A few weeks ago, I decided to test Amazon’s giveaway feature to see if it could work as an oddball way to get more sales. The thought process was: give away “x” number of a mass-market mug and hopefully the people who didn’t win would still like the mug enough to want to buy it. […]
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Etsy is probably one of the most underrated marketplaces out there. You can do very well with it – in fact, many people from LHS sell more on there than they do on Amazon. It’s a different kind of marketplace, for sure – but once you master it you can get lots of sales. Here are
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Every site needs traffic – we all know that. However, targeted traffic isn’t always the easiest thing to get – especially if you’re not interested in spending hours and hours on drawn out blog posts and backlink strategies. Because of this, I set out to see if there were any 5-minute traffic tweaks that might make a big
Powerful 5-minute traffic tips. #3 is awesome. Read More »
Post Updated as of May 18 2017 – will keep updating as we get more results. Instagram is a really effective marketing channel. It helps you get engagement, drives traffic, and increases brand recognition. It’s also been found to produce a “higher average order value” than other social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google
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The holiday posts continue to be a big hit (thanks again for all of your awesome feedback!). So I decided to make another one for Cinco de Mayo, which is coming up in a little over three weeks. Cinco de Mayo isn’t traditionally thought of as a gift-giving holiday. But it’s still a highly celebrated
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Literally billions of dollars are spent each year on Mother’s Day, with the average consumer spending over $100 on gifts. And people love shopping for presents (and good deals) online. Mother’s Day 2017 is fast approaching (May 14), but there’s still time to come up with new design ideas specifically aimed at mothers, grandmothers, wives,
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EDIT: The 2018 list is right here! As I’ve mentioned in my recent St. Patrick’s Day and Easter posts, holidays are a GREAT excuse to promote your products – no matter what your business model is. Because of this, I thought it’d be fun to create a list of “weird” holidays that occur throughout the year that
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Because our St. Patrick’s Day promotional post had such an enthusiastic response, I thought I’d make another holiday post for Easter (coming up on Sunday, April 16th). Thanks to anyone who left / is leaving comments, by the way – they really help me gauge what’s most useful for you. :) Easter is a fun holiday to
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Being featured in gift guides is a GREAT strategy to find potential buyers. You basically get to reach people who are about to make a purchase and want suggestions for the best things they can spend their money on. Not too shabby. In case you’re not familiar with gift guides, they’re basically round up lists of gifts that are well suited either
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Sales for creative novelty items spike way more often around holidays and special occasions. People love traditions and getting into the holiday spirit. During Christmas for example, sales were through the roof. We could barely keep up at the warehouse. I saw another sales spike just before Valentine’s Day, and I even see them for “smaller” holidays like
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