Stop Selling, Start Enrolling

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Utkarsh Kaushik

August 21, 2024 · 5 min read

Sales
Mindset
Strategy
Stop Selling, Start Enrolling

Let us be honest. The word 'sales' makes you feel a little gross, does not it? It conjures images of a guy in a cheap suit, high pressure tactics, and 'overcoming objections.'

As a coach, consultant, or expert, your entire business is built on trust. The idea of using slick scripts feels like a betrayal of that trust.

So you avoid it. You give away endless free advice, hoping someone will offer to pay you. You underprice your services to make it an 'easy yes.' You are running your business like a charity and wondering why you are broke.

The problem is not that you are bad at sales. The problem is that you are thinking about it all wrong. You are trying to play a game you were not designed to win. Experts do not sell. They diagnose, they prescribe, and they lead.

It is time to stop selling and start enrolling.

Selling vs. Enrolling

Selling is about convincing. It assumes the buyer is skeptical and your job is to persuade them.

Enrolling is about leading. It assumes the buyer is motivated but uncertain, and your job is to provide clarity and a path forward.

Think about your doctor. They do not try to 'sell' you on surgery. They diagnose your problem and prescribe a solution. You trust their expertise, so you enroll in their recommended course of treatment. You need to become the doctor for your client's business problems.

The Enrollment Engine

To do this, you need a system that does the 'selling' for you, before you ever talk to someone. Not a sales funnel, but an Enrollment Engine.

It works like this:

1. Authority through Diagnosis: Instead of a sales page, you have a diagnostic tool (like our free audit). You offer clarity, not a product. This immediately positions you as the expert who understands their problem better than they do. You are no longer a vendor, you are a trusted advisor.

2. Education through Automation: Based on their diagnosis, you provide automated, valuable content that educates them on their specific problem. It is you, being the expert, at scale.

3. The Invitation, Not the Close: The final step is not a high pressure call to action. It is a simple invitation to have a conversation about implementing the solution. By the time they get on a call, they are already sold. They are there to confirm you are the right person, not to be convinced.

The 'sales call' becomes a collaborative strategy session. It feels good. It feels authentic.

Build a System That Sells For You

If you hate selling, the answer is not to get better at sales scripts. The answer is to build a system that makes high pressure selling obsolete.

It starts with getting crystal clear on the problem you solve. Our free audit will help you diagnose the biggest bottlenecks in your own business, giving you the clarity you need to start building your own Enrollment Engine.

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