Quiz: What Kind of Sales Shoe Are You?

Have you ever wondered what type of saleswoman you are? It doesn't matter if you run your own company or sell for someone else ? it is extremely important to know what your style is. What does The Sales Diva mean here? Well ? let me throw my high heel... Read More

Small Business Computer Consulting Freeloaders? and How to Avoid Them

If you've been in the small business computer consulting industry for more than 10 minutes, you've probably already encountered a fair amount of freeloaders.Regardless of whether you call these folks moochers, tightwads, cheapskates, tire-kickers, cherry-pickers, or time vampires, left unchecked these vultures can wreak financial and emotional havoc on virtually... Read More

Its All in the Questions

Contrary to many of the books on how to be an effective salesperson, selling in today's market place is just the same as yesterday's. Goods and services are still being bought and sold. Success is still measured by how many sales you close and the profitability within each sale.So what... Read More

Knowing Your Customers; Closing the Sale

Just because your business is based in your home that doesn't mean you can afford to ignore the most important element of your success: sales. The bottom line is that your sales ability will make or break your business's future. Chances are, however, that unless you have a background in... Read More

The Quickest Way To Increase Your Sales

The quickest way to increase sales is to make things happen - not to let things happen. Let me explain.You can speed up the selling process and decrease the selling cycle time when you have a written game plan. Your game plan should include three key elements. These elements are... Read More

Three Secret Keys to Persuasion Magic

Just a few critical distinctions can supercharge your communication skills:1 Appeal To Peoplesī ValuesValues are the criteria by which people make sense of all the information they must process before making a decision. In simple terms, your values consist of what is most important to you.When you ask someone: what... Read More

The Five Most Common Mistakes Salespeople Make

Over the decades that I've been involved in sales, I've worked with tens of thousands of salespeople. Certain negative tendencies -- mistakes that salespeople make -- keep surfacing. Here are my top five. See to what degree you (or your sales force) may be guilty of them.Mistake Number One: Over... Read More

The Business of Closing the Sale Without Killing It

You must be able to coordinate your sales talk to service whatever step in the selling process the customer has arrived at in their mind.Remember, the five fundamental states of mind that comprises the selling process are curiosity, interest, conviction, desire, and decision and action.While you are giving your sales... Read More

Order Takers vs. Sales Professionals

As business owners we all know that in a ideal world prospects would just pick up the phone and give us an order ? but for most of us sales is not like that! Yes it would be utopia however have you considered the difference between order takers and sales... Read More

The ?Finding Common Ground? Sales Technique, Is A Myth!

Almost every book, manual, workshop or tape series teaching selling skills, will at one point suggest that you need to find something in com-mon with your prospective customer or client, in order to produce a trusting relationship. The thinking behind this suggestion is that if you find you have something... Read More

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The Power of Confidence

My experience has taught me that people want to buy... Read More

Sales Tips from Sales Masters

Dogs are great teachers of how to sell easier and... Read More

Date Your Customer!

Yes, you heard me right; I said "Date your clients!"... Read More

Ten Ways to Super Charge Your Sales

1. Add a no-fee interactive game to your web site.... Read More

Do You Fold Like A Taco?

Have you ever eaten a soft taco? The shell isn't... Read More

Sales Marketing: 10 Explosive Strategies To Amplify Your Sales

Marketing is a skill. Once you master it, you can... Read More

Follow-Up Marketing: How to Win More Sales with Less Effort

A study done by the Association of Sales Executives revealed... Read More

Getting Them to Buy: The Two Most Important Pieces to the Sales Pitch

Why are some sales pitches more persuasive than others? Are... Read More

11 Powerful Methods of Sales Lead Generation

Are you searching for new and innovative ways of sales... Read More

Pressure Washer Business; Cleaning Composite Decks

There is a new trend in the way wood decks... Read More

What Does It Take To WIN A Sale?

What to do when you win or lose.You have given... Read More

The Art of Backend Selling

The art of backend sellingThe backend sale can be more... Read More

The Canned Sales Pitch Myth

Canned or scripted sales approaches are rarely successful, because one... Read More

Successful Selling in 21 Steps

1. Dependability was chosen as the most important.2. Integrity was... Read More

Why ALL Sales Decisions Are Based On Emotion - Heres The Proof!

Have you ever gone into a newsagent, picked up a... Read More

How to Sound Just Like a Salesperson

Prospect - "So now that I've told you what we... Read More

Closing the Sale - It Doesnt Have To Be Uncomfortable

"The Close" is sales jargon for the bit where you... Read More

The Top Five Traits of a Successful Salesperson

If you're looking for a successful salesperson to hire, a... Read More

As They Approcah the Finish Line... The Winner Is?

Recently, right before I was about to deliver a motivational... Read More

The Art Of Persuasion: 7 Tips To Successfully Persuade Anyone

The saying "No man is an island" is an undeniable... Read More

Close More Sales With This Very Simple 3 Step Sales Process.

As Financial Services Sales Professional you need to build trust... Read More

10 Boundless Ways To Anchor Down More Sales

1. Multiply your marketing and advertising efforts on the Internet.... Read More

Body Language, Five Key Ingredients

When making your living in the sales industry, and working... Read More

10 Great Ways To Generate More Sales

1. Negotiate with e-zine publishers to get free or discounted... Read More

Woo the Buyers Limbic Mind or All Your Sales Efforts are Wasted

If you've driven yourself crazy trying to figure out why... Read More

Three Secret Keys to Persuasion Magic

Just a few critical distinctions can supercharge your communication skills:1... Read More

Nine Competencies of the Complete Sales Professional

Have you ever tried to explain to someone what you... Read More

Training for Trade Shows - 5 FAQs

Trade shows are so obvious. You go. You hand out... Read More

How To Achieve Excellence In Sales

Most people are always striving to better themselves. It's the... Read More

9 TIPS: Dont Sell Me - Persuade Me

We all have something in our past we believe someone... Read More

10 Ways To Improve Your Sales

1. Determine your current situation. How are you currently positioned... Read More

How to Maximize Sales by Minimizing Windshield Time

During the late 1980's I was a field sales representative... Read More

Build Rapport by Mirroring

Traditionally, salespeople look for something in the office that begs... Read More