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Thursday, December 04, 2014

Tips For Making Money Off Of Antiques And Garage Sales

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Picking up new ways to make money is always a nice thing to do, and while many people tend to look for “conventional” ways to make money (which often leaves them wishing there were more available options as far as “conventional” ways go), you will probably have much better success looking for ways to make money through unconventional means. If you are starting to look for some unconventional means by which you can pull in some extra cash (or by which you can eventually even make a living!), one thing to consider is trying to make money through antiques and garage sales – but not through your own antiques and garage sales, either!

A short walk through an antique store can leave you feeling like everything in the store is priced way too high – but the amazing thing is that a handful of the items in each of these stores (not all, but a handful!) are actually great deals compared to what the same items are fetching on such sites as eBay. In order to make money by selling antiques, you should go antique shopping and see what catches your eye; once you have priced a number of items you think might be worth reselling online, you can check on such sites as eBay to see what these items are selling for, and if they are selling for far more than the price at the antique store, you can purchase the item and resell it yourself!

If selling items from the antique store can be likened to winning a small jackpot, buying and selling items from garage sales is like the meat and potatoes of income – you won’t make a ton at once, but you should always be able to get a steady influx of money. People who throw a garage sale are usually just moving or remodeling their house, and this means that they are less interested in making money than they are in getting rid of everything; because of this, you can often buy great items for anywhere from a quarter to a couple dollars, after you have stockpiled from garage sales, you can start listing these items online for whatever they will fetch – making several dollars of profit from every item!

Tips For Becoming Better At Sales

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People who are in sales for a living realize that sales are extremely important (after all, they depend on sales for their livelihood!), but it is also great for people in every area of life to understand the importance of sales, as sales reach much further than just sales in business; regardless of what you do for a living - or what you do in life - here are a few things for you to keep in mind in order to become better at sales.

One mistake a lot of people make is that they try to sell a product, but if the person to whom they are trying to sell the product has no connection with them (or worse, if they do not like them!), the sale will probably not be made; in sales, one of the most important things is knowing how to sell yourself - recognizing that people are a lot more likely to buy something from you if they like you and trust you from the start.

Many salesmen make over-the-top promises that they cannot keep (and that they have no intention of trying to keep), but instead of making promises that you will be unable to keep, you should instead make it your goal to always go over and above what the person is expecting of you, as this will give them a much more satisfying experience with you, and will bring you more business in the long run, as people are likely to spread the word about you if they have a good experience (in the same way they are likely to spread the word about you if they have a bad experience!).

And keeping in mind the fact that people are likely to talk to others about their experience with you, realize that it is up to you to fix any problems or issues the person to whom you made the sale deals with in the aftermath. One of the best things you can do in sales is to realize that your responsibility does not end when the sale ends - but rather, your responsibility ends only when the customer is one hundred per cent satisfied!

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

A Business Guide on How to Utilize Social Markets to Their Advantage

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Social media is an area of the internet that is now very well developed. The majority of people who consistently go on the internet also use social media sites. Linkedin, MySpace, Twitter and Facebook are some of the sites that are used. These sites open new opportunities for any business and their owners have started to understand this. Dave Evans wrote Social Media Marketing The Next Generation of Business Engagement in order to help businesses maximize these opportunities.

Evans seeks to help people that work in different business arenas take the necessary steps for their business to apply social technology. A variety of tools are available to help ensure high levels of customer engagement and he details them all. This is done by learning from the initial waves of social media marketing that have been done already. The knowledge gained is then used to determine the best way to move forward.

Many businesses use social media marketing today in order to build loyalty through these sites with not only their customers, but also their partners. This loyalty will then lead to long term benefits. Throughout the company this loyalty will permeate and this is detailed in the book. Social media and its usage should not be confined to just the marketing department of a company. HR, customer service, and product development divisions can all gain valuable information from these sites.

Other marketing books fail to take a look that is as in depth as the one Dave Evans does. There is topical information that is available on these sites and many books will simply glance over this material. In place of this common approach Evans helps his readers to understand how the many different areas of their business can benefit from these sites. There is more than enough information to begin incorporating social marketing into most business plans even though it is a relatively new area of business operations. Getting left behind on the newest business trends is the easiest way for a business to fail over the long term.