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When people want to buy something, they have lots of options. According to Internet Live Stats , there are over 1,250,240,286 websites in the world today - and the number kept growing even as I looked at the page. Obviously, not all of these websites are your direct competitors, but even if you just look up your specific industry in your geographical area, you'll probably find at LEAST three or four other people doing the same thing you do. And that's assuming people are even sure they want a product in your field. They might just decide... Read More

I recently had an interesting conversation with some of my fellow writers who were struggling with social media addiction. They wanted to focus on creating content, but they felt compelled to continuously check their notifications on their favorite social channels. As a result, they were struggling to actually produce content, because they were spending so much time online. But as I pointed out, social media addiction isn't 100% a bad thing. As a creative, introverted copywriter, I have the opposite problem: if left to my natural... Read More

How many hours have you spent driving to networking events, making small talk, asking questions, giving pitches, handing out business cards, and doing follow-ups... only to have few or NO new sales or referrals to show for it? Live, in-person networking can be an invaluable source of clients and referral partners, because it enables you to build rapport and trust much faster than most online methods can. Unfortunately, many people are just a few skills away from getting a return on their investment of time and energy, so they spend... Read More

Due in large part to a rapidly shifting business landscape, as well as the increasing complexity of various professional roles and responsibilities, business professionals across a wide range of industries have sought outside assistance from life coaches and have thus experienced the benefits of the guidance offered by these impressive experts. When working with clients, the most effective coaches tend to rely on many of the same elements utilized by consultants and therapists to help the individuals they work with to recognize an ideal... Read More

If you're a highly intelligent, educated person, you probably have a special challenge when it comes to making sales. You explain your offering to your client, you tell them what you'll help them do, and you give them a list of the things they'll get... ...but instead of getting as excited as you thought they would, and immediately taking action to purchase a product they obviously need, they go blank-eyed and seem to lose all interest. They might ask you "What does that mean?", give a neutrally polite "that's interesting", or tell... Read More

Many people try to get clients through their website, only to end up wasting money and losing leads because they don't know how to track and validate those leads properly. If you want a good return on your website marketing investment, you need to know where your best leads are coming from, which parts of your website are inducing them to contact you, and which parts of the site aren't getting results and need to be improved. The trouble with that is, the process can seem very complicated and technical when you don't know how to do it, and... Read More

"‹ When you make a marketing video, are people watching the whole thing, and are they reaching the end of the video with a desire to take the next step? Or are they clicking away and forgetting about it the moment its over or, even worse, giving up on it halfway through and leaving? Today, Im going to share 10 classic mistakes Ive seen people make in their marketing videos, and how to avoid boring your viewers into abandoning your videos. Mistake #1: Not getting to the point IMMEDIATELY. Yes, your animated logo is cool. No,... Read More

Guest post byBrad Shorr . By now you should know that it doesnt matter how good your product or service is if you dont have the marketing skills necessary to drive customers to do business with you. The same idea applies to Internet marketing, where developing a high-performance lead generation website is absolutely crucial for any business to succeed. The number of products and services that sell themselves is so small that its insignificant. You simply cannot afford to have anything less than a fully functional and highly... Read More

When you try to raise curiosity in your potential clients, are you actually getting them interested, or just confusing them and turning them off? There's a right way and a wrong way to build curiosity. I recently participated in a #wattpad4 conversation on Twitter , where fiction authors congregate to discuss their craft. While the conversation was focused on fiction books, one of the participants gave a piece of advice that applies very strongly to marketing: "It's crucial that the opening line be CLEAR. Any questions the... Read More

Want to get more leads through your website? In today's blog post, guest writer Tracy Williams is sharing an infographic that reveals 25 features that will help you get more leads, clients and money through your website in 2017. I may have to give my own websites a tune-up after reading this! Here's what Tracy has to say about optimizing your website to get more leads: If you're going to go to the trouble of getting a website set up to promote your business, then you shouldnt do it half-heartedly. There are many different factors... Read More