Make Your (USP) Unique Selling Propositions Work
07th August 2007
Not all created unique selling propositions end up getting the attention and clamor of its targeted customers. There are just so many USPs all over the world, and if you want yours to stand out amidst this sea of propositions, you need to possess four major big things so that you can really make it big in this business. While they are no surefire guarantees to success, you will still gain a great advantage making sure you have them.
Big Promise
A unique selling proposition is given attention when it gives a big promise to its reader. The reader will not really care if you are a good writer or if you have this and that. The very first question they will ask for any sales pitch you present them with is: “What’s in it for me?” You must be able to answer that question with a resounding bang if you want to generate positive results.
Just what constitutes a big promise? Simply put, you just give something revolutionary for your readers in the target market to consider. Your unique selling proposition must have them wanting to get their hands on the deal that you are giving them. When you are making this unique selling proposition, you must really create hype and make sure that your stuff will not easily be ignored by the people in your selected niche.
However, if you have a big promise, you must have other big things to back it up, which brings us to the next requirements.
Big Proof
Your big promise will only be credible and believable if you have big proof to support it. If you are not able to support your claims accordingly, all people will see is just that you are just a whole bunch of fluff trying to siphon money off their pockets. Have a big proof to support everything you say. If you are claiming success or superior service quality, then you must have people who can attest to that.
Testimonials, free trials and the like are ways to be able to help generate the big proof that big promises require. Whether you are new in the business or seasoned with a good client base, you will always have to prove you and your business’ credibility and worth consistently. If you are able to sustain this, this will really help you get established in your niche and give them the notion and idea that you are really reliable and excellent.
Big Benefit
When you have a big promise and big proof, it will only be able to make your prospects be willing to try it out if the big benefit is spelled out clearly for them in big and bold letters. Make sure that you are able to emphasize on the big benefit they can be getting from your promise which is backed up by your proof.
When making your unique selling proposition, never assume things. Be as explicit, daring and bold as you possibly can. This is the only way you can really get the best clients. In this world where so many things are fighting for your prospect’s attention, your banner must be really loud and proud enough to make them see and hear and possibly do business with you.
Joel Christopher is a best-selling author, speaker and mentor, known worldwide as The MasterListBuilder. To find out more on how you can triple your leads, sales and profits. Visit
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Occupation: Internet Marketer
Author, Speaker, Philanthropist,
Master List Builder, Family Man
When Joel Christopher came to the United States from the Philippines on August 8, 1988, he knew nothing about the internet. He was a physical therapist who wanted a better life for his family. Yet today, Joel is known among internet marketing gurus as the "Master List Builder".
Master List Builder
Recognizing the business and marketing potential of the Internet, he started his own online business in late 1999 and launched his first website on January 1, 2000, geared towards providing aspiring Internet entrepreneurs with a step-by-step guide to succeeding online. He was himself merely a beginner, or what he fondly calls a “newbie netpreneur”. After faltering and floundering in his first year online, he attended a live seminar, took a lot of notes and applied what he learned. It only took two months after that for him to become successful enough to quit his job and make a full-time living creating and selling products on the internet.
Speaker
Since, then, Joel has attended more than 100 live seminars, boot camps and conferences, and has actually spoken at more than half of them on the topic of "opt-in" list building. He has spoken in front of thousands of people in the U.S. and Canada and has shared the stage with many marketing legends such as Ted Nicholas, Joe Sugarman, Robert Allen, Mark Victor Hanson and Mark Joyner.
He has grown his own opt-in list to more than 153,000 newsletter subscribers in just three years. But he earned his "Master List Builder" nickname when he tripled his list to over 30,903 names in only 99 days.
Author
Using the email marketing principles he teaches, he recently demonstrated the power of a huge opt-in email list when his co-authored book "Mining Online Gold With An Offline Shovel: How To Build A Massive Online Mailing List By Mastering Offline Promotion" zoomed to the top of the Amazon.com best-seller list just 13 hours after it was published. Only the pre-release of the latest Harry Potter book beat it to the number one position.
International best-selling author and radio talk show host Mike Litman recently nicknamed Joel Christopher the "Tony Robbins of Internet Marketing" and Randy Gilbert of the "Inside Success" show called him "The Michael Jordan of Internet List Building".
Joel Christopher is the Director and Owner of SuccessAccess.com and MasterListBuilder.com. He is a consummate entrepreneur who wants to share his passion for self-employment with others because of the time and financial freedom it offers.
Philanthropist
In addition,Joel Christopher has made a personal commitment to help young Philippinos receive the education they need to improve their lives. To this end, he has begun a foundation and is donating 100% of his profits from his first book to this cause.
Family Man
Joel's beautiful wife, Sheila, is his constant companion and supporter, as well as playing a key roll in Joel's businesses. They live with their precious daughter Simone in Helotes, Texas