How
To Get Your Customers To Fall In Love With Your Products And Services
By Daniel Lok
Let
me ask you a question, "How do YOU build loyal customers?"
The best way to build loyal customers is by using the loyalty ladder
concept. I want you to picture an ordinary ladder.
Now consider each rung of the ladder. Each "rung" is a "stage"
of loyalty a customer may have. There are many different stages of
loyalty customers demonstrate at each rung of the ladder:
* Raving
Fan
* Devotee
* Member
* Customer
* Shopper
* Prospect
* Suspect
Let's
describe each of these in more detail.
Suspect
The
suspect is the lowest rung on your ladder, when a customer starts
out on your loyalty ladder. This is when customer's are at the very
bottom of your ladder. These are people who may or may not want or
need what it is you sell. They may not have any money. They are simply
people who are not buying.
Prospect
Prospects
are suspects who have taken some sort of action like subscribing to
your newsletter, giving you their email addresses or those who have
asked you for some sort of free information. They are people who may
turn into active customers, but aren't there yet.
Customer
A customer
is anyone who has actually spent money with you. You have to differentiate
between your prospects and your customers. This is one of the reasons
it is so damn important you segment your lists. You don't want to
have everyone on ONE BIG list.
At the very least, you should have a prospect list and customer list.
You should treat your prospects and customers very differently. You
should always give your customers more attention. Give them a better
deal than everyone else. Why? They are already paying you for your
products and services. Prospects are important, but customers are
even more important.
Member
A member is someone who buys from you more than once. These are customers
that now trust you. They feel they belong with you in some way. Now
listen up. Customers who make two purchases are 10 times more likely
to make more than someone who makes only one purchase with you. So
anyone who is a member deserves special attention, because if they
buy twice, they are likely to buy again.
Devotee
What's
the difference between a devotee and a member? A devotee is someone
who not only buys from you, but tells other people about you. They
send you referrals. They promote you actively. They are happy to be
your free sales force because they get so much value from you.
Raving
Fan
The
next stage in the ladder is Raving Fans. Usually only 1% to 5% of
your customers become Raving Fans. They're one of your most valuable
assets. They pretty much own everything you have. And, whatever new
products and service you come up with, they will buy without blinking
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The
Raving Fan will stick with you for years as long as you don't screw
up in a major way. There's a very strong trust and bond with you and
the Raving Fans. They trust you 100%. They want to see you succeed.
They
want to see you do well. If a devotee is someone who sells for you,
a Raving Fan is someone who can't STOP selling for you. Raving Fans
tell everyone about how fantastic you are. They talk about your company.
They love you.
These
days it's more expensive than ever to get a new customer. Most businesses
in fact are acquiring their customers at a loss or break-even point.
That means you have to get your customers to come back to you and
buy again and again.
Why?
That customer isn't simply profitable to you. They are your most important
resource. What you want, what you need is as many raving fans as you
can get.
You
will succeed when you sort your prospects from suspects, move people
up from prospects to customers, from customers to raving fans.
You need to have a marketing system that automatically moves people
up the loyalty ladder as quickly as humanly possible.
Sincerely,
Dan Lok
A former
college dropout, Dan Lok transformed himself from a grocery bagger
in a local supermarket to a multi-millionaire. Dan came to North America
with little knowledge of the English language and few contacts. http://www.WebsiteConversionExpert.com
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