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Quick Tips That Make Your Website Sell

August 19, 2011 by Sue Painter 24 Comments

So this week I was the guest speaker for Dan Morris's weekly Mastermind group. Dan publishes an e-mail each Friday (Dan's notes) that I ALWAYS learn something from. So I was happy to reciprocate and talk with his listeners. (And, as it turns out, I just moved to the very same city Dan lives, so we're not far from each other.)

Here's what Dan wrote in his Friday note about our hour-long conversation: “The bottom line is this: If you want to convert more window shoppers to customers you have to combine logic and art. You have to use both the right and left brain, analyzing and creating.  Ask yourself these questions:

  1. What do you want your customer to do right here on this page? (If you can't answer that, then we're not ready for a website conversion discussion yet.)
  2. Is it extremely clear that's what you want them to do? Are you giving them mixed signals like an opt-in box on one side and a buy button on the other?
  3. Do others agree with you? Can they tell you what the most important part of the page is – and does it match what you think?
  4. Have you matched the goal of the page with the mindset of the customer? It doesn't matter whether you're inviting them to something, selling something or asking them to opt-in, Sue Painter says you need to meet these three requirements:
  • Does it fulfill a compelling need?
  • Does it fulfill an urgent desire?
  • Do they want its deep rooted benefit?

If you can successfully work your way through those questions, you'll have made great strides towards better conversions.

The last part is A/B testing. Things like colors, headlines, backgrounds, copy – they all matter. So start testing options and start winning! If you think you're 100% on target with everything above – then you likely have a target market problem. Where is your traffic coming from? Are the people you want to come to the page coming, or are you attracting someone else to the page that you didn't intend? That's the analytical part of the whole thing. Do the numbers match?

If you'd like to listen to the MP3 you can join into Dan's weekly mastermind (it's free) at this link: 

http://freeweeklymastermind.com/webinars.

Meanwhile, go look at your website's pages and make sure they can tell what you want them to do, on every single website page.  Here's to your continued confident marketing.

 

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Comments

  1. Dan R Morris (@DanRMorris) says

    September 3, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    After seeing all of those comments, we should have a mastermind call where we just help “audit” each other. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Renee says

    August 30, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    Great post Sue!! Such great tips and I love the idea of art & logic. Fact with emotion = sales::))

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 30, 2011 at 5:33 pm

      Hi Renee,
      Yes, as you know….facts tell and stories sell…..
      Sue

      Reply
  3. Jennifer Bourn says

    August 29, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    Amen! Thank you for communicating what I always say – your overall site AND each page on your site needs to have a clear goal and purpose … On each page it needs to be clear what action you want the visitor to take! As a web designer, I LOVE marketing professionals that understand this principle!

    Jennifer Bourn, Bourn Creative

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 29, 2011 at 1:49 pm

      I’m glad you agree, Jennifer. It makes me crazy when clients expect designers to also know marketing. Some do, but usually not so much as it isn’t their interest.
      Sue

      Reply
  4. Mitch Tublin says

    August 28, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    Sue,
    Appreciate the great information and the introduction. You definitely are attracted to the right folks!
    Mitch

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 28, 2011 at 7:22 pm

      Mitch, you’re welcome.

      Reply
  5. Heidi Alexandra Pollard says

    August 28, 2011 at 4:08 am

    Thanks for the quick tips Sue – you always have me at hello!
    And yes it is time to go back look at my website’s pages and make sure they tell people what I want them to do!

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 28, 2011 at 6:37 am

      I think your Leading Ladies site looks great, Heidi!

      Reply
  6. Bill Painter says

    August 27, 2011 at 10:02 am

    AGood points, especially item 2 on the clear choice. This is similar to a tactic used in negotiation is called channeling where you limit the choices so you guide the person to your desired outcome while making the decision easy.
    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 27, 2011 at 10:08 am

      Channeling? LOL! That means something very different in energy work. Need to know more about that, Mr. Bill. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Mary Ellen Miller says

    August 26, 2011 at 11:49 am

    Excellent tips Sue! Thank you for always being so informative. I’m off to review my site.

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 27, 2011 at 10:42 am

      Mary Ellen, Let me know if you decide to make changes – I’ll be curious to see what you discovered!

      Reply
  8. Katherine C. H. E. says

    August 26, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Great questions, Sue!! Reminds me it is time to do website audits!! THANKS! XO, Katherine

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 27, 2011 at 10:43 am

      You’re welcome, Katherine.

      Reply
  9. Tiffany deSilva says

    August 25, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    Sue great advice as usual. I particularly agree with you on not sending mixed signals. One call to action on a single page is perfect. Thanks!

    Reply
  10. Linda Pucci says

    August 25, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    These are great tips, Sue (as always). I also think the combination of logic and art is where it is at. I am getting ready for a website overhaul so these tips are particularly timely for me! Thanks!

    Reply
  11. Jeff Brunson says

    August 24, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    I love the guidance to “combine logic and art” – that is the challenge. Thanks Sue.

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 24, 2011 at 8:30 pm

      Yes, I agree, Jeff – combining logic and art IS the challenge!

      Reply
  12. Kristina Shands says

    August 24, 2011 at 10:56 am

    Love this, Sue. Especially the A/B testing. Thanks for introducing me to Dan’s work. Looking forward to checking out his site and recordings.

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 24, 2011 at 12:11 pm

      Welcome, Kristina!

      Reply
    • Dan R Morris (@DanRMorris) says

      September 3, 2011 at 11:38 pm

      Thanks for the kudos. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Dan R Morris says

    August 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    Hey hey,

    Thanks for the nice plug! I think this is a good example page for what we’re discussing. This web page’s headline is written to get you interested in reading the article.

    Then the article itself is good (if I say so myself) and ends with a call-to-action. It’s clear here that Sue wants you to get better at what you do. She clearly asks you to go look at your own site and self-analyze it. She didn’t say “go to Dan’s site and sign up for his Notes – THEN – check out your site.” (which I encourage) 🙂

    Very clear. Since it’s not a commerce page, squeeze page or lead generation page – there isn’t much to distract you from reading the article – other than the sidebar. But it isn’t flashy either and doesn’t command your attention like the article.

    Follow what Sue does. She does good work.

    Dan

    Reply
    • Sue says

      August 23, 2011 at 7:49 pm

      Thanks for the compliment, Dan. You do good work, too!

      Reply

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