How to Add a Call to Action to Your Post

[snakeair]

Before you respond, take a look at the blog post.

You might have written your best post ever — but without a call to action, it’s not going to get you the results you’re hoping for.

A “call to action” is a copywriting term. It simply means asking or telling the reader to take a specific action. That might be:

• Subscribing to your blog or newsletter
• Buying your ebook
• Sharing the post on Twitter or Facebook
• Downloading a free report
• Trying out a particular technique or idea

… or almost anything that will benefit you and/or the reader.

Your call to action should be...

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Have anything to add to the blog post?

[vilcot44]

I usually put call to action on the top, the middle, and before the end of my posts. That seems to give me the most click throughs.

[Jim Gillum]

Telling the prospect which action to take seems to have the best results....)))

Much like closing an off line sale.......waiting for the customer to take action can take for "never"....
calling for action by telling works...)))

[WebOut]

One should be careful in crafting call-to-action copy. The benefits that the market can get should be immediately communicated. It should be concise, direct, valuable and of course catchy.

[directorking]

A call to action which is absolutely awesome is from the blog social triggers dot com. The big get updates its free in such a clean widget on the right really works