There is a reason behind each human action, and motivation is an important factor that drives people to make a decision. Learning how to tap motivation to affect online decision-making is the goal of email marketing. When a web visitor buys or fills up a form in your email list, you increase your conversion rate. Conversion rate is the percentage of people ending up performing your desired online activity. The ultimate goal of email marketing is to increase the conversion rates of web visitors. 

Most companies have only 0.5% conversion rates. The figure is too small considering the total number of visitors a website has. In order to increase the rate to up to 5%, good email marketing is vital. 

Most buyers purchase from a credible website. To gain the trust of costumers, practice adding a physical address to your website. Include a contact number where costumers can reach you. Visitors who value their privacy look for your private policy. Including your policies in obtaining their pertinent information and keeping their data confidential will encourage them to give in to your marketing strategies. Transparent terms and conditions about their activities is also a way to attract conversion rates. In other instances, a third party accreditation is important. This outside agency will vouch to the veracity of your products and services. 

Merchandise competitiveness is also a way to increase your conversion rate. Clarify the product description; ensure price competitiveness and product relevancy. Research on the in demand products and price match with the top competitor. If it is not possible to deliver the product for free, make sure that the shipping cost is minimal. Costly shipping causes dismay to many customers. 

The visitor’s online experience with your web also matters. Use a page analyzer to determine the speed of your website loading. Check the compatibility of your site with multiple browsers used by your visitors. If you are experiencing error pages, fix them immediately. Ensure that you also include a definite call to action, like “add to cart” or “call us now”, to encourage an action from your visitors. 

Lastly, analyze your site’s check out process. Make the process simple as possible. Long and complicated check out processes will draw your visitor’s away. Offer other alternative checkout gateways. Some customers prefer to pay using pay pal or Google check out rather than revealing their own credit card number. 

Trying these simple yet realistic email-marketing strategies will increase your conversion rates. Giving your web visitors the best deal on your product or services will definitely make all your marketing techniques worthy.

Originally posted 2010-05-26 15:28:33. Republished by Blog Post Promoter