Not interested. Hang in there!

While doing outbound, you will rarely find someone saying, “Interested. I want to buy”, especially during your first outreach.

I always believe if someone has replied “not interested.” it means I have:

• Failed to build a conversation
• Asked the wrong question
• I was using “are you interested” in my email

I put myself in my prospect’s shoes, read my email, and think how I would react if someone I don’t know is asking to schedule a call with me and asking to buy their product or service.

In my opinion, your cold email should not be asking to make a decision or giving away the price in your first email.

Go slow, tease them, don’t ask what you want; instead, make them curious by not sharing much. 

For example: if your prospect has a three-word domain name and you have two words name, keep it short and show them the value.

If the domain has SV (search volume) & CPC(cost per click), hold that information.

Provoke curiosity by not sharing too much. You got to feed them slowly; if you overfeed, your prospects will go to bed, and it will hard to wake them up. 

Positive take-outs from “not interested.”

• Prospect read the email and reply
• You avoided the email going to spam.
• “not interested” is issued as a challenge for you, and the only way to overcome this challenge is to respond back.

Should you accept the challenge?

Yes, there can be many reasons why the prospect is saying not interested, such as:

• Trust
• They don’t get it. (What is a domain?)
• Maybe later, but not now.

The only way to find out the exact reason is to ask them.

This is how I reply if someone says, “I’m not interested.”

“Thanks (name). Sorry if I was pushy. May I ask why you are not interested? If you choose not to share, it’s ok. I ask to understand, not push you.”

In this email, I’m giving my prospect a right to choose not to answer me, but I’m also triggering them to provide me a reason.

However, it doesn’t always work, but it’s worth giving a try.

If the prospect still says, “not interested.” respect the decision and ask them:

“Thanks (name). It seems like I caught you at the wrong time. May I ask If I follow you back after a couple of months?”

How about after two months, sounds good?

You have to be persistent in sales; One email will not make the sale. You need to continually follow up with the prospect until they are open to buying.

People say not interested in so many different ways, and one of them is 

“Not interested at this time.”

Here the prospect is trying to say, “Yeah, I’m open for a discussion, but not right now.”

I have seen many domainers only see “not interested” and ignore “at this time” they made up their mind thinking, “oh, he/she is not interested, what I’m gonna do”?

There is a big difference between “Not Interested” and “Not interested at this time.”

Read every word carefully. Every word counts. Words contain clues.

In this line, “Not interested at this time,” the prospect is giving you a clue to follow him/her back after some time.

I would respect his/her decision and politely ask them. “When can I follow you back,” or what will be the best time to follow you back.”

Or I can be a little pushy and give them a counter reply to convince them to buy my domain now, but in my opinion, it is better to follow them back after some time because it’s my only shot, and I don’t want to blow it by being too pushy.

Even if they don’t give you any reply, you should still save that lead and follow them again after a couple of months. I have sold many domains like this.

Most of your prospects will check you out beyond email, so make sure you give them some reasons for positive replies: take care of your website, Linkedin profiles. Show that you are a professional and trustworthy person.

If someone asks you to take them off your list, respect the decision.

I hope all this makes sense to you; comment below and let me know. How do you respond to cold email rejection? 

Outbound Joke of the day – “Don’t do follow up; it’s annoying!!”🤣

Namaste🙏

Do share it on your social media if you find this article helpful.

Your every share appreciate our efforts.