In the infamous line from As Good as it Gets: "sell crazy somewhere else, we're all stocked up here," Melvin Udall is getting rid of a woman who is trying to help her neighbor. Every time someone wants to sell me something, that lines runs through my head. It seems like everyone is trying to sell you something
I go to a male hairdresser; I remember a conversation I had with him years ago. There was a two month waiting list to get a haircut and color. We had become pretty good friends through the years so I asked him what made him so busy. He replied that his haircuts aren't any different than anyone else's, but he sold his friendship and himself to every client. It was true. I was probably only one of hundreds that felt like we were good friends. He had a casual, easy-listening ear and the women flocked to him. A valuable lesson in selling.
Direct sales come in the form of parties, acquaintances, and friends selling you on a product they feel strongly about. Usually people get into multi-level or direct sales due to a passion they have for the product.
Door to door salespeople have the hardest job of all, in my humblest opinion. Our son is in Texas right now selling alarm systems and it is tough work. He says people actually hide behind the blinds, terrified to answer the door. His favorite line people have is that they would never buy from a door to door salesman, they buy online. He asked what makes the online sites so dependable and honest as compared to a living person? Good point. It is a hard way to sell. Everyone of us is selling something and all of us need something from each other, if the price is right, the economy and relationships will keep moving along.
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