{"id":493,"date":"2022-10-25T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/?p=493"},"modified":"2022-10-25T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T14:43:08","slug":"selling-vs-solving-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/selling-vs-solving-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling Vs. Solving Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Selling vs. Solving Problems for Freelancers\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QSyYYCvFX1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to transform the amount of business that comes to you, you have to be able to shift from this mindset of \u201cI\u2019ve got to be out selling\u201d to \u201cI\u2019ve got to be out solving other people\u2019s problems.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 questions to help you make that transition:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question #1: What problem exists in the world today that I am uniquely gifted to solve?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question #2: Who out there in the world has this particular problem?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question #3: How can I demonstrate to that group of people my ability to solve that problem for them?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stop focusing so much on selling and start focusing more on solving other people&#8217;s problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u270c\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>-wayne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to transform the amount of business that comes to you, you have to be able to shift from this mindset of \u201cI\u2019ve got to be out selling\u201d to \u201cI\u2019ve got to be out solving other people\u2019s problems.\u201d\u00a0 &nbsp; 3 questions to help you make that transition:\u00a0 &nbsp; Question #1: What problem exists&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uglymugmarketing.com\/blog\/selling-vs-solving-problems\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Selling Vs. 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