Alright, we’re about 10 days away from Valentine’s Day, and I’m pretty sure 90% of you watching this still don’t have a solid sales plan in place.
Or maybe, at best, you’re just thinking of slapping a 30% discount on your products and calling it a day.
If you run an online store and you actually want to make serious sales this Valentine’s (or any other big occasion), then hey, I’m Alireza, and in this video, I’m gonna share 4 game-changing tips and Valentine sales ideas that no one really talks about.
If there’s even a 1% chance that what I’m saying won’t be useful to you, there’s a 99% chance that if you actually try it, you’ll be blown away!
And by the way, the fourth tip? That one’s a total goldmine. It literally boosted my sales by 400%.
Why Some Stores Fail to Crush their Sales?
before we get into it, let me ask you something: why do most online stores fail to crush their sales during big events like Black Friday, Valentine’s Day, and other shopping holidays?
Or better yet—why do customers, despite having thousands of stores offering insane discounts, only choose to buy from a select few?
Is it because those stores offer better discounts? Like, 100% off?
Nope. And here’s the thing—if you don’t get this one key point, you could offer a 100% discount and STILL struggle to get sales.
The reason some stores skyrocket their sales while others struggle is simple: they know how to convince customers that they HAVE to buy from them.
Let me say that again: They know how to convince customers that they HAVE to buy from them.
When thousands of websites are throwing out the same 30%, 40%, and 50% discounts, customers only buy from stores that give them a real reason to.
And that’s exactly what these four strategies will help you do. So, let’s dive in!
4 Valentine Sales Ideas and Tips
Tip #1
“Show how many people have bought your best-selling products in the last few days.”
For example, check out this notification—it tells you that Sara and 26 others have recently purchased the cable lightning product, then prompts the user to take action.
This does two things: First, it makes the user feel a sense of trust almost automatically. Second, it highlights a popular product, sparking their curiosity so they check out more details and eventually convince themselves they have to get it.
Why do they convince themselves? Because deep down, they’re thinking, “If 26 people have already grabbed this, the stock might run out soon, and I don’t want to miss out!”
If you think this could work for your website too, chech out this video—I’m gonna show you exactly how to put these ideas into action.
Tip #2
“Show your users exactly how much they can save when buying a discounted product!”
Usually, during a campaign, all we see is a percentage off. And honestly, that sometimes makes us feel like the product might not be that valuable if it’s on sale.
But when you tell your customers exactly how much they’re going to profit or save on a discounted item, it gives them the sense that grabbing that product is a real smart move.
For example, imagine a notification that says, “Epik Silicon Case is just $59. This deal ends in 2 hours.” Then it adds that you’ll save $40 by buying it, along with the original price.
Of course, if you can embed the exact saving directly into the main notification text, that’s even better—but this is just one example, and there are plenty of ways to make it even more compelling.”
Tip #3
“Every online store owner knows that if you can completely sell out a product during your sales campaign, you make way more profit than if you leave just a few units behind.
Here’s why: selling a product at a special discount is way more effective when it actually sells out. Otherwise, if there are still some left after the discount campaign, not only is the orginal price less appealing, but customer demand usually drops off afterward.
Plus, think about it—low-stock products still come with storage costs. If demand drops, they either sit in your inventory racking up expenses or you’ll have to get rid of them.
So, one of the key strategies in your campaign is to highlight products that are running low on inventory, encouraging customers to grab them before they’re gone.
For example, a notification might pop up saying: “Selling out fast! Case for AirPods – only 5 left!”
Now, imagine if you could mix these notifications up—like combining the number of recent sales with low stock alerts, or even pairing low stock with the savings, customers will enjoy from the purchase!
It all comes down to your creativity, and trust me, these tactics can really drive some impressive results.
Tip #4
But now, the last tip—the one I call the golden tip!
Before I dive in, let me tell you that this idea boosted my sales by up to 400% on a website that didn’t have huge sales or tons of traffic. And it’s not just for discount campaigns—it’s something you can use all the time.
I actually saw this idea in action on other websites, but I didn’t really take it seriously until I dug a little deeper and figured out how it works!
Imagine this: as a customer, you enter a website that’s in the final minutes of its sale campaign.
There’s only 25 minutes left for you to snag that discount, and you seriously feel the pressure to decide quickly.
That fear of missing out is maxed out, and you might end up adding anything and everything to your cart just to make sure you don’t miss out.
And that’s exactly what we want to trigger for every customer.
Imagine landing on the site and seeing: “Only 25 minutes left to grab your special discount, or else you’ll end up paying full price later.”
This strategy stops customers from overthinking or hesitating.
All you need to do is offer a limited-time discount to every visitor—for example, give them a 30-minute window to take advantage of the deal.
How to Implement this Valentine Day Sale Ideas?
Honestly, there isn’t a ready-made tutorial for doing this, and I haven’t found a tool that does it automatically—you might need to talk to a specialist to set up a custom solution for your site.
But I really wanted to share this tip in the video because I know it can be super useful for you.
Now, if you’re looking to display the types of notifications I mentioned, you can use the Notifal plugin if your website is built on WordPress and WooCommerce.
You can also find tutorials in sales notification article showing how to set up each notification. And trust me, even without watching the tutorial, setting up Notifal and creating these notifications is really simple.
Conclusion
I hope these Valentine sales ideas has been helpful. If you try these tips out, please share your experiences in the comments—let me know what results you got or if you found them useful at all.
Also, in future videos, I’d love to review different websites and show some examples of notifications tailored to boost engagement and sales for each one.
Feel free to drop your website URL or niche in the comments, and I might check it out in an upcoming video.
Thanks so much for sticking with me until the end. Catch you in the next post!
