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How Can You Sell Hosting Without Using Fear Tactics?

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Jesse Friedman talks with Elise Prather, WP Cloud sales team member, about ethical sales practices in hosting. They discuss building relationships over using fear tactics, consultative approaches versus high-pressure sales, and how hosting companies can hit revenue targets while maintaining trust. Elise shares strategies for creating genuine partnerships with customers without compromising ethics or community values.

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  • (00:00) - Teaser
  • (00:36) - Introduction
  • (02:02) - Working at Automattic
  • (03:23) - Current Hosting Conditions
  • (06:01) - Ethics in Sales and Building Trust
  • (09:24) - Hosting Sales Strategies and Relationship Building
  • (18:18) - Challenges and Ethical Dilemmas in Hosting Sales
  • (28:16) - Conclusion
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Manage episode 487953744 series 3648833
Content provided by Jesse Friedman. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jesse Friedman or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Jesse Friedman talks with Elise Prather, WP Cloud sales team member, about ethical sales practices in hosting. They discuss building relationships over using fear tactics, consultative approaches versus high-pressure sales, and how hosting companies can hit revenue targets while maintaining trust. Elise shares strategies for creating genuine partnerships with customers without compromising ethics or community values.

Click here to watch a video of this episode.

  • (00:00) - Teaser
  • (00:36) - Introduction
  • (02:02) - Working at Automattic
  • (03:23) - Current Hosting Conditions
  • (06:01) - Ethics in Sales and Building Trust
  • (09:24) - Hosting Sales Strategies and Relationship Building
  • (18:18) - Challenges and Ethical Dilemmas in Hosting Sales
  • (28:16) - Conclusion
  continue reading

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