What are /biz/'s opinion on sales jobs?
I work full-time in an collections callcenter and it's not too bad, I've learned to be a lot more comfortable talking to people but I kind of want to get a job in sales to learn people skills better and have the opportunity to make a lot more money.
What are biz's thoughts?
As a student I've done door-to-door sales and selling magazine subscriptions to students on campus (standing outside of a lecture hall and just talking to people as they leave/come in.)
For the last job sometimes I give a little 2 minute pitch about what we offer students in a hall with 200 people. So this job grows my social skills, sales skills, and public speaking skills. Beats working at McDonalds. I also make 10 dollar per hour plus 10 dollar commission on every subscription sold.
It would be cool to keep climbing up the sales ladder and selling higher ticket items such as medications or even houses. Actually I love sales but I don't think I'd be able to do it full time.
>call center
How do you do it anon?
Depends on your personality and the company you are selling for.
You need to enjoy the company of people and have fun talking to them. As for the company, it needs to be a good product and they need to care about you and your success.
If all the above fit, yeah sales can be fun.
You constantly hear the advice to sell digital products because of their low overhead, but has anyone actually had any success doing so?
I see a lot of people in my space selling e-books and digital courses (Internet marketing and content writing) and I'm interested in getting in on the game as well. That being said, the field seems incredibly crowded and there's so much good information out there for free. Are these people actually making money or justifying charging $10 for an e-book or $50-200 for a web course?
My idea was to write a couple of mini e-books for free, just for the sake of building authority for my business (content writing) and then create a premium book/course that I can just sell on the side. I have the bandwidth to do this right now, so it's not really a matter of time or resources (I also have friends who are professional editors/graphic designers to help me out).
I'm pretty confident I can create something better than my competition, especially considering every e-book I've seen on the subject of freelance writing is all fluff and no actionable advice (“believe in yourself, work hard, network”). I also think that any course/book I make would undercut my competition in terms of price. The only thing that I'm missing is an email list, really.
I feel like e-books and digital courses have become a bit of meme in the Internet marketing space and don't want to waste my time. At the same time, I'm a service-based business that's doing well (plenty of clients and cash coming in) that wants to get my feet wet with driving traffic and subsequently selling some sort of product.
Any thoughts on this?
You're selling a dream not actual advice
There's still unexplored niches out there
I would say getting into the freelance writing ebook/lesson is a bit saturated but if you really think you can do better then give it a practice run
I've seen people make money off of a fucking the zen of gaming for fucks sake, people will buy just about anything in the right context
>>1664719
"people will buy just about anything in the right context"
This x 10000.
In that sense, there are no saturated markets, only saturated contexts.
>>1664719
I do have actual advice, though.
So many newbie freelance writers have no idea what they're doing, but they're more than willing to throw money at a solution. I've seen this firsthand through Twitter and various private Facebook groups for content marketing and copywriting. They tell their story and then ask for books or courses.
I wouldn't be selling a dream, but a sort of no-bullshit approach (drop the six figures in a year dream, here's what you actually do, here's some templates for outreach, here's where you find actual jobs, here's how you set realistic expectations, how to make your pitches stand out, deal with clients, spot problems, etc).
The context is that there are a shitload of liberal arts majors and stay-at-home moms (I'd probably be targeting more of the former) who want to be freelance writers but need a concise guide that holds their hand and tells them what to do.
Again, I have read other books on the subject and they're either all fluff OR way too long and irrelevant (talks way too much about print versus online).
What i need to do for you to give me 500$?
>>1664358
give me your kidney
>>1664358
Offer me a product or service that I perceive as being worth $500
>>1664358
You could suck my dick.
And then give me your kidney.
Hi /biz/ I'm new to this board. You probably have this kind of thread on a daily basis and I'll probably be answered to fuck off out of here, but I'll try.
I live in a shithole of country (Spain), you can't live properly here. I'm not talking about making six figures every month, you can't afford growing a family. the work you find won't give you enough even to live. that's why I was thinking about gettin into invesment, but I have a total lack of knowledge. things I know and might help.
I just want an income, not trying to became "the wolf of wall street" overnight.
Learnt statistic while in college. sure not as a mathematician, but at least I can't tell the difference betwen the mean and the average.
where should I start reading/learning? do I need a minimun amount of cash to get into it? Should normies like myself stay away from this?
>>1664353
Do you have any business experience? Are you willing to do any job? I was looking to hire a Spaniard for sales but the fucker was so lazy and immature that i gave up. Might have a slot for you.
>>1664359
Hey, man. I'm not a Spaniard, but I'd like to know more about that job opening. I do speak fluent Spanish. It's my first language.
>>1664359
>Do you have any business experience?
No, sorry.
>Are you willing to do any job?
Yest, the idea is to get some income while I work/seek for job/find a better one etc. not living by the money I make on markets. that would be beyond my reach for sure, and it will take a workday of work, analisys and so.
What's with rich people and Formula 1
>>1664315
>What is it with rich people and [needlessly expensive hobby]
It keeps the poor people out of sight (home behind their TVs), and it shows off to other rich faggots that they have money.
>>1664315
Just a theory.
I always thought it might have to do with the equestrian class. In other words, racing has always been a sort of affluent activity, and I don't mean stock cars.
>>1664315
which do you mean? the corrupt pigs who run the show or the bored idiots who throw money into the pig trough?
What do you think, and why, is/are the best things to sell online?
Things that don't have much competition.
>>1664235
Like what... ?
