28 Apr
Your site is speedy and gaining traffic, but conversion rates are disappointing. If this is true, you may have problems with the tone of your content. Do You Agree?
You must have a passion for the product or service you are offering. If you don’t believe in it, why should visitors to your site? A lack of belief will result in weak content and poor conversion rates. If you are selling quality, you are doing the prospect a favor. The tone of your site should reflect this in the content.
To effectively convert prospects, every entry page of your site must tell visitors:
- What you offer,
- How they will benefit, and
- Demand they take action.
Entry Pages
Many sites have conversion problems related to entry pages. Most people automatically envision the home page as the sole entry path to the site. Sweat, blood, and tears are poured while making the home page perfect. Conversely, a fraction of the same effort is applied to internal pages. It is a fundamental mistake.
If server statistics are verified, you may be surprised to find significant amounts of traffic entering your site through the internal pages of your site. Yes, a large percentage of visitors are entering the site without seeing the home page. If the “hook” is only on the home page, then conversions will suffer. Make sure you have a concise summary of your service and the benefits on every entry page to the site, and conversions will improve.
What You Offer
Tell visitors exactly what you do with the first sentence. Don’t be subtle. You only have a few seconds to get their attention. Avoid wasting it. The opening sentence should read something like, “At XYZ, we offer quality tools at wholesale prices.” Bam! The prospect knows what you are offering and if it fills their need.
Benefits
Tell your prospect how they will benefit from doing business with you. Avoid assuming that the audience will understand it. Again, be blunt. For example, “You save money when you buy from us because we have a low overhead and free shipping.” Bam! Now the visitor knows you sell tools at a low price. This combination should result in shopping activity if they have any need for the tool products.
Demand Action
What do you want prospects to do when they visit your site? At the end of your content, make sure you tell them. “Click here to order” is a perfectly correct statement, but adding a benefit is optimal. “Click here to order with free shipping” is a superior demand. Regardless, make sure you tell them what to do and make it as easy as possible to take the requested action.
If you are offering quality, you are doing clients a favor. Make sure the tone of your site reflects that fact.
SUMI AJMERA
