GE Cordless 2.4 GHz 27851GE1 Cordless Phone with Call Waiting Caller ID and Digital Answering System - White

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One of the best ways to generate direct sales is to canvass on the phone. If you have the patience and perseverance to use the telephone the right way, you will be able to generate a lot of business on a consistent basis.

There are some misconceptions about phone sales based on limited exposure to the practice. If you sell a tangible product, you will use the phone a lot differently than would a person selling an intangible offer. The same goes for a high ticket item verses a low ticket item.

I like to differentiate between business to business and business to consumer calls as well. They must be looked at and treated differently. Certain products must be sold on a one-call close while others require a steady build up of communication and relationship with the prospects.

Here are three essential do's for marketing to businesses on the phone for a big ticket item:
1. If you must cold call, have your list prepared and the correct names of the principals of the business or the contacts you need to reach. Nothing kills a first impression faster than a wrong or mispronounced name.

2. Prepare your time and quantity of calls for a specific schedule. Go for 30 minutes with a five minute break. Have all your names and numbers ready for the session. If you get an assistant on the line, make a note of their name.

3. Prepare to call back often. Most high ticket items are sold on the seventh contact. Build the relationships first and sell the presentation or meeting on the phone. Once you have the principal buyers' attention, you are now able to implement direct sales strategies.

There are competing schools of thought regarding scripts. If you are fully conversed in your trade and have superb people skills, you can get by on a script less but structured approach to telemarketing.

If on the other hand you need to have a highly regimented sales approach with complex layers, then a script is exactly what is called for.

Plan on having multiple conversations with the principal of the business or appropriate contact; most tele-sales successes take multiple tries to eventually affect the close.

The most important thing about telemarketing is staying focused on your tasks. To instill spirit into your conversation, prep your attitude every 15 minutes to stay on top of your game. If you are committed to making 10 or 50 calls, then make them and feel proud of keeping your promise.

If you feel timid about tele-sales, hire a part time pro to keep customers coming in. It makes no sense to make a series of bad calls for your business. If you keep in mind that the person on the other end needs to be qualified before you will do business with him, you will feel more in control. Visualize them without pants if that makes you more relaxed and comfortable.

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Verbal Ticks

"Uh", "hurs", "right", "yea" or other verbal ticks can be really bothersome. Here's a simple way to see if you have them or not. Next time you're chatting to friends, casually place your cupped hands over your ears. Keep talking naturally and you'll soon see if you use them more than you should. The trick is to train yourself to pause instead, or take a breath. Try and learn to live with the odd second or two of silence.

Breathe like a singer.

This will allow you to use your voice to maximum effect with little extra effort. Most people breathe from the chest and you can see this by watching someone's shoulders go up and down as they breathe. Now singers breathe from the diaphragm which is pretty much just behind your tummy and this gives you much more air from the same amount of effort. Try it. See if you can breathe from your diaphragm - it'll make it much easier to talk.

Are you a Speedy Gonzalez?

Everyone in this world speaks at a different speed. Some people can speak mega quick and seem to understand other fast talkers as well. But unfortunately most of us can't keep up with the Speedy Gonzalez's and struggle to understand. Speaking at about 2 to 3 words a second is about right.

Test your speed by saying for me:

"Are you copper bottoming 'em my man

No I'm aluminiuming 'em ma'am"

It should take just under 5 seconds to read it without stumbling over the big word at the end. Any faster and you need to slow down when on the phone. And if you took too long, I think my aluminiuming got the better of you.

Stretch your Vocal Range

How big is yours? I mean your vocal range. Can you move your voice from low to high with little difficulty? If you can it makes your voice more interesting to listen to, easier to match your customer's voice and it can make the job more fun.

Why all the fuss? If you have a narrow vocal range, in other words you sound monotonous, then your customers will soon delete your voice. Sounds painful but people can only concentrate on about 7 things hitting their senses before they delete you out.

Its like sitting on the InterCity train and having that da dum, da dum or watching a clock tick. Before you know it you're asleep.

