Why do you need to use Skype for your business?
How is Skye going to help me score high ticket clients?
How does Skype help me to get a higher than usual engagement with clients?
Well, let’s take a look some features on Skype…
Feature #1: Skype to Skype Calls
This feature allows you to call any other Skype users for free. With over 300 Million users worldwide where the majority of the users installed Skype on their phones, it is just a matter of one click to reach your potential customer.
Feature #2: Call Mobiles to Landlines
Want to talk to Someone in Japan, U.K, Singapore, Australia, and much more? What if they don’t have Skype installed on their phones? Use Skype to call any mobiles phone and landlines for free or cheap.
HINT: Microsoft has even given each customers on Microsoft 365 a free 60 minutes International phone calls through Skype.
Feature #3: Group Calls With Other Skype Users
You can use this feature as a way to do live calls with core clients, potential clients, as well as group of marketers you network with. With Skype, group calls are limited to 25 people. So, this is a powerful formula you can use to build a bonded relationship with your audience.
How can Skype improve your business with this feature?
- You can charge 24 client at the price of $2,000 a pop where they can see you LIVE coaching session. That’s an extra $48,000 for your business.
- You can manage a mastermind group where you charge $25,000 per year. Let’s just say you have 10 clients on the group, that’s an extra $250,000 for your business.
- You can use this feature to speak with all your employees at the same time. They can be in their home, different countries, and much more.
- You can use this feature to discuss important subjects with your core partners. This allows you to build a bonded and stronger relationship with them.
Feature #4: Skype Phone Number.
Instead of listing your phone number, you can always use Skype number as your business phone number. Why is this important? Well, as much as you love to speak with your customers, it is important to let your support to handle the call.
Of course, this feature allows you to speak with clients even if you are NOT at home, in different countries, and much more. In addition, if you know that the majority of your clients are located in the United States, get a U.S phone number.
The question is… “How do you pick up the phone?” Well, when people call your “Skype Number”, you can pick it up on whichever devices you installed Skype app. In other words, if you install Skype app on your phone, you can pick it up wherever you are as long as it is connected to Internet. — Yep, you can be in Bahamas and still stay in touch with your clients.
Feature #5: Forward Calls.
Let’s just say you decided to hire an outsourcing worker in Philippines to do the event planning for you. What you can do is… “When customers call your business number, your employee in Philippines will pick it up in whatever phone number he or she chose”. That’s how you are able to remove the workload from you.
Of course, there are other features such as: Caller ID, Skype to Go, Skype Click to Call where people you can put a button on your website. This allows people to push a button and call your phone numbers you can use for your business.
Feature #6: One-on-One Video Calls.
This feature is extremely important. Why? Well, when you try to close clients at the price of $3,000, $5,000, or even $10,000 a pop, it is important for you to be able to see the facial expression of your potential clients. This allows you to know whether they are serious to have you solve their problems or not.
HINT: This is the closest thing you can do to have a face to face meeting. The cool thing is… “You can do it anywhere you want”.
Feature #7: Group Video Calls.
This feature may seem not that important or overlook by a lot of business owners. However, let me give you few reasons why you should use this feature for your business:
- Let’s just say you have a potential client who is eager to spend $10,000 for your service, but he or she wants to make sure that the other partner agree, but he is on a different location. What you can do is to ask the partner to login to Skype and add him to a video chat. That’s how you close your deal at $10,000.
- Let’s just say you are in a mastermind group with other partners, it is important to utilize video chat group to allow each member on the mastermind group to catch up with each other. This allows your clients to see you as someone they respect. Further, it allows each member, who pay you $25,000 or more per year to stay in your group. That’s the power of retention rate.
Feature #8: Skype Chat Group.
Skype Chat Group is a must use feature. Why? Well, it is similar with Facebook Group. You can use this feature to allow non-customers and low ticket clients to communicate with each other. This allows them to see you as an authority figure in your niche.
Here are Few Ways to use Skype Chat Group to Build a Bonded Relationship:
- Let low-ticket clients discuss what they have learned from your course. — This will help you to sell more of your products on its own.
- Host weekly LIVE Q&A where you answer questions from your clients. — This allows your clients to want you to personally solve their problems. Further, it will motivate non-clients to want to purchase your lower ticket products.
- Share success stories from your high-ticket clients on a regular basis. — This motivates low ticket clients want to UPGRADE to a high-ticket program.
Of course, if you want to know all the features Skype has to offer, you can check them out at: http://www.skype.com/en/features/
Some of the features are pretty awesome such as send text messages to mobile phone, voice messages, video messaging, and much more. Basically, the sky is the limit for sure.
The question is… “How can you use Skype for your benefit?” Well, that’s exactly what you are going to learn on the next chapter. Are you ready? The next question is…
