Hahahaha! so first call of the day...

Originally Posted by marketeers

Hey guys!

So ive done some cold calling before and was quite successful in selling my services. But had to return to work for 1 month before i was able to quit. Well it's my first day being self employed and I had to make my first cold call, I was soooo nervous since i havnt made one for such a long time.

I was cold calling a hair dresser, not to sell just to warm up the lead, ended up getting so nervous that i just booked in a hair appointment because i choked HAHAHA talk about a stuff up..After that first call was over the other ones just seemed so much easier, i already stuffed one up i knew the person wont eat me so i felt so much more comfortable and it just flowed.

Moral of the story for the newbie cold callers, keep calling maybe until you get through your first 10 then its a breeze just getting into it the first few are always extremely nerve wracking but after that your nerves just disappear.


~Sean

Originally Posted by marketeers

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Originally Posted by HazeBlazer

Haha that's hilarious, it makes me think of the time my friend went to kick some guy's ass who worked at a starbucks for messing with his girlfriend, he showed up and ended up ordering a large frappuccino and left.

What services are you selling by the way?

Hahaha! Awsome story, im guessing the guy was a lot bigger than him.

I'm selling web development services

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Originally Posted by kaniganj

So...have you made any other kind of appointments? Such as...with prospects?

My main aim isn't to make an appointment the first call, generally i use that to warm up the lead. I set an appointment on the 3rd contact and find I have a much higher success rate, when doing so...Usually recieve around 30-40%, in appointments, and my closing rate on appointments is no less than 50%...


Which reminds me anyone struggling with cold calling, try to change things up see what works for you...I generally find it's much easier to close an appointment once you've established rapport over a number of weeks.

They see you as more of a friend trying to help them out rather than a "salesman" just saying BS to get in there pockets.

~Sean

Originally Posted by marketeers

Hey guys!

So ive done some cold calling before and was quite successful in selling my services. But had to return to work for 1 month before i was able to quit. Well it's my first day being self employed and I had to make my first cold call, I was soooo nervous since i havnt made one for such a long time.

I was cold calling a hair dresser, not to sell just to warm up the lead, ended up getting so nervous that i just booked in a hair appointment because i choked HAHAHA talk about a stuff up..After that first call was over the other ones just seemed so much easier, i already stuffed one up i knew the person wont eat me so i felt so much more comfortable and it just flowed.

Moral of the story for the newbie cold callers, keep calling maybe until you get through your first 10 then its a breeze just getting into it the first few are always extremely nerve wracking but after that your nerves just disappear.


~Sean