Hey guys, I remember you used to have a bunch of pastebin guides with links for NEETs to start making some bucks online. Could you please share them? I can't find them in the archives.
interested
>>1664222
That bish has a more manly shoulder-hip ratio than me
i want this too, anyone please?
I'm dual majoring in International Affairs and Computer Science. The first because I like it, the second because I want a job.
Are employers going to throw my resume straight in the trash?
seems like an odd combo, I can't imagine how the 2 would complement each other in a career
>>1664229
But is it a bad thing?
>>1664335
it is, it looks idiotic to be honest from an employers point of view. Why waste time doing something useless? Uni is the same as any other professional school you go there for a REASON not because you like something.
>only gave his children 90k
what is his problem?
>>1664161
The social network they inherit is far more lucrative than any money he gives them.
he spent the rest on coke & whores
Why do you owe your children any further obligation when you're dead?
Bros I need your help! I came up with an idea that I figured could be lucrative: Putting your store bought chips out of the bag and into an easy, portable device that would warm the chips for you to a Mexican restaurant style warmth.
Unfortunately I discovered that a device called an air fryer exist:
https://www.google.com/search?q=air+fryer&safe=off&client=ms-android-verizon&prmd=svin&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJmNXXu-zQAhVG6mMKHbG2AewQ_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=559
Honestly Bros how could I make my idea a distinct from an air fryer?
>>1664159
An air frier doesn't warm food, it cooks it by using minimum oil and blasting it with hot air. It's essentially a deep frier
>>1664175
Well yeah, that's what my idea would do I guess. My idea is convection heating, a fan underneath the heated coil which will in turn blow that hot air onto my chips.
>>1664159
Bump
Can you guys give me a ranking of investment options from more risk more profitable to less risk but less profitable?
Some ideas
low risk - savings account/CD/GIC
average risk - index funds
slightly higher - leveraged real estate
higher yet - starting a business
even higher - stock trading / forex
super-high - roulette on red/black, odd/even
insane risk - lottery
I would definitely throw out there that investing in a stable money market mutual fund is a lot better than having a savings account. There is a small degree of list in case of a stock market crash, but the return rate is way higher than most savings accounts.
Putting your money in a savings account / checking account is usually pretty dumb because the interest rate is so low that the money either loses value from inflation / cost of living / taxes or remains the same at best.
Also, an IRA is a wonderful investment, but mots people don't want to do it because they don't have the discipline to save that long. The cool thing about most IRAs is that they are tax sheltered (which means you can do trading through them and not pay taxes) and you can use them as a down payment on a house without penalty.
>>1664131
This is my last time being your personal Google. Next time go ask AskReddit retarded questions you can Google.
>>1664145
>lottery tickets are investments now
>spending $1 a week on a lottery ticket
>insane risk
Just went full retard
I am a very successful District Manager for a retail company. Two years ago I took over a failing market and within 90 days I had it making six figures in profit a month. For two years it has been consistently generating such income. I did so well that I won an award for being the top DM in my organization due to my efforts.
During that time I managed an employee who became fiercely loyal to me due to me vastly improving his life. His uncle owns a struggling franchise within my company and is looking to sell. His uncle won't sell to him though, due to some unique family dynamics including being a bit jealous of his success since coming to work for me. His uncle would, however, sell to me if I could raise the money. I would love to buy this business and use my talents to build my own wealth, but the price for the business is $4M. While I have great credit and an amazing track record, I am not sure if that's enough to get me a loan from a bank for enough to set out on my own. I will mention I believe my grandfather is a bit wealthy due to being so frugal his whole life, but I don't really have a relationship with him. Knowing all this, what does /biz/ think is the best way to raise capital to purchase this business?
An SBA loan would be perfect if you could raise $1M.
Maybe you can somehow take over management and get option to buy. Then worry about financing when it's running better.
>>1664204
Also I am a veteran
>>1664204
Any idea how to structure such an arrangement?
Noob here, is accounting considered a hard degree because of the maths aspect? Also what is a better choice, Computer science or Accounting. UK btw
CS graduate here working as web dev in London earning 47k at the age of 25. Not an impressive salary but I didn't put much effort. I am not sure that an accountant with the same experience would get the same money, plus work is actually fun.
>>1664096
>accounting considered a hard degree because of the maths aspect
its basic algebra
what makes it hard is combing legal logic and algebra while remaining organized
>>1664111
combining*
is acorns actually a good way to save and invest money or should i just put my money in a mattress
how do i save money in a way that makes more money like rich white people can
>let me allow a company to track my finances and charge a monthly fee to do so because I'm too lazy to keep receipts use a spreadsheet
>>1664082
so what do you suggest i do with my money just sitting in my checking account
>>1664082
If you have less than $5000 in your acorns account it's a dollar a month. If you have more than its a .25% annual fee.
If you go to college and have a .edu email address its free for up to 4 years.
I have acorns and I'm slowly saving on the side to open a legitimate investment account on a larger scale. I started acorns with $100 bucks with $20 a month deposited and whatever extra money I have to deposit. I've made about ~$20-$30 bucks in investments and dividends. It isn't horrible, good for people starting small
Hello, /biz/
I have a lot of spare time atm. Could you offer me what should I learn to use my free time properly? Im into accounting, marketing and investing. Any books articles or other sources will be apreciated
Pic unrelated
>>1664076
>Im into accounting
you must be a hit at parties
t. pussyslayer
I'd say programming
>>1664108
number crunching fetish