should you work with non ideal customers this is going to be a problem that you
this is going to be a problem that you
this is going to be a problem that you face in any business that you start
face in any business that you start
face in any business that you start you’re going to have the customers who
you’re going to have the customers who
you’re going to have the customers who love what you do who get the value that
love what you do who get the value that
love what you do who get the value that you provide and are willing to pay you
you provide and are willing to pay you
you provide and are willing to pay you what you’re worth and then you’re going
what you’re worth and then you’re going
what you’re worth and then you’re going to get other customers who like your
to get other customers who like your
to get other customers who like your service like your product I willing to
service like your product I willing to
service like your product I willing to pay you a certain amount but they’re
pay you a certain amount but they’re
pay you a certain amount but they’re never going to be ideal customers and
never going to be ideal customers and
never going to be ideal customers and that’s going to be most of your
that’s going to be most of your
that’s going to be most of your customers at the start they’re people
customers at the start they’re people
customers at the start they’re people who they don’t quite get it you know
who they don’t quite get it you know
who they don’t quite get it you know they’re not they’re very price conscious
they’re not they’re very price conscious
they’re not they’re very price conscious like if you were to increase your price
like if you were to increase your price
like if you were to increase your price by ten percent they’re gone that’s not
by ten percent they’re gone that’s not
by ten percent they’re gone that’s not an ideal customer for you so the
an ideal customer for you so the
an ideal customer for you so the challenge for how to how to work with
challenge for how to how to work with
challenge for how to how to work with ideal customers for me depends on what
ideal customers for me depends on what
ideal customers for me depends on what stage you’re at in your business ok this
stage you’re at in your business ok this
stage you’re at in your business ok this question comes as a result of somebody
question comes as a result of somebody
question comes as a result of somebody writing me a question this was from my
writing me a question this was from my
writing me a question this was from my newsletter reader EO EG oma Wow hope I
newsletter reader EO EG oma Wow hope I
newsletter reader EO EG oma Wow hope I pronounced that right sorry for the
pronounced that right sorry for the
pronounced that right sorry for the pronunciation there basically she has a
pronunciation there basically she has a
pronunciation there basically she has a dress company she designs dresses and
dress company she designs dresses and
dress company she designs dresses and fabrics for people but ninety percent of
fabrics for people but ninety percent of
fabrics for people but ninety percent of the people come into her are not ideal
the people come into her are not ideal
the people come into her are not ideal customers she doesn’t know what to do
customers she doesn’t know what to do
customers she doesn’t know what to do the problem here is it will really
the problem here is it will really
the problem here is it will really depend on what phase you’re right in
depend on what phase you’re right in
depend on what phase you’re right in your business for me what i recommend
your business for me what i recommend
your business for me what i recommend entrepreneur’s doing the first thing you
entrepreneur’s doing the first thing you
entrepreneur’s doing the first thing you need to focus on is getting past
need to focus on is getting past
need to focus on is getting past survival getting to the point where you
survival getting to the point where you
survival getting to the point where you have enough money to put food on the
have enough money to put food on the
have enough money to put food on the table and pay your bills i have a whole
table and pay your bills i have a whole
table and pay your bills i have a whole set of guides that help you do that but
set of guides that help you do that but
set of guides that help you do that but you have to get past survival because
you have to get past survival because
you have to get past survival because it’s great to have the big vision the
it’s great to have the big vision the
it’s great to have the big vision the big idea i want that for you but if if
big idea i want that for you but if if
big idea i want that for you but if if you run out of money you can’t support
you run out of money you can’t support
you run out of money you can’t support you know your mortgage payment or your
you know your mortgage payment or your
you know your mortgage payment or your rent or pay your electricity bill you’re
rent or pay your electricity bill you’re
rent or pay your electricity bill you’re going to go back to get a job so step
going to go back to get a job so step
going to go back to get a job so step number one is get to survival whatever
number one is get to survival whatever
number one is get to survival whatever that takes how much does that mean for
that takes how much does that mean for
that takes how much does that mean for you and that’s not living luxuriously
you and that’s not living luxuriously
you and that’s not living luxuriously its survival okay means I don’t have to
its survival okay means I don’t have to
its survival okay means I don’t have to get a job that’s goal number one
get a job that’s goal number one
get a job that’s goal number one and so that means working with less than
and so that means working with less than
and so that means working with less than ideal customers and the question should
ideal customers and the question should
ideal customers and the question should you would you rather work with less than
you would you rather work with less than
you would you rather work with less than ideal customers or would you rather be
ideal customers or would you rather be
ideal customers or would you rather be at a job for most people they pick
at a job for most people they pick
at a job for most people they pick running your own business but with less
running your own business but with less
running your own business but with less than ideal customers okay you have to
than ideal customers okay you have to
than ideal customers okay you have to make a judgment call with each person I
make a judgment call with each person I
make a judgment call with each person I remember an example when I was starting
remember an example when I was starting
remember an example when I was starting my business I had a I was growing okay
my business I had a I was growing okay
my business I had a I was growing okay like the for Evan Carmichael calm I was
like the for Evan Carmichael calm I was
like the for Evan Carmichael calm I was seeing traction and I got an offer from
