19 Feb 2008 02:51:32 | Glenn Ducharme
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with the article. The "Big 3 Points" to Selling on the Web
Building a home internet business on the web, can seem at times,
like an impossible goal for most people getting started because
they are either not sure of what products they should sell, or
how to build a home business website so its effective enough to
get the right targeted traffic and make the sale. If your new to
the concept of building a home internet business, I implore you
not to waste alot of time and resources building a site until
you have properly thought out a theme or concept of what
product(s) you will sell and what customer you want to target
for your products. Most people tend to rush into setting up
their home business site and try to make quick sales (Do not do
this). This is the biggest mistake people make, and usually all
they get for the resources spent is a website, traffic that's
not targeted, a few quick sales (if your lucky) then give up do
to frustration and disappointment.
If you already have a home internet business website you should
ask yourself these questions...
Are my products delivering a good price/benefit ratio?
Am I providing my customers with the right website content they
want?
Is my website getting the targeted traffic I need to convert my
sales?
If your answer to any of these is no, then you may want to
consider making some changes to the content of your website for
it to be more effective at selling on the web.
Do you know why most sites fail? It’s because they are developed
with the wrong mindset. I'm not kidding, when I tell you 95% of
new home internet businesses fail, and most of it due to not
having the proper knowledge about what their trying to sell and
how to sell it.
You need to change your mindset from trying to sell customers
to pre-selling them with well written content so they are more
receptive to the products you offer. By doing this you become
credible and your customers will gain a feeling of trust to make
that purchase.
Think of it this way, most people surfing the net are looking
for information, information is contained in text if they arrive
at a site with no content and flashy sale ad banners you lose
credibility and the sale.
So if you want to succeed at building a internet business
venture, you must start by learning and then utilizing each one
of the Big 3 points that are directly under your control...
Point#1-develop a great product.
Point#2-write a Website that SELLS with deadly effectiveness.
Point#3-attract targeted customer (i.e., traffic) to the site.
When you use these experience-proven strategies, you will
attract motivated, targeted customers and turn your home
internet business website into a killer sales machine . Then you
will sell them. Period.
Keep in mind, it's not about being well-financed. Just Smarter.
So Try evaluting your site for its content value, step back for
a moment, and envision yourself as a prospective customer, what
feelings do you get when you view your site? Is it one of trust
and credibility? Are you willing to make a purchase? Remember,
your not selling your products your preselling your customers
and there is a big difference between the two concepts.
Take for example, a prospective customer is searching the net
looking for a product which you offer. That customer has already
visited say, ten other sites before getting to yours. If your
site is offering the same copy and paste text and banners ads as
the previous sites, your doomed. Your propective customer will
leave your site and not make the purchase because its human
nature to trust your feelings and if your customer feels like
your selling them they just wont buy from you. Which is why its
so important to use your own words and provide as much
preselling content as you can, gain the trust first, then make
the sale. It just doesnt work any other way. While there is so
much more I want to tell you it would take me hundreds of pages
to explain every concept in detail. If you want more information
on this topic, I highly recommend getting the ebook MAKE YOUR
SITE SELL! You can get it at
http://myss.sitesell.com/income294.html
Good luck in your home business ventures.
Best Wishes, Glenn Ducharme
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