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9 Simple Steps to Successful Sales as a Solopreneur
No matter what kind of solopreneur business you have, if you want to be successful, you must accept—no, embrace—the fact that you’re in sales. Unfortunately, pushy and obnoxious salespeople have created a sleazy, cheesy stereotype, and the thought of selling makes some people queasy. However, today’s successful solopreneur salesperson is nothing like that!
Are You Scared to Death of Being Successful?
My last post was all about the ultimate objective of every business—to sell our products or services. If we don’t, we won’t stay in business!
So why do so many of us feel uncomfortable about selling? Because we’ve been on the receiving end of too many canned sales pitches delivered by pushy people who tried to force fit something down our throat! They weren’t at all interested in whether or not it was right for us!
Want to Know How to Boost Your Bottom Line?
Yogi Berra captured it perfectly: “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up someplace else!”
Unless you know what your objective is, you’re not going to achieve it. If you don’t know where you want to end up, you’ll have no idea how to get there. What direction to head. What steps to take. You won’t know if you’re on the right track. Instead, you’ll be lost.
Could These Problems Get in the Way of Your Success?
What do you do when you realize your solopreneur business has lost momentum? Sure, you still get clients from time to time, but the pace is really slow. You know you offer services that people need, so it isn’t that. But it’s something.