Present your sales letter in the form of comics! To return to the TV analogy: when many of us think of infomercials, we think the same basic structure: a desk, reception area, a product demonstration, some arguments in favor of the product, then the information command. We tend to think in that sense because most infomercials we see never go beyond this basic, safe format. And when we think of typical sales letters, we tend to think of basic, safe letters: letters that get the job done without necessarily entertaining the reader.
But there were other infomercials on the air. For example, a popular "adult" infomercial in the 1990s sought to sell a male enhancement cream to customers not by offering a product demonstration - a risky proposition on any channel or network, given the product - but doing something in their infomercial entertainment in its own right. The producers hired infomercial adult film stars, built sets and turned what could have been a poll (yet nasty) infomercial in a quiz, with innuendos, double meanings, and really engage the content. The result is an infomercial memorable - which means a product memorable and increased sales.
Your sales letter can aspire to the same level. Both players you respect the three basic parts of any good sales letter - to inform, persuade, convert them - you have unlimited freedom in terms of content. You can make your sales letter in the form of comics, for example, or you can write your sales letter in engaging verse. You can write your sales letter in the form of dialogue, or you can write new software, as if she had come through a time portal to a technologically advanced future.
Do not bore the reader, of course, by getting too cute with your sales letter - but do was keep your sales letter Bland, either. What do your readers think of your sales letter will, if you do your work, what they think of your product. So if you can remove a single sales letter entertaining - or if you're willing to pay for the services of someone who can - be done. A simple sales letter that the work is done, yes - but a fun sales letter get the same job done better.
Once you have your sales letter, your website, and of course your product, your work is almost finished. It's time to take a look at the latest (and, in terms of product sales, the most important) component of your successful direct response website: Your trading system, and management of revenue and costs Overall your site online and offline.
Posted on April 16, 2010.