Shut Up - OR You Gonna Lose The Sale!

Today’s post will be a short one. I’ll make it snappy.

I want to touch on a sales bad habit of mine. I swear to you.

I’m trying to change actually. And I’m pretty sure many of you are making this very same mistake - over and over again.

What is it?

It’s a very bad example of salesmanship.

That’s the tendency to over sell.

Imagine when you do your pitch…assuming they respond positively to you…and you had them nodding your head in agreement…then go for the kill

Don’t keep staying there…talking and talking.

Shut the hell up - and MOVE!

That’s why it is important to ask them questions.

Do they understand the benefits? Are they clear? Do they agree with you? These are important because you engage them. And you can observe their body language. If they are for you - or against you?

When you sense you have them in the bag - go for it! Don’t wait. Don’t talk more than is necessary.

Get the contract signed. And bugger off.

Talk more and you risk them losing interest. And off they go. No more money for you!

A Simple Trick To Persuade Someone Who Doesn’t Want To Be Persuaded

Persuasion is an integral part of salesmanship. Because if you want to get your prospects to buy your product or get your service - you want to persuade him that it is only in their interest to do so.

And obviously persuasion is a huge topic with a wide array of strategies you can use. So today I’m going to touch on just one.

A simple trick actually. As always. And also very sneaky. =)

So what exactly is the trick I’m talking about?

Let me first tell you a story…

I was away in Vietnam with my girl friend a while back, in part to holiday and in part to find business partners.

As foreigners, we stand out from the rest of the crowd.  Even when we are Asians like them, the Vietnamese sure knows a foreigner when they see one.

And that makes us prime targets for street sellers!

One day, while me and my girlfriend were walking along a crowed Hanoi Street, 2 ladies immediately appeared in front of us out of nowhere.