Spoiler alert : It has nothing to do with having to pitch yourself. (Youâll see why I say this in just a sec.) But first, what hasnât changed over the last few years: Even though I donât recommend it for most, pitching yourself to potential clients (especially if you provide a B2B service) has been and will continue to be a strong strategy for growthâ¦for those who know how to do it well. What HAS changed: The level of effort I see in the pitches I get â at least a few every week. Now, I love receiving a good pitch. And Iâve hired a few great team members from cold pitches in the past. But back then, it felt like people at least made an effort to back up their claims. Like linking to proof of their work. Or mentioning specific results theyâd helped a client get. But take this pitch I got just yesterday. Basically: âWe think youâre missing a lot of opportunity to sell more âhigh-ticketâ packages from your YouTube channel. Weâve helped clients like [people Iâve never heard of] get amazing results. If youâre interested, I can send over a video explaining.â â Aside from the biggest flaw in this pitch, which Iâll get to in just a second, there are a few problems with this â that apply no matter what strategy youâre using. As long as you want to get clients. First, make sure you know your customer! Anyone who spends a few seconds on my site can tell that my business model is not high-volume âhigh-ticketâ sales. Not to mention that I never use that word, because I disagree with a lot of the connotations associated with it. So the entire offer is off. Second, our job as business owners â especially those who provide a service of some sort (which includes selling courses) â is to make our customersâ lives easier! Including making it easy to make a buying decision. But having to spend time watching a video of someone I donât know, whose âadviceâ I didnât even sign up forâ¦does not fall under my definition of that. Sure, the idea is to ask for permission first. But back when I used to see more high-quality pitches, you know what people would do instead? Theyâd spend a little more time writing a recommendation â even though itâs a bit more work for them than recording a video â that made it easier for their prospective clients to consume. And thus decide if they might be interested in potentially hiring them. But these arenât even the biggest problem. The biggest problem is when I clicked over to their website and checked out the clients for whom theyâd gotten âamazingâ results⦠Their clientsâ channels wereâ¦not doing great. Weâll leave it at that. Look, you donât need to have the best marketing. Or be the most charismatic. But, there is one thing you do have to do. Itâs the hardestâ¦but also the simplest, way to get everything you want. You gotta be able to demonstrate that you walk your talk. For example, take my private coaching. Want to know the thing my last three private clients have all mentioned? Something along the lines of⦠âI checked out the clients whose testimonials you feature. (A few of these clients, before they became actual clients, even spoke with some of my former clients.) They all actually seem to be doing really well. And they love you. So-and-so former client says hi by the way!â Phenomenal client results is one way to demonstrate you walk your talk. But thereâs another way thatâs just as powerful. Sometimes, even more so. Demonstrate that you know what youâre talking about by⦠Well, actually talking about it. And I donât mean by just dumping a whole bunch of tactical information on people either. That might demonstrate your knowledge, but more often than not, it just overwhelms your potential customers. âCause hereâs the reality weâre all facing: Itâs easier than ever to start your own online business. Which on one hand, is GREAT. But on the other hand, it also means that there are more options for customers to choose from, more information than ever, and unfortunatelyâ¦more âbad applesâ looking to make a quick buck over creating win-win solutions for themselves and their clients. But that also means thereâs a huge opportunity too. Because for those who are willing to put in the work and time, and create high quality content that demonstrates you walking your talk? (Which is something most arenât willing to do.) You instantly stand out head and shoulders above 99% of your competition. Which means you attract the highest quality clients, because high-quality clients are attracted to high-quality leadership and demonstration. Which means you donât have to handle âobjectionsâ either. Because youâve already demonstrated that you walk your talk. And also because high-quality clients handle their own objections before they make an investment. Which also means, to come full circle, you donât even have to âpitchâ yourself in the first place. (I promised you this âstrategyâ actually had nothing to do with pitching!) Because your clients come to you. If you want to know the BEST way to demonstrate that you walk your talk â and thus get these kinds of results, hereâs how I can help you⦠You can learn the exact system I personally use to do all this, which is also the cornerstone of LuisaZhou.comâs growth these days (again, walking my own talk), right here: [Watch a free masterclass explaining the system](
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