Are your business development tips working?
Have the current business development tips that you’ve been faithfully applying to your online business, really made you any real money yet?
Does it sort of feel like you are simply wasting a ton of time, exhausting your limited cash resources and struggling to no end?
Well cheer up, because this particular post is specifically dedicated to you and ending your feelings of constant frustration and lack of real bankable results.
(Provided you diligently apply what you learn!)
Introducing Five Powerful Marketing Lessons You Can Learn About Proven Business Development Tips From A Legendary Football Coach!
Some of you no doubt recognize the name “Vince Lombardi.” For those of you who do not (Google him), this late great former hall of fame NFL football coach, is the primary reason Green bay Wisconsin is now often referred to as “Title Town USA.”
(FYI: The NFL thought so much about this legendary coaches long term commitment and overall contribution to the both the game and league he loved so much.
They named the Super Bowl trophy after him! Thus, each year the winning team is awarded the prestigious “Lombardi Trophy.”
Because it was this former Packer coach great that originally transformed a bunch relatively unknown football players into some of the first “Super Bowl’ winners.
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And as legend would have it, at the beginning of each new summer training camp, even after the packers started routinely winning the “Super Bowl”, ole Vince would stand up in front of his returning championship veteran and brand new rookie players alike, hold up a semi deflated football and quote the following words “Gentlemen this is a football.”
Meaning- it’s all about the basics! So sit back and re-visit and or absorb the following five proven (on or offline) business development tips fundamentals.
Apply them to your on or offline business, and slowing over time (of course) as you painstakingly test and track, and watch your long term profits (and your) proven real world marketing savvy grow as well!
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Remember, just like coach Lombardi says, master the fundamentals and the rest is a snap.
So obviously you can only cover the big (broad) chunks here. Delve deeper on your own! It’s more than worth it.
1.) Critical main component # one: Your website and or WordPress blog’s main power headline(s) are one of the easiest and best places to create a tremendous return on investment (ROI) with very little up front cost.
Simply by strategically testing one main power headline against one another, you can gradually over time as you test and track your results, discover which main power headline (benefit approach) appeals to your targeted niche audience most.
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Also bare in mind, at least 80% of the success or failure of your sales page, (be it) on or offline will ultimately be decided by how effective your main power headline conveys the specific benefits to your target audience.
(And don’t forget, at least five times as many people determine if they’re going to read the rest of your sales copy based on how effective and compelling your opening main power headline is!)
Because if (for whatever) reasons your main power headline fails to grab your first time online visitors attention, they’ll bolt from your site and (on average) 99% of them aren’t coming back!
(Which means you have to be actively list building. Add an opt in form to either the upper top left or right side of your blog’s home page, and test to discover which location consistently produces the most opt ins.)
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Next, if your theme permits it, add your opt in form on your most visited page(s.)
B.) Another critical area to test and track your results is by changing your websites sales pages (and squeeze pages) background colors. Remember, absolutely (under) any circumstances do you want to use loud or extremely bright colors of any kind!
(No bright pink here ladies! 😀 )
Just like hard core “Gangsta rap” music is hard on your ears, loud colors are equally hard to read and therefore, they cause your online visitors to bolt from your site in droves, probably never to return again!
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Just as a side note, regarding blogs, since your blog has a theme, it will be a little more difficult (depending on) which specific theme you have to do this yourself.
Or you can pay your (already pricey) webmaster to do it for you. Just remember, no loud colors and no cutesy fonts (ladies), your notorious for this one! 😀
Cutesy fonts are hard to read! Which means less opt in-s and ultimately, less or no sales!
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C.) One other quick thought regarding your webpage (and or) squeeze pages overall (general) layout. Especially on your squeeze page, if your currently using one to list build. You might test your results with or without a video of some kind on it.
Simply drive 100 visitors to each squeeze page, (meaning) one with a proven video message and one without and see (track) which (if either) produces a higher opt in rate.
For an example of an effective squeeze page check out mine at the following address. www.youcanmarketonlinenow.com/sales. And if need be, test having some type of intro video on your blogs home page as well.
2.) Critical main component # two: let’s face it, without making some type of offer, you can’t make any money. So you have to systematically test the following four critical areas of your overall sales process.
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A.) The actual offer itself, meaning, does it open with a “what’s in it for me?” client centered solution oreintated main power headline?
B.) Is the body copy loaded up with tons of benefits that address your target markets needs? So that means using 3-5 client centered bullet points in your body copy.
C.) Have you tested various entry level price points? And are you making sure that all your price points end with the number seven? Because it’s a proven fact, that single digit, and all the way four digit price points sell better when they end with the number seven!
For ex; a $7 dollar (single digit) low front end offer, $17 $97 dollars for double digit pricing. Next $107 -$997 for triple digit prices and any four digit price should be market tested by ending with the number seven as well.
D.) Without a doubt, your target audience is made of unique individuals, therefore you need to systematically (ask them) via surveys and test their responses to the various formats that your products & services may take.
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For ex; some prefer audio, others prefer video, still others reading a PDF file etc. It’s up to you to become a good marketer and discover which particular format most your target audience prefers and give it to them!
E.) Bonus tip: Make sure your sales copy ends with at least one client centered benefit orientated P.S. Plus a powerful “call to action,” (CTA),meaning you have to instruct your readers to (take action) and buy now!
And finally, last but certainly not least!
3.) Critical main component # three: Good old economical money saving email. And at least three main areas you have to constantly test.
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A.) Your emails subject lines, which serve the same purpose as your web pages or offline sales letters main power headlines. If your emails don’t get opened, your subscribers can’t buy your products, services or affiliate products or services.
B.) You definitely need to monitor the days & times that you send your emails. Because it’s a proven fact, certain times of the day as well as certain days are more advantageous than others.
Your audience is unique, so you’ll simply have to test and monitor.
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C.) You can also gain some powerful insights into your list by tracking if their overall response rates are greater, based on shorter or longer length emails.
And remember, only change (test0 one variable at time, that way you know what causes the increase or decrease in your response rates.
There you have it. You apply these five basic proven online business development tips, and watch your long term profits increase.
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