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  1. A

    Top 5 Life Changing Sales Books

    BOOKS 
    [As originally posted on my company's blog] “If you want to earn more, learn more.” — Zig Ziglar #1): "How To Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie Perhaps the best book you can buy on the topic of human persuasion. Despite being written nearly 100 years ago, this book’s...
  2. J

    Friend-zoned.... by a prospective client....

    LANDFILL 
    I had an odd experience yesterday. Maybe more of an observation than an experience, but it's been on my mind so I want to throw it on the table. I was heading to pick up some printing and called a prospective client to follow up on my hopefully budding business relationship. I knew my point of...
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    Build a $1.2MM company at 18 y/o. AMA!

    INTRO 
    Hi everyone, My name's Alex Edson, Founder and CEO at MailTag.io. I'm new to the forum (just finished reading Fastlane and Unscripted by MJ!) and just wanted to say hello! I'm an entrepreneur who built a $1.2MM company at 18 years old and am now building my 2nd startup, MailTag (a free...
  4. arfadugus

    Best podcasts for sales?

    I’m putting a bit of time into getting better at my job so I can make more money. I’m a server and it is a sales job and I’d like to know what podcasts I can listen to that could help with my salesmanship. Kinda tired of wasting time listening to music (edit: while driving/ cleaning up the...
  5. Hit_Eject

    Quit the full time job and now I'm traveling the world.

    INTRO 
    Hey everyone, just read the rules and it suggested an introduction so here it goes: I'm a 27 almost 28 year old originally from the US. I graduated as a mechanical engineer and worked in the oil industry for a few years before I quit to travel the world. I don't have any sort of online business...
  6. Daniel Burt

    Excited to connect with like minded problem solvers in the pursuit of ultimate freedom!

    INTRO 
    Hello guys, My name is Daniel, I am 27 years old originally from Essex, England but currently live and work in Dubai. I guess like the majority of people on this forum I have read both of the books and they have both hit me like a ton of bricks, motivating me to sign up to my first ever forum...
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    • construction dubai fitness freedom health health and wellness marketing sales travel
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    • Forum: Introductions
  7. MisterBHZ

    Inquiries not leading to sales

    MARKETING 
    I sell instrumentals (licenses) to rappers. I have 190+ beats available to choose from on my website with instant downloads after payment. I’m assuming my marketing is working because they like, comment, share, follow me & hit my DM about my product on social media. I want all the DM’s so I...
  8. B. Cole

    Sales forecasting question

    MARKETING 
    Happy Sunday Fastlaners. I'm gaging my target audience and setting up realistic expectations as I wait on others for progress on my product. Total compatible households for the item in the US are 5 million. Customers to benefit greatly from the product I feel are 3 million. But the real...
  9. Dunkafelics

    Creating Group For Practicing Sales Process

    MEETUPS 
    Hey all, So I've come up with an idea recently that I would like to get together with a few like minded people on the FLF forum who are actively selling products/services and would like to improve in specific areas. My goal would be to establish a group who can help each other out in tightening...
  10. M

    First job. Cold calling. Help?!

    MARKETING 
    Hey, I remembered this forum from a long time ago and that some of you guys might want to help me out a bit. I just got my first real job while still going to college. I need to call bank's clients and sell them credit cards, actually just make them come to the bank at a specific date and time...
  11. JustKris

    Creating profitable B2B webinars for INC 5000 companies...AMA

    EXECUTION AMA 
    What up, Fastlaners. I've gotten a ton of value from this forum over the years, especially from the awesome AMA threads by @SinisterLex and others. So this is a small opportunity to give back. What do I know about webinars? I'm not some guru or anything. I learned about creating webinars at my...
  12. Andy Black

    The first purchase is a test

    MARKETING 
    I like to offer something small(er) to get started. An offer they shouldn't be able to refuse. The first purchase is a test - both ways! I want them to feel they're getting value immediately. I want to pass *their* test so we can deepen the relationship. I also want to know whether they pay...
  13. maiko

    Hi, i'm new here and like to introduce myself

    INTRO 
    Hi, i'm a Belgian entrepeneur since 11yrs but caught on the Slowlane. We have a shop (b&m and online) with ecological paints and wallpapers but the job is time consuming (a lot of advice given to DIY'ers) and are also contracters in eco-painting houses. Our is company a cooperative and we are...
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    • dedicated ecommerce fastlaner in the making introduction sales
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  14. Andy Black

    Sales is a screening process

    MARKETING 
    "Find out as soon as possible whether the person in front of you sees the value in what you do, or just the cost." (Blaise Brosnan) One of the most influential people in my business career is a business consultant based here in Ireland. I could drop a nugget of his every single day he had so...
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    Part time job to build business skills

    Which evening/weekend part time jobs can help to build skills like sales, customer service etc. which eventually will give you more exposure to entrepreneurship/business? Currently in IT job Appreciate suggestions!
  16. ErictheRed

    What Are You Doing?

    General plans here... please post what you guys are doing to build businesses, learn new skills, and achieve your financial freedom every day (whatever financial freedom means to you). For me, I'm (1) Working a 9-5 sales job - for now - to learn how to build a business and sell, and (2)...
  17. U

    Who Needs a Sales Team?

    Hi Everyone, I am in Bali, Indonesia and I stumbled upon something yesterday. I met a women who does cold-calling sales here in the country. Specifically, she calls over 200 people a day and sells event space to them for the hospitality industry. In this work, she speaks only english, deals...
  18. AndreiR

    Bootstrapping my web development business by calling

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    Day 1: Hey everyone, saw a few threads on forums of people posting their daily numbers- for example one guy set a goal to call 1000 people and documented it all (simply to get over the fear of calling, he didn't have anything to sell). Myself, I started a web development business and sales is...
  19. focusedlife

    The NEED Rule: Hustlers Addendum

    EXECUTION 
    Hi All, My name is Carlos and I'm a recovering sidewalking slowlaner. I'm nowhere near fastlane, however, I've managed to maintain a decent Freelance lifestyle working as a strategic marketing consultant and copywriter assassin for hire. Generally, I work with local small business types, but...
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    • get started how to sell make money online need neediness negotiation negotiations pay the bills sales selling
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Process and Execution
  20. AlexLegault

    Where did you learn marketing, sales, copy?

    MARKETING 
    Hey guys, I've read a couple of books so far on copywriting and direct marketing (both by Dan Kennedy) and just recently finished an online copywriting course on Udemy. I'm just starting to apply my new skills but am wondering if you know any great sources or people to learn from when it comes...

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