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How To Set Yourself Up For Sales Success

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There are three things I am going to outline below so you set yourself up for sales success…

1.  Have a plan to pinpoint HOW you will achieve Sales Success

I know it sounds basic. But basic works. When I was tasked to bring in £12m a quarter I wasn’t told how to do it verbatim, that’s why they recruited me. They trusted that if they gave me to tools I would be able to do the job. I was given a phone, a CRM and more or less had to figure out the rest. Did I hit £12m no, my first-month heck no…but once I figured it out I hit £15m, sometimes more.

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Why?

Because I had a plan

And I stuck to it

There are lots of people that will try and distract you with shiny balls to take you away from your plan (mainly because they want you to consume their content). But I am telling you, find someone (it doesn’t have to be me, even though I am awesome lol) and get them to help you with a plan you stick to.

2. Use social selling organic or paid to form part of your WHO in your sales success

Facebook sales post example – 

A recent look at 682 Facebook posts found that posts containing advice or teaching something
new were shared 522% more than posts that weren’t advice related. Whether it’s a recipe, a statistic, a fun fact or a brilliant insight, offering something new is a great strategy to increase involvement among Fans and also increase your standing within Facebook’s Edgerank algorithm (which increases how often your Fans see your posts on their newsfeeds!)

 

Create offers that are applicable to where your target audience is in their buying decision. Here is an example of offers that we have on Confident School:

20/20 sales appointments – Helps people to increase the number of sales appointments in your diary so you get on the phone with people.

 

While…

The Confident Speaker – Helps people to gain the basics they need to use FB live confidently and stand out from the sea of people who Live Stream

Both of these offers very different results for my ideal clients and address very different problems. If you keep talking to your ideal client like they don’t recognise they have a problem (awareness stage) then they will start speaking to someone who is talking to them about solving their problem (decision stage).

I created 28 different content ideas that align with your sales cycle. These 28 ideas will help your ideal client in making the decision that you are the next logical step in their buyer’s journey …just pop your email address in the box below

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There is nothing worse than doing activities that waste your time. You have an empire to build and goals that involve more than this business. So you want to be as productive as possible.

 

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BS stands for other people’s business services! We don’t have to listen to anybody’s business pitch if we don’t want to! We have a choice to say no thank you, to click the x in that advert or skip ahead. So how do we become people who people WANT to listen to?

1. Listen – Many people listen with an intent to respond rather than really hear what is being said. Listen to what your target audience want via social listening then ask relevant questions!

2. Ask questions that help you clarify any assumptions that you may have about your target audience. Ask your target audience in any which way you can ie polls, surveys, emails, twitter, Facebook etc.


3. Offer value that helps people to solve a problem that stops them from progressing

4. Offer a solution based on that conversation to the exact audience you have asked.

5. Follow up with people via tools like email marketing as 4.24% buy from email and only 0.59% from social media.

 

3. Use Analytics to determine WHAT you should be focusing on for sales success

This will help you to concentrate on sales activities that make an impact

Here are my stats for periscope after trying for a week. Based on these stats I know what topics my audience are interested in more. What time they can join me live and which ones they are struggling with. On one particular Periscope, I got actual questions that were appropriate to the topic at hand. With more testing and monitoring I am confident I can grow this channel and will spend my time proportionately based on the return it gives me.

 

 

So there you go plan, sell and measure to make sure you set yourself up for sales success. Live Your Bliss my signature system to helping you go from where you are to living a life with ease.  Schedule an appointment to see if this system is for you, click here to find out more Selling With Confidence

 

Ruth-Ellen –

How To Stop Hating Your Career NOW

Are you stopping yourself from having the career you really want?

This can lead to resentment, in the following post I will give you five steps, so you know how to stop hating your career now 

I am getting married on a beach, a beach in Rio. That is the bottom line. It is a non-negotiable *mic drop*

So what?

Well…how many times have you stated what you really wanted and actually got it?

Your reluctance to build the career that you really want is fear.

When you settle for less than your expectations you leave the door open for disappointment.

Your fear of raising your prices, asking for the sale or being visible, is your fear of failure.

You’re withdrawing from the situation if you’re not approaching it.

There is no in between.

Stop avoiding failure, stop the fear, change your image, your belief, get out of your own way with these 5 tips…

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1. Get Clear – Yes clarity, the word that gets bashed around like a boxing bag. Ask yourself what you really want. Then ask yourself what you really want again. No matter what your mind feedbacks to you, remember this is what you want.

