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Does Your Lead Magnet Check These Boxes?

The last two components I’ve outlined definitely pave the way to reach your ideal clients , but how do you successfully use your lead generation funnel as a vehicle that ultimately leads to a sale? (Notice how I emphasized "ultimately"? I will explain this a bit later) . My answer is always the same when it comes to any lead generation activity. It begins with Value Creation . When you lead with VALUE , you can never lose. Leading with value means doing what you can to add value to someone’s life before money ever exchanges hands. When you lead with value, your results are more consistent, predictable, and you create a bigger impact. Value creation allows you to successfully differentiate yourself from your competitors. You know as well as I do, your prospects have many options. Our world these days offers endless access to such a vast array of products and services (especially online) . And the more choices we have, the harder it is to make a decision. Where does that...

The MOST Dangerous Number

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As with most advice shared with you as a kid, rarely do you understand what it means until later in life… One I heard more than a few times growing up was,  “Don’t put all your eggs in ONE basket.”    As a kid, my mother used this proverb when she’d see me spending time with only one or two of the same friends.  Or when it came to college applications, and my decision to only apply to the University of Florida as a transfer student,  (as that was my dream school) .  Thankfully I got in, but what devastation I would have felt  (she realized this as well)  if I  wouldn’t  have been accepted. Waiting another semester before applying to any school would have been my only option, as I had already decided not to return to Rochester Institute of Technology.  After college, when I started in sales, my managers would heed this same warning when it came to clients.  ONE is dangerous.  If you’ve ever read anything by Dan Kennedy, or had the opportunity to hear him speak, you may have heard him sa...