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The one thing new businesses forget to do

20/8/2014

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PictureYou get funky new business cards
So you start a new business.  You make a decision to get going.

You work on the website, you work on the branding, you work on the product, you have funky new business cards printed, you beaver away tirelessly.

But there is one thing that all new businesses forget to do enough of...........

And it tends to be the bit that most of us are scared of............

And yet it is the single most important activity as a start up business.......

Have you guessed what it is yet?

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Sales

The one thing small businesses don't do enough of when they launch is sales.  They think that by opening their door, printing a business card and telling their friends business is going to magically come to them!

I am here to tell you that it doesn't.  If you build it they won't come!

You have to sell it to them!

The key is to take action every day to sell your business.

What are you doing everyday to sell your product or service?

I speak to small businesses every day and when I ask them what they are doing each day to sell their service or product the answer is almost universally a blank look.

Ask yourself the question what I am doing every single day to sell my product or services?

Here are some ideas to get you started, that you can do every day:
  1. Phone 3 potential customers
  2. Send 5 tweets to potential customers
  3. Write and post one letter a day to a potential customer
  4. call one existing customer a day and ask them what are they working on
  5. Ask one friend a day if they know anyone you should be talking to
  6. Go to one networking event a week where your customers might be going

The important thing is that you do something every single day that moves you in the direction of new business and customers. If you do this every single day then you will build up momentum and amazing things will start to happen!

Just don't get impatient, it won't always happen overnight. it might take time but persevere, keep going, keep taking action every single day and I promise you that the next sale will come.

I would love to know what is working for you at the moment.  What sales methods are working for you to get customers at the moment?  Leave a comment below.


Or for help with your sales and building your business come along to one of our up coming events.
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Leave a comment below and tell us what sales methods are working for you

4 Comments
Dan Angell-Collins
20/8/2014 09:19:21 am

Great article Alan. I'd add to that and say that once a month think about where your business is heading and what you are going to add to it in 3,6 and 12 months.

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Alan Donegan link
20/8/2014 09:48:57 am

Thanks Dan. You are absolutely right. It is always worth while checking in to see if you are heading in the right direction and if you are achieving your goals! Excellent point!

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Ken Morton link
20/8/2014 01:55:52 pm

Simple advice but true and not difficult to follow

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Alan Donegan link
21/8/2014 12:13:36 am

Thanks Ken, it has got to be simple and it has got to become a habit to go out for new business and keep building. Simple, easy to follow but not often done! Alan

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