4 Reasons Low-Price Customers Are Destroying Your Business

Jun 18, 2013

Quit kidding yourself! You’re not making any money off the low-price customer, regardless of what you think.  Let me give you 4 reasons. Reason 1: The customer who demands a lower price from you is also going to be the customer who nags at you all the way through the sales process and long afterward. [...]

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Customers Buy Features at COST. You Sell BENEFITS at a Profit.

Jun 11, 2013

Why would anyone pay more for something?  Unless they see some sort of value or benefit in it, they wouldn’t. This is why customers simply won’t pay more for anything they view as a commodity or — in sales terms —  ”a feature.” If that is the case, then why do so many salespeople spend [...]

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4 Secrets on How to Respond When They Say, “I Just Want to Know Your Price.”

May 29, 2013

The phone rings and the person says they just want to know your price. Is this a customer, a prospect, a suspect, or just somebody knee-jerking you? We’ve all had that price statement posed to us in one form or another.  It’s tempting to get excited, and the new salesperson is the one most likely [...]

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The Price You Charge is an Extension of You

May 28, 2013

Your price is a reflection of you, and the last thing you want to be seen as is a low-price salesperson. The reason is simple. If you’re known by the low prices you charge, your customers will do one thing — push you to offer an even lower price. On the other hand, if you’re [...]

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Round Your Price Up, Not Down

May 22, 2013

Your customer won’t notice as much as you think. Surprisingly, most customers don’t know or remember your price as much as you realize. If that’s the case, then why would you think rounding your price up is going to cost a lot of business?  It’s not, so go ahead and do it. Look at it [...]

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