Affiliate Marketing in January: Resolve and Renew

It would be easy to come to the conclusion that January is a lousy month for affiliate sales, as it follows hot on the heels of the year’s most expensive party and gift giving season.

Well, that’s hardly the case.

Smart shoppers know that January is when some of the year’s best deals are to be had in big appliances, linens, gift and occasion cards, outdoor gear, prom dresses, video games and winter clothing.

Moreover, January is the time when people start working on resolutions and ways to improve their lives… or, at least until the 17th which is Ditch New Years Resolutions Day. So think self-improvement, weight loss, fitness, smoking cessation and debt solution products, the latter of which will go briskly once the credit card bills arrive.

To top things off, January offers a whole host of holidays and unique celebrations that can be monetized by affiliate marketers, many of which are listed below.

Month-long Celebrations in January:

• Hot Tea Month
• National Bath Safety Month
• National Blood Donor Month
• National Braille Literacy Month
• National Hobby Month
• National Oatmeal Month
• National Soup Month

Most notable holidays and events in January 2012:

• 1 New Year’s Day
• 6 Epiphany
• 16 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• 23 Chinese New Year

Celebrations by Date in January 2012:

• 1 New Year’s Day
• 2 Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day
• 3 Festival of Sleep Day
• 3 Fruitcake Toss Day
• 3 Humiliation Day
• 4 Trivia Day
• 5 National Bird Day
• 6 Epiphany
• 6 Bean Day
• 6 Cuddle Up Day
• 7 Old Rock Day
• 8 Bubble Bath Day
• 8 Male Watcher’s Day
• 9 Play God Day
• 10 Houseplant Appreciation Day
• 10 Peculiar People Day
• 11 Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend’s Day
• 12 Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
• 12 National Pharmacist Day
• 13 Blame Someone Else Day
• 13 Friday the 13th
• 13 International Skeptics Day
• 13 Make Your Dream Come True Day
• 14 Dress Up Your Pet Day
• 15 National Hat Day
• 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
• 16 National Nothing Day
• 17 Ditch New Years Resolutions Day
• 18 Thesaurus Day
• 18 Winnie the Pooh Day
• 19 National Popcorn Day
• 20 National Buttercrunch Day
• 20 Penguin Awareness Day
• 21 National Hugging Day
• 21 Squirrel Appreciation Day
• 22 National Blonde Brownie Day
• 23 Chinese New Year
• 23 National Pie Day
• 23 National Handwriting Day
• 23 Measure Your Feet Day
• 24 Beer Can Appreciation Day
• 24 Compliment Day
• 25 Opposite Day
• 26 Spouse’s Day
• 27 Chocolate Cake Day
• 27 Punch the Clock Day
• 28 Fun at Work Day
• 28 National Kazoo Day
• 29 National Puzzle Day
• 29 National Cornchip Day
• 30 National Inane Answering Message Day
• 31 Backward Day
• 31 Inspire Your Heart with Art Day

For more ideas on how to monetize early in January, read my article “How to Make Money from New Year’s Resolutions“.

And if you want to make sure you don’t ditch your own resolutions to improve your Internet marketing business this year, read Make Your Resolutions a Reality and 10 Resolutions for Better Online Business this Year.