seeing traction and I got an offer from
seeing traction and I got an offer from a big computer company I won’t say the
a big computer company I won’t say the
a big computer company I won’t say the name doesn’t matter and they basically
name doesn’t matter and they basically
name doesn’t matter and they basically wanted me to be a pitchman for their
wanted me to be a pitchman for their
wanted me to be a pitchman for their company and saying we want you to go out
company and saying we want you to go out
company and saying we want you to go out and say how great our company is and
and say how great our company is and
and say how great our company is and tell everybody on your list and on
tell everybody on your list and on
tell everybody on your list and on social media you tell everybody about
social media you tell everybody about
social media you tell everybody about how great we are and that they need to
how great we are and that they need to
how great we are and that they need to buy our product and they were throwing a
buy our product and they were throwing a
buy our product and they were throwing a lot of money at me like wow this is a
lot of money at me like wow this is a
lot of money at me like wow this is a lot of cash but it just it did make me
lot of cash but it just it did make me
lot of cash but it just it did make me feel good you know like it was too far
feel good you know like it was too far
feel good you know like it was too far it violated my belief system because I
it violated my belief system because I
it violated my belief system because I like sharing stuff with you guys that I
like sharing stuff with you guys that I
like sharing stuff with you guys that I use that I thought I believe in that I
use that I thought I believe in that I
use that I thought I believe in that I think you can get value from I don’t
think you can get value from I don’t
think you can get value from I don’t want to say you need to go buy this
want to say you need to go buy this
want to say you need to go buy this computer because it’s the best computer
computer because it’s the best computer
computer because it’s the best computer in the world if I’m not using it and I
in the world if I’m not using it and I
in the world if I’m not using it and I don’t like their product and so I had to
don’t like their product and so I had to
don’t like their product and so I had to say no to that even though it meant
say no to that even though it meant
say no to that even though it meant giving up a big chunk of cash and that
giving up a big chunk of cash and that
giving up a big chunk of cash and that was that was hard but I believe that
was that was hard but I believe that
was that was hard but I believe that there were better opportunities on the
there were better opportunities on the
there were better opportunities on the horizon so there is a little bit of a
horizon so there is a little bit of a
horizon so there is a little bit of a line you have to walk I would say don’t
line you have to walk I would say don’t
line you have to walk I would say don’t take on a customer who makes you do
take on a customer who makes you do
take on a customer who makes you do something that goes against what you
something that goes against what you
something that goes against what you believe in okay if they are making you
believe in okay if they are making you
believe in okay if they are making you do something that’s against your values
do something that’s against your values
do something that’s against your values then they’re not a good customer for you
then they’re not a good customer for you
then they’re not a good customer for you okay that’s a bad customer then you’re
okay that’s a bad customer then you’re
okay that’s a bad customer then you’re going to have good customers and then
going to have good customers and then
going to have good customers and then you’re going to have great or ideal
you’re going to have great or ideal
you’re going to have great or ideal customers and a lot of times your
customers and a lot of times your
customers and a lot of times your business will start with a lot of good
business will start with a lot of good
business will start with a lot of good customers and their frustrating and they
customers and their frustrating and they
customers and their frustrating and they don’t get your value but what they do is
don’t get your value but what they do is
don’t get your value but what they do is they help get you to that point of
they help get you to that point of
they help get you to that point of survival and once you pass survival
survival and once you pass survival
survival and once you pass survival you can leave them and focus on the
you can leave them and focus on the
you can leave them and focus on the better clients and then you can afford
better clients and then you can afford
better clients and then you can afford to be more selective and more picky and
to be more selective and more picky and
to be more selective and more picky and hold out for the really good clients the
hold out for the really good clients the
hold out for the really good clients the ideal clients and in that process you
ideal clients and in that process you
ideal clients and in that process you get better at what you do right while
get better at what you do right while
get better at what you do right while you’re working with the good clients you
you’re working with the good clients you
you’re working with the good clients you get more skilled you learn how to
get more skilled you learn how to
get more skilled you learn how to deliver more value because by helping
deliver more value because by helping
deliver more value because by helping them you are getting better yourself and
them you are getting better yourself and
them you are getting better yourself and then you have more to bring to an ideal
then you have more to bring to an ideal
then you have more to bring to an ideal customer to a great customer so to
customer to a great customer so to
customer to a great customer so to summarize my advice ignore the bad
summarize my advice ignore the bad
summarize my advice ignore the bad customers if they make you turn in your
customers if they make you turn in your
customers if they make you turn in your stomach and you go to sleep not happy
stomach and you go to sleep not happy
stomach and you go to sleep not happy and you’re fighting your beliefs ignore
and you’re fighting your beliefs ignore
and you’re fighting your beliefs ignore them they are not worth it for any price
them they are not worth it for any price
them they are not worth it for any price keep the good customers who will get you
keep the good customers who will get you
keep the good customers who will get you to your poorer survival and then start
to your poorer survival and then start
to your poorer survival and then start focusing on the great ideal customers
focusing on the great ideal customers
focusing on the great ideal customers believe for those of you watching like
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