241 – The Power of “Plain Language” With Susan Bell
Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works
Release Date: 07/29/2024
Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works
You’ve got clients. You’re delivering results. But maybe you’re starting to feel maxed out… or wondering if there’s a smarter way to grow. In this episode your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon, dive into 6 powerful questions to help you know if it’s time to introduce a higher-priced product or service into your product suite — and how to do it in a way that increases your profit, deepens client transformation, and adds spaciousness to your business. If you’ve been sitting on an idea for a premium offer — or not sure what it would even look like — this is the episode...
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Welcome to Part 2 of this Episode! If you’re someone who makes proposals to clients you definitely want to tune into today’s show. In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis & Michelle Falzon, continue to share their best advice on how you can uplevel your proposals and win more of the projects you’re pitching for more of the time! And even if you don’t sell via proposal, the tips being shared can be mapped over to sales conversations and other parts of your marketing - so this episode has something for everyone. Definitely tune into Part 1 of this episode, where we share a...
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If you’re someone who makes proposals to clients – perhaps you sell high-value products and services - like solar installations, leadership consulting, interior design services, custom software development, etc, you definitely want to prick your ears up for this episode. Just like there’s a formula for a winning webinar, sales video, or sales page, there’s also a winning formula for sales proposals. Most businesses that we see are getting this wrong in some fairly important ways, and so we wanted to address that. That’s why, in this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis & Michelle...
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Are you being too complex or technical with your copy?
In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon chat with HerBusiness Marketing Success Mastermind member, Susan Bell of Susan Bell Research about the power of “Plain Language” and you can be massively more effective with your content when you are more straight forward.
Listen to This Episode to Hear More About:
-> Why Plain Language is a lot more than using simpler language in our writing
-> The 4 elements of Plain Language.
-> How to make sure your reader can get & find the information they need, when they need it.
-> The keys to being more understandable!
-> How to communicate so people can actually USE the information you are sharing.
-> Why getting your users to understand begins with YOU understanding your users!
-> The “Hop, skip and jump” phenomenon that stops your clients actually reading and understanding your content.
-> The “Plain language edit” – how to create plain language content.
-> What you can learn when reading your own content – the “breath” test that shows you where you may be losing your readers.
-> Where and how to treat your most important information.
-> The vital piece of information you must always put at the top of any page or website.
-> The precious value of white space!
-> The “word count” hack that lets you know you’ve stepped over plain language barrier and you’re probably being too complex!
-> How to use headings as a way to make it easier for people to navigate your content.
-> How to use “big business” user testing ideas in small business to create more effective communication your market loves (and understands!)
-> The RIGHT way to use jargon (what you must do every time you use jargon)
-> And much more…
Also Mentioned in This Episode:
-> HerBusiness Marketing Success Mastermind
-> Susan Bell - Susan Bell Research
-> Belinda Weaver - Copywrite Matters
-> EP 237 - How & When to Hire a Copywriter with Belinda Weaver