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I don’t mind it so much for people I know. I have to deal with them on a daily basis, so I can’t hold voicemail grudges against them. However, if someone cold calls me or it’s just an acquaintance that calls, a crappy voicemail annoys me and leaves a bad impression.
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Consider leaving your e-mail in addition to your phone number. People like choices. Some people like to have conversations on the phone, while others prefer communicating through e-mail. You don’t know what kind of person your listener will be, so leave the option on the table. For many, e-mail correspondence is less threatening and might actually encourage them to reach out to you. Podcast #743 How to Get Time, Priorities, and Energy Working in Your Favor Podcast #742 The Power of Talking to Strangers Podcast #741 The Exercise Prescription for Depression and Anxiety Podcast #740 Life’s 10 Biggest Decisions How to Find Studs in a Wall How to Take a Punch (To Minimize Its Damage) Podcast #739: Rewild Your Life Everything You Didn’t Know About the Trusty Tape Measure
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We might also say, “…when I can’t get to my phone” which suggests that it’s not possible for you to check or answer your phone.
Filed: Copies of outgoing messages that you saved to re-send and/or modify.
If I’m not available, just leave me a voice mail. Again, either way, it will be good to know what’s going on. Thanks in advance for that, and I’ll look for your call. You can reach me at (your number). That number again is area code (your number). Thanks ________.”
Keep the conversation going, and give prospects an easy way to return your call by shooting them a quick email once you hang up the phone. Salespeople are used to being on the phone all day -- but not all prospects are.
This is a great resource to learn how to set up my own voicemail. Thank you very much, Annemarie.
8. Let Your Callers Know What To Tell You. This tip is more for you than your callers. It’s particularly helpful if you need more information than the standard name and phone number.
11. Leave your phone number twice: once at the beginning of your message and again at the end. If the listener missed your number at the beginning they will not have to listen through the entire message again to get it. 12. Call again and “bait” the message with useful information:
Sometimes a little humor is the perfect tactic to break through a prospect's defenses and get them to call you back. This script adapted from Michael Freer will make your leads chuckle and be much more inclined to respond.
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The next morning you realize the mistake you’ve made and pray she hasn’t opened it yet. You search the internet and ask your peers how to delete voicemails from someone else’s voicemail box – but it’s too late.
There’s a potential of up to 3 quick touches right off the bat to help you get on your prospects radar:
Approach voicemails with a scientific outlook, and score each one. Create a score sheet with a rating system that addresses the following: Would you save that voicemail? Would you return that call? Would you return that call right away? Are you missing the basics (alternative phone number, optimal ways to get in touch, a fallback person to call)? Did you craft it or wing it?