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Overcoming Prospecting Issues – Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael and welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael and welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s

another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer questions from

video I’m going to answer questions from

video I’m going to answer questions from when my readers k who has a problem with

when my readers k who has a problem with

when my readers k who has a problem with her sales process so I’ll read the email

her sales process so I’ll read the email

her sales process so I’ll read the email that she wrote it d repin thank you for

that she wrote it d repin thank you for

that she wrote it d repin thank you for the great emails that you’re always

the great emails that you’re always

the great emails that you’re always sends me it helps with my business I

sends me it helps with my business I

sends me it helps with my business I highly appreciate them they’re really

highly appreciate them they’re really

highly appreciate them they’re really helpful I’m kindly requests in your help

helpful I’m kindly requests in your help

helpful I’m kindly requests in your help I have a huge problem with prospects we

I have a huge problem with prospects we

I have a huge problem with prospects we always put through a presentation and I

always put through a presentation and I

always put through a presentation and I could sense and see the deal is closed

could sense and see the deal is closed

could sense and see the deal is closed or sometimes even tell me that there one

or sometimes even tell me that there one

or sometimes even tell me that there one over the next thing when I look win to

over the next thing when I look win to

over the next thing when I look win to give me the silent treatment they no

give me the silent treatment they no

give me the silent treatment they no longer want to go ahead with the deal

longer want to go ahead with the deal

longer want to go ahead with the deal and the worst part is they don’t inform

and the worst part is they don’t inform

and the worst part is they don’t inform me that just keep quiet what do i do I

me that just keep quiet what do i do I

me that just keep quiet what do i do I call them back when email them follow up

call them back when email them follow up

call them back when email them follow up or what I don’t want to see my with the

or what I don’t want to see my with the

or what I don’t want to see my with the desperate selfish sales person who only

desperate selfish sales person who only

desperate selfish sales person who only thinks about myself and getting the cash

thinks about myself and getting the cash

thinks about myself and getting the cash please help your assistance will be

please help your assistance will be

please help your assistance will be highly appreciated kind regards k so

highly appreciated kind regards k so

highly appreciated kind regards k so can’t couple ideas for you the first

can’t couple ideas for you the first

can’t couple ideas for you the first thing I would do is try to figure out

thing I would do is try to figure out

thing I would do is try to figure out why they’re saying no and I would go to

why they’re saying no and I would go to

why they’re saying no and I would go to some of the prospects that you had maybe

some of the prospects that you had maybe

some of the prospects that you had maybe a better connection with and just ask

a better connection with and just ask

a better connection with and just ask them nope I understand we’re not going

them nope I understand we’re not going

them nope I understand we’re not going to visit together that’s fine it really

to visit together that’s fine it really

to visit together that’s fine it really helped me if you could let me know no

helped me if you could let me know no

helped me if you could let me know no what happened or why you know you’re not

what happened or why you know you’re not

what happened or why you know you’re not able to go ahead with the decision you

able to go ahead with the decision you

able to go ahead with the decision you can try you want it over the phone you

can try you want it over the phone you

can try you want it over the phone you can try doing it by email but seeing

can try doing it by email but seeing

can try doing it by email but seeing genuine let them know that you know

genuine let them know that you know

genuine let them know that you know you’re not trying to get the sale you’re

you’re not trying to get the sale you’re

you’re not trying to get the sale you’re just trying to improve yourself and make

