I don\u2019t care what trade you are in. I don\u2019t care if you are one-man band or a team of 50; you are in sales first and a contractor second. If you don\u2019t agree with me, just ask yourself how many days you could live on just building stuff without selling it to someone – it wouldn\u2019t be long before you had nothing to do.<\/p>\n

So I want to introduce you to the law of 25<\/strong><\/p>\n

The law of 25 says that if you have a minimum of 25 customer facing interactions a day, you will have more business than you know what to do with in no time. Again, the size of your organization doesn\u2019t matter, if everyone who is responsible for making the cash register ring touches 25 prospects a day, you will be rocking.<\/p>\n

How do I know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Been doing it (and recommending it) for years, and the numbers are staggering. You just have to commit yourself to doing it every single day and I promise you will be very well off in less than a year.<\/p>\n

Think about it, if you touch 125 people\u2019s lives a week, you interact with 500 people a month. These interactions could be simple things like handing out door hangers or flyers or spending time following up with old leads or asking former clients or customers for referrals. It doesn\u2019t matter how you do it, you just have to commit to talking to 25 people a day.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s easy\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have ever sent direct mail, you should have gotten a list of the people you mailed to along with their phone numbers\u2026pull them out and call them. If you have been in business for any length of time you have a \u201cdead file\u201d that is packed with people who didn\u2019t close \u2013 get them out and either call them or have someone call them (Chris!).<\/p>\n

The answer is\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I have said before, you then have to follow-up until you either get a yes or a no. People love persistence, they assume you will be just as diligent with your work, so make sure your follow-up habits are rock solid.<\/p>\n

If you think this is impossible, then prove me wrong. The best way to shut me up is try it for a month and tell me it doesn\u2019t work. But I know it does, I see it every day, so get out there and good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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