Dissecting the Successful Cold Call

by Valerie Schlitt, President of VSA, Inc.

When you’re the one who receives the cold call, what is the sales person doing to create success?

Introduction You’re deep into your work and the phone rings. Someone wants to sell you something. You think to yourself, ‘Another sales person? Talking to this person is the last thing I want to do right now,’ and you begin to hang up.

Analysis: Less than 25% - and more like 10% - of cold calls reach the decision maker on a single try. Equally importantly, recipients never expect a cold call and want to end the call almost immediately.

It is critical that the sales person be respectful and quickly present a compelling statement about why they are calling, without being too eager.

Conversation The sales person starts talking about something you’ve already been thinking about, or something you might actually want to learn more about.

Analysis: About 20% of decision makers will have an interest in continuing a conversation. The best prospects are familiar with the product or service and already want to buy it. But, a good caller can also pique the interest of those who ‘might’ have a need.

An overly-persistent caller will annoy those with no interest, denigrate the brand, and waste time.

Conversation, continued While you’re interested, this is just not the right time. Besides, you need some proof the company is legitimate before you agree to meet. You ask for more information.

Analysis: About 90% of decision makers who ask for more information simply want to get off the phone. A good sales person can tell when the decision maker might have true interest. Otherwise, sending more information is a waste of time and money.

Conversation, continued You and the sales person talk a bit about your needs. The sales person learns that you are involved in the decision making process.

Analysis: Yes, all good sales people ask for the appointment first. No experienced cold caller resorts immediately to ’sending more information.’ However, despite what some sales courses say, often a decision maker requires documentation before agreeing to a meeting.

The sales person always tries to send information directly to the decision maker and not to an assistant or secretary. (Sometimes the gatekeeper is the only way in the door, however.)

Email This sales person sends you a professional email, from an account that is not Yahoo or Hotmail and attaches a professionally created PDF. A website address is included.

Analysis: A generic email address is an automatic red flag. Companies who do not have web sites, likewise, reduce their credibility.

Conversation, continued The sales person calls you back, at the agreed upon time. This time, you pick up the phone and are ready to talk. The sales person references prior notes, showing they remember you.

Analysis: Who knows? You might become a client.

What went right?

1) Got quickly to the point, so you didn’t hang up first. 2) Asked questions to confirm that you were truly interested. 3) Confirmed that you had decision making authority. 4) Set a specific time to call you back. 5) Acted respectfully and professionally.

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Smoking Bans

by Sara Mendez

According to www.wikipedia.org over 50% of states are covered by a smoking ban of some form. Depending on your state, the ban includes no smoking in bars, casinos, restaurants and in some cases hotel rooms or even patios. With healthcare costs on the rise, America has had enough and is trying to tell other Americans to get healthy! The smoking bans are not going anywhere, if anything they are only going to get more and more strict.

In 2005 Washington state imposed $100.00 fines for lighting up within 25 feet of restaurants, bars, movie complexes and other public places according to an article in USAToday. Indiana will not allow smoking at bus stops or ATMs, and in many states healthcare workers are forbidden to smoke during the work day and must sign a contract agreeing to this rule before they are hired. If found in violation of the contract, employees are fired on the spot. Other states have taken their smoking bans to another level, in Iowa even smoking in your car anywhere on the grounds with get you a fine USAToday also reports. California, who has been a pioneer in the smoking ban, also became the first state to out law smoking on all of its beaches, These trends have no where to go but up mainly due to people raising awareness among the public.

Second hand smoke was once thought of as nothing more than annoying. However research as shown there is cause for major concern about second hand smoke. Those exposed to second hand smoke are at equal risk as smokers to developing lung cancer asthma and emphysema. The public feels an obligation to keep non-smokers healthy largely due to rising healthcare costs and health problems.

Some feel by imposing these bans on public places law maker are taking away the publics right to choose what they want to do with their own bodies. While this may be true non smokers and children are being exposed to unwanted health problems by simply being in the presents of smokers.

California is one of the leaders of the new smoking ban trend. Over the years California has taken drastic measures to protect their public. Just when the public thought California couldn’t get tougher on smokers, they did. In 2007, California took their non-smoking ban to a new level and started protecting children. California became one of three states to outlaw smoking while driving with a child in the car according to cigarettehouse.net. This outraged some smokers however the public and California’s governor felt the safety and welfare of a child was more important than a smoker having a cigarette.

Fifty years ago smoking in public places and job sites was widely accepted. It was considered a social thing and not thought of as a dirty habit. However after seeing the effects of smoking many have chose to quit. Banning smoking is replacing the smoking socialization factor of fifty years ago, the new trend is healthy and no one should expect this new trend to go anywhere any time soon.

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Finding Work as a Copywriter

by Ray Edwards

There are many ways to find work as a copywriter. This article will cover a couple different methods to finding that work.

Subscribing to an online freelance marketplace is the easiest way to locate projects. There are many different online freelance marketplaces. Here are the three best sites: www.guru.com, www.elance.com, and www.findafreelancer.com. Guru.com is the biggest online marketplace. Findafreelancer.com is a European version of the other two and is smaller than them as well, but its still very helpful. These websites have search agents which will e-mail jobs to you based upon search criteria you give them. These sites charge a subscription fee, but are a great investment. They give you access to jobs you usually can’t find.

