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Ok, great. You've decided to enter the world of e-commerce. You have your very own unique product or service that's sure to blow the minds of everyone who uses it. You have an eye-catching website, you've set up ads to generate traffic, but how do you get people to buy your product once they arrive at your site? The answer is simple - great copy.

It's a common complaint among every upstart who follows a marketing guru's every word and are able to generate tons of traffic to their site, but are unable to convert that traffic into sales. The usual reason for such a failure (other than a useless product) is copy that does not entice a visitor to buy.

The difficulty most people have with writing copy that sells is that they are unable to get around the inherent handicaps of selling to a person through the written word. It is hard to establish a rapport with a potential buyer when there is no face-to-face or verbal contact. They think that there's a magic formula or talent needed to write, but remember you aren't trying to be the next Hemmingway, you're just trying to convince someone to buy your product. By understanding 3 keys and with a little practice, anyone can write convincing copy.

1. Identify A Need
Identifying a need in your prospect is one of the most basic principles when it comes to selling. In order for you product to sell, there must be a need that it fills. The beauty of e-commerce is that if someone decided to visit your site, then chances are they already have a need your product can fill. However subconcious it may be, something that you placed in your ad had clicked with them. Now all you have to do is present that need loud and clear so they can understand all the fantastic ways they can benefit from your product.

2. Anticipate and Overcome Objections
If everyone could anticipate and overcome a buyer's objections to making a purchase, then selling would be the easiest thing in the world. Typically price is the main objection to most people. That is until you present your product in a way that changes the price objection into a value.

For example,if someone had a sore throat, then the product of most value to them would be medecine to soothe their throat. If you tried to sell them aspirin for 2 cents, that would have no value because it would not fill their need. But if you charged 10$ for one magic pill that would instantly cure their sore throat, then price becomes no object.

So you must be able to present your product in a way that features its benefits to your prospect. By doing this, you will be able to overcome their objections and move on to the next step which is...

3. Ask for the Sale
It sounds so simple, but you'd be surprised how many times beginning salespeople forget the basic act of closing. If you don't ask someone to buy your product, then chances are they won't. Typically you want to ask for the sale immediately after you feature a benefit to your prospect. So what if you have 10 benefits listed? Then you get to ask for the sale 10 times.

In Conclusion
One final concept that ties everything together is the ABC of selling - "Always Be Closing."

Go ahead and take a minute to search through the internet and find the best sales pages you can. You'll see that the most successful and convincing ones will "Always Be Closing" throughout their presentation. Always give the customer the option to buy right away.

Why bother with a 5 minute presentation when you can close a sale in 5 seconds?