Here comes Santa Claushere comes Santa Clause Yep, its almost that time again. As we head into September, every e-commerce site should be formulating a plan for the holiday season. Even the sites selling the, I hate the holidays t-shirts.
Prepare or Be Doomed
You may be thinking, It is only September. Ive got four months to get ready for the holidays in December. Well, youre wrong. Lets consider a scenario.
First, the mad dash for purchasing holiday gifts starts early to mid-November depending on the popularity of the products on your site. The online holiday season is not in mid-December! If you agree with this position, your preparation time is already down to two months.
Youre probably thinking, Two months? Shorter than I thought, but I still have plenty of time. Sure you do.
If you think two months is plenty of time, ask yourself the following questions.
1. Is your product line currently updated?
2. Do you have sufficient inventory?
3. Whats your holiday sales slogan?
4. Will you be offering any specials or discounts?
5. If so, on what products?
6. Is your site updated with all products?
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