Social Media Examiner | Helping vs Selling! | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/feed/ Helping vs Selling! - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Tue, 21 May 2013 14:45:06 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-45453<![CDATA[Planet Zuda replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-45453 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 08:18:27 +0000 Planet Zuda replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business My company has been using this model for months and I mean months. We've gained respect by some very well known companies as a good security company. Some companies also dislike us because they refuse to fix a […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-45443<![CDATA[Kenneth Golden replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-45443 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:46:57 +0000 Kenneth Golden replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business Fill a need and become in demand. The sale is always the target object but it needs to be approached with caution. If it becomes obvious that this is the complete reason for the interaction, the business […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-45202<![CDATA[Ian Campbell replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-45202 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:56:30 +0000 Ian Campbell replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business I agree with all of this,and have used this helping model for a long time. I have helped a lot of people over the years with free advice and services, and it has been very good for the soul. I have expected […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44936<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44936 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:30:27 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business Hi Amy @amyhallbiz 
Amen to that. As long as you keep giving they will keep taking without even a hint of payment in return.  I've bartered many times for sales letters and/or pages for products because some […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44925<![CDATA[Amy Hall - WordPress Assistant & MailChimp Expert replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44925 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:03:00 +0000 Amy Hall - WordPress Assistant & MailChimp Expert replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business @supereb Amen! Sounds like you and I work alike. What gets me is that when one nicely suggests that the questioner purchase help from you because it would be faster and cheaper for them to do so, then you hear […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44902<![CDATA[Elizabeth replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44902 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:30:27 +0000 Elizabeth replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business A good post and advice. Interestingly that's what I do with my direct service, help businesses and other organisations get their products, programs, resources, excursions etc into Australian schools.  Something […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44789<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44789 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:58:51 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business i love my customers and  try and help them as much as  i can.....but if they ask the  naughty  questions.... like  where i got something   so  they can  skip me and  buy it from   the supplier i  say no....or if […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44749<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44749 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:28:09 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business Hello  @5minutemashup  This article is great for those me-mes out there who never think of anyone else and only look at the bottom line. There is a line in the middle somewhere that a lot of people cannot find or […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44744<![CDATA[Milan Steskal replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44744 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:06:25 +0000 Milan Steskal replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business @5minutemashup Great post, thanks :)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44728<![CDATA[Mac replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44728 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:17:21 +0000 Mac replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business build a product, give away a beta version that expires just long enough in the future that people get addicted and then sell. Yepp, that sounds like the software industry :)

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44720<![CDATA[Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44720 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:07:14 +0000 Russell Allert replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business @5minutemashup A great post! Helping others is really all about amazing customer service (even before someone is a customer). It's the corner stone of the new economy. Russ

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44713<![CDATA[Diane Bianchi replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/helping-vs-selling/#post-44713 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:59:23 +0000 Diane Bianchi replied to the forum topic Helping vs Selling! in the club Small Business I totally agree with you, @5minutemashup.  When you flow help to others, it comes back to you.  And Ivan Misner, author of the 29% Solution, always says "Givers gain". 

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