Slightly over the top but my point is made.

Here's a couple of things you can do to exercise your vocal range to expand it. Read out loud children's books but not so easy if you don't have children. Another idea is to count from one to ten going from low pitch to high and then back down again. You can do this out loud only I'm afraid so make sure you have your friends with you.

Did you know that in a phone conversation, your attitude is conveyed within your voice almost 30 times more than when you're face to face with someone.

Water your Vocal Chords

My wife always likes to have hanging baskets up in th summer and religiously waters them every evening. Without the water they would son dry up. Your voice is the same in a way and needs water to lubricate the vocal chords. It needs to stay fairly damp and warm down there, so I've been told and warm water will do this. At least room temperature not machine freezing as this will make it worse.

Real voice pros will avoid phlegm monsters such as cheese, oily and fatty foods and mayo. Whilst we're on the subject avoid caffeine, chocolate or air conditioning.

Problem is when you're on the phone all day making calls you tend to graze. And modern offices have vending machines and all sorts of foods available all the time.

So there we have six secrets to vocal quality on the telephone. Take a few ideas away to ensure you are one of those people that just sound great on the phone

Paul is an international speaker, trainer, author and coach based in the UK. He specialises in rapport selling and rapport sales management and can ignite his audiences large or small.

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GE Cordless 2.4 GHz 27831GE1 Phone with Call Waiting Caller ID - White

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As an HVAC dealer, you know what you have to offer, but do your customers really understand what you can do for them? As you probably realize, running a successful heating and air conditioning company involves more than the day-to-day nut and bolts of installing, repairing and maintaining equipment. You need well-placed marketing to grow your business. Whether your new customers come from the internet, the yellow pages, or word-of-mouth referrals, it is important to educate them about your business from the very first call. This is where messages on hold prove to be a very valuable tool.

While the first greeting your callers receive should be professional and welcoming, the entire call will determine their impression of your business. Just as you would not want the call to be answered with a harsh "What?" You wouldn't want your callers to assume they were disconnected when placed on hold. For optimal caller retention, a pleasant greeting is a must. And if you have to place that caller on hold, they should have some reassurance first, that they are still connected, and secondly, that they have called the right company. While silence can be deadly, if you have a radio station on hold, you could be advertising for the local pet store, or worse, your competitor across town.

When you have professional messages on hold, you not only inform your callers about your services, you also assure them of your professionalism. HVAC dealers can see a rise in the number of inquiries regarding planned service agreements and air cleaners once these products and services are marketed using messages on hold. Likewise, callers can ask follow-up questions based on the information they hear while holding.It is also clear that when customers hear helpful and informative messages on hold, they are more inclined to wait for a representative to return to the line. In fact, on hold advertising can also pay for itself by saving those customers who would otherwise hang up and call someone else.

In this day and age, there is no reason to allow the competition to get the better of you due to lost calls. With an experienced company, messages on hold are easy and affordable, and should be used extensively by the HVAC industry.

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GE 29111AE1 DECT 6.0 Expandable Amplified Phone for Moderate-Severe Hearing Loss with Caller ID

This GE cordless telephone features DECT (Digitally Enhanced Cordless Technology) 6.0. DECT features a dedicated bandwidth that avoids interference from the electronics found around your home. The result is interference free communication. An amplified handset volume up to 40dB for moderate to severe hearing loss (has difficulty hearing a normal conversation in a quiet environment) and an amplified ringer that is up to 95dB so you can hear when there is an incoming call.

Do you have a product or service you would like people to know more about?

Are you having trouble getting people to read all there is to know about your fabulous new product or service?

It is a challenge for most small business owners these days to be able to fully tell people what their products and services can do for them in a short advertisement or short presentation. People are time poor these days, everyone is vying for position and it is becoming increasingly more difficult to stand out from the crowd.

This can often leave you feeling frustrated and ready to throw in the towel.

You either have to spend a lot of money on advertising or find more creative ways to get your message to people in a quick and easy format.

