There are a few different types of professional networking events, one of them being the “free-for-all.” That’s the kind of networking where you’re basically thrust into a roomful of people who seemingly know each other and are supposed to introduce yourself. Ouch! That’s not always easy, even if you feel like a born networker.

A tactic I use when I’m feeling really overwhelmed by a roomful of people I don’t know is that I pretend it’s my own party. That’s right, as if I’m the one who organized the shin-dig in the first place. (more…)

Last week, we hosted the 3rd retreat of the Platinum/Sapphire Mastermind year and WOW, did we witness some amazing breakthroughs and successes in the bragging session! One member increased her revenues by 154% over the previous year, another made $600k, one created and filled an association, another made $750k, one made a million dollars for the first time last year, one wrote and published a coffee table book, and the list of successes and achievements goes on and on! After two days of total immersion in solutions, strategies and BIG thinking for scaling their businesses and multiplying their income, I decided it was time to let loose and really celebrate all their successes! So, we invited everyone to our new home for a Valentine’s themed dessert reception catered by the best catering company in town.

Red feather boas, red velvet cupcakes, heart shaped raspberry cookies, chocolate pot-de-creme, cosmopolitans, red wine, laughter and a fiercely competitive (and hysterical) game of Reverse Charades gave us all a chance to just really let go and enjoy. In life, I think it’s important to make time to let your hair down, laugh out loud and let yourself PLAY! There’s no easier time to do this than when you’re surrounded by people who truly “get you.” In my mastermind groups we create an environment where you are loved unconditionally, championed and genuinely supported by fellow entrepreneurs who understand you and appreciate you. Family, friends and neighbors are important people in our lives too – but let’s face it, no one gets you like a fellow entrepreneur! What a fun night we had! (Check out some of the photos posted on Facebook.)

Earlier I shared how I once received an email from a cranky reader who felt I shouldn’t always lead off my ezine each week with a story about me. At first I felt misunderstood, and honestly a little hurt.

But then I sat back and started thinking about who my ideal clients are. My ideal clients are high-achieving go-getting female business owners, who are only somewhat successful in their own businesses. They want more clients and want to systematize their marketing. Having this in place helps them make more money, have more freedom and peace of mind (it also helps them eliminate the debt many have accumulated over the years). It’s about enjoying oneself more and being able to spend time with family and friends, simply doing what you love. (more…)

Last week’s ‘Get More Clients Secrets’ intro event in New York was a HUGE success. We had an amazing group of entrepreneurs (115 in all) join me for a full afternoon and evening of important concepts and pragmatic client attraction strategies to help them make more than they’ve ever made before, consistently. (Derek took out his Flip camera and shot quick videos of me on stage. I posted them on Facebook.)

I taught for over 3 hours on client attractive marketing including attracting ideal clients, creating irresistible marketing messages, closing the sale virtually every time, building systems for your marketing and filling your pipeline consistently so you NEVER worry about having enough clients again. I also did two of my famous “hot seat” marketing makeovers – and together we all got to witness both businesses TRANSFORM with possibilities. I have to say – what makes events like these so incredibly special is all the love and support in the room. It’s a very unique ‘entrepreneurial energy’ coming from a room filled with like-minded people, facing similar goals and challenges and each possessing a similar drive for success with a big vision and purpose for their business – and their life.

At the end of the evening, I told them about my brand new LIVE ‘Get More Clients’ 2-day marketing workshop taking place April 4-5 here in Stamford, CT (just outside of NYC.) They got so much value from just the 3 hours of what I taught last night on how to get clients consistently (and exactly how to move up quickly to the 5% of entrepreneurs who make more than $100,000 a year) that the 2-day event was a no-brainer. And I’m happy to say that half the room signed up to join me in April! (We’re going to change some lives, I know it…)

What about you? Would you like to be part of the migration we’re starting, of entrepreneurs moving from the 95% of those not making what they want to be making to the elite 5% who make more than $100K in their own business? If so, then join me LIVE in April. You can get all the details and see dozens of success stories here.

Sometimes, for some reason, the brand new client decides to back out and not go forward with working with you, even BEFORE starting the work.There’s nothing more frustrating.

