Continued from page 1
You will place
top five or so bulleted benefits after your sales letter Introduction. The rest you can sprinkle throughout your copy.
5. Sprinkle Testimonials Throughout your Sales Letter.
Potential buyers who visit your site are pulled to buy when they think other people have already bought and liked your book. If other people are happy with your product or service, they will be too.
Include testimonials from experts in your field, celebrities, man/woman on
street, and other people who have profited from your book’s advice. Learn how to approach influential contacts through email friendly notes and requests. To save these busy people time.(they want to help, but consider it's time consuming to create testimonials) ask them look at your list of 5-10 benefit phrases, and a page of your table of contents to give you’re a testimonial within a few weeks. Remember, they don’t have to read
whole book to give you a testimonial. Don’t be shy on this one. It’s part of
publishing-promotion process.
Give as you receive. Give that person something of value. Study their web site or read their ezine, and send them a short helpful tip, report or joke.
6. Offer your potential buyers three or four chances to buy.
Are you a skimmer? Many visitors are too. They may have already decided to buy before coming to your sales letter, or after your sparkling headline, book cover, and introduction don’t want to read more. After
cover, offer a "Click Here" or "Buy Now" near
top of
letter. Offer more buying opportunities along
way after a list of benefits, what's in this book (features), and testimonials. You may offer by a download eBook by credit card or with a toll-free telephone number—maybe three or four times.
7. Make your Sales Letter Credible.
To boost sales, authors often add free bonus reports related to their book. Visitors often want
bonus special report more than
product itself. The bonus “How to Get Testimonials From
Rich and Famous” I offered with
“How to Write your eBook or Other Book Fast!” on my web site’s “Discounts of
Month.” Link increased that book’s sales double in one month.
Make sure your free bonus reports do not cost more than
price of your product. Would you believe this offer "Order this for $49 now and receive 4 special bonus reports worth $395?"
8. Share
downside of your book to create empathy.
For example, "this ebook won't write
book for you, or even get it published, but it will show you
steps and resources to write compelling copy, finish fully and sell well."
9. Include your expert credentials
"I spent 6 months researching this book and 3 months writing it. My background includes 23 years bookcoaching, presenting 70 writing and marketing seminars a year, and 48 published clients since 1999."
10. End your Sales Letter with your 100% Money-Back Guarantee.
When you offer an ironclad guarantee, people see your book as so valuable that you put yourself on
line for it. They will be more likely to buy and be satisfied with their purchase.
"This product comes with a 100% Money Back Guarantee. Read
book cover to cover, and if
strategies don't work for you within 60 days, we'll cheerfully refund your money, and you can keep
product too!"
Without a book sales letter to guide your potential buyers on your web site, you leave them bored, uninspired, without enough information to make that decision to buy. Your web site and ezine must entertain, inform, and give enough benefits to convince your readers to order your book.
For all email promotion campaigns, without a sales letter for each product, your unique, useful and inspiring information will not get read, people won't know you as
expert, and you won't make
sales you want.

Judy Cullins, 20-year book and Internet Marketing Coach, Author of 10 eBooks including "Write your eBook Fast," and "How to Market your Business on the Internet," she offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, The Book Coach Says...and Business Tip of the Month at http://www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml and over 170 free articles. Email her at mailto:Judy@bookcoaching.com.