Dear Voornaam,

What are your clients thinking before they decide to work with you?

If you knew the answer to that question, you could influence the decision of everyone who inquired about your services.

People make important decisions in predictable ways. This information is critical to your success in sales.

There are three conditions that must exist (within the client’s mind) for him to pick up the phone and call you:

1. The client must know you.
2. The client must have the desire and motivation to handle his situation now.
3. The client must trust you.

Let’s look at each of these conditions and how they apply to you.

The Client Must Know You.

Perception is reality. If you write articles on a topic, people will find you when they are doing research. If you speak to groups of people on a topic, people who are interested in that subject will be in the audience. If you appear in the media, some people will see you. If you establish relationships with influential people in the community, they will introduce you to potential clients.

You must be visible.

If the client doesn’t know you, they cannot hire you.

You can sell to one person at a time (networking, face-to-face sales, developing a referral network) or to many people simultaneously (advertising, writing/publishing, speaking to groups).

There is no other way to become known in the community.

The Client Must Have the Desire to Handle this Situation Now.

Most people have no sense of urgency. It is human nature to ignore a problem or wait until the last minute to handle an issue. People procrastinate.

Your job is to convince them ignoring their issue will make it worse. Regardless of what the issue is.

People move fast to relieve or avoid pain. Help them feel the pain of procrastination, and they will act.

The Client Must Trust You

When it comes to important decisions, people want to work with an expert. People look for evidence to justify the hiring of an expert.

This evidence can be: information on a website, an anecdote told by a happy client, a story in a newspaper, and the list goes on and on.

The key is to establish your credibility in the mind of the client.

Notice there is no discussion of money in these three conditions. You may be wondering why.

People only use money as a determining factor when they have nothing else on which to base their decision.

If a prospective client has a problem you can solve, has the desire and motivation to solve it, and believes you have the best solution, they will hire you regardless of your fee.

How can you know leverage this knowledge to attract better clients in 2023?

Warm regards,

For a limited time, I'm offering members of my community the opportunity to join this study group as my guest.

 

If you'd like to meet other folks who work with the affluent, this study group is the place for you. 

 

Join us for our December session:

 

High Net Worth Client Attraction Study Group

December 13, 2022

5 PM - 7 PM Eastern

https://iaba.education/event-5035296

 

I'm looking forward to seeing you there.