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Tip 241) Choose your thoughts carefully

21/5/2019

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Tip 240) Know the top  10 barriers to building rapport

20/5/2019

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1. Buzzwords and jargon. Keep it simple and understandable.

2. Insincerity. Be authentic and honest. Always.
 
3. Too much conversation. Learn to shut up!

4. Not asking enough questions. Remember it's about them not you!

5. Being overly familiar. Be professional until you've earned the right to be familiar. 

6. Sounding scripted. Yes, I am all for sales scripts, but they should NEVER sound like a script. 

7. Nervousness. Unfortunately, this often translates to sounding incompetent. 
8. Too much enthusiasm. Yes, your product or services are great, but be careful of too many "awesomes" and "amazings".

9. Not listening. Often, we are too busy thinking about what we are going to say next to focus on what our prospect or client is REALLY saying. 
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10. No eye contact. Eye contact is really important when building rapport (but not in a staring, creepy way!).

Got it? Good :-)

​Jo x
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Tip 239) Always have your destination  in mind

19/5/2019

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Tip 238) Grow your social media following with weekly hashtag themes

18/5/2019

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Joining in with regular weekly hashtag themes is a great way to get your business out to a wider audience.

​Try some of the following: 
#MondayMotivation
#MondayBlues
#MarketingMonday
#TransformationTuesday 
#TipTuesday #TuesdayTip
#HumpDay
#ThrowBackThursday or #tbt
#FollowFriday
#FactFriday
#TGIF
#SaturdayShoutOut or #SS
#SundayFunday 
​#SundayRead
#PhotoOfTheDay
#Like4Like
#FollowMe
#PicOfTheDay
#Follow
#Style
#Fun
#Follow4Follow
#Happy
#Love

#UppingYourGame
Jo
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Tip 237) Be happy. It really annoys negative people.

17/5/2019

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Tip 236) How to download YouTube videos to watch later

16/5/2019

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I came across this fab piece of free software the other day which I thought I'd share.

It allows you to download YouTube videos directly to your PC or laptop. It takes seconds and best of all it's free!

They also do software to convert YouTube videos to MP3s. 

Here is the link

Happy downloading!

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Tip 235) Even if you are on the right tracks, you'll get run over if you JUST SIT THERE!

15/5/2019

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Tip 234) Derail or Reframe

14/5/2019

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Love this guest post from Hils Crisp. I think this will resonate with all of us. 
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Being in business is not plain sailing; it will have its inevitable ups and downs. It’s basically like a freaking rollercoaster where you have to hold on, white-knuckled at times, trusting it will return to calm soon and you can open your eyes again.

Tough times can come when something ‘bad’ happens outside of you, like someone complains or asks for a refund, or your latest launch flops, or when something happens from inside you, like you start to doubt yourself and can’t make a decision, you struggle with boundaries or just feel totally stuck.

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Tip 233) Be too busy working on your own grass to notice if theirs is greener!

13/5/2019

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Tip 232) Sales Tip - Repeat and approve

12/5/2019

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This is such a simple but powerful tool yet is probably one that most people don't often use.

After your client or prospect speaks, make sure you repeat a very brief synopsis of what they said and then approve (excellent, great, that’s exciting). This shows that you are indeed listening. For some odd reason, people like it when you listen! 
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The simplest things often make the biggest impact.
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Increasing your conversion rates :-)

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