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sales

  1. B. Cole

    Sales forecasting question

    MARKETING 
    Happy Sunday Fastlaners. I'm gaging my target audience and setting up realistic expectations as I wait on others for progress on my product. Total compatible households for the item in the US are 5 million. Customers to benefit greatly from the product I feel are 3 million. But the real...
  2. Dunkafelics

    Creating Group For Practicing Sales Process

    MEETUPS 
    Hey all, So I've come up with an idea recently that I would like to get together with a few like minded people on the FLF forum who are actively selling products/services and would like to improve in specific areas. My goal would be to establish a group who can help each other out in tightening...
  3. M

    First job. Cold calling. Help?!

    MARKETING 
    Hey, I remembered this forum from a long time ago and that some of you guys might want to help me out a bit. I just got my first real job while still going to college. I need to call bank's clients and sell them credit cards, actually just make them come to the bank at a specific date and time...
  4. JustKris

    Creating profitable B2B webinars for INC 5000 companies...AMA

    EXECUTION AMA 
    What up, Fastlaners. I've gotten a ton of value from this forum over the years, especially from the awesome AMA threads by @SinisterLex and others. So this is a small opportunity to give back. What do I know about webinars? I'm not some guru or anything. I learned about creating webinars at my...
  5. Andy Black

    The first purchase is a test

    MARKETING 
    I like to offer something small(er) to get started. An offer they shouldn't be able to refuse. The first purchase is a test - both ways! I want them to feel they're getting value immediately. I want to pass *their* test so we can deepen the relationship. I also want to know whether they pay...
  6. maiko

    Hi, i'm new here and like to introduce myself

    INTRO 
    Hi, i'm a Belgian entrepeneur since 11yrs but caught on the Slowlane. We have a shop (b&m and online) with ecological paints and wallpapers but the job is time consuming (a lot of advice given to DIY'ers) and are also contracters in eco-painting houses. Our is company a cooperative and we are...
    • maiko
    • Thread
    • dedicated ecommerce fastlaner in the making introduction sales
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Introductions
  7. Andy Black

    Sales is a screening process

    MARKETING 
    "Find out as soon as possible whether the person in front of you sees the value in what you do, or just the cost." (Blaise Brosnan) One of the most influential people in my business career is a business consultant based here in Ireland. I could drop a nugget of his every single day he had so...
  8. A

    Part time job to build business skills

    Which evening/weekend part time jobs can help to build skills like sales, customer service etc. which eventually will give you more exposure to entrepreneurship/business? Currently in IT job Appreciate suggestions!
  9. ErictheRed

    What Are You Doing?

    General plans here... please post what you guys are doing to build businesses, learn new skills, and achieve your financial freedom every day (whatever financial freedom means to you). For me, I'm (1) Working a 9-5 sales job - for now - to learn how to build a business and sell, and (2)...
  10. U

    Who Needs a Sales Team?

    Hi Everyone, I am in Bali, Indonesia and I stumbled upon something yesterday. I met a women who does cold-calling sales here in the country. Specifically, she calls over 200 people a day and sells event space to them for the hospitality industry. In this work, she speaks only english, deals...
  11. AndreiR

    Bootstrapping my web development business by calling

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Day 1: Hey everyone, saw a few threads on forums of people posting their daily numbers- for example one guy set a goal to call 1000 people and documented it all (simply to get over the fear of calling, he didn't have anything to sell). Myself, I started a web development business and sales is...
  12. focusedlife

    The NEED Rule: Hustlers Addendum

    EXECUTION 
    Hi All, My name is Carlos and I'm a recovering sidewalking slowlaner. I'm nowhere near fastlane, however, I've managed to maintain a decent Freelance lifestyle working as a strategic marketing consultant and copywriter assassin for hire. Generally, I work with local small business types, but...
    • focusedlife
    • Thread
    • get started how to sell make money online need neediness negotiation negotiations pay the bills sales selling
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Process and Execution
  13. AlexLegault

    Where did you learn marketing, sales, copy?

    MARKETING 
    Hey guys, I've read a couple of books so far on copywriting and direct marketing (both by Dan Kennedy) and just recently finished an online copywriting course on Udemy. I'm just starting to apply my new skills but am wondering if you know any great sources or people to learn from when it comes...
  14. Rene Rannamägi

    28 years old and lot´s of business failures, now I plan to WIN.

    INTRO 
    My story is simple, my father started drinking, sold our assets and quitted his lawyer´s career. Eventually, he committed suicide because of the pressure he had created for himself while I was 6 years old. I started selling newspapers at age of 13 because I wanted pocket money. At 18-22 I did...
  15. Daniel Budai

    Best ways to find first marketing agency clients?

    SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING 
    Hi everyone, I really know this topic is overtalked, however, I'd like to ask for the help of experienced business owners in this. I'm starting my content marketing agency now (thebudaimedia.com > my apologies if it's not allowed to share this here) and want to get my first clients (my first...
    • Daniel Budai
    • Thread
    • agency cold email content marketing growing growing a service business marketing agency sales sales email social media social media marketing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Marketing Strategy
  16. bitsinmyblood

    Factors of impulse: FUJI

    MARKETING 
    When I returned to the mainland from some travel to my first home, Honolulu, I stopped and couch surfed at a "friend's" in Portland. It didn't work out, as most things don't when heroin is involved and that it came as a surprise! However, while I was there I took a job pounding the pavement...
  17. JahvonCreamCone

    I created a sales page for my ebook, how should I go about getting sales without a email list?

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Hey guys, hope everyone is doing well. I'm a total beginner here. I just finished creating a long form sales page for my book, which is now ready to be sold. I know my niche, I know who my customers are, and I know where to find them. The only problem is, my book is $100+, which isn't too...
  18. AustinEngy

    Engineering student with sales skills?

    INTRO 
    I read TMF over the course of a couple months (I'm a very slow reader) after feeling disgruntled by Tai Lopez and finding a forum where someone mentioned the book. Though I feel a lot of the information in the book was straight forward, I've found a number of bits that would help me determine...
  19. Empires

    How long did it take you to get your first sale?

    MARKETING 
    I quit my job in January of 2016, and on June 6th, 2017 I got my first sale. It took me a year and a half of trying and failing, and 3 different businesses, to get my first sale. But on my 4th business, it only took 1 day. Turns out it's a lot easier to sell when you sell something that...
  20. Saltwater CEO

    Ask better sales questions: the ADAPT Question technique

    MARKETING 
    The ADAPT question technique is a sequence of questions to better understand your client/buyer's current situation. ADAPT stands for assessment, discovery, activation, projection, transition. The ADAPT question technique is fully elaborated in this post: Startup Advice And Working From Your...
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