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Six ways to get people to say “yes”

Posted by admin on January 22, 2009   |   No Comments

In Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Robert B. Cialdini, a respected social scientist and specialist in the area of compliance psychology, says that “… automatic, stereotyped behavior is prevalent in much of human action …”

He cites an experiment by Harvard social psychologist Ellen Langer, where you can see this concept in action. Langer approached people waiting in line to use a copy machine and asked, “Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine?” About 60% said “yes.”

Under similar circumstances, she did the same thing, but instead asked, “Excuse me, I have five pages. May I use the Xerox machine because I have to make some copies?” In this case, an overwhelming 93% said “yes.”

What happened to increase the “yes” response so dramatically? …read more at Copyblogger (http://cli NULL.gs/WeeXdr). Flickr photo credit: It’sGreg (http://www NULL.flickr NULL.com/photos/itsgreg/707054525/).

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Writing sales copy for conversions, part 2

Posted by admin on January 21, 2009   |   No Comments

Most Internet surfers are constantly subjected to a barrage of promotional messages and advertising. As a basic defense mechanism, they tune out most hype. Perhaps you have to be somewhat crass to get them to your landing page.

Once visitors end up on your landing page, stop screaming at them. You’re no longer competing for their attention with other Web sites, so change the focus to the task they’re trying to accomplish.

Your visitors detest marketese. Unfortunately, your landing page was probably written in this kind of over-the-top promotional style. …read more at Search Engine Watch (http://cli NULL.gs/J3HeLU). Flickr photo credit: Viqi French (http://www NULL.flickr NULL.com/photos/urbanislands/2449446624/)

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