After Christmas Sales: Explain Why Your Product Can Make a Great Gift








After Christmas Sales Tips. Implement 10 Tips and Dramatically Boost Your Sales!



The holiday season is here, and now it's all about the after Christmas sales tips.
And that means now is NOT the time to start trying to do things like set up an affiliate program or optimize your search engine rankings. There simply isn't enough time to ROLL OUT THESE BIG STRATEGIES.

Instead, what many online businesses need RIGHT NOW are some quick and easy ways to get their site ready for the after Christmas sales. I'm talking about tips and tactics that is easy, but will still dramatically boost your after Christmas sales!

So, because the clock is ticking, I've put together a list of 10 dynamite tips that will help you get your site on track for the after Christmas sales and profits, and avoid what I call the "Holiday Hangover."




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #1:
Add A Benefit To Your Headline

If the headline on your web site isn't grabbing your visitors' attention as soon as they read it, you're losing after Christmas sales. That's a fact. And nothing grabs a visitor's attention like a compelling headline with a clear benefit.

Tammie Bowser's site, sells packages, tools, and lessons on how to make quilts from photographs -- an unusual holiday gift! In the past, when visitors first arrived at her site, they saw a headline that read:


What Is Quilted Photography?

While her visitors are likely to be interested in what quilted photography is, this isn't a headline that really grabs their attention. In fact, it's not even really a headline -- it's more of a sub-headline that would go inside the sales copy. We did a detailed site review for Tammie, and one of the first suggestions we made was that she use the following headline:


"Learn How to Turn Your Favorite
Photograph into a Beautiful Handmade Quilt -- and Create a Family Heirloom That Will Be Treasured for Generations!"


You'll notice that this headline clearly states a couple of the main benefits of the product -- that people can use their own photos to make a unique quilt, and that it's something that will last for a long, long time. Try jotting down a few key benefits that YOUR product or service offers, and then working those benefits into an eye-catching headline.

NOTE: A message placed at the top of your page that reads something like "Welcome to Mysite.com" is NOT a headline. Your headline MUST emphasize a clear benefit of your product. If you don't have a headline on your site, make this your holiday gift to yourself! A well-written headline has the power to literally double -- or even triple -- your sales overnight!




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #2:
Feature Seasonal Specials In The First Fold Of Your Homepage

There is never a better time of year for special offers than before the after Christmas sales. Not only are people surfing around actively looking for products to buy, they are also very receptive to discounts and specials. After all, everyone knows it's tough to find good deals at this time of year!

It's important that your special be featured on the first fold of your homepage. (The first fold is the first screen of your homepage that is visible without scrolling.) Remember, you want to make it EASY for your visitors to find and buy your products. The best way to do this is by making sure that every single visitor to your site sees your featured specials.

And be sure to chose a product for your after Christmas sales special that is a proven best-seller. Now is NOT the time to be trying to unload products that you haven't been able to sell during the past 10 months. Feature products that have been generating solid profits for you all year long.




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #3:
Send Out A Holiday E-mail Promotion

Remember: The clock is ticking! You really don't have time to go out and acquire a bunch of new traffic in time for the busy after Christmas sales rush.

But the good news is that you don't need to. If you have a list of customers and/or subscribers, you've already got an incredibly powerful database of people who are just waiting to make purchases from you!

The reason they can't wait to buy from you? It's the 80/20 Rule: 80 percent of your sales will come from 20 percent of your customers. People who have already bought from you are much more likely than anyone else to buy from you again, because you've already earned their trust.

Whenever possible, you'll want to send out two different promotions -- one to your existing customers and one to your subscribers. This allows you to approach each group from a slightly different angle. Here's what I mean:

Your existing customers, who have already bought from you, will want to be rewarded for their loyalty. What better way to thank them than by giving them a great deal on one of your most popular products? They'll appreciate the fact that your offer is being sent to them and them alone, because we all like to feel special!

If you sell a product that people need to buy only once, you can give your customers the opportunity to purchase your product as a gift. Remind them how your product has benefited them, and then explain why it would make a wonderful gift for their friends or family.

Of course, if you sell a product that people probably wouldn't give as a gift (lawn fertilizer, for example), you'll need to take a slightly different approach. Try something like this: "We know money can be tight around the holidays, so we've decided to offer our customers a generous discount on lawn fertilizer until the beginning of the New Year!"

Your subscribers should be sent a slightly different offer. Tell them that this is a special promotion being offered only to your newsletter subscribers. Again, you'll want to make sure that you're offering a special on one of your proven best-sellers.

This little touch of personalization can go a really long way. It's been proven over and over that people like to be offered a deal that they don't think other people are going to get. By making your customers and subscribers feel special, you can dramatically increase the number of sales that your e-mail promotions generate.




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #4:
Consider Replacing Third-party Ads

Take a moment and think about whether or not your site is using the first fold of your web site effectively, especially if you're hosting advertising for other companies.

Figure out approximately how much money you'll receive from hosting third-party advertising over the after Christmas sales season. Include all revenue from any banners ads, skyscraper ads, text ads, etc. that are located within the first fold of your site.

Now, ask yourself whether you could make more by replacing these third-party ads with ads for your OWN products. For many businesses, even one sale would be worth more money than their banner ads generate for them in a whole month!

