Do you have the courage to make cold calls?

Hi mommaj, I love to drink tea too. Maybe I should try door to door cold calling. Maybe I can hint that I love coffee and chocolate, and they will serve me coffee and chocolate. I didn't know that there were such good benefits to cold calling, how come you never say earlier? The problem is that I am not in the sales line, can I probably ask for coffee and chocolate just by knocking at the door? Sounds weird.

haha Mommaj, I can't imagine you doing cold calls! Can't imagine cavewoman coming out of the cave and knocking at people's door. I bet you have a good time selling bits and pieces of your cave, no longer it's leaking so badly! Why not rewrite the article and using "cold calls" as the keywords?

That's how I learned about tea. I would go cold calling and make friends that would invite me in for tea. MMMM. I wrote that article about cold calling so long ago that I may not be able to find it. LOL

Hi Kprofgames, I think some people just have the gift to make cold calls. Some are so exceptionally good when they make cold calls to companies, that they end up chatting away with the clients as if they are old friends. I think with enough motivation, everyone can learn to make cold calls. It's just that I am not that motivated to go into insurance sales and to spend hours making cold calls with no possibility of a sale. I think those people who are too pushy and too desperate to make sales really turn people off. Those are the ones that always disappear after closing a sale, and refuses to spend time nurturing customer relationship.

Hi Kalav, actually it's not that horrible! It's very similar to teaching! After all, you have to get to know so many new students, and to find things to talk to your students. Making cold calls may come so naturally to you that you wonder why you dont start earlier. I doubt making cold calls is a boring and monotonous task. I think it's a horribly scary task for me. I think my heart will beat as loud as a drum before I start to dial the number.

Hi Kalav, I understand how you feel. This is the reason I hesitate to join sales job. All the while in my role as HR personnel, I interview candidates who want to get a job offer in the company. Even though it's still talking to strangers, but the motivation is entirely different.

Hi Lampar, some very stupid insurance agents dare to call up the company to ask to speak to CEO. They even dare to claim that they are the friends of CEO. Once the receptionist passes the call to the CEO, those insurance agents refuse to stop talking. In the end, the CEO slams down the phone, and scolds the receptionist. Those are the really stupid ones, if they had offered to provide lunch for the CEO in an expensive hotel, the CEO might agree.

Hi scheng1! To be frank with you, I consider a salesman/saleswoman called me without my permission at home is plain rude and ill manner. It has nothing to do with courage since he is not doing a courageous act unless you believe trying to sell his product is , so i don't know why you consider one need courage to make cold call, except plenty of rudeness and bad manner with intent to irritate people. That probably is the main reason i don't call someone up without first obtain that person permission and was given the phone number by him regardless doing sales or not, as i am not a rude and no manner person and won't even consider trying to do that. I normally receive call from Chinese company based in USA trying to sell their product and it is probably the most irritating thing i came across sometimes. Instead courage, i will say to do that one must have some degree of ignorance and low level of education to do that.

That's not so bad, I have received so many calls from other countries, the recent ones come from China. I dont know how those people in China manage to get hold of my cell phone number. I dont give out the number easily. Anyway, those people are nice but too persistent. I dont mind them wasting their money, after all, I dont have to pay for incoming calls. But I hate it when they keep asking for my full name, even after I said that there is no need for them to know my full name.

haha Seymiss, I think even after taking the classes on making cold calls, you will still be shaking the moment you dial the numbers. I think you can join certain church groups that always go around converting people if you want free classes in making cold calls. I think those are the ones who will make big money out of sales job. They seem to find it so natural to talk to strangers.

It is natural for me to talk to strangers but to say bad things oh well defenitely classes is needed. Nice day to ya

Talk to strangers on the phone i can't but in person yes its like they are going to bite me or something

haha Canellita, I find that they are still better than those religious folks making cold calls. At least those making cold calls to sell products and services do have good products to offer. The only thing is that I do not need the product at the moment. I just ask them to get to the point before ending the call. Those religious folks are worst. They wont stop!

There are no religious folks calling here that I know of thank goodness! That would drive me crazy. We have a national do not call list here that you can place your telephone number on and solicitors are not allowed to call you by law. The cell phones are another thing entirely.

I never put my real information on social networking sites. My address is always something like 123 Mystreet.

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haha, make cold cyber-calls is still ok with me, with commenting on the blog posts or articles of other writers. I dont think I like the idea of making cold calls either, since I dont like to receive cold calls, knowing that they want to sell me something. I guess those religious guys go around telling everyone the end of world is near, are much better at making cold calls. Maybe they enjoy condemning people to hell too.

At least you're polite. Not everyone is. Sure, cold calling can work. But it's painful for both sides. Work isn't always easy.

Hi Dori, I think making cold calls still have its merit. Having say that, i admit that I hate to make cold calls too. Even calling the wrong number makes me nervous. I think if we make cold calls, and manage to get email address, then it's great too. That makes it easier to build up a contact list. I'm usually at the receiving ends of the cold calls. I usually reply with "I'm busy at the moment. Please send the information to my office email at xxx. I will take a look later."

Hi Elite, I guess looking into the eyes of the person you speak to is already very difficult. Maybe joining insurance company and learn to make cold calls is good for you. After all, you need to build confidence and overcome your shyness. Most employers hire those job seekers who can speak well and speak confidently. I doubt anyone finds it natural to pick up the phone and make cold calls. Sound really weird. I think going door to door to make sales is very worse.

Hi Prinzcy, those telemarketers have target to meet. Sometimes they just need to make one more appointment to receive a certain bonus. If we are in their shoes, we may feel desperate and pushy too! I think some people are naturally good at it, after all, it's just talking and talking, no annoying figures to handle. I doubt I enjoy the work, I dont like to push and force people to buy anything they dont want.