If Your Website Was an 80s Dating Video

POP QUIZ: If your website was an 80s dating video, how creepy would it be — on a scale of awkward wink to proposing marriage?

Bad news, friend. If you’re pushing the sale too hard, you’re inching wayyyy up the creep-o-meter. Trying to sell at the top of your funnel is like proposing marriage in a dating profile. So, I have a bold proposition for all you creatives and 1:1 service providers out there:

STOP TRYING TO SELL STUFF ON YOUR WEBSITE.

Your website has BETTER things to do to sell to people. Like…

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Educating your prospect

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Building trust and confidence

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Inviting your visitor into relationship with you

p.s. Your evergreen website operates differently than a sales page whose sole job it is to sell and NOTHING else. More on that in this video.

In this episode of Awkward Marketing, I’m breaking down:

The 3 most important things your website needs to do so you can make a sale down the line

BONUS: Grab the free Instant Website Review Kit and turn your website from highly creepy to high converting.

Rachael Kay Albers

Rachael Kay Albers is a creative director, business comedian, and brand strategist gone wild. She writes and performs about branding, pop culture, tech, and identity. When she’s not muckraking about marketing, Rachael runs RKA ink, a reinvention studio and branding agency for businesses that burn the rulebook. She's also on Instagram a lot.