If it turns out that you could make more money advertising your own products in place of the paid advertising, drop those banner ads NOW and replace them with ads for your own products or services.
This way, visitors who click on them will be taken to a product page somewhere on YOUR site, not someone else's!




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #5:
Offer Fast, Flexible Shipping

By all estimates, this will be the busiest holiday season ever for online retailers. Forrester Research has predicted that online after Christmas sales will grow and increase over last year!

But there's still one thing that continues to scare people about buying online: late delivery. There's nothing that drives customers offline and out to the shopping mall faster than the idea that their kids' Christmas presents won't arrive until the 28th of December!

If you use a major nationwide delivery service such as UPS or FedEx, you'll want to feature this information prominently on your web site and ordering pages. People will feel much more comfortable ordering from a site that uses one of these services than one that ships through the mail.

Also, be sure to tell your customers that they MUST order by a certain date in order for you to guarantee delivery time. This will save you a lot of headaches when disgruntled customers call you wondering why the products they ordered haven't arrived yet!




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #6:
Offer To Ship Gifts Directly To Recipients

If possible, offer to ship your customers' purchases directly to the gift recipients. This saves your customers the hassle of waiting to receive the package from you and then sending it out to someone else. This is a great way to add value to your service without any additional cost to you!

If you do offer to ship gifts directly to the recipient, I can guarantee that you will have people asking if you offer gift wrapping. This is another way to give your customers a little extra attention without much additional cost to you. Of course, if you are expecting thousands of orders and you work by yourself, this may not be a practical option!

You can also offer your customers the option of adding a holiday card to the package that you send out. Simply ask them what they want written in the card, and then include it with the package. You can charge an additional fee for this or offer it as a free service.




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #7:
Include Some Sales Material

Each package that you send out as a gift from someone else should include a flyer, brochure, or coupon from your company. After all, the recipient of this gift is the perfect potential customer!

Because this person has already seen that you offer great products and prompt shipping, you stand an EXCELLENT chance of converting that person into a paying customer -- but only if they know where the product came from! Always be sure to include some information about your company in gift packages.




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #8:
Offer Online Gift Certificates

After Christmas sales gift certificates can be an easy way to boost sales for sites that sell products and services to niche markets. Here's an example: Joe knows that his Uncle Frank is a serious camera buff, but Joe doesn't know anything about cameras himself. Joe wants to spend $50 on a gift for Uncle Frank, but has no idea what Uncle Frank would want or need for his camera at that price.

So, if Joe finds his way to your photography web site and sees that you offer online gift certificates as after Christmas sales, his problem is solved! He knows that his uncle will love the chance to spend $50 on camera equipment, and this way, Uncle Frank will be able to pick out exactly what he needs.

And the best part is that you haven't just made $50 from Joe -- you've also acquired Uncle Frank as a customer! Offer him good value on products that he needs, and you can bet that he'll be back again when he needs to shop for more camera equipment.

If you are selling a service online, Christmas sales gift certificates are a great way to turn your service into a gift! No matter what you're selling -- it could be spa packages or landscape design -- I can guarantee that your service would make the perfect sales gift for somebody out there.

Plus, you can remind your customers and subscribers that since gift certificates can be delivered electronically, they make great last-minute gifts. Personally, online gift certificates have saved the day for me a few times!




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #9:
Explain Why Your Product (Or Service) Would Make A Great Gift

At this time of year especially, it's important to remind people why your product would make a great gift idea. Of course, sites selling products like neckties or ornaments won't need to worry about this as much, but what if your site is selling something like office supplies?

Write a quick article about why your product or service would make a practical or unusual gift. You might want to tell a story about how people who received your services as a gift last year couldn't stop talking about how unique it was!

You may also want to consider putting together a quick "Sales Tips Guide" for your visitors. This can be a great resource for people who visit your site to buy a gift for someone but don't know much about the products you sell.

For example, if your site sells wetsuits, you might offer information about how to choose the right wetsuit as a gift. That way, people who know nothing about them won't end up buying a waterskiing wetsuit for someone who needs one for scuba diving.




Quick After Christmas Sales Tip #10:
Offer A "Book Now And Save" Promotion

One of the biggest problems encountered by some online businesses is that they suffer from what I call a after "Christmas sales Hangover." Not only does business fall off in the month BEFORE the holidays, it also suffers during the month AFTER, when people don't have any money left!

Because of this, it can be a real challenge for some businesses to get revenues back on track in the New Year. One of the best ways to deal with this is to motivate your customers to purchase your product or service NOW for the New Year in exchange for a discounted price or value-added bonus. You'll be able to rest a lot easier over the holidays if you know that you've managed to line up a ton of business for January.




Final After Christmas Sales Thoughts

The after Christmas sales season is a make-or-break time of year for many online businesses. And just because you haven't found the time to set up a comprehensive holiday marketing strategy doesn't mean that you can't turn a great profit over the next couple of weeks.

But you do need to take the time to implement some of these after Christmas sales tips IMMEDIATELY. And I mean within the next 24 hours! Stay up late... lock yourself in your office this weekend... do whatever it takes to get your site ready for the holidays NOW. Every day you wait is another day of missed opportunities and lost profits!

The great thing is that all of the tips I've just given you can be implemented quickly and easily. Most of these should only take you an hour or two to set up on your site, and the results will make you wish you had started much sooner.






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