I can’t sit around waiting to get new clients for my new project (Plan B project). After two weeks our first client is very, very happy with the results. So, its time to go get some new ones.
Going on a road trip
I do well cold calling. But our new service is pretty expensive and so I really need to meet potential clients face to face to close the deal. Thus, the sales trip next week. I’ll be going from Seattle down to California and back. 5 days, 7 cities, 70 leads, and a sales goal of 7 new clients.
I’m obviously not able to spend much on the trip. I’ve got two cheap hotels lined up that I need to book tonite, but I may just spend the nights in my car. I’ve done it before, and have a decent setup that’s worked. We’ll see.
This is a big trip for me. If I can even pick up 4 new clients using this new sales process the trip will be a big success, and I have 7 other mini-trips lined up around the country I could take. I haven’t sold in person for a while, so we’ll see if I’m rusty or not. I feel very confidant in our service though, and know if the client just gives us a shot they will be very pleased. The potential of this new project is much greater than I originally thought. I’ve got 1 client. I need 100.
Bad Press
I noticed some not so flattering reviews of this site as of late. Some had fair points, others had no clue what they were talking about. Regardless, I have no intention of this place turning into some casey serin fiasco. I saw what happened when I wrongly thought about challenging him. To me, this journal is a way to keep me on track and organize my thoughts. Anyway, I may make the journal private going into the future. I’m not sure how to do that quite yet (and still maybe let registered readers continue to read), I’ll look into when I get back.
Goal = 7 New Clients!
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this is what sets you apart from the Casey character though debt kid…
you’re actually going to get the bottom of your shoes dirty to drum up business… It took a summons of legal action from a city agency to even get that kid to travel an hour to one of his houses to take care of a mosquito infested pool, and even then he punted because the problem was beyond his abilities.
Anyway, I was serious in my suggestion in my last comment… I wondering if being in Seattle is a status thing when you could get accommodations in a cheaper area… You said yourself that location does not mater to your business.
Just a thought.
It is important for your personal, business and sales success to be well rested, fresh faced, smelling good in wrinkle free clothing. While sleeping in your car might be “free” – the cost of doing such could cost you some sales.
Check out youth hostels, couch surfing dot com, see if you have friends in the area…. anything but sleeping in your car.
Good luck – keep us updated on your efforts.
Agree. The risk/reward of risking sleeping in the car is questionable. Being fresh, properly rested will maximise your chances of closing some deals.
I’d have a killer email ready with 2 or 3 more closes you can use to send to each after the meeting so you can have two attempted closes.
Agree with the above comments..though I have taken some pretty effective baths at rest stops.
Good luck!
Hi Debtkid,
Please do something as you are leading in Blog Hunt contest with very little margin. Try to pull out your visitors to vote for you as today is the last day of contest.
All the best.
I’m sure it will work out. Taking big risk are the only ways to get big rewards. My wife still jokes around about how I used to spend a few weeks in my car at a time back in college. I could have driving to my parents 45 minutes away from college and my friends, but most times, it was just as easy to crash in the car and then shower at the gym.
Good luck!
Eric
Moneydork.com
You’re nothing like the KC saga. You’re smart enough not to put too much PI out there so I suspect the trolls will go away soon enough.