Sales
How to Reframe Your Thinking to Sell Your Business Ideas
BY Nadia Goodman
Four tips to help you sell ideas, even if you hate sales.
The Key to Successful Marketing: Your Unique Selling Proposition
BY Perry Marshall and Bryan Todd
How to create a simple, compelling value statement that your customers can't resist.
Simple Steps to Effective Marketing
BY Ann Handley
These strategies can demystify your product and help your customers see the light.
4 Storytelling Techniques That Can Help You Increase Your Sales
BY Lindsay LaVine
Incorporate these pointers from professional storytellers to elevate your sales skills.
Tips for Getting Your Product in Big Box Stores
BY Christopher Hann
To you get big-box retailers to stock your product, know your competition, hone your pitch and be prepared.
3 Golden Rules of Negotiating
BY Grant Cardone
Even entrepreneurs with a knack for making the sale can unwittingly overlook some powerful tactics in reaching the best agreement. Here's what you need to know to win.
Reverse-Engineering Your Business Plan: Success Starts With the End
BY Dave Lavinsky
Focusing on your ultimate goals can help you devise a plan to reach them.
9 Proven Sales Tips for Introverts
BY Grant Cardone
A look at successful strategies entrepreneurs can use to step out of their comfort zone and make the sale.
How We Made $10,000 Using These 5 Content Marketing Tactics
BY Walter Chen
The founder of iDoneThis shares his top tips for amping up your startup's content-marketing strategy.
How Creative Thinking Can Nab a Coveted Celeb Endorsement
BY Lambeth Hochwald
Targeted marketing and persistence make for a powerful combo on the endorsement front.
3 Surprising Ways to Find New Clients
BY Erika Napoletano
Defy convention and employ these unconventional methods for connecting with new customers.
How to Figure Out Exactly What Your Customers Want
BY Christopher Hann
The majority of companies don't know which of their products and services are most valued by the people who pay for them -- here's how to get it right.
Start-Up Jitters? 6 Ways to Ease into Entrepreneurship
BY Adam Toren
Starting up for the first time can be a nerve-wracking experience. Here's how to soothe your fears and boost your odds for success.
How to Afford Your First Hire
BY Angela Jia Kim
Let's see: You're growing, but you don't have the money to hire -- sound familiar? Angela Jia Kim provides tips on how to afford your first new employee's salary.
Eyeing an Industry Conference? Here's How to Tackle It
BY Adam Toren
Industry conferences can quickly become a huge expense, so you'd better choose wisely. Here's how to decide which to attend and make the most out of them.
Watch Our Google Hangout With Grant Cardone on Making the Sale
BY Teri Evans
Whether you're a startup or established entrepreneur, learn new strategies to grow your business from sales expert Grant Cardone.
Zig Ziglar and the Importance of Helping Others
BY Brian Patrick Eha
From the late Zig Ziglar's sound advice to solutions to customer-service difficulties, a sampling of our best tips of the week.
Zig Ziglar: A Life Lived at the Top
BY Brian Patrick Eha
A look back on the life one of the world's most famous salesmen -- a man who inspired millions with his straight-talking, positive words of wisdom.
Shoppers Spend $5.5 Billion on Small Business Saturday
BY Cheryl Winokur Munk
Small-business owners say Black Friday and Cyber Monday did little for their bottom line, but Thanksgiving weekend sales still came in slightly better than expected.
How to Stop Offering Free Advice and Make the Sale
BY Grant Cardone
In this special 'Ask Entrepreneur' feature, sales pro Grant Cardone shares insight on how consultants can close deals without giving away their expertise for free.
5 Tips for Targeting Your Ideal Start-Up Customer
BY Matthew Toren
Generating lots of traffic is only part of the battle. Here are some tips to help you avoid the blunders of blind traffic generation.
Seven Secrets to Cold Calling Success
BY Jane Porter
Many business owners dread picking up the phone to reach potential customers or investors for the first time. Here are seven tips to overcome your fears and prepare to win.
Overcoming the Groupon Effect: How to Sell Merchants on Your Start-Up Deal Site
BY Lauren Cannon
Faced with a glut of daily-deal sites, new entrants are having a tough time winning over merchants. Here's how to cut through the hype and build your client roster.
How to Build Trust to Pave the Road to Wealth
BY Dan S. Kennedy and Matt Zagula
Your relationship with customers is crucial to building your business, attracting profits and achieving long-term success.




