How Do You Sell A Service

I did it for years.

I set up my own domain and sold the service from there.

Then I SEO'ed the websites, did article marketing, forum marketing, social marketing, press releases, and paid advertising in mailing lists and on websites, and I did a bit of PPC advertising.

My happy customers drove word-of-mouth advertising for me as well.

Write blog posts on the subjects/services offered.
SEO those posts and get traffic.
If your posts are good, people will contact you for help (I have a blog where I don't offer services yet receive requests for help weekly).

On the same site, create a "how to make a slideshow" video tutorial. Offer it in exchange for readers to sign up to your email list.

Send out great emails and occassionally promote your services. Promote your services on the free video tutorial page. Promote your services in your e-mail sig.

Yes, people will learn how to create basic slideshows for free from your video tutorials. Show an example of an amazing slide show which is beyond the scope of the tutorial and suggest to contact you for that level of work.

Anyway, that's what I would do. You could probably earn some money with affiliate promotions and/or advanced video tutorial courses on creating slideshows as well.

Become the slide show expert, give away some good stuff, and you can make money one way or another as long there's demand for slideshows (I'm not sure there is, I'm using your proposal as an example). Good luck.

target the low competition long tail keywords in your niche and create a web resource -- at the bottom of each post - make sure you offer your services

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post5683937

I just wrote a post on cold calling local businesses. It is aimed at selling a website, but you could simply alter a few points and make it for selling a service FOR their website.

Set it up via JVZOO.com They will allow you to process payments for services.

You can start a thread in the 'Warriors for Hire' section of this forum. It will cost you $20 though, but most people would say that it is well worth it.

You can make posts on threads in the 'Wanted - Members Looking To Hire You'.

Visit this thread and read through it: Web Writers: How to Earn More Money & Get Better Clients

You can create profiles on these websites and not only make some money almost straight away, but there will also be a good chance that you find some clients who comes back for more: www.constant-content.com, www.fiverr.com, www.textbroker.com, www.textbroker.co.uk, www.vworker.com, www.freelancer.com, www.elance.com, www.odesk.com, www.guru.com, and The Content Authority.

Visit this thread that I started, there is some great advice in it: Need Help From Other Writers: Starting My Own Personal Website For My Article Writing Services

First I would decide which of the three services you describe are you best suited to market first, meaning what do you know the most about.
Then learn as much as you can in that area while you set up your site your videos or how ever you market your service.

Make money with one then focus on another service when you have mastered the first.

My service is mainly aimed at internet marketers so I advertise here ergo put your service in front of the people that matter.

It starts with advertising yourself. SEO your services.

posting in BST marketplace forums helps with getting a lot of good leads

I suggest the following methods to start with:

* Target high traffic forums giving useful advice. Dont spam forums just help people out. Build up respect and become an expert that people turn to for advice.
* Answer questions on Yahoo Answers with your backlink
* Setup your own Website and improve SEO on your target keyworks. Link build using Blog Comments, Social Bookmark, Link wheels, Forum Profiles, Article Marketing
* Advertise on Ebay, FIVERR
* Advertise on Digital Points , Warrior Forum and other related forums in Services Area
* Use Twitter and Facebook to promote your product to thousands of users in your niche
* Setup a Facebook page targeting your Niche area and provide useful advice
* Advertise services in Free Classified Sites
* Print out flyers and post to companies in your local area or mail out
* Advertise in your local newspaper
* Use PPC Google Ads to get targeted traffic to your website

article marketing sometimes brings in good leads too

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...nto-money.html

This is how I booked a client in less than 20 cold calls.

Start off with banner ads and PPC if you have the budget. Make sure to separate yourself from the pack.

First start a service at Warriors for Hire section. You will get decent number of sales an it will be increased when you get reviews. Then make a web site for this service and promote with PPC.

I'd say you pretty much do what any of us does to sell anything online -- build a site, do the seo on it and keep doing it. I have a list of 90 ways to get backlinks on my blog which can help you get started.

