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Sarah Jolly Jarvis

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2748 total appearances

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You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

The problem comes is if that resource dries up, somebody retires, somebody moves on, somebody forgets about you, somebody uses somebody else as a referral partner, or they start offering that service themselves because they see how many people they send your way. And there is a little bit of a trick on that, but I will talk to you about that in a minute.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

The problem comes is if that resource dries up, somebody retires, somebody moves on, somebody forgets about you, somebody uses somebody else as a referral partner, or they start offering that service themselves because they see how many people they send your way. And there is a little bit of a trick on that, but I will talk to you about that in a minute.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

But at the end of the day, it's the power of trust. They already trust that person and so therefore they already trust you and that person's vouched for you. It's an easier conversion. It makes you feel amazing at sales. I spoke to a salesperson about a year and a half ago now

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

But at the end of the day, it's the power of trust. They already trust that person and so therefore they already trust you and that person's vouched for you. It's an easier conversion. It makes you feel amazing at sales. I spoke to a salesperson about a year and a half ago now

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

But at the end of the day, it's the power of trust. They already trust that person and so therefore they already trust you and that person's vouched for you. It's an easier conversion. It makes you feel amazing at sales. I spoke to a salesperson about a year and a half ago now

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And they were, I was seeing if they would be a suitable candidate to work with me and to support me within my, it was at the time when I had a sales team, I was working with a sales team. And they were saying to me, yeah, you know, it's great because this individual, the leads come and they come through her Facebook group and they're already really switched on.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And they were, I was seeing if they would be a suitable candidate to work with me and to support me within my, it was at the time when I had a sales team, I was working with a sales team. And they were saying to me, yeah, you know, it's great because this individual, the leads come and they come through her Facebook group and they're already really switched on.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And they were, I was seeing if they would be a suitable candidate to work with me and to support me within my, it was at the time when I had a sales team, I was working with a sales team. And they were saying to me, yeah, you know, it's great because this individual, the leads come and they come through her Facebook group and they're already really switched on.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And I'm like, well, actually, then you're not much of a salesperson. I didn't actually say this to this person. Obviously, I was very polite and I nodded lots. But that individual isn't actually having to sell very much. They're not having to sell very hard or use their sales skills very much because they're almost like an order taker.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And I'm like, well, actually, then you're not much of a salesperson. I didn't actually say this to this person. Obviously, I was very polite and I nodded lots. But that individual isn't actually having to sell very much. They're not having to sell very hard or use their sales skills very much because they're almost like an order taker.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And I'm like, well, actually, then you're not much of a salesperson. I didn't actually say this to this person. Obviously, I was very polite and I nodded lots. But that individual isn't actually having to sell very much. They're not having to sell very hard or use their sales skills very much because they're almost like an order taker.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And that's the thing is, is the more convinced they are, then the less convincing they need. And therefore the sale is faster. It's easier. is less reliant on your sales skills. So for those individuals that I've worked with and they said to me, Sarah, I'm terrible at sales. Most of the people actually, they can really switch it around. You can change your mindset on it.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And that's the thing is, is the more convinced they are, then the less convincing they need. And therefore the sale is faster. It's easier. is less reliant on your sales skills. So for those individuals that I've worked with and they said to me, Sarah, I'm terrible at sales. Most of the people actually, they can really switch it around. You can change your mindset on it.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

And that's the thing is, is the more convinced they are, then the less convincing they need. And therefore the sale is faster. It's easier. is less reliant on your sales skills. So for those individuals that I've worked with and they said to me, Sarah, I'm terrible at sales. Most of the people actually, they can really switch it around. You can change your mindset on it.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

You can upskill yourself and you can actually become a much better salesperson. But what can make you feel even more confident, what can make your sales experience better for both you and that individual is that they already come to you pretty convinced that you are the right option. As I said before, the downside of this is it's passive. You can't control it. It's unpredictable.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

You can upskill yourself and you can actually become a much better salesperson. But what can make you feel even more confident, what can make your sales experience better for both you and that individual is that they already come to you pretty convinced that you are the right option. As I said before, the downside of this is it's passive. You can't control it. It's unpredictable.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

You can upskill yourself and you can actually become a much better salesperson. But what can make you feel even more confident, what can make your sales experience better for both you and that individual is that they already come to you pretty convinced that you are the right option. As I said before, the downside of this is it's passive. You can't control it. It's unpredictable.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

You don't know how many you'll get and when. And if you only rely on those referrals, then your business growth is out of your hands. You are not in control. And if you're anything like me and you like to be in control, you like to feel like you know what's going on, you like to be in control within your own business, then that is not a nice position to be in, not a nice feeling to have.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

You don't know how many you'll get and when. And if you only rely on those referrals, then your business growth is out of your hands. You are not in control. And if you're anything like me and you like to be in control, you like to feel like you know what's going on, you like to be in control within your own business, then that is not a nice position to be in, not a nice feeling to have.

You Can! Inspiring Women In Business
Why Referrals Are Gold, But Not Enough โ€“ Warming Up Your Leads Like a Pro

You don't know how many you'll get and when. And if you only rely on those referrals, then your business growth is out of your hands. You are not in control. And if you're anything like me and you like to be in control, you like to feel like you know what's going on, you like to be in control within your own business, then that is not a nice position to be in, not a nice feeling to have.