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It goes without saying that you really need to know who your ideal customer is. And you really, really need to understand their needs, their goals and their problems. After all, without your customers, your business wouldn’t exist, right? They are the people we create products and services for. And, if they don’t purchase those products or services, we aren’t running a business for very long.<\/p>\n

HOW TO BEGIN IDENTIFYING YOUR IDEAL CUSTOMER<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I’m on a mission to teach people about the Pareto Principle<\/a>. I’m a HUGE fan of this prinicple. It has literally changed my life and the businesses of many of our clients.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, the Pareto Principle says 20% of your efforts will produce 80% of your results. Similarly, 20% of your customers will produce 80% of your business revenue. So the key is to find and speak to the 20% of your customers or as we call them, your MVC (Most Valuable Customers).<\/p>\n

AVOID THIS FATAL BUSINESS MISTAKE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When we work with companies, we ask them to answer this question, “Who is your most valuable customer?”. Too often we get answers like “the general public” or “anyone interested in our product”, etc.<\/p>\n

The problem with this response is if you try to speak to everyone, you end up speaking to no one. More than ever, people want messages that are targeted specifically to them. The more you know them and think about them, the more you can speak to them.<\/p>\n

This isn’t anything new really. As Cicero said over 2000 years ago, “If you wish to persuade me you must speak my words, feel my feelings and think my thoughts<\/em><\/strong>.” But it’s absolutely critical to your business success.<\/p>\n

SO HOW DO YOU GET STARTED …<\/b><\/h2>\n

<\/b>Follow these 3 steps. Yes, this will take time, but the time invested will provide huge returns for you. It will help you decide what content to create, where to share the content and how to avoid wasting time and money on non-essential activities. So here’s what I want you to do.<\/p>\n

FIRST, ANSWER THESE BIG PICTURE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM<\/h3>\n