Case Study
Ecom Brainly · Health and Household
April 2022 · From Zero to Amazon

$12K to $149K. Month by month. A brand built from scratch on Amazon.

In April 2022, a brand came to us with no Amazon presence. Three weeks later they had a validated product. Six months later they had a fully launched store. Eight months after that their monthly revenue reached $149,000 with a 26% conversion rate and TACoS consistently held below 14%.

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Starting Revenue
$12K
Month one on Amazon
Conversion Rate
26%
Maintained consistently
TACoS
<14%
Held below throughout
Peak Monthly Revenue
$149K
By month nine
Scope: · Product Research · Amazon Launch Strategy · Listing Optimization · A/B Testing · A+ Content and Brand Story · PPC Management · Organic Ranking · Product Variations
The Story

From no account
to $149K per month.

This was not an optimization engagement. There was no existing account to fix. We were starting from a blank page no product, no listing, no history, no reviews. The client came with intent and capital. We brought the strategy and execution.

Within three weeks we had identified a profitable product opportunity in the Health and Household category using competitive research and demand analysis. Six months of preparation followed: sourcing, listing creation, visual design, A+ Content build, keyword architecture, and full PPC campaign setup. Not a single dollar of ad spend went live until everything was optimized and ready.

What happened after launch was the product of everything built in the six months before it.

Launch Timeline
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Weeks 1 to 3 · April 2022
Product Research and Validation

Identified a profitable product opportunity in Health and Household using Helium 10 and competitive category analysis. Validated demand, profit margins, and competitive landscape before committing to sourcing.

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Months 2 to 6
Pre-Launch Preparation

Sourcing, listing creation, visual design, multiple creative versions for A/B testing, A+ Content development, brand story writing, backend keyword architecture, and complete PPC campaign structure built before spending a single dollar on ads.

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Month 7 · Launch
Amazon Launch $12K First Month

Launched with an aggressive organic ranking push targeting the most important category keywords. First month revenue: $12,000. Campaigns ran alongside active keyword ranking strategies to build organic velocity from day one.

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Months 8 to 15 · Scaling
Continuous Growth to $149K

Introduced product variations in subsequent months to capture adjacent demand. Continuously refined campaigns, adjusted bids based on conversion data, and scaled winning keywords. Monthly revenue reached $149,000 by month nine.

Design and Optimization

Built to convert
before launch day.

Every creative asset was tested and refined during the six-month pre-launch window. By the time ads went live, the listing was already optimized.

Visuals and A+ Content
High-Quality Creatives Built for A/B Testing

We created multiple versions of every key creative asset main images, A+ Content modules, and brand story elements specifically designed for systematic A/B testing rather than assuming which version would perform better. This iterative testing approach meant the listing launched with validated, data-backed creatives rather than first-attempt guesses.

Developed multiple main image variants for A/B testing before any traffic arrived
Designed and refined A+ Content modules to address the specific purchase hesitations in the Health and Household category
Created a brand story that differentiated the product from white-label alternatives in a competitive category
Fine-tuned all creatives through iterative A/B testing until each element was validated by real conversion data
Keyword Architecture
Helium 10 Research to Full Keyword Infrastructure

Used Helium 10 to identify every high-relevance keyword in the Health and Household category, mapped by search volume, purchase intent, and competitive difficulty. The result was a comprehensive keyword hierarchy covering the listing title, bullets, backend search terms, and PPC campaign targeting all aligned to the same core keyword architecture from the start.

Helium 10 keyword research to identify all high-volume, high-intent terms in the category
Keyword hierarchy built for title, bullets, and backend search terms simultaneously
PPC campaign targeting built from the same keyword list to ensure advertising and organic efforts reinforced each other
Budget allocated based on keyword competitiveness and campaign performance goals from day one
PPC Strategy

Aggressive launch.
Profitable growth.

We launched with an aggressive organic ranking push to capture keyword positions quickly during the honeymoon window. Campaigns were structured across three types each with a specific role and optimized weekly throughout the scaling phase.

