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Increase Your Sales and Generate More Leads With Testimonials
In this episode of the Breakthrough Babe Podcast, we’re talking about an important business tool that not enough people are taking full advantage of… testimonials! I know that may seem simple, but testimonials have so much power to increase your sales. When potential clients see a testimonial, it validates your work in a way that you can’t, and it shows them the potential transformation they can go through. In this episode, we’ll cover how to get the full power out of testimonials.
But before we dive right in, let me introduce myself in case this is your first visit. I am your host, Jen Gitomer, creator of Breakthrough Babe and author of the best-selling book, Sales in a New York Minute.
And it is time to make massive breakthroughs in YOUR life. With each episode, you are going to move past your fears of asking for the sale, learn to build deep connections that lead to meaningful business results, and master sales strategies that will help you grow and scale your business. Each week, I will be providing you with tips to avoid common mistakes in your business, teach hacks to help you grow and scale faster, and teach you to ALWAYS ask for the sale with confidence.
It is time for you, the Breakthrough Babe, to create more sales, income, and connections in your business. Let’s get started!
And today we’re talking all about testimonials and how to take full advantage of them to increase your sales! For all the details, listen to ALL of episode 49 of the Breakthrough Babe Podcast on your fave streaming platform.
What stops people from using testimonials.
If testimonials really can increase your sales, why are so few people using them, or using them rarely?
I believe it’s because for many people, it feels like bragging. But it’s not!
Let me share with you something my husband, Jeff Gitomer, often says: “When you say something about yourself, it’s bragging. When someone else says something about you, it’s proof!”
Using a testimonial is not bragging. You’re getting someone else to validate the hard work you do. And I promise you that potential clients won’t see it as bragging either. They’ll appreciate it!
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How testimonials lead to an increase in your sales.
Testimonials are proof of the good work that you do, but they’re more than that to your potential clients.
Testimonials show that someone else achieved the transformation that your clients want to achieve. Someone else did it!
You want to be relatable to your clients, but you also have to realize that because you’re the expert and the authority, there will be some gap between you and them. They’ll automatically be able to relate to other clients you’ve worked with since they’re at the same level.
When potential clients hear the story of someone you’ve worked with who’s had success, they’ll be inspired to take action. That’s what leads to the increase in sales!
About your host
Jen Gitomer gained her prowess in NYC as both a salesperson and award-winning sales leader for a Fortune 500 company. She left corporate America to fulfill her entrepreneurial dream. Jennifer helps entrepreneurs increase their revenue and profit through her proven sales strategies. In addition to the Breakthrough Business Babe Podcast, Jennifer co-hosts the Sell or Die podcast with her husband, Jeffrey.
She is the best-selling Author of Sales in a New York Minute – 212 Pages of Real-World, Easy to Implement Sales Strategies to Make More Sales, Build Loyal Relationships and Make More Money, the CEO and Founder of Breakthrough Business Babe and a master business growth coach. When she’s not working, you’ll find Jen planning her next Paris trip, taking a yoga class, playing tennis, or hanging out with her family and Cavalier King Charles fur babies.
How you can cultivate your own testimonials.
Before you even start working on your own testimonials, I’d highly recommend offering to give testimonials for other people. If you’ve benefited from the work of your own coach or other service providers, offer to do a testimonial for them!
Then, think about the clients who have had awesome wins. Ask them if you can feature their story. Maybe you can invite them onto a Facebook live or your own podcast. They’ll tell their own story of success, but they’ll also naturally talk about you and your work if you’ve been impactful.
Finally, look for your reviews that are already out there. Are people talking about you on Instagram? Linkedin? Facebook? Capture and cultivate those reviews.
My team has a Canva folder of all our testimonials. We save them and then put them on our website. You can totally do something similar!
Increase Your Sales and Generate More Leads With Testimonials: The Bottomline
You can talk about yourself and your hard work all day (and you should!), but it makes a powerful difference to hear someone else’s validation. Think about when you seek out services for yourself. Does it make a difference to you to hear a good review, testimonial, or referral? It will make a difference to your potential clients too!
Be sure to tune in to episode 49 of The Breakthrough Babe Podcast. And if you love this episode, don’t forget to take a screenshot, share it on your Instagram stories and tag me @jengitomer so that we can spread this important message to even more entrepreneurs and biz babes!