You clicked the link! You just had to didn't you!? Of course you did! And I knew that you would. And now that I've got your attention. You see what I did there? I used a
Call To Action and used your own emotions and curiosities against you! I made you subconsciously click the link and now you're like putty in my hand! Does evil laugh... muhaha muhahaha muhahahahahahahaa!
What Just Happened!?
I proved that Call To Actions work! That you can use them to increase readership, CTR, sales and revenue.
What Are Call To Actions?
Call To Actions are when you actually call upon or ask someone to perform some action. This can be anything from asking someone to click a link, subscribe to your newsletter, download something or just telling the reader to give you a call or visit your contact page to send you a message or anything that gets people doing something that traditional sentences like this one doesn't really do.
Call To Actions are essentially pick up lines, and like pick up lines, they work when they are used correctly, in the right place, at the right time.
We've all been using
Call To Actions for a long time, sometimes subconsciously without even realizing it. Sometimes we don't use any Call To Actions in our blog posts and sales and landing pages etc. Let me tell you something, don't do that! The conversion ratio is
abysmal! When using Call To Actions, you can expect much better conversion rates! More clicks and sales and revenue.
So I've put together a list of
50 of the best Call To Action Examples you can use yourself in real life. Whether it's on your own site/blog, in your SEOClerks sales pages or for anything. You should hopefully find them useful and make good use of them!
50 Call To Action Examples That Work
- Click Here
The original and classic Call To Action that is used on virtually every website in the world somewhere. Telling your readers where to click to get something getting straight to the point!
- Just Click Here
When you add the word just to click here, it gives the impression that it's even easier to do than clicking somewhere. Example and alternatives include, simply click here and swiftly etc.
- Read More
Nothing says what it is on the tin than the classic "Read More" Call To Action. Can also be combo'd with the first to say "Click Here to read more" as if they want to read more they will do
- Buy it Now
This Call To Action has been used the world over and is the last Call To Action a buyer will take after clicking "Click Here" or "Read More".
- Get it Now
Similar to "Buy it Now" but with less emphasis on buying something and more emphasis on actually getting it but still buying it. Use an exclamation mark for extra emphasis!
- Add to Cart
Some people might want to buy but not right away. Giving them the option to Add To Cart as well as one that has Buy it Now written on it whether it's a link, a button or an image that says it, means they can add it to the cart which can act like a wish list for them for when they're ready to buy.
- Download Now
Not download tomorrow, or download in 3 days, 5 hours and 42 minutes. NOW! In this era of instant gratification; where people want things right away. The "Download Now" Call To Action fixes that.
- Instant Download
Similar to "Download Now" but by calling it an instant download, people know they will be able to get it right away at that instant and people like that!
- Join Now
This works best for sites where membership is required like social networking sites and forums for example.
- Register Now
Some people say that the word "Register" works better than "Join". It seems the worlds divided! What's best, Register or Join?
- Act Now!
This Call To Action works best for time sensitive offers where the price is due to change and go up. Works better when emphasized with an exclamation mark!
- Act Fast!
Act Now, Act Fast, Act Soon etc - these are all great ways to make people do something much quicker and can play on their emotions.
- In a Rush?
Some people are genuinely in a rush to get something. So Call To Actions like "Click here to buy it now with fast instant delivery" can be very effective.
- Get Started Now
Once people have read what they need to read and are clued up and want to get started, telling them literally to Get Started Now is what you need to do.
- DO NOT Click This Link
Like the title of this discussion telling you not to do something. Although this one is a little immature, boy does it work well! It's human nature to do something you're told not to do! So you can have some fun with this one and use it in a lot of places to get more clicks than the rest!
Okay I know that's only
10+ Call To Actions but you know me I like to do things in parts.
Plus it's getting a little late here now so I'll post some more tomorrow. But these are some of the best and most used and most effective proven Call To Actions you can make good use of in your sales and landing pages.
Do you make good use of strong Call To Actions?
What other
Call To Actions do you like to use?
Lynne
I've got the traffic and I've got the engagement on my websites going nicely now, all I need now is to get my readers to take more action
I am waiting eagerly for your follow up posts on this.
I can't really say what Call To Actions I like to use yet because I still need to focus on them. Thanks Mike, Call To Actions is something that I really need to start learning more about. I've got the traffic and I've got the engagement on my websites going nicely now, all I need now is to get my readers to take more action :) I am waiting eagerly for your follow up posts on this. I can't really say what Call To Actions I like to use yet because I still need to focus on them.
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