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Close More Sales Without Selling!

Written by: Michael Beck

Article Overview: To me, being “sold” is when somebody convinces me to buy something – whether or not I really needed or wanted it. Have you ever been convinced by someone to buy something, maybe even against your better judgment, and then regretted having made the purchase?

Close More Sales Without Selling!

Let’s face it… No one likes to be “sold” something.

To me, being “sold” is when somebody convinces me to buy something – whether or not I really needed or wanted it. Have you ever been convinced by someone to buy something, maybe even against your better judgment, and then regretted having made the purchase? I’m willing to bet we’ve all experienced a situation like that. Maybe we were shopping for something, maybe we were just passing the time, or maybe we weren’t “doing” anything – we just happened to be waiting somewhere and somebody struck up a conversation with us. And as they talked to us they may have even started to become assertive or pushy. Or maybe they began using “techniques” on us – moving us (read that as manipulating us) ever closer to saying “Yes”. They kept us on the spot until we either said “Yes” or ran in the other direction as fast as we could. Either way, whether we said “Yes” or said “No”, the whole experience left a bad taste in our mouths.

No one likes to be “sold” something.

‘Yeah, but nothing happens until someone sells something, right?’

Well, that’s the way the saying goes, but we know that what it really means is that nothing happens until a purchase is made.

‘Blah, blah, blah… Isn’t this just a matter of semantics? Aren’t you just playing word games?’

No. This isn’t a matter of word games. The distinction between selling and buying is important to understand. People do not want to be “sold” things. They do not want to be “maneuvered” into a sale. Instead, they want to make a free choice to buy products and services.

‘OK, let’s say I believe there is a difference. How exactly does this apply to me? How could I change what I’m doing to close more sales (and get people to LIKE ME more)?’

Here’s the key to success: Since people want to feel that they’re freely choosing to buy, and you want them to choose to buy from you, then you need to be someone who people choose to do business with. This concept is at the core of business success. Let’s identify what causes people to want to do business with someone. First off, let’s acknowledge an important point. While it is important to be as knowledgeable as possible about your products and services, that knowledge is rarely the reason someone will choose to do business with you.

In truth, it’s WHO YOU ARE, rather than what you do or what you know, that persuades someone to buy from you. People will choose to do business with you because they like you, relate to you, and trust you.

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