[Craigslist Test for Offline Clients] 10 emails and ....
I also realize the warriors who have had success in most cases have had direct phone contact rather than trying to get business via email. However, I don't have that luxury during the day since I work a regular gig.
Anyhow, I thought I might take one last crack at the Craigslist peeps and share my method along with any results. Certainly, this approach is nothing new and you may even recognize some of the verbiage below if you've purchased any offline WSO's. If nothing else, it may get your juices flowing.
So, here's what I did ......
1. I found a service niche in a medium sized city, made a video and ranked it on the 1st page of Google (that took less than a week, but my video has actually been ranking since August).
2. Then today, I went to CL and found local companies advertising for this same service in the same city.
3. Sent out the following email 1-by-1 to 10 potential companies:
Hi {business owner first name}I may have some grammatical errors/misspellings in there, but I figure it wouldn't sound so "salesy".
I noticed you are advertising your {niche} services on Craigslist. If you're looking for new clients, I have an easy way to get your phone ringing!
Check out this video I have on the 1st page of Google for "{service + city}" {link to YouTube video} - or you can go to Google and type in the term yourself. You'll see the video, right there on the 1st page.
My expertise is in local search marketing, specifically video marketing - not {niche service}. Basically what I do is target specific niches in certain cities, then I create a video, rank it on the first page of Google, and then rent it out to businesses like yourself.
As you can see, this video sticks out like a sore thumb on that page and that is the whole point...to catch your eye.
So how does this help YOUR business? Well, you use the video to drive traffic to your website (if you have one) and/or get your phone ringing with prospective clients. The best part is, I've already done all the work for you!
Since I'm a business owner myself, I like to keep things nice and simple. I rent out videos like this for a flat rate of $99 a month (no contract and you can pay through PayPal). For that, I will put all of YOUR business information in the description area below the video and in the overlay in the video as well (that's a good place for a phone number).
Finally, I only work with 1 client type per city (in your case, only 1 {service} in {city}) and it's a first come, first serve basis. I'll be contacting other {type of service provider} in your area today, so if you're interested please call me a.s.a.p.
If it happens that someone else decides to take me up on this deal, I sincerely wish you continued success in your business.
Best Regards,
{My Company Name}
{My Company Phone}
{My Website}
One last note, I did pick a niche with a typical transaction value of anywhere from $50 - $100 on the low end. My thought was even if my potential client got only 1 sale from renting my video, then they would at least break even. Although I believe anyone offering this specific type of service can EASILY make 10 times that ROI based on the number of EXACT matches/month that I ranked the video for.
I'll report back with any results, but I'm not too confident in the copy.
Anyone have any thoughts?
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grrr...
Katie Hewatt
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