If you ever find yourself in a situation where your prospect often leaves you on “seen” - there are a couple of things that could go wrong if you make the incorrect moves, that would absolutely demolish the relationship that you have with your prospect.
So if you want to preserve a nice partnership with your client, know what to do when this sort of “event” occurs, and eventually make it to the point where the job is done - this article is for you.
Let’s dive in.
The thing that sort of got me going on this subject, was a question I got a couple of days back. I’m not going to name names, but the situation was this:
“I was texting with a prospect, asking about his problems, etc, and everything seemed fine.
Then he left me on seen. And I asked why.
He said he was busy and we talked more, I told him what I offered, and then I asked what he thought of it, and then he ghosted me AGAIN.
I asked again why he was ghosting me and now he’s pissed off, and all angry.
So my questions are:
1) Was it wrong with me to ask this twice?
- YES
2) Was I too pushy?
- No, you’re being too emotional.
3) Can I salvage this in any way?
- No, it’s dead, the operation was a failure and the patient is dead.
4) Am I screwed?
- No not really, there’s endless people you know, can just reach out to a new prospect, learning from your past, and not do that anymore.
Eradicate Brokie Behaviors
Now, if you ever find yourself whining in your own mind “Oh my god he/she left me on “seen”
Well, that’s like our own insecurity speaking, let’s not do that, we don’t get “left on seen”.
He read it and that’s it, moved on.
But knowing this man he probably said “Why did you leave me on seen” in a whiny, overly sensitive way, otherwise there’d be no drama at all.
“UUUUUH, why did you….” - don’t do that.
Just follow up as if nothing happened, please.
“He said he was busy and we talked more, I told him what I offered,”
Here’s one of the clearest signs to know if you’re being too needy in a conversation, and whenever you find yourself doing this - you’ll know. When you’re texting like this:
* Enormous story
- Short answer.
* Enormous story
- Short answer. - and you just want to get your message out there without giving a solitary damn if he’s busy or not - this is your sign, just be straight to the point.
But being such a weakling to actually ask another grown man “Why are you ghosting me” - is never a good choice.
Nobody is entitled to answer our message, the guy reads it, it’s fine.
Just follow up and don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
Maybe he doesn’t like it, maybe his hamster died, or maybe his mom jumped off a building after she saw his message because it’s so bad. The world moves on.
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