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9 years ago

Great stuff, Lu!

I remember years ago - going back about a decade, probably more - where Christmas earnings would take a massive header in the markets I was working in. No more. I love Christmas (and not just because of the mince pies!). I wouldn't limit yourself to Amazon either. Around October (just before The Walking Dead usually starts to air) I'll begin getting my Christmas campaigns organized: different offers, different traffic platforms.

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Loopholemarketers

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Get Rich Methods

Great stuff, Lu!

I remember years ago - going back about a decade, probably more - where Christmas earnings would take a massive header in the markets I was working in. No more. I love Christmas (and not just because of the mince pies!). I wouldn't limit yourself to Amazon either. Around October (just before The Walking Dead usually starts to air) I'll begin getting my Christmas campaigns organized: different offers, different traffic platforms.

Tom

You're right, last year my CJ.com commissions spiked for a lot of the popular clothing stores, it's just something in the air around this time of the year lol

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Tom Addams

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Loopholemarketers

You're right, last year my CJ.com commissions spiked for a lot of the popular clothing stores, it's just something in the air around this time of the year lol

Snap with CJ.com! Now we just need John Lithgow to organize

Christmas 2

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eac113

9 years ago

Yeah people are in the mood to spend, good job getting in front of them!

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blogmarketer

9 years ago

The holidays are terrific for sales, but only if you make the effort to get yourself set up in time.

Along with Christmas, there are tons of other holidays, celebration days, festivals, big events, etc., depending on your niche.

What I do is keep a calendar of holidays & events, world-wide, so that I can begin positioning my efforts at least 6 months in advance.

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seoboyz01

9 years ago

With free, fast shipping, many online retailers are able to push the envelope on last minute Christmas sales. That means you can actually earn with affiliate marketing all the way up until the day or two before Christmas. Never too early to start marketing, never too late to get into Christmas related marketing.

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by seoboyz01

With free, fast shipping, many online retailers are able to push the envelope on last minute Christmas sales. That means you can actually earn with affiliate marketing all the way up until the day or two before Christmas. Never too early to start marketing, never too late to get into Christmas related marketing.

True, it's not too late, my content isn't even ranking high in any of the SERPs but it's converting because of the mood people are in, if you just put up some content, especially Youtube videos, you won't need may visitors to see conversions...NO EXCUSES.

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himanuzo

9 years ago

To increase sales, you need to look for and offer discount coupon for the Christmas. Most people love it. Not only Amazon, you can try to look for other affiliate programs which allow discount coupon.

If you are trying to rank keywords for the Christmas, you are late because you need many days to see the top ranking at Google. Try to dig other traffic sources. e.g: social media, forums, blogs, classifieds, ppc, etc.

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9 years ago

Originally Posted by himanuzo

To increase sales, you need to look for and offer discount coupon for the Christmas. Most people love it. Not only Amazon, you can try to look for other affiliate programs which allow discount coupon.

If you are trying to rank keywords for the Christmas, you are late because you need many days to see the top ranking at Google. Try to dig other traffic sources. e.g: social media, forums, blogs, classifieds, ppc, etc.

Aaaah man, coupons didn't even cross my mind! I did see an email from Avangate. They are giving publishers coupons for their products.

And the best part about coupon keywords, they're time specific.

So instead of trying to rank for amazon coupon, you could look for: amazon coupon dec 2014, or amazon coupon electronics code december 2014, or amazon coupon electronics code december 2014 free shipping

The competition is so low your Youtube video, if you chose to use one, would rank and begin receiving traffic almost immediately!

Those are real keyword examples by the way

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Cosmit 9 years ago

my month going pretty well so far
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  Originally Posted by Cosmit
  
  my month going pretty well so far
  
  lol heck yeah, that's a beautiful sight!
  
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  komrad2 9 years ago
  
  It can be really worth it to target products that are bound to sell like hotcakes during Christmas. Just be sure to start early enough
  
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seoboyz01

9 years ago

Originally Posted by himanuzo

To increase sales, you need to look for and offer discount coupon for the Christmas. Most people love it. Not only Amazon, you can try to look for other affiliate programs which allow discount coupon.

If you are trying to rank keywords for the Christmas, you are late because you need many days to see the top ranking at Google. Try to dig other traffic sources. e.g: social media, forums, blogs, classifieds, ppc, etc.

People really get into the 'gotta have it now' spirit of the holidays. And, time sensitive (today only! type coupons) put the pressure on more and keep the potential customer in the buying mood. Just remember that these people are going to spend their money with someone, so it might as well be you.

