how to build a successful business

19
How to build a successful business

Upload: thecollaborativestartup

Post on 13-May-2015

222 views

Category:

Business


6 download

DESCRIPTION

Who is your customer? Why you do what you do? How are you different from existing solutions? What is your product? We explained during this Google Hangout how to answer these questions and create a meaningful marketing message for your early-stage business.

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: How to build a successful business

How to build a successful business

Page 2: How to build a successful business

Sell it. Then built it.

Page 3: How to build a successful business

What makes THE difference

=> An engaged community <=

Page 4: How to build a successful business

How to sell before building?

1.  Create a community 2.  Understand the main problem your members have 3.  Get pre-orders for a product that solves the problem

Page 5: How to build a successful business

Part #1. Building your community

•  Learn about who your customers are, their goals and problems

•  Build relationship with members: “People do not buy from random strangers”

Why?

Page 6: How to build a successful business

Part #1. Building your community 1. Getting traffic è blog

2. Turning visitors into subscribers è landing page

3. Nurturing the relationship è emails You

Page 7: How to build a successful business

§ Write catchy titles § Spend time sharing the link in existing communities

§ Add a strong “call to action”

#1 - Step 1: Blogging

Page 8: How to build a successful business

§ Optimize your landing page: 1.  Clear email opt-in form 2.  No extra button or menu 3.  Offer a “gift”

§ Turn visitors into subscribers

#1 - Step 2: Collecting email addresses

Page 9: How to build a successful business

•  The more you teach, the most you’re seen as a trustworthy expert.

•  The day you offer pre-orders, you’ll get members’ attention.

#1 - Step 3: Nurturing the relationship

Send helpful emails every

3 days to your subscribers

Page 10: How to build a successful business

§ Having converstions

§ Sending surveys

§ Organizing events

Part #2. Identifying a problem

3 ways to detect members’

biggest pains

Page 11: How to build a successful business

What is the goal you want to achieve? What is your next challenge?

#2. Good questions to ask

What is the biggest problem you have in order to reach this

goal?

Page 12: How to build a successful business

§ Step 1: Creating an offer § Step 2: Creating a launching plan for the pre-

order stage

Part #3. Getting pre-orders

Page 13: How to build a successful business

§  Create at least 3 packages: ü Offer choices to customers

ü Generate more income

§  Add extra-services in the higher-priced packages

#3 - Step 1: Creating an offer

Page 14: How to build a successful business

§ Pick a date for the launch

§ Communicate members via email about your product and date of release

§ Give all the information needed before the launch

#3 - Step 2: The launching plan

Page 15: How to build a successful business

•  Avoid missing sales.

•  Create urgency – Give a discount – Offer free extra-services – Limit the number of participants – Limit the time

#3 - Step 2: The launching plan

Page 16: How to build a successful business

Don’t forget to communicate !

Then…?

Page 17: How to build a successful business

Thanks!

Page 18: How to build a successful business

§  Course to learn how to build your business effectively

§  Group calls + private forum to learn with and from peers

§  One-on-one coaching to answer your specific questions

TCS Accelerator Program

2 months – Starts last week of May

Page 19: How to build a successful business

§ Until May 21, 10pm, Pacific Time.

§ www.TheCollaborativeStartup.com

TCS Accelerator Program

-20%