The Hidden Goldmine In Your Consulting Business! And How To Turn It Into Cash Within 90 Days

The Hidden Goldmine In Your Consulting Business! And How To Turn It Into Cash Within 90 Days

The hidden goldmine in your consulting business is...

#1. The problem you solve better than anyone else?

#2. The story you can tell to make the CEO of your ideal client say "I want that"

Let's dive into the first part of the hidden goldmine in your consulting business.

What Problem Do You Solve Better Than Anyone Else?

If you're thinking, I don't do anything better than anyone else. Then you're not trying hard enough.

Seriously.

Push yourself to think about what problem you solve better than anyone else.

Push yourself to think about what makes you unique.

If you're still struggling then here are some ways that you can change your offer to make it unique.

As always, I'm not smart enough to think of these ideas myself. So I'm stealing from the best.

What did Dominos do to make themselves unique? How did they take a "me too" product and make it stand out?

They made a big promise!

Dominos said...

"Fresh hot pizza is 30 minutes or less or it's free"

So the pizza itself is nothing special. But the speed is. And if they can't get it to your door in 30 minutes then it's free. Talk about an outrageous guarantee!

So...

What guarantee can you add to your offer that makes you stand out?

What speed promise can you add to your offer that makes you unique?

What service can you add to your offer to make you unique?

As a photographer and graphic designer I never realised how valuable it was to have one point of contact for all your branding needs. So I marketed myself like everyone else... and got crushed.

If you make a guarantee big enough, it will make you unique. When I was starting out as a copywriter and business builder. I told a client that I'll double your business in 6 months or it's free.

Unfortunately, I couldn't deliver on my promise so I worked for 6 months for free. Was it worth it?

Absolutely.

Why? Because I learned a ton. That's when I first wrote a long copy sales page. It was to sell a £700 workshop. My friends through I was crazy. They never believed you could sell a £700 workshop without a sales team.

And...

The sales page worked!

It pulled in sales. Just not as many as I needed to double the clients business in 6 months.

What else did I learn?

I learned about conversion rates. About what is possible and what is fantasy.

Learning at the coalface is the most valuable and it can be the most painful.

So...

Let's get back to the problem that you solve better than anyone else. I won my first client with an outrageous guarantee. So think about the fear and doubt the client goes through before booking you. Then look for ways to remove it.

Keep pushing and keep digging until you've found the problem that you solve better than anyone else.

Once you've got that. We can move on to the second part of the hidden goldmine in your consulting business.

What Story You Can Tell To Make The CEO Say "I Want That"

Stories prove that you can deliver on your outrageous promise.

So what stories can you tell to bring your promise to life, and make the CEO of your ideal client say "I want that".

The story that you need to craft is your Product Origin story. This is the story of how you discovered your product.

Your Product Origin story needs to show...

1. Why you wanted to find a solution to this problem.
2. The challenges that you suffered through to create your system.
3. The results that you have enjoyed.

Telling your story in this way will make it interesting to the listener. It also uses the 3-Act Structure which Shakespeare and countless other authors have used. The 3 parts to put your story into are

1. Setup
2. Challenge
3. Resolution

Here's how I have told my Product Origin story in 3 acts.

In 2008, I lost my photography and graphic design business because I didn't know how to turn strangers into customers on demand.

As my business failed, I made a commitment to myself to discover how to turn strangers into customers on demand. I had no idea if this was possible. I had no idea who could teach me. And I had no money to pay for their help because my business had failed. For the next 7-years I learned about copywriting, marketing and business building through the school of hard knocks, traditional education, and street smarts education. To pay for my studies I forced my wife to sacrifice holidays and restaurant dinner.

In 2015, I tested a new form of marketing that combines upfront value with storytelling, social proof and an irresistible offer. This new form of marketing made £672,989 in 9 days. I transformed that amazing result into a repeatable system. So I can achieve that level of success for other clients.

So...

Now it's your turn to tell your Product Origin story in 3 acts.

Once you've done that. You have uncovered the hidden goldmine in your consulting business.

Congratulations!

That's a huge achievement.

And I'm sure you're wondering...

How Do You Turn A Unique Promise And A Story Into New Clients Within 90 Days

Here's my simple step-by-step system to win new clients.

1. Make a list of potential clients
2. Filter the list
3. Send them your irresistible offer letter
4. Call to set up a meeting
5. Meet the CEO… and leave with a Yes

Before we dive into the detail of this system. Let me tell you a top line overview.

You're going to send a letter to a client that you'd like to work with. The letter is going to explain how you can help them in a way that makes them say "I want that."

You are then going to call the client to set up a meeting.

At the meeting, you are going to tell your Product Origin story in greater detail and go on to explain how you can help them.

That's it. Simple.

Now can you see the power and importance of uncovering the hidden goldmine in your consulting business? And the role that plays in winning new clients?

