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SEMALT RECOMMENDS HOW TO INCREASE DECEMBER SALES AND PREPARE YOUR E-SHOP FOR
THIS HOT PERIOD 



Online sales and the e-commerce industry have been growing steadily for years.
In 2019, online shoppers spent over $ 1 trillion online, 3.7% more than a year
ago, and the most in e-commerce history. Currently, the COVID-19 pandemic has
depleted many wallets, so this result may not repeat itself, but as online store
owners we still have something to fight for. Still, 60% of French internet users
shop in nearly 30,000 French e-stores. How to increase December sales and start
preparing your e-shop for this hot period? Let Semalt show you the way☺


HOW TO INCREASE DECEMBER SALES? EVERYONE WILL HAVE PROMOTIONS - HOW WILL YOU
STAND OUT?

The first thing you thought about was probably relevant promotions and
discounts. Everyone will have it - nothing new. Think about your USP, i.e., a
Unique Selling Proposition. What unique can you offer your recipients? What
packages, products, or services?


HOW TO INCREASE CHRISTMAS SALES IN THE ONLINE STORE? 15 TIPS

Here are 15 tips that Semalt can give you to help you with an amazing selling in
December:


1. SEO

In addition to the USP, you will also need a thorough SEO audit and diagnosis of
what can be improved in the positioning of your store. If your online store has
not had any SEO processes done so far and it just happened, start your strategy
from the very beginning:
 * choose key phrases for you that you want to position yourself for, i.e.,
   be more visible on Google for specific words and phrases,
 * specify the industry in which you operate - for each of them, SEO activities
   may be different or focused on different goals,
 * analyze the structure of the website and its content (e.g., thanks to
   the Semalt Powerful SEO Tools ),
 * … And optimize!

Remember that improving SEO comes after many months of diligent and regular
work. First of all, the visibility of the website increases, then organic
traffic, and only at the very end, sales increase. If you want to know more
about how to position your online store, check out our Semalt E-Commerce SEO.


Improvement and optimization of product sheets


A well-optimized product sheet should answer any doubts or objections of a
potential buyer. Simply lead it and encourage them to buy it. Check if your
product tabs cover all customer questions - put yourself in their shoes and see
if you would like to buy this product yourself.


The product card is primarily:
 * accurate photos of the product from different perspectives, preferably when
   used by the model or previous customers,
 * product description adapted to Google standards and current UX trends,
 * social proof (opinions, reviews, testimonials),
 * encouraging CTAs to act, with a description of the benefits of the purchase,
 * Q&A about the product - the most popular questions and answers about the
   product, supporting SEO, facilitating the customer's purchasing and
   decision-making process.

If you want your product to reach more potential online passers-by, do an audit
of product descriptions, and check if they are in line with today's SEO
standards. Are there relevant keywords and phrases based on which similar
products are searched? Does the description meet all the requirements and answer
all users' doubts, or maybe some questions in customer service are constantly
repeated? Do you use the language of benefits appropriately in them? Maybe the
dimensions are not displayed or the product is not added to any category and is
not displayed to anyone at all?


In addition to product descriptions of your daily marketing activities before
the grand finale in December, it is worth using various forms of content
marketing.


2. SYSTEM OF PROMOTIONS AND DISCOUNTS

After all, you will need a system of promotions and discounts to plan your
pricing policy and any online and offline marketing campaigns by the end of the
year. Determine what and how much you can overestimate so that this sale is
still profitable for you. Offer your customers packages and free shipping for
orders over a certain amount. Maybe the way of increased traffic, try to use it
to increase newsletter subscribers base and within the marketing automation send
a voucher with a value of 20-30 dollars in the first purchase for newsletter
signup?


Cross-selling and up-selling


If you have not yet implemented solutions related to complementary or
complementary sales, this is the last call for you. You can read more about
cross-selling and up-selling on our blog.


3. OMNICHANNEL - STANDARDS IN COMMUNICATION

If you haven't done it yet, plan and set standards for multi-channel
communication of your brand or e-store now. You never know what the first
meeting of the user with your brand will look like and where it will go to the
store - the sources can be social media, organic traffic on Google, or paid
online advertising. You should present clearly and legibly one and the most
important offer in a similar form in every place. Communication chaos, little
and irregular activity on social media, and the lack of brand responsiveness
allow the customer to escape to the competition, which will inspire his trust
and sense of security.


