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Recently a student told me how she had a lot of fear about her small business and how to get clients. She had an enormous number of opportunities coming her way, but she felt afraid to take any action. That fear made her feel like a failure and unworthy of such opportunity. As a result she was paralyzed – she couldn’t seem to take the next step on anything.
I can’t honestly remember where and when I first heard about the Know-Like-and-Trust Factor (who knows, I probably think I invented it! Ha!) It’s so ingrained in my way of thinking about networking, Client Attraction and Closing the Sale, that I take its origin for granted sometimes. But as you can see, I apply it to everything. It just works so well that you too will want to apply it to your way of doing everything from now on. OK, so what is this Know-Like-Trust Factor and why is it so crucial to effective Client Attraction and networking?
Are you struggling with picking a single niche and considering going for two (or more) targets? This is a common problem my clients come to me with. For example, at a networking event, you‘ll need to hand out two cards and that leaves people confused about where to put you and who you serve. Rather than make your life hard, I suggest you look at both niches and think about which one fits with who you are and connects to your passion.
Today’s strategy from Fabienne for getting more clients, making more money, leveraging your business and enjoying your time off so you work less is about staying in touch. I find that a lot of entrepreneurs, people like you and me, once they learn how to put in place a client attraction system, it’s all about getting new prospects, getting new leads. Then when they have the new prospects and the new leads, they just don’t do much with them.
Recently, one of my clients was expressing her conce over how she earns money. She realized she has limited how much money she can make by relying solely on one-on-one clients and small groups. Until now, she has preferred to work with one person at a time or even small groups to keep the activity hands on with lots of personal attention. That does limit her income because there are only so many hours in a day where she trades hours for dollars. To earn more, she’ll need to reach more people at the same time.
Now, before you point the finger at me for bashing ALL things about what you already know about networking, let me say there is ONE thing that I believe in very strongly that past networking experts talk about over and over again. Getting LOTS of people in your network. The more people you know, and the more people know YOU, the more likely you are to attract LOTS of new clients through networking and referrals.
Today’s topic is something that people ask me about all the time. What do you do when all this stuff that I’ve been teaching works and you get to full practice capacity? You can’t take on any more clients without pulling your hair out and there’s just no more ‘you’ to go around. The first thing you can do is create a waiting list. That’s good for the short term but it doesn’t really do much because you still have them waiting for you.
Do you feel there is something in the way of earning a living from using your talents? Some of my clients struggle with making money based on doing what they call “God’s work”. There is this conflicting feeling among many people doing spiritual and healing work that they shouldn’t make money this way or that they should give this work away. Or, perhaps you’ve been doing all the mindset work, thinking “I want money, I want clients, I want money, I want clients…” but it’s not coming to you. And you are not generating the income you want and need to cover your expenses and live well.
Today I’d like to talk to you about how to be more decisive in your business. I speak to thousands of entrepreneurs each year and I have been for 12 years now. Every time I get together with a group of successful entrepreneurs, I see they’re people who take decisive action. Successful people take decisive action. But I also meet entrepreneurs who like to over-think and they might make a decision but then they change their mind. There’s this waffling effect. I meet people who have a lot of self doubt. They tend to listen to that inner critic a lot.
If you have started a new business and spent time and money on developing your branding and online presence, that’s great. Establishing your brand can ensure all your communication will be clear and reinforce your image. But you still need clients right? Ultimately, the need for clients should be your first priority for a new business. When you are ramping up a practice, there is one amazing and powerful way to get the exposure you need. It’s networking! A very impactful marketing tool, networking can help you create a strong database and fill your practice quickly.
Today’s article is about how to transition into a new business. Whether you’re transitioning from a corporate job into a new business or if you are transitioning from one business to another, it can feel like a bit of an identity crisis. I know because I’ve done this twice. The identity crisis and the angst comes from the fact that you don’t want to lose income from the first business or job, but you also need to let others know about what you’re doing. I have several tips for you today about how to transition from one into the other.
