8. Can memorize a list
Can always ask the same questions
Gets the prospect talking more
Questions
9. • How is your day going so far?
• [Ask a question regarding the weather, sports, recent current event, etc.]
• How long have you been working here?
• What did you do before this?
• Where are you from?
INTRO
10. Great. The reason for my call is that we help small businesses to:
• Increase the revenue generated through their website
• improve website conversion rates
• Increase website traffic
But I am not sure if we can help you in the same way.
• Do you currently have someone that can make changes to your website?
• Are you currently working with a web design agency?
• How happy are you with person working on your website?
• When was the last time you refreshed your website?
• How much traffic are you currently getting to your website?
• What CMS platform is your website built on?
• When was the last time you considered redoing your website?
• How many different websites do you currently have?
• Are you the person to that makes decisions regarding your website?
CURRENT
STATE
INTRO
11. • How important is it to get more revenue out of your website traffic?
• How important is it for you to improve your website conversion rates?
• Do you need to increase website traffic and visitors?
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
INTRO
17. • I am not interested.
• We do not have budget/money right now.
• We already use somebody for that.
• We are not looking to make any changes right now.
• Just send me your information.
• Call me back in X months.
18. I understand. If I could ask you real quick:
• How important is it to get more revenue out of your website traffic?
• How important is it for you to improve your website conversion rates?
• Do you need to increase website traffic and visitors?
I am not interested.
We are not making any changes.
We do not have budget right now.
We already use someone right now.
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
INTRO
VALUE
POINTS
PAIN POINTS
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
NAME DROP
PRODUCT
INTRO
CLOSE
19. I understand. If I could ask you real quick:
• Do you currently have someone that can make changes to your website?
• Are you currently working with a web design agency?
• How happy are you with person working on your website?
• When was the last time you refreshed your website?
• How much traffic are you currently getting to your website?
• What CMS platform is your website built on?
• When was the last time you considered redoing your website?
• How many different websites do you currently have?
• Are you the person to that makes decisions regarding your website?
I am not interested.
We are not making any changes.
We do not have budget right now.
We already use someone right now.
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
INTRO
VALUE
POINTS
PAIN POINTS
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
NAME DROP
PRODUCT
INTRO
CLOSE
20. Sure, I can do that. So that I know what best to send you, could ask you real quick:
• How important is it to get more revenue out of your website traffic?
• How important is it for you to improve your website conversion rates?
• Do you need to increase website traffic and visitors?
Just send me your information.
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
INTRO
VALUE
POINTS
PAIN POINTS
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
NAME DROP
PRODUCT
INTRO
CLOSE
21. Sure, I can do that. So that I know what best to send you, could ask you real quick:
• Do you currently have someone that can make changes to your website?
• Are you currently working with a web design agency?
• How happy are you with person working on your website?
• When was the last time you refreshed your website?
• How much traffic are you currently getting to your website?
• What CMS platform is your website built on?
• When was the last time you considered redoing your website?
• How many different websites do you currently have?
• Are you the person to that makes decisions regarding your website?
Just send me your information.
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
INTRO
VALUE
POINTS
PAIN POINTS
PAIN
QUESTIONS
CURRENT
STATE
NAME DROP
PRODUCT
INTRO
CLOSE
24. • What motivated you to look at us (brought you to us)?
• Do you mind if I ask why you took time out of your schedule to meet with us?
• What improvements could you see if you make this purchase?
• What will happen if you do not purchase something?
• Is there a date when this purchase needs to be made?
• What happens if the purchase is not made by that date?
• What is the time frame that the project needs to work along?
Need to Purchase Questions
NEED TO
PURCHASE
25. • What is the budgetary range that you need this purchase to stay within?
• Is there a budget approved for this project?
• Have the funds been allocated to this purchase?
• What budget (department) will this purchase be made under?
• Are there other purchases that this funding may end up being used for?
• How does the project fit with other initiatives from a priority standpoint?
Ability to Purchase Questions
NEED TO
PURCHASE
ABILITY TO
PURCHASE
26. • What is the decision-making process?
• What parties will be involved in making the decision?
• What are the key factors that a decision will be based on?
• What functional areas (departments) will be impacted by the purchase?
• Is there a committee that this type of purchase has to go through?
• Who is the ultimate decision maker?
