The Secret Weapon That Makes Your Website Sticky

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The Magic Ingredient

Of all the things you can do on a website to engage visitors, it turns out that adding video is just about Number 1. According to the online video production site TurnHere.com:

• You are 50 times more likely to appear on the first page of Google with video on your homepage

• 26% of video viewers will visit the physical store

• 21% of video viewers will make a purchase

• YouTube ranks only behind Google as the world’s most popular search engine

So adding video is definitely a good idea, and there are all sorts of different videos you could create to help promote your business and connect with your Web visitors. In fact, here at TheSelfEmployed, we take video so seriously that we have our own section devoted entirely to it – TheSelfEmployed TV – SETV.

5 Options to Make Your Webite Sticky

1. Introductions: Did you know that your “About” page is one of the most important pages on your site? People want to know who you are and click this page to get the answer. So consider putting video on that page. Because video is statistically clicked more than almost anything else on a webpage, the odds of your About video getting clicked are high.

Do you see what a tremendous opportunity that is?

An introductory video on your About page can give you that all-important friendly connection; it can create rapport. Maybe you could have one of your kids interview you, or you could interview your staff. Whatever the case, a friendly video allows you to make an impression that simply is almost impossible to duplicate with the written word.

2. Demonstrate something: Product demonstrations are almost always inherently interesting — you only need to turn on late night infomercials to see that. If you can offer a snappy demonstration of some product you sell, then you have a video that people will likely stick around to watch.

3. Show off your expertise: When people come to a website they want information, sure, but you double their pleasure if you can also make that information entertaining. What is it that your business does that others who come upon your site might find enlightening and interesting? For instance,

• An accountant can discuss the Top 3 Mistakes that Trigger an Audit

• A freelance pool service can offer Tips on Weatherizing Your Pool or Spa for the Winter

• A gift shop can show How to Gift-Wrap Like a Pro

The point being, showing off what you do is also subliminally showing why you should be hired.

4. Tour your shop: A video tour of your office, business, shop, store or other significant location is an excellent way to engage, interact, and forge a connection with your potential new customer.

5. Testimonials: Testimonials generally from happy customers are always valuable because, rather than it being you saying your business is great (in an advertisement or whatever), a testimonial is independent, 3rd party verification that your business is in fact special. Because it comes from someone else, a testimonial is given greater weight by the reader or viewer.

And in the case of video, that already-significant power of testimonials geometrically increases when the testimonial can be viewed. There is a greater gravitas to video testimonials — people will automatically view both the video and the statement therein as more credible since they can see the person making the statement.

So yes, video is definitely the way to go, amigo.

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