10 great ways to screw up a sure-fire sale

Did you blow the sale by following your script?

Don’t make these 10 mistakes!

Here they are:

I guess I could easily come up with 10 more based on those two experiences, but these will get you started.

  1. Assume your product is so hot that it will sell itself
  2. Don’t bother thinking – just follow the script
  3. Talk, Talk, Talk, Talk
  4. Don’t bother finding out what the prospect wants
  5. Let the prospect control the conversation
  6. Be clueless about responding to basic objections
  7. Make sure the prospect knows you’re smarter
  8. Make the prospect feel like an idiot
  9. Don’t ask for the sale
  10. Lie about your offer or hide your important details

Just print this list and keep it handy so you can easily screw up more sales on regular basis.