Are people tired of freebies?

Patbrittany wants to know if people are tired of freebies? After reading my post “Really Simple Sales Solutions“, she said:

I believe what your are saying is true because I’m the same way I never thought about going back to the people i already have. I have a problem I’ve been trying to solve I have told people about a free opportunity to make money and they still turn it down Why? Do you think that people are burnt out on stuff?

My response: People never get tired of freebies, but they always get tired of hearing pitches. If your pitching an opportunity, right there is when the door gets slammed in your face. It’s like asking your friend to go out with the guy who has a “Really Nice Personality.” Putting the word FREE in front of a Business Opportunity, isn’t going to do much because most people have been pitched to at some point in their life, so automatically their defense goes up and its HARD to break that down.

So what am I saying, stop pitching your product? No. I’m saying you need to get rid of that FREEBIE Sales pitch and start promoting your venture in a whole new way. You have to understand why people buy. *Sound Famililar, because I know I’ve said that one before *lol*. Alright, I hate saying please but please go watch the video Why People Buy and read the WHOLE article too entitled Black People Don’t Buy, URL: http://sistasense.com/2009/05/17/black-people-dont-buy/

People always want to buy SOMETHING or get SOMETHING for free, but they don’t want to be SOLD TO! I know that’s confusing, but think about it. What do you do when someone comes up to you and tries to sell you something? You walk away, rush the conversation, tell them cut to the chase and tell me what’s the catch! *lol*

I find that when you talk about your business like you love it, when you SHOW people why something can work for them WHY they need it, WHY they SHOULD want it … their eyes start to sparkle and light up. When you add value, FREE OR WITH PRICE TAG, people take notice. But when you are trying to make a commission or a hustle happen under the guise of FREE, folks spot that a mile away. Is that what your doing? I don’t know. Maybe not. But if it is, that’s probably why you can’t give away your product even for free. Hey, we all have to go back to the drawing board every now and again and figure out a BETTER way to market our product or service.

Trust me when I say that its never because people aren’t buying. It’s usually because we are trying to sell them the wrong way.

Alright, I’ll get off my high horse and go take a nap. *lol* Go watch the video:
URL: http://sistasense.com/2009/05/17/black-people-dont-buy/