How to respond when someone is interested
You’d think it’d be obvious- if someone tells you they are interested in what you do, then you just say… One of our clients asked this question recently, because she found she was freezing up. “What do I do? I don’t want to leap and drool all over them, I don’t want to bore them. […]
The Cold, Iced Water of Networking
Selling is what happens after someone gets to know you and your business, which I’ve been talking about the last couple of weeks. But, before the selling comes actually connecting with other people. There’s a reason that networking has a bad rap. I can’t imagine anything less comfortable than meeting in a cold hotel room […]
Connecting with Intimidating, Influential People Who Can Promote You
Every so often some brave soul emails me a request like one I received recently. “I don’t know you. I love your work and respect what you’re doing. I finally drummed up the nerve to reach out because I’m really stuck! Can you help promote my event/product to your readers?” (I paraphrased.) First off, I […]