There are some solo-entrepreneurs that market ’til they’re blue in the face, and STILL don’t attract ideal, high-paying clients. They’re seemingly doing all the “right things”: they’ve got marketing materials, marketing plans, they’re speaking, networking, etc. and yet producing no real results. ...
When I was just starting out as a holistic health counselor, I needed to attract clients and fill my practice. Once I learned about BNI (Business Networking International), I joined a chapter. My first practice filled up quickly through this remarkable networking group. To find clients, I offered people a free health assessment which worked really well.
Sometimes, no matter what you try, nothing seems to work to find clients and you feel like you’re going to give up or breakdown. First, know that you are not alone. Lots of business owners experience this and believe it or not, I still go through this. I’m a human being and it happens to me too when things just don’t go my way. This is what I do when I get to the point when I’m really frustrated and wondering what the heck is going on. Try following these steps to break out of that mindset and get moving again.
I’ve mentored a few already-successful solopreneurs recently who walk the line between ‘high-achiever’ and ‘overachiever’ and let me tell you, there IS a difference. You’ve heard me say many times that I work best with high-achieving go getters who know exactly what they want (usually it’s more ...
One of the best things to do to quickly establish credibility, get massive exposure, and attract new clients, is speaking. Hands down. Whether you organize your own seminars on a regular basis to continually fill the pipeline (the way I did for years), or get booked for talks to “pre-formed” groups like associations, it works like a charm-provided you give very good info. If you deliver the talk properly, there’s always a group of people at the end of your talk who rush up to the podium to chat with you.
“Quote: Invest three percent of your income in yourself (self-development) in order to guarantee your future.”- Brian Tracy Sometimes, the signs that it’s time to invest in taking your business to go to the next BIG level show up without notice. Take this past summer, for example. The second ...
Your elevator speech is the way you succinctly explain what you do for people you meet at networking events. You share just enough information to encapsulate what you do and spark interest among the men and women you talk with. The point is to get the conversation going, right?
This week, it’s all about living life like you mean it! You already know that I’m all about implementation and doing whatever it takes in life and business. But in this week’s strategy, I’d like to focus on a topic I wrote about in my book. As an entrepreneur, this is an important concept for you to take in and one that is often not given the attention it deserves.
A question that I get all the time is, “What numbers should I track in my business?” My answer? Track all the numbers you want to grow—and expenses, which of course you don’t want to grow. I’m always shocked that when I ask someone how much they’ve made so far in their business this year or this month, a lot of times they don’t have an answer to that question. For many years, before I had a full-time financial person for my business, I always knew, to the day, how much I had made that month as opposed to what my goal was.
If you are just getting started building your business, you may find some tasks feel easy and simple and others drum up a bit of discomfort. This is totally natural. The key is to move ahead anyway as you expand your comfort zone. Practicing the uncomfortable parts of growing your business helps you to conquer and then excel at them. For some business owners, getting the structure in place is easy. But, handling the conversation to sign people up for the “get-acquainted” call is what trips them up. If that sounds like you, I’ve got the solution.
Today’s topic is the law of association. You might be thinking, “So, how does this help me get more clients?” The law of association is one of these universal or spiritual principles that really apply everywhere. It’s something that is one of these shortcuts or trump cards for entrepreneurs who understand what it’s all about. It means that if you want to multiply your business very quickly, you must not be a lone ranger. The law of association states that whom you spend your time with and whom you listen to dictates how big of a game you play in your business.
Today, I want to talk to you about being more authentic in your marketing. One of the things that really changed my business many years ago is when I started taking down the walls and allowing myself to be more authentic, more real, more genuine, not just in my own life, but in my business. It worked in all areas of my life. That’s how I got together with my husband (not to over-share or anything), but I just took down the walls and I started letting people in, in my personal life. It was amazing what happened.
Webinars and teleseminars are wonderful methods to sell a product or service and attract clients. But they also offer you a lot more from a marketing perspective. You can connect with interested people, share your knowledge and provide value. Whether you offer products or services, how you orchestrate and deliver the program doesn’t really change. And if you are serving the corporate market, the approach would again be the same. Here is what we do: 1. 75-80% Content.
