Have no doubt that there exists definite methods that work on the psychological levels of your readers that can work well for increasing conversions. There are so many factors involved, and which ones are relevant to your situation just depends on your particular situation. So with that much said, we will highlight a couple of important points for you to digest and then use in your business today.
If you have children, then you know all too well about the power behind those who have a need that must be fulfilled. You will achieve much better results when you are able to take care of problems people have by selling them the clear fix for it. All markets have this one thing in common, and that is why they are markets or categories in which some group of people fall in to. If you have never written any type of sales or marketing copy before, then that is something you need to learn more about and practice, of course. There are many reasons why someone may buy your product, but showing them a real need is a surefire way to make a sale. People will read your marketing and ad copy, hopefully, and the degree to which you succeed in conveying these points will determine much. Probably because the vast majority of people are not leaders is why they are unwilling to buy unless they see that others have, first. We have seen this for a very long time, and others have known this decades prior to the internet. You should not be surprised about this fact even if you are new to IM. There are so many fears that people have, and this is just all fear based behavior. That is why you have seen testimonials for so long on the net, and they have been used for very many years before that. So just use good testimonials if you have them, and then if not then try to provide other means for social proof.
You can't force people to buy something from you, no matter how good the product is that you're selling. Obviously you have to find a way to establish some trust with your prospects and letting them know what they will be receiving is a good place to start. As you know, there have been too many times when the stated claims could not be matched by reality. Your market has a need that your product has to fulfill if it is supposed to, and that is what you need to convey in a convincing manner. Once you start going down that road of the hard sell, your conversions will plummet. All any of us can do is present our case in our marketing and advertising and get in front of our audience.
This goes back to human nature and learning what are essentially the tools of the copywriting trade to touch the heart and mind of the prospect.