Comments on: Dear Shama…Help! I Hate Selling http://www.afterthelaunch.com/2007/11/16/dear-shamahelp-i-hate-selling/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:29:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Shama http://www.afterthelaunch.com/2007/11/16/dear-shamahelp-i-hate-selling/#comment-333 Shama Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:40:23 +0000 http://www.afterthelaunch.com/2007/11/16/dear-shamahelp-i-hate-selling/#comment-333 Rich- Thank you for those insightful remarks! I think you summed it up very well- "People love to buy, but they hate to be sold to." Rich-

Thank you for those insightful remarks!

I think you summed it up very well- “People love to buy, but they hate to be sold to.”

]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.afterthelaunch.com/2007/11/16/dear-shamahelp-i-hate-selling/#comment-332 Rich Brooks Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:27:05 +0000 http://www.afterthelaunch.com/2007/11/16/dear-shamahelp-i-hate-selling/#comment-332 Shama, That's great advice. So often people think that selling is about pulling the wool over someone's eyes. I've always thought that it's about helping people find solutions, whether they're your own solutions or someone else's. If you continually say to yourself, "how can I help you (the person you're speaking with)," you'll find people who want to buy from you. People love to buy, but they hate to be sold to. I'd also recommend that this person invest some time in marketing: blogging, podcasting, setting up profiles at LinkedIn and Facebook and the like. Although that may not create business today, it will sow the seeds for tomorrow. Shama,

That’s great advice. So often people think that selling is about pulling the wool over someone’s eyes. I’ve always thought that it’s about helping people find solutions, whether they’re your own solutions or someone else’s. If you continually say to yourself, “how can I help you (the person you’re speaking with),” you’ll find people who want to buy from you.

People love to buy, but they hate to be sold to.

I’d also recommend that this person invest some time in marketing: blogging, podcasting, setting up profiles at LinkedIn and Facebook and the like. Although that may not create business today, it will sow the seeds for tomorrow.

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