Customer Relations Consulting Royal Oak MI

Okay, well maybe that title is a bit of an exaggeration. But if you want to grow a successful business you really do have to be a bit of a mind reader. Because the best way to get people to buy what you’re selling is to communicate with them in a way that makes them feel you understand what’s foremost on their minds. Then give them what they want—not just what you think they need.

So, if you want to create services, offers, products and marketing messages that make your ideal clients sit up and take notice, first you have to know what they want.

That means you’ve got to find out what’s important to them. What keeps them up at night. And what their problems, goals and dreams are. Then speak to them in the context of what they care about most.

If you talk to them like you know and understand them, and share how you can help them solve their problems, achieve their goals or reach their dreams, chances are they’re gonna want to learn more. If you’ve also got the right solutions at the right price, they’re gonna want what you’ve got.

Sounds logical, right?

So how do you get a peek deep into the inner workings of your ideal client’s mind and figure all this out?

Well, if it just so happens that YOU are your ideal client, you already have an intimate knowledge of what they’re likely to be thinking and worrying about. So just take a step back and consider what’s most important to you. What problems do you have that your products or services can solve?

Of course, not every entrepreneur is so lucky. In case you aren’t representative of your ideal client, here are three simple, highly effective mind-reading tricks that won’t cost you a penny to use:

1) Surveys

If you’re already working with your ideal clients or customers, conduct a simple survey in person, by mail or via email. Ask a question or two like:

“What is your No. 1 question or struggle when it comes to ____________?”

“If you could have just one question about ______________ answered, what would it be?”

If you do this via email, here are two more suggestions…

Use an online service like SurveyMonkey.com to ask the questions and tally the results. And, offer something useful in exchange for them taking time to respond.

Everyone’s short on time these days. A gift shows you respect theirs. Plus, you’ll get more responses if there’s something in it for them—especially if you ask them to answer more than one or two questions. A downloadable audio, white paper, free report, tips list or anything else of value works perfectly for this.

2) Online Forums

Use online forums to ask questions and gain insights.

If you’ve never been on a forum, you’re missing out on a hugely valuable information-gathering tool. Forums are basically Web pages where people can post questions and leave responses or comments.

These days there are forums dedicated to almost every topic under the sun. Here at StartupNation, just click over to the Small Business and Entrepreneur Forums , whe...