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Are You Asking Your Prospect to Marry You on the First Date?

October 11, 2012 by Lisa Mininni 9 Comments

Recently, I had a member of my community write in to tell me that his biggest frustration was that he feels that he is overwhelming his prospects a bit too early in the enrollment/sales process.

If you feel this way or you feel you’re giving away your valuable advice for free, you might be trying too hard and too early to convert a prospect to a client.  This happens frequently when you don’t have your sales flow mapped out.

It’s humbling to watch entrepreneurs make the same mistakes I used to when I got my business started.  Asking someone to do business with you the very first time you meet them is like asking someone to marry you on the first date.  Getting the “yes” answer to your proposal often requires more than just one touch point before someone decides to do business with you.

To get the “yes” answer, many consultants or coaches make the mistake of giving more information in their one-on-one meetings, often overwhelming their prospect.  The problem isn’t more information.  The reason there is a lack of conversion is often attributed to:

  • Prematurely setting up meetings with prospects
  • Having no way to pre-educate your prospects, and
  • Having no systematic way to keep in touch

One of my Entrepreneurial Edge System Alumni who is a consultant experienced the same problem.  When she learned how to systematize her pre-qualification process, she immediately recognized a savings and converted more of her prospects to clients.  Once we mapped out her sales flow, there were two important changes she implemented to her sales process:

First, she pre-qualified her prospects before scheduling a meeting with them.  She discovered she wasn’t using all of her marketing assets, including her website. Rather than waiting for a face-to-face meeting, she answered her prospects frequently asked questions on her website. She also offered her prospects a free downloadable eBook that gave her prospects the ability to assess their situation before meeting with her. When they scheduled their meeting with her, the information they worked through in the eBook would then be reviewed.  Her prospects appreciated the framework to immediately sort through their main concerns and individual situation.  Because she shifted the way she worked, she freed up her schedule so she could take on more clients.

Second, she automated her follow up process.  With an automated follow up process, her prospects received messages that engaged them and continued to pre-educate them.  If you’re thinking that automation can’t possibly nurture a relationship, think again. The magic happens in the way your messages are written. A carefully written message can make the best of automation, engage your prospect, and provide continuous value to your prospect when done right.  Automation does the heavy lifting yet still provides the flexibility for you to respond directly with your prospect.

Not only did my client save approximately three hours per prospect by pre-educating them, she increased her conversions over 50% in just 30 days, and more than quadrupled her income in just one year.

If you feel like you’re overwhelming your prospect, consider breaking apart the information you provide in smaller digestible pieces and giving value to your prospect over time.  Remember to make their next step in doing business with you clear to them. A systematic approach might be just the ticket to simplify your sales process, making it super simple for your prospects to do business with you.

 

You have a lot going on in your business, but are all of your marketing pieces connected?  If you’re wondering how to automate your marketing, automatically bring in pre-qualified prospects and turn them into invested clients 98% of the time, then get started today with the Entrepreneurial Edge SystemTM Implementation Program.  In this step-by-step, comprehensive program, you will discover:

  • How to automatically bring in pre-qualified prospects
  • How to reverse the sales process so your prospects choose you instead of you chasing them
  • Systems that easily automate your marketing and bring in multiple income streams
  • How to set up your Business BlueprintTM so you put all of the pieces of your business together so you Wake Up Profitable.
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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: entrepreneurial edge system, Lisa Mininni, sales conversion tips, sales process

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  1. Jamie says

    October 14, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    This is great advice. I was feeling like I was taking too much time creating an authentic relationship and not moving quickly enough or not saying “just the right thing” to get more conversions. Automating the process will save me so much time. Thank you!

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    • Lisam says

      October 15, 2012 at 5:46 am

      Thanks, Jamie – glad it helped.

      Reply
  2. Jared Sparr says

    October 15, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    Great Advice on how to keep the flow in the sales process, and get the sale with less effort. Thanks Lisa!

    Reply
    • Lisam says

      October 15, 2012 at 5:49 pm

      You’re welcome, Jared. Glad you found it helpful.

      Reply
  3. Donald Adiska says

    October 15, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    Thanks for the tips Lisa, you’re worth your weight in gold! I love your training and follow up tips.

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    • Lisam says

      October 15, 2012 at 5:49 pm

      Awe, thanks, Donald!

      Reply
  4. Heidi Alexandra Pollard says

    October 23, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    Great tips – I love the idea of automating and pre-qualifying prospects – I have recently done the same for my Leading Ladies 100 Day program via written Q&As on my website and a brief video – it has certainly assisted our office in pointing people and getting them clear before they take the next step!

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    • Lisam says

      October 23, 2012 at 6:39 pm

      Heidi: Thanks! Glad to hear you’re using your website to help pre-qualify and serve your visitors at a higher level by making it clear on next steps. Keep it up!

      Reply
  5. Rodger says

    January 19, 2013 at 11:37 am

    That is a really good tip particularly to those fresh to the
    blogosphere. Short but very accurate info… Thanks for
    sharing this one. A must read post!

    Reply

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