• Who is the person that will need to sign the agreement/contract?
Authority to Purchase Questions
NEED TO
PURCHASE
ABILITY TO
PURCHASE
AUTHORITY
TO
PURCHASE
27. • What other options are you considering?
• How far along are you in discussions with them?
• How do you feel about your other options?
• What do you like about them? What do you not like about them?
• How do they compare with what we have to offer?
• Is there a reason why you would choose us over them?
• If you had to make a decision today, which way would you lean?
Intent to Purchase Questions
NEED TO
PURCHASE
ABILITY TO
PURCHASE
AUTHORITY
TO
PURCHASE
INTENT TO
PURCHASE
30. Product Selling Consultative Selling
Company
Product
Features
Benefits
Goal: Get Customers
Value
Pain Points
Questions
Product
Company
Name Drop
Goal: Starting Conversations
31. VALUE POINTS
TARGET BUYER
Small businesses
PRODUCT
Web design services
FEATURES
• Design and build websites
• Graphic design
• Copywriting
DIFFERENTIATION
• We only work with
accountants
• We use AI to develop the
optimum website layout
• We guarantee results
COMPANY FACTS
• Won design awards 5 years
• In business for 30 years
• Woman owned business
32. • Make something work better
COMMON BENEFITS
• Decrease the time it takes to do something
• Increase revenue / income
VALUE POINTS
• Increase website traffic
• improve website conversion rates
• Increase the revenue generated through their website
• Decrease costs / expenses
• Improve quality of products or services being sold
• Decrease risk
• Improve visibility, information, or decision-making
33. VALUE POINTS
TARGET BUYER
Small businesses
PAIN POINTS
PRODUCT
Web design services
FEATURES
• Design and build websites
• Graphic design
• Copywriting
DIFFERENTIATION
• We only work with
accountants
• We use AI to develop the
optimum website layout
• We guarantee results
COMPANY FACTS
• Won design awards 5 years
• In business for 30 years
• Woman owned business
VALUE POINTS
• Increase the revenue generated through their
website
• improve website conversion rates
• Increase website traffic
34. • Increase the revenue generated through their website
VALUE POINTS
• improve website conversion rates
• Increase website traffic
PAIN POINTS
• Need to generate more revenue through the website
• Website visitors are not converting to customers
• There is a need to increase website traffic
35. PAIN POINTS
VALUE POINTS
• Increase the revenue generated through their
website
• improve website conversion rates
• Increase website traffic
TARGET BUYER
Small businesses
PAIN POINTS
• Need to generate more revenue through the website
• Website visitors are not converting to customers
• There is a need to increase website traffic
PAIN QUESTIONS
PRODUCT
Web design services
FEATURES
• Design and build websites
• Graphic design
• Copywriting
DIFFERENTIATION
• We only work with
accountants
• We use AI to develop the
optimum website layout
• We guarantee results
COMPANY FACTS
• Won design awards 5 years
• In business for 30 years
• Woman owned business
36. • Need to generate more revenue through the website
PAIN POINTS
• Website visitors are not converting to customers
• There is a need to increase website traffic
PAIN QUESTIONS
• How important is it to get more revenue out of your website?
• How important is it for you to improve website conversion rates?
• Do you need to increase website traffic and visitors?
37. PAIN POINTS
VALUE POINTS
• Increase the revenue generated through their
website
• improve website conversion rates
• Increase website traffic
TARGET BUYER
Small businesses
PAIN POINTS
• Need to generate more revenue through the website
• Website visitors are not converting to customers
• There is a need to increase website traffic
PAIN QUESTIONS
PRODUCT
Web design services
FEATURES
• Design and build websites
• Graphic design
• Copywriting
DIFFERENTIATION
• We only work with
accountants
• We use AI to develop the
optimum website layout
• We guarantee results
COMPANY FACTS
• Won design awards 5 years
• In business for 30 years
• Woman owned business
PAIN QUESTIONS
• How important is it to get more revenue out of your
website traffic?
• How important is it for you to improve your website
conversion rates?
• Do you need to increase website traffic and visitors?
NAME DROP
CURRENT STATE
• Do you currently have someone that can make changes to your website?
• Are you currently working with a web design agency?
• How happy are you with person working on your website?
• When was the last time you refreshed your website?
• How much traffic are you currently getting to your website?
