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		<title>Psychological trick for more customers</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peter Shallard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a simple technique for making more sales or growing your business. This technique is so simple, in fact, that it seems like a magic trick. There is a prize for people who read this post. It isn&#8217;t magic.. and the psychology is simple. The problem is that 95% of small business owners (large [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>There is a simple technique for making more sales or growing your business. This technique is so simple, in fact, that it seems like a magic trick. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>There is a prize for people who read this post</strong>. </span></p>
<p>It isn&#8217;t magic.. and the psychology is simple. The problem is that 95% of small business owners (large corporates are guilty too!) don&#8217;t focus on <strong>understanding the psychology of their customers</strong>&#8230; so they miss the obvious stuff.</p>
<p>Reading this post (and taking the necessary simple action) will ensure your business never suffers from this common mistake&#8230;</p>
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<p>The technique that makes all the difference is this:</p>
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<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-371" title="Psychological tricks that get you customers" src="http://www.petershallard.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/psychology.jpg" alt="Psychological tricks that get you customers" width="190" height="242" /><span style="color: #ff6600;">Be totally clear and certain of <strong>the purpose</strong> of your business</span></p>
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<p>That&#8217;s it!</p>
<p>&#8220;But Peter, I know the Purpose of my business already!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8230; I hear you. And you&#8217;re wrong&#8230;.</p>
<p>Actually, you may be <em>partly</em> right. I&#8217;m sure every entrepreneur knows the Purpose of their business for <em>them</em> or maybe even for the customer. But are you communicating that Purpose with total clarity?</p>
<p>Chances are that there could be improvements &#8211; and your ability to generate cold, hard cash will multiply exponentially if you really nail this.</p>
<p>The practical technique for communicating Purpose is a simple &#8220;fill-in-the-blank&#8221; exercise. It goes like this:</p>
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<p>-&gt; <strong>We help</strong> &lt;insert highly specific target market&gt;</p>
<p>-&gt;Â  <strong>do</strong> &lt;whatever problem they&#8217;d love to be solving&gt;</p>
<p>-&gt;Â  <strong>bigger/faster/better/easier/sexier </strong>&lt;competitive difference&gt;</p>
<p>-&gt;Â  <strong>even if </strong>&lt;worst case scenario that would prevent a stranger buying from you&gt;</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s that simple.</p>
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<p>As an example, try out my Purpose statement:</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;I help entrepreneurs master the <strong>psychology</strong> and <strong>practical strategy</strong> that turns ideas into profitable business <strong>empires</strong>. Even if their idea is just a dream, they&#8217;re out to make their next ten million, or their anywhere in between.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p>Having total clarity on Purpose changes everything. It effects every interaction with customers and makes every decision <em>you</em> make as boss easier.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff6600;">The first person to reply in the comment sectionÂ  to the question below <strong>wins a FREE Purpose brainstorm session</strong>, face-to-face with me (video conference if distance is a problem). </span></p>
<p>There are no wrong answers: <strong>What is the Purpose of your business?</strong></p>
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