Where to find a salesman?

[DimPrawn]

Oh yes, 2nd your should be you're.

Do apologise.

Anyhow, pedantry never made anyone rich did it?

Look at poor Fleety

[threaded]

I actually sort of tripped over my first saleslady in a nightclub, it was a dark nightclub. My next salesman was a neighbour who had a problem with his computer and heard I was a techie and as I fixed it we got to talking.

Finding a good salesbod is really hard and personal intros are best otherwise you'll find yourself ripped.

[sasguru]

I actually sort of tripped over my first saleslady in a nightclub, it was a dark nightclub. My next salesman was a neighbour who had a problem with his computer and heard I was a techie and as I fixed it we got to talking.

So you fixed a computer on a visit to a nightclub? And you admit it?
You win the award for super-sad uber-geek of the forum.

[Shimano105]

I'm not after anything too flash or ambitious - just need someone to manage the presentation side of it while I sit back in the lab and deliver the product.

I will have plenty of leads to follow as well.

I'd like to be able to use the contractor model - get someone in to do the job on a fixed price plus commission basis - or even commission only, now that would be nice.

But I don't want any slick spivs or barra boys, just someone that a dept. manager wouldn't mind spending a morning talking to. No, not the wife.

[DimPrawn]

I know the proprietor of this company and they do a good job of generating sales leads and getting you meetings with customers.

http://www.e-face.biz/index.html

You will still need a salesperson to go visit the client though and follow up on any leads.

[ratewhore]

I'm sure you'll be able to find a commission only sales person somewhere. I know a sales outsourcing company specialising in my field (security) who charged £350/day + commission for a sales bod following up telesales leads that were generated by telesales people charged at £200/day.

Horses for courses really...

[Gold Dalek]

[QUOTE=DimPrawn]I know the proprietor of this company and they do a good job of generating sales leads and getting you meetings with customers.

http://www.e-face.biz/index.html
QUOTE]
Any idea of the costs ?

[threaded]

So you fixed a computer on a visit to a nightclub? And you admit it?
You win the award for super-sad uber-geek of the forum.

I also fixed a fancy touch sensitive till in a bar in Kyoto whilst entertaining clients, and picked up another client. (Turned out the bars owner was the daughter of a VP to a big Japanese car co.)

threaded in "Luck is something you make" mode

[Churchill]

I also fixed a fancy touch sensitive till in a bar in Kyoto whilst entertaining clients, and picked up another client. (Turned out the bars owner was the daughter of a VP to a big Japanese car co.)

threaded in "Luck is something you make" mode

Surely...

Threaded - In "Bulltulip just comes naturally" mode!

Churchill - In "Fleety" mode!

[DimPrawn]

I know the proprietor of this company and they do a good job of generating sales leads and getting you meetings with customers.

http://www.e-face.biz/index.html

Any idea of the costs ?

No. I think you have to negotiate like a real business.