How to Play the ‘Deadline-Game’ to Boost Sales

in sales •  7 years ago  (edited)

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You've spent weeks creating valuable content to get that traffic.

You've written a plethora of blog posts every week to increase sessions.

You've likely even put in thousands on PPC websites, too.

But even if you get customers to your website, you still need to convert.

And that may even be more complicated.

Simply appealing them to your website isn't going to create an automated change.

And traffic without a sale or alteration is just about useless.

Think about it:

Would you rather have 100 visitors and 50 conversions or 10,000 visitors and 50 conversions?

Unless you generate profits on advertising, having less visitors with more conversions should be your goal

But it doesn't solve your query of requiring those customers to take action.

In the perfect world, they might miss the typical buyer's voyage and convert immediately.

You don’t have magic funds to cover adverts throughout the cycle. And you also can't wait for weeks to convert.

Particularly when you want your business to market more products and services.

So what now ??

You should employ the energy of urgency and deadlines to get customers to do this quickly.

Today, with the capability of shopping from homes and on multiple sites at exactly the same time, consumers take more time than before to make a purchase decision. This makes urgency even more relevant as a technique to increase sales and conversions.

Even though many e-commerce sites have implemented this plan, many companies haven't really captured on this. Granted, the business enterprise models change and it requires more convincing to get the customers pay you more than just once, however the underlying idea is the same.

Listed below are the three ways to convert deadlines into sales

Basic Sales

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This is the most used technique if you are looking to briefly boost sales. Offering a limited-time discount off regular price will persuade those ‘seated on the fence’ to make a purchase. The deadline will place added pressure on them to avail the deal before the deadline or they might miss on a ‘once in a lifetime deal’.

Mystery Offer

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The mystery offer is also a discount but it's not the same as a regular offer given it’s dynamic. While regular discounts have a set start and end time and can be found on everyone, mystery deals are allocated to individual site visitors when they land on a page.

To maximize success, the bargains usually last few hours, instead of times or even weeks. It's the exact same thing telling visitors, "We've a deal limited to you, nevertheless, you must make the most of it now before it's removed."

Fast Shipping and delivery

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You'll want come across Amazon for this. While you visit Amazon, you see a timer on the merchandise. Now, that timer urges an individual to choose the product, if he/she needs that fast and free delivery. It is indeed effective and a great many e-commerce platforms have started using this.

It's now time so that you can try one, or an amalgam, of the techniques and test their efficiency. The actual execution shouldn't be way too hard.

Remember to test everything. Try different discounts to check on the conversions. Vary the timing of your offers to provide visitors the perfect time to look over your platform and rates.

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