Words That Win: Turning Website Visitors into Customers Part 2

This episode of the Guiding Brands Podcast features a conversation with Sarah Guliot, an expert in copywriting and website strategy for service-based small businesses and coaches. She joins Karen Vick to demystify sales pages, email sequences, and the art of using words to convert website visitors into customers.

• 🛬 Landing Page vs. Sales Page:

  Sarah Guliot explains the difference between a landing page ("any page people land on!") and a focused sales page, designed with one clear offer and a distraction-free layout.

• 📑 The BOT Stack for Sales Pages: Use the BOT framework:

  • Benefits: Start with a hook & highlight transformations

  • Offer: Present the details of what’s included, pricing (keep it simple!), and specifics of the product/service

  • Trust: Sprinkle testimonials, bio, guarantees, FAQs & legal notes throughout💡

• 📧 Email Sequences: The power of welcome sequences & the importance of automating your first impressions with subscribers.

• ❌ What Not to Do in Email Marketing: Avoid over-emailing without opt-out options, writing off-topic, or making your emails "epistles."

• 🗣️ Maintain Your Brand Voice: Build a brand voice guide—capture key phrases, dos and don’ts, and revisit messaging for consistency.

• ✍️ Getting Started with Copywriting: Collect inspiring copy examples, use outlines, batch your writing, and don’t self-edit on your first draft!

• Sarah Design Agency Instagram

• Sarah Design Website

• Tools for transcribing spoken text into writing:

  • Google Voice Typing in Google Docs

  • Notes app transcription

• Podcast website: https://guidingbrandspodcast.com

• Batch Your Writing: Set aside time to write 6–10 pieces of content at a time to relieve pressure later.

• Build a Welcome Email Sequence: Automate your onboarding with 3–5 “get to know me” emails.

• Audit Your Messaging: Create or update a brand voice guide and review your site to ensure your copy fits your updated brand persona.

• Simplify Offers: When creating sales pages, limit choices to reduce confusion. Provide only "yes or no" options and address payment tiers/cycles at checkout, not upfront.

• Collect Good Copy: Start a "swipe file" of subject lines and email ideas that catch your eye for future inspiration.

• Try Voice-to-Text: If stuck, record yourself talking through your idea—then edit the transcript for your copy.

• Instagram: @sarahdesignagency

• Website & new coaches’ offer: https://sarahdesign.com

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