Episode 171: Slow Sales: What’s The Real Reason?

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The honest question no dashboard can answer

When sales dip, it’s tempting to blame “the market.” Sometimes that’s true. Often, it’s your offer, your messaging, or your path to purchase throwing the flag on the play. Translation: it’s likely the part you control.

Likely problem: Your best buyers are confused, cautious, and drowning in options.
Our promise: We help you clarify, right-size, and repackage so the right people say yes—without you detonating your business.

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Step 1: Stop pointing at the weather. Check your roof.

Before you rewrite your origin story or slash prices, run a fast offer gut-check:

• Does it solve today’s problem? Not last year’s trend, not your favorite feature—their current pain.
• Can a skimmer get it in 10 seconds? If it takes a paragraph to explain, you’re losing them.
• Is the “buy” easy? Too many clicks, forms, or DMs = quiet carts.
• Where’s the proof? Lead with outcomes, not ingredients.
• Does delivery fit real life? Shorter timelines, clearer scope, cleaner price points win cautious buyers.

If they’re confused, they won’t convert. If it’s hard to buy, they won’t.

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Step 2: Read the room like a pro (not a panic)

Great operators are trend spotters, not trend chasers. Watch for:

• New hesitations: “Not now” ≠ “Not this.”
• Smaller first steps: Buyers want audits, intensives, or trials before retainers.
• Adjacent shifts: Micro weddings, zero-proof menus, “done-with-you” over DIY—your niche has cousins.
• Repeat requests: If three clients ask for it, that’s a signal, not an accident.

Do this (light lift): Keep a 30-day “Signal Log.” Note questions, objections, and repeated asks. Circle your top theme. Build one test offer around it.

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Step 3: Evolve. Don’t Burn It Down.

You don’t need to burn it all down—you need to repackage, right-size, and de-friction.

• Scope shift: Entry / Core / Premium instead of one big leap.
• Timeline shift: VIP Day for speed; Retainer-lite for predictability.
• Risk shift: Phased commitments, milestone guarantees.
• Messaging shift: Lead with outcomes → then process → one clear CTA.

Hard truth: Most “price problems” are clarity problems with better PR.

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Step 4: Make the yes effortless

Your offer page should fit on one mental screen:

1. Problem: name the pain they actually feel.
2. Promise: clear outcome in plain English.
3. Proof: one strong testimonial or stat.
4. Plan: three steps, max.
5. Price & inclusions: no scavenger hunt.
6. CTA: one button, one action.

If your buyer needs a flowchart, you’ve already lost.

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What We Recommend to Get Do Right Now If You Are Feeling These Things…

Find the leak (fast)
Traffic’s fine but no one’s buying? That’s offer/messaging friction.
Inquiries tanked everywhere? Market headwind—tweak packaging and timing, not your whole business.
Hearing “not now”? Offer a smaller first step or a tighter timeline.
New objections popping up? The market moved—your message needs to, too.
Too many clicks to purchase? Cut steps. Then cut two more.

Resilient > flashy…Things to look at offering & why:
Audit/Assessment: quick clarity, obvious ROI.
VIP Day: one day, one win, zero drift.
Retainer-Lite: predictable cost, focused outcomes.
Implementation Pack: when they just want you to do the thing.

Bottom line

• Don’t default to “it’s the market.” Control the controllables.
• Log signals. Build one test offer. Iterate fast.
• Clarity converts. Make it painfully obvious who it’s for, what they get, and how to start.
• Adapt faster than your peers and you won’t just survive—you’ll compound.

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