How to spot buying signals — 12 ways customers give you the nod
Who is your ideal client? Seven reasons why you need to know
ThereWho is your ideal client? Can you think of that one ideal client you have who is a dream to work with? They buy from you without much effort at all. They love everything about what you do. This client is a perfect fit as far as what they need and what you have.
They see enormous value in your products or service and they tell all their friends about you. This person engages with you on social media, liking, commenting and sharing your posts without you having to ask. They happily give you glowing testimonials and reviews.
What if you could have an entire business filled with duplicates of this person?
One of the most important things in business is knowing who your ideal customer is. Defining your ideal client and knowing everything about them can help make your marketing much more effective. It can even help steer your research and development. Continue reading “Who is your ideal client? Seven reasons why you need to know”
Questions are the key to successful sales
Two ears and one mouth
There’s a saying about being a good listener — you have two ears and one mouth for a reason; listen twice as much as you talk. This is highly relevant in the sales game. In my experience, the average salesperson talks over 80 percent of the time while they’re selling!
People buy because they have a need. The only way for you to uncover your customers need, is to talk less and listen more. Talking too much is a sure way to lose the sale. Continue reading “Questions are the key to successful sales”
Take control of the sales process — 7 things a customer needs
What the customer needs before they can buy
You’re not too bad at sales. You know how to communicate and create fantastic conversations with prospects. You know how to ask great questions. But there’s a huge piece of the puzzle you don’t have any control of. The customer! Regardless of how well you lead the sales process, there are seven things the customer needs before they can buy from you.
Your success throughout the sales process will be influenced by these seven factors so it’s important to understand what’s happening in the customer’s mind.
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How to increase sales conversions and double your business
What to say when someone says it’s too expensive
The “too expensive” objection
If you’ve been in business for a while, by now you would’ve come across clients or prospects giving you the too expensive objection. Mastering the right mindset and believing in the value you’re offering is so important. Understanding how and why people buy is also vital to knowing what to say when someone says it’s too expensive.
So what do you say in response?
Dealing with this type of rejection is always tough. It can make you question what you’re offering. It can make you question your value, your entire business and can even make you consider lowering your prices. It’s so important to fight the self-doubt.
Stop! Don’t change a thing until you’ve read on. Continue reading “What to say when someone says it’s too expensive”
A marketing strategy to help your business appeal to more customers
The generous friend
As a business owner, you have to take a generous approach with your marketing strategy. Asking people to buy from you all the time, without giving them anything else in return, is like having a friend and only ever speaking to them when you want them to come to your birthday party, just so that you can get one more present.
Would you want to be that person’s friend? Continue reading “A marketing strategy to help your business appeal to more customers”
Focus on the customer need
What if you focused on the customer need?
What would happen if you never told another person about what you do and instead you focused on the customers need? Your business would boom. That’s what would happen.
I went to a market the other week. While I was there I did an experiment. I stopped to look at things that interested me. Initially I said nothing to the stall holder. I waited for the owner to approach me. I wanted to test how they would engage me and what they would say.
My experiment confirmed my suspicions. Sadly, so many business owners have no idea to how to conduct business. This is what I heard: Continue reading “Focus on the customer need”