Today’s topic is about working only from your strengths. I work with all sorts of entrepreneurs: people who are just ramping up their business, people who are looking to have massive leverage in their business and people who play a really bigger game - visionaries who are creating a legacy.
Looking for quick ways to build business and bring in extra cash? Once you get your practice rolling, one of the easiest ways to do this is to look for opportunities that I call, “Money on the Table”. I don’t mean to highlight what you haven’t done. Yet, sometimes, the places where you haven’t followed up offer the strongest opportunities to earn income quickly and build business.
Offering payment plans to your clients is a smart way to make your premium packages more affordable. This is particularly true when your packages range from six to 12 months. Length of Payment Plans. The first thing to be aware of is to make sure your payment plans are not as long as the program. In other words, if you have a 12 month program, I encourage you to make the installments no more than eight to nine months.
If you are working on building your list, a telesummit can bring in hundreds of new contacts very quickly. To be honest, I don’t coach on topics I haven’t done before and personally, I have never created a telesummit. However, I’ve been a part of so many as a featured speaker and guest. So I know how they can really drum up lots of new contacts for your database.
Today’s article is about why clients sometimes back out and what to do about it. Sometimes for whatever reason, a brand new client decides to back out and not go forward in working with you even before you’ve started to work together. So, here you’ve spent time marketing to that client, following up, cultivating the lead, successfully going through the whole closing of the sale process, and you’ve gotten a brand new client who suddenly backs out. I think there’s nothing more frustrating than that.
To get clients, some people believe they cannot charge for their work because what they do comes so easily to them. It doesn’t feel right to ask for money, especially when there is a spiritual angle to the work. We look at this from a different perspective. Over the years, here’s what I learned happens when I give my work away for free: 1. People who receive services for free usually don’t take advantage of what you have to offer. 2. People who pay more for a service, get better results.r
As an entrepreneur, you probably have an enormous to-do list. Even when you get an assistant, the number of tasks you need to complete can be overwhelming. Since there are more things to get done than hours in the day, that means you need to prioritize what you are doing right? Making money is your first priority. If income is your top priority, then I recommend creating your to-do list and prioritizing each item by what will make you the most money the fastest. It’s easy really.
Today’s topic is about entry-level offers. See, in your business I believe that you should have more than one offer, whether it’s a product or a service that you sell. For many years I offered just one program and it was take it or leave it. That’s just what people did. They either took it or they left it. The problem was, not enough of them took it in the beginning for me to feel like I was really making the kind of money I wanted to make in my business. So, I decided to create a series of yeses.
I’d like to talk to you today about seeing the opportunities that are right in front of you. Price Pritchett has a quote that says “Most people confuse wishing and wanting with pursuing. You must place your trust in action.” Well, I’ve been hearing one question a lot recently, “You talk about getting more clients, making more money and multiplying your business and I hear that some of your clients are actually multiplying their income in one year. How does that happen and can I do it too?”
Have you already created your proprietary system? If you did, congratulations! That will make your marketing so much easier. I do get a lot of questions from clients about the best way to use the system with your individual clients once it’s been created. The conce is, “Clients differ, so how can I take everyone through the exact same process in the exact same order?”
Are you struggling with how to choose your niche market? Maybe you have a couple of niches and want a way to test them to discover which will be the most viable. If this conce is keeping you from launching your business or moving to the next level, here are a couple of ways to approach making your selection. A lot depends on how big your list is. Large List.
Sometimes my students end up in the frustrating place where prospects can’t afford their programs. This is a tough spot to be in and there are a few things that might be contributing to this situation. When I hear this, I recommend three tweaks to their get acquainted session and closing process.
Today we’re going to talk about how to always have clients—not just clients once in awhile, but to always have clients consistently. A few years ago someone asked me, “What is the difference between salad and garbage?” I had never been asked that before. The only difference between salad and garbage is time. When you’re looking at a fresh green salad and you don’t eat it right away, in a few days it becomes garbage and unappetizing. You’ve also heard the idea of striking while the iron is hot—hot leads turn into cold leads if you don’t take action on them right away.
