Ways to Keep your Customers Talking

Questions help you sell by encouraging customers to speak freely about their needs -- giving you the information you need to make the sale. These questions will help you pinpoint their troubles and needs:

  • "Can you tell me more about that?"
  • "And how did that work?"
  • "How do you feel about that?"
  • "What makes you sure?"
  • "What don't you like about it?"
  • "If you could wave a magic wand, what would it do?"
  • "Which of those areas concerns you the most?"
  • "What have you tried in the past?"
  • "Can you be more specific?"
  • "What examples come to mind?"
  • "Why do you think you saw the result you did?"
  • "How much do you figure that has cost you?"
  • "What do you hope to achieve?"
  • "What has worked for you in the past and what hasn't?"
  • "How much are you willing to invest to solve the problem?"
  • "How do you see me helping you?"