Tuesday, December 01, 2009

When Sales Dry Up

Most businesses from independent professionals to major corporations have experienced a softness in sales during this economic recession. So, what do you do when sales dry up? Do you have a strategy to bring in more prospects or generate more business from the clients you already have? Here’s an idea that may help. Watch this 20 second video and see what you think.



Yes, make it really easy for sales prospects and current clients to call you and see if your phone doesn’t ring more often. You do that by offering to pay for the call. That’s what a toll free number does. It tells people that if they call you from wherever they happen to be that you’ll pay for the call no matter how long it is.

But isn’t that expensive? Not nearly as much as you might think. First of all, the cost of the service is pretty inexpensive to begin with. You can get a toll free number for $2 and pay just $2 a month to maintain the service. Beyond that, you’ll pay 6.9 cents a minute for calls from anywhere in the 48 U.S. states. Calls coming in from Alaska and Hawaii are a bit more.

There are a couple of other points to remember, too. First, since the calls are coming in to your phone, you control the conversation. If it isn’t of value, cut it off. Most calls are going to be worth their weight in gold. After all, the only people calling you are those interested in your services. You’ll have a hard time beating 6.9 cents per minute for warm leads, especially if you are selling a professional service or a product with significant value.

In fact, the cost of this service is so low that you can hardly afford not to give it a try. Order a toll free number and you’ll be ready to use it in a matter of minutes. Print it on your business cards, stationary, flyers, brochures and hang tags. Publish it on your website, in newspaper and magazine ads, or on radio and TV. See if it doesn’t make a significant difference in your business. Learn more and order your low cost toll free number now.



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