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6 Ways To Prepare Your Small Business For Holiday Sales

Faith Wambui by Faith Wambui
August 14, 2019
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When starting a small business, the last thing on your mind is holiday sales. However, as your business grows, you need to factor in some essentials of running a successful business. Holiday sales can make or break a small business if you’re not familiar with how people purchase over the holidays. This is a period where many shoppers tend to spend the most money. Additionally, it’s an opportunity to attract new customers as well as reward your loyal customers. Without adequate preparation, holiday sales can be messy, costing you a good reputation and even money. Here are some ways to prepare your small business for holiday sales.

Gather Feedback

Know your best-selling products or services as these are the ones that will bring more traffic to your business. It’s necessary to have an online engagement so as to interact with your customers. However, you can also conduct a quick survey with walk-in clients. You can track the feedback in your customer database and compile a more comprehensive list.

Secure Adequate Capital

You’ll need to invest more capital into your small business so as to increase your inventory. This is one of those times you need to give your all, not just to make sales but to avoid embarrassing situations. You don’t want a situation where customers order some products and they’re out of stock. Be vigilant about lenders as some of them take advantage of a business owner’s desperation.

Staff Seasonal Employees

If your small business gets a lot of traffic, you might need to employ extra manpower to attend to the customers. Nothing kills a business faster than poor services. Therefore, it’s important to invest in good customer service during holiday sales. Make sure that the people you bring on board are qualified to handle whichever product or service that you offer.

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Manage Back Office Work

Things can pile up on the technical side of the business during holiday sales. It’s necessary to have a system that helps manage things like accounting, billing and packaging in a timely manner. A slight mistake in the back office work can cost you time and money. You can take advantage of technology and get apps that help make your work easier.  Check out 5 Financial Apps You Should Have

Have A Marketing Strategy

It’s not enough to have a holiday sale. You also need to attract people to your products or services. Make your business stand out during this time by having a unique and catchy marketing strategy. If you have an online business, you can purchase ads on social media platforms. Additionally, you can partner with another small business to offer customized products and services.

Work On Your Website

Make sure your website can handle the traffic that comes with holiday sales. If not, get a professional to reinforce it so as to avoid embarrassing situations. Additionally, you can add sale banners to your website to notify shoppers of the upcoming or ongoing holiday sale. You can optimize your content by using keywords so as to make your website appear in searches.

Check out Digital Marketing Hacks For The Holiday Season

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I’m a content writer, bibliophile and travel enthusiast. I have worked in the digital space for over 5 years which has exposed me to a variety of lifestyle topics and peeked my interests in beauty, fashion, travel and wellness.

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