Based on experience,

1. Find a Forum related to your service (you don't necessarily need a website but if u do, it's all good)

2. Help normal forum members solve issues relating to your intended service

3. Keep on resolving their issues (raking up post counts, rep & thanks)

4. Then launch your service in that forum after they've familiarized themselves with u

5. Keep it real, down-2-earth and TELL THEM WHEN 2 EXPECT THE DELIVERY

6. Don't try to impress them by giving a 'speedy' service (I've found out that quality is way way better than speed online)

7. If you can finish the service in 48hrs, tell them 5days expected delivery (Believe me, they don't want to know if ur gf broke up with u! Once you start missing delivery dates then they start asking all sorts of questions)

8. Lastly, WHATEVER happens, let them know - Always Communicate (that gives them peace of mind)

Besides, if you stated that you'll offer refunds in ur service and a customer rightfully asks for one, PROMPTLY give that refund WITHOUT queestions. This gives em confidence that if ever anything goes wrong, at least, they#ll get their money back!

Cheers

It depends on service that what service you are providing, either its special than others..! I prefer Email, youtube, blog posts and some time article marketing....All of these are free of cost...

They key here is how you promote your website and the traffic which comes to your website because of your promotion.

If that traffic is highly targeted you will have sale and if it is not, there is very limited chance that you make a single sale.

So getting the targeted traffic is the key to get sale.

You should check the offline marketing section of this forum for great service business advice.

You will want to have case studies and testimonials lined up. If you dont mind doing cold calling, you could this also. Run direct mail. Of course put up a website and generate leads. Then pitch them on your services. Works every time. Make sure you have a list of questions to ask them once you call them and discuss your services.

Lots of wonderful info about selling services. I started at fiverr a few months and i hope i can do it somewhere bigger like here.

You could try being active on social media and spreading your links out to your network. If it's in Facebook, post it on your wall. If it's on Twitter, just Tweet about it. You can also ask your friends to help you with the advertisement. I know this is pretty "beginner"-like, but sometimes, the straightforward stuff are the most effective.

I would suggest Fiverr, Digitalpoint forums, your own site, You Tube videos, Twitter, Linked In, and maybe Yahoo Answers and Stumble Upon.

For selling an item on Internet you have to make ads on Internet. There are so many sites which provide facility to make your ads on that website. So you can also get the referral traffic from high PR website.

I have sold my services on DP (Digital points forum) for a few years. Its a free forum but be warned some of the members there don't like to pay a lot and are always looking for a bargain. But you can have some success there depending on your service.

I also sell my services from my own website.

wakins is pretty much spot-on. Over-deliver and provide good support. That's all there is to it, really.

As far as bringing in the sales - doing what you're doing now is a good start. Posting consistently on forums can bring in some decent sales from your sig alone. Then, when you're ready to take it to the next level, start offering your services in the proper section of the forum(s).

Well is it off line or online, makes a difference. First over deliver, ha good idea try funeral homes, car dealers, show them examples of your work. Sounds like you can go commercial and charge a monthly fee. In fact my family was thinking about taking all our pictures and making a slide show or have them placed on dvds. Great idea work it.

I used Craigslist to target local prospects. I also use job and career sites, there you can find a lot of companies that are looking for social media related workers, seo workers, web designers etc. Simply send them your proposal instead of resume

Gama

The methods can change drastically based on the example. For example, link services for small businesses is a niche already saturated on the web, so going local (PPC, or even offline) might make more sense. Find local forums, post a gig to craiglist, etc. Attend local business groups/meetings. Find a gorilla costume and and hold up a sign saying "I am your missing link" with your website address on it at a busy intersection in a commercial district...

If the niche isn't already completely saturated on the web, any number of on page / off page SEO tactics will work (I won't list them again).

You are probably looking for online strategies, I know, but I thought I'd throw a few more out there just in case.

YOu can actually sale services successfully on EBay. A great place actually since you will have buyers to look at your ads.

And best of all, you will it's very cheap to get started. Check out my sig to learn how to sell seo services on EBay....

I plan on creating another product on just how to sell your services in general on EBay... What research need to be done. How to test the market and ect..

This very forum (warrior for hire section) has plenty of traffic to build a GREAT service business.

I believe that each everyone of us has the ability to persuade people. In my end, I earn the attention of the client by constant communication and legit introduction of my offering

There are a lot of ways to sell a service. For my preference, I would have to go with cold calling businesses.

You can promote your service in the WSO section or warrior for hire section, depending on your service.

Make sure that you are crystal clear about what you offer, how to package it, how to market it.

You might consider hiring a professional sales copywriter for your offer.