LEADS, LEADS? Where do you get them for your business?
I still need leads for my business, don't you? Referrals are, by far, the best lead there can be. But what if you're new in a business and need a jump start? What if referrals are just not enough to support you? I am selling a health product that I believe is second to none. And I work hard, but I have had a whale of a time with leads. I subscribed to a lead company whereby I receive 1000 leads a day for my lifetime. I was an affiliate for a company which used LinkedIn first degree contacts as leads and warmed them up for you. I purchased leads specific to the businesses I was looking for. All I received were names, emails, numbers, and addresses that didn't match the name, were not looking for my services, had no idea what I was talking about, were hostile, and wanted to know how I got their names, sound familiar? The 80/20 rule didn't apply here. It was more like to 99/1 rule and that's just too much to deal with.
Get a person who has all the software to find the lead, work the lead and even close the leads for you, (if so desired.) I found such a person, (not me, I promise,) and will put you on a call with that person if you'll speak with me first. First to mind? Insurance agents. Second to mind? Investment brokers. Third to mind, any business looking for leads for THEIR businesses. In your message please include your direct number. I promised, as a favor to this person, not to just let anyone call. (Funny how reverse leads to the lead maker works. I have to qualify you to them as leads to me are, qualified.) Price, less than you'd expect and more than you're used to, but wouldn't you want 80% of the leads qualified and 20% ducks rather than my experience above?