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Article added or updated:
02/20/2008 |
Traffic but No Sales
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by Karon Thackston © 2003
http://www.copywritingcourse.com
I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve heard the statement,
“I get tons of traffic, but no sales.” It’s normally followed by
comments like: “My site is highly optimized for the engines and my
rankings are great. I don’t understand why no one is buying.” Let me
shed some light on this mystery.
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Most often, when site owners (or professional copywriters for that
matter) write “search engine optimized” copy, they develop tunnel
vision. They are so focused on the placement of keyphrases throughout
the copy that they neglect something very important… the customer!
Because the immediate task at hand “seems” to be getting the site ranked
high, the writer neglects to take out his or her crystal ball and gaze
into the future. What should you be asking the crystal ball? “What
happens when the customer gets to my site?”
Oops! Didn’t think of that? Don’t feel embarrassed. Many people don’t.
Developing SEO (search engine optimized) copy is like creating a
complete circle. You have to have good keyword saturation in order to
get ranked in those prime spots. You have to have keyword-rich title and
description tags (mostly the title tag) to land in the top 10. Once you
achieve that your site starts drawing in surfers. Now that they’ve
clicked to your site, what happens? The copy has to give them what they
want/need. That’s the missing piece to the puzzle and the factor that
causes so many people to scratch their heads in disbelief.
When writing SEO copy, you have to think of the beginning AND the end of
the process. You have to create copy that satisfies both the engine and
the customer. Once you do, you’ll not only have boatloads of traffic,
but you’ll have the sales that go along with it. So, there… mystery
solved! Or at least part of it.
We’ve covered the “why,” now let’s look at the “how.”
1. Know Your Target Audience
In order to give someone what he/she wants, you have to know what that
want is. Take the time to research your target audience (also called
target customer, perfect customer, or ideal customer). Find out as much
as you can about them including who they are, what they do, how they use
your product/service, how old they are, what problems they have, and how
they prefer to receive information.
2. Stop Selling and Start Solving
So many people are pushing to get that almighty dollar (or euro or
pound) that they forget something. Customers don’t like to be sold to.
What they really want is someone to solve their problems. Once you show
that your product/service can, in fact, solve the problems your
customers face, sales will come on their own.
3. Appeal To Emotions
Most buying decisions are emotional so it makes sense that your copy
should be, too. While your customer’s need may be logical, the actual
buying decision is anything but. Think about it. When you bought your
last car, did you go for the “logical” choice? Did you pick the ugly,
shapeless, “no personality” car that had the best gas mileage and the
highest safety rating? I doubt you did.
You most likely took a look at all the options and – taking some logic
into account – bought the car that suited you best within your price
range. Emotion sells!
No, I’m not talking about getting mushy. What I AM talking about is
touching the emotional chord that draws customers to your product or
service. Those problems you found out about when doing steps #1 and #2
above… use them to add emotion to your copy.
With these three vital elements in your forethoughts, you can sit down
and write your copy – with your keyphrases in mind – for tremendous
results. When you understand the entire process and take the time to
learn to write emotional, sales-oriented, SEO copy, you will keep your
traffic count high and your checkbook balance higher.
Copy not getting results? Let Karon write
targeted, SEO copy for you. Visit her site at http://www.ktamarketing.com,
or learn to write your own copy at http://www.copywritingcourse.com.
Don’t forget to subscribe to Karon’s free ezine at http://www.ktamarketing.com/ezine.html.
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