I want to say that although email outreach is the most common form of prospecting that salespeople do, many still tend to overlook them. You can’t just wing it, right? It’s a matter of doing things right – what to send, when to send, and who to send it to. Then the results may just blow you away!
So I’ve outlined some key basic things for you to munch on before you even click on that ‘Send’ button:
- Make it more concise.
If you hate receiving long emails (like I do) then don’t expect your clients to read a very long winding email from you as well. Keep it simple. Be as straight to the point as possible.
- Send emails to your targeted market.
Target the people you’re sending it to. Don’t do your email approach like you’re throwing spaghetti at a wall hoping it sticks. Make sure you have a targeted list. Make sure it’s simple yet provoking.
- Make dedicated time to prospect.
Focus on the one thing that’s going to drive your business to the next level. What is that one thing that’s going to drive your business to the next level? Make sure you’re utilizing your time during the day to focus on your prospects. Put on your calendar when you’re going to do it. Set apart a certain day to do prospecting.
- Set the time that your emails are going to be sent.
Utilize tools like Boomerang or Hubspot that allow you to delay the sending of your email. The best times would be early morning or late evening when they’re less distracted. There are also specific days that have been found to be the greatest days to send emails like Tuesdays through Thursdays.
- Make your email personalized.
Granted that the content of your email contains the same information because you’re reaching to the same types of people, find a way to personalize the email. Make sure you’re truthful. Focus on the main things that would jump out to your prospect. One strategy is to utilize the stuff they have. Take whatever content they have, apply them, and as you see some result, send them a quick message about it.
- Reach out through social media.
Reach out to your prospects via social media so when you send that first email, you’ve already sort of warned them up.
- Make sure you have a Call-to-Action.
Have a clear next step that you want them to do like check out a link or listen to a particular episode, anything that is focused on them.
- Rinse and repeat.
Again, you can take that same email to be sent to another prospect but make sure you customize it. The body of the content may be the same, but the way you address them or speak to them is different.
Episode Resources:
The ONE Thing by Jay Papasan and Gary Keller
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