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I always liked sales, of course I worked on commission for a while, so that definitely helps. I just looked at it like a game, it's your job to gain the upper hand in the conversation and make the sale. There's a lot of factors that go into closing a sale, like reading the person and knowing which product to push. You have to read the situation and decide how to push the product once you've decided which on to push. You have to gauge the costomers tolerance for sales, and if tolerance is low, you have to work harder to disquise you technique. I know some guys who worked at the place place I did who went with the "I'll just invoice it and not tell them it's extra, and they won't have the guts to tell me no" approach, an approach which I loathed. But I went with a more up front, informative, and supportive approach. An approach which is equally effective on a wider variety of people.

I don't look at sales as a sleazy art or job, if it's done right. I certainly have seen my share of sleazy salesmen/women in my day whom you can tell within 3 seconds that they're obviously working for commission. But if done properly, a good sales approach that is executed properly can be beneficial to all people involved.

I know what you mean about the cheesy lines, and I would try to stay away from those. I'm more of a work it in conversation kind of guy, be friendly (genuinely, not fabricated), and be compassionate to their needs and capacities at the time and you just might find that they need what you're selling, or maybe they show an interest. See, the problem is, most people pretend like they don't give a **** because they sense that you don't give a **** about what your selling. You can only sell what you believe in.

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