Sales Tips for Business Owners & Photography Sales with Debora Jones {Ep 060}

Sales – although an integral part of a business can be intimidating for most as it is often considered a complex and difficult process. But it doesn’t have to be and today’s guest, Debora Jones has shared a lot of insightful sales tips for business owners like yourself. No matter what business you run, sales are absolutely necessary, and I know that for me, photography sales is something that I teach and share with my students often! In this episode we are going to discuss effective ways to overcome your fear so you can finally apply this valuable skill to your business.

Debora is a strategic executive & business owner with expertise in driving revenue, building resonating services, market engagement, customer management and operations. And if you heard that and just kind of checked out – don’t press STOP! Revenue, services, engagement and operations are something that EVERY business needs, not just in the corporate world, they just look different when it comes to smaller businesses, so listen in!

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Key Topics

  • Why selling is essential to the business, especially creatives.
  • Sales tips for business owners, including photography sales.
  • Changing your perception on sales and what that looks like.
  • How to overcome objections and create effective solutions for your clients.

Major Takeaways

  • What brought Debora to where she’s at and what her journey has looked like along the way.
  • What gave her the courage to change over to sales.
  • Why selling is essential for all business owners, especially creatives and other valuable sales tips for business owners.
  • How to create a win-win sale situation so that all parties feel good about the entire experience.
  • How to prepare to overcome objections of all types.
  • How to avoid internalizing asking for a lower price as a personal attack or a personal statement of what you’re worth.
  • How to handle objections that you haven’t heard before.
  • Some tips or tricks that Deborah has worked on in the marketing side, the first point of sales when it comes to our businesses.

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