Build a Customer Clarity Map by Following One Real Order

We could describe the kind of person we thought our customer was.

We knew about how old she was. We had a pretty good idea whether she was buying for herself or her family.

And we still couldn’t answer the question that would actually help us sell more:

Why did she buy that product on that day?

Her age didn’t tell us what sent her looking.

It didn’t tell us what caught her attention, which product she chose first, what helped her feel comfortable buying, or what she might need from us next.

That’s what we’re talking about in Day 12 of 30 Days to More Sales.

Because a customer profile can tell you who someone is on paper.

But a real order can show you what she actually did.

And sometimes that tells you a whole lot more.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR:

Why knowing your customer’s age and demographics isn’t the same as understanding why she buys
What we learned when we stopped describing the customer and started following an actual order
Why two very similar customers can buy the same product for completely different reasons
What a real order can tell you about the path your customer took
Why I’d rather write “I don’t know yet” than invent an answer we can’t prove
How the buying path looks different on Amazon, Shopify, TikTok Shop, Walmart.com, and Etsy
Why one unusual order shouldn’t make you change your entire business
How repeated customer behavior can help you make better marketing decisions

YOUR ONE CLEAR NEXT STEP

Choose one recent order for an important product.

Then follow the story of that order as far as the information allows you to.

Where did the customer come from?

What did she choose?

What do you actually know about what helped her buy?

And what would be the most useful thing for your business to do next?

You don’t need to know every answer.

In fact, one of the most important things I talk about in this episode is being willing to say:

I don’t know yet.

Because a real blank is more useful than a made-up answer.

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Day 12: Build Your Customer Clarity Map

Once you start looking at what real customers actually do, the next step is getting clearer about what they want, what’s frustrating them, what might stop them from buying, and what they need to hear from you.

The Customer Clarity Map helps you pull that information together for one customer and one product so you can make your marketing clearer instead of trying to speak to everyone.

Get the Day 12 Customer Clarity Map FREE here.

When you join, you’ll get access to all 30 FREE downloads that go along with the 30 Days to More Sales series.

30 DAYS TO MORE SALES

This is Day 12 of 30 Days to More Sales.

For 30 days, we’re looking at one place your product business could be losing sales and giving you one clear next step to fix it.

One problem. One fix. One clear next step.

Find all Product Biz Made Easy episodes here.

COMING NEXT

Day 13: She Clicked for One Thing — Then We Made Her Find It

Tomorrow, we’re looking at what happens after someone clicks your marketing.

If your email, ad, or post promises one thing but the page she lands on makes her hunt for it, you’ve made the customer start the decision all over again.

We’re going to fix that handoff.