just trying to improve yourself and make

just trying to improve yourself and make a better presentation for next time to

a better presentation for next time to

a better presentation for next time to other customers and when you approach it

other customers and when you approach it

other customers and when you approach it like that and they know that you’re not

like that and they know that you’re not

like that and they know that you’re not try to sell them use your the more open

try to sell them use your the more open

try to sell them use your the more open to be able to give you that kind of

to be able to give you that kind of

to be able to give you that kind of feedback I want to find out what is

feedback I want to find out what is

feedback I want to find out what is something wrong with you or are they

something wrong with you or are they

something wrong with you or are they just not buying your products or was a

just not buying your products or was a

just not buying your products or was a price too high or is it too much

price too high or is it too much

price too high or is it too much competition whatever it is you want to

competition whatever it is you want to

competition whatever it is you want to find out the main reasons why people are

find out the main reasons why people are

find out the main reasons why people are not you know what a good vibe from you

not you know what a good vibe from you

not you know what a good vibe from you the second thing is you might want to

the second thing is you might want to

the second thing is you might want to think about trying to do a better job of

think about trying to do a better job of

think about trying to do a better job of qualifying people before you go in and

qualifying people before you go in and

qualifying people before you go in and do a presentation a lot of times people

do a presentation a lot of times people

do a presentation a lot of times people will sit through a presentation say yes

will sit through a presentation say yes

will sit through a presentation say yes it’s great yes that’s great just because

it’s great yes that’s great just because

it’s great yes that’s great just because they want to seem a

they want to seem a

they want to seem a be able right you don’t want to

be able right you don’t want to

be able right you don’t want to disappoint you they don’t want to kick

disappoint you they don’t want to kick

disappoint you they don’t want to kick you out of their office they just can’t

you out of their office they just can’t

you out of their office they just can’t wait for you to leave but they’re trying

wait for you to leave but they’re trying

wait for you to leave but they’re trying to be nice so they’ll look like they’re

to be nice so they’ll look like they’re

to be nice so they’ll look like they’re really into it and then not end up

really into it and then not end up

really into it and then not end up making the deal so you might want to

making the deal so you might want to

making the deal so you might want to qualify people before think about some

qualify people before think about some

qualify people before think about some of the questions that you might be able

of the questions that you might be able

of the questions that you might be able to ask find out if they buy your type of

to ask find out if they buy your type of

to ask find out if they buy your type of product kind of they have a budget and

product kind of they have a budget and

product kind of they have a budget and low those questions before you go in and

low those questions before you go in and

low those questions before you go in and do a presentation so maybe that’s done

do a presentation so maybe that’s done

do a presentation so maybe that’s done by email maybe that’s done by phone

by email maybe that’s done by phone

by email maybe that’s done by phone maybe it’s even done by person but

maybe it’s even done by person but

maybe it’s even done by person but before you get into a long presentation

before you get into a long presentation

before you get into a long presentation you want to try to prequalify some of

you want to try to prequalify some of

you want to try to prequalify some of your your prospects so tap for me I’ll

your your prospects so tap for me I’ll

your your prospects so tap for me I’ll run a google glass of my groups and

run a google glass of my groups and

run a google glass of my groups and these are entrepreneurs we get together

these are entrepreneurs we get together

these are entrepreneurs we get together once a month but we talk about our

once a month but we talk about our

once a month but we talk about our business and it’s a paid membership

business and it’s a paid membership

business and it’s a paid membership group and you have to be on the startup

group and you have to be on the startup

group and you have to be on the startup stage be able to get it the group so

stage be able to get it the group so

stage be able to get it the group so most businesses are at least three

most businesses are at least three

most businesses are at least three hundred thousand to a million dollar a

hundred thousand to a million dollar a

hundred thousand to a million dollar a year range trying to get to that next

year range trying to get to that next

year range trying to get to that next step so if you’re under a few hundred

step so if you’re under a few hundred

step so if you’re under a few hundred thousand dollars then you’re not gonna

thousand dollars then you’re not gonna

thousand dollars then you’re not gonna be a good fit for the group love that

be a good fit for the group love that

be a good fit for the group love that you know you’re not a great person or

you know you’re not a great person or

you know you’re not a great person or you might not have a great business it’s

you might not have a great business it’s

you might not have a great business it’s just that it’s not a good fit for what I

just that it’s not a good fit for what I

just that it’s not a good fit for what I sell right so I could meet with all

sell right so I could meet with all

sell right so I could meet with all these people I can tell them all about

these people I can tell them all about

these people I can tell them all about the benefits of it give them lots of

the benefits of it give them lots of

the benefits of it give them lots of free advice but at the end of the day

free advice but at the end of the day

free advice but at the end of the day you’re not going to be able to be a good

you’re not going to be able to be a good

you’re not going to be able to be a good client because they’re not in that range

