Comments on: Selling Satellite Dishes to the Amish

By: Tyler Hanway

Tyler Hanway — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:09:50 +0000

Another factor is that no matter how essential and affordable a product may be, a person is not going to buy it until he/she thinks it necessary… so i say, the key lies in convincing people that they NEED what you are selling.

By: Satellite TV

Satellite TV — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:48:05 +0000

The trouble of course is WE always think we know best. We have to let our ego get out of the way.

By: John Chancellor

John Chancellor — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:24:35 +0000

Once we learn and accept those two rules, life gets much easier. The trouble of course is WE always think we know best. We have to let our ego get out of the way.

Thanks for reminding us of these two rules.

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By: Ryan Healy

Ryan Healy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:12:02 +0000

Selling satellite dishes to Amish is like selling meat to vegetarians. Ain’t going to work!

Good story, Terry.

Ryan

By: Andrew Segawa

Andrew Segawa — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:01:52 +0000

Selling has never been an easy job, i was once a sales person too but selling technology is harder

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:45:24 +0000

I live in Pennsylvania, there’s a large Amish population not far from where I live, a lot of them are starting to keep up with the times, so to speak.

By: Kai

Kai — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:11:16 +0000

This is true that no matter what you do, you can’t sell technology to Amish people. Conversion would be 0% even if you try to sell to a million Amish people.

By: Jacinta Dean

Jacinta Dean — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:00:48 +0000

Hi Terry,

I can relate to the door to door story. 7 years ago I used to sell spray tanning systems to the salons, cold calling. Back then no salon wanted them, they wanted the solarium. Selling was hard and I was not a pushy salesperson. Now every salon has one!

I think there is also a momentum with products as well. as something becomes more popular more people want it. I think the trick is to be one of the first people with the product that the market will eventually want.

The momentum in the beginning may be slow, however it will speed up eventually!

Kind Regards

Jacinta

By: SEO Canada

SEO Canada — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:49:06 +0000

I agree that effective online marketing involves finding an audience who wants what you sell.

And:

Make sure your target audience can easily find you.