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  1. Itizn

    What would you do?

    MINDSET 
    After writing out this thread and editing, it ended up being a bit of a brain-dump. I was hoping to check in with the forum to see what you can discern from the below summary of my exploits over the last few years. I've just about settled back in the U.S. (NYC) after three years living...
  2. Itizn

    Building a Home Services Business

    EXECUTION 
    This month I moved back to the U.S. after being gone for three years and operating my first ever business, an online one. With this gained experience I want to implement the skills developed towards an in-person business and after some thinking I have decided to move forward with a home services...
  3. Itizn

    Following-Up with Prospects

    MARKETING 
    This thread was inspired by a brief chat with @Andy Black about how to follow-up with people you've spoken to that have demonstrated interest in your product or service. We both agreed on the following: - A follow up should be brief and easy to illicit a reaction to. - Do not come off as needy...
  4. Itizn

    How do you understand yourself?

    MINDSET 
    Deep title and question I know. Recently I've been thinking a lot about how so many successful people got to the top because they knew who they were, deep at their core, and used that to their advantage. Doing this by focusing and developing their competencies while delegating and isolating...
  5. Itizn

    WhatsApp Marketing

    SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 
    I've turned to WhatsApp for reaching companies and individuals in countries I have a hard time reaching out to through the conventional methods. My "weapon" of choice is telephone, but the aforementioned difficulty in reaching these companies, along with time zone differences just makes it...
  6. Itizn

    One of those ruts.

    MINDSET 
    ...Where the market is either engaging with you in a negative connotation or not providing any real feedback. Not referring to complete strangers, as a lot of them already know me. That being said, dealing with the silence and absence of engagement is a hard pill to swallow no matter how many...
  7. Itizn

    Audio/Head set Issue

    OFF-TOPIC 
    My laptop won't detect my headset properly. In order to have audio recorded/detected, I need to play with the sound interface on my headset, where the wiring is. And even then the sound is all choppy and unreliable. However when I use the headset on my cell phones, I can record and be heard...
  8. Itizn

    European FL members, question for you guys

    American here, but expanding my reach into the European market. My question is, how do the major cities reach out to one another via phone? For example in U.S., virtually all phone providers permit calls to Canada as part of your plan. But taking the E.U. into consideration, if someone is in...
  9. Itizn

    Cringe thread

    MINDSET 
    Writing this post for past me and for future newbies coming in with doubts. Being afraid of looking foolish or inexperienced is a major factor for not taking action. Here are some of the things I felt like an idiot for after they initially happened, but that's how I learned. - Tried selling...
  10. Itizn

    What does it mean to be an entrepeneur?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    In your eyes or words. In this day and age that title is tossed around quite a bit. But along the way perhaps the meaning has deviated as well. You hear youtubers, influencers, and high performing sales reps on linkedin call themselves that, but is it accurate? What distinguishes self...
  11. Itizn

    Have you ever sold to someone after a poor first impression?

    EXECUTION FTE 
    So I'm still very new and raw in my industry despite having several prospects interested in my inventory. I say this to stress the fact I am far from an expert and am hardly anything other than a novice. That being said I've had some sales calls with CEO's and decision makers and this most...
  12. Itizn

    Selling businesses

    Not sure if anyone has made a thread about this but. I've come across a few business owners who have mentioned looking to sell (or retire), which isn't really my service, but as always got to keep my eyes and ears peeled. Any basics to take into consideration? How to determine whether its a...
  13. Itizn

    Selling a specialty truck

    EXECUTION 
    The past few months I've been engaged in finding buyers and sellers for specific equipment within the oil and gas market. It hasn't worked out well up to now, as I'm generally finding more sellers than buyers, but this thread will document my latest attempt: Getting a specialty truck (2 in...
  14. Itizn

    Had to call it quits today.

    EXECUTION NOTABLE! 
    Well, one of those threads no one wants to make. Basically the dream came to a sudden halt today, flew too close to the sun and got burned. My last year plus failed to produced enough tangible success and it's time to go back to the slowlane for the time being. General details are that I...
  15. Itizn

    Who sells predominantly to baby boomers?

    MARKETING 
    Recently been immersed in an industry with a massive talent shortage, as the younger generations are not as enamored with the work anymore. This means a lot of the people I'm looking to sell to are close to retirement age. We all know baby boomers have access to the most income in the...
  16. Itizn

    Sales Pros: Question when selling to those who aren't the decision maker.

    EXECUTION 
    I sell a product that ranges in the low to mid 4 figure price tag. I have a niche audience and operate entirely with outbound. There's someone in my pipeline who is clearly ready to buy and wants to purchase, the problem being that he's just an employee. After several conversations with him...
  17. Itizn

    Has anybody had this issue (sleep related)

    HEALTH 
    Every morning when I awake, I almost feel completely paralyzed for a period of time before I can physically get out of bed and start my day. This morning was one of the longer ones, maybe 60 minutes. I'm not actually asleep at this time, and I can still toss and turn and adjust my covers, but my...
  18. Itizn

    Alarming inner quality

    MINDSET 
    I've thought about this for a while but never really talked anywhere about it. Since I was a teenager in high school, up until now (27) I've always noticed an unsettling theme in my life when it came to getting things done. I only got them done when it was minutes to midnight and failure was no...
  19. Itizn

    Has anyone used Fiver for lead generation?

    A few times here I've read how you should outsource whatever you can. I personally find lead generation to be some of the most annoying part of sales and clearly one I can delegate. I've never hired a freelancer or used fiver. Does anyone have any experience with this? Or is there a better...
  20. Itizn

    My emails are getting bounced back

    Hello all, I've been sending targeted cold emails to prospects but have noticed several are bouncing. This has occurred both when sending to individuals with emails acquired from sites like hunter and even the as advertised emails on company websites like info@xyz.com In these instances do I...
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