If you have a website or database there is an easy way to get your message to people in a format that will help them and you all at the same time.

Free teleclasses are a wonderful way for people in all industries to get their message across to a wide audience. Teleclasses are not only a really quick and easy way for you to not only tell the world about your products but they also allow you to become known as an expert in your field.

You don't even have to have anyone on the call with you; you can simply dial in, record your information and make it available on your website as a download or a clickable link.

So How Do Free Teleclasses work?

Anything that is free is hard for many people to turn down. By taking the fee out of the conversation, it takes away people's resistance. There are no price barriers for them to clamper over and there is no up front investment. It is called "tryvertsing" - people get to try before they buy.

These days teleclass technology is so advanced people don't even need to be on the call to get value from your free teleclass. They simply listen to it when they have time. This is called podcasting or downloading to an mp3 player. They can listen to your class in the car or at the gym or while sitting on the deck enjoying a glass of red wine at the end of the day.

The trick with these free teleclasses is that people need to be given a reason to attend. You just can't give them your sales pitch and hope they will buy. In fact if you hard sell them won't buy because they will hang up in the first few minutes of the call.

So this is where your expertise steps in. You add value by giving them something they want to know or will add value to their life or business during the call. The more value you give and the more interesting and engaging your topic is, the more likely they are to listen to your call and buy your product at the end.

I can hear you saying but why would I give away my knowledge and expertise?

Because sharing builds trust and people buy from people they trust.

So in a one hour teleclass you spend a big chuck of time giving extreme value for the people on the call and at the end you tell the callers how your new product could help them over come a problem or benefit them in some way.

Do you hard sell them? Definitely not! But if you have added enough value and explained well enough why your product or service can benefit them, then you won't have to hard sell anything.

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Company Overview

US Cellular is a wireless provider with headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Its business model is "Dynamic Organization", which promises to deliver outstanding customer satisfaction results. It services about 6.2 million customers in 26 states.

Prepaid Plans

US Cellular Prepaid offers three prepaid monthly plans. All these plans include unlimited calling starting at 9 pm and unlimited incoming calls. There are also two Pay As You Go plans that charge a monthly access fee.

Pros and Cons

The free incoming calls and free incoming text messages are a great help in managing your usage. The $60 and $80 plans include unlimited calling on weekends and holidays. However, the minutes do not roll over to the next cycle so you need you check your minutes on a regular basis so that you don't waste precious minutes. In addition, there is no option to choose the phone you want as US Cellular Prepaid only offers one phone model.

Features

Minutes

The $45 plan has 350 minutes and charges 15 cents per minute for overages. The $60 plan includes 600 minutes and the overage charge is 10 cents per minute. The $80 plan has 1000 minutes and also charges 10 cents per minutes for overage. The two Pay As You Go plans have a monthly access fee of $6 and $10 respectively. The $6 plan costs 15 cents per minute and the $10 plan costs 10 cents per minute.

Data

US Cellular does not provide web access.

Text and picture

All incoming text messages are free and the casual rate for outgoing messages is 25 cents. There are three text messaging plans available. The Text Messaging 250 is for $4.95 per month, the Text Messaging 750 is for $9.95 and the Text Messaging Unlimited is for $14.95 per month. Overages for the first two text messaging plans cost 25 cents per message.

International

US Cellular Prepaid offers international calling and the rates are added on top of the monthly plan. Check the website for the detailed rates to specific countries.

Calling Features

The included features in US Cellular phones are call waiting, caller ID, nationwide long distance and 3-way calling.

Long distance

You may call any location in the US at no additional cost.

911

Yes.

Payment Options

You may refill the minutes in two ways: Cash Refill and Auto Refill. Cash Refill is simply purchasing minutes in any US Cellular retailer through cash, credit card or money order. Auto Refill is done online or by simply dialing the refill menu from your phone. You may also opt to set a specific day in a month when your account will be automatically refilled. Or you may have the system automatically refill your minutes every time the balance goes under $5.

