Imagine
for a minute a web surfer who, with an abundance of
interests, is right now firmly, and enthusiastically,
focused on learning more about
selling photography online. If you
think this viewer is reading every word you write,
think again. Often the reality is very different.
In fact, they are more likely to be quickly scanning
for the best information they can get from your page.
You probably do the same... feverishly looking around
for anything vaguely interesting, or which resembles
what you're looking for.
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They
found you, and more importantly, they are interested
in you! And guess what? They liked your site, your
photos and content. But WILL they come back?
Let me put it another way. How on earth can you make
new friends, and establish new relationships, if you
don't make the effort to get your friend's contact
details in the first place?
Just imagine that you walked into a real world shop,
super ready to buy, credit card in hand, but were
completely ignored by all the shop assistants.
You wouldn't be wrong to think that "this shop
doesn't want my business."
Of
course, not everyone wants to buy, but the fact that
the visitor came to your site shows they are
interested... and you should ACT on this knowledge.
So if you're a photographer or online entrepreneur,
and you're not doing anything to collect your
customer's details, then little alarm bells should be
ringing in your head.
Stop what you're doing, and go
set up a simple form on your site that invites
absolutely anyone who visits your page to sign up.
You
really don't want all these online visitors to fly
past your website and never ever come back. It makes
no sense. (Just think of all the time and effort
involved with putting a website online, working on
your unique, selling photography online content, and
building your unique brand).
By getting your 'interested visitor' to sign up means
you can potentially contact this person for years to
come...
You can get to know their needs, what they want, and
establish a relationship with them. Then, help them
achieve their dreams. Do this part right, and your
selling photography online adventure will constantly
amaze and astound you!
Editors
Footnote: I use and
recommend Aweber
for
all the auto responder needs... they're perfect
for photographers... in fact, I made my first
'auto responder' sale with only 50 people on my
list... (you can do this too!)... ever since that
day, I've been consistent about keeping my auto
responder ezine in tune.
Plus Aweber
has
some essential things you need today included in
all out going emails such as instant unsubscribe
and very important anti spam regulations etc. Plus
their customer service is profoundly good... they
go out of their way to keep in touch with their
customers...
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2007 by Martin Hurley :)
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If you're
anything like me, you probably glance at the text
'beside an image' before you actually move your eyes
up to look at the image itself!
Of course, it all depends on the material on the
page, and what the user is trying to do. And not only
do we scan pages, but we tend to 'travel' around the
internet at warp speed. Why? Because we can.
Just think... how many web sites have you seen in the
last month, and actually gone back to visit? Do you
remember the web sites you viewed last week?
From what I can see, many photographers (and online
entrepreneurs) are rather shy about establishing
anything remotely resembling a relationship with
their customers.
In other words, they hesitate building a list of
their customers... yet they want to see success with
their selling photography online efforts. Doesn't
that seem a little strange?
Put
Yourself In Your Customer's Shoes
Put yourself in the shoes of your customer for a
minute. They've tirelessly dug up your site using
search engines or a referring link, and rocked up to
your site hungry to see what you do, or learn more.