How do I get more customers for my scrap metal business??

Originally Posted by IamTheGreatest

I know I'm going to get flack... but this is why I hate salespeople. If I'm selling, I want people to come to me because of what I have and the value I provide. I do not, and will not, beg for a sale.

My learning was peppered with "question authority". And I will continue to until I die. Which I hope isn't dragged on for a hundred years.

"If I'm selling, I want people to come to me because of what I have and the value I provide."
So how do I know you have value to provide??

I have noted over the years the difference between retail sales and business to business sales. Retail is almost entirely that of order takers. The customer arrives knows what he wants and takes it to the cashier. Even in auto sales the questions are normally, "do you know which model you want?" and "do you know how much you want to pay each month?". Order takers although I have met some really talented auto salesmen.

"I do not, and will not, beg for a sale."

Nothing in what I wrote should not nor was intended convey any desperation in my seller advice.

If you don't sell the service/product then there is no reason to produce product or perform the service. If you don't introduce your product or service to potential customers then it's unlikely they will become your customer.

Your response suggests to me a very jaded experience with a salesperson somewhere in your life. Think beyond your current experiences and grow your business. 73, Mike