Politicians, sales professionals, network marketers, insurance agents, colleagues, friends and family members all have an interest in you agreeing to their requests. So how do you know whether you have been manipulated unfairly or ethically persuaded? Also, is there a direct correlation between your ability to persuade others and the level of income you receive? Read on to find out now!

The customers you already have could be your biggest lead source, and you may not even realize it.

The main reason why 95% of online businesses fail is because of poor sales letter. Write your sales letter with an Individual in mind; think as if you are writing personally to them. People love to read good stories, tell them stories that illustrate a point you are trying to make.

Costly CRM or Customer Relationship Management software has not delivered results. Organizations have paid high user fees with out getting the return on investment. This article shows why financial return is nebulous and delivers cost favorable alternatives to high priced CRM applications. The article introduces the open source community which offers Free CRM and Free Sales Software with no licensing fees, and that is available today.

Employing Effective Sales Techniques When selling anything, there are 5 basic stages of action that a salesperson must induce from a potential customer to make that sale. After you�ve obtained your lead, be sure to follow these guidelines. They are: * Attention: You must get the potential customer focused on your product through prospecting or advertising. * Interest: Now you must keep their attention and develop their need to know more; this is often done through an...

DOES IT SOMETIMES SEEM AS THOUGH DECISION MAKERS are residing in a gated community? Learn how to bypass gatekeepers (GK) � those professionals who �guard� the decision makers and often run interference for them � to get in front of decision makers (DM).

We all know the feeling of going out to make our cold calls, only to be shot down by the person at the front desk who looks at us as nothing more than a solicitor.

Trade shows are one of the best ways to market your products or services and advertise your business to interested buyers

Do you want a low cost way to generate more customers for your business. This article provides six simple steps to get customers to come to you.

How to price garage sale items is always a source of concern. If your pricing is too high, then the stuff won't sell, pricing that is low means poor profits. What you want is a nice balance so that you will get the most money for your garage sale items, and leave you with a cleaner house too. The purpose of this article is to give you a couple of quick ideas that will help you determine good garage sale pricing levels so your items will sell and produce the best possible ...