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| Why This Is The Best Year Ever to Shop AND Sell OnLine
Internet shopping has been a fad for many. They tried it one
year with minimal success and major headaches and stayed away
from it ever since. There have been credit card scams, delayed
deliveries, and confusion over orders.
But not this year.
E-Tailers are better prepared than ever to make your online
holiday shopping fast, easy, and hassle free. Online security is
better than ever. Retailers are offering super buys and deals
like never before. Sites like http://www.clearancecrazy.com make
it fast and simple to find the best deals. Retailers like eToys
are sending email alerts to consumers every time they put items
on sale. And consumers are learning quickly how to best utilize
the internet for their holiday shopping.
So not only is this a great year for consumers, but for
retailers as well. The following are great ways to increase
sales and develop loyal customers:
* Run sales, offer email alerts, and invite site visitors to
sign up for your mailing list. Make shopping at your e-site easy
and fun. Brick and mortar retailers burn holiday fragrance
candles and offer cookies and apple cider. Give your shoppers
holiday music, decorated sites, and great buys.
* Advertise. Advertise. Advertise. Purchase classified and
banner advertising on sites that give visitors holiday shopping
recommendations. Advertise specific products or services in
ezines that reach your niche market. Participate in joint
campaigns with other sites. If you are a reseller for someone
else, find out if you have co-op advertising dollars available.
* Attain and maintain high rankings in the search engines. This
is always important, but never so important as during the
busiest shopping season of the year. If you are not good at
this, and many people aren't, retain the services of a site
promotion specialist like http://www.successpromotions.com. And
make sure your site is search engine ready.
* Advertise via email to all your past clients, your leads, and
everyone on your mailing list. You should be doing this
regularly, but now it is more important than ever. Consumers are
very savvy and they will go where they get the most bang for
their buck AND where they get the best customer service.
* Don't oversell. Know in advance what your Christmas delivery
ordering deadline must be to guarantee delivery and stick to it.
* Offer shipping alternatives that alleviate the Antrax scare.
The US Postal Service cannot protect us from all evils. And this
year, people are more interested in germ free delivery than they
are saving money on shipping.
Friday, November 24, 2001 marks the beginning of the holiday
shopping frenzy. Make sure you get your share of the market.
Because this is the best year ever to shop and to sell online.
About the author:
Shannan Hearne is the President and Wizard of Success Promotions
Internet Marketing Services. You can turn to the Wizard to build
your e-business better. http://www.successpromotions.com
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