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Mind Gaps
Or, How Wrod Illsuinos Can Imrpvoe Yuor Slaes
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The mind is easily tricked by optical as well as literary
illusions.
You're probably familiar with optical illusions. There are
numerous books and sites showing pictures that can be seen
in a variety of ways. One famous image looks like an old
woman -- until you stare a little longer and suddenly see
the profile of a young woman in the same image.
Something similar can happen with words. After all, words
are images, too. They are subject to the blind spots in our
brains. For proof, read the following.
Aoccdrnig to a rsceearcehr at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod
are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and
lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey
lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Fascinating, isn't it?
I'm not advocating mis-spelling words or intentionally
misleading people. I'm demonstrating a principle. Your mind
is vulnerable. It can see things that aren't there and miss
things that are there. This is important information. It's
what allows magicians the ability to fool us.
So, how does this fact help you with your sales letters,
ads, emails, websites and any other writing you do?
Here's how: You can consciously weave your words in such a
way that people fill in the blanks. In other words, you can
help them imagine buying your product or service without
asking them to get it. This is the sport of hypnotic
writing. Here's an elementary example:
"Imagine driving this sleek car down a country road."
What did you see in your mind?
Most likely you imagined a sports car.
But why a sports car?
The word "sleek" led your mind to create a visual. That
image came from your mind, not mine. I gave you a prompt and
your mind leaped to a conclusion. Minds are like that.
Also, in the paragraph before that example, I planted the
word "sport" in your mind.
Did you notice it?
It's where I wrote, "This is the sport of hypnotic writing."
The word "sport" was already in your consciousness, and was
easy to bring up when I asked you to imagine a "sleek car."
I was talking with my hero Kevin Hogan (author of "The Psychology of Persuasion" and everything else about
influence...) and he says that if you can actually get your
customer to see themselves doing or using whatever it is
your product does, you win big. The trick is, they have to
imagine themselves with your product.
Showing how another person is going to experience something
or has experienced something isn't enough to push the "yes"
button in most people.
In other words, "Yeah, John felt the same way, then he tried this and found it worked" is a weak persuasion tool.
Kevin explains it this way:
"Joe, what you want your participants to do is see
themselves writing ad copy and then have them see themselves
getting the incredible results of Hypnotic Writing.
Specifically. The orders racing into their email box. Not
yours or mine."
I went to the MSN home page and saw a headline that read,
"See a Ferrari laptop." I like sports cars, so I clicked.
Imagine my surprise when I saw a picture of a laptop
computer, not a convertible. My mind highlighted the word
Ferrari and let me slide past the next word.
I could go on and on. For example, sometimes I end a letter
with "Stop buy and see us." Few note I used the word "buy"
instead of "by." The mind sees it as "stop and buy."
I learned that subtle method when a friend of mine out of
town ended an email with the words, "Take Car." He meant to
say, "Take Care." He slipped and wrote "Take Car" as a way
to speak to my mind and urge me to drive and see him.
In short, these "mind gaps" can be cause for confusion, or
for communication. I can't explain all the ins and outs of
this rarely looked at subject here but let this article be a
stimulus for your own thinking -- without the mind gaps.
. . .
© 2004 Joe Vitale. All rights reserved.
Get his famous writing software from
http://www.HypnoticWritingWizard.com
Dr. Joe Vitale is the world's first Hypnotic Marketer. He is
President of Hypnotic Marketing, Inc., and author of way too
many books to list here, including the #1 best-selling book
"Spiritual Marketing," the best-selling e-book "Hypnotic Writing," and the best-selling Nightingale-Conant
audioprogram, "The Power of Outrageous Marketing." His
latest books are the best-selling "The Greatest Money-Making Secret in History" and "Adventures Within." He's being
called "The Buddha of the Internet." His main website is at
http://www.MrFire.com
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