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Three Tips to Design a Sales Compensation Plan
How to set commissions that motivate your team.

Guides for Sales

Get Motivated to Sell

Rebound From Rejection

Pick yourself up, and turn that no into a yes.

Get Out of a Sales Slump

Running low on motivation? It happens to the best of us. These 6 tips will help you get moving in the right direction.

What's Your Selling Motivation?

The truth about selling: You can't succeed if you're not motivated. Hit your sweet spot by determining why--and how--you sell best.

Small Changes Spark Big Sales

Need help taking your business to a higher level? Try making small changes to create the transformation you've been looking for.

Advanced Selling

Become a Sales Pro

Improve your sales by adopting the 10 characteristics of successful salespeople.

How to Manage Your Time

Make more money--and avoid burning out--with this advice for better managing your selling time.

Breaking Through Your Customers' Defense Barriers

Before you get down to the business of selling, you must establish rapport with your prospects. This sales expert can show you how.

Selling to Other Cultures

Do you have prospects whose primary language isn't English? Avoid getting your foot caught in your mouth and accidentally offending them by understanding their unique cultural needs.

More Sales How-To Guides

How to Conquer Your Sales Fears

Five common sales worries business owners face -- and ways you can combat them to close the deal.

Three Tips to Design a Sales Compensation Plan

How to set commissions that motivate your team.

Hiring Your First Salesperson: How to Pass the Torch

Four ways to let go of the sales role and forge a good relationship with your new hire

How to Set Sales Goals for Employees

Use these tips to start new reps on the right foot, and raise productivity with existing staff.

Let Customers Go Without Ruining Your Reputation

A graceful parting with difficult clients requires finesse, but it can be done.

How to Boost Sales in a Deflated Economy

Introduce new products or services to help your small business beat the recession in ways that cost-cutting can't.

Follow the Money

To increase sales, learn what customers want to buy.

Keep Your Cards to Yourself

4 ways to build your reputation and expand your network--without business cards.

You Can't Beat Habit

Learning how to alter customers' routines likely means making significant changes to your own.

Close the Deal With Urgency

Urgency is what gets top sellers up in the morning and keeps them fired up all day.

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