{"id":364,"date":"2010-11-19T05:10:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-19T12:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/weblog\/?p=364"},"modified":"2019-10-23T06:03:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T13:03:49","slug":"simple-marketing-tips-for-black-friday-cyber-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/weblog\/2010\/11\/19\/simple-marketing-tips-for-black-friday-cyber-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Marketing Tips For Black Friday &#038; Cyber Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\nBWMagic&#8217;s Internet Marketing News<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Some Simple Marketing Tips For Black Friday &amp; Cyber Monday<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>just a short email this week since I am extremely busy gearing<br \/>\nup for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Since I do a lot of targeting<br \/>\nto the &#8220;gift markets&#8221; especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/corporate_business_gifts.htm\">corporate business gifts<\/a>, I have<br \/>\nbeen updating my pages with the constant flow of offers\/discounts<br \/>\ncoming from the different companies which I promote.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of whether you&#8217;re promoting affiliate or your own<br \/>\nproducts&#8230; you should be taking advantage of next week and the<br \/>\nfollowing weeks leading up to the Holiday Season. These have<br \/>\nalways been my most profitable times, especially the days following<br \/>\nThanksGiving.<\/p>\n<p>Although I must sound like a broken record and I know not<br \/>\neveryone reading this is into online marketing, but targeting<br \/>\nthe &#8220;gift markets&#8221; is still one of my most effective ways to earn<br \/>\nonline revenue. Getting buyers when they  are ready to buy is<br \/>\nthe whole key.<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<b>Obviously, someone looking for a gift is ready to buy.<\/b><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\nNow you can target different kinds of gifts: wedding gifts,<br \/>\ngraduation gifts, christmas gifts, holiday gifts, birthday gifts&#8230;<br \/>\nany occasion where people give gifts to loved ones or colleagues.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re selling your own products &#8211; try to find a way to<br \/>\npromote them in any one or all of these gift niche markets.<br \/>\nThis can be an easy way to boost your sales.<\/p>\n<p>Since I am into affiliate marketing, many if not all of the<br \/>\ncompanies I promote, have special holiday discounts and deals.<br \/>\nCombining these holiday discounts with the gift market has<br \/>\nbeen a winning formula for me.<\/p>\n<p>It has proven very effective since promoting holiday gifts with<br \/>\nspecial discounts will increase your sales. People are in the mood<br \/>\nto buy a gift but in these harsh economic times, they also want<br \/>\na bargain and a way to save money. Just give them what they&#8217;re<br \/>\nlooking for on your web pages.<\/p>\n<p>While I promote products mostly through the big affiliate networks<br \/>\nsuch as Commission Junction, LinkShare and Shareasale&#8230; another very<br \/>\ngood one for me has been Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I find Amazon commission rates to be rather low compared to what<br \/>\nyou can get through CJ and the other networks. However, there is a catch,<br \/>\nand it&#8217;s rather significant. Over the years, I have found that featured<br \/>\nAmazon products on my sites have a much higher conversion rate than<br \/>\nanything else that I have tried.<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<b>That is, you will get less for selling Amazon products but you will<br \/>\nsell more of them.<\/b><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\nOne of the major reasons I believe why this is the case has to do<br \/>\nwith trust. Online buyers have come to trust Amazon. They know<br \/>\nthey will get fast service and they will have few problems if<br \/>\nthey want to return an item. This reputation or trust has been<br \/>\nbuilt up over the years and can prove very beneficial to your<br \/>\nonline marketing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another reason Amazon products convert very well is the low prices<br \/>\noffered. Prudent shoppers know where they can get a good deal and Amazon<br \/>\nis one of those recognized places that&#8217;s in the back of everyone&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, another reason why I believe Amazon products sell so well<br \/>\nhas to do with the very convenient way product ads can be placed on<br \/>\nyour site&#8230; an image is given and the buyer just has to place the<br \/>\ncursor over this image and more information pops up &#8211; usually the price<br \/>\nappears, along with consumer ratings. Very effective.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of whether you&#8217;re heavily into affiliate marketing or just<br \/>\nwant to earn some extra cash from your site or blog, I would strongly<br \/>\nrecommend trying some closely related Amazon products. Tying in these<br \/>\nproducts with the upcoming Holiday Season gift market could prove very<br \/>\neffective for you &#8211; I know it works for me and my sites.<\/p>\n<p>If you still have trouble finding buyers or visitors to your site<br \/>\nwho are in the right &#8220;mindset&#8221; to buy, I would suggest you use this<br \/>\nhandy tool from Microsoft which tells you the commercial intention<br \/>\nof your keywords.<\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Helping You Succeed Online Since 2002!<\/p>\n<p>Kind Regards,<br \/>\nTitus<br \/>\n<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\">http:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Did you find the above information helpful? 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