Making personal contacts is another effective method to finding copywriting work. This requires you to be creative and sell yourself. Many companies looking for a copywriter do not go to the Internet first. They may prefer local contacts and sources because they like to meet them in person. This can be used to your advantage. Look into joining local civic groups and your Chamber of Commerce. Make business cards and prepare a short spiel about who you are and what you do. This way people will easily remember you when they need work. But do not directly sell yourself, but rather just let them know what you do. You want to allow them to come to you. People are more willing to hire you if they feel they aren’t receiving a sales pitch but working with a person they actually know. People are especially more likely to hire you over a person they don’t know on the Internet.

You also need a website. Many copywriters do not have a website, which can give you an edge. Here, you can publish some of your past assignments so people can look at your work. If you get your site indexed, then people searching on the Internet for a copywriter could stumble across your website. This way those needing a copywriter come to you, hassle free.

In order to find good copywriting work you must creatively sell yourself. If you set yourself up and follow these simple suggestions, then you will find plenty of copywriting assignments.

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Tasty Wheat Free Cooking

by Astra Yadira

If you are new to wheat free cooking there are a few things you should keep in mind. Non-traditional flours are a bit trickier to work with and if not baked just right can turn into a heavy and flat mess.

First off, don’t listen to people who say you need to buy up all the wheat flour substitutes on the market. This will not only cost you a fortune, it will end up being very confusing in the kitchen.

Most alternative flours expire quickly and have short shelf lives. Trying to bake with rancid flour doesn’t turn out so well. What you may want to try is buy a few wheat free baking mixes and see which brands you enjoy.

There are plenty of different brands on the market you could check out including Namaste, Bob’s Red Mill, Arrowhead Mills, Authentic Foods, Pamela’s, and that is just to name a few. They usually have a few different recipes listed right on the boxes that you can try and experiment with.

When you have discovered your favorite brands make sure to always have their mixes on hand for whenever you want to bake something. You may want to consider getting some airtight containers to keep your mixes in to extend their shelf life. Other people keep their mixes in the freezer.

Make sure to be cautious of any other food allergies you may have. Many people have more than one food allergy.

Secondly, wheat free cooking requires a lot of practice to get right. I mean, a lot of practice. You will probably throw away a lot of messed up cookies, cakes and bread your first week, but thats ok.

Keep at it and keep in mind that each failure teaches you something new. Keep a record in your journal or in a binder of what you did wrong each time so you can perfect your recipes.

Third, make sure to meet some people either locally or online who are also on a wheat free diet. There are plenty of support groups around you could join. There you will find recipes, tips and of course that much needed emotional support.

It is true, it will probably take you a while to get used to wheat free cooking. Just remember to keep your favorite mixes handy, keep a record of your experiments and meet with other wheat free people and you will be a pro in no time.

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What is the problem that cause you to reckon about coaching?

by Ricardo d Argence

One field you might want to consider is professional coaching; this is true whether you are new to the industry you have chosen or have been there for some time and want to make a change. It can allow you a chance to stay in the industry, shape the way that your company is developing and let you work with lots of interesting people. To become a coach in your particular profession, there are a few things you should know first.

The process of coaching is where a coach will be working with another individual or a team in order to help them improve their performance or to make sure that they are successfully moving in the direction that they need to be moving. You will find that this process can vary between working on things like soft skills, where they are thinking about how they want to interact with a client, to doing things like thinking about the company vision and finding a way to bring that into their day to day benefits.

One way that this process might work is that the team or person being coach will throw out a topic of conversation and contention while the coach listens. When the opening thoughts have been heard, the coach will consider this and throw out observations and questions, which are essentially designed to help the team move through things at their own pace. You’ll find that a coach can be instrumental when it comes to making sure that new thought is being analyzed and examined. At the most basic level, you’ll find that coaching is meant to help people figure out what they need to do in order to move forward.

Coaching allows an employee to benefit and learn from someone who wants to help them succeed, on a personal level. Sometimes, an outsider can see things that they can’t, and you’ll find that this role can be one that you fill. The financal renumeration if good and there are many intangible benefits to the job. Once you’re comfortable in your new position of coaching, you will realize what a difference you can make with being more efficient and productive as a team.

When you think about coaching, you’ll find that there are plenty of reasons to get involved in this field. If you feel that you have a lot of skill in helping someone see the bigger picture, or if you have a talent for communicating with people and a real urge to get good information out there, you may find that coaching is for you. Take the time to think about what you can do with and how interested you are in this fascinating field.

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Copywriting Employment

by Ray Edwards

The market demand for copywriters is very high. This article will help illustrate the present and future conditions of copywriting jobs.

There are many copywriting jobs available. Monster.com reported that on February 10, 2007, there were 509 jobs open for copywriters. This represents only a small portion of the demand for good copywriters. The Internet has opened a great new arena for work as well; copywriters are needed to help advertise the many items being sold on the Internet. Copywriting jobs can be found in places with many advertising agencies, such as New York City. But there will also be plenty of options in your local area with smaller advertising agencies. The demand for copywriting is very high and offers great job security knowing that you can always find work.

