Tired of chasing down your ideal clients and ultimately scaring them away? Good. To be honest, this method isn’t good for business anyway. But I don’t have to convince you of that — poor results will. Thankfully, there is a better way, a more profitable and enjoyable way. The following methods are ones you can implement immediately to earn clients online without spamming (Online Marketing) them — no tech expertise required.
The days of showing off a certificate or a degree on the wall are over. The best thing you can do to demonstrate you are the right expert to work with is to add value to your target audience. In just 45 minutes, an online workshop affords you an opportunity to educate (Online Marketing), entertain and inspire people so that they know why you are (or aren’t) the right fit for them to work with.
If you are not sure what topics to cover, consider the questions you are most frequently asked and/or how your ideal client group’s most common costly mistakes. At the end of the workshop, you can invite them to continue learning with you in your coaching program.
One of the most common reasons people will give for not working with you is that it’s not the right time. That’s an easy one to solve — simply keep in touch via email and continue adding value (Online Marketing), inviting them to future online workshops and sharing testimonials from your current clients.
When the time is right, they will have all the information they need to make a well-informed buying decision about joining your program. This is a great and low-pressure way to increase your positioning, elaborate more on your brand and values and build more trust with them. By the time they do sign on to work with you, they will feel more confident than ever about their investment.
A video is becoming increasingly more important to growing a business each day. By live-streaming, you can interact with your target clients live on social media. You can share behind-the-scenes of your home office, a successful retreat with your team or even a simple tip — and have them signup for your online workshop to get the rest of the juicy details.
The important thing is to show up consistently. That will make it easier for people to get to know you, like you and trust you. Not surprisingly, it’s also a fun way to interact with potential clients. If you have a popular video, you may even be able to advertise (Online marketing) with it to create even more engagement. It’s a simple and effective strategy that you can do from anywhere.
Facebook offers many different ways to grow your online business, but none are quite like Facebook groups. Whether you create your own group or commit to adding value to other groups, you have access to people who need what you have to offer all over the world. You can invite people to your online workshops, offer a free consultation when they need your support and build relationships (Online Marketing) that lead to new referrals.
You will get results from the work you do — not work you intended to do. Develop an action plan to implement at least one of these methods now. Notice I said one, not all? Do what works for you and do it consistently so that you can generate phenomenal results.