"I wouldn't have believed this a few years ago. Now I'm a believer..."

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Hey,

It's been said that out of all the things a consultant could
wish for, a hungry starving crowd should be on the top of
that wish list.

However, I've come to realize something else.

If you're not selling what that hungry starving crowd is
hungry to buy, then it won't do you a lick of good.

In other words...

You have to have a great offer.

If you have a dialed in offer that resonates with your
target market, you can do alot of other things wrong
and still be booked solid for months at a time.

However, if your offer is wrong, ill-conceived and not
dialed in to your target market, it doesn't matter how
good your marketing, systems and fulfillment are...

You won't get clients from that offer.

I couldn't have said that a few years ago and certainly
didn't believe it.

Back then I believed that great marketing could overcome
any hurdle, but the more success I experience with different
offers I test, I've seen the error of my ways.

I now know what Dan Kennedy meant when he said...

"You have to come up with a offer that your target
market will crawl over broken glass to buy."

And yes I know that saying has been beat to death, but
if you're not putting that level of time and energy into
creating your offers, then that's why they're falling flat.

So, in light of that, I have some questions for you...

How persuasive is your website design offer?

Are business owners flowing into your practice from your
website design offer?

How about your facebook marketing offer?

What about your done-for-you online marketing package?

Are you getting two or three business owners a week
inquiring about those service offerings?

Do you just a buffet style listing of services you can provide....

...or have you taken the time to create a compelling,
persuasive and benefit-laden offer for each service
you can provide?

If you haven't taken the time to put together a compelling
offer around each service you offer, then why not?

Let's fix that over the next week.

Start today by listing each service you offer and then use
your copywriting skills to come up with several offers that
are built around each specific service and get to testing.

They can be on sales pages on your main consulting
website or they can be standalone offers on individual
domains and landing pages.

It doesn't matter.

Just start working on creating irresistable offers, start
driving traffic to them and testing things out for yourself.

See you at the top,

Chris

P.S. If what I've just described to you above sounds like
too much work, how are you ever going to get to that next
level if you won't put the work in?

Each of your service offerings should have it's own offers
and sales pages that clearly present a persuasive offer based
on what your ideal target market of business owners are
eager to pay for.

Do the work and cash the checks.
#marketing consultant #offline marketing #offline plr
  • Profile picture of the author Cassie416
    This piece of advice is incredibly essential for all IMer's. There has been so many businesses that have failed for the simple fact of not having powerful enough offers. Most of them just arn't convincing and simply suck. (harsh reality)

    Almost every Niche has a hungry crowd, so why not find a niche that your most comfortable in, study the compatition (if any), then emulate that method based on that research. Chances are you'll snag afew fish while fishing right ?
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    • Profile picture of the author isaacsmithjones
      This applies to EVERYONE in business.

      It still shocks me when I google something, and see all of these vague, generic adwords ads.

      So the only thing that I'd add to what you've said is:

      USP!

      When it comes to making a good offer, it doesn't just mean telling people that you're "the best", or that you have "top customer service". It means SPECIFICALLY telling your target market why you can solve their problem. Not just that, but why you're the best, or only viable option.

      Saying "Fantastic customer service, free installation" is a good start, but then EVERYONE else is saying it...

      Try something like "Not only will I install your boiler for free within the next 2 days, but I'll also give you a 5 year guarantee, so that if anything does wrong at ANY point within the next 5 years, I'll wither come out and fix it, or install a new one, at no extra charge to you. And as soon as I'm done tightening the last bolt, I'll pull out my calendar, and we'll book in the first of your 5 free boiler check-ups and services".

      Obviously, you can't fir that into an adwords ad, but the idea is that you need to specifically tell your target market, on a personal level, HOW you're going to MAKE SURE you give them the best customer service, rather than just saying it.

      P.S. This would fit into an adwords ad:

      Free Boiler Installation
      Within 2 days. 5 year guarantee,
      plus annual services and check-ups.

      Sure beats a confusing ad that I saw saying: "free boiler installation from £9.99 per month". I'm not sure that they know what "free" means.
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