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.

I also hate sales people. But the best salespeople are the ones that don't need to sell and can just provide details without pressure or desperation.

For example one time I went into a mattress store expecting to get hounded and pressured into a sale or an expensive model I didnt need, I actually had the one I wanted picked out online and wanted to just try it out before buying. I went in and I asked where the bed was and the lady took me too it, and asked what I like about it most, which was how soft it was. Then that lady said oh, if you like that one maybe try some of these too and I actually found one that was suggested that was even better and pretty significantly cheaper, and there was no begging or pressure at all for a sale. One of the better sales people out there.

I've also found that when you are selling something you believe in, or selling yourself, it often doesn't feel like selling. It just feels like telling the truth and giving out info. Everyone is selling, it is part of life, selling and proving/providing value. You gotta sell yourself to get a date, make friends, get jobs, etc. It is a valuable skill to have and doesnt have to be sleezy used car or snake oil type stuff, that is just stereotypically what people think of 'salesmen' of all types of products.