client because they’re not in that range

client because they’re not in that range or if they can’t afford to members your

or if they can’t afford to members your

or if they can’t afford to members your feet again they might come out and meet

feet again they might come out and meet

feet again they might come out and meet with me and say hey this is really great

with me and say hey this is really great

with me and say hey this is really great but then Vienna they don’t have that

but then Vienna they don’t have that

but then Vienna they don’t have that budget so before I go away and spend a

budget so before I go away and spend a

budget so before I go away and spend a lot of time meeting with people I’ll

lot of time meeting with people I’ll

lot of time meeting with people I’ll always try to prequalify them i’ll check

always try to prequalify them i’ll check

always try to prequalify them i’ll check out their website I’ll you know ask them

out their website I’ll you know ask them

out their website I’ll you know ask them if they look too small what their

if they look too small what their

if they look too small what their revenues are I’ll let them know about

revenues are I’ll let them know about

revenues are I’ll let them know about the prices involved so that both of us

the prices involved so that both of us

the prices involved so that both of us are wasting our time right you don’t

are wasting our time right you don’t

are wasting our time right you don’t want to waste your time doing the

want to waste your time doing the

want to waste your time doing the presentation and customers don’t want to

presentation and customers don’t want to

presentation and customers don’t want to waste their time sitting through

waste their time sitting through

waste their time sitting through something that’s not going to be of

something that’s not going to be of

something that’s not going to be of interest to them so try to prequalify as

interest to them so try to prequalify as

interest to them so try to prequalify as much as you can the last thing that I

much as you can the last thing that I

much as you can the last thing that I would think about is if if you found

would think about is if if you found

would think about is if if you found that they are really committed and

that they are really committed and

that they are really committed and they’re saying they want to buy get some

they’re saying they want to buy get some

they’re saying they want to buy get some kind of

kind of

kind of commitment right there on the spot so

commitment right there on the spot so

commitment right there on the spot so get an order on the spot even if it’s a

get an order on the spot even if it’s a

get an order on the spot even if it’s a small order get their commitment to want

small order get their commitment to want

small order get their commitment to want to move forward especially if they told

to move forward especially if they told

to move forward especially if they told you yeah I really like what you’re doing

you yeah I really like what you’re doing

you yeah I really like what you’re doing here don’t leave that office without

here don’t leave that office without

here don’t leave that office without having some kind of confirm there except

having some kind of confirm there except

having some kind of confirm there except for what’s going to happen and as much

for what’s going to happen and as much

for what’s going to happen and as much as well so try to get them to decide so

as well so try to get them to decide so

as well so try to get them to decide so I hope that helps ok so again I look at

I hope that helps ok so again I look at

I hope that helps ok so again I look at calling up prospects who didn’t far from

calling up prospects who didn’t far from

calling up prospects who didn’t far from you and see you know what was the

you and see you know what was the

you and see you know what was the problem try to get some feedback then I

problem try to get some feedback then I

problem try to get some feedback then I would go and look at different ways to

would go and look at different ways to

would go and look at different ways to qualify your prospect make sure that

qualify your prospect make sure that

qualify your prospect make sure that they are actually interested in it and

they are actually interested in it and

they are actually interested in it and they can afford and and they are the

they can afford and and they are the

they can afford and and they are the right potential customer for you and

right potential customer for you and

right potential customer for you and then at the end of the day or go back

then at the end of the day or go back

then at the end of the day or go back and try to get that signed deal get some

and try to get that signed deal get some

and try to get that signed deal get some equipment to want to move forward for

equipment to want to move forward for

equipment to want to move forward for the next process so I hope that helps if

the next process so I hope that helps if

the next process so I hope that helps if you guys liked the video please give it

you guys liked the video please give it

you guys liked the video please give it a thumbs up below I’d also love that

a thumbs up below I’d also love that

a thumbs up below I’d also love that your thoughts and feedback if you want

your thoughts and feedback if you want

your thoughts and feedback if you want to leave a comment below this video and

to leave a comment below this video and

to leave a comment below this video and stay tuned for the next episode

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