Ten Reasons Why People Dont Buy From You
by Dan Brown

Heres ten simple yet POWERFUL ideas for you to reflect on. This will help you adjust your marketing strategies...which will have a GREAT effect on everything you sell.

1. You dont make people feel safe when they order. Remind people that they are ordering through a secure server. Tell them you wont sell their e-mail address and all their information will be kept confidential.

2. You dont make your ad copy attractive. Your ad lists features instead of benefits. The headline does not attract at your target audience. You dont list any testimonials or guarantees included in your ad.

3. You dont remind people to come back and visit. People usually dont purchase the first time they visit. The more times they visit your site, the greater the chance they will buy. The most effective way is to give them a free subscription to your e-zine.

4. You dont let people know anything about your business. They will feel more comfortable if they know who they are buying from. Publish a section called About Us on your web site. Include your business history, profile of employees, contact information etc.

5. You dont give people as many ordering options as possible. Accept credit cards, checks, money orders, and other forms of electronic payments. Take orders by phone, e-mail, web site, fax, mail, etc.

6. You dont make your web site look professional. You want to have your own domain name. Your web site should be easy to navigate through. The graphics should be related to the theme of your web site.

7. You dont let people read your ad before they get your freebie. When you use free stuff to lure people to your web site include it below your ad copy or on another web page. If you list the freebie above your ad they may never look to see what youre selling.

8. You dont attract the target audience that would buy your product or service. A simple way to do this is to survey your existing customers to see what attracted them to buy. This information will help you improve your target marketing and advertising.

9. You dont test and improve your ad copy. There are many people who write an ad copy and never change it. You have to continually test and improve your ad copy to get the highest possible response rate.

10. You dont give people any urgency to buy now. Many people are interested in your product but they put off buying it till later and eventually forget about it. Entice them to buy now with a freebie or discount and include a deadline date when the offer ends.

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