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Always Right: Five Risks You Must Take With Your Customers

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After all, if you get too chummy with customers — or even appear too interested in or sympathetic to their personal circumstances — they might start to want more from you: better pricing, extended credit, lengthier conversations, access to your services on nights and weekends, etc.

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Eight Ways To Get Past The Fear Of “No”  And Start Risking Rejection

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Keep your pitch conversational — no one likes a hard sell. How can you keep the conversation going if it feels like they still might be considering your offer? Maybe you sound like you’re giving a lecture instead of having a conversation. • Embrace the risk of being specialized and present your business’s unique identity.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

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Say you start the passion fruit farm you’ve been dreaming of for years in your home state in Florida. If you’d taken the time to do your market research, you would have learned there was no demand for passion fruit in Florida. See Also: How to Get Initial Traction with a Marketing Budget of Zero. The slightly messier U.S.