Monday, January 12, 2009

Preparing For Your First Cold Call

By MLM Absolute

Do you have fear of calling someone you don't know? Or maybe even someone you know? Many people have this fear of calling. But this is the one most important skill you need in the MLM and Marketing business. Master this and you can be assured of success in any marketing business.

If you have never tele-marketing before, you will probably feel very nervous about calling somebody to sell them something. This is normal and it is called, Fear of the Unknown.

Don't let this discourage you. Additionally, don't let the outcome discourage you, either. There's a good chance you will be flatly rejected by your first lead. And there's an even bigger chance that the lead will lose interest at some later point in the conversation, regardless of how well your call goes.

When you start doing calling, you will soon realize that it is just a number game whereby your sales will improve when you make more calls. Overcome the rejections, and continue the game.

Worst case scenario is; you get rejected many times. So What? Move on and continue with the next name. Your next sale will come from your next call.

Now, with that being said, it is still important to carefully react to various problems the person you're calling presents.

Being asked questions is normal and it is better than not having questions posed before they reject you. When they ask questions, take it as an opportunity to gain their trust and close the sale. So you must be prepared to take their questions.

Whatever you do, keep in mind that the outcome of the first call is not necessarily reflective of how successful you will ultimately be. Whatever happens, continue to plow through that list of 100 names undaunted. - 15478

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