Enjoy your holidays? I get it! This is a crazy time of the year even when you are not a creative entrepreneur!! How can you enjoy your holidays when you are shipping out orders every day, trying to wrap presents…
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Category: Holiday Tips
19 Tips to Prepare Your Online Store for Holiday Sales
We only have a few weeks left before the biggest sales days of the year. With online sales projected to be greater this holiday season, make sure you prepare your online store for holiday sales. Holiday time can be stressful…
Tips for a Successful Holiday Sales Season
In my search to find the most updated information for tips for a successful holiday sales season, I ran across a ‘booklet’ from Avalara listing tips for successful selling. I am sharing some of their tips here: 10 tips for…
Biggest Holiday Buying Days Coming Soon!
Most of us in the gift industry know that Thanksgiving weekend is the biggest holiday buying days of the year! But this year, it will be even bigger for online retailers! Back in July and August, I posted two articles…
Preparing for the Holiday Sales Season
In the last couple of posts, I shared some sales forecasts for the 2020 Holiday Sales Season. Today, I would like to continue posting tips from the experts on how to preparing for the holiday sales season during the challenges…
Sales Trends During the Pandemic
With all the changes due to COVID19, information on best business practices for retail/wholesale is evolving. Sales Trends during the pandemic are changing how we shop — which will affect holiday sales. ROI Revolution website is keeping a log of…
2020 Holiday Sales Forecasts
With the coronavirus impacting how shoppers are spending their money, I am sharing some information on the 2020 holiday sales forecasts. Of course, many of these quotes are surveyed and speculative answers, but they should give some insights into your…
Christmas in August?
Okay, I know you must be thinking: Christmas in August? Doesn’t she mean Christmas in July? Actually, no, I really mean Christmas in August. When I was an active road rep, I usually took the month (or part of the…
Ways to Increase Your Average Order Size
Instead of spending money to attract new customers to your website for the holidays, have you considered focusing on increasing your average order size? Adds-on or upsells to potential orders are great ways to increase order size, but not all…
Being Creative During the Holidays
During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we can forget why we started our product-based business. We lose our desire to be creative during the holidays as we frantically work our business! In the 17+ years we owned…
Keep from Panicking during the Holiday Rush
So much to do between now and the holidays, with so little time left! Although we sold our Tastes of Idaho business and no longer deal with the holiday rush, I find myself missing all the planning and ordering during…
Best Holiday Sales Tips
Just some extra tips, from past articles, to help you prepare for the upcoming sales season. I must admit, after selling our Tastes of Idaho business earlier this year, I am feeling a bit nostalgic over the loss of holiday…