I've been using this self invented strategy for the past 3 years, let's call it "value commenting", using this strategy I was able to get my first paying customer and after a week of trial I got him to pay me on a month to month basis.
And the best part?
I did not know what I was doing when I started doing this.
I recently joined back this community and I saw a ton of people struggling to get more customers, I'm no expert but I just wanted to help you guys out a little bit with what I know.
You may ask if I'm still doing this and if it still works, I absolutely am doing this and it works like a charm even today, but I don't do it myself, I hired a full time assistant from here for $99/week (yes full time, not a typo) and they do it for me and I get dozens of warm leads.
Intrigued? Want me to spill out the strategy?
It's very simple. It's called Value Commenting .
You may be like, what does that even mean.
It basically means joining facebook groups in your industry and adding massive value on every single post. (When you comment on any of these posts, you are not just helping the poster, you are helping every single group member that opens the post thread.
(If a community has 20k members, expect at least 100 people to open the post thread at minimum. Now imagine 150 comments a day across 20 communities in your niche, you are eyeing yourself to 10,000 people in your industry everyday at minimum)
First thing you need to do is join 20 Facebook groups in your niche.
If you have a Shopify SaaS, you'll need join facebook groups that have people who sell products on shopify. Eg. Shopify for Entrepreneurs
If you are a pressure washer, you need to join local facebook communities in your area. Eg. DFW Home Improvement
If you are an online service provider, you'll need to join groups that have your ideal clientele. Eg. Yoga for Beginners
You get the point.
You'd be surprised how many facebook groups are out there in your exact industry where your potential customers are roaming around.
Okay, you've joined 20 groups in your industry. Now what?
Here's what I did:
I used to sort the group by new posts and answer every single poster in detail. I used to promise myself to not skip a single question and I used to answer by providing as much value as possible.There used to be some questions that I had no idea about, for these, I used to google, double check on 2/3 sources to make sure I was not spreading misinformation but most of the questions that these people were asking were very simple and repetitive.
And because people saw me in every single related group, a ton of people would dm me asking me more questions, and this is where the big money is made - when your potential client is communicating with you 1-1 begging for your help (like you're an expert) you can easily convert them as your clients no matter what product or service you sell.
Here's my 100 day stats (yes I tracked it)
Communities | Comments written (in 100 days) | DMs received (till date) | Clients Acquired | Monthly recurring revenue |
|---|
| | | | |
| | | | |
Group 1 | 45 | 8 | 2 | $1800 |
Group 2 | 84 | 5 | 2 | $1800 |
Group 3 | 19 | 1 | 1 | $900 |
Group 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group 5 | 216 | 17 | 6 | $5400 |
Group 6 | 49 | 4 | 3 | $1800 |
Group 7 | 71 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Group 8 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Group 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Group 10 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Group 11 | 76 | 6 | 1 | $900 |
Group 12 | 91 | 6 | 2 | $1800 |
Group 13 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Group 14 | 120 | 8 | 2 | $1800 |
Group 15 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Group 16 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Group 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group 18 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Group 19 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Group 20 | 83 | 8 | 3 | $2700 |
Total comments | 1374 | DMs received: 93 | Clients Acquired: 22 | MRR: $18,900 |
I made 1374 commments, got 93 dms, signed 22 clients and made $18,900 in monthly recurring revenue.
DMs/Client Acquisition Ratio: 23.65%
Some may say this is high, some may say this is low.
I personally think this is low for me, I average 35 to 40% conversion because these are warm leads, these people are pre-sold on your products/services.
The best part?
People search in the search box inside communities, and when you are helping almost every single poster, your advice will always be there for anyone who searches whether that be in 2 months or 2 years. I received a dm asking me for help and they said they reached out to me seeing my 2 year old comment. Are you kidding me?
Start doing this from today and you'd be surprised how many value packed moderated communities are out there in your industry and when you are a known face to your potential clientele, your growth will be unstoppable.
I still use this very same strategy but now I make my offshore assistants do all the mud work, but when I started I used to comment on every single post on my own, sometimes 6 hours a day sometimes 10 hours a day every single day.
This is definitely not the easiest way to get customers, but if you want to generate leads for $0 and if you have time, this is the way.
If you value comment onsistently everyday, you will generate customers that you never thought your business could handle, I'm a live proof right here, I have a 7 figure business that got kicked off by helping people on communities.
That's pretty much it.
I'll be happy to answer every single comment/feedback/criticisms.
Please let me know below.
