Grow Your Brand

6 August 2013
Uncategorized, Articles, Marketing
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How do I use my website to grow my brand ?

Want to build stronger customer relationships ? increase sales ? improve your brand ?
Then the answer might lie within Transparency – more specifically becoming more transparent.

Potential customers often have a natural hesitancy when considering buying a product or service. But there are some things you can do to lower that hesitancy. What if that customer knew a little more about you or your company ?

Don’t you think that would go a long way towards lowering those barriers ?

 So you might be asking yourself, how do I (or my company) become
more transparent ?

Here are a few techniques you can use:

  1. Include photos of yourself on your website.
  2. Show photos of your physical business.
  3. Include photos of your employees.
  4. Shoot a short welcome video to post on your website or blog.

When you use these techniques people start to see you as a real person, your personality, and those go a long way towards building trust. When people can relate to someone else they are more apt to interact with that person/business, send emails, tweets, like your Facebook Fan page or call you.

Transparency helps break down buyers mental barriers when considering making a purchase. Use these techniques to increase transparency on your website to build those customer relationships and build your brand.

Do you have some additional thoughts, some additional suggestions ? Please comment below.

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Article by Eric Rowen

Eric Rowen is the founder and driving force behind Silver 6 Media, a Brantford-based web design and marketing consultancy dedicated to empowering  entrepreneurs and growth oriented businesses.