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9 years ago

Gotta love this time of year

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BigAl75

9 years ago

Well done! Good to read a motivating success! Keep it up

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owenlee

9 years ago

Congrats!

Now is the time to push more traffic to it. You may make use of things like " 9 more days to Xmas"

Headlines like that pose a urgency and people tend to buy. Hope this helps

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spearce000

9 years ago

Just make sure the software is working properly:
Amazon 1p sales bonanza after computer glitch misprices items | Daily Mail Online

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Cosmit 9 years ago

Originally Posted by spearce000

Just make sure the software is working properly:
Amazon 1p sales bonanza after computer glitch misprices items | Daily Mail Online

i dont blame amazon mistakes do happen. i blame the over the board consumption savages who are willing to exploit retailers and throw away any shred of dignity left in order to get a free item from amazon. that is just stealing. probably the same type of people who rush into stores to wait in line 6 hours on black friday and trample everyone in their way. the shit people do for a cheap item.
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starvedseo

9 years ago

Good stuff, amazon surely pays and anyone can make money directing customers to the site.

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discrat 9 years ago

Hey LU,
Great job. Imagine next year after getting this experience under your belt. You will probably have 10 times that amount

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zimpaz

9 years ago

Originally Posted by Loopholemarketers

That's exactly how I felt when I uploaded that video review for leapfrog...

It didn't show up on Google page 1, or high in Youtube...

But I still manage to sell one system, plus 4 games and a controller lol

Out of interest...do you have amazon affiliate links in your youtube video description? I have...but i have read that sometimes your videos might get flagged from it.

Well done on the sales!

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owenlee

9 years ago

Originally Posted by zimpaz

Out of interest...do you have amazon affiliate links in your youtube video description? I have...but i have read that sometimes your videos might get flagged from it.

Well done on the sales!

You might want to check if that is allow. The last thing you want is that they took away all your hard earn comm.

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zimpaz 9 years ago

Originally Posted by owenlee

You might want to check if that is allow. The last thing you want is that they took away all your hard earn comm.

Yeah, I was a bit worried, but i noticed a lot of big youtubers do it. Apparently if it adds value and its not a spammy video its alright.
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Liarspoker

9 years ago

My best seller has been LeapFrog too. I thought that it would be the Elsa Snow Glow Doll but I didn't sell even one of those.

Congrats on your success!

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TheNerdyNurse

9 years ago

I'd be interested to know if an affiliate link is against the TOS.

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zimpaz 9 years ago

Originally Posted by TheNerdyNurse

I'd be interested to know if an affiliate link is against the TOS.

Youtubers like Marquesbrownlee do it and he is MASSIVE on youtube.
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Nick777

9 years ago

Xmas it is wonderful, Good luck, good mood, positive emotions

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seoboyz01 9 years ago

Originally Posted by Nick777

Xmas it is wonderful, Good luck, good mood, positive emotions

And, people spend way too much money at Christmas, trying to make up for the rest of the year when they are away and neglecting their family. It's just one day of the year. And, family companionship, being near your family is far more important than any gift. Thankfully for retailers and affiliates, most buyers don't know that.
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ProServices

9 years ago

Pre, during and post Christmas are generally the best periods to market. Keeping an eye on TV commercials is definitely a great signal

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1byte

9 years ago

Yep, it works. I made some great money last year using Bing PPC to drive traffic to my review pages which linked to Amazon.

My word of advice however, is be careful you don't make a linking error (or other inadvertent mistake) like I did and get your Associates account banned. Amazon is very unforgiving if you violate their TOS, and will ban your account without warning, with no recourse for getting it back. Believe me, I know from personal experience, and was shocked when it happened to me.

I had my account for 8 years, and made many thousands of dollars in sales, only to get the big ban hammer because I somehow misconfigured a couple of links on a landing page. Oh yeah, and they withheld over $500 in commissions I had already earned as well.

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aussiebrah

9 years ago

Originally Posted by 1byte

big ban hammer because I somehow misconfigured a couple of links on a landing page. Oh yeah, and they withheld over $500 in commissions I had already earned as well.

what do you mean by 'misconfigured a couple of links'?

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domainscience

9 years ago

I'll be honest.

Unless you have traffic from a source that you are getting traffic (maybe from a domain name type in), Amazo not worth it.

They want quality content, added value, and what ever else for a mere 4 percent commission(?)

There are people selling $1,000,000 a year yet net only about $50,000 to $100,000-Not really worth it when you figure all the work that goes into it.