We had our first sale today at the Farmer's Market. Prior to this morning, the girls and I had spent quite a bit of time discussing the finer points of selling to the public. We have been secretly observing people we have encountered daily providing customer service to us and talking about their approach. A few years ago, my oldest had taken a toastminor course which had focussed on public speaking; so we reviewed all that she had been taught there. Short of that, though, turns out I have zero experience with sales. Not only that, but it is definitely not one of my strong points. The lovely gentleman running the Farmer's Market was so helpful and gave all three of us some wonderful tips for engaging the public but all three of us need a lot more practice finding our voice. Despite our shortcomings, we had lots of positive feedback and the girls were able to sell enough to convince them to do it again in a couple weeks. This time we'll be "testing out a new market" as they say in the sales world. I know we have a lot to learn but I'm excited to see how much we improve as the months go on.
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November 2013
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