4. CREATIVE FOR GOOGLE / FB ADS

A few months before the campaign, there is enough time to prepare all the
creations, texts, and graphics for advertising campaigns on Google and Facebook
that you will carry out in the fourth quarter. Remember that each ad takes days
or weeks to test the target group and polish the details. If you want to see the
clear effects of PPC activities, you better start your campaigns in October /
November so that you have time to optimize them accordingly.
 * You can create graphics for social media, including Facebook Ads, for free in
   Canva. There you have a lot of formats at your disposal, prepared for a
   specific place in social media, e.g. ready-made Stories patterns and
   background photos for your fan-page. However, remember that this is a popular
   tool, so avoid ready-made diagrams.

Remarketing
Remarketing is an opportunity to attract users to your store who have already
been to your store and, for example, have abandoned their cart. Ads tailored to
selected products and customer expectations, following them in various corners
of the Google or Facebook advertising system, are an additional decision-making
stimulus that is difficult to resist.


5. SCHEDULING POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

If you already have established communication standards, promotions, and
discounts, as well as the first graphic creations, maybe it is worth planning
the publication of posts in social media related to your campaigns now? After
that, there may not be time for that in the throes of increased sales. You will
need Creator Studio or Buffer for this. A good social media strategy can also
help in positioning the store's website.


The Buffer app is especially noteworthy. In a few moments, you can connect and
plan posts for many months ahead. In the free version, you can schedule up to 10
publications.


6. GOOGLE BUSINESS CARD

If you provide your customers with the option of a personal collection or run an
online and stationery store at the same time, take care of a Google business
card. Good store marking on Google will make it easier for customers to reach
your point of sale. Current working hours, offers and promotions, product
photos, a chat where we can ask a question directly through Google Maps - all
this and more will make you stand out from other stores that forget about this
important medium. Good reviews on Google can work wonders.


7. ANALYSIS OF COMPETITORS' OFFERS

Now is a good time to browse through your competitors' store catalogs. What are
they selling? What have they added to the store? Do they have better prices,
shipping, and payment methods, or more convenient customer service than yours?


8. UX FIXES ON THE ONLINE STORE WEBSITE

This is the last moment to make any UX corrections. Speed up the operation of
the website, simplify the interface for users, and ultimately improve the
positioning of the website with Semalt Website Analytics.
A page that loads even 2-3 seconds longer than any other page in the competition
may lose this match. No one wants to wait for reloads, especially on mobile
devices. Together with your IT specialist or UX specialist, optimize the
conversion as much as possible with Semalt FullSEO-an advanced way to Google
TOP.


9. MOBILE VERSION OF THE WEBSITE

Google focuses on Mobile-First today, so the key to success in e-commerce may be
the optimized mobile version of your store and the appropriate Mobile SEO
strategy. If you don't have them, this is a red alert for you - it's time to
implement them. Even 65% of all purchases during Black Friday are made on
mobile. Don't let such sales opportunities pass you by. If you have a mobile
version of the website, check if it is indeed still easily scalable and
responsive on different devices.


10. SERVER REPLACEMENT

If you are considering switching to a faster and cheaper server and hosting that
will allow for more bandwidth and faster operation of your store, then this is
the last call to implement everything before December and test it enough to make
sure nothing "crashes". Replacing the server with a better one also affects the
SEO of the store. On days like the November and December "golden arrows", your
online store may get up to 30-50% more visits than usual. Prepare well for this
siege.


11. LOGISTICS

Have you been complaining about your courier company for a long time, your
customers returned with complaints, and you never had time to take care of it?
Imagine how many problems you have at the moment when there are several dozen
orders a day. Think of how many there will be when several hundred "full
baskets" are sent, flowing to you during the day. Now is the best time to verify
the offers available on the market and choose the right, better delivery
operator for your products.


Delivery time matters


Today, as customers, we have gotten used to the fact that we receive our order
the following day or in a maximum of two working days. Of course, in the
pre-holiday season, it is understandable that delivery times will be extended.
Everyone does understand that but after all, waiting for a package for a week or
two is a bit of an exaggeration.


