"You're not fooling anyone. Business owners know if you're just money-grubbing..."

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Hey,

Have you noticed that business owners are getting
more cynical?

Is it something you're doing that's making their walls
come up?

If you come across desperate and are mostly just interested
in closing the deal for the most money you can extract
from the client, they can sense that.

I know I can when it happens to me.

But, there are a few guys out there who really come
across as caring about their target market.

(I say "come across" because I don't know them personally,
so I can't co-sign for them across the board. I've been burned
a few too many times doing that.)

For example, I love reading Perry Marshall's salesletters because
he articulates the problems I'm having (and that his product solves)
better than 99% of the salesletters I read.

His salesletters read like a book and are literally longer
than some books that are being sold on Amazon.

But that's besides the fact.

The fact is that most of his salesletters have a great lead
or opening and begin to weave a true story filled with examples,
testimonials and truths that resonate with me.

Not only that, but they educate too.

So, not only will I have the opportunity to invest in
a solid product, but I come away better for just having
read his salesletter.

That's unheard of in this day and time.

Plus, he does a great job of identifying the problems
that his target market has.

Now, I don't know if he writes his own salesletters and
that's not even the point.

The point is...he understands and totally gets his target
market and authentically makes me feel as if he's been
where I am and has conquered the mountain and will show
me how to conquer it too.

Do your prospects and clients feel that way about you
and the way that you market to them?

Do they feel empowered, uplifted and "understood" just
from reading your salesletters, attending your webinars
or reading your emails?

Do they seek out your marketing messages because they
teach them as well as present solutions to their most
pressing problems?

If not, we have some work to do.

And yes I realize that you may not be a million dollar
copywriters (yet), but I'm sure that we can agree that it's
a worthy goal to find a way to communicate your sales
messages to your target market in a more meaningful way.

Food for thought.

See you at the top,

Chris
#marketing consultant #offline marketing #offline plr
  • Profile picture of the author erakor
    Bottom line is we are all money grubbing....my pitch is 10 times your investment in me or your money back....I deliver well beyond that every time...
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    • Profile picture of the author wordwizard
      Hi Chris,

      I can tell when I talk to business owners...

      I'm wondering though... I see that you're offering several programs for sale that help people sell their services to business owners.

      Are these designed to help us get past their cynical attitudes, and, if so, how do you do that?

      Thanks so much.

      Elisabeth
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  • Profile picture of the author internetmarketer1
    Understand that businesses do see what you are trying to do. I find that it can be a bit tough at times when it comes down to selling if the business notices that your only goal is to make money off of them. If you make it too obvious, you will struggle on having them believe in what you're selling. Always try to offer incentives for first time customers if you just can't seem to make them budge.
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    • Profile picture of the author MarkJez
      Business owners buy you (the salesperson) before they buy the product or service that you are offering.

      In other words, once a biz owner starts to trust you and like you they move further down into your funnel.

      You then only have to show them the benefits and the ROI and they are more likely to become a client.

      There are a multitude of ways that you can get a biz owner to like and trust you - and this is vital for the sale to take place in most circumstances.

      E.g. offering a free trial creates trust, as well as testimonials.

      Referrals usually means that a friend of the biz owner has already given his or her approval that you are liked and trusted.
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