Comments on: How Contrast Helps You Get More Subscribers and Sales http://socialtriggers.com/contrast-social-trigger/ Online Marketing Strategy Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stefan Vorkoetter http://socialtriggers.com/contrast-social-trigger/#comment-8367 Stefan Vorkoetter Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:06:38 +0000 http://socialtriggers.com/?p=548#comment-8367 Contrast is great, but using purple for your link colour is a bad idea in my opinion. I'd read several of your pages, and didn't click on quite a few of the links because I thought I'd been there already. Purple is the colour for already-visited links. Contrast is great, but using purple for your link colour is a bad idea in my opinion. I’d read several of your pages, and didn’t click on quite a few of the links because I thought I’d been there already. Purple is the colour for already-visited links.

]]> By: Derek http://socialtriggers.com/contrast-social-trigger/#comment-292 Derek Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:07:55 +0000 http://socialtriggers.com/?p=548#comment-292 Well, man-handling is an understatement. Now you know I remember those two articles from when you originally wrote them. Time flies and it's still 100% relevant. Well, man-handling is an understatement. Now you know I remember those two articles from when you originally wrote them. Time flies and it’s still 100% relevant.

]]> By: Brian Clark http://socialtriggers.com/contrast-social-trigger/#comment-283 Brian Clark Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:36:49 +0000 http://socialtriggers.com/?p=548#comment-283 No one's accused me of "man-handling" before. At least not in formal charges. ;) Great article Derek. You've really nailed how contrast works in design. It also works in copy as well -- same principle, different application. Here are a couple of posts about it: <a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/how-to-use-the-simple-power-of-contrast-to-become-a-more-persuasive-online-marketer/" rel="nofollow">How to Use the Simple Power of Contrast to Become More Persuasive</a> <a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/perceptual-contrast/" rel="nofollow">How to Hit a Copywriting Home Run With Perceptual Contrast</a> No one’s accused me of “man-handling” before. At least not in formal charges. ;)

Great article Derek. You’ve really nailed how contrast works in design. It also works in copy as well — same principle, different application.

Here are a couple of posts about it:

How to Use the Simple Power of Contrast to Become More Persuasive

How to Hit a Copywriting Home Run With Perceptual Contrast

]]> By: Are These Sales "Best Practices" Hurting Your Results? http://socialtriggers.com/contrast-social-trigger/#comment-219 Are These Sales "Best Practices" Hurting Your Results? Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:27:33 +0000 http://socialtriggers.com/?p=548#comment-219 [...] What’s the best way to help people “stand out?” [...] [...] What’s the best way to help people “stand out?” [...]

]]> By: ridgely johnson http://socialtriggers.com/contrast-social-trigger/#comment-211 ridgely johnson Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:35:28 +0000 http://socialtriggers.com/?p=548#comment-211 Recruiters/Executives give a resume an average 30 second glance when a resume comes across their desk-and they are PRO-actively looking for candidates. Subsequently, job seekers must structure resumes knowing they this "one shot." Regardless of your motivation for writing the blog, I feel fairly confident in believing you want your followers to read it, correct? Following your specific, clear suggestions will substantially increase the chance that you keep the reader engaged through your post- Nice job- A side note- I became intrigued with your banter on Twitter-Third Tribe and that is what lead me here- do not underestimate the power of the contact made there & the authenticity each arena provides ;-) Recruiters/Executives give a resume an average 30 second glance when a resume comes across their desk-and they are PRO-actively looking for candidates. Subsequently, job seekers must structure resumes knowing they this “one shot.”

Regardless of your motivation for writing the blog, I feel fairly confident in believing you want your followers to read it, correct?

Following your specific, clear suggestions will substantially increase the chance that you keep the reader engaged through your post-
Nice job-

A side note- I became intrigued with your banter on Twitter-Third Tribe and that is what lead me here- do not underestimate the power of the contact made there & the authenticity each arena provides ;-)

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