[nabentre] learning how to sell?

Thu Feb 20 14:50:59 UTC 2014

Brandon there are 2 different types of Sales people out there. It is born in you and the ones that have to train to sell.
Speaking from experience. My dad was in sales for the Bell Phone Company then it merged to AT&T and then the split and split, now we have all kinds of Phone and cell, and other companies. He was in Management but never the less in Sales
>From there came myself in sales, from the time I could walk as they say. I was a girl scout, sold cookies, did paper routes, worked in Sales offices of all different areas from doing cleaning companies to working in the office of Health Insurance Companies, and my last job prior to becoming blind, I worked in sales but as an Administrative Assistant for the owner of a small electronic company here on Long Island, and also had to manage the sales team that worked all over the country, even after losing my vision, I am still in sales but with my own company as a travel agent.
My sister is also a manager of Sleepy's in Delaware, and now my daughter who is 3rd generation in my family has the sales in her blood went from being a day care worker is now in sales with a very large car care company having her own district here on Long Island.
And there's the ones who learn from going to school. Being a Sales person whether it is working at a fast food place, or on the phone, or owning your own business, you have to love it, and be a people person, emphasizing.
What I can recommend is  going to school for business, if you are meant to be a sales person, you will find out in your heart and head.
I work some days from 6AM - 8PM, finding destinations for my clients, but finding the destination and selling it to the person is another story.
Learn the product first that you are selling inside and out, sell what you know and like, if you don't like what you are selling find something else to sell, or maybe it is the person selling the product. Not everyone is meant to be a sales person.
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> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:15:17 -0800
> From: brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
> To: nabentre at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabentre] learning how to sell?
> 
> Hello,
> I am wondering what is a good way for me to learn how to sell?
> I have been reading books on starting a business and everyone agrees the 
> skill everyone needs to succeed is the skill to sell. I would like to 
> know where would be the best training I can get?
> 
> There are two options I can think of. If there are others, I would love 
> to know.
> 1. Get hired as a salesman in one of
> these <http://www.sellingpower.com/2013/50-best-companies-to-sell-for/> 
> companies.
> 2. Join an MLM group and sell their product/s.
> 
> I would like to do the first one because I would rather not deal with my 
> friends or people who I already know and potentially lose their 
> friendship because they trusted me and I said they should buy a product.
> I'm just not sure how one would go about getting a job in one of those 
> above companies as a low level salesman. Also, I have no idea what 
> company has good training, other than what it says on the little blurb 
> above.
> 
> As for network marketing, I'm not sure how valuable it is that one 
> believes in the product in order to sell it. Through a series of events 
> I got involved with World Financial Group and saw that it is a super 
> supportive MLM. I have been attending their trainings and I really like 
> them, but I'm now at the point to where I need to start selling to my 
> friends. I don't believe life insurance is for students at all and I 
> think the products they sell are just way too much upkeep for any person 
> to manage over their whole life. On top of that, their mission is to 
> educate families about personal finance, but most people have been in 
> WFG for under 2 years. There is no way in the world that someone can 
> become a competent financial adviser in 2 years. No way no how. So 
> although I love the marketing classes, I don't believe in the product at 
> all. On another note, the trainers at WFG have really gone out of their 
> way to make sure everything has been in an accessible format. My trainer 
> is really passionate about having the first blind person in the area 
> under his teem. I'm not sure if that is something I'll get anywhere 
> else. I looked at MLM groups at:
> this website 
> <http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizopportunities/categories/net.html>
> but none looked like something I know anything about or that sparked an 
> interest with me.
> I think this is kind of crazy, me looking for a network marketing 
> business, but currently I think it will be the simplest and fastest way 
> for me to get some sales under my belt with a trainer behind me.
> 
> What are other people's suggestions for breaking into sales? I am really 
> passionate about technology and many people have told me that I should 
> work for APH, Hims, Human Wair, Freedom scientific or one of those 
> companies. But not only do I doubt they will higher me, I think that is 
> too specialized a field and I'm not sure how well such narrow training 
> will translate to me starting my own business.
> Let me say that I'm only looking for a place to get to the top sales 
> spot and hold it for a couple years. I'm not doing it really for the 
> money, just the education and experience.
> Thank you,
> 
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> 
> 
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