When you are launching a new program, you may consider kicking it off with a free, introductory call to get people interested and registered. But how do you get people to register for that free call? Here are seven ways to find clients for a successful kick off. 1. Network Like Crazy. Go to as many networking events as you can find to meet lots of new people. You can create a special event card that communicates details about your free introductory event and hand that out instead of a business card.
To really play a big game in your business and make a great impact with your clients (and therefore your income), you must be really, really good at what you do. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, he explains how those who are truly masterful at their skill or trade spend at least 10,000 hours doing that one thing consistently. That’s the equivalent of 10 years of doing one thing again and again. THAT is mastery. Mastery is infinitely more Client Attractive than mediocrity. You can’t be good, let alone masterful, at everything.
Today’s topic is where to find clients. You’ve opened up your business. Perhaps, you’ve been in business a few years and your practice is still not full yet or you’re just looking to fill your programs even more. The big question you may have is where do I find clients? These are my four best tips for how to find your ideal client and how to get in front of them in large numbers and inexpensively. (That’s the ultimate shortcut!)
This week I’d like to talk to you about how to show conviction and authority in your marketing. Did you know there is a way of BEING that literally makes or breaks your ability to attract clients in large numbers? Many self employed people don’t use it and, as a result, are literally letting prospective clients slip through their fingers, day in and day out—even if they have done a lot of marketing and networking, and even if they have lots of prospects.
If you want your website content to attract clients, you need to know how to speak their language. Here are five steps that will make your home page a client attraction magnet: 1. Provide real solutions. To capture the attention of your ideal clients, you want to talk about and provide real solutions. This proves you know what you are talking about and makes you credible.
Sometimes clients come to me who have trouble filling their higher-end programs. I have found the problem can often result from people not seeing the program’s full value. To get clients and fill your programs, you must communicate a lot of value. One of the best ways to do this is crush them with social proof.
If you are looking to attract clients through joint venture partners, you will occasionally meet someone who is not a good fit for you. This is normal in business and in life – you are not meant to work with everyone. So, how do you handle this situation?
To attract clients, your blog and newsletter serve very different purposes. Obviously, the ezine is delivered by email and is created for outreach marketing. You are sending information directly to people who have subscribed which is like them saying, “Yes, I want to stay in touch with you and get your information.” On the other hand, your blog lives on the web and people can come and find it when and how they please. It also connects to your social media profile and you can do all kinds of cool marketing with it.
If you have an office or store front location, running an open house event is a powerful way to attract new clients. This gives prospects a chance to meet you and that helps them to get to know and like you to build trust. People do business with those they know and like. The question is how do you spread the word and get people to attend? You want the room to be full for this event to be most effective. My favorite strategies are below to help you pack the house.
Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Maybe you have private clients and started a few groups. Now you want to expand further and kick it up a notch. One way to do this is connect with others who can help you. Joint Venture (JV) partners can help you attract clients and grow at a more rapid pace than you might be able to do on your own. This is true for a few reasons: • JV partners help expand your marketing reach by announcing programs or opportunities to their listr
One of the biggest things that affects your business and your income is your level of self-confidence. You’d think it would be marketing and yes, marketing is massively important, but if you don’t have confidence in your abilities, if you don’t have confidence in your business or in what you’re doing you’re not going to get anywhere in your business.
When you have written a new blog post, there are three ways to post the information on Facebook. We have done quite a bit of research and testing to discover what works best to get the engagement you want with fans. So let me share what we have learned.
Today’s topic is about aligning your business with your life purpose. What I see every once in a while is a business owner who has had great results for a while and then begins to lose traction or begins to stay at the same level for a few months or a few years, without continuing to grow. Or perhaps it is a business owner - maybe even you - who has become bored with their business. Maybe you don’t jump out of bed anymore to go and grow it.