SP
Sponsored Products
Primary Conversion Driver

Targeted primary category keywords, long-tail buyer intent terms, and direct competitor ASINs to capture high-intent purchase traffic. The core revenue-generating campaign optimized continuously for ACoS and conversion rate.

SB
Sponsored Brands
Brand Awareness and Reach

Maximized brand visibility at the top of search results and targeted competitor brand terms to build awareness and intercept buyers browsing alternatives. Established brand presence in the category quickly during the launch window.

SD
Sponsored Display
Audience Targeting and Remarketing

Focused on high-converting categories to dominate top-of-search positions as frequently as possible, while targeting high-interest audience segments and remarketing to shoppers who had viewed similar products but not yet purchased.

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Weekly KPI Review and Bid Optimization

We monitored click-through rate, conversion rate, and TACoS weekly throughout the engagement. Underperforming keywords were refined or paused. Bids were adjusted based on real conversion data. Budget was reallocated toward keywords demonstrating the strongest return. This continuous optimization cycle is what kept TACoS below 14% while scaling revenue from $12K to $149K.

CTR Tracked Weekly CVR: 26% avg TACoS below 14%
The Revenue Journey

$12K to $149K.
Month by month.

Starting at $12,000 in the first month of sales and reaching $149,000 by month nine. Each step driven by the combination of improving organic rank, campaign refinement, product variation launches, and compounding review volume.

$12K
Mo 1
$20K
Mo 2
$32K
Mo 3
$47K
Mo 4
$64K
Mo 5
$82K
Mo 6
$99K
Mo 7
$120K
Mo 8
$149K
Mo 9

Illustrative monthly revenue trajectory actual values from client data

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$149K
Peak Monthly Revenue

Monthly revenue reached by month nine a 1,142% increase from the $12,000 first month. The product went from unknown to a consistent category performer in under a year.

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26%
Average Conversion Rate

Maintained an average 26% conversion rate throughout the growth period well above the typical Amazon category average of 10 to 15%. A direct result of the pre-launch listing and creative optimization work.

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<14%
TACoS Held Below

Total Advertising Cost of Sales stayed below 14% consistently throughout the scaling phase meaning organic revenue kept pace with paid as the account grew, protecting profitability at every revenue level.

Total Revenue Transformation
1142%

Revenue growth from month one to month nine. From $12,000 to $149,000 in eight months of active selling built on a six-month foundation of pre-launch optimization that most Amazon sellers skip entirely.

Starting monthly revenue $12K
Peak monthly revenue $149K
Average conversion rate 26%
TACoS maintained below <14%
Why It Worked

Six decisions that
drove the outcome.

01
Six months of preparation before a dollar of ad spend

The listing, creatives, keywords, and campaigns were fully built and validated before launch. Most sellers launch first and optimize after. We optimized first.

02
A/B tested creatives before traffic arrived

Multiple image and content variants were tested during pre-launch. The listing launched with the highest-performing version, not the first attempt.

03
Aggressive organic ranking from launch day

We used the launch window to build organic keyword rankings immediately reducing long-term ad dependency and keeping TACoS below 14% throughout scaling.

04
Product variations introduced to capture adjacent demand

New variations were launched in subsequent months to reach different customer segments multiplying the addressable market without starting new listings from scratch.

05
Three campaign types serving three distinct funnel roles

SP, SB, and SD ran simultaneously with clearly defined, non-overlapping purposes. No budget waste from campaigns competing against each other.

06
Weekly optimization not monthly or quarterly

KPIs reviewed and acted on every week. Bids adjusted, budgets reallocated, underperformers paused. Compounding weekly improvements over eight months produced the final result.

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The $149K month was not an accident. It was the result of six months of work that happened before a single customer saw the listing.

Ecom Brainly · Health and Household Brand
Key Metrics
Revenue growth $12K to $149K
Time to $149K 9 months
Avg. CVR 26%
TACoS held Below 14%
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