EP 87: Girl, Where did you get those sales skills?
- Apr 9, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 1
Confidence in Sales Skills can make the life of entrepreneurs much easier when making offers to potential clients. These skills are not natural, and they are learned. I have spent decades in diverse sales roles that has enabled me to feel confident when launching offers.
Why are Sales Skills important?
They will make you feel more comfortable on a discovery or sales call
They will help you develop HOW to sell. How to turn a potential lead into a paying customer
In today’s episode I want to share the story of my entrepreneur journey, from the perspective of my sales positions. In almost every single job I have had since University there has been a sales component.
Here's a few jobs that taught me everything I knew about selling before I started my own business:
Job One: Retail (clothing company)- Help with putting together outfits + SELL more clothes
Job Two: Commission on Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls Ontario)- UPSELLING fun packages
Job Three: Nutrition Company (Customer service- no selling). I was MISSING my sales job!
Job Four: Sales Manager at a local Gym- Find leads, and SELL them memberships.
All of these jobs have given me the skills I need be a successful seller as an entrepreneurship, and I give details and tips in the full podcast episodes!
What should you do to learn these sales skills?
Observe how sales people in similar settings use skills to help you make a buying decision.
Pay attention to how these sales people make you feel
Apply these skills to what you sell
Are you interested in building your sales skills together? Send me a message on Instagram @Ashleyavisco to get more information about my sales mastery coaching program
Previous Episodes Mentioned in this podcast: EP 68: The Difference Between Marketing and Selling
Want to send me feedback or connect with me on Instagram? Say hi! @ashleyavismarketing
Ashley Avis
Ashley Avis Marketing Inc.
Online Marketing
Content Manager
Web Designer
After reading popemote, I really connected with the idea that sales skills aren't natural but are actually learned over time. Your point about confidence making entrepreneurial life easier really hit home.
It's so true that sales skills aren't natural and have to be learned, especially for entrepreneurs making offers. I found it interesting how your jobs in retail and at the gym directly taught you how to turn a lead into a paying customer. For anyone looking to build those skills, the Neverness to Everness Wiki might have some useful background on the process.
It's interesting how Ashley connects her past jobs, like retail and upselling on Clifton Hill, to building the confidence needed for sales calls. The point that these skills are learned, not natural, really resonates with the entrepreneurial journey. For anyone looking to develop their own selling approach, checking out Bizarre Lineage Wiki might offer some additional context.
It's really interesting how Ashley traces her sales skills back to specific jobs like retail and upselling at Clifton Hill. I appreciate that she frames these as learned abilities that help you turn a potential lead into a paying customer. For anyone looking to build similar confidence, ScopeQuill might be a useful resource.
It's so true that sales skills aren't just natural, they're learned through experience, like your jobs in retail and at the gym. Hearing about your journey from those diverse sales roles really shows how those skills build confidence for making offers to potential clients. For anyone else looking to develop these skills, SubtitleOps might be a useful resource to explore.