On today’s episode of The Hustler’s League, we’ll talk about why tricking people into saying yes will never work and the reasons why you can’t sell.
Early closing
My philosophy about closing is that it begins early in the sales process, but there are things you can do to help bring the client across the finish line.
Scarcity won’t help you convince the buyer to buy; you have to give the buyer a reason. You must bring value.
The buyer will determine whether something is valuable or not. Even if you push it as the most amazing product or service ever, if the buyer doesn’t recognize it as such, the buyer won’t invest.
You’ve heard this before because we’ve talked about it in previous episodes.
Build value
When you’ve built enough value or excitement, naturally the buyer will want to continue. Your buyer will want what you have.
Sometimes, however, you have to push buyers across the finish line, or simply guide them across.
When your prospect has had a particular software for many years, she may not see an obvious reason to change. If it’s not immediately obvious why she should change, and you can’t bring her across, then she probably won’t buy.
Walking her across the finish line is what closing is all about.
Change of heart
We had a client who found us online and who was interested in our services. She was really excited, and we built a tremendous amount of value in what we were offering.
When it was time to sign up, she initially wanted to sign up for our low-end package. But throughout the conversation, she decided she wanted to buy our higher end package.
That’s likely because I emphasized to her that I wasn’t able to work with her at that time because I was already working with other clients. I didn’t have the time to invest at that exact moment, but when my schedule freed up, I would be able to.
When she realized that other people were trying to work with me and that my time was valuable, she changed her tune.
Scarcity was her motivation. I didn’t try to trick her or lie to her. I was simply letting her know that, even if I wanted to work with her at that moment, I didn’t have time.
Scarcity
Sometimes the scarcity effect will serve you well in the sales process. It’s similar to loss aversion.
We’ve talked about loss aversion before, but it simply refers to the fear we have of losing something.
The customer I was working with didn’t want to miss out on her chance to work with us. She wanted to sign up immediately for the higher-end package. She saw so much value in working with me that she didn’t want to miss out.
How do you create scarcity without coming across as cheesy?
Do it by being time sensitive and emphasize your finite time. If you only have a certain amount of time to devote to coaching, use that fact to your advantage.
Amy Porterfield only offers her course twice a year. As a result, there’s a small window which creates scarcity. The window won’t open back up until the next go-round, so people feel compelled to jump in.
Window of opportunity
If you’re selling software every day, scarcity doesn’t really exist. But can you offer certain things at certain times? Can you create time-sensitive deals.
Maybe you offer a proposal that expires within a certain time period.
If you can uncover that they are losing a certain amount of money every month, use that against them. Remind them how their failure to act is costing them money.
Or create scarcity by reminding them that if you’re going to get the new system in place by a certain date, you’ll have to close the deal by a certain date.
Missing out
When I was selling security systems, people would ask me to come back the next day so they would have time to think about it. I was able to tell them that we wouldn’t be in that same neighborhood tomorrow, which created a sense of scarcity.
Cell phone companies effectively use this concept when they release new phones. They use preorders to create a sense that you will be among the first to get them.
No one wants to be the loser, so after you’ve built enough value, use scarcity to coax your prospect across the finish line.
Use time sensitivity to close more deals, and then let us know how it works for you. Drop me an email at Donald@donaldk4.sg-host.com, or post a question on our Facebook page The Sales Evangelizers.
“We Can’t Sell It Right Now” episode resources
Use time sensitivity to close more deals, and then let us know how it works for you. Drop me an email at Donald@donaldk4.sg-host.com, or post a question on our Facebook page The Sales Evangelizers.
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