Selling Techniques For Seo And Web Design
Posted in SEO on April 3rd, 2010 by Admin – Comments OffContacting a business about Web Design or Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is easier if you spot a problem for which you can offer a solution. Some sites are outdated and need design work; others don’t show up where they should in organic rankings so it can be pointed out that there is an opportunity to get a bigger market share by being more visible in the search results for their industry. There are usually many web site designers going after them via telemarketing so independent designers must dig in and phone cold to get a chance to show a portfolio. This can be disheartening for those who haven’t done sales for a living; it will soon become apparent that a large percentage of business owners will talk the talk but when it comes to making a decision, it could take many months of wasted time. Businessmen pretend they have money for a few months until you get tired of calling them back.
You must talk with a decision-maker who can authorize payment of a contract and you must qualify the prospect. Qualifying is the procedure of finding out if this company needs your service enough to deal with you. It also requires you to know that your solution will work for them. For example a distributer of vacuum cleaner parts has a list of repair shops and stores that need his particular line of goods. The shops know who the distributer is and have been doing business with them already. The distributer does not sell directly to the public and has no need for website traffic through organic rankings or a re-design of his site to make it more search engine-friendly. No matter how good the design interface looks and how high the quality of your website content writing the distributer has no need for your service and is therefore unqualified to be a client and should be left alone – even if he likes to sit and talk with you it will be a waste of your valuable time. read more »