Comments on: The Number One Secret To Negotiating A Discount http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount Inspiration, ideas and opportunities for your business! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:38:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Working at Home on the Internet http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount/comment-page-1#comment-8523 Working at Home on the Internet Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:01:04 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount#comment-8523 [...] John Crickett presents The Number One Secret To Negotiating A Discount posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, “Dozens of books, articles and websites share the secrets of negotiating a discount from your suppliers. Yet everyone forgets this one simple “secret”.” [...] [...] John Crickett presents The Number One Secret To Negotiating A Discount posted at Business Opportunities And Ideas, saying, “Dozens of books, articles and websites share the secrets of negotiating a discount from your suppliers. Yet everyone forgets this one simple “secret”.” [...]

]]> By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount/comment-page-1#comment-8420 John Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:06:53 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount#comment-8420 Paul, Ah that's the topic of a future post... Paul,

Ah that’s the topic of a future post…

]]> By: Paul Simister http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount/comment-page-1#comment-8366 Paul Simister Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:47:02 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount#comment-8366 John I usually approach this from the other direction - trying to reduce the number of discounts that sales people give because of the damage to margins. In fact I recently blogged about it in my <a href = "http://businesscoaching.typepad.com/the_business_coaching_blo/2008/01/11-common-sales.html" rel="nofollow"> 11 common sales and selling mistakes</a>. Down there at number 9 is a little example of just how easy it can be to get discounts - or at least until they've spoken to me. John

I usually approach this from the other direction – trying to reduce the number of discounts that sales people give because of the damage to margins.

In fact I recently blogged about it in my 11 common sales and selling mistakes.

Down there at number 9 is a little example of just how easy it can be to get discounts – or at least until they’ve spoken to me.

]]> By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount/comment-page-1#comment-7975 John Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:49:46 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount#comment-7975 Brad, Thanks for stopping by. I've just had a look and your blog looks interesting too. Brad,

Thanks for stopping by. I’ve just had a look and your blog looks interesting too.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount/comment-page-1#comment-7973 Brad Shorr Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:58:35 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.com/535/the-number-one-secret-to-negotiating-a-discount#comment-7973 You are sure on target here. It's amazing how often you can get a discount simply by asking, no matter how inarticulate you may be. A technique I find effective, when shopping for, say, hardware, is to ask if there are similar products with a better price. Sometimes I wind up with a better price and a better product. (Found your excellent blog through MiddleZoneMusings.) You are sure on target here. It’s amazing how often you can get a discount simply by asking, no matter how inarticulate you may be. A technique I find effective, when shopping for, say, hardware, is to ask if there are similar products with a better price. Sometimes I wind up with a better price and a better product. (Found your excellent blog through MiddleZoneMusings.)

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