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Foot in the Door
Project
Retainer
Start to position once
in the project.
Add up 3 or 4 months
of work into a project.
Irresistible, offer that
converts a prospect
to a client.
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When a prospect buys
your Foot in the Door,
they are 20x more likely
to buy from you again.
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Traditional Approach Retainer Formula
Closing rate 50% Closing rate 80%
Sales cycle 60 days Sales cycle 15 days
AVG Retainer $5,000 AVG Retainer $8,000
Yearly revenue $60,000
Yearly revenue $113,500
($2,500+15,000+96,000)
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Foot in the Door
Check List
•Low barrier to entry
•Easy to understand
•Seamlessly leads to the core
sale
•Useful but requires action
•Has a high perceived value
•Positive first transaction
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Foot in the Door
Examples
•Audits
•Discoveries
•Roadmap / Blueprint
•Mind mapping sessions
•Templates
•Ala carte service
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Foot in the Door
Project
Retainer
Hint! Don’t call this
a retainer
Builds Trust &
Improves Cash Flow
Speeds up
Sales Process
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•Do not just list out a plain report.
•List out the areas for improvement.
•KEY - List out actionable tactics and strategies.
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How to transition
to the Retainer?
“We have been discussing your
business and where you want to
go and we have some ideas we
would like to show you that are
outside what we are doing with
the project.”