how do you sell something?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
June 27, 2019 10:44pm CST
hello, mylot world. long time, no post.
i should really be active to hit the $5 minimum, but i probably won't.
i've been emailing my friend because my old phone finally died and the directory/contact list couldn't be transfered. i don't have facebook, either.
today, i finally got to talk to her briefly, but we can't have a meet-up yet to have a proper catch-up.
she shared that when she attended their high school reunion, she told her classmates (about 20 atttended) that she's selling insurance and, thankfully, one of them availed of it.
i admire her because she tries all possible connections and commutes all over the metro to meet them.
and because of this side job, it has helped and keeps helping to fill the gap financially for her family when she's out of work.
have you ever had to sell anything?
what is your selling style?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Jun 19
but you do very well just interacting. you've been paid consistently since the first month you joined here. 
however, the downside is, if you only have a few discussions, they keep getting resurrected and sometimes you just want to move on from those old topics. 
however, the downside is, if you only have a few discussions, they keep getting resurrected and sometimes you just want to move on from those old topics. 2 people like this
@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
29 Jun 19
@hereandthere Only a few are resurrected and people always choose nice topics.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
but you've sold your baked goods before, didn't you?
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@rakski (156506)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
@hereandthere oh yes, I remember I used to sell baked goodies when I was in high school. Some recently but mostly close friends and relatives
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
@rakski do you plan to be more serious about it?
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Jun 19
sellin' schtuff aint my thing.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Jun 19
it's like writers, artist and agents. they'd rather focus on doing their thing.
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
6 Jul 19
I have piggery and I sell the piglets. When we have more Dragonfruits I also sell them.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jul 19
you have everything - fruits, vegetables, and livestock
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
8 Jul 19
We have most of it but not everything he he
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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10 Jul 19
Selling can be a hard task. I used to work for a golf shop which definitely involved a lot of selling items and waiting on people. The good thing is usually the customer was looking for an item when shopping. Selling cold turkey would be extremely hard and one would need a great personality and skill to succeed.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
11 Jul 19
you have to be attuned to the customer, and think quickly without being pushy
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@ihasaquestion (8273)
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28 Jun 19
I'm a really bad seller. I have never tried to sell anything. I guess I'm better off being a buyer.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
i've had good and bad experiences being an informal seller to classmates and officemates.
i've also had awkward times as the one being sold items to, i feel pressured by them.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Jun 19
i did informally twice in the past
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@toniganzon (77184)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
Been selling all m life from the time I was born but never experienced going house to house to do it. From physical store, to online, to having people do it for me.
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@toniganzon (77184)
• Philippines
1 Jul 19
@hereandthere Except for the nurse who sold her shares to us, the four of us are.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Jun 19
i guess it's inevitable when you have a family business. are your siblings good at selling and business, too?
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
5 Jul 19
@hereandthere It also helps when we have side income like that.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
2 Jul 19
i once sold underwear to help my cousin. i just showed them the brochure and prices and let my cousin compute my commission.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
I make a living buying and selling, my whole life is about buying and selling that's why I don't work 8 hours in an office. People come to me to buy and to sell instead of me going to them to sell something.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
29 Jun 19
@hereandthere my parents were business people and they use to own several shops in Manila.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Jun 19
were your parents into buying or selling, too, or ran a business?
have you tried buying or selling other things before your current business?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
what do you plan to sell? maybe you can apply as website reviewer.
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@skysnap (20152)
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28 Jun 19
@hereandthere yeah that's a good option.. I want to sell some printable for different topics.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
28 Jun 19
I have been to selling online, and I have my online shop where I keep posting my products like dresses, bags and shoes.
Sometimes it’s hard because I need to dispose some of them so that I can sell a new one. Nowadays it’s hard because most of my friends are into online selling as well.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
i guess the market is getting saturated so competition is getting stiff
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Jun 19
i hope it works for you. what do you plan to sell?
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@mrki444 (15162)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
29 Jun 19
@hereandthere Programing scripts, databases, websites.
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@yanzalong (19091)
• Indonesia
29 Jun 19
I haven't started a selling business seriously yet.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
i've done it informally until supplies last with classmates, officemates. i tend to be the one they love selling to!
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jul 19
i have a brochure to show my colleagues if they want to buy something from the store where i am a dealer. it is not online though
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
6 Jul 19
i did that when i helped a cousin sell underwear. i'm not good at setting my own prices so i just told her to compute what she thinks i should get.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
28 Jun 19
I put out a sign if I have a rental ready, or word of mouth. I tell people, sometimes they know someone.
Selling my soaps and lotions I have a facebook page and an online page.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Jun 19
we also have a lot of signs here like 'room for rent' or 'apartment for rent', then the cellphone number listed underneath.
referrals and word of mouth are really helpful when they've had good experience with the product, service, worker or place.
yes, i do know about your organic products. nowadays people automatically look up anything online so it's kind of expected to have an fb, instagram or website page and keep it uipdated.
you also had a roofing business before, right?
