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Is Christmas Article Marketing in a Tailspin?

Dec 15, 2009
 - by Mike

It may very well be according to this article by article marketing expert Lance Winslow:

Holiday Christmas Joke For the Serious Article Marketer

Santa Claus Corporation in order to cut costs has been taking orders online, rather than spending the extra money for stamps. This has increased its efficiency and allowed them to take orders all the way up until December 23 each year from the billions of kids who want toys for Christmas. To drive targeted traffic ...

Social Marketing and the Christmas Season

Dec 14, 2009
 - by Mike

The Christmas buying and selling season is ready to take full flight after Thanksgiving. As an internet marketer, you have a chance to grab your share of the increased buying activity on the Web. Your goal this season should be to tap into new platforms to reach your target market. You can do that via social marketing.

What is social marketing? It is advertising and marketing that reaches potential consumers through social networking websites. Examples are Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, ...

Marketing Strategies to Improve Your Holiday Sales

Dec 13, 2009
 - by Mike

November and December are the busiest shopping months of the year. Black Friday sales offer consumers incredible discounts on items they plan to give as gifts during the holidays. Put your marketing campaign to the test this holiday season.

Create an Affiliate Program

Affiliate programs increase sales. This simple fact should never be overlooked, especially during the holidays. An affiliate program allows hundreds or thousands of people to help you promote your products.

Traffic increases, sales increase ...

Increase Affiliate Holiday Sales with Article Marketing and Social Networksaf

Dec 12, 2009
 - by Mike

Increase Affiliate Holiday Sales with Article Marketing and Social Networks

Everyone uses social networks for one reason or another. The media uses social networks to spread the news in hopes of getting the latest scoop before the competitor. Entrepreneurs use social networks to boost profits and attract more traffic.

Affiliate marketers have a unique opportunity where social networking is concerned. Their Twitter page isn't filled with links that take the reader to the same page every time. An ...

Publishing Articles During the Holiday Season Produces Results

Dec 10, 2009
 - by Mike

It's the season to be busy, especially if you're promoting affiliate programs. With the Christmas rush comes a host of marketing initiatives you need to consider as an affiliate marketer. At the top of your marketing wish list should be article writing.

Articles are an excellent vehicle for getting your message to your target audience. No doubt, many of them are scouring the Internet looking for useful articles, reports and such. Looking to make quality gift choices, they need ...

Using Microsites to Market at Christmas

Dec 9, 2009
 - by Mike

Are you considering one or more microsites to promote your affiliate products at Christmas? A microsite is a great way to feature a specific affiliate product offered amongst a host of others on your main website. However, throwing up a microsite without planning will not garner you those extra holiday season sales.

Let's look at what a microsite really is as applies to products you promote through affiliate programs. A microsite is a web portal that you design around ...

Five Tips to Help You Prepare Your Website for Christmas

Dec 4, 2009
 - by Mike

Listen closely to the sounds on the wind; is that the tapping of elves hammers you hear? It just may be, with Christmas on the horizon and preparations for it going on in earnest. For internet marketers, it certainly is the season to begin preparing websites for the Christmas rush.

Preparing a website for Christmas accomplishes two things for your business. First, it conveys to your customers that you're on top of things, always keeping your website content fresh. ...

Increase Affiliate Holiday Sales with Article Marketing and Social Networks

Dec 3, 2009
 - by Mike

Everyone uses social networks for one reason or another. The media uses social networks to spread the news in hopes of getting the latest scoop before the competitor. Entrepreneurs use social networks to boost profits and attract more traffic.

Affiliate marketers have a unique opportunity where social networking is concerned. Their Twitter page isn't filled with links that take the reader to the same page every time. An affiliate marketer has the ability to fill their Twitter or Facebook ...

Finding Products to Sell for Christmas

Dec 2, 2009
 - by Mike

With the busy shopping season almost upon us, people are beginning to plan their holiday purchases. Your income, affiliate or otherwise, depends on having the products consumers desire at Christmas. Therefore, you must do the necessary research to ensure you source the right merchandise for the season.

You need to consider two things concerning finding products to sell for Christmas. The first consideration is finding reliable suppliers of quality products. The second is finding products that meet the bottom ...

Improve Up-Selling and Cross Selling During the Holidays

Dec 1, 2009
 - by Mike

Up-selling and cross selling help create more sales. During the holidays, this is especially true. Consumers are looking for the best price, best deal and best overall bang for their buck.

A Few Up-Selling and Cross Selling Ideas

Linked Items: Display photos and descriptions of items that are closely related to the item your current customer is viewing. For example: Customer is looking at hats, show related hats, scarves and gloves.

Display linked items as lists. Bullet ...