2. Don’t argue with your mind, listen to all reasons why you won’t / can’t have it. Use all that delightful, insightful feedback as intel you can use to answer your inner critic. Allow all those objections and then like Rocky Balboa make a come back with answers that leave your mind floored.

Live outside your comfort zone to get the results you seek…

3. Get into the ideal career conversations, as often as possible –
When you know all the reasons people won’t give you buy in for a promotion you can then work on ways to close your career gaps. Influencing is a daily practice. Make sure you have the right mindset to advance your career.

4. Get accountability with support – There is no point being accountable to someone who doesn’t give you the support when you feel stuck. When you get accountability with no support it is almost like going into the ring with a boxing coach that is on your competitors side. The RIGHT support stops you from making excuses.

5. Have a strategy that you have tested that works for you – Here is the thing, different strategies for your career work for you that won’t work for other people. There is a place for LinkedIn,  Instagram, a place for Facebook and a place for Pinterest. Test what works for you. Offline, online etc… whatever you use, make sure it is strategic.

Here’s to being celebrated not tolerated ✊️

Ruth-Ellen x

P.S. The Celebrated Not Tolerated Community doors are opening soon, where you get one to one implementation breakthrough sessions over 12 weeks to reprogram your mind, crush limiting beliefs and manage your energy with ease…book your breakthrough call here

3 Quick Ways To Fall Back In Love With Your Business #childsplay

Like a teenager that refuses to pull their weight when it comes to chores, a colleague who expects to reap the rewards with no return, your business can sometimes make you want to kiss your teeth at it. So let me jump into three ways to fall back in love with your business so that you are feeding positivity in to see positivity out ?

1. Fall back in love via Your Inner Rick Flair

Write 50 ways why your business kicks butt, adds value and is the best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be Woooooo (Ric Flair). Why 50? Well, I was going to ask you do 200 like my coach told me to do years ago when I was mad at my business but I am obviously nicer 😉

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Then do 7 days of business love mini challenge

Step 1 – Pick your top 7 reasons

Step 2 – Journal each day about the specific reason – bonus post one each day on social media #inlove

2. Fall Back in Love via ROI

Revive your business through getting your return on investment by making sales – Reach out to people that have engaged in your content

1. Thank them for engaging with your content
2. Ask them if they would like to join your group
3. See if they are interested in a focused mini session
4. Invite them to your program that helps to transform them

Get uncomfortable and know that you can laugh at yourself, it is a sign of maturity

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3. Fall Back in Love via Your Transformational Solution

Create a mind map of all the offers that help to transition your client from their current situation to a better situation.

I just need you to remember whatever goal you ‘re aiming for right now will be achieved.

You just have to stay focused on your dream, your why!

Why do you want this so bad?
Why do you need this to happen?
Why do you deserve this?

Your dream, the big why has to be all over your plan. Because that dream motivates you when your vibration is low, it helps you to stay high.

You’ve got this!

Here’s to staying confident ✊

Ruth-Ellen xx

 

Need more convincing as to why your business is so freaking lovable? Hop on a quick call  so you can iron out your sales strategy or close more sales!

 

How To Increase Your Sales Using Your Website With Ease

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First of all, let me take you through the journey people are taking when they visit your site:

The person comes onto your site hoping that the search engine description and title they saw in the search results match the content on the page they have just landed on. And if it doesn’t meet their expectations (within 3 seconds or less) people jump straight off your site, this is called a bounce rate. Your job is to reduce these bounce rates.

Bounce rates are as scary as Chucky (yes from Childsplay). Because Chucky doesn’t want to be your friend he wants to ruin the life of your business, your sales, which is affecting how much you love or hate your business.

But this can be reduced by having a clear user experience, including copy, clear call to actions, easy to read font, clean design, etc.

Now let’s get into the nitty gritty…

Here are 5 ways to get more traffic:

1. When you create content, offer visitors a chance to go deeper with your content by offering them a content upgrade to learn more if they were to opt-in. This content upgrade could be a checklist, ebook etc.

2. Write skyscraper articles (Google loves them). Huh? Ok so this is a warning it is labour intensive.

Step 1 – go to Buzzsumo look for your keyword you are trying to place for

Step 2 –  See which one has the most shares on the social network you are present on

Step 3 –  Find ways to make a better version of that content, I am talking twice as long, better images, better quotes, better attitude, just better …do it, do it now!!!

