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How To Increase Your Conversion Rates- with Joe Crisara

πŸ“… May 24, 2024 ⏱️ 1:06:08 🎀 Joe Crisara, Tommy Mello

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  • 0:00
    Meet Joe Crisara
  • 3:21
    Servant selling: give options, let them choose
  • 6:37
    The year-end tax bill that devastates contractors
  • 9:53
    Leading with gratitude
  • 16:21
    The only scalable move: get in front of clients
  • 19:35
    Why selling comes first and finance comes fifth
  • 26:04
    People remember stories, not features
  • 29:17
    Inside the book Elevate
  • 32:36
    How great recruiting really works
  • 35:52
    The Socratic method of selling by questions
  • 39:09
    Dream bigger: ignorance vs stupidity
  • 42:25
    The math: why you charge $450–600 an hour
  • 48:57
    Charge more, deliver better workmanship and parts

Speakers

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Joe Crisara
Service Sales Coach, ContractorsSelling.com; Author of "Elevate"
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Tommy Mello
Host; Founder & CEO, A1 Garage Door Service

Key Takeaways

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Sell like a servant: lay out the options, let the customer choose the one they like, and you earn trust instead of pushing.

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The only truly scalable activity is getting in front of clients β€” everything else exists to support that one moment.

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People remember stories, not specs β€” build your sales conversation and your brand around narrative.

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Use the Socratic method: sell by asking questions that lead customers to their own conclusions, a technique 2,000 years old.

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Do the math on your rate β€” many contractors need to charge $450–600 an hour just to be healthy, and underpricing devastates you at tax time.

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Charging three times more isn't greed β€” it funds better parts and better workmanship, which the customer actually receives.

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Lead with gratitude and put your people first; it shows up in recruiting, retention, and how customers are treated.

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