• What CMS platform is your website built on?
• When was the last time you considered redoing your website?
• How many different websites do you currently have?
• Are you the person to that makes decisions regarding your website?
38. NAME DROP
• An accounting firm
• Small businesses
TARGET BUYER
39. • Need to generate more revenue through the website
PAIN POINTS NAME DROP
• They needed to get more leads online
• An accounting firm
40. PRODUCT NAME DROP
• They needed to get more leads online
• An accounting firm
• Web design services • We helped them to redesign their website
41. VALUE POINTS NAME DROP
• They needed to get more leads online
• An accounting firm
• We helped them to redesign their website
• Increase the revenue generated through their website
• improve website conversion rates • This helped them to convert traffic to leads
• They were able to increase the revenue generated online
42. VALUE POINTS
• Increase the revenue generated through their
website
• improve website conversion rates
• Increase website traffic
TARGET BUYER
Small businesses
PAIN POINTS
• Need to generate more revenue through the website
• Website visitors are not converting to customers
• There is a need to increase website traffic
PAIN QUESTIONS
• How important is it to get more revenue out of your
website traffic?
• How important is it for you to improve your website
conversion rates?
• Do you need to increase website traffic and visitors?
CURRENT STATE
• Do you currently have someone that can make changes to your website?
• Are you currently working with a web design agency?
• How happy are you with person working on your website?
• When was the last time you refreshed your website?
• How much traffic are you currently getting to your website?
• What CMS platform is your website built on?
• When was the last time you considered redoing your website?
• How many different websites do you currently have?
• Are you the person to that makes decisions regarding your website?
NAME DROP
PRODUCT
Web design services
FEATURES
• Design and build websites
• Graphic design
• Copywriting
DIFFERENTIATION
• We only work with
accountants
• We use AI to develop the
optimum website layout
• We guarantee results
COMPANY FACTS
• Won design awards 5 years
• In business for 30 years
• Woman owned business
NAME DROP
• We worked with an accounting firm and they needed to
generate more leads online.
• To solve this we helped them to redesign their website.
• This helped to them to convert more traffic into leads.
• This ultimately helped them to increase the amount of
revenue they were generating through their website.
We want to start out this module by getting a baseline of how you feel and think about some sales related topics. We will go through a list of areas and what we want you to do is identify three words that describe how you feel or the first three words that come to your mind. I would encourage you to be honest here as it will help make the exercise more productive. When you identify the three words, write those down on your worksheet in front of you.
(Go through the list one at a time letting the students write their answers. When you complete the list, go around the room and gather one answer from each question from each student and write on the board.)
Before we go any further, let’s clearly discuss what objections are.
Objections are a prospect’s best weapon when they answer your cold call. They are statements or questions that the prospect will throw at you and they are like mini stops signs that the prospect will hold up. They use to try to take a control of the call and take it in a direction of their choosing. And if they begin to feel like you are selling something when they are not looking to buy, they will want try to end the call and will use objections to get there as soon as possible.
Now let’s take a look at common objections and ones that you are just about guaranteed to run up against.
I am busy right now. Who are you with?
What is this in regards to?
I am not interested.
Just send me some information.
We already use somebody.
We are not looking to make a change right now.
We do not have any budge to spend.
Those are eight objections that consistently come up. You could maybe tweak those for your situation, and add a couple that are specific to your products, you would have a complete list of objections to be prepared for. As part of this training, we will explain these one at a time and show you how to get around them.
Before we go any further, let’s clearly discuss what objections are.
Objections are a prospect’s best weapon when they answer your cold call. They are statements or questions that the prospect will throw at you and they are like mini stops signs that the prospect will hold up. They use to try to take a control of the call and take it in a direction of their choosing. And if they begin to feel like you are selling something when they are not looking to buy, they will want try to end the call and will use objections to get there as soon as possible.
Now let’s take a look at common objections and ones that you are just about guaranteed to run up against.
I am busy right now. Who are you with?
What is this in regards to?
I am not interested.
Just send me some information.
We already use somebody.
We are not looking to make a change right now.
We do not have any budge to spend.
Those are eight objections that consistently come up. You could maybe tweak those for your situation, and add a couple that are specific to your products, you would have a complete list of objections to be prepared for. As part of this training, we will explain these one at a time and show you how to get around them.