Commonly known as the sales industry where you can make money even while lying down, why can’t newcomers last long?

From ancient times to the present, sales has always been a golden industry. It is not an exaggeration to say that you can make money while lying down. In fact, this sentence is a portrayal of old salespeople. Why is it so difficult for newcomers to learn from it? How about a share of the pie?

Before the SARS outbreak in 2013, I was working as a waiter in a hotel in Shanghai. The sudden SARS epidemic caused countless people in this industry to lose their jobs, and I was one of them. At that time, I was very confused and lost my source of income. Food and rent became the biggest problem. In this case, a fellow villager introduced me to the job of selling apple cider vinegar. At that time, he said: Do it well. It is difficult in the early stage because there are no resources and no connections. But if you do well in the early stage of this industry, you can answer the phone at home in the future. You can make money, and you will get a commission on all orders shipped through you.

From then on, I took a basic salary of 500 and rode an old bicycle through the streets of Shanghai every day. After more than a month of visits, customers gradually began to buy small quantities of goods from me, and the monthly salary also increased from 500 to more than 2,000. At that time, 2,000 yuan was a big number in my eyes. My parents’ income from farming 30 acres of land at home. I looked forward to my future infinitely and worked harder to market. In order to better connect with customers, I bought a Nokia mobile phone extravagantly and endured the high cost.

Apple cider vinegar is a beauty product that can also regulate gastric acid very well. It is aimed at high-consumption groups who pay attention to maintenance. After more than 20 days of unremitting negotiations, it was finally launched at the end of 2013. A large supermarket chain agreed to stock the goods, and I was really ecstatic at the time, because I received at least 50,000 yuan in commission from this order, as well as commissions from subsequent purchases. That night, I got drunk for the first time in Shanghai. I held the phone and called all my friends until it stopped.

Haha, this order did not come later. Because of position authority issues, he was unable to sign a contract on behalf of the company, so the sales manager stepped forward. You will know what happened next, it is just a piece of bloody evidence. The manager used his sales authority to lower the price by 2 percentage points on the basis of the price I gave. The customer destroyed the contract I had drafted and signed a contract with the manager, and all the proceeds went to that manager's name. In anger, I resigned from my job and left Shenzhen.

More than ten years have passed, and I have never entered the sales industry again. I will never forget the pain it caused me.

Newcomers who want to stay in this industry for a long time must find a company with good reputation and perfect system, because in a sales company, from the boss to the salesperson, there are sales managers, supervisors and team members in between. Manager, each position has different authority, and the discounts given to customers are also different. The higher the position, the lower the discount given. Ordinary salesmen cannot compare with them. It is common for bosses to take orders from subordinates. .

Actually, this is not to slander this industry. There are still many elites in this industry, who can not only improve their communication skills, but also build connections for themselves. In a company with high integrity, each salesperson's salary is very high. They have done a good job in the market, maintained customers for a long time, and ensured continuous orders. You can really count the money without leaving home.