Friday, June 15, 2012

Increase Your Bottom Line With These Web Merchandising Techniques

By Ronda Rivas


Merchandising is something that every Internet Marketer needs to do. Whether you've thought of it this way or not, much of what you do online is related to merchandising. After all, what is IM if not the selling of merchandise online? Whether we're talking about your primary business model or products you're selling on a part time basis, it's all merchandise. Whatever your goals for selling your merchandise, the good news is that there are measures you can take to increase those sales. In this article we will teach you a few of the things that you can do to attract more sales, make more money and improve your profit margin.

Many companies sell more products by starting a loyalty program. This might not work for you if you only have one main product, but if you have an online store with a large number of products, it's perfect. If you shop at the same stores in your area, there's a good chance you belong to some type of loyalty program yourself. There's no reason why you can't start one yourself. If you're selling items that people need to buy regularly, this gives them a reason to buy from you, as they'll be earning points every time they make a purchase. You have to calculate a system of points that makes sense for both you and your customers. This will only work if you offer customers something valuable for the points.

Perhaps you sell a variety of things online. You may be selling pet supplies, candles or baseball caps. When doing a promotion or sale, you don't have to discount everything, just focus on a single category. This works well when you have a lot of one kind of product that you want to get rid of or clear out of your inventory. What's more, it gets people to take a look at what you have for sale. Since the price on one category is so low, they will feel incentivized to shop in the other categories. A sale, then, can help you sell more of everything!

Another thing you can do is give them a free gift when they buy. The gift item can be of any size. It can be a button or a couple of pens or a magnet. A popular bonus is giving a supplemental report for the eBook they have purchased. The strategy is often used by people with online sales pages. Once they buy the affiliate product, the bonuses will come in handy. If you sell supplemental products or merchandise, you can give this away for free too. Sometimes postcards make a great bonus gift, especially if someone buys a coffee mug or shirt. Choosing the right bonus to give away is totally up to you. As long as people can get "something for nothing", especially as a bonus, they will purchase from you again and again.

There are a lot of ways to boost your merchandise sales when you want to make money online. Almost everyone that does Internet Marketing has extra products lying around that can help them make money. This is how you begin! More than likely, you will be able to use your own intellect and know-how to create even better strategies to generate more money. Are you waiting for something? You need to get going on this. Do it today!




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