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Make something people truly need and you can be as honest and direct as you want. Solve a real problem and you don’t have to utilize any nefarious or manipulati
by switz 5y ago
Make something people truly need and you can be as honest and direct as you want. Solve a real problem and you don’t have to utilize any nefarious or manipulative practices to get a sale.
You can say you don’t have the skills to sell something, but framing sales as something that is inherently dishonest or a misdirection shows you have a misconception of what sales ultimately is.
- withinboredom 5y agoI think when people say “sales” they mean closing the sale. I’ve seen people fail to close when it was already “sold.” The client was begging without outright saying to sign the contract. The dev just kept on trying to sell the guy, but he was already sold.
- avgDev 5y agoExactly this. By honesty I mean I will go above and beyond to make sure the client would be satisfied, instead of focusing on closing a sale. I get anxious and worried that the client won't be happy and will dislike what I have made. Therefore, a sales rep that can close and just smile would do wonders. Could have probably worded my initial comment better.