Online buyers seem to be staying away from my marketing sites
Online buying continues to grow worldwide. But in fact, buyers seem to be staying away from my sites and business is slowing.
I’m not saying this to whine or complain. I’m simply noting what many others who do online affiliate marketing are beginning to notice. Many at the forums I frequent have suggested that the old April 15 “Tax Day” in the U.S. may have slowed online shoppers. Perhaps that’s part of it.
I seem to recall that traditional online holiday shopping this past winter was off somewhat, or at least didn’t increase as expected. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all those other quaint shopping dates online retailers have named were down last holiday season.
I don’t think there’s any rocket science at work here. Simply put, this nasty worldwide recession we’ve been in for some time now has caused people to pull back on impulse buying and a lot of unnecessary shopping and shipping charges when they flip out the old credit card or get out the proverbial “pocket book.” (Is that one world or two? I dunno.)
But, having said that, I want to quickly add this: I have high hopes. The economic downturn will indeed turn upward, I believe. I continue to build websites and put up fresh pages to draw shoppers. And I continue to hope for the best!
