Deepak Shukla

Joined October 2021

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I Do SEO/B2B Lead Gen/Cold Calling. Head To https://deepakshukla.com/ for more

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A Guide to Uncommonly Quick Decision Making
Around 30 minutes ago I got a message from a new Twitter content creator I’ve started working with. I’ve been impressed with his approach and enthusiasm and he seemed to be honest in answering all of my questions.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Humans
The Ultimate Guide to Conversational Intelligence
I'm getting back into doing some keyword research based around subjects that I’m pretty interested in. So I did some keyword research based upon a sales platform calls ‘Gong.io’ – it had a list of the ‘best sales blogs’ – but I chose to actually look at Gong itself.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Humans
I Build Businesses in Reverse
I had a chat with a friend of mine yesterday, Axel, and he said something interesting which deserves some exploration. I spoke to him about my strategy of building out websites and then building operations once the leads start to come in and he said, ‘Ah you’re kind of doing things in reverse aren’t you? Normally, businesses have a field of expertise which they come from and based upon that they begin marketing their services.’
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Humans
How to Tell if You're Spreading Yourself Too Thin
A thought arose in my mind this morning as a consequence of a conversation I had with an SEO expert yesterday. The question is (you guessed it) – am I spreading myself too thin?
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Humans
Coping with Founder Anxiety
I’ve already been out this morning for a walk, got my cup of coffee from a local petrol pump (the Costa inside it). Listened to some of a new audible I started this morning ‘Go For No’ by Richard Fenton (decent start and allegory for success in sales) and am now sat down to write.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Psyche
Why You Should Hire Actors For Non-Acting Jobs
So several years ago I remember meeting a friend of mine in a Regus coworking space and we were swapping notes on business growth.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Journal
How I'm Building a Web Design Business From Scratch
Another day, another website was built haha. I’ve seen this come together over a course of about one month I think from scratch.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in 01
The Joys of Intense Salary Negotiation
So for the last couple of days, I’ve been involved in intense salary negotiations with my head of outbound sales Adham. It’s been (dare I say it) – an intense learning experience for us both.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Journal
Inviting Clients to Watch You Live Cold Call for Them
I had a bit of a ‘proud’ moment yesterday when it came to the next step in the layers of Pearl Lemon capabilities. The day before yesterday I decided I wanted to invite one of our clients to join us on a Zoom and watch me cold call for him.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Journal
How to Build a Sales Team from Scratch (Almost) Overnight
Another day in my world of trying to build a high-performance sales team. The chaos continues when it comes to sorting out those who can really ‘make it happen’ on the phones. What we’re trying to do at Pearl Lemon Leads is complex. We have multiple campaigns across multiple countries and we’re selling sophisticated products. Furthermore, we’re asking our sales team to rotate across products on a daily basis so that we can book for clients across the board.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Journal
Commission-Only Salespeople vs Full-Timer's?
Pearl Lemon has reached an interesting juncture in it’s journey. Now several years into it – I’ve got part time, full-time and commission only sales people all within Pearl Lemon.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Humans
From Broke and Living with Mum, to This
It’s Saturday so this is normally the day that I take a little bit of time to reflect upon my progress and where we’re at with the business.
By Deepak Shuklaabout a year ago in Motivation