Category Archives: Copywriting

Creating an Avatar of Your Typical Customer

If I had to answer what one of the biggest problems most people have with their copy is, I’d have to answer that most are way off base when it comes to what their customers actually want and need. Actually, this reaches all the way across to product creation as well.

People think they know what their audience wants– often, they don’t. Do you? That’s what we’re going to focus on. With some course correction, you can make sure you’re always on top of what your audience wants out of your product. And it will follow that you can figure out what they want from your copy.

Sometimes, even when a copywriter does know their audience pretty well, that doesn’t really come across in their copy. They’ll sit there stunned at their dismal conversions with no idea what happened. When this happens, it’s a matter of not matching the message to the market. What I’ll share with you will help you with this problem.

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Using Bonuses Effectively

As a copywriter and marketer, you’ll always looking for ways to increase your conversion rates. If people are leaving your page and not buying, you want to know why. How can you get them off the fence and to that buy button?

Ideally, you’ll have a strong offer that will sway them. They’ll know right away that what you’re offering is right for them. Even more ideally, your offer will be so incredible that the price you’re offering it at will seem like a steal of a deal.

Sometimes, though, that’s just not enough. There are so many distracting offers out there vying for people’s attention and their wallets. Not to mention the distractions of the world—it can seem next to impossible to mesmerize them long enough to get them to buy.

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The Story

We all love a good story. It seems to be something that’s just part of human nature. We find stories interesting, no matter where we hear them. Some of the stories are more interesting and riveting than others, of course.

Think about when you’re most likely to pay attention to a story. You’ll usually pay attention to a story that relates to you or something you’re typically interested in. You’ll pay attention to a story that is suspenseful in some way and that awakens your emotions.

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Sales Psychology

Why is Psychology Important to Sales Success?

  • There are four basic psychological reasons prospects are motivated to purchase a good or service
    • Justification
    • Emotional Needs
    • Relationship
    • The Experience

Utilizing Psychological Biases in Your Sales Techniques

  • The ten most common psychological biases are:
    • Hyperbolic Discounting
    • The Bandwagon Effect
    • The Ambiguity Effect
    • The Decoy Effect
    • The Anchor Effect
    • The Rhyme-as-Reason Effect
    • The IKEA Effect
    • The Illusory Truth Effect
    • The Peak-End Rule
    • Loss Aversion

Learn about all this and more in today’s bonus report.

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