BFCM Checklist: A Dropshipping To-Do for the Holiday Sales

BFCM

Topic summary

A comprehensive BFCM (Black Friday/Cyber Monday) preparation checklist for dropshipping businesses is shared, covering five key areas:

Pre-Sale Technical Setup:

  • Test store speed, checkout flow, and mobile responsiveness
  • Verify product descriptions, pricing, and inventory syncs
  • Confirm payment gateways and shipping settings through test orders

Supplier Management:

  • Confirm stock availability and shipping timelines
  • Identify potential BFCM-related delays
  • Establish backup plans for bestselling items

Marketing Strategy:

  • Create product bundles to increase cart values
  • Pre-schedule emails, ads, and social media content
  • Build anticipation with teaser campaigns and early-bird access

Customer Support:

  • Update FAQs, policies, and tracking pages
  • Deploy chatbots/autoresponders for high-volume periods
  • Prepare support teams for rapid response

Real-Time Operations:

  • Monitor traffic, ad performance, and supplier updates during the sale
  • Adjust promotions based on live sales data
  • Follow up with retention-focused thank-you emails

The discussion remains open, with the original poster requesting community members to share their own essential checklist items and preparation strategies.

Summarized with AI on October 23. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hey everyone :waving_hand:

Following up from our last chat on the BFCM timeline, here’s something even more practical - your BFCM dropshipping checklist to make sure nothing slips through the cracks during the busiest shopping weekend of the year.

Use this as your step-by-step prep list :backhand_index_pointing_down:

1. Store & System Check

  • Test your store speed and checkout flow on both desktop and mobile.

  • Review product descriptions, pricing, and inventory syncs.

  • Double-check that your payment gateways and shipping settings work.

  • Run a test order - it’s the easiest way to catch small but costly errors.

2. Supplier Coordination

  • Confirm product availability and shipping deadlines.

  • Ask suppliers if they expect any BFCM-related delays.

  • Have a backup plan for your top-selling items in case stock runs out.

3. Marketing Prep

  • Highlight your bestsellers and bundle them for bigger cart values.

  • Draft your emails, ads, and social posts now - schedule them early.

  • Start warming up your audiences with teaser posts or early-bird access.

4. Customer Support Setup

  • Update FAQs, refund policies, and tracking info pages.

  • Set up autoresponders or chatbots to handle peak-hour questions.

  • Train your support team (or yourself) to manage inquiries quickly.

5. During & After BFCM

  • Monitor store traffic, ad performance, and supplier updates in real time.

  • React fast - adjust discounts or bundles based on what’s selling.

  • After the sale, review data and send thank-you emails to retain customers.

:speech_balloon: Your turn:
What’s one must-do you always include in your BFCM prep?
Drop your go-to checklist item below and we’ll discuss it together

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anyone can share with me your checklist?