Here are your 7 Direct Marketing Tips:
1. Build your opt-in list by allowing your visitors to sign up for a free e-zine, e-books, software, contests, sweepstakes, etc. For example, you could say, “Subscribe to our free e-zine and get entry into our weekly contest!” Another example would be, “Sign up to our free newsletter and get 10 surprise bonuses!”
2. Give your prospects or customers a breath of fresh air. Don’t be afraid to design your web site and ad copies to be different from everyone else’s. For example, you could apply a circus theme to your web site. Another example would be to design your web site like an e-book with a table of contents, title page, glossary, etc.
3. Allow your customers to get part of your total offer right after they order. If you have to ship the item, make one of your bonuses available online. For example, if you are selling a printed book, you could have an online version available for them to read right after they order.
4. Write and submit articles to e-zine publishers or webmasters. If you want it to be published, it should read like an article and not like an ad. You could also offer the publisher extra incentives like giving them a freebie, affiliate commissions, compliments, original content, etc.
5. People want to gain pleasure. They may want to satisfy their appetite or sexual desires. This will make them feel more fulfilled. Tell your prospects how much pleasure your product or service will give them. For example, you could say, “Our product will fulfill your cravings for rich, delicious chocolate.”
6. Express the same views as your target audience. Bring up common likes and dislikes in your ad. This will create instant rapport with your audience. For example, you could say, “You, like me, know it’s very important to find a good bargain.” Another example, “Both of us know that money doesn’t grow on trees.”
7. Add viral marketing into your promotional plans. Allow your visitors to give away your free things, just include your ad somewhere on all the freebies. By giving away one freebie with your ad on it, it could be passed on to thousands, if not millions, of people and web sites.
This was the 17th issue of “7 Direct Marketing Tips”. Look out for the next issue of “7 Direct Marketing Tips.”
