Did you know that top producers outperform the bottom producers 10-to-1? If you want more sales, you have to learn how to close more sales. If you want to close those extra sales, it won’t just come to you because you prospect more people or follow up again. You must learn to be a better closer.
Here are 5 techniques you can do to become a master closer:
Commit to Greatness
The first thing you must do to become great at sales is to commit to being great—not just average. Sales can be a painful profession for the average and bottom performers and massively rewarding for the greats! Those that live, eat, and breathe their profession become great. All great success through history has been preceded by a commitment to being great, reinforced each day by the continuing commitment to being great.
Train Multiple and Creative Closes
Easy sales go down easy, but the rest of them require extra effort and persistence. If you only have 3 or 4 closes to use on the resistant buyer, you cannot stay in the transaction long enough to close. Closing the customer is like taking a trip: you are limited by the amount of gas you have in the tank. A great closer will have more closes than the customer has objections, stalls and reasons not to close.
Persist Until You Close
This is what separates the closers from the sellers. You must have an arsenal of closes to continue to ask, persist, and to figure out other ways to circle back after being told no. Being able to reposition yourself to ask again is ultimately what separates the greats from those who are average. This level of persistence is a social issue because we have all been made to believe it is bad, wrong, rude or unprofessional. The reality is that persistence is necessary and vital to getting the extra sales closed and removing time from the sales cycle. If you completely believe in your product, service, and your company you must be willing to persist to make extra sales and earn extra customers. If your purpose and mission are valuable you have an obligation to persist, and yes even pressure your buyer. Some of the very best customers required a high amount of pressure and persistence to close.
Tie Financial Goals to Closing
Did you know 76 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck? The bottom line is being an average closer is a failing formula. If you’re struggling each month, it’s because you haven’t closed yourself on what you want out of life. If you can’t close yourself, you can’t close your customers and just getting by is painful and expensive — you need to knock it off. If you are struggling with the close you may need to review your financial goals. Financial goals are tied directly in with what you want out of life and when your financial needs are clear you will find yourself closing more sales. Make sure you’re not just making a sales call to make a sales call, instead make a sales call to close the deal.
Train to Become a Master Closer
Great athletes know there is a difference between learning, practicing, performing and mastering. The greats master their craft before they bring their game to the field. It has been said that it takes 10,000 hours to master any skill. The close is where the salesperson gets paid. You don’t get paid to call people and sell; you get paid to close. The basketball player gets paid to make the show, not just show up to the game. Closing is a skill; it can be developed and crafted. Don’t believe that being a good salesperson takes little or no effort. Being average takes more effort than being great. Learn to be a master at closing the sale and you will love sales more and more every time you ink the deal.
Credit Grant Cardone
