5 Reasons for Visual Branding

First impressions are extremely vital for businesses. If you’re not portraying the impression that you’re skilled and prepared to work for your potential customers, they will pass you by for somebody that looks to possess all the assets they need. 

When it involves creating a great initial impression that can build your audience and assist you to land that client, visual branding is where it’s at.

Branding is more than a website and logo; it is about sharing the knowledge of what it is like for a client to work with you. As business owners, it's our job to create a strong message around our business, it’s how we become unforgettable and trusted. And once we’ve created that story? We should share it with potential clientele.

Sharing your story proudly is the key to standing out as a leader in your marketplace. You want to be very visual. Your brand is in danger of being lost in the marketplace if you can’t be seen on-line constantly as the face of your business. 

Here are 5 reasons why we need to make sure you are more noticeable, and your brand be visual:

 
1) Be seen as the face and sole of your brand, you'll attract more prospects into your community.

Your actions attract people to you. Individuals tend to be attracted to like causes. People that have a common interest tend to be drawn to people with the same interests. By talking about your interests you provide a place to find out, share similarities, raise question, and feel at ease. It's the fastest way to connect with your clients.

2) As the face of your brand, you create your followers trust when they see you.

They need to see YOU. People like to work with people that they can see, and they feel like they already know you when you meet.

Share your daily tasks, tell them your personal and business achievements, your client’s success stories, even the weekend trip to relax. All those windows into your world provides your viewers confidence that you are a real person, just like them. Someone they can relate to and know you will take care of their needs.

3) Your visual storytelling of your message will build a relationship through your content to your viewers.

You can make your audience feel involved with content to make them active participants.  When they react to your visual content, it opens doors for you to respond to. Ask them question, reply to their comments, and strengthen those relationships by joining in with your audience. 

4) You can educate your audience regarding the numerous layers of your business, you set yourself up as the expert.

Viewers will feel confident when they see more of your methods, so share all the ins and outs of your daily work. Tell them what you just learned that will make you better, any changes to make your system better, or the post you just read that really made you think.

5) Showing up regularly, you improve the chance to change your prospects into paying clients.

Your leads will be kept warm because you will be there as a familiar face. You’ll always be in mind as a result of your effort to stay in touch with them daily.

Well now you recognize it’s time to become a lot more visible, however what are some small easy steps that you can do to get started? 

Here are 5 things to do NOW:

1) Update your headshot on all your social media sites.

2) Create visual content with you as the face of your brand. 

3) Add visual branding to emails introducing some news regarding your business.

4) Attend a networking event with new business cards with your face on them so people will remember you.

5) Add your face to your email signature so people will know who they are communicating with.

Make a promise to get one of these DONE. Start planning the ideas today.

It is not easy pushing yourself out there, but it's needed. When you do it, gets easier. You can do it!