On the fear of making offers

How are you when it comes to making offers to your tribe?

I admit that making offers doesn’t come easy to me.

It’s strange, in a way.

I mean … here we are, out on the web doing business, wanting to share our transformative gifts with the world. 

We know we have gifts; our brilliance shines brightly!

We believe in our talents.

We know that we make a WORLD of difference in the lives and businesses of those who hire us.

In my case, I know that I make a WORLD of difference in the businesses of the coaches, consultants, and other experts who hire me.

I help them express what they believe, who they are.

I help them get their messages clear.

I help them create content that gently nurtures, educates, and then leads to sales.

My clients love me because I help them create content that shares who they are, positions them well, and helps them sell. 

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Yet still … there’s something that keeps me from making offers to the people who’ve come together on my list, in my tribe.

I think it's something to do with the difference between being a freelancer, which I’ve been since 2002, and being an entrepreneur, a journey that started more recently.

Being a freelancer is easy.

It’s easy to say:

“What’s that? You want me to write content for your funnel? Sure thing. Here’s how I work….”

Being an entrepreneur … that’s hard.

It’s hard to say:

“Hey there! I have this amazing “Write With Ren” funnel creation service where, together, we create all the content for your funnel. Interested?”

Does this resonate? Do you struggle to make offers, too?

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If so, read on, because I want to share a set of tools I just discovered. They come from Monica Shah, founder of Revenue Breakthrough.

Monica’s business crossed the 7-figure mark back in 2013, and it has stayed at that level until today.

When I read that, I thought, “This is someone I want to listen to!”

I’ll be honest though.

When I first saw Monica’s gift in the Scale-Up & Grow Giveaway, I passed it by, probably because the focus was all on tools: “Get 3 tools … tool #1 … tool #2 … tool #3.” 

From my experience with giveaway gifts, I guess I just wasn’t expecting much. (Monica, if you’re reading this … so sorry!!)

But then, when I went back through the gifts today, I took a closer look at Monica’s.

First, I noticed the name of the gift, which must have blown by me when I first scoped out the giveaway offers. It’s called: Three Tools to Get Three Clients or Sales in 30 Days.

Hmm. Yummy.

Not an over-reaching promise.

Believable.

Then I noticed that Monica received her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and that she worked in marketing for L’Oreal Paris.

Paris!

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I was sold.

Yes, I’m totally vain. I was sold on her gift not by all the tools, but by: 

• #1 her education (Kellogg … impressive!)
• #2 her former employer (Paris … L’Oreal … so glamorous!)
• #3 her lovely profile picture (I never learned to “do” makeup, so mine is super basic)

And I have to say … I'm so glad for my vanity because the “tools” turned out to be amazing — so amazing that I’m sharing them here with you.

(If the event is still open when you read this, you might want to pick up Monica’s gift now in the Scale-Up & Grow Giveaway. If not, contact Monica and tell you her read about it on this post. I have a sneaking suspicion that she'd be willing to share it with you.)

First, there’s a 16-page PDF -- a MUST read. You’ll get a feel for Monica’s personality and heart. She’s obviously very good at what she does, and she cares about her work.

Read that document.

Then, look at the tools: 

• The Sales Conversion Tracker - It looks like a little bingo card, and is a way for you to track your sales conversions. The PDF explains the concept and tool really well, so you’ll have no problem using the tracker.
• The Ask Tracker - This is another little bingo card where you’ll track your “asks.” I don’t want to give it all away; suffice it to say that Monica clearly explains how to use the Ask Tracker.
• The Money-Making Marketing Calendar - I don’t know about you, but I’ve downloaded tons of marketing calendar templates. Monica’s calendar is unlike any I’ve seen. It’s actually useful!

I just had an idea — my “non-offer” offer.

Wouldn't it be amazing for a group of us to come together to work through Monica’s tools for one month? See what kind of sales ruckus we can raise?

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What do you think? Want to do it? 

If we follow Monica’s plan, we’ll end up with three clients or sales in 30 days.

We could create a Facebook group or just meet on Zoom maybe once a week for a month. 

If you’re up for this, leave a comment.

After the giveaway closes, I’ll tally up the replies and send a message to those who express interest. Then we can decide how to work this challenge!

I’m excited!

Go get Monica’s gift from the giveaway:

>> https://www.scaleupandgrowgiveaway.com/Renae <<

And then let me know if you’re IN for the 30-Day Sales Breakthrough Challenge.

(I just came up with that name right now!)