This book is designed for those of you who have never worked in retail before and would like the low down from a seasoned pro about how it all works so that you can convince a future employer that you can make the change from mechanic or nurse or factory worker, or whatever it is you do now, to a valuable employee in their organisation. In this book is a step-by-step guide to the basics of selling that will get you headed in the right direction for making more money. It is also designed for those of you who may like to develop better retail skills to be able to go from department store shop assistant to a more challenging and more profitable role in a commission-related environment such as electrical, mobile phones, furniture or real estate. Commission-based retail jobs can earn you so much more money than regular retail jobs and give you a level of enjoyment that the others just can't. The techniques in this book will take you from being an order-taker to being a top salesperson. It may seem that there is an overwhelming amount of information here and you may think, 'How am I going to do all that in one interaction with a customer?' The answer is that most of this will become automatic after you have been doing it for a while and you won't even know you are doing it. If you start out with the basics before you move onto the advanced techniques you will be just fine. In fact, you will be streets ahead of most of the sales people out there! There may be some of you who are reading this book that have achieved great success in the above fields of retail and just want a refresher; a get back-to-basics type of journey. There will be many things in here that you already know and hopefully there will also be some you don't, or possibly some things you used to do but have forgotten about. The section on Advanced Selling Techniques will give you hints and tips on how to hone your already considerable skills and increase your income. You want to maximise what you are earning by continuing to increase your skill level. This level is by no means exhaustible, you can get better and better every day and earn more and more money. The difference between this book and all the others out there is that this book is also about creation. Creating something in your life, your customers' lives and in the culture of the company you work for. It's about you being more than an instrument. It's about you being able to create fulfillment and joy through your job in retail. It's about inspiring those around you and being the best you can be. We have a unique opportunity in retail. We come into contact with hundreds of people every week. If you worked in an office or factory, you would probably only see the same people week in and week out, so being exposed to the public every day is your opportunity to make a difference in people's lives. Large or small differences, it doesn't matter which, the point is to not waste your chance to create a new way of interacting that enhances all our experiences on this planet in our life time. This is the secret to making more money in your job in retail. It's all about what you give to your customer and not what you will get form them. All the great money gurus in the world talk about contribution. What are you contributing to society? How are you enriching their lives?

This book is designed for those of you who have never worked in retail before and would like the low down from a seasoned pro about how it all works so that you can convince a future employer that you can make the change from mechanic or nurse or factory worker, if you are just finishing your school years or whatever it is you do now, to a valuable employee in their organisation. In this book is a step-by-step guide to the basics of selling that will get you headed in the right direction for making more money. It is also designed for those of you who may like to develop better retail skills to be able to go from department store shop assistant to a more challenging and more profitable role in a commission-related environment such as electrical, mobile phones, furniture or real estate. Commission-based retail jobs can earn you so much more money than regular retail jobs and give you a level of enjoyment that the others just can't. The techniques in this book will take you from being an order-taker to being a top salesperson. It may seem that there is an overwhelming amount of information here and you may think, 'How am I going to do all that in one interaction with a customer?' The answer is that most of this will become automatic after you have been doing it for a while and you won't even know you are doing it. If you start out with the basics before you move onto the advanced techniques you will be just fine. In fact, you will be streets ahead of most of the sales people out there! There may be some of you who are reading this book that have achieved great success in the above fields of retail and just want a refresher; a get back-to-basics type of journey. There will be many things in here that you already know and hopefully there will also be some you don't, or possibly some things you used to do but have forgotten about. The section on Advanced Selling Techniques will give you hints and tips on how to hone your already considerable skills and increase your income. You want to maximise what you are earning by continuing to increase your skill level. This level is by no means exhaustible, you can get better and better every day and earn more and more money. The difference between this book and all the others out there is that this book is also about creation. Creating something in your life, your customers' lives and in the culture of the company you work for. It's about you being more than an instrument. It's about you being able to create fulfillment and joy through your job in retail. It's about inspiring those around you and being the best you can be. We have a unique opportunity in retail. We come into contact with hundreds of people every week. If you worked in an office or factory, you would probably only see the same people week in and week out, so being exposed to the public every day is your opportunity to make a difference in people's lives. Large or small differences, it doesn't matter which, the point is to not waste your chance to create a new way of interacting that enhances all our experiences on this planet in our life time. This is the secret to making more money in your job in retail. It's all about what you give to your customer and not what you will get form them. All the great money gurus in the world talk about contribution. What are you contributing to society? How are you enriching their lives? So there it is. All spelled out for you in simple easy steps and every day language. I wish you all the best!

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Let The Smart Cookies show you how to eliminate debt, spend smarter, save better, and achieve financial freedom—without sacrificing your social life or your sanity! They were five dynamic young women: smart, successful—and secretly drowning in debt. Inspired by an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show on personal finance, Andrea, Angela, Katie, Robyn, and Sandra formed a money club, together developing strategies for turning their finances around. Just one year later they had dramatically improved their financial situations—and had made major developments in their careers, relationships, and life goals to boot. Their proven recipe for success has since been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, MSNBC, and in the New York Daily News. How did they do it? These five women—with varied careers in marketing, public relations, social work, and TV production—joined forces to create a fun, simple, effective strategy for achieving financial success, forming a money club and supporting each other every step of the way. Now, in this extraordinary hands-on guide, the women, who soon dubbed themselves The Smart Cookies, share the secrets of their success. Weaving anecdotes from their own lives with practical, how-to advice, The Smart Cookies offer strategies that cut across the financial spectrum, whether you’re deeply in debt or just want to manage your money better. Tackling the unique financial challenges facing women today, they offer easy-to-follow advice on everything from creating a spending plan to boosting your income to starting your own money club.

Online Book Arbitrage is the first step-by-step guide to finding books on Amazon and reselling back on Amazon for a profit. Authored by online book arbitrage pioneer Peter Valley, this book will cover: How the biggest source of books to resell isn't a library book sale - its Amazon. 1. The 7 ingredients of a book that can be flipped on Amazon. 2. How the biggest source of books to resell isn't a library book sale - its Amazon. 3. The 7 ingredients of a book that can be flipped on Amazon. 4. Examples of books on Amazon you can buy and resell for profits - right now. 5. Keywords to search for on Amazon that will lead you to book arbitrage gold. 6. A quick formula for making an extra $1,000 a month.... without leaving your computer. 7. Interviews with Amazon sellers who practice online book arbitrage. ...and more.

Dealers of the Macabre takes you to the backyard of the International Intelligence Community. Part 1 is "The Hong Kong Case." The year was 1974, when a dedicated and loyal secret American CIA agent was handed a very bizarre case. Part 2 is "The Plutonium Caper." This case took place in 1978. You will go from the Deuxième Bureau (the French Intelligence Agency) in Tangiers, Morocco, to an exciting action-packed assignment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Part 3 of this original historic epic trilogy is "The Last Case." This case took place in 1980. This is a true case story of a dedicated and loyal secret American CIA agent who rescued American State Department officials being held hostage by a ruthless, notorious, Communist terrorist organization in Tokyo, Japan. Dealers of the Macabre has mystery, suspense, action-adventure, international intrigue, graphic violence, dark sadistic humor, and exciting, explicit adult sexual situations. These three classic CIA cases have remained a secret until now. Dealers of the Macabre takes you on three very fast-paced action-packed and exciting cases. You will go on assignment with intelligence agents licensed to kill. This original historic epic trilogy intertwines with their on- and off-duty activities, and it gives you an insight to the personalities of these agents.