How to get more clients by purposely pissing them off

The magic question is asked over and over by coaches, consultants

and freelancers...



"Ben, how can I build a thriving business

in this whacky economy when no clients

want to spend money?"



It's a great question, too.



And very timely.



Especially since, in a screwy economy like this having clients can

put food on the table if everything else goes all to hell in your

business.



So, maybe this'll help:



Ever hear the term "pay yourself first"?



It's an extremely wise wealth-building principle to live by.



And it's also a wise CLIENT building principle, too.



Here's what I mean:



Back when I did client work, no matter how dire the deadline... no

matter how many impatient client calls snuck through... no matter

how stark raving frustrated the client would get... the first hour

of every day belonged to me.



For MY personal projects.



For MY long term financial security.



And for MY business.



Oh... how some clients would weep & gnash their teeth!



I'd drive some clients crazy because I'd refuse all phone calls and

ignore all their emails until 10 or 11 am my time (which was

afternoon their time if they were on the east coast), because I was

busy doing my stuff first every day.



Did this ever cost me business?



Ever get me "fired"?



Or ever put me in hot water?



Never.



Not once.



In fact, it got me MORE business.



It sent a strong signal that I control my business.



That they'd respect my time or find someone else.



And that while I do what I say I'll do (when I'll say I do it), I

won't be nagged into living by someone else's erratic schedule or

mid-afternoon brain farts.



In other words...



They knew I didn't "need" them.



And so, in a weird way, I was MORE valuable.



(Who really wants a pushover freelancer or consultant?)



More:



I was building my own side income streams along the way, which I

believe every coach, consultant or freelancer should be doing now

more than ever. This further reduced any neediness and, thus, the

likelihood of getting trapped into letting someone else's crisis

become mine.



Anyway, what's the moral of the story?



Pay yourself first, my friend.



The first hour belongs to YOU.



Doing so will bring you more financial security.



Better clients.



And less headaches.



By the way...



I'm going to be talking about this a lot over the next few days,

and I'm going to do it for two reasons:



1.) It's mucho important



(Especially with this crazy economy)



2.) I'm hosting a webinar about this Thursday for Daniel Levis.



The webinar is titled:



"The 7 Hell-Fire Commandments

of Internet Riches -- And the Systems That

Support Them"



It's 100% free to attend.



And Daniel Levis ("the man" at building coaching or freelancing

businesses -- it's one of his specialities) is giving away some

cool tips (you can USE right away) for building your business.



Yes, there will be something for sale at the end.



That goes without saying.



So if you think pitches are the devil, don't bother.



In fact, don't bother being in business at all.



And before you ask...



You'll still get some great (usable!) tips either way.



(Whether you buy or not.)



Plus...



If you register for the webinar with my affiliate link below

and purchase the product Daniel offers at the end, I'll send you

two extremely valuable lessons on getting clients you can normally

only get by purchasing my $297 Copywriting Grab Bag product.



One of the trainings is by Ryan Healy.



And the other by John Anghelache.



Ryan has gotten well over 60 clients in the past few years (I don't

know anyone else who even comes close to that track record...) and

John has used his unique client-acquisition skillz to nab all kinds

of major league clients (including Michel Fortin, Yanik Silver,

Gary Halbert, Joe Vitale and more...)



Both trainings are 100% hardcore "how to" info.



And can show you how to build your business lickety split.



(Whether you're a freelancer, coach, consultant, etc).



Anyway, here's my naked affiliate link:



http://www.daniellevis.com/QIL_settle



See ya Thursday.



Ben Settle









Ben Settle

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Settle, LLC

www.BenSettle.com



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