These days, almost everyone who has a website or is selling something online today has a “free special report” that “threatens” or “promises” to fundamentally rock the industry to its foundations. Really. I’ve read about 200 of these so far this year and many of them serve their basic purpose. They’re informative, enlightening, thought-provoking, and have a clearly defined “next step” for me to take. All well and good.
However, what concerns me is the delivery method. How exciting is a webpage that reads like this:
“Thanks for signing up for our free special report! In a minute, check your Inbox for a link to download the PDF. If you have questions, let us know. And now, click this link to go back to our home page.”
You’re kidding me. You just got your website visitor to say “YES” to what you asked them to do (a pattern you need to have repeat itself many times) and this is the next step in your conversion conversation? Now, in some cases, the special report really is the end of the road – say, if it’s a placeholder for a new venture you’re six months from launching, but you’re starting your list way ahead of time. I need to ask, however, is there NO immediate next step?
How do you “amp up” your free special report delivery to keep the conversion conversation going without a break? Here are three ways I’d recommend: Continue reading →
