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Boost your sales skills and close more deals with these sales tutorials. From prospecting to closing, we've got you covered with expert advice and tips.

Getting started with Sales

  • How to target customers with location-based marketing

    How to target customers with location-based marketing

    Thomas Hill
  • How to Charge Premium Prices and Write Winning Proposals

    How to Charge Premium Prices and Write Winning Proposals

    Joyce Akiko
  • All Sales content:

    1. How to Make Your Website Convert Better Than Competitors

      How to Make Your Website Convert Better Than Competitors

      Tutorial Beginner

      Focusing on conversion rate optimization will make your website convert better than your competitors, if you set and follow a clear plan. Here’s a short,...

    2. What is a Squeeze Page? (Hint: It'll Help You Skyrocket Conversions)

      What is a Squeeze Page? (Hint: It'll Help You Skyrocket Conversions)

      Tutorial Beginner

      Discover how squeeze pages are different from landing pages, what they look like, and how to easily start using them on your site to improve your website...

    3. How to Customize a Simple Business Proposal Template in MS Word

      How to Customize a Simple Business Proposal Template in MS Word

      Tutorial Intermediate

      A good business proposal helps sell your products or services. It should include everything your client needs to know to make a final decision about doing...

    4. How to Find Out Exactly What Your Target Clients Want—Then Sell It to Them

      How to Find Out Exactly What Your Target Clients Want—Then Sell It to Them

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Get inside your target market's head through simple research—no number crunching or cumbersome surveys. This research will make it easier for a freelancer...

    5. How to Write an Effective Email Sales Pitch

      How to Write an Effective Email Sales Pitch

      Tutorial Beginner

      In this article, discover the strategies to writing effective emails sales pitches—those that your prospect opens and acts on (at a higher percentage), while...

    6. How to Get a Sales Job in a New Industry

      How to Get a Sales Job in a New Industry

      Tutorial Beginner

      Some sales professionals like to specialize in one industry, while others try to be versatile. The reality is that you need to be able to move from industry...

    7. How to Process Customer Questions During a Sales Presentation

      How to Process Customer Questions During a Sales Presentation

      Tutorial Beginner

      Questions from customers during sales presentations are an essential part of the closing process. A question from a customer indicates that the customer has...

    8. Fundamentals of Effective Landing Page Design

      Fundamentals of Effective Landing Page Design

      Tutorial Beginner

      Creating a landing page is one of the most exciting aspects of online marketing. Your landing page is your opportunity to show your sales skills online, and...

    9. How to Write an eBook Description that Sells

      How to Write an eBook Description that Sells

      Tutorial Beginner

      Entrepreneurs write books to be sold. Whether the aim of your book is to develop new leads for your business or to turn a profit, your ultimate goal is the...

    10. 7 Ways to Monetize Your Speaking, Beyond Selling Your Services

      7 Ways to Monetize Your Speaking, Beyond Selling Your Services

      Tutorial Beginner

      There are far more unpaid speaking gigs in the world than there are paid opportunities. Even major events like TED don't pay their speakers. Yet taking an...

    11. How Nathan Barry Made $12,000 in eBook Income in 24 Hours

      How Nathan Barry Made $12,000 in eBook Income in 24 Hours

      Tutorial Beginner

      Nathan Barry is a web designer who quit his job at a software company in October 2011 in order to work for himself. In 2012, his first year of being...

    12. 6 Budget Planning Steps to Professional Project Estimates

      6 Budget Planning Steps to Professional Project Estimates

      Tutorial Beginner

      Freelancers are often faced with the question of how much to charge for a project. When the project is similar to others you have done, then you have a good...