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<h1>Internet Marketing Tips from a 10-Year Old?</h1>

Can a 10-year-old teach you anything about Internet marketing?
Until recently, I didn't think so. But let me tell you what
happened...
My 10-year-old son Ben and his sisters wanted to attend a
musical theater class. The total price tag? $1,590!
I said they could go, but they'd need to earn the tuition
money.
Well, the kids are the published authors of a children's book
called 15 Reasons I Love My Dad. It retails for $14.95. Their
proposal - go door to door and sell their book until they raised
the $1,590.
They decided to give people an incentive to buy the book now by
running a 'neighborhood special' and offering it for only $10.00
instead of $14.95. In doing so, they created a reason for people to
take action.
Ben wrote the first spiel:
"Hi, I'm Ben and I'm the author of 15 Reasons I Love My Dad, a
fill-in-the-blank book that lets children show their dad how much
they love him. I'm running a neighborhood special today. You can
get the book for only $10 instead of $14.95. Would you like to buy
one?"
Ben journeyed out into the world of door to door sales&#8230;and
sold five books to the first 13 people he talked to. His sales
conversion rate? 38%!
Ben wasn't too happy with this. Afterall, eight people didn't
buy his book. So, he sat down with his partners to make some
changes.
The kids rewrote the spiel. They added a reason why by telling
their prospect they were raising money to attend a musical theater
camp and they started handing the book to the person as they
talked.
The combination of the reason why and putting the book in the
hand of the prospect increased their conversion rate. The kids
talked to eight people and sold four books. Their conversion rate?
An impressive 50%.
But they still weren't satisfied. They wanted more people to buy
their book. I tried explaining to them how in the Internet
marketing world, I'm happy with a one to two percent conversion
rate when I first start out. They looked at me like I was
crazy...The thought of knocking on 100 doors and only selling two
books did not appeal to them at all!
After some review, they decided that simply asking a person if
they wanted to buy a book made it too easy to say no. So, they
added a stronger call to action at the end. And, they started going
out in groups of two:
"Hi, I'm Ben and I'm the author of 15 Reasons I Love My Dad.
(Hand the book to the prospect.) It's a fill-in-the- blank book
that lets children show their dad how much they love him."
"And I'm Cassie. We're raising money to take a musical theater
class. We're running a neighborhood special today. You can get the
book for only $10 instead of $14.95. How many would you like to
buy?"
The next time out, they went to eight houses and sold six books.
Conversion rate? A whopping 75%!
No one bought more than one book but instead of being told, "No,
I'm not interested" most people responded by saying, "Ohhh, I think
one is enough..."
Granted, the kids have only sold 15 books and they've got a way
to go to reach their goal of selling 159. And, their numbers are
too small to conclusively say that each little change was directly
responsible for the corresponding increase in sales. But, assuming
their results are valid, what Internet marketing tips can you learn
from a 10-year- old?
First, set a goal. Know what you want to accomplish.
Second, create a plan for accomplishing your goal. Adding a
deadline always helps.
Third, start somewhere and then make changes to improve your
sales. They can only get better.
Fourth, give an incentive to take action now - offering a
limited time special or a limited number of items for sale creates
a sense of urgency.
Fifth, tell your prospects the reason for your offer.
Sixth, have a strong call to action so people know exactly what
you want them to do.
And seventh, know your numbers. Make changes designed to improve
your conversion rate and then monitor what happens.
And there you go. Real world Internet marketing lessons learned
from a 10-year-old.

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