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You can also help reassure nervous customers by giving them
concrete examples of success. For some reason, real-life
examples are MUCH more reassuring than just giving hypothetical
"here's what you COULD do" examples. That means that you should
not skimp on your real-life testimonials. Give your customers
plenty of stories of people who love your product or who
succeeded after joining your opportunity. If possible, give the
customers a way of contacting one or two of your satisfied
customers -- talking to a real "success story" will do a great
job of calming shaky nerves.
                   
Every time you turn on a radio or TV these days,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, you hear doom-
and-gloom news about the US economy. As a businessperson,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, it's
hard NOT to get discouraged. However, we need to do exactly that
if we want to keep our businesses thriving.
The first step to creating confidence in your customers is to be
confident yourself and focus on the positive. Don't dwell on the
problems you might have -- you can talk about your problems, but
think of them as obstacles that have been overcome,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, rather than
as disasters. For instance, don't say to your customers, "Slow
sales have caused us to discontinue some of our items." Instead,
say, "Recent events have given us the opportunity to reevaluate
our product line and focus on the products that are the most
important to you." Look at the opportunities that a situation
provides, rather than the problems it causes.
A third way to create customer confidence is to simply "be
there" for them. Here's a little story to illustrate my point: I
used to be afraid to go into my grandparents' basement alone,
but if I was with someone, I was fine. Having someone else with
me reduced my nervousness.
Even if you have been hard hit by recent events (and who hasn't,
one way or another?), it is still important that you put forth a
confident image to your customers. In fact, it is part of our
job as business owners to make sure that our customers don't
lose hope. If you are confident in your business, your customers
will follow suit.
Advice Article: PUT ON A HAPPY FACE
Just remember that your customers are people -- which means that
will get scared from time to time. What we have to do is remain
calm and try our best to pass that feeling of calm along to our
customers. If we can do that, then, in no time at all, we will
all realize that the problems weren't nearly as bad as they
seemed.
You should try to be that person for your customers. By
providing good customer service, keeping in touch with your
clients, or providing community building services like
newsletters or discussion boards, your customers will know that
they are not alone in their purchase -- they have someone to
turn to if they have concerns or questions. This is VERY
reassuring.