3. Tell your list that you have just written an article. But don’t just tell them, show them. Create an extract of the post and add your 2 cents as to why it will help them solve that problem. Then add a link to the rest of the article (you will be surprised at how many people don’t do this).

4. Do an MC Hammer – the ‘you can’t touch this technique’ (yes I made it up, I am an unapologetic 80’s child) is all about creating content that makes people laugh, follow you,  interact with you because you are not like the rest of the pack. Personality increases visibility and sales!
5. When creating your sales offer make sure you are telling people about your specific transformational outcome. What exactly are they going to be able to do after they finish purchasing your product or service and also make it super easy for them to buy by pasting in a direct link too 😉
There are a bunch of ways to drive traffic to your site, but your offer has to have clarity in order for people to truly get what you’re selling if you would like some help with that book a cricket 2 sales strategy call with me here

Here’s to staying confident consistently ✊

>Ruth-Ellen
Your Get More Sales Coach!

Conquering Your Inner Enemy

It’s that constant inner voice that tells you that can’t,  laughs at you for trying and then like a playground bully with issues bigger than vogue does it all over again ?

 

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Do you often fight against yourself before you take the leap to do something? It is like playing basketball against yourself like these really cute Racoons ??? sidenote: I like Racoons

Our own inside enemy doesn’t show up that cute. They are instead masked in doubt, fear of failure and procrastination. If there is no enemy inside then there is no enemy outside that can do us harm – Les Brown

 

 

 

So how do we overcome our inner enemies, well we can conquer them ? #storytime

It is like the story of David & Goliath. By all odds, David was small in comparison to Goliath who was often described as being built as big as a house.

However… Goliath couldn’t see very well – Specsavers wasn’t available back in the day ?

Goliath wasn’t powerful – he took his perception of what people thought he could do for granted, he never trained, he never took the time to up his game.

David was deadly – he didn’t just rock next to Goliath with a sling he never used, he honed his craft years before.

David knew an opportunity was coming one day so he prepared for it, no matter how awkward he looked. ?

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So how do you know it is  your inner enemy talking and how do you beat it:

  • Action overcomes doubt!
  • Compassion overcomes anger!
  • Positive self-talk overcomes negative self-talk

What about if you feel awkward still? What makes you feel “awkward” in one season makes you powerful in the next! ✊✌️ Whether you are fighting Racoons or Goliaths, remember If there is no enemy inside then there is no enemy outside that can do you harm!

Every story teaches us a lesson, gives us insight about ourselves. Which gives us the choice to use that information to reduce frustration and alleviate our expectations about life.

Here’s to staying confident consistently ✊

Ruth-Ellen ? – Your Imperfect Action Strategist

P.S. Live Your Bliss is my 12-week coaching program to help you get the sales numbers you want with the focus you need, so you can overcome Goliaths, Racoons or anything else that is in your way. I Want To Live In My Bliss

3 Ways To Find Your Gift

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I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you’re a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation. Joel Osteen

Inspiring words right? Only if you believe them.

Here is the thing.

Many of us don’t really know our gifts and talents

And when we do know, we don’t necessarily know what to do with them

So let’s try to solve at least one of these issues now

Ways to find your gifts:

The very logical way is to find your gift is to yourself…

1. What is the one common theme that is repetitive in your life?

2. What would 5 people say about you that makes you unique?

3. What comes easy to you? What do you love to talk about?

 

Problem with the above method is I don’t have five people I personally want to ask to validate me (strong word I know) as more than likely I won’t believe them…

 

The funner way (yes I know funner is not a word) to find your gift…

  1. Try everything (please keep it legal lol)
  2. Reflect and find out what you liked about it
  3. Do it as often as humanly possible AKA develop it, make it a habit of excellence

The third (and not for everyone) way to find your gift

Close your eyes

Imagine you have just landed in airport security

Exiting the airport

The clerk asks: business or pleasure

You reply both

What does both look like? Write it down (the first thought)

Then develop whatever came up

Is that it?

Erm pretty much. If you want three ways to know why you are unique check out my post on point of difference

Here’s to staying confident consistently ✊

Ruth-Ellen

P.S. Live Your Bliss is my 9-day program to help you get what you want with the focus you need
I Want To Live In My Bliss