Life at Gray Gables: August 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Sell Products or Services… Can I Do Both?

Business Support, Digital Products, Packaging Information

by: Kel Amstutz

I have attracted a lot of people who are interested in creating digital products.

WHY?

Well, simply put- - because they are FRICKIN' AWESOME!!!

I mean, let's think about it...

There is no inventory.
You can sell digital products all day and ALL night.
You can sell digital products in the summer or in the winter months.

Digital products and services can definitely go hand-in-hand. And you can sell BOTH on your website.

A great example is that you can be a graphic designer, you make your website with your designs and logos, OK. But, you can ALSO sell e-books and/or digital images, designs, etc. AS Digital Products!

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What does this mean...

WELL, I call it MULTIPLE STREAMS of INCOME.

Yes, please!

You have money coming in from your person-to-person services, then you have money coming in from your digital info-products...Your expertise can be sold in many different forms.

If you bundle your info-products into a PDF or perhaps a video (or any file, really) well guess what...YOU CAN SELL IT!

You just need to find the right target audience and you need to be smart about the way you choose to market your products. It is totally possible!

You just have to understand that selling services and selling products are pretty different in nature. There are very different beasts and will require different sales processes.

As I develop my business, online, it is really funny how I have begun to notice a lot of people who start out with a service or services and then offer Digital Products.

I have done the opposite. I began selling my e-book first- pretty much because I did already have the expertise and knowledge to sell it. But, after a while I was looking for that personal interaction that I was not getting from the impersonal e-Book selling methods.

So, I have decided that it is time for me to start offering my services and expertise in the form of coaching month to month. Now, I know that this is an awesome idea because I absolutely love working with clients and I am very excited to start having multiple income streams through e-books, online courses, workshops and one-on-one with clients. It really sounds like a fun blend and the next step of my journey.

So, what do you think?

Do you get excited about selling products?

Service?

Or a blend of both of them?

Nope! I can't wait to be done with school in two weeks and then off to my dream job! Haters approval not needed! I have found something I love to do! It makes me happy to see I'm such an inspiration to all my haters :):

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Friday, August 26, 2016

What You Need to Know About Lead Generation

Book More Clients, Business Support, Lead Generation, Sales
by: Kel Amstutz

When you run a service based business, there is not surprise that you need to have leads and clients, right.

It is very important that you have a lead generation system(s) in place. We always need prospects and people to talk to...we need people to sell our services to, right?

OK. Now, take a breath, because it can sound overwhelming, but I am here to let you know that it is actually really fun, I promise!

So, let's pretend (Yes...I am a Mom here!) that we have a super fun store front (like Chip & Joanna Gaines, OK) and there are tons of people pouring through the old barn doors with even more outside waiting to get into this mystical, magical place. People are filling baskets, carts, arms full of all the wonderful decor items you have to offer and the cash registers are going a mile a minute with transaction after transaction and people are happy and talking and excited and amazed all at the same time.

Do you have a solid picture?

Well, this is what lead gen feels like to me!

What we are doing for our business, online, is filling up our baskets and carts and checking out wonderful, lovable, potential clients in place of those shiny, fun objects!

Yes, this does sound WAY TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, right! Well, in all honesty, I am a FIRM BELIEVER that you should ONLY work with people who light you up (much like my analogy did) and put a HUGE smile on your face.

After all, life is TOO short to work with miserable people.

OK, so you want to know HOW we fill our carts and baskets, right. I am realizing that now, this is kind of a weird analogy because it's like a store and all, but bear with me!

I am going to assume that you have a business already in place. I am also assuming that you are confident in your brand, you are confident in your services and you are confident in your offering packages. So, once that foundation is in place you are more than ready to start designing lead generation funnels to propel your income forward.

Personally, I am in love with the Contactually.com tool and they literally call the segments of leads "buckets"- kind of like a cart, or basket, right!

So you want to have a few different buckets, once you begin organizing your leads. If you are going to be simple, have an excel spreadsheet- this is fine at the beginning but make sure you have multiple lists.

One of your list will be considered your "Hot Leads" list and another might be your "Cold Leads" list, maybe one will be your "Partners" list, etc.

Those of us who actually keep track of our potential client prospects will DO MUCH BETTER #truth than those who do not track nor acknowledge these potentials.

So, set up a CRM system. #trustme
Create a bucket for all prospects, contacts, and people that now live in your Facebook, email and all other platforms.

So, where do we find prospects and leads?

Online
Blog Threads
Facebook/Social Media followings
Fitness Classes
Conferences
Networking Events
Children's school
Hand out those business cards!

Anyone is a prospect!

Anyone can know a potential prospect or ideal client!

They key in business is to interact with people, especially if you need to make money ASAP. Why? Because people are where money comes from!

Get the conversations going!

Lead generation can happen anywhere and just from talking with strangers! If you set up systems online that are on autopilot, lead generation can happen this route too!

Let's break it down - if you WANT to MASTER LEAD GENERATION and STAY ORGANIZED -- you have to make sure that you are capturing ALL of your prospects in LEADS into your CRM system!

That means you need to put their name, phone numbers and email address into your CRM so that you have a little file of every single person. This sounds CRAZY, right? Well, it's not. This is seriously the system that keeps me BOOKED solid with the clients that I love!

Keep track of ALL of the people that you speak with, keep track of what their needs are, and make sure that you are organized with all of these prospects and leads and contacts in your own CRM, excel file or as I mentioned, Contractually.com.

Basically, we just touched the top of the iceburg when it comes to sales, lead generation and business development.

So, I have a question for you all- What has been the MOST helpful thing for you in Lead Generation and Sales?

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