1. If you have old inventory, give a closeout sale.

2. Return sales. Sometimes called a scratch-and-dent sale. Offer any less than perfect inventory at a special discount. Always mention character flaw with product -- corner’s bent, label glue scratch somewhere.

3. Only one or two left. Sell them for half price. Post on eBay. Combine them with another product, change price to cover half of orginal price.

4. Discount sale. You could create one or two-time seasonal discount sales. Use Ikea’s model of a sale only once a year. How about holidays, President’s birthday, or company’s X year sale. Auto dealers have over used this and people don't pay much attention to them any longer.

Be careful not to do same.

5. Use Amazon’s model and offer free shipping for orders over $X. Alternatively, offer free shipping with limited dates or if they upgrade.

Here are three methods that I have tested for you already that have worked for me. They will take some effort and patience. Here are three methods that are still new enough to work effectively.

#1. Fly-In Pop-Up Ads. There were pop-up ads, pop-under ads, and now slide-in and fly-in ads. Fly-in ads literally fly in from side of screen and then vibrate before stopping in middle. To your viewer, they can't do anything in their browser until they have closed pop-up or clicked on link. You really get your attention.

Fly-ins can be blocked. Like pop-up ads, which are frowned against by many marketers and not by others, this craze will last for another 3-6 months. So jump on it while it's still hot and before people get smart on how to block them. They do work and they aren't as annoying because of their movement. AOL users are blocked from receiving these.

You need to decide whether you want to add this to your website or not. There will always be a controversy on "whether to or not to" on topic of pop-ups.

There is very little information available on how-to's for this. Here is what I was able to discover after a few hours of research -- to save you some time. I don't know if I necessarily promote these, however, a good marketer presents idea so you can make decision. Because only you, know your business well.

Resources:

www.flyinads.com for more information and to receive code f/r/e/e.

Here is where you can get slide-in (different than fly- in) code created for you: http://www.slideinexchange.com/member.html

#2. Classifieds in other Internet ezines. Many ezines offer f*r*e*e classified ads, usually in exchange for becoming a subscriber. You find these opportunities by visiting an ezine directory and searching for ezines suitable to your product/service. Next, contact ezine host accepting f*r*e*e advertising.

Here is a list of ezine directories to begin your journey: