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6 Steps to creating a high converting squeeze page
Whether you're aware of what squeeze pages are in internet
marketing or not, it's time to make them a serious part of your online
success.
Why? Because squeeze pages are designed to build a list of prospective
buyers that you can email over and over again and seriously ramp up
your online profits for years to come.
Before we get down to mechanics, let me explain why you really cannot afford to leave squeeze pages out of your marketing mix:
Most of the people who visit your web pages will not buy. It's a well
known fact and cannot be avoided. Why don't they buy? Many reasons,
including trust, not having the money available and also being
distracted by their surroundings (such as screaming kids or a blaring
TV). However, this can be easily worked around by capturing a name and
email address via the squeeze page and staying touch with that person
in order to close the sale over time.
Another reason to build a list via a squeeze page is because you have
the opportunity to sell more related products to that list of people
over time. Not only can you close down on one sale for the initial
item, but you can also consider promoting complimentary products that
your list subscribers will appreciate.
All of this builds trust and long term security for your online
business, but building a list is hard when your unable to get people to
sign up in the first place. That's why a squeeze page is so effective,
because it literally forces a person to opt in to your list in exchange
for valuable, free information or rewards.
There's no distraction, just action!
So here are the 6 steps to transform (or create) your killer squeeze page:
1. Use professional
graphics and a nice, clean layout. This will inspire trust and help
towards removing any doubts about what your intent is
2. Sell your free
information just as you would the actual product. Remember that people
are busy and untrusting, so you really need to bullet the main benefits
of handing over their name and email address.
3. Remove all
distraction. A squeeze page is designed with one thing in mind, nothing
else...to capture a name and email address. It is surprising how many
pages I see with other ads, tons of links and too much text going on.
Just give the visitor enough clear cut reasons to opt in, no more and
no less.
4. Use call to action
phrases. It's a proven fact that people respond better when actually
asked (or told) to do something specific. It makes sense when you think
about it, and a simple "fill out your name and email address to the
left/right" is all it takes. This should be obvious to more experienced
marketers, but you'd be amazed at how many people miss this.
5. Tell them what's
coming. Make sure you let the reader know what will happen next and
exactly when it will happen. This will improve the opt-in rate and
reduce distraction on the other side of the opt in after taking action.
6. Use a serious
disclaimer. Show the visitor that you're not interested in spamming and
where possible, try to re-enforce this by referring to your auto
responder policies which will do everything they can to stop spamming
occurring within their network of customers.
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