Stop Selling NOW!!

Mangozoom · 03-02-2009, 02:17 PM

About 3 weeks ago I read a post in here from someone talking about the marketing mindset and the fact that we should STOP SELLING but focus more on helping our site visitors by providing solutions ... quite subtle but I got it

Anyway whoever it was A BIG THANK YOU

I have changed a couple of my sites to reflect this ... and it has really worked for me.

My list sign ups and sales from the sites involved improved immediately.

John

Brad Gosse · 03-02-2009, 03:05 PM

It's so true. My motto is not to sell people but to help them make an informed buying decision.

Congrats on your improvements.

ObsidianKnight · 03-02-2009, 03:10 PM

I always thought that was a core aspect of proper salesmanship.

Perhaps my many years of sales training was wrong? All this time I could have been just selling products that I don't trust just to sell them. Man did I miss that boat.

Sarcasm aside. I will not sell products for the sake of selling them. I always try to offer my customers quality products that I believe in. I know I am an Idealist right.

But I am also a realist in that regardless of how shiny new a product is, if you sell it to someone, if it does not solve their problem, it will be the last time you sell it to that customer.

SeanyG · 03-02-2009, 03:13 PM

Great to hear!!!

What did you change that made such a big impact?

Mangozoom · 03-02-2009, 04:01 PM

Language and words where my main changes.

Obsidians irony is especially relevant to me actually as I know this stuff offline and have plenty of face to face selling time where I would use this mindset.

Guess my overall change is just getting the same mindset for my online business.

Sometimes the obvious still needs to be understood

John

hollierae · 03-02-2009, 04:57 PM

I am glad that it is working for you. I know that I will only recommend products that I am using or have used myself.

03-02-2009, 02:17 PM	#1
Mangozoom Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 991 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 55 Thanked 171 Times in 97 Posts Social Networking	Stop Selling NOW!! About 3 weeks ago I read a post in here from someone talking about the marketing mindset and the fact that we should STOP SELLING but focus more on helping our site visitors by providing solutions ... quite subtle but I got it Anyway whoever it was A BIG THANK YOU I have changed a couple of my sites to reflect this ... and it has really worked for me. My list sign ups and sales from the sites involved improved immediately. John

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Brad Gosse Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Orangeville, Ontario Posts: 2,906 Thanks: 1,311 Thanked 1,071 Times in 567 Posts Social Networking	Re: Stop Selling NOW!! It's so true. My motto is not to sell people but to help them make an informed buying decision. Congrats on your improvements.
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ObsidianKnight HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: My New Log Cabin in the Hills Posts: 210 Thanks: 38 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts Social Networking	Re: Stop Selling NOW!! I always thought that was a core aspect of proper salesmanship. Perhaps my many years of sales training was wrong? All this time I could have been just selling products that I don't trust just to sell them. Man did I miss that boat. Sarcasm aside. I will not sell products for the sake of selling them. I always try to offer my customers quality products that I believe in. I know I am an Idealist right. But I am also a realist in that regardless of how shiny new a product is, if you sell it to someone, if it does not solve their problem, it will be the last time you sell it to that customer.
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SeanyG Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 741 Thanks: 282 Thanked 43 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Stop Selling NOW!! Great to hear!!! What did you change that made such a big impact?

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Mangozoom Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 991 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 55 Thanked 171 Times in 97 Posts Social Networking	Re: Stop Selling NOW!! Language and words where my main changes. Obsidians irony is especially relevant to me actually as I know this stuff offline and have plenty of face to face selling time where I would use this mindset. Guess my overall change is just getting the same mindset for my online business. Sometimes the obvious still needs to be understood John

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hollierae Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Stop Selling NOW!! I am glad that it is working for you. I know that I will only recommend products that I am using or have used myself.
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