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The Top Six Tips for Telephone Sales Training

By Terry Stanfield

It has never been more important than it is now to utilize good telephone sales training. The proper instruction will assist your sales staff in feeling more at ease about calling customers which will increase their sales. The proper instruction will also increase your team's proficiency level which will lead to more and higher sales.

What follows are the top six tips for telephone sales training which will include: educating your team on the fundamentals of successful cold calling, the most effective use of scripts, how to overcome objections appropriately, dealing with call reluctance, and how to properly qualify sales leads.

Tip number one to effectively train your sales staff on how to cold call is giving them the fundamentals of effectual sales calls. If your team is lacking in basic fundamental skills they are more likely to become disheartened and quit.

The second requirement to increase sales with training is teaching your salespeople the best way to use scripts. It is very important that they do not sound like they are reading from a script, yet they need to be able to cover all the important points with each prospective customer.

The third requirement for effective sales training is instructing your salespeople on overcoming objections. Handling objections is an important part of every sales call and knowing how to overcome objections is a key indicator of a successful salesperson.

The fourth requirement to increase sales with training is teaching your salespeople how to handle call reluctance. Once a salesperson masters this skill they are able to make more phone calls, more consistently and that leads to increased results.

The fifth key for effective sales training is showing them how to qualify their leads. Learning to properly qualify sales leads can save a lot of time and effort and allow your sales team to focus on the customers that are most likely to make a purchase.

The sixth and concluding rule for effective sales training is helping them understand the value of hearing the word "no". Once they understand how valuable this one thing is, they will look forward to making their sales calls and tracking how many "no's" they hear each day.

Properly utilizing these six tips for telephone sales training will facilitate increased sales and profits. Suitable education about making sales calls creates the distinction between achievement and disappointment, more than ever throughout hard economic times. If you do not have the necessary expertise to offer this training for your salespeople yourself, it is important that you obtain the help of a professional if you want your business and your sales team to succeed.

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The Perfect Time for Getting Paid to do Online Surveys - NOW!

By EJ Marley

Getting Paid to do Online Surveys is popular - Now more then ever. Times are tough, so a lot of people are searching for ways to make ends meet. This can be done by filling out online surveys. But there are some things you need to watch out for.

Paid surveys will be offered to you based on your demographics. To get started, you will register with a number of survey companies. Paid surveys will then be offered to you by these companies. This will be based on your age, sex, race, where you live, and income level.

As compensation, those who do the surveys receive cash, or are entered into a sweepstake offered by the survey company. Sweepstakes winners receive merchandise, cash prizes, or a combination of both.

There are thousands of people getting paid to do online surveys, because there are millions of surveys offered on the Internet. Most pay only a few dollars, but it can add up to steady income. It's important to invest your time doing the highest paying surveys. Also, work only with reputable companies.

You should be aware of this - Frequently while you are filling out a survey, you will be asked to fill out another one. This is based on an answer to a previous question. This can happen several times during one survey.

While this is income and definitely adds up, it does require more of your time. You may have agreed to do a 15 minute survey. But it becomes an hour long task. Always allow adequate time before sitting down to do paid surveys.

If you plan to make money by getting paid to do online surveys, try to deal with reputable companies. There are a lot of very good companies online, but there are fraudulent ones too. The rule of thumb is; Never give out your credit card number, and never pay for anything.

You are providing a valuable service to the survey companies. They are to compensate you for your time and efforts. They have NO right to ask you for money. Any survey company that asks you for money will NEVER pay you for filing out the survey.

You will sometimes find when you try to collect your money, that that survey company no longer exists. When in doubt, check with the Better Business Bureau before investing your time.

The best and safest way to begin getting paid to do online surveys is to join a survey membership site. You will need to pay a one time fee which should be $40 or less. In exchange you will get unlimited access to their database of legitimate survey companies.

The survey companies found in their database are honest and pay well. Your membership also provides you access to their members only forum. That's where you can discuss and learn about survey companies other members have dealt with while getting paid to do online surveys.

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Could you Save for a Car in One Year?

By Joan K. Sullivan

Purchasing a vehicle is a big deal. It doesn't matter who you are, it is going to take some time and thought. They cost so much that most people aren't willing to just go out and buy whatever car they think looks good. Most people finance cars and probably think it's near impossible to pay for one up front in cash.

If you want to avoid this high purchase, you could buy a used car. These are usually cheaper and can be as low as a couple thousand dollars. You could buy a junk car for a few hundred dollars and fix it up.

When you buy a new car, there are a few advantages. If you pay in cash, you can save a lot. If you buy a $75,000 car in cash, you would save a lot if you didn't finance it over a few years. Most people can't even afford to finance a $75,000 car. If you wanted to buy a car that cost $18,000, could save for it in a year?

First, it will depend on your salary. If you make less than $25,000 a year, there will probably be no way to buy it because even if you were able to save every penny, you still have to pay taxes on it. It will also depend on how much you spend every month.

If you don't pay for any living expenses or anything else, someone is paying for them. If you went and bought a brand new car while not paying for anything, you wouldn't be being very respectful towards whoever was paying for you. In this case, you should buy a meager used car and save for a house or education.

Is it ever possible to save $18,000 for a car? Let's say you live in your own apartment and rent is about $700 a month. You have no cable and only use your cell phone, no land line. You live on Ramen noodles and beans, never go out, and save every penny possible.

You make a healthy $35,000 a year paying about 20% in taxes making your after tax income about $28,000 a year. If after rent of $8,400 a year can survive on $1,600, then sure, you can afford an $18,000 car?

This is possible, but only if you are willing to live on scraps with no social life. You'd have to spend your free time trying to come up with more ways to save money. If you make a lot more than that, it would be a lot easier. For those of us who don't have high salaries, just take a few more years, for your own sake.

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