Introduction to my thoughts about selling

Whether we like or acknowledge it we are selling every moment of every day of our lives.


We learn as children that in order to "get" something we need to do something special. We cannot just ask. Asking usually elicites a NO answer. So we learn to frame our request in a manner that makes it easier and quicker to get a YES answer.


Every day we are exposed to strangers, family members, work colleagues, bosses, etc. Every day we will ask some or all of them for "something". In order to achieve this with a minimum of fuss and a maximum chance of success, we SELL. We frame our words, our actions, our arguments to benefit our chances of obtaing what it is we want.


MY passions are photography, travel, and fish farming. I want to earn money from my photos. I need to be able to have enough money to travel. I have to sell the fish that I farm.


Currently I am the Country Head for the Middle East's most successful provider of eRecruitment solutions. This is my "paid" sales job.


This blog, i hope, will touch on the many, varied, and exciting aspects of the sales process. Hopefully one or some of these tips will help one or some of you to achieve a goal easier and quicker.


I seek your input and your questions. Thoughts and ideas are generated through discussion and discussion ultimately ought to lead to action.


edward