Do you let them just walk away, or do you DO something about it? In my opinion, how to respond is directly related to the reason they’re backing out. Once you know, you can respond accordingly. (more…)

Last week, our private access client Christine Kane came to Stamford for another one of her private full day retreats with Derek and me. In just 9 months of working together at the Diamond Level of the Winners Academy, Christine reached her million-dollar goal this past year. Let me tell you, we were celebrating! In fact, after mapping out her marketing plan for 2011, including her launch schedule and income-forecast for the year, we noticed how simple it will be for her to more than double last year’s income, authentically. And she deserves every bit of it…

Ironically, when we were toasting with Champagne at dinner together with Derek and Christine’s Director of Operations that night, we all discussed the fact that the best part of reaching your big 7-figure goal is actually NOT related to the dollar-amount. You might be surprised to hear that it’s actually pretty anti-climactic. What really mattered to her (and it was the same for me when I reached the same milestone a few years ago) is WHO YOU BECOME as a person in the process of achieving that goal. It’s actually a profound personal, even spiritual experience that can never be taken away from you and it’s something only someone who’s been through it can teach you. Christine is a beautiful person inside and out and another example of my ideal client. I cherish the great friendship and trust we’ve cultivated over this first year together and I can’t wait for more!

Speaking of ideal clients and reaching or exceeding your goals this year… Have you registered for my “spill-the-beans” FREE-training call yet? It’s happening this week and I don’t want you to miss out on all the high content I’m giving you. Not only will I show you how you can always have a practice full of the yummiest clients, I’ll also show you how you keep them and have them happily refer other clients to you again and again. It’s all happening on February 9th (this Wednesday) and I want you to be there, so register today before we run out of space.

I’ve often said that the 3 best ways to attract clients quickly and consistently are:

1. consistent networking,
2. a stay-in-touch vehicle such as an ezine, and
3. a Client Attractive signature talk.

What’s a signature talk? It’s the one talk you give that you start to be known for, referred for, and the one you’ll know like the back of your hand. It’s the talk you give over and over again, the one you’ve mastered and the one crafted to attract all the clients you need.

In my opinion, your title is more important than any other part of your talk. Why? It’s the one thing that will help you pull clients in like crazy, because it’s the one thing they can see first. You want to make it so compelling they’d cancel their Tuesday evening dinner plans just to see you speak.

Here’s how you can make your topic irresistible:

1. Results: Mine happens to be called “How to attract all the clients you need”
   and it’s extremely popular, and the most requested talk among all the topics I offer. Are you surprised? You shouldn’t be, because that’s exactly what my claim is in the marketplace: When you work with me, I will help you attract all the clients you need, quickly, and consistently. Those are the results I promise. So, naturally, that’s what I called my signature talk, because it focuses on RESULTS that my ideal clients would do anything and pay (relatively) anything to get.
2. How to: Aaaah, the ever-popular “How to” creates fantastic results for
   service business owners like us. Here’s a variation on mine: “How to increase your client base quickly and consistently.”
3. Numbers: Prospects just LOVE numbers in talk titles or articles. It makes
   them curious about what the steps or elements will be. A variation of my
   signature talk using numbers could be “5 steps to attracting all the clients you
   need.”
4. Percentages: We love to see how much something has increased or
   decreased. One example of this is “How to quickly increase your client base
   by 50%.”
5. Time periods: If you can be bold enough to say your talk’s advice can
   produce results in a very specific period of time, you’ll really get attention.
   Here’s an example: “How to increase your client base by 50% in just 3
   months!” That will make someone curious enough to look further into your
   talk.
6. Double, Triple, Half: Then, if you want to take it a step further and really
   get their attention, consider crafting a talk title that includes the words
   Double, Triple, or Half. Here are two examples: “How to double your client
   base in less than 6 months” or “How to attract all the clients you need, with
   half the stress.”

Catch my drift? It’s easy once you get going.

Your Client Attraction Assignment:

Make a list of the most wanted result that your ideal clients are looking to achieve. Once you narrow it down to one really compelling result, try putting a twist on it with the following:

• How to
• Numbers
• Percentages
• Time periods
• Double, Triple, Half

You’ll find yourself being booked to speak more often and you’ll find attendance numbers to be greater. The more ideal prospects you fill a room with, the more clients you’ll get. Guaranteed.