Roaming charge

Roaming charges on all monthly plans is 69 cents a minute. This occurs on areas that have no US Cellular towers.

Activation fee

There is a one-time activation charge of $30.00 to the monthly plans. The same applies when you're activating any compatible mobile phones. For Pay As You Go plans, the activation fee is $50.00. The activation fee offsets the retail price of the phone.

Minute expiration rules

The minutes included on each monthly plan expire on the last day of the cycle. Each cycle lasts for 30 days and the monthly charge date follows the last day of the cycle. You can only refill your minutes if you have paid the monthly fee before the charge date.

Customer Service

Customer service is available through the toll-free or email found in the US Cellular website.

Phones

The only available phone model for US Cellular Wireless is the LG UX145 Black. This phone is pretty basic with limited features.

For more similar articles, visit http://www.prepaidcellphoneselection.com and read about Prepaid brand reviews and ratings, blogs, industry news, forums.

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Dual-Handset Digital Cordless Phone with Call-Waiting Caller ID

I don't have to tell you that times are hard for companies these days. And that means hard on you, the sales rep, too. Now when companies tell you that they don't have the budget, you really believe them, don't you?

Well not the Top 20%.

Top 20% producers are still making 80% of the sales because they know how to adapt in a changing market like the one we're in today. They also know that companies are still buying their products and services, and what they are doing is adjusting how they sell so they can be more efficient with their time and energy. And one of their top priories these days is improving their phone skills.

Whether you only prospect and set appointments by phone, or if your entire sales cycle is conducted by phone, learning to use the phone more effectively is going to be crucial to your success in today's economic environment.

Here are 5 Secrets of Top 20% producers and 5 critical phone skills you need to master today:

Secret #1: Use the phone to disqualify prospects rather than qualify them. With gas prices around $5 a gallon, the last thing you want to do is set a bunch of unqualified or so/so appointments and then spend your time, energy, and gas running around accomplishing nothing.

So do what the Top 20% do: when they get an answer that gives them that feeling in their gut (what I call a Red Flag), stop and qualify it! Ask the tough questions. For example, if your prospect says you can drop something off if you wish, ask:

"I'd be happy to. And let me ask you, after you see the information when are you planning to make a decision on it?"

Or,

"I'd be happy to. What do you need to see in it to move forward and put my company to work for you?"

Don't be afraid to throw away the non-buyers! Remember: Leads never get better!

Secret #2: Be prepared with solid scripts to handle the common brush offs you get - especially the, "We don't have the budget now". When you get this, you should reply with:

"I completely understand. Like most companies, I know you don't have extra money to throw around these days. But I also know that you still need to advertise your business and drive customers in the door. ________, let me ask you - if I could show you how advertising just $1,000 with us this month could bring you back $2,000 or more in business, isn't that something you should know more about?"

(Adapt this script to fit your product or service)

Secret #3: When closing, learn how to cut through smokescreen objections and find out what is really holding your prospect back - and whether they are ever going to be a deal or not!

To do this, start questioning and isolating objections rather than answering them. If your prospect says: "The price is too high," say:

"I can understand that. Let me ask you - if the price were right where you wanted to spend, is this something you would go ahead and order from me today?"

Any answer other than yes means that this is just a smokescreen and answering it will get you nowhere.

Secret #4: Start recording your phone calls and make it a habit to begin listening to them and finding ways to improve.

This is without a doubt the most important thing you can do but, surprisingly, it's the last thing 80% of sales reps will ever do. You will learn and improve more in a week than you will in 5 years of sales training. In fact, I've literally doubled my income in 90 days using this technique. Try it - it'll change your career...

Secret #5: Make a REAL commitment to improving every aspect of your phone calls and of your sales presentations. I call it Practicing Perfection. You've heard the saying that practice makes perfect, right?

Well that's wrong! Only practice of perfection makes perfect. If you keep adlibbing your way through your qualification calls and closing presentations, you're going to keep getting poor results.

