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How to Stop Wasting Time on Sales Calls — and Still Make 6 Figures
No one-off sales or discovery calls. No weird scripts or pitches. No “pick your brain” peeps who won't hire you anyway.
I’ve had these calls before too. You know, first, you meditate, rock out to a favorite song to get energized (Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road for me), recite mantras…blah blah blah.
What if instead of talking with one prospect at a time, you could speak to 20 prospects…or 200?
And they're all warm leads coming to YOU at one time. #Stopthechase
Sweet, right?
This is the business and marketing strategy of successful (paid) speakers.
- It’s what I learned in 2000 when I started my PR company and joined the National Speakers Association.
- It’s what I’ve been teaching to entrepreneurs, coaches, and business leaders for years.
- It's the business of speaking.
- It's a sales funnel before I knew what a sales funnel was.
Here’s how it works.
When...
How Not to Screw Up Your Credibility and Introduction
Entrepreneurs, here is a HUGE lesson from a simple 10-second interaction between a reporter and a celebrity after last night's Emmy Awards.
Watch this video for a a priceless lesson on business growth, questions and paying attention.
Your Most Valuable Piece of Content Isn't What You Think
If this wacky Pandemic has revealed one thing about entrepreneurs, it’s this:
Most people don’t feel comfortable talking about themselves online.
Even those with exceptional talents and experience.
They shrink back from sharing their stories.
They say too much…or the wrong things..so prospects click somewhere else.
They “kind of” think they have a story that’s worthy of sharing.
Still, deep down inside they’ve convinced themselves otherwise.
These are the common themes I’ve been seeing and hearing online and with clients since last March when the health crisis hit.
It’s especially rampant on Clubhouse.
People are messaging me about their deep fears around what to say when introducing themselves and how to say it.
Then I get the follow-up DM:
- I need...