The average salary for a copywriter ranges from $41,000 to $56,000 or more a year. More than 75% of those reporting said they made around $56,000, which gives you a rough idea of your what you could make as a copywriter.

If that number doesn’t satisfy you, then you could supplement your work with freelance projects. Freelance copywriting is comprised of single projects that you bid on via websites such as www.elance.com or www.directfreelance.com. Here you can bid on jobs, make a profile, post some of your work, and automatically receive emails about projects you may be interested in based upon search criteria you can enter into the site. Freelance copywriting job opportunities are numerous and help you customize your salary to your needs.

Copywriting positions are extremely numerous. The demand for copywriters will grow along with the economy over the next decade according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which doesn’t take into account the growing need for Internet Copywriters. Copywriting is a flexible industry that allows you to customize your work with your life either in an advertising agency or as a freelance copywriter.

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by Global Domains International

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An Introduction to Traffic Exchanges

by John Neyman

a website owner, what is the first thing that you will need? Traffic! Traffic exchanges are one of the cheapest and easiest ways to get targeted traffic to your website.

Traffic exchanges work as follows: you surf for credits, usually having to spend 20 seconds at each site, and the exchange company will post your ad for others to see. Your credits will normally come on a 3:1 or 4:1 basis, meaning that you need to surf four sites for every one that they will show. Many exchanges will also offer bonuses for referring friends, often several layers deep and those bonuses can add up quickly.

Most traffic exchanges have categories available where you can post your ad. This is a very nice feature as you will get targeted prospects that might be interested in your product or service.

While many of the traffic exchanges can produce great results, often times many people do not use them correctly and fail miserably. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of your traffic exchange experience.

The first thing you need to do is offer something for free. It doesn’t matter if it’s an ebook, a video or a sound clip. People are on the exchange because they have to be there, not because they want to be there. They are seeing pitch after pitch every 20 seconds and quickly put their credit card away. So, be different and be nice and send them a free gift for visiting your website.

The next thing you must do if you want to be successful is to collect your prospect’s email address. However, leave the selling for a later time. Your point of being on the exchange should be one thing and one thing only: getting subscribers.

Many people are using traffic exchanges to promote multi level marketing and affiliate programs. This can be a great way to recruit, but keep in mind that many programs will saturate quickly on the exchange. Always ditch the corporate opt in form and make your own. There are many products that will make creating your own opt in form a breeze.

Try to find a traffic exchange that allows you to run multiple ads so you can split test. Take advantage of this. Your responses will improve significantly.

In conclusion, if you want to make money online, then traffic exchanges are welcome additions to your online arsenal.

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What You Need To Know About Appetite Suppressors

by Therese Zachary

You may have heard of appetite suppressors. If you’re planning to lose weight, then you may need them. What are your appetite suppressant options?

Why Use Appetite Suppressants

Appetite suppressants are just what the term suggests. These are substances, procedures or techniques people use to help curb the appetite or craving for food. People typically need these as part of a comprehensive weight loss program. It is obvious that someone who has a constant craving for food will have a hard time managing or maintaining his ideal weight. Depending on the substance or technique of choice, suppressants can either modify chemical signals or reactions in the body or they can modify food choices and intake to cut appetite.

Suppressant Options

There are many appetite suppressant options. Your doctor could prescribe you with certain medications. It is important to note though that these medicines are usually recommended only for a brief period of time. They are therefore used only to control appetite while a person on a weight loss program is trying to fit into prescribed food choices and eating habits.

Techniques - Aside from the medical option, you could also use techniques that are also appetite suppressors. Some of these techniques include eating slowly, drinking water before a meal, eating salads before a meal and eating small but frequent portions. You can also modify your food choices to contain more vegetables which contain fiber and whole wheat grains which contain complex carbohydrates. By modifying aspects of your diet and habits, you also limit your appetite.

Natural Products - A final option would be to use natural products to stop your appetite. Reputable natural products contain main ingredients that have been traditionally known in many countries as suppressants. In the past, the popular option has been to use products containing Hoodia. The plant however is an endangered and protected one so not every product that says it contains Hoodia really does. A more recent discovery is the Indian plant Caralluma. A reputable product that contains Caralluma has the same appetite suppressing effect as Hoodia products. Caralluma has passed tests for general safety.

Making Your Choice

The Problem With Appetite - The truth is that it really is difficult to try to curb your appetite. Some individuals can jump from one method to another without truly finding that one method that is completely effective. This is because people are unique individuals and not every effective technique will work on everyone.

Safe Options - When you do make your choice though, safety should be your main concern. You would want to suppress your appetite in an effective but safe way. Otherwise, you could suffer from side effects or put yourself at risk of experiencing complications. In this case, losing weight would be pointless.

Doctor’s Opinion - To assess the safety of an option, you could ask your doctor to extensively discuss each option. You shouldn?t just take your doctor?s word on it though. You should also perform your own research on various appetite suppressors. Always remember that your health and well being are on the line. Make the right choice.

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