{"id":1606,"date":"2019-06-08T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/the-website-button-that-will-print-money-for-fire-security-companies"},"modified":"2022-03-05T20:04:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T20:04:53","slug":"the-website-button-that-will-print-money-for-fire-security-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/the-website-button-that-will-print-money-for-fire-security-companies","title":{"rendered":"The Website Button That Will &#8216;Print Money&#8217; For Fire &#038; Security Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Hey, do you want to, maybe, I dunno, buy some Fire safety or Security systems?&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your sales team asked like that&#8230; no one would buy anything! Leads would\u00a0walk away and profits would nosedive.<\/p>\n<p>But your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/fire-security-company-website-design\" rel=\" noopener\">Fire &#038; Security website<\/a>\u00a0is part of your sales team. And\u00a099% of the sites we look at\u00a0have a call to action button that is just as passive&#8230; Some of them DON&#8217;T HAVE A BUTTON AT ALL!<\/p>\n<p>Let us show you how to write confident, clear calls to action that will turn your website into a machine that PRINTS MONEY!<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>What is a call to action (CTA)?<\/h3>\n<p>The CTA is a button or phrase on your website that encourages the reader to do something. To actually respond to your sales pitch.<\/p>\n<h3>Are you\u00a0the best\u00a0Fire &#038; Security installer&#8230; or not?<\/h3>\n<p>Almost all the Fire &#038; Security websites we see will use phrases like <em>&#8220;Learn more&#8221;<\/em> or <em>&#8220;Get started&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>These are passive calls to action. They&#8217;re crap if you want to make money!<\/p>\n<p>I know you want to sound nice and considerate. Your website visitors are\u00a0busy. You don&#8217;t want to BOTHER THEM.<\/p>\n<p>But here&#8217;s what the reader hears:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Hey, I don&#8217;t really believe our service will keep you safe from fire or burglars. But I have a mortgage so it would be great if you could give me some money and let me install a system for you&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nobody is going to buy from you with a passive CTA.<\/p>\n<p>If you really believe that your Fire &#038; Security solutions are the <em>dog&#8217;s bollocks<\/em>, you will be bold and clear in asking your website visitors to GIVE\u00a0YOU THEIR MONEY!<\/p>\n<p>To make that happen, those visitors need to smell <strong>confidence and competence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Your CTAs need to say:<em> &#8220;Buy Now!&#8221;<\/em> or <em>&#8220;Book A Site Survey&#8221; or &#8220;Get Expert Safety Advice Today!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href='https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/tlc-checklist-how-to-get-more-fire-security-customers-lp'><img alt='How To Get More Fire And Security Clients' src='https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ca009161-dc1d-4106-ad8e-a78d26272320.png'><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Imagine someone has just been burgled. They want to make sure it will never happen again.<\/p>\n<p>So they go to one website and it politely says:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been in business since 1984 when my grandfather started the company. We\u00a0pride ourselves on being quick and on time. And our customer service is second to none. Learn more.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Or another website that cuts to the chase:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>&#8220;Been burgled? Get expert advice on how to stop it happening again! Call us NOW!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tell me which company you would go with? The Fire &#038; Security professional who was passive or the one who was direct?<\/p>\n<p>Which one made you feel as if they could actually get your home protected\u00a0FAST?<\/p>\n<p>A homeowner who has been burgled wants an expert\u00a0to make things safe again.\u00a0Someone who will help to blot out this horrible experience. And return\u00a0the family&#8217;s peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p>Actively <strong>demonstrate your confidence and competence<\/strong>. Your <strong>empathy and experience<\/strong>. Use a CTA that makes these <strong>obvious<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h3>A website that PRINTS MONEY?<\/h3>\n<p>Moving from passive to direct may make you feel like you&#8217;re being aggressive. But you&#8217;re not. Your website visitors will not read it that way.<\/p>\n<p>They are not coming to\u00a0 your website because they want to become your friend.\u00a0These home and business owners are coming to your website because they want you to PITCH!<\/p>\n<p>They want you to pitch how you will protect their homes and business premises from fire or intruders.<\/p>\n<p>They\u00a0want to GIVE YOU THEIR MONEY to\u00a0keep their families, staff, possessions and stock\u00a0safe!<\/p>\n<p>Change your passive CTAs to direct calls to action that are crystal clear about how you will make your readers, their families\u00a0or their staff\u00a0safe again.<\/p>\n<p>These little buttons will MAKE YOU MONEY because you will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>get more phone calls and enquiries<\/li>\n<li>book more site surveys;<\/li>\n<li>have more opportunities for your sales team to sell your systems; and<\/li>\n<li>grow your Fire &#038; Security business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What else is stopping you from getting Fire &#038; Security\u00a0customers?<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just passive CTAs!\u00a0<a href=\"\/tlc-checklist-how-to-get-more-fire-security-customers-lp\" rel=\" noopener\">See our 30 top tips<\/a> for getting more website visitors, more site survey bookings and more long-term customers. Stop leaving cash on the table. Help your website to print more money.<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/tlc-checklist-how-to-get-more-fire-security-customers-lp'><img alt='How To Get More Fire And Security Clients' src='https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ca009161-dc1d-4106-ad8e-a78d26272320.png'><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessmadesimple.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Miller at Storybrand<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hey, do you want to, maybe, I dunno, buy some Fire safety or Security systems?&#8221; If your sales team asked like that&#8230; no one would buy anything! Leads would\u00a0walk away and profits would nosedive. But your\u00a0Fire &#038; Security website\u00a0is part of your sales team. And\u00a099% of the sites we look at\u00a0have a call to action &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/the-website-button-that-will-print-money-for-fire-security-companies\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Website Button That Will &#8216;Print Money&#8217; For Fire &#038; Security Companies&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fire-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inbound.lollipoplocal.co.uk\/inbound-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}