HTSS189 - Is sales a good career to get started in - Scott Sylvan Bell

<p>Would sales be a good career for me?</p> <p>A common phrase that comes up in Google is "Is sales a good career to get started in". This is something sales trainers and sales experts get asked as well. Know that sales is a great service to be involved with. You get to help people with problems and issues they face. </p> <p>Common fears about sales </p> <ul><li>There is always the fear about taking advantage of people – you don’t have to do this</li> <li>Living on commission</li> <li>Asking for the sale</li> </ul> <p>What you get to take with you for life. When you know how to sell, you get whatever you want. </p> <ul><li>How to ask for what you want</li> <li>Negotiation</li> <li>Better confidence</li> <li>Ability to speak in front of a crowd</li> <li>Talk yourself out of stations</li> <li>Up your income</li> <li>You get a better understanding of people</li> </ul> <p>Sales is a great career, you can move to different positions and or locations:</p> <ul><li>Industries</li> <li>Services</li> <li>Locations</li> </ul> <p>Systematized sales processes can be used in multiple locations. Here is what you may have to put up with:</p> <ul><li>The learning curve</li> <li>Management -</li> <li>Product changes -</li> <li>No set or guaranteed pay – there is the opposite and a huge upside</li> <li>Unethical people</li> </ul> <p>Who sales is not for</p> <ul><li>Liars, cheats and frauds – they will always be in the industry (that’s the list)</li> <li>3%</li> </ul> <p>Where can you learn</p> <ul><li>Network marketing (MLM)</li> <li>Start small think in terms of a low dollar item</li> <li>Look a place good reputation</li> <li>2nd party sales – garage sales, FB market, craigslist</li> </ul> <p>Focus -</p>