You have all seen the trash bag commercials that have been so famous for years. Do you project "wimpy wimpy wimpy" or "hefty hefty hefty"? If your attitude screams "Clark Kent" it should be screaming "Superman". That attitude of confidence leads to sales. It may sound unlikely, but it's true - people are much more likely to buy from someone with confidence than someone who seems hesitant.
Confidence makes the customer feel they can trust what you are telling them because YOU trust what you are telling them. If you don't come across as confidant, you don't come across as believable, it's that simple. If a customer can't believe you, they will simply move on to the next site in their search. You want that confidence all around you so that they will feel compelled to stay on your site and hear what you have to say, then buy what you are selling.
Half of the battle for projecting confidence is realizing that you have nothing to lose. What is the absolute worst that could happen? You might experience rejection from someone online, whom you have never met. Well, that's not so bad, is it? Rejection happens all the time. Learning to power through it anyway with a goal in sight is the secret to confidence.
One of the best things about confidence is that you can fake confidence until it comes naturally to you. Just get a vision of your goal in your mind's eye, and then make your self believe you will achieve it. See your self obtaining that brass ring - higher profit margins, more sales, increased traffic to your site. Once you have the goal in mind and can see your self getting there, you will have begun to project confidence, and you will see it reflected in your bottom line.
Once that aura of confidence is around you people will notice. People are drawn to confidence like moths to flame. think of self help gurus like Tony Robbins. It isn't so much WHAT he says, but HOW he says it that keeps his conferences packed and his books, audios and videos selling like hot cakes. You can project that confidence, too. By taking steps to leave your comfort zone, you have made sure your confident aura is strong. Before you know it this confidence will have become second nature. The more natural it becomes, the more of a success you will be. Positive thinking doesn't make you a success without work, but it certainly attracts the opportunities you need to make it happen on your own.
Start building confidence today. Think of one goal for your site. Visualize it clearly, and see your self making it. Think of it as if it is a "done deal". then go about marketing that goal as if it were a sure thing. Track what happens to your customer response. My bet is that the new confidence in your product will make achieving that goal a reality in half the time it would have taken you before. Harness your confidence - it will drive your sales.