Fair Measures Corporation: A case study in online "thinking outside the box"Written by Philippa Gamse
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So, we created a whole series of new products - instantly downloadable online guides and sample policies around these topics. They are available in Word, pdf, and html formats - at buyer's choice, and come with a full money back guarantee. The price point - currently $10 for guides, is intended to encourage impulse purchases. The latest of these products - a "Wrongful Termination Guide" was added in April, and is now achieving a nearly 5% conversion rate in sales. This is far higher than average 1-2% that is typical of most e-commerce sites (and perhaps indicative of current economic climate!) And, with real-time traffic analysis from Hitbox, we are tweaking language and length of our selling pages to see what's most effective with each audience. Our downloadable products are now generating a steady additional revenue stream, from a source that is very different from traditional markets for this company. So, lessons learned (and still being learned) from this exercise: 1. Be open to new and different potential audiences for your online business; 2. Study your traffic analysis - there are many valuable clues as to visitor needs that can be translated into new products and services; and 3. Keep monitoring your visitor response and try new spins on your content. (c) 2001, Philippa Gamse
Philippa Gamse, CyberSpeaker, is an internationally recognized e-business strategist. Check out her free tipsheet "Beyond the Search Engines" for 17 ideas to promote your Website: http://www.CyberSpeaker.com/tipsheet.html Philippa can be reached at (831) 465-0317 or mailto:pgamse@CyberSpeaker.com
| | Creating Your Website's Promotional StrategyWritten by Shelley Lowery
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