I am at the very beginning of my four year Values-Based Financial Planning™ journey. What is a reasonable expectation for the first year for my rate of acquiring clients?

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Last updated: 20 Nov, 2019

One a month is a good target for your first year, depending on how many you will be converting from your existing clientele. If you have a large clientele with many Ideal Clients, it may be much more than that.

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Prior to hiring Bachrach & Associates, Inc., I had already created several of the deliverables on an annual basis for clients. I have been charging between $500 and $1,000 for this type of planning in addition to AUM wrap fees. Can you help me gain clarity and perhaps some verbiage on why a current client should pay 2x-3x times what they are used to?

I realize mine is not the optimal model, but until I actually get an Ideal Client and transition to referral only, it is the one I've got. Here is my situation -- I've met with a few attorneys since my return from the Academy, actually took out the Financial Road Map® and tried to get them to go through it with me [they all refused and I do not expect that to change] but they all were intrigued enough with what I was saying to ask me for the words for them to use [most likely in an email] so that they could tell their clients about me and give them the chance to contact me. No, they will not give me their clients' names for me to contact directly; nor will they send the VBFP book/Road Map to their clients on my behalf. They want a short blurb on what I do, what makes me appealing/different, etc. so that THEY can make the INTRODUCTION/REFERRAL. I've learned from the Financial Road Map® Interview that what we say, how we say things, the language we use, etc. are all critical to the rapport building. So, with all that in mind, what words would you suggest I put before the attorneys so they can make a "warm" third party referral without having experienced the Road Map first hand [again, they won't do it, but I am confident they will make introductions].

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I have heard that business development is a matter of volume. It is a numbers game. Is this the way you suggest marketing?

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