Week #4: Past Clients and COI
- This is one method of prospecting — Extremely important
- If everything else doesn’t work — Past Clients/COI should be a focal point
- Of top agents: 30-40% of their sales come from past Clients/COI
- Accumulate this list — Everyone should be able to create a list of 100 people. Add your past Clients to this list
- You have to get clear that Past Clients/COI are your personal gold mine or your biggest business asset
- Treat them with respect because they will allow your business to grow
- 10% rule — Take total # of your database >> If you work the system property, 10% will either do a deal with you or refer you a deal every year. (If you have 200 people you will receive 20 deals per year.) What % are you getting now from your database?
- Don’t hesitate to call the ones you haven’t called in a while – They haven’t been sitting around waiting for your call
- Need to speak with or leave a message 4x per year with each person
- 200 total in database
- Working 250 days per year
- Contact 3.5 per day
- Share information about the economy
- Share information on the industry
- Shae what’s going on in their market place
- Send a Postcard or letter 4 x per year reminding them you are in the business
- This will equate to 8 touches per year
- If there is someone you don’t want to call – then they shouldn’t be in your database
- Always make these calls with high levels of energy and enthusiasm – draws people to you
- Determine who in your database will give you a lot of referrals – Stay involved with them. Send them a Thank you note for the referral
- Think about how you are going to build your database to a minimum of 500 names, 1000 names and beyond
- Now think about the 10% rule……it gets exciting
Homework
- Create the database list
- Map out the plan for making the calls and sending the postcards
- Put this plan in motion