Your Predictability is Found In Your Process
JuJuan Buford
Founder, Managing Partner of JSB Business Solutions Group. Founder, Team New Horizons | Small Business Architect | Organizational Development & Accountability | Acquire & Retain More Clients
Posted by JuJuan Buford @JSBUFORD
Who is your target market? Your ideal client? Or buyer persona?
Understanding who your ideal customer really is, or what many refer to as your buyer persona is critical. It doesn’t mean you dismiss potential clients, but you need to know who is already seeking or predisposed to patronize you, don’t need much in the way of education regarding your value proposition, and can easily afford your services. Your branding, marketing and prospecting techniques, and how you execute your client services should all be geared to attract and retain your ideal client.
Besides, not being willing to do the work. This unarguably kills a small business faster than anything else. There is a famous axiom out there about money not being everything. Well, it is, if you don't have it. Capital is the lifeblood of your business. The following questions are designed to help you put together a process to help you consistently enjoy cash flow.
In order to curate processes that work, you must identify the habits that work. This lays the groundwork for you, the self employed entrepreneur, to grow from a team of ME to a team of WE. In other words, transition from being a practitioner or creative that is owned by their business, to becoming a business owner, building an asset (organism that breathes, produces, and re-produces) that generates revenues independently of you having to do everything.
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CREATE A LIST The list is your starting block. In the previous questionnaire you were asked to identify your niche and the 3 unique characteristics that set you apart from the rest of the field. Now it's time to identify those individuals or business entities that will be most receptive to both. At some point you are going to establish a database/CRM of all your prospects and clients, so you can track your progress and quickly identify where your process may be failing you, or serving your interests.
How big should the list be? Big list. Big checks. Small list. Small checks. No list. No checks. I encourage you to start a Project 100: build a list of prospects until you reach 100 names on your list. For those working in the B2C market (to a lesser extent the B2B market), the following memory jogger may be helpful.
WRITE DOWN YOUR PROCESS Your process is the track you run on. Every professional, entrepreneur, and business has a process. If you don't have a process, that is your process. Processes allow you to inventory your RGAs (revenue generating activities) systemically, and the predictability of your business is found in your RGAs. It is where the fodder is found to begin to make projections about your profitability in the future.
Not having a proven process is tantamount to waking up, jumping in your car, and attempting to drive to an overseas destination...... continue reading 👉 👉 👉 👉 👇
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