But if you commit to finding and then using proven skills like the ones above, then you'll improve on each call and you'll make more sales. Just like the Top 20% do right now!

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GE Corded Retro Phone with Call Waiting/Caller ID

The Retro Phone display shows name and number of incoming call even if you're on the phone with another caller. Memory holds information for the latest 75 calls. Caller ID Review and Delete allows you to scroll through the list of incoming calls and delete those not wanted. New Call Indicator alerts user that new call was received. 10 Number Memory speeds dialing of frequently used numbers. Flash Function allows access to subscription telephone services like 3-Way calling. Tone/Pulse Switchable Dialing - Allows any combination of tone and pulse for access to long-distance service. The Retro Phone is hearing aid compatible.

Learning how to manage your time to increase your effective work time will lead to increasing your productivity and this, in turn, will lead to you earning more money. The latter is provided that your productivity relates to money-earning activities and not you simply being busy.

So here are three expert tips from Internet Marketing guru, Dan Kennedy, for better time management, increasing productivity and boosting your income:

1. Don't answer emails,

2. Don't accept unscheduled phone calls, and

3. Master at least a couple of money-making skills that are relevant to your professional or business goals.

I can hear some of your objections so let's go into these with a little more detail.

Don't Answer Emails

By this I don't mean that you NEVER answer your emails but chances are you are receiving scores of emails each and every day that are pulling you in every direction. You probably receive your fair portion of spam mail as well.

Be realistic about the amount of time you are spending reading and answering emails. If these emails are related to income-generation then all well and good, but I would be willing to bet that many of the emails you deal with simply take your focus away from what you want to achieve. They take your eye off your goal. They steal your time.

Do you have a notification device that lets you know when you have new mail? If yes, please switch it off NOW. Again, each time that little icon flashes with that message "You have mail" you are distracted and it takes time to re-focus your attention to get back into a mode when you are being truly efficient.

Here are five more quick tips for dealing with email:

1. Schedule a couple of times a day to deal with email.
2. Allocate a specific amount of time to deal with email.
3. Be ruthless when dealing with email - if it is not relevant - TRASH IT!
4. Use a good spam filter.
5. Set up filters for your emails so that they go directly to specific folders.

Don't Answer Unscheduled Calls

When you receive phone calls the person calling is generally not interested in you. They are interested in their own agenda. And, if you allow them to, they will steal your time and distract your attention away your goal.

Your time is a precious non-renewable resource. Use it wisely.

So here are five quick tips for managing phone calls

1. Switch your phone off during times of peak money-earning activity.
2. Have clear, instructional messages on your phone - generally, if the call is important and it's not sales-related, the person calling will leave a message.
3. Use a separate number for your clients.
4. Use caller id and screen your calls.
5. Allocate specific times during the day for making calls.

Master Money-Making Skills

Dan Kennedy doesn't mince words and said in a recent teleseminar that,

"Most people try to get from point A to point B without any mastery. Bluntly, they are often lazy and cheap about investing in mastery."

If you examine those who are making the most money from Tiger Woods to Warren Buffet, you will find it is because they have mastered a particular skill.

However, mastery takes TIME and MONEY. By applying the tips stated earlier you will gain more time and you can put this time to good use.

Let's say for example that you gain 20 minutes a day, although I am confident that these techniques will allow you to gain far more than that. Then over a five-day week you will gain 100 minutes, over a month 400 minutes and over a year 4800 minutes or 80 hours!

If you spent that time in mastering a money-making skill relevant to your professional or business goals just think how your income could soar. However, you also have to be prepared to invest in your continued professional development.

So here are five quick tips for mastering your money-making skills:

1. Identify a money-making skill that is relevant to your profession or business.
2. Identify the best in that field and learn from them.
3. Allocate time for self-development and mastery every day.
4. Seek out opportunities to put your skills into practice.
5. Repeat for a second money-making skill - it's always good to have options and multiple income streams.

Follow these tips and you will be amazed at how much more you accomplish and delighted by how much your income increases.

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