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When Life Gives You Lemons ⇒
This Friday will be my last day at LemonStand. We all agree that a dedicated, senior sales person is not what is needed at this stage in LemonStand's growth1. They are a great group of folks who will make a difference in the eCommerce space.
I am looking for a company (local or allows remote) whose products/services require technical sales. The more complicated & expensive the better.
Here's what I bring to my next job so if you hear of something cool, let me know.
Though we did...
Squeezing Lemons ⇒
My task at LemonStand is to increase sales so I thought I'd share what we've done that's worked and not worked.
Our challenges are fairly standard:
- no contracts
- max. two week sales cycle (corresponds to 2 week trial)
- rarely have valid phone number on trial customers
- lower price point
- people just exploring options
- LemonStand can be a little overwhelming if you don't know where to start
What has worked:
- live chat (we use Olark)
- better and more frequent email during the trial (via...