tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771446067618745870.post3620811352469778266..comments2023-10-26T04:02:03.612-04:00Comments on Going Sane in a Crazy World: Someone to LoveMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13641318104807962051noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3771446067618745870.post-30441386336699978762009-05-21T20:21:45.978-04:002009-05-21T20:21:45.978-04:00I was a telemarketer for 8 months when I lived in ...I was a telemarketer for 8 months when I lived in Barcelona. I was straight up calling businesses out of the yellow pages all over Europe. I had to pitch them in English, while many were offended I wasn't speaking to them in their languages. It was all I did for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. I couldn't fine a job anywhere else. It sucked huge hairy hippo balls.<br /><br />It wears down on you. You do kind of have to force yourself on people over the phone to get results. I never was successful because I didn't psychologically beat people down, over the phone. Call me crazy, but that's how it was in my office.<br /><br />The most important lesson I learned<br />is that it's not over no matter what the other person says until he hangs up the phone. As far as I am concerened, if he hasn't hung up, he's still listening to you and you still have a chance.<br /><br />If you're not feeling confident, you have to fake or else you'll never get anywhere. Especially if you feel like you're imposing. You really have to come across like you're doing them the favor not the other way around.<br /><br />When I worked in car rental, when I acted like I was doing them a favor, my sales jumped. Of course, I was nice about it, but for those minutes that I was selling I really made it feel like I was doing them a favor. That they needed my product more than I needed their business.<br /><br />I am glad I'm not selling/promoting anything anymore. I can't stand it, and it's not me.Senoritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075972193214414769noreply@blogger.com