3 Simple Ways to Use About.Me To Sell More for Christmas

For one reason or another, adding a Christmas avatar to your Twitter account might not be enough to show your Christmas spirit in order to make some extra income from your skills. It’s a bit late to create a webshop or design a website in the spirit of Christmas but thankfully – there’s About.Me, a website that even Santa Claus can use to show what he’s all about…

Welcome to the .Me Advent series of blog posts about how to make this year’s Christmas even more cheerful, using .Me startups and apps. Instead of chocolate or candy, this special Advent calendar gives you the simple tools you need to make it a truly digital holiday.

For those not familiar with About.Me, it’s a fast-growing services that lets anyone – including Santa’s elf named Larry – create their own, personal homepage. Instead of an entire website or profile that’s “locked in” to some network, About.Me lets you create your first independent, personal website.

1. Get Your Christmas Job, Santa!

If you’re Santa Claus, one of his elves or even reindeer, you can use About.Me to create the most unique CV to get that special job of delivering presents to kids all around the globe… Or you can actually get a seasonal job by using About.Me’s platform to create a CV and biography in the spirit of the holidays.

Because About.Me is so intuitive and simple, it won’t take you long to create your profile, but keep in mind to: Use a high-quality background image with a Christmas or holiday theme. Don’t be a cheapskate and “Google image” something that isn’t yours. Instead, go to a royalty-free photo database such as Pixabay or a paid one such as iStockPhoto and choose a great photo both you – and your future employer will be proud of!

2. Sell Christmas Products/Services Without a Webshop

While you can use a service such as Shopify to create your first web shop, seeing how it’s already December 4th you might want to opt for a simpler solution – and that’s exactly what About.Me can provide you with.

Instead of dozens, start with just one product that you want to present and write some content that tells it’s story. It doesn’t have to be a product. It can also be a service related to Christmas, such as baking ‘on demand’ cakes in the shape of jolly old Santa.

Where About.Me truly shines, in this case, is that it lets you present not just what you do, but also your whole story! It’s About.Me, right, so instead of just writing a description of what your product or service does, write how you decided to create it, why and how it can change someone’s life. I know, it might seem a bit too much, but having that personal touch makes all the difference when Christmas shoppers consider buying from you.

3. Simple Landing Pages for Christmas

I know, I know. It’s definitely not a specific WordPress landing page template you can find on ThemeForest, but consider what About.Me can offer you. With not a day more to spare, you need the simplest possible solution if you decide to create a simple landing page for a promotional campaign or anything else that you want to send traffic to. A Christmas ebook, you say? A wishlist? It can all be done in just a few minutes with About.Me.

As in the example of creating an About.Me profile to present yourself or a specific product, you’ll just need to add some content, a few images and a background photo!

These are just 3 simple ways to use About.Me this Christmas to earn some extra money, by using it to present yourself and your personal brand online. What are you going to do with About.Me and what would you suggest?