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The Power Of Email Marketing To Grow Sales

I love email marketing. Want to know why?
The ROI is crazy high – 3600%. For every $1 spent you can expect to earn back $36.

With email marketing:
1. You have a direct link to your customers (past, present & future) any time you want it
2. You can test new offers and promotions before investing in costly ads
3. There’s real-time data to help you know what’s working and what needs tweaking

When it comes to digital marketing, there are many options and all can deliver results in the form of awareness, engagement and most importantly, sales.

But dollar for dollar, email outperforms them all and is completely within your control, unaffected by ever-changing algorithms and 3rd parties.

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Understanding Your Customer's Pain Points

Your ideal customer has a problem. That problem is kinda like the monkey on my back!
And you have the solution. But how can you get potential customers to become paying customers faster?
By focusing your sales story on them.
We spend an average of 60% of conversations talking about ourselves. So, if you want potential customers to become paying customers (one of your main goals of being in business), always begin every conversation talking about them—specifically, their problems.

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Increase Sales With a Strong CTA and 3-Step Plan

Your website has one job. Know what it is?
Sales.
Sure, it provides all sorts of helpful information, showcases your work, and hosts your blog. But its top goal is to increase your business's revenue.
Whether you’re a product-based business with an online shop
Or a service-based business trying to convince your ideal clients how you help them
By using these two key parts of a website, you can turn leads into customers.

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How To Keep Visitors On Your Website

Your website's header and headline are KEY if you want to keep site visitors hanging around. Learn how to create a header that keeps visitors on your website and what to avoid if you don’t want them to bounce.

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How To Know When It's Time To Update Your Website

When did you last overhaul your website? I don't mean small changes, I mean, a complete update to your site!

5 years? 7 years? Not since you started your business?

Let's face it: updating your website is time-consuming! And even though you know you probably need to do it because you're a little embarrassed by your current site, it keeps failing to the bottom of your to-do list.

But a website needing updating may fail to turn visitors into leads who eventually become paying clients.

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Headlines, Taglines, & One-Liners: What's the difference?

Whether it's a strong headline that keeps visitors on your website, a tagline that becomes the face of your brand, or a one-liner that starts conversations instead of stopping them, learn how to create all three to help attract your ideal customer and grow revenue faster.

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Gaining Your Ideal Client's Trust Through Clear Messaging

Do you feel like all your messages get lost in the noise? Reaching your ideal clients shouldn't be like finding a needle in a haystack. If you want to cut through the noise, focus on creating clear, authentic messaging. Simplicity builds trust and helps your brand stand out. Connect on a human level, share stories, and embrace authenticity. It's not just about being heard; it's about fostering genuine connections that last.

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How To Take The Ick Out of Selling

Most of us aren't natural salespeople, so the thought of selling is uncomfortable and can even feel icky. But when you focus on creating a sales story that solves your ideal client's biggest challenges, it feels more natural. For everyone!

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The Top Content Creation Tools We’re Grateful For

Gear up for 2024 with our go-to content creation tools. As we bid farewell to another year, we're sharing the tools that make our content shine. From stunning designs with Canva to polished prose with Grammarly, dive into our favorites for a successful year ahead. Check out the blog for the full list and let these tools be your guiding stars into a year of creativity, success, and engaging content!

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Are You Guilty Of Pitch Slapping?

Huh? What is pitch slapping? Even if you don't know it by name, we've all experienced it.

Your business is more than the services you sell. It's your brand and reputation, so everything you do is a direct reflection of you. That includes how you engage with your ideal customer and, ultimately, how you hope to help them. Pitch slapping can destroy relationships with potential customers. Learn what it is and what you can do to build long-term relationships with your clients.

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What Comes After Your Homepage

Your homepage is only the beginning when it comes to providing website visitors the information they need to make an informed buying decision. Your Services and About pages are equally important. Always ensure your website's pages are focused on your ideal customer and their problems. Position your message from their perspective even when you're talking about yourself. Because in the end, it's still about them.

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Building the Sales Relationship One Web Page at a Time

Today’s B2B buying process is increasingly focused on digital channels. Our prospective clients spend the most time (27%) performing online research and less time (17%) meeting with sales reps. If you want to connect with your clients in a genuine and lasting way that results in more sales, your website needs to be written to resonate. And it all begins with your homepage.

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The Importance of Connecting Pain Points and Benefits

Knowing your unique value propositions is critical if you want to differentiate yourself from your competition. But you also need to take the time to listen to learn your ideal client’s pain points, because if you hope to connect in a way that results in more business, your key benefits must align with your ideal client’s pain points.

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Positioning Your Unique Value Propositions

Understanding how and when to properly position yourself against your competition is vital if you want to connect and engage with your ideal customer in a meaningful way that moves the sale forward. It starts with listening to them talk about their problems.

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Defining Your Unique Value Proposition

Your unique value proposition sets you apart from your competitors and is what your ideal customer will gravitate towards when deciding who to work with. Regular check-ins with past and current clients in the form of surveys and testimonials allows you to understand why people buy from you and identify if there’s been a shift in the market that impacts customers’ decisions.

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Why It’s Important to Know What Makes You Unique

You need a really great sales story if you want to win the business of your ideal customer. And this includes knowing why people buy from you over your competitors. Understanding and communicating your unique value proposition is a key component of revenue-generating sales copy.

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Getting Crystal Clear on Your Ideal Customer

Having a clear picture of your ideal customer ensures that you speak directly to their needs and address their real problems. Because when you try to speak to everyone, you speak to no one.

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