4 Ingredient Formula For Building A Successful Business

By JSLogan

There are only four things you really need to do [to] build a successful business – and here they are:

Tell Me Why I Should Do Business With You. If I’m not clear on what you do and I benefit from what you do, I have little chance of being your customer. Tell me in plain, simple, and clear language what I get out of being your customer. Don’t be afraid to insult me with simplicity. Fear me not getting it and never buying from you.

Tell Me Why I Should Believe A Word You Say. We don’t know each other well enough for me to trust you. Convince me you’re real – accomplishments, testimonials, awards, pedigree, guarantees, etc.

Make Me An Offer. Ask me to purchase. Better, ask me to purchase soon. Give me something for acting today. Tell me…if you do this, I will do that. Then do it.

Don’t Take Me For Granted. Once I’m a customer, don’t leave me. Make my purchase the beginning of a relationship. Ask for testimonials and referrals. And give me something for them – special offers, advance purchases, preferred service, etc. Make me an evangelist for your business.

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Becky McCray wearing long braids and a professional outfit smiles as she stands on a rural downtown street with twinkling lights in the background.

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.

Published: March 27, 2006

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