Enjoyed your article – short and to the point. Great advice!

Hi Shari!

Amazingly simple and a compelling action plan kind of article here!

I think this is exactly what the vast majority people fail to address, and by the time their site’s up, they’re already thick in the action to do much about the original strategy of having it in the first place.

Strategic planning would involve everything from the demographics to the psychology of visitors, which would be pretty intimidating for newbies.

Fortunately, we’ve got Patrick!

Yasser

Is it true everytime you click on a website the person who owns it makes a profit? If so, how much of a profit?

I liked this article, it wasn’t on going and straight to the point. I never really grasped the concept of how people convert their websites from visitors to customers but this article gave a lot of insight on how they do it.

good post, a good guide for those who are just starting up their sites. Brief yet concise.

Thanks for this.

Hi Shari,

Really great info and advice there!
Action plans are what everyone is looking for and this is simple and effective.

Thanks,
Kevin

I like the point about identifying exactly what you want visitors to do. In my case, I want them to sign up for my list so that I can continue to build a relationship with them. Providing value and building relationships – that’s the objective.

Yes, that is some great advice. People need to learn how to get a really good call-to-action on their web sites to increase their conversion to sales. Maybe adding a video to the web page telling the visitor what they can do in order to help them along. I’ve done that with a few of our web pages to hold the person’s hand so they can figure out what to do and follow by example.

Hey Shari,

I love Patrick’s three questions; Why am I here? Where do I look? What do I do next?

I notice that on a lot of sites that I visit I don’t get a clear picture of what the author of the site is trying to accomplish.

Keeping these three questions in mind when building your “Sales Department” both the website owner and the reader will benefit greatly.

I may have to return to watch Patrick’s videos as well!

Thanks for sharing Shari,

Kevin

Right on man this article hits all the key points what you need to do to bring is customers in this electronic age! its all about finding your customers needs first by researching through social networking and then tailoring your message to there needs.
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Hi Shari

Thanks fot this good info.

It does make a lot of sens I Need to look at the videos you are talking about it is always good to learn from people that know the how to’s.

Make it a great day.

Regards
Theuns
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Whatever our profession its really important to plan well our strategies so that we can execute our goals in perfection. Running a website, I feel, is like running a business since bloggers plans different types of methods to attract readers.

Researching and planning everything out is so important.
When I researched the most used keywords for my niche and products, it increased my sales and traffic almost straight away.

Thanks for this article.
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I completely agree that its important to make sure that everything is planned before building a site as it can be a lot of work and expense trying to fix a site that isn’t optimised for example. Many people do not realise the importance of planning these things in advance.

Researching about what people look for is so important. People tend to get lazy in that department but it can only help you in the long run. Thanks for the advice! Simple and to the point :0)
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That’s one of the reasons for tribes like ours — to continue learning from one another!! Right on man this article hits all the key points what you need to do to bring is customers in this electronic age! Amazingly simple and a compelling action plan kind of article here!
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Shari,
I love Patrick’s questions. I am in the process of building multiple sales pages and just answering those questions help to convert my prospects.
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Hey,

What an informative article there. Great way of putting down some important points, great suggestion there.
Thank you for an amazing share.

gosh, has not considered this matter before with my website.

Carolyn
it’s true some sites can make a lots of cash from people clicking on them but most make a few bucks (if that) a day. The secret is having lots and lots of these sites making a few bucks a day. When I’m not working at DateGinger I run a bunch of information sites, like medical information, recipes, home improvements and so on and each site makes between £1 and £10 a day in clicks. There are people that make way more.

Great tips! but for me, being aware on what’s your purpose in building up a website could lead to an easier way to profit out of it. Google adsense is the fastest and easiest way to make money but getting sales depends on the traffic and quality of the content you offer to the visitors.

Hi Shari! Thanks for this useful steps. It gave my sales strategy a direction. However, any thought about the returning visitors? New visitors are easily bait. But the satisfaction of the returning visitors is a different story.

Great Post! This is a great action plan. I think it gives the bigger picture for a web based business and indeed sometimes its just easier to start over with a new website and get things right. Thanks for sharing.
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Having a website is such a relief and great help in terms of business and getting potential client. Social media plays a big role as well as LinkedIn. Thanks for the important tips to consider.

Really good. One tip someone gave me is to put a kid in front of the web site and see if they can find their way around easily. If they get confused, you need to clean it up.

This is a nice 8 step plan to generate sales. I feel that sometimes when we get traffic and we don’t get sales, we should do some testing and tweaking to find a way that works.

Very funny! I 100% agree that your site is your sales Department and you need to put up a good store that is entertaining,good products and easy to but.
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That is so true that it is simple but the fact is “lot of people avoid doing what is necessary!”. You have to work on lead generation every day in order to keep the flow of leads constant.

Sure generating traffic is marketing . but how ? how can i do that ? Seo ? it will take 6 month to learn . . thanks for sharing
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Thanks for the article. I am attempting to start up a proofreading website myself but I didn’t know how much SEO was required. This is very useful.
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Hi Shari,

Great, solid set of tips there!
I think, to make sales we should include a Powerful Marketing Word to tell the visitor to call-to-action like “At this price, This offer is only available until 30 Sept!!”. This course will encourage visitors to buy.
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#6 is my favorite! One of my clients has the largest business of its type in the state. When we started Internet marketing for them there was nothing at all on their home page that said what they do and the name of their company was no help there either. It took a year, yes a full year, to get them to add copy to their home page about what they do. Before that we were able to get them ranking #1 (from no ranking at all) for their main keyword but I really think their bounce rate could have been better if it hit you in the face on their home page about what they actually do.
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Hi Shari! Thanks for this useful steps. It gave my sales strategy a direction. However, any thought about the returning visitors? New visitors are easily bait. But the satisfaction of the returning visitors is a different story.

Having a solid online marketing plan is crucial in getting more website traffic that will eventually turn to lead and sales.

Website is crucial in increasing your business’ sales today. In order for you to create higher sales, it is crucial that you create a sound marketing plan. Promoting your website across the web is very important in attracting the awareness of your target audience.
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2. Generate website traffic:

–we all wish it was that easy, but action plan is better than no plan and taking action is the thing that separates the doers from the fakers.

I’d add a more concrete example to this list: split testing. You will NEVER get it right the first time, and for maximizing the number of conversions or sales on your website you really should consider trying a few variations of your sales pitch.
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Launching a website is not as easy as having and operating an social media account. Thanks for the tips, it added up to my knowledge. The content of website is very important so that people would like to keep visiting it and get information from it.

Certainly you are right, probably about 90% of Internet marketers have troubles with making money from websites or blogs. Actually with websites it is much easier that with blogs, but I think the offline business principles apply successfully for online business.
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It takes so much time to build a good website, but your important points on number 6, 7, and 8 are really crucial. If you finally get someone to land on your page, you have to make sure they questions of, Why am I here, Where do I look, and What do I do are all answered easily and effectively. Thank you Patrick.
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