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Creating A Web Site That Sells - How To Keep And Convert Visitors

Designing a good sales web site can be the difference between losing a visitor and making a sale. You?ve got ten seconds to capture a visitor?s attention and convince them to stay ? that?s how long it takes the average user to decide to keep reading, or move on.

Make Your Site User-Friendly You need to plan your web site carefully to make it really sell your product:

? Have an attention-grabbing headline that tells visitors what they?ll gain by staying. It should list some clear, compelling benefits ? what they?ll learn and what kind of information you?ll provide.

? Keep your web site clean and simple. It should be easy on the eyes, with no more than a couple of key colors and easy-to-read fonts. Font should be very dark and contrast strongly with a lighter background. Avoid using patterns and limit your use of graphics.

? Use more sales copy and fewer images. Derek Gehl, of http://MarketingTips.com, says, ?Images should be used strategically to support the sales copy, not vice versa.?

? Make your navigation easy. It should run across the top of your page or down the left side. The fewer clicks it takes to purchase your product, the better, because every time you ask visitors to click, you lose some.

? Make your sales process quick and painless. Don?t use hidden links. If you want users to buy from you, you have to make it obvious how they can do so.

Develop Your Customers? Trust Your web site has to convey credibility and professionalism ? visitors won?t buy from you if they don?t trust you. There are two main ways you can build your customers' confidence in you:

1. Share your qualifications. Tell them why you?re able to help them. Don?t just bullet-point your credentials ? talk to them. Relate your experiences and explain how this product has helped you ? let them see there?s a real person behind the site.

2. Use testimonials from people who?ve actually used your products. Video, audio, and written testimonials accompanied with customer pictures are proven tools for creating credibility with consumers. Recommends Gehl, ?Make sure your testimonials have actual, measurable results people achieved using your product.?

Create Customer Loyalty Sharing relevant, interesting information can be a tremendous point of sale. Tell your customers what your product is, where it originated, and innovative ways they can use it. If you sell camping gear, write an article about great destinations for camping, or offer tips for staying safe in the woods. Give people a reason to come back to your site ? there?s a good chance that, while they?re there, they?ll buy something. By educating your customers, you create a sense of loyalty that will make them want to buy from you, rather than your competitors.

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