You don’t need to go into a physical store anymore to gain from savings and discounts today. We’re moving into the technological age, and more consumers want the convenience of shopping right from their mobile devices. Stores are answering the call, and putting more of their efforts into online marketing and eCommerce infrastructure.

If you’re intent on being a savvy online shopper, here are 5 tricks to try this year:

1. Promo Codes:
You don’t need to rip through a coupon book anymore to find the promo code you were looking for. There are online promo codes today, at large, waiting for you to simply Google their name and redeem them.

2. Cashback Programs:
Click through sites like Ebates and FatWallet to reach a store where you want to shop. The site then gets a referral bonus for sending you to that store. Keep using the cash back site, it will give you a “kickback” of somewhere between 2 to 4 percent of the purchase you make.

3. Gift Cards:
Online gift card exchanges like Raise, Gift Card Granny, and Cardpool give you a gift cards at a value less than what they sell for. It’s not usually a huge discount, but it gives you some extra dollars to shop with.

4. The Shopping Cart:
Leave items in your shopping cart! Walk away from them. Your brands will come chasing you with discounted offers.

5. Social Media Alerts:
Brands are big into hosting flash sales and discounts by posting links and codes on their big social accounts today. They want you to follow their accounts, so they will reward you with special discounts if you choose to follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Go master the art of online shopping today.