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I get this question frequently: “When should I call tradespeople?” It took me a year to understand this, working as a credit manager for a national electrical wholesaler, but your typical tradesperson is halfway up a ladder, juggling a tool in one hand a the cell phone in the other when you call. Later on, […]

Neil Patel and I were able to meet up for a few minutes and talk shop on SEO. He has some surprising tips to share on what is working today. One of his key recommendations is something you wouldn’t think of as being related to SEO at all! It’s a quick discussion, so check it […]

Today marks the release of Jason Kanigan’s new Sales On Fire book, “How To Effectively Sell With Honesty, Integrity and Trust In a Skeptical World.” If all you know is traditional features-and-benefits selling, and the results have been stressing you out, there is another way. In this book, Jason takes you by the hand and […]

One of my students called me up with a question. A regulatory body acting between consumers and retailers in a niche didn’t know how to fix a problem my student could help them with. My student had sent a prospecting email. The prospect responded that they were interested in his service, and asked if there […]

Watch this on Youtube: Yeah, let me get psyched up! Fired up! Make some cold calls! Wait a minute, my website needs to be fixed. Oh, oh, would you look at that! It’s 6:00 at night and now I don’t have to make any more calls, the day is over. Darn it! Hi, this is […]

Scott Britton leapt onto the headlines in 2012 as one of the “25 and Under NY Tech” people to watch. I caught up with Scott in Florida as he prepares for his next challenge–and it’s an exciting one! Scott shares great business development tips, such as how to write an effective cold email, as well […]

Watch this on Youtube: Hi, this is Jason Kanigan, the owner and founder of Sales on Fire and welcome to another Sales Triathlete Minute. Has this happened to you? You make about ten dials after screwing up your courage and what happens? You know, about half don’t answer or aren’t in, can’t talk with you. […]

Someone linked me to an article Inc. Magazine is running on their site that features one of my productivity hacks. It’s from a Quora post I wrote awhile back. “Kanigan, a sales trainer, says you have to figure out what your ‘golden hours’ are. “Kanigan says that you have to protect your “golden hours” at […]

Watch this on Youtube: Hi, this is Jason Kanigan, the owner and founder of Sales on Fire and welcome to another sales triathlete minute. Do not let the price shoppers beat you up! Has this happened to you? Somebody phones you up and they immediately ask for your price, and you—knee-jerk reaction—you give it to […]

Consider your responses to the following questions: 1. Can you control what happened at your prospect’s place of business just before you called over there, or came through the front door? 2. Can you control whether your prospect is available to speak with you or not? 3. Can you control whether they actually do pick […]