If you want even more strategies for getting a full practice quickly, I recommend getting a copy of the Client Attraction Home Study System™. It will show you the most important things to do to set up simple, solid marketing systems, so that you consistently fill your pipeline and continually get new clients. It’s all step-by-step, not a big mishmash of things. So, you do step one of the system, and when you’re done with that, you move on to step two, and so on. All the tools, scripts, templates, and examples are handed to you on a silver platter. Easy. You can get it at www.theclientattractionsystem.com.

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Last Thursday, Connecticut and much of the Northeast was hit with yet another HUGE snowstorm. I was all set to host my Bonus Day students at the Stamford Yacht Club for a full day of client attraction breakthroughs. Given the terrible weather conditions though, I was unsure if anyone would even make it. But one by one they began to show up – despite the main highway being shut down, despite the trains suspending service, despite the fact that there were no taxis running, and despite all of the delayed and cancelled flights. Twenty committed and determined entrepreneurs—from as far away as California—braved the elements, shoveled their driveways at 5am and overcame obstacles to get here to spend the day with me. Is that taking a No-Excuses Approach, or what?

And what a day it was! We settled in by the fire for a full day of goal setting, marketing pies, marketing sequences, ideas for leveraging their businesses and most importantly—big visions. Throughout, the theme that developed can best be described with my favorite quote from Rev. Michael Beckwith I often refer to: “God doesn’t call the qualified. He qualifies the called who say yes.” And when we hugged good-bye at the end of the day, I knew in my heart that their businesses (and lives) will never be the same.

How about you? Are you ready to start making the necessary changes in your business and make this year your best year yet? I have the perfect place for you to start and that’s with the F.R.E.E. training call I’m hosting Wednesday, February 9th, where I’m going to reveal: “The Client Attraction Secrets: How You Can Easily, Consistently And Authentically Get All The Ideal, High-Paying Clients You Want, Close The Sale 97% of The Time And Fill Your Pipeline to Capacity So You Never Have To Worry About Getting (Or Keeping) Clients Again”

This 75-minute TRAINING call (HINT: high-content, no fluff) is what you need to finally end your frustration and get all the clients you’ll ever need, easily and authentically. Watch my video message with details on registering here.

 

Oh, before I forget… I feel it’s so important to your business that you join me for this call on February 9th that I’m even going to give you a gift, just for registering. It’s my free-checklist of the “151 Ways to Attract All the Clients You Need” and you get instant access as soon as you sign up for my training call.

QUOTE: “Substantial value is created when the client achieves more than they expected. One of the best ways to ensure the client achieves more than they expect is to ask more of them than they expected you to.” – Thomas Leonard, founder of Coachville

My translation: don’t be wimpy with your clients! One of the most interesting shifts I’ve seen in my Client Attraction coaching practice and Masterminds over the last 11 years is that clients are seeing infinitely better results than at the beginning, when I first started.

Yeah, yeah, I thought the same thing you’re thinking now. At first, I thought, “Well, duh, that’s normal, I know more than I did a few years ago and I’m getting better and better at what I do.” That’s a logical thought, but over the last few years, I’ve also been doing something drastically different: I’ve been expecting a LOT more out of my clients.

Now, you may have heard me say I cherry-pick my clients, and I don’t work with someone who’s not deadly serious about doing what it takes to get clients. Frankly, I don’t really have as much patience for people who aren’t serious or committed (sorry, it sounds harsh, but it’s just not as much fun).

What I’m talking about today is a different twist on the same concept. This is about EXPECTING more of each and every one of them, knowing that when they push themselves just a little bit harder to reach their goals, they usually exceed them, especially with me right behind them, giving them just the resources they need and cheering them on.

A client bcc’d me on an email to her friend a while back, saying “Fabienne will give you a lot of work and expect a lot from you. But the thing is, she’ll also give you all the resources, letter examples, scripts you’ll need to get it done and she will cheer you on when you do. It’s simple, but it’s not easy, and it works. You should talk to her.”

