Bill BrownFounder of ServiceTitan Hacks community (9k+ pros) | INC 5000 Contractor | Helping contractors win with AI & Automation

Stop Telling Customers What They Need – Do This Instead

19 May 2025

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Short persuasive YouTube advice encouraging sellers to stop dictating what customers need and instead guide them: present the situation, outline pros and cons, offer tiered options (basic to premium), and let customers choose. The goal is building trust, enabling larger purchases without pressure, and shifting identity from ‘salesperson’ to ‘professional.’

Well, here's a hard truth.
Stop telling.
Customers what.
You think they need. You're not them, and they didn't ask you. What they want is someone to guide them, not sell them.
Lay out the situation.
Show the pros and cons. Give them options from basic to premium.
And let them decide. It's how you build trust. It's how you get bigger tickets without being pushy. It's how you stop.
Feeling like a salesperson and start being a professional.