When consultants join The Upside, they get access to live and archived Expert Sessions that are so high-value, they’ve been known to change businesses and lives.
Almost all of our Expert Sessions are guest-hosted by our own members who share a game-changing skill or strategy that will advance others quickly, like:
- How I Went from 6-Figure Freelancer to 7-Figure Advisor
- No-BS Pricing Strategies from a 7-Figure Consultant
- How to Work with Startups
- How to Land a Paid Board Seat
- How to Raise Your Rates
- …and 40+ more sessions on topics that all consultants, new and experienced, need to conquer.
Last month, Upside member and sales expert Allison Davis hosted an Upside Expert Session all about ghosting. This ended up being one of our most talked-about Upside Expert Sessions because no matter how good you are or how long you’ve been in business…
Every single consultant deals with ghosting.
The good news is, there are proven strategies for reducing how often you’re ghosted.
So, I asked Allison if I could share some of her tips with you, our newsletter subscribers, so that you can also benefit from her game-changing advice. (Lucky for you she said YES!)
Here are some of my favorite highlights from Allison’s Upside Expert Session:
Why do you get ghosted?
- You may not have asked enough questions (or the right questions) during the discovery stage to understand the client’s true problem and need.
- Your point of contact isn’t the final decision maker.
- There are internal hurdles the client needs to overcome before they can sign with you.
- The need isn’t urgent.
- The client is busy and overwhelmed with other, more pressing tasks.
- They don’t plan to move forward with you but they are too ashamed to tell you after all the time and effort you put into the proposal process. They feel like they’ve led you on.
How can you prevent ghosting from happening in the future?
- Be on the “same team” as your prospect to help get the deal over the goal line.
- Learn more about the client’s process for getting the deal signed. What needs to happen on their end?
- Ask specific questions that get to the root of what problem the client needs you to solve and why they are bringing you in to help solve it.
- Discuss pricing (ranges are fine) while you have them on the call so you can immediately address any pushback or concerns before putting in time and effort for a proposal.
- Walk the client through your proposal on a separate call. Don’t just send it via email and wait for a response.
- Follow-up, follow-up and follow-up again.
- Don’t assume anything!
I hope these quick tips help reduce your ghosting rate in 2023. And if you’re thinking, “I could really use a deeper dive on this topic and the bullet points listed above…”
Then consider learning more about our membership community and submitting your application to join our next cohort.
As a member of The Upside, you’ll get access to Allison’s full 60-minute Expert Session on ghosting plus more than 40 other Upside Expert Sessions on topics ranging from pricing to board seats, and everything in between. All of this in addition to on-demand support, weekly sessions with me, peer groups and monthly masterminds!
To reducing ghosting and leveling up your business in 2023!
