Summer is a slow time for retail sales. June is the time when many children are getting out of school and families are planning their summer vacations. That is why so many big name retailers have blow out sales in July. Use this time wisely, start gearing up for what could be the busiest time of the year! The holiday shopping season begins in August. The 2011 holiday season was the most successful internet holiday sales season in the history of ecommerce. DON'T MISS OUT on this opportunity to be a part of the 2012 holiday shopping season. Start planning and preparing your online store now!
Be sure to be working on your seo and marketing techniques. Have a month by month plan and budget in order to get your business ready. Remember what you do today will be a reflection of where you are in the search engines come August. So use this down time to really focus on good SEO and prepare an overall marketing strategy to prepare for this holiday season.
Be sure to also be on the lookout for local shows, trade/vendor shows, craft fairs, art shows, etc. Search for any venue that may be a good opportunity for to sell your products locally. Think of any other entrepreneurs who have a product to sell and reach out to them to further develop your holiday product line. Consider having an open house/party featuring all of your different product offerings. For instance, if you have 8 friends with 8 different groups of friends, use this opportunity to get them all together to cross market and introduce your business to lots of new people.
Get creative and plan now. End 2012 with a great holiday shopping season for your internet business!