Logistics outsourcing in e-commerce


If you feel that you cannot handle the logistics of such a large number of
orders, you can outsource the shipping services in your online store, as well as
the entire warehouse to an external company. The individual sales profit will be
smaller, but you will take the burden off your shoulders resulting from hiring
and verifying the tasks of employees for packing and sending parcels, and you
will only deal with the promotion of the store and invoicing.


More delivery options


For this, consider other forms of delivery than those you have offered so far.
There are several courier companies - let the customer choose what is most
convenient for him and do not make this decision for him. It is very easy to
lose a customer in e-commerce, even in such detail as delivery options.
Acquiring… much harder.


International logistics


If you feel that your products or the entire online store can be successful
abroad and you have already gained your first experience in this area, take care
in advance of better foreign store positioning, optimization of product
descriptions in the appropriate language, and as many forms of possible cheap
international shipments of products outside Poland.


12. GIFT WRAPPING FOR FREE OR FOR A NOMINAL FEE

Think about whether you can technologically and logistically add such a service
to the portfolio of your online store. This is related to IT improvements in the
store, as well as the involvement of additional people to pack orders.
We are becoming lazier and lazier every year. Besides, #Coronavirus made it
difficult for us to shop and leave home. It may turn out that many customers
will choose your e-shop, and not a competitor's if you offer packaging for a
gift at no price or a symbolic 5 dollars.


13. COUNTDOWN TIMER FOR SAME-DAY SHIPMENT

Statistics show that we most often shop online between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
At this time, customers mainly choose online stores that will provide them with
delivery for the next working day within 24 hours. A great solution is a clock
displayed above the purchases, which counts down the time until the paid order
is shipped the same day in the afternoon.


14. ADDITIONAL FORMS OF PAYMENT

PayPal, traditional transfers, payments on delivery, and with more expensive
products - easy payment in installments - remember that customers use various
forms of payment. If someone else gives them the option of the most appropriate
payment method for them, they will go to him. Don't get overlooked.


15. RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF ADDITIONAL PEOPLE FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE

Perhaps in such an important sales period for you as the fourth quarter of the
year, it pays to hire an additional person for telephone and e-mail customer
service? If so, it is high time to start recruiting and training a new employee.


CONCLUSION: CHRISTMAS IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

Coca-Cola trucks will soon appear on our television, which means that Christmas
is coming. The biggest harvest time for entrepreneurs in the e-commerce sector.
On Black Friday alone, an average of 650 dollars can be spent in each
pocket. How to increase Christmas sales in the online store? Don't miss your
chance and get ready for the fourth quarter in terms of SEO, product
descriptions, offer diversity, and the preparation of all human resources and
logistics - another such opportunity only in three quarters.


FAQ

1. When to start the SEO process?


As soon as possible! There is no perfect time to start the SEO process.
Remember, however, that its effects are visible only after a minimum of 3-4
months, so be patient, and you will see the results of consistently conducted
SEO activities throughout the year.


2. When is the highest turnover in e-commerce?


The best period for online stores is the fourth quarter of each year. That's
when we have Christmas, Santa Claus, Halloween, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday.
This is the time when the first post-holiday sales begin. This is the moment
when everyone buys everything. Get the most attention and strength in your
online store from October to December each year.


3. How can I increase Christmas sales in the online store?


There are many steps you can take to increase your Christmas sales in your
online store. Among them we can distinguish, among others:
 * SEO activities (with an emphasis on optimization of product cards),
 * UX corrections,
 * advertising campaigns on Google and Facebook,
 * omnichannel strategy.

Important! Think about your USP (Unique Selling Proposition) and offer your
potential customers something special that will make you stand out from other
e-sellers.


4. Will the coronavirus destroy the e-commerce industry?


Surely all kinds of trade backfire because as a society we simply have less
money. There are more unemployed people on the market, and the turnover of many
companies, including one-person ones, has dropped significantly. On the other
hand, we go to stores and malls much less often, and we shop online more often.
Already 73% of us do this. Coronavirus and the related lockdown may therefore
turn out to be an opportunity, and not a threat, for Polish online stores.





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