The beauty of this system is the simplicity. You see, if you want more clients then you need to send more letters. It's as simple as that.

So...

Who are you going to send your letter to?

That's the first step in this process.

Make A List Of Potential Clients

What type of businesses do you want to work with?

Now make a list of all those businesses. Where do you go to find potential clients?

Here's where I look:

1. Google
2. Facebook
3. YouTube
4. Podcasts
5. Books (on Amazon)
6. Magazines (consumer & trade)
7. Network

With 4 hours of desk research, you should have a list of 50 to 100 potential clients.

But...

Don't get too excited yet because not all of them can afford your fee. So it's time to filter this list for the clients you want to meet.

Filter The List

There are many different criteria that you can use to filter your clients for their ability to pay. And the simple desk research that I use is Companies House.

I look at the client's accounts and make the decision to contact them based on that.

What happens if I can't find them on Companies House?

Then they go in the No pile.

This filtering process takes a list of 100 potential clients and reduces it to 10.

That means I'm going to send 10 letters. And... I'm going to focus my attention on speaking with the CEOs of 10 companies. It is this focus that helps to generate results.

Now let's look at the creative and most important part of this system.

Send Them Your Irresistible Offer Letter

What is an Irresistible Offer Letter?

It's a letter that explains what problem you solve in a way that makes the CEO say “I want that”.

The letter goes on to explain why you would like to have a meeting with them. And... what's in it for them if they meet with you.

Finally it tells the recipient that you will call them to arrange a time when you can meet.

Simple letter that packs a powerful punch when you do it right.

Call To Set Up A Meeting

Your Irresistible Offer Letter can make the CEO of your ideal client pick up the phone and call you. But don't bet on this happening.

The purpose of the letter is to make the CEO accept your call.

If you try and cold call the CEO then you'll have to fight your way through layers and layers of gatekeepers.

The letter bypasses the gatekeepers and gets your foot in the door.

So, it's your responsibility to pick up the phone and dial. Repeatedly.

Let's face it, CEOs are busy. So you may have to call a few times before you can speak with them. That's okay. Keep calling until you get through. You've got a good reason to speak with them. And you've approached them in a way that makes you stand out. So until you hear that the CEO doesn't want to speak with you. Keep calling.

The purpose of the call is ONLY to set up a face to face meeting. So when you speak to the CEO don't steal an hour of their time. They may ask you a little bit more about your system or to remind them what you can do for them. Then you can set up a meeting.

Don't try and sell from the phone. It's much easier to do that face to face.

Meet The CEO… And Leaving With A Yes

The purpose of the meeting is to get a new contract.

Your job is to make the CEO see how you can help him. To make him want to work with you. And if possible, to set out some dates on when you can start working.

The first and biggest hurdle is to make the CEO see how you can help him. The CEO wants to know that you can deliver on your promises. So how do you show that without bragging?

You tell your Product Origin story... in greater detail than 3 short paragraphs. You fill the story with emotion to make it memorable. Then you bridge into how you can do the same for his company.

The meeting is all about them and their problems and how you can help them better than anyone else. It's all about telling the stories behind the amazing results that you have achieved. If you can do that... then you'll leave with a Yes.

Now It's Your Turn 

That's the process. Simple. Repeatable. All you have to do is use it.

So...

What's the first step?

To uncover the hidden goldmine in your consulting business!

You need to find the problem that you solve better than anyone else. And if you have a product that is not measurably different from someone else. Then you need to add something to your offer to make it unique.

If you know what problem you solve better than anyone else. Then write your Product Origin story in the 3-Act Structure that I showed you.

These are the steps you must take before you start crafting your Irresistible Offer Letter. Before you can start building a list of potential clients to write to. Before you can start sending letters. That comes once you have taken the first 2 steps. So do that now.

If this has opened your eyes to how you can win consulting clients on demand. Then please leave a comment below.

If this can help someone you know then please share this with them.

Until next time...

Carpe diem

Roland Eva

P.S. I built a 6-figure copywriting and business consultancy virtually overnight by updating my LinkedIn profile. After working through those opportunities my income dropped to “should I get a job” levels because I didn’t have a repeatable process to win consulting clients.

Then I dusted off a simple process that I used to get my first consulting clients. Before I had a website or anything on the web telling people that I was a copywriter and business consultant. You see, at the time I had a full-time job and I didn’t want to advertise that I did consulting because I thought it would create problems at work.

With no website, no social media presence, and no network of connections I contacted the CEO of a multi-million company in a way that made him excited to meet me. At our first meeting, he hired me on the spot.

Once I started to use this proven process to make CEO excited to meet me. I started working with the biggest businesses in different industries and quickly built back a 6-figure business.

Would you like to learn how to use my simple process to win consulting clients on demand?

There’s a simple step by step process that I’ve outline in my book Consulting Clients On Demand.