Selling the Difficult: How to Sell What People Dont Understand How to Buy

I'll play a seller, using conventional selling methods, selling something difficult to understand; you be the prospective buyer. As we go through the process together, note your reactions, how your beliefs are being challenged, what 'objections' and emotions come up for you as I try to 'sell' you. Once we're... Read More

Successfully Selling Your Professional Services

As a professional service provider you face special challenges promoting yourself to potential clients. You may have certain restrictions on how you market or advertise. You may feel overwhelmed by the demands of being both owner and employee. You might not have a strong base of effective selling & marketing... Read More

Lance Has What It Takes

Lance has what it takes and then some.Did you know . . .Lance looks at every single detail.He weighs his food every day to maintain proper nutrition.He trains, he does research, and he pays attention to the appropriate technique.He seeks out the best and the brightest when he needs help... Read More

Hurrican Selling Styles

As I prepare this issue of this Newsletter, at 37,000 feet on my way to Greenville South Carolina, the east coast is being battered by a Hurricane.All hurricanes seem to start out as a blip on a distant radar screen. It grows in size and intensity as it draws closer... Read More

What Should I Charge?

People ask me, "What should I charge?"I say, "Ask your clients."If they are respectable professionals you want as clients, they will be honest with you and give you a fair price based on their experience, their need, and their ability to pay. They will not try to undercut you.And if... Read More

The Basic Secrets of A Million Dollar Sales Letter

"Accepting the consequences, good or bad, will free you; take a risk, but be aware that things sometimes turn out differently than you expected." -Marcia WiederNo matter what you try to sell, you really won't sell anything without getting a prospective buyer to purchase your product or service. In attempting... Read More

Overcoming the Fear of Selling

For many of you the Fear of Selling is a huge challenge and obstacle for you from day to day. The first thing you need to do is find out exactly what it is you're afraid of. Are you afraid of success? Believe it or not there this is an... Read More

Im A Second-Story Man

Can you say who you are and what you do in two sentences or less?If someone should ask (in an elevator, get it?) what do you do? You should be able to recite the answer as fast as Robin Williams comes up with a quick one liner.Robin Williams can do... Read More

What Not To Do With Your Leads

Anyone that works in sales knows just how important it is to have lead sources to keep your pipeline filled. But it is not only how we obtain the leads that is important, it's what we do with them once we get them.One of the most critical mistakes a sales... Read More

10 Tips To Overcome Your Fear Of Selling

Ahh. Selling. Sometimes, this is a word that is dreaded and feared by all but the most intrepid business owners. It seems that, even though we all know we need to "sell" our products and services, many of us feel fearful or anxious about actually doing so.These 10 tips are... Read More

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Quotations Tell... Proposals Sell!

The traditional "Quotation" was originally devised during the Industrial Revolution... Read More

Letting Them Use Plastic

Obtaining merchant status will help to increase your sales. Consumers... Read More

Sales Training from the Ghostbusters

Picture this scene from the 1984 smash comedy movie from... Read More

Smooth Sailing (Selling) In The Second Half of The Year

You can make a difference in the second half! You... Read More

What Are Car Boot Sales?

If you live in England then you will already be... Read More

Prepare to Sell!

Sales is a critical part of any business, including non-profits.... Read More

The Most Important Word in a Business Letter

What do you think it is? Many experts insist it's... Read More

How to create your own Unique Selling Proposition

Why would a prospect buy from you rather than from... Read More

Value-added Selling?

"Value-added." That word is used so much it has become... Read More

How to Make Sure You Sell More!

Make sure you target women. It's true for almost anything... Read More

How Improve Conversion Rates

Do you know your conversion rates? Conversion rate is the... Read More

Want More Sales? Write A Barry Bonds Sales Letter

I'm not a baseball fan. Never have been. In fact,... Read More

The Force That Drives Buying Decisions

What do people buy? They don't buy your wonderful presentation.... Read More

Stuff We Make Up About Our Prospects

? Go through the "no's" to get to "yes." ?... Read More

Dead Silence From Your Prospect: The Worst Sound Of All

Could this be the worst moment in your selling cycle?You've... Read More

How to Lose the Sale Quickly & Easily

Here are five sure-fire ways to guarantee you will not... Read More

Youve Got a Great Business, but Nobody Cares!

I would like to share a disturbing little secret with... Read More

Just Ask!

Instilling urgency in a prospective customer can make the difference... Read More

How to Write Testimonials that Sell CDs Like Magic

"Which is your best CD?"Ever get that question? My band... Read More

Marketing Conversations, And Conversation Stoppers

Where many marketing conversations get off-track are the ones you... Read More

15 Ways To Get Really Motivated

First, recognize that motivation is an inside job. The word... Read More

Define Your Best Customer

To be more effective at developing relationships, one should always... Read More

Give Up the Need to Sell

Most business people will tell you that selling is not... Read More

Instead of Discounting, Back Some Value Out of Your Proposal

Last minute discounting has become so prevalent that many companies... Read More

Wholesale Secrets Revealed: The Holy Grail Of Wholesale!

Like the legendary search for the Holy Grail, the cup... Read More

Warming Up To Cold Calls

Will you do just about anything, including sending out hundreds... Read More

Store Owners - Five Ideas to Increase Sales

1. Animate your window display.How often do you change your... Read More

Get the Most Out of Your Current Customer

The customers you already have could be your biggest lead... Read More

How to Acquire More Leads

The most effective prospecting techniques were revealed in the August... Read More

An Introductino to Insurance Lead Generation

It is vital that insurance salespeople have a steady stream... Read More

Top Seven Ways to Write An Order-Pulling Sales Letter

Ready to put your Web pages up? Ready to sell... Read More

Five Things More Important to Buyers than WHAT Youre Selling - I

Article I of a two-part series.No matter what customers say... Read More

YOUR Future Profits -- Protect Source With CARE

At 21 years, just out of Business College, I went... Read More