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151 Quick Ideas to Get New Customers

     Assignment               makes it easy to do business.
                              How are you making it easy
    Take inventory of how     to conduct transactions, re-
customers want to pay you.    quest service, or order in-
If you don’t have the credit  ventory? Will you accept gold
cards and check guarantee     dust and gold bars? Do you
service, get them today!      take all the major credit
This will make it easy for    cards? If you make it easy
customers to do business      for the customer to buy from
with you.                     you, you’ll convert prospects
                              into customers faster than
                              ever before.

                        Epilogue

    We are a plastic society, and trying to fight it won’t work.
Make it easy for customers to do business. Don’t create road-
blocks and sabotage yourself.

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          Make Them Feel Safe

    Dr. Carla Morgan has pointed out that virtually any poten-
tial customer you’re going to talk to has been lied to, taken
advantage of, and probably cheated at some point in their life.
They have probably heard lots of promises that never came
true. By addressing their need for safety and security, you have
a high probability of winning over a prospect. Making them feel
safe and secure when doing business with you is an important
strategy in prospecting.

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