You, Too, Can be a Salesperson

Written by C.J. Hayden


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But that'srepparttar catch, isn't it? You think there's a lot at stake. What if you don't getrepparttar 137913 contract,repparttar 137914 client,repparttar 137915 money? So you makerepparttar 137916 conversation overly significant, put on your marketing face and your selling voice, speak someone else's words... andrepparttar 137917 result is anything but direct and authentic. What impact does this have onrepparttar 137918 person you're speaking with? The opposite of a direct approach is an indirect one: devious, underhanded, sneaky (check your thesaurus). The opposite of authentic is inauthentic: phony, fraudulent, insincere. Isn't this exactly what you have always been afraid of -- sounding like a used car salesman or telemarketer reading a script? Scripts are for rehearsals. In a meeting or onrepparttar 137919 phone, keep some talking points in front of you, but don't read. Every word should be one you would use in normal conversation -- use instead of utilize; fix instead of rectify; help instead of facilitate. Get torepparttar 137920 point quickly, and tellrepparttar 137921 truth about it. "I'm just calling to introduce myself," is not only an ineffective pproach, it's a lie. Show a sincere interest in people by asking questions about their goals and problems. When you see a place where your business can help, don't hesitate to say so. Be respectful of people's time and really listen to what they say. Respond to what you heard instead of continuing torepparttar 137922 next item on your agenda. Don't be afraid to toot your own horn while staying true to who you are. But these are just tips for changing your behavior. The real key is in your attitude. If you can recognize that being indirect, inauthentic, or attached torepparttar 137923 outcome is causing you to lose sales instead of make them, you'll have a powerful incentive to do things differently.

C.J. Hayden is the author of Get Clients NOW! Thousands of business owners and salespeople have used her simple sales and marketing system to double or triple their income. Get a free copy of "Five Secrets to Finding All the Clients You'll Ever Need" at http://www.getclientsnow.com


How to Price Your eBook

Written by Dan Meiyers


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After you figure out your goal, you must figure out what your audience's need is for your ebook. For example, does your book solve a particular problem? If it does, and solves it in a way that hasn't been written about in one hundred other ebooks, you will be able to achieve high sales at a high price. If your book solves a problem or answers questions in a new and unique way, you should price your book as high as you can go. You will achieve larger profits this way, but bring in fewer customers. Just make surerepparttar question or problem that your book solves is one that is important and relevant torepparttar 137893 majority of your market audience. If your ideas are not common knowledge, or you are presenting a brand new technique, you will be able to sell books at a high price. Just be prepared for your competition to undercut you on price as soon as they hear about your book.

Keep in mind thatrepparttar 137894 above pricing strategy is temporary. Eventually, you will cease to sell books at this high price. So figure out in advance how long you plan to offer your ebook at this high price, and when that time is up, change your pricing strategy.

If you want to see large profits over customer draw, aim for an audience that is looking for easy solutions to their problems at a low price. If your book is aimed at solving one particular problem rather than general advice, then you can charge more. Start atrepparttar 137895 highest pricerepparttar 137896 market will bear to bring inrepparttar 137897 largest profits, and plan to discountrepparttar 137898 book a number of times throughoutrepparttar 137899 year.

Marketing Strategies

The key that unlocksrepparttar 137900 sales potential of your ebook is to find a single sentence that becomes your selling handle. This sentence states what question or problem your book answers andrepparttar 137901 benefits your ebook can provide. Then be sure to use that sentence in every piece of sales and promotional material, and every time anyone asks you about your ebook.

Besides promoting your books assiduously online, there are several other strategies that can help you sell more books.

One is to give something away for free with your book, such as a valuable bonus item. Or bundle several ebooks under one price, which lowersrepparttar 137902 price for each ebook if they were sold separately.

An effective technique for figuring out a price is to send out a survey to your current customers. If these customers have already bought an ebook from you, ask for their opinion in terms of price. Do this by creating a sales page forrepparttar 137903 new book, but don't include a price on that page. Instead, add a number of links to survey questions that ask pointed questions to aid you in assigning a price to your ebook.

Another strategy is to test out prices by creating a number of duplicate sales pages with different prices on each page. Make sure your sales copy is exactlyrepparttar 137904 same on every page, and includes your selling-handle sentence. Then figure out for each pagerepparttar 137905 conversion ratio between visitors to your site and sales of your book. This will tell you what your optimum price is.

Ultimately, if you've written a book that solves a problem or presents a new technique, your book will bring in both traffic and profits. So be sure to write that selling-handle sentence that sums up what problem your book solves and whatrepparttar 137906 benefits of your book will be torepparttar 137907 customers who purchase it. And then watch your market come to you!

Dan Meiyers info@emarketingbooks.com

Ebook Marketing Revealed http://www.emarketingbooks.com/ebooksecrets


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