"Brian's Babes"

***Brian Turner*** · 06-10-2004, 11:28 AM

I realised that it's not sex that sells - it's simply attraction.

You don't need a pair of breasts on a product to sell it in advertising - in fact, I would personally argue that if the target consumer is men, then they'd be too busy looking at the breasts to notice the product anyway.

So when I created Britecorp I made sure on the homepage, on the top left image, was a picture of a relatively attractive looking woman, smiling. Everyone I've spoken to in real life, who has seen the site, comments on it. They notice the woman, and in some way are influenced by it (preferably positively.

).

It's with that strategy in mind that I've therefore created "Brian's Babes", a set attractive young women, to "present" different areas of the site.

It's a concept I'm going to play with, and see what happens.

The photos are stock photo images I got with the site (Platinax is actually based on a very heavily modified template from Template Monster). Luckily, I had just enough.

I've placed them on the homepage as well - each one links to a different section - and here's a quick introduction to them:

(Say "hi" to the girls.

)

NTwebsite · 15-10-2004, 06:38 AM

Can you post more images, I might use them on my site.

***Brian Turner*** · 15-10-2004, 10:42 AM

Heh, I'm afraid these are paid-for stock photos.

Postmaster · 15-10-2004, 11:21 PM

I like you "bitches" brian

opps, alittle contriversial wasn't it lol..

paulhiles · 16-10-2004, 02:09 AM

They look more like up-market escorts to me!

Sorry Brian, just first impressions and all that!

Anyway, it may well attract new visitors into the forums.. but whether or not they'll want to see discussions between site owners is another thing!

***Brian Turner*** · 16-10-2004, 10:52 AM

Lol! Well, it's an experiment in the making.

Overall site traffic has dropped quite significantly now - I'm fast losing rankings for search terms the prior sites were ranking for, and Google and co are still evaluating the new site set-up. It'll take a while for traffic to impact.

Until then, we have babes for company...

NTwebsite · 18-10-2004, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Postmaster

I like you "bitches" brian

opps, alittle contriversial wasn't it lol..

lol

06-10-2004, 11:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,687	"Brian's Babes" I realised that it's not sex that sells - it's simply attraction. You don't need a pair of breasts on a product to sell it in advertising - in fact, I would personally argue that if the target consumer is men, then they'd be too busy looking at the breasts to notice the product anyway. So when I created Britecorp I made sure on the homepage, on the top left image, was a picture of a relatively attractive looking woman, smiling. Everyone I've spoken to in real life, who has seen the site, comments on it. They notice the woman, and in some way are influenced by it (preferably positively. ). It's with that strategy in mind that I've therefore created "Brian's Babes", a set attractive young women, to "present" different areas of the site. It's a concept I'm going to play with, and see what happens. The photos are stock photo images I got with the site (Platinax is actually based on a very heavily modified template from Template Monster). Luckily, I had just enough. I've placed them on the homepage as well - each one links to a different section - and here's a quick introduction to them: (Say "hi" to the girls. ) Attached Images __________________ SEO specialist

15-10-2004, 06:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
NTwebsite Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8	Re: "Brian's Babes" Can you post more images, I might use them on my site.

15-10-2004, 10:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,687	Re: "Brian's Babes" Heh, I'm afraid these are paid-for stock photos. __________________ SEO specialist

15-10-2004, 11:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Postmaster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 835	Re: "Brian's Babes" I like you "bitches" brian opps, alittle contriversial wasn't it lol..

16-10-2004, 02:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
paulhiles Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London, UK Posts: 61	May disappoint some punters... They look more like up-market escorts to me! Sorry Brian, just first impressions and all that! Anyway, it may well attract new visitors into the forums.. but whether or not they'll want to see discussions between site owners is another thing! __________________ london web design agency \| webmaster forum \| the nehemiah project newham daycare \| blues photo library

16-10-2004, 10:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
*Brian Turner* Business Guru Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Inverness, Highlands, Scotland Posts: 7,687	Re: May disappoint some punters... Lol! Well, it's an experiment in the making. Overall site traffic has dropped quite significantly now - I'm fast losing rankings for search terms the prior sites were ranking for, and Google and co are still evaluating the new site set-up. It'll take a while for traffic to impact. Until then, we have babes for company... __________________ SEO specialist

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