Comments on: How to Encourage People to Jump on Your Business Bandwagon

By: Ace

Ace — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:26:58 +0000

Derek,
This is a really helpful post, and informative too. And now that u mentioned persuasion, – I got linked to ur blog from persuasive.net by AJ.

I look to read more from you. thanks

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:23:29 +0000

Hi Alik, thank you for the comment. Going forward, Prevential will focus on more social psychological business topics like persuasion, selling, confidence, etc.

By: Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com

Alik Levin | PracticeThis.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:43:38 +0000

Derek,
I enjoyed reading this one – very thorough and resourceful
thanks for sharing these.

By: AJ Kumar

AJ Kumar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:12:07 +0000

Very insightful Derek!! Great post! I like the “sent from iphone” type of technique. Any idea of how to use it with blogs?

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:34:52 +0000

@Sheila Atwood You couldn’t be more right. When you present too many decisions people tend to have something called decision paralysis. They become overwhelmed with making the decision and put it off until a later date.

By: Sheila Atwood

Sheila Atwood — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:58:41 +0000

I would like to ad another one to helping people make decisions…it is one I notice you use on your site. Offer only a few choices. For example,
only give them a few choices to bookmark your site. Then they can make a quick decision and do it.

I loved- give the secret. We all love a mystery and get glued to them.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:33:42 +0000

@Daniel Scocco Thank you for stopping by. The whole time limit thing is great because once it runs out… you can raise the price later… just like you plan on doing.

By: Daniel Scocco

Daniel Scocco — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:37:35 +0000

Thanks for the mention Derek. I agree with your points too. They are represent marketing triggers that successful people tend to use.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:31:59 +0000

@Chad Levitt Did you find a significant spike in traffic from the interviews?

By: Chad Levitt

Chad Levitt — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:38:48 +0000

As Derek points out, one of the best ways to get a blog or new endeavor off the ground is to borrow the influence of others. This has also been the case for me. Some of my best blog posts on my recently launched blog were interviews I did on successful pro’s in the sales and inbound marketing niches. This type of content is great because it’s very informative and engaging — it’s similar to reading a great story with some lessons weaved into it. Plus, it also helps build the interviewee’s personal brand and exposure so they’re likely to blast it around the internet with Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Stumble Upon, etc.