One Thing You Should Always Do Before You Click The Order Link

This post was written by Steve on July 3, 2009
Posted Under: Marketing

One thing I have noticed lately is that on a lot of sales pages, if I decide I’m not interested in what is being offered or I plan to come back later is that a window appears. In that window is a “Virtual Agent” who is typing a message. It can also be a pop-up window that offers me a video or newsletter.

I can click on “Cancel” to leave the page, or I can click “Continue” to stay on the page. It has become so common that most of the time I leave the page.

If I decide to order the product being offered, I click on the buy link and never see the “Virtual Agent” or the message.

I’ve started actually taking the time to see what the “Agent” is typing, and what I have found is that a lot of the time there is an offer to get an additional discount.

I wouldn’t have gotten that discount if I had decided to purchase and clicked on the order button. And I probably would have never known that I missed out on a better deal.

The lesson here is that any time you get to a sales page and decide to order, stop!

Hit the back button on your browser or enter another url and see if you get an offer for a discount. It doesn’t always happen, and if it doesn’t, you can always go back to the sales page and order.

The reason I noticed this is that there is a sales page that uses this technique that you can check out for yourself to see what I’m talking about. It’s for a product called Dominating Niches.

Go to the site, and then try to leave. You’ll see what I’m talking about for yourself. Click here to see the site.

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