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Web Site Sales:
Using This One Simple Word Helped Triple My Web Site Sales
This article is
very important.
In fact, the
chances are it will help you increase your web site sales. Now
I'm not suggesting you're low on sales but we could all do with
more sales right?
I first started
using this word on my website about a year ago. Using the word
changed the whole focus of my website, my business and my life!
Sounds
unbelievable doesn't it?
But it's not, it's
entirely true and I want to share it with you.
You want to know
what this word is don't you? Okay then - no more messing around
then.
This word is the
reason you are reading this article and the reason you carried
on reading after the first paragraph. Have you guessed it
already? The single most important word you need to use on your
homepage is "YOU"!.
You. You. You.
Using 'YOU'
Brings Success
Using the word
'you' on your homepage can have dramatic effects on how
effective your website is at converting visitors into enquiries
and sales.
Using the word
'YOU' gets across your business' message in the only way that
truly works - from the customer's point of view.
Now you might be
thinking this is all obvious stuff. And it is! But just remember
to look at the next few homepages you visit and see how many
site owners are not following this simplest but most effective
of rules.
Most businesses
fall into the trap of wording things in this way:
"We provide such
and such a product. We are industry-leaders.. We are based in
.."
What you should be
doing is changing the entire angle and 'voice' of your website
around from an anonymous corporate 'brochure-type-speak' into a
more personal YOU-focused angle. Take a look at my homepage and
you'll see what I mean - www.websitemarketingbible.com .
Now take a look at
your homepage - how many 'YOU's have you got on your page?
So Why Is Using
'YOU' So Important?
Because YOU are the
most important thing in YOUR universe. You don't want to hear
about me, my company, what we do or what our strengths are - you
want to hear what's in it for YOU.
Studies show that
you should have around 70% of all sales and marketing literature
comprised of words like 'YOU', 'YOUR', 'YOURS' etc. This might
seem like an uphill struggle at first and your initial attempts
might not read too well but you will soon get the hang of it.
Can You Play
YOU-Gymnastics?
You can actually
start treating it like a game. It takes time but eventually you
will master the skill of turning any sentence around from a
'WE', 'US' or 'OUR' statement into a 'YOU' or 'YOUR' statement.
I urge you to
revamp your homepage and get rid of any 'WE's or 'OUR's that you
have and reword everything to put the customer at the heart of
the matter. Now we're just talking about the homepage here but
really you should be applying this principle to your entire
website.
How The Word
"YOU" Changed My Life
When I first
learned of this golden rule it changed my website totally. I
went from talking about my business and products on the site to
talking directly to my customers and putting things across in a
way which meant most to THEM.
It also made me
take a step back and re-draft all my corporate literature
adopting this same YOU principle. But the story doesn't end
there..
I realised that
putting 'YOU' at the heart of my business communications and my
business as a whole was actually the starting point for
something far deeper. Ask any successful person and they will
tell you that 'givers gain' - that is, if you give first and
receive second you will achieve more than the person who takes
first and thinks of giving afterwards.
It was then that I
realised that I needed to start putting the 'YOU' at the centre
of my whole life. I realised that to every other single person
in the world - they were the most important thing that existed.
I listened more and
made better relationships.
I empathised more
and made more sales.
I gave more and
felt more rewarded.
I could go on but
feel that YOU need to go off now and start implementing this
powerful technique for YOUR website!
I wish YOU great
success!
Michael Cheney ©
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