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Worldwide Holidays for December 2008

1st December

Independence Day: Portugal, Ukraine.

National Day: Central African Republic.

National Day: Romania.

2nd December

National Day: United Arab Emirates.

Republic Day: Laos.

5th December

Discovery Day: Haiti.

King's Birthday: Thailand.

St. Nicholas Day: Netherlands.

6th December

Independence Day: Finland.

St. Nicholas Day: Germany.

7th December

National Day: Ivory Coast.

Pearl Harbor Day: United States of America.

8th December

Immaculate Conception: Argentina, Austria, Chile, Colombia, Italy, Malta, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Seychelles, Spain, Switzerland, Venezuela.

9th December

Independence Day: Tanzania.

10th December

Constitution Day: Thailand.

Foundation Day: Angola.

Human Rights Day: Guinea.

Settlers' Day: Namibia.

11th December

National Day: Burkina Faso.

12th December

Independence Day: Kenya.

13th December

Republic Day: Malta.

16th December

Constitution Day: Nepal.

Day of the Vow: South Africa.

National Day: Bahrain.

Victory Day: Bangladesh.

17th December

National Day: Bhutan.

18th December

Republic Day: Niger.

21st December

Independence Day: Kazakhstan.

Hanukkah (Festival of Lights): Jewish Holiday Begins at Sunset

23rd December

Emperor's Birthday: Japan.

Victory Day: Egypt.

24th December

Christmas Eve.

25th December

Christmas Day: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Merry Christmas

26th December

Boxing Day: Australia, Bonaire, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom.

Goodwill Day: South Africa.

Independence Day: Slovenia.

St. Stephen's Day: Spain.

29th December

Hanukkah (Festival of Lights): Jewish Holiday Ends at Sunset

30th December

Proclamation Day: Australia, South Africa.

Republic Day: Madagascar.

Rizal Day: Philippines.

31st December

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7 Traffic Strategies of Affiliate Marketers By David Schaefer             An affiliate marketer must learn how to continually generate traffic. Having a website with a great design and solid content is very important. But, without traffic being generated to the site, successful results will be minimal or nonexistent. Creating a flow of traffic to your website or sales page requires know-how and perseverance. While getting started may seem a bit overwhelming, especially with so many other marketers vying for their share of attention, it is definitely possible to establish a place for sales in your target market. Most successful affiliates agree that generating traffic can often be a challenge. However, they also say that when the following seven strategies are consistently applied, the odds of increased traffic flow is significantly improved. Here are 7 Traffic Strategies for Affiliate Marketers: 1. Use the Search Engines to Your Advantage Gain maximum benefit from the search engines by appearing as one of the initial results listed on the first page. This places you ahead of other websites offering similar products or services and more readily visible to the searcher. Read on for ways to accomplish this goal. 2. Use Popularity Linking to Help Drive Traffic To accomplish high search engine results your website must be attracting significant traffic. One key method toward achieving this is through the use of links by connecting with other relevant websites. This activity will help to boost your status with the search engines. Generate popularity links by finding other websites that are similar to yours, but do not directly compete with your offerings. Then strike an arrangement to have reciprocal links within content or in advertisements. Here is a place to use some ingenuity. Offer an incentive for the other party to participate. In other words, what is in it for them? This process can be a win-win situation. 3. Write Articles Offering Valuable Content Writing Articles with quality content targeted to your audience is a great way to generate traffic. An article with valuable content can help to promote your website, create a buzz to attract new readers, and increase the number of popularity links to your website. The resource or signature box at the end of the article provides the opportunity for your brief self-promotion, including a link that leads back to your sales page. Submit your articles to Article Directories, other websites or blogs and publications. You can also use the articles in ezines/newsletters with links back to your site. 4. Establish a Joint Venture Marketing Arrangement Another effective way to promote your product or service is through Joint Venture (JV) marketing. This method establishes a marketing relationship between two people to help each other generate traffic and make sales. For example, website owners may agree to simply promote one anothers products or services, or do this in exchange for a slice of the commissions. JV partners can swap ads and links to their sites. There is really no limit to the possibilities of joint venture arrangements. But, the bottom line is that both parties benefit by reaching a wider audience and in building their customer lists more quickly.     Adland Digest Sponsor Message Be a sponsor. Place your ad here. (Spot II)   5. Join an Affiliate Program to Promote Your Product If you have your own product, consider associating with an established affiliate program as a merchant. Affiliates will earn commissions by marketing your product. With other marketers actively promoting your product, this can help to generate significant traffic. A product can be established through variety of ways. Such as, private label content, product development ventures, creative up-sells, and much more. 6. Create a List of Subscribers with an Autoresponder Whatever method you are using to market a product or service, be sure to capture the name and/or email address of the prospect or customer to an autoresponder program. Building a subscriber list is essential for any online marketer. Having a customer list is the backbone for promoting backend sales, which is where most of the income is ultimately generated. 7. Know Your Target Market and Aim to Them You must clearly know who your potential customers are and the most effective way to market to them. Surprisingly, this extremely important step is often not addressed or is poorly handled. Take the time to research exactly who your target market is and the best ways to communicate with that niche. How do you treat the prospect who reaches your site? Is the site presentation geared to your particular market customer. For example, is the copy relevant, is the design enticing, and is the prospect led through an appropriate sales funnel? 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