241,"date":"2021-02-14T10:37:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T18:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedombyamazon.com\/?p=241"},"modified":"2021-02-14T10:37:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T18:37:16","slug":"sales-have-slowed-down-after-q4-what-do-i-do-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freedombyamazon.com\/blog\/sales-have-slowed-down-after-q4-what-do-i-do-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Have Slowed Down After Q4. What Do I Do Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We, like most of you, had a pretty outstanding Q4 sales. We beat last year and for the whole year beat last year by 20% or better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Profitble? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But here comes February and the inevitable sales slowdown after Q4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should you do to boost sales?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do what I do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find It. Keep finding profitable products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>List It. Get those profitable products listed for sale on Amazon. Or, list them on alternate sites like eBay or Walmart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ship It. Ship those finds off to Amazon so your customers can find and buy them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Repeat. Keep doing it until you are tired of making money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slow sales can sometimes be boosted with advertising and promotions, but if the shoppers aren&#8217;t shopping, your results will vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just keep feeding the beast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find It. List It. Ship It. Repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John L<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We, like most of you, had a pretty outstanding Q4 sales. We beat last year and for the whole year beat last year by 20% or better. Profitble? Yes. But here comes February and the inevitable sales slowdown after Q4. What should you do to boost sales? Do what I do. Find It. Keep finding &#8230; <a title=\"Sales Have Slowed Down After Q4. What Do I Do Now?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/freedombyamazon.com\/blog\/sales-have-slowed-down-after-q4-what-do-i-do-now\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Sales Have Slowed Down After Q4. 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