Talk about some much needed shopping therapy. There always seems to be a reason for buying stuff. Anyway, I hope most of you would have put up your early Memorial Day weekend sale promotions to capture the mega crowd of shoppers who have either started shopping or are going to do so this weekend itself. Noticed that many of the major retailers had started early since last week. Don’t worry, you can still catch up Just get the news out via social media.

And sales don’t have to necessary end on the day itself. Most stores these days are offering a longer promotion or sale period to give shoppers more time to get what they want (as long as there’s still stocks available!). Since most people will be traveling and planning …

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This year, Mother’s Day 2013 lands on 15th of May. So what better way to get an online promotion out to all your customers, friends and contacts by sending out some newsletters and creating some buzz on social media?

You don’t have to spend a lot of time typing out a long and boring newsletter. Just create one with lots of nice images of some of your best selling products.

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And don’t just think about targeting people to get gifts for mothers. Expand the range so that people could think about getting something for mum AND on top of that something for themselves …

Victoria’s Secrets’ Facebook

Being able to sell your products on Facebook is an added bonus for many online business owners. These days, many customers prefer to communicate with businesses via social media like Facebook and Twitter as they want faster results instead of the usual email. The fact that these social media sites are open to the public is good reason for businesses to ensure that they are offering excellent products and services to avoid a public relations meltdown.

Anyway, for those who have yet to try selling on Facebook, just follow the easy steps to set up your Facebook Shop from the Admin panel. Here are a couple of important tips to take note of as well.

Don’t Overdo It

If your online store happens to have 1000 products (for example), please DO NOT upload all …