How To Sell Quick Tips

"I can't sell!" "I can't do business!"

Really, these are the most commons things you've probably heard
or been saying to yourself. Is selling really that hard? Does it
really need special skills? 

Here're some tips you could use:

1. Don't ever feel ashamed because you 'have' to sell something.
I live in Jakarta, Indonesia where usually mothers (of
kindergarten age) hang around outside the school's area, waiting
for school to finish. And it is the best time to sell almost
everything to them. In the fasting month last year I found cheap
veil accessories which I know very much that can cost very
expensive at malls. Hmm, I instantly asked my husband permission
to spend money for my first capital. And then, I sold the hair
pins in my daughter's school and by emails! Wow, surprisingly I
get many profits, plus, I get to keep the nice ones.

2. Be sure with what you sell. Try them first. For instance, if
you're selling hair pins try to find out the quality of each
item. Some has beautiful stones on them but most are quite
fragile. Make sure your clients know that before buying. This
will be the beginning of your credibility as an entrepreneur.

3. Know the market price so you can set a correct price in line
with the quality of the products.

4. Be smart in finding unique things. This can be as simple as:
I vacationed in Singapore and found oral B toothbrush kids with
princesses, mermaids, toys story pics on them. As far as I could
remember there weren't any yet in Jakarta. So, I bought a couple
and sold them soon as I got back through a mailing list for
moms! 

5. Know the right place and timing of where and when to sell.
Selling pashminas during a mom get together event is great! You
can sell more if it's near a certain holiday celebration.
Selling aromatherapy for health? It will be more appropriate if
you approach a mother whose child is sick all the time for
instance.

6. Don't be too pushy. Just relax. Just talk about your products
in casual conversations. People who weren't interested at first,
sooner or later will remember and ... be interested at last!

7. Sell something you yourself need. There are plenty of
advantages of selling something we need ourselves. For instance:
if it's not sold out, we can use it ourselves and it doesn't go
wasted.