At first, I thought, “Oh great, this prospective client will NEVER want to work with me, thinking it’s going to be too hard!” But the more I thought about it, the more I was happy she’d written that. YUP. I do expect a lot out of my clients. Hard work, focus, dedication, and my all-time favorite, a no-excuses approach to doing what it’ll take to get clients, quickly, consistently and for the long haul. And to get really extraordinary results (see my client testimonials), I expect more of them.

So when I coach my Winners Academy clients on how to manage their OWN clients, I’ve been telling them recently to ask MORE of their clients, expect more and this will translate into more clients for them.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a therapist, a financial planner, a mortgage broker, a coach, acupuncturist, consultant, or nutritionist, it’s time for you to start asking more and expecting more of each one of your clients. Expecting more of them will have them take YOU more seriously, most importantly, they’ll take themselves more seriously, they’ll invest in themselves more, and they’ll do what it takes to get even more results than they originally came in for. That creates a raving fan.

Hey, just a caveat here: I too don’t always get to ALL the work I’ve promised my coach, when I work with one, to move my business forward. We all get sidetracked by life or a too-fast-momentum upfront (at least I do). I like knowing that the person supports me to think big and to act accordingly.

So, you don’t want to beat your clients up if they don’t get everything done in the time they first committed to. That’s not the point we’re talking about here and it defeats the purpose of championing them. Instead, it’s about caring for them enough to want more for them than they want for themselves. In turn, you’ll get more referrals and more clients out of the deal, so it’s a win-win situation all around.

Your Assignment:

So, go for it! Expect more of them, lovingly. In turn, you’ll have more satisfied clients and those types of clients become RAVING fans who refer like crazy.

• Make a list of your current clients and think about the goals they’ve set for themselves. Are these goals exciting enough? Do these goals literally PULL the clients into their future or are they a little weak?
• Let your clients know upfront that you’re going to expect a lot from them. You can put this on your website or in their welcome packet. It’s been my experience this is actually really exciting for them. Most times, they don’t ask enough of themselves because of fear of failure (and strangely enough, fear of success too).
• Let them know you want to play this game with them and see where it goes. Most people love this, especially high-achieving go-getters (my favorites!).
• Take a soft approach to this though, not an aggressive one (you don’t want to turn anybody off). Ask them permission to help them double their goals or reach their goals in half the time. Explain to them that they have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Why is that so Client Attractive? Because, your clients start getting amazing, really kick-butt results, they’ll start telling EVERYBODY about how awesome you’ve been for them. That, my friend, means referrals, referrals, and more referrals for YOU. Cha-ching!

If you want even more strategies for getting a full practice quickly, I recommend getting a copy of the Client Attraction Home Study System™. It will show you the most important things to do to set up simple, solid marketing systems, so that you consistently fill your pipeline and continually get new clients. It’s all step-by-step, not a big mishmash of things. So, you do step one of the system, and when you’re done with that, you move on to step two, and so on. All the tools, scripts, templates, and examples are handed to you on a silver platter. Easy. You can get it at www.theclientattractionsystem.com.

© 2011 Client Attraction LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Want to use this article on your website or your own ezine?

 

No problem! But here is what you MUST include:
Fabienne Fredrickson, The Client Attraction Mentor, is founder of the Client Attraction System , the proven step-by-step program that shows you exactly how to attract more clients, in record time…guaranteed. To get your F.R.E.E. Audio CD by mail and receive her weekly marketing & success mindset articles on attracting more high-paying clients and dramatically increasing your in.come, visit www.clientattraction.com.

This week was filled with big breakthroughs for my clients. A yummy Sapphire level client came for her private in-person visit and happily announced she increased her revenues to close to three quarters of a million-dollars last year since working together, while being more true to herself and her calling. She’s back for a second round of working together to multiply her already exciting results this year, and step more boldly into her divine purpose. I also hosted a closed-door one day Coaching Intensive (see picture of one of the attendees above) with a handful of entrepreneurs who came to get clarity on their message and their big vision and to have me craft their exact marketing plan for them, along with the steps and plan needed to implement it in the shortest time possible. It was really moving for some to see that this is finally possible for them too. This Coaching Intensive day will become a defining moment in their lives. My heart is full and when “work” feels this good, it can only mean that I’m living my divine purpose too, through helping other entrepreneurs live theirs.