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business clique 2) PREQUALIFY PEOPLE WITH CHECKLISTS AND MODELS Particularly on your website, utilising checklists and models proves a great way to build your list and most importantly show your ideal clients that you have the knowledge they desire. Secondly, it can prequalify them for you so you are only attracting the right clients. It’s no doubt we have all had those painful clients who simply don’t value our services and don’t get it. Yet we continuously say yes and put ourselves through the pain – no more with this way of doing things. 3) CONNECT WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE Sometimes do you feel you have business FOMO (fear of missing out)? The fear that you might miss out on income if you don’t take everyone? Don’t feel bad if you do, I think we all go through it at some stage. When you are absolutely clear who your ideal client is, using demographics and psychographics, then they (like the car or those shoes we really want), is all we see and attract. Get focussed on who your ideal client truly is and why. 4) OFFER LOADS OF VALUE, EDUCATION – GIVE, NOT GET, MENTALITY When thinking what to write about, think about your customers most basic problems and share insights on these. Remember you are miles ahead of your client so meet them where they are at. What you find as common sense, assume they don’t know - share it. They will appreciate you for it and it helps them realise that you are the perfect person to help them through as you can solve their problem. back and ask people how you might be able to help them? If someone connects with you, ask them how you can help? It’s amazing how many new clients, connections and partners have come from doing this simple thing. 6) COLLABORATE, ADD VALUE AND GROW FASTER I am all about growing fast (I am an Arian – I want everything yesterday), there’s no time to waste. The quickest way to do this is align with somebody who already has your database and to whose clients you can add value - so connect with them. Run a webinar, a live event, send an email, run a competition, do a Zoom session together - give away lots of valuable information and watch both your businesses grow. AUTHOR Michelle O’Hara, Business Marketing Strategy Mentor OH MARKETING CONTACT 0438 765 718 WEBSITE ohmarketing.com.au 7) KEEP IN TOUCH It takes 5 - 12 touch points before some clients are ready to buy so don’t give up keeping in touch or you will be forgotten. Stay in touch via email, mail, published posts, Facebook quotes, ads, webinars etc because when your client is ready to buy - you want to be the one they think about first. Remember, it’s not about selling, it’s about giving valuable information and adding value to their lives through your knowledge. Hope this all helps. If so, share with friends and colleagues. Connect with me on LinkedIn or Facebook and head to my website at www.ohmarketing.com.au for more great tips. Happy networking! 5) HAVE A CONVERSATION We connect via networking, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc etc however how many of us go Wome n’s Network Magazine 47