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Written By paperkool aka Glen Jon

Every exchange requires a transfer of thought. Every transfer of thought is a sell. Babies out of the womb, sell ideas with emotion. If a baby is hungry, what does it do? The baby cries wah wah. The crying alerts mother to the baby’s needs. The baby sold that concept to mother. Understand if the baby cries and the mother does nothing, that’s not a sale.

My writing is essentially in reply to what I saw in a forum. A lady wrote. “I want to work at home, but I don’t want to do sales.” I tried to explain to the lady, in my reply that every exchange you may do is, in effect sales, to one degree or another. You may not think of it in such a manner however, it’s selling. When you apply for a job that you may consider a non sales job, in reality you’re selling your resume or application. No matter what job you may have, it requires you to perform at a level of proficiency that convinces your boss to give you a check on pay day. You must “perform.” Your performance is selling the idea you are qualified. You are selling constantly on a daily basis, weather you know it or not.

Talking to people is selling. Even a Jail Warden sells ideas. Some one may say ”shut up.” No matter how rude the thought is, it should be transferred at a level of coherent understanding. A dog growls at you. You know that means one thing. That growl transferred a thought. That’s what selling is. Selling is merely transferring a thought so the recipient understands it and responds in an acceptable manner. When the dog growls at you and you stand there and do nothing, that’s not a sale. The dog growls and you run.

That’s a sale. The dog convinced you. Selling can be basic or it can be refined. The beauty of selling on the internet is that you can let a pre-recorded message do the work for you. Videos and articles do the selling job. A person will purchase what ever by submitting a check or credit card on line. There is no need to knock on doors or invite people to your living room. You really don’t have to talk to anyone in person, if you don’t want to. Let technology work for you.

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and touch on two useful starting points: persuasion shows up everywhere, and smart questions uncover what people actually want. Below is a compact, actionable blueprint to convert those observations into a repeatable online selling workflow you can use for work‑from‑home services or digital publishing.

  1. Pick one measurable outcome and one tight audience. Write a single sentence: “I help [who] get [specific result] with [method].” Use that sentence on your landing page so visitors immediately know if this is for them.
  2. Use one short qualifying question (or a 3‑option micro-survey) on first contact to segment visitors. Make the question concrete and result-focused so follow-up content is relevant.
  3. Build a micro-funnel: free value → low‑friction paid offer → core product. The free piece proves expertise; the low-cost offer converts curious visitors into paying customers.
  4. Automate a 3-message follow-up: welcome (deliver requested asset), short proof (one testimonial or mini-case), clear small ask (trial, low-cost product, or demo). Keep each message focused and single-CTA.
  5. Remove friction: shorten forms, show price clearly, add guarantee and a visible next step. Test one change at a time.

Troubleshooting quick checks:

  • Lots of traffic, no leads → headline/offer mismatch; rewrite your value sentence and test.
  • Leads, no purchases → reduce checkout steps; add social proof and a smaller first offer.
  • Low email opens → test subject lines and send times; segment by the qualifying answer.
    Use simple A/B tests and one analytics event per funnel step so you can see where people drop off.

For digital publishers: gate a high-value checklist or short guide, sell an inexpensive companion product, then offer a subscription or course as the upsell. Respect consent (opt-ins) and be honest about what buyers receive.

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Aggressively asking questions is one of the most effective sales techniques you can use. Asking question uncovers the prospect's pains, wants and desires.

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