HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE WITH WHATSAPP
WhatsApp is used by millions of people every second of the day, especially in Nigeria. WhatsApp can be a very powerful tool to make a lot of money online and in fact I have used WhatsApp to generate 7 figures in revenue over the years, so I will be giving you all the information you need on how you can use WhatsApp to make money.
Here is a breakdown of how to make money with WhatsApp.
- Download and install Business WhatsApp
- Create a good WhatsApp profile
- Create info about your physical product
- Create a mini tutorial about your service
- Have a sales pitch for all your contacts
- Create a WhatsApp group
- Create a broadcast
- Send traffic to your business WhatsApp link
- Label and Identify your customers
- Make use of WhatsApp status
- Be very active on WhatsApp
Let’s go over them one by one.
1. Download and install WhatsApp Business
WhatsApp Business is similar to the normal WhatsApp but it has a lot more features and it is specifically for businesses to sell their products so I would recommend you use business WhatsApp. It also helps you differentiate your business contacts from your personal contact that include family and friends. So to keep things well organized you can have business WhatsApp and personal WhatsApp on your phone.
To download WhatsApp business click here
Then install the app and move to the next step.
2. Create a good WhatsApp profile
Open business WhatsApp and enter your phone number, and then verify your number.
You will be prompted to enter your Profile name which should be your business name. Then 2upload a profile picture. I will advise you to still use your own photo so that your customers can know who they are talking to but most people use business pictures or banners on their business profile pic which is still fine.
Then select your business category.
Next is to write a description about your business and other necessary info about your business.
Please try as much as possible to state enough info on your business profile. This will really help customers to trust you when doing business with them on WhatsApp.
3. Create info about your physical product
It is important to prepare and plan things down for your business, this will make you instantly look professional and also increase your conversion rate by 20% just by creating information about what you are selling.
Lets say for example you are selling wristwatches and you want to sell wristwatches on business WhatsApp, you need to have some info about the types of watches you have, the make, the brand, sizes, features, prices and even photos of the types of watches.
Having these pieces of info first hand makes it easy for you to quickly provide information about your product when chatting with a potential customer.
This can really help you convert people into customers really fast and easily. Not having product info will drag your chat conversation and you reply slower and can end up responding late and lose the customers interest.
I will show you how to use product info efficiently later in this article.
4. Create a mini tutorial about your service
If you aren’t Selling any physical products or you don’t have any product but you have a skill or service you offer then creating a mini tutorial about your service works really well on WhatsApp. People need to know if you know what you are talking about and they also need help. Therefore if you can offer valuable pieces of info that can get them results then they are willing to hire your service.
A mini tutorial on WhatsApp can quickly help position yourself as an authority and it won’t be difficult to get hired by someone that went through your mini tutorial. This method is quite old but the reason why it works so well is that you can communicate with people in real time and can build connections and trust quite easily.
A mini tutorial will include
- Important topics
- Solutions
- Frequently asked questions
- Illustrations and demonstrations
- Links to Helpful tools and resources
- Tips and tricks and more.
- You can also create videos or voice notes.
Any kind of information that can immediately help your prospects. So sending people mini tutorials is highly effective on WhatsApp.
5. Have a sales pitch for all your contacts
Having the ability to convert prospects into customers is the ultimate goal of any business owner. What is amazing about WhatsApp is that you can create a sales pitch that can convert anyone into a buying customer.
In order to do this you must have sold to 1 or 2 customers initially with WhatsApp. The way your conversion with the customer lead to a sale can easily be replicated and turned into a sales pitch.
I will give you a practical example of what I mean.
You can see that it looks like I am just copying and pasting the same message. But it’s actually a sales pitch that was created from previous conversations that lead to sales. And it has been working ever since. I initially talked about using your product info effectively. You can use your product info and prices as part of your sales pitch.
The best way to make this work and become even more powerful is when you know how to control the conversation you are having with your contacts on WhatsApp.
A working sales pitch increases your conversion rates by another 20% on WhatsApp.
6. Create a WhatsApp group
You might have been added to a WhatsApp group before or already in a couple of groups at the moment so i am sure if you are using WhatsApp you have had 1 or 2 experience being in a WhatsApp group.
You can build and grow a small community on WhatsApp by creating groups. But the reason why 6. WhatsApp groups are important for a business is because it makes it easy to message hundreds of people at the same time.
There is a lot you can do with WhatsApp groups.
- Host online classes
- Group discussions
- Auction products for bidding
- Run surveys
- Run marketing campaigns
- And more.
Here are some things that can generate good results from a WhatsApp group
- Always be active on the group: always post things about your business or products on the group. Inactivity can kill the group.
- Always set rules: for your group members and strictly follow them if you don’t want people to go out of control in the group.
- Grow the group together: with your group members. Create discussion and get feedback.
7. Create a broadcast
Sometimes you may not want to use groups to send messages about your product or service, then you can use Broadcasts on WhatsApp. This allows you to send a message to more than one contact on your WhatsApp at the same time.
You can send promotional offers to all your prospects as if you are sending a bulk SMS. You can also add the product image and banner.
8. Send traffic to your business WhatsApp
One of the most efficient ways to make money with your WhatsApp business app is by sending online traffic (visitors, interested customers, leads, prospects) to your WhatsApp phone number. You can achieve this by creating an WhatsApp link and then using the link to direct people to chat with you on WhatsApp.
When you have your product information and a working sales pitch that can make sales for you, all you need to do is repeat the sale process on your WhatsApp.
Here are some ways you can drive traffic to your WhatsApp Business
- You can use Facebook Ads to send traffic to your WhatsApp business with the WhatsApp link.
- You can also place WhatsApp chat button on your Landing page or sales page (Powerful method)
- You can use Instagram to send visitors to your WhatsApp by placing your WhatsApp link on your Instagram Bio
How to Create a WhatsApp link
To create WhatsApp link, simply add your WhatsApp business phone number to this link>> https://wa.me/<number>
This is a universal link. For example if you number is 08123456 then you can use the universal link like this https://wa.me/08123456
To learn more about WhatsApp links and how to also add things like prefilled messages to your WhatsApp business number click here
9. Label and Identify your customers
This really helped me get more sales on my WhatsApp. Very few people know about this or even do it. Labelling the buyers from your contact list is really important as you can sell more stuff to the buyers. When you are get a lot of messages replying messages from so many people at the same time on your WhatsApp, it might be hard for you to remember who your buyers are. Especially when your contact list can become very jampacked easily.
but here is how you Label your customers so that you can make it easy to focus on the right people.
make sure you use different colors to differentiate prospects from buyers and you will find it easy to do follow-ups and make upsells and resells on your contact list.
10. Make use of WhatsApp status
Using your WhatsApp status to post promotion and Ads for your products and services is one of the best ways to consistently get more sales from old and new customers from your contact list. I not only shows that your are always active on the app but that you are also always ready to do business and by updating your status regularly can become a big payoff for your business especially you sell physical products.
One of the most important takeaway from this article is…
BE VERY ACTIVE with your business on WhatsApp and you will definitely get to do business with people on your contact list and make money.