How to Share Your Brilliance Without Giving Away the Farm

You want to build your credibility and you want to help people, but need to make a living, too.  So how can you share your brilliance (or your products) without “giving away the farm” so to speak?

If you send out all your products as freebies you’ll lose time and money.  If you give away so much free advice and expertise that no one hires you, you’ve invested a lot of time with nothing in return.

Not to mention the fact that people tend to put less value on what they recieve for free and don’t put in as much effort to implement the suggestions or use the products.

So, what’s a gal in business to do? Here are three strategies:

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Mini Makeover Tips: 9 More Actions You Can Take to Increase Your Website’s Credibility

This post is part 2, continuing from yesterday’s 10 Actions You Can Take to Increase Your Website Credibility.

Is your website building your credibility?  Or scaring away clients?  Here are 9 more easy actions you can take to boost your website’s credibility and help your website visitors feel comfortable purchasing from or working with you.

Give visitors a way to share your website/blog/articles. When a potential client arrives to your website based on a referral from a trusted source, they’re more likely to sign up for your newsletter or purchase your products/services.  AddtoAny works with any website and is easy to install.  If you’re using WordPress try the Sociable or SexyBookmarks plugins. (This site has the SexyBookmarks plugin active and you can see it at the bottom of this page.)

Answer the “Frequently Asked Questions.” Create or update your Frequently Asked Questions page to help answer more of the questions customers can (or should!) be asking you.

Share generously. Offer free articles, checklists, videos and other resources that showcase your expertise in creating your product or delivering your service.

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