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Probably The Most Important Sales Skill of All

Here is a 4-step process to help you hone your ability to sell successfully. It doesn't matter how good your service, product, idea or vision is. It doesn't matter how smart you think you can be with your marketing. It doesn't matter how 'funtastically' charismatic and knowledgeable you are. If you can't close the deal, your business, your marketing and sales effort is just a waste of time and energy.  The best way to learn essential sales skill is to understand how the good sales people prepare and close deals. Here is a four step process that a driven and hungry sales professional can follow: 1.  Start with the end in mind by "thinking like a closer." The "great closers" of the sales world share these three characteristics: They're prompt. When closers get a hot sales lead, they're on it immediately. If they sense the time is right, they close the deal, right then and there. They're persistent. When closers know ...