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Closing the Deal – How To Sweeten Pot

Negotiating is A tough business these days!  Everyones purse strings are tight.  No one wants to pay too much and vendors don’t want to give away the farm!  Here are some tips that will help close the deal without going broke!

• Be prepared!  Go into a negotiating meeting anticipating that you will need to use an extra widget to close the deal
• Be creative – color outside the lines and do something unexpected but valuable
• Make sure your offer protects the integrity of your brand and your product

To get your creative juices flowing, take a look at these free or low cost options to use when your client asks for a discount:

• Offer an unconditional money back guarantee
• Free Shipping
• Payment Terms/Pay in Installments
• Payment With Credit Card
• Free Product Training by you or your training staff
• Free webinar/teleseminar for training or FAQ session
• Future volume discounts
• Offer to feature your client in your next newsletter
• Feature your client on a prominent page of your website

There are so many options.  Take some time to brainstorm.  Figure out what works for your company, brand, client base and your bottom line.  What is it that really turns your clients on?  What are your competitors offering?  Can you sweeten the pot?

Happy Clo$ing$!

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Powerful Words and Phrases

Sometimes I get writers block.  We all do.  For me it’s when I am trying to craft a “jump off the page” headline.  When the words won’t come on their own, I consult a list of power words I keep handy.

If you need to beef up your content, come up with a killer title, or even a good memo that drives home your point, try using some of these words:

• POWER WORDS & PHRASES:
  
• At Last! – You just solved your readers problem
• BONUS, free,  gift, – We all love something a little extra
• Easy, effortless, painless – Life is too complicated…make it easy
• Exclusive – Make your reader feel SPECIAL
• Announcing, First Time Ever, Revolutionary, Unique – Everyone loves the latest and greatest!
• Guaranteed, Proven, Promise – Risk takers are not the norm
• YES – Who likes to be told no?

Create a sense of urgency with:

• Hurry!
• Right Away
• Quick
• Instantly
• Just Arrived
• It’s Here
• Limited

Share Secrets – We all want to know what the secret is:

• How to
• How I
• Secret
• The Steps to
• The Truth About

Have fun crafting your next literary masterpiece!