10 Vital Tips to Make Sure Your Ecommerce Site is Holiday Ready
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1). Create an Initial Site Checklist
Have site ready as soon as possible
Make sure teams, service partners can handle holiday traffic
Make sure site is secure
Have graphics ready before the Holiday rush
2). Quick Load Time For Pages
Pages need to load in <2 seconds
Customers won’t wait around
3). Optimize Copy and Make Site Holiday Oriented
Proper SEO is important for your Ecommerce Site
Implement a Holiday SEO Strategy
3). Optimize Copy and Make Site Holiday Oriented
SEO Guidelines
Product descriptions should be accurate
Avoid duplicate content
Regularly add content
4). Your Site Should be Responsive/Mobile Adaptive
Know the difference between responsive/mobile adaptive
If your site isn’t responsive, make it happen ASAP
Think about connection speed
Don’t ignore mobile SEO
5). Optimize Your Checkout
Feature one-page checkout
Accept multiple forms of payment
Make sure your site is secure
6). Optimize User Experience/Buying Process
Have proper site usability
Breadcrumbs
Easy navigation
Custom design
6). Optimize User Experience/Buying Process
Enhance the buying experience
Multiple quality images
Thorough and correct product descriptions
Virtual fitting rooms
Design your own product features
7). Feature Holiday Blog Content
Integrate holiday themes within blog
Use keyword rich topics
Blog should be relevant to the holiday/products
8). Run Email Campaigns
Marketing Automation tools like Marketo help track leads and integrate Marketing/Sales
Have a separate campaign geared towards existing customers
Remarketing reduces the effects of shopping cart abandonment
9). Integrate Social Media
Run contests when applicable
If possible, promote user-generated content
10). Use Proper Data and Analytics
Reduces abandonment
Drives retention
Creates loyal customers
Collect as much data as possible for onsite product discover and personalized/targeted campaigns
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