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> <channel><title>theideamechanic &#187; theideamechanic</title> <atom:link href="http://theideamechanic.com/tag/theideamechanic/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://theideamechanic.com</link> <description>I help people sell</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:20:11 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Convince Me!</title><link>http://theideamechanic.com/convince-me/</link> <comments>http://theideamechanic.com/convince-me/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:00:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Doug Foster</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CM!]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Getting started]]></category> <category><![CDATA[selling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[theideamechanic]]></category> <guid
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class="thumb alignleft" src="http://theideamechanic.com/wp-content/uploads/coachK-thumb.jpg" width="66" height="66" alt="Thumbnail image for Convince Me!" /></a></p><p>I'm going to help you understand a way to sell that is simple and easy to remember. It's based on plain old common sense ... and it works.</p><p>Here are five things about CM! you need to know:
&#160;&#160;1. A SMART buyer is your best seller
&#160;&#160;2. Selling is a four phase cycle
&#160;&#160;3. Convince Me! - the five step process
&#160;&#160;4. Someday I’m gonna write a book about this …
&#160;&#160;5. Keep on learning</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://theideamechanic.com/convince-me/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>About Doug Foster</title><link>http://theideamechanic.com/about-doug-foster/</link> <comments>http://theideamechanic.com/about-doug-foster/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:14:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Doug Foster</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Interesting people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[theideamechanic]]></category> <guid
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style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">&#124;īdēə&#124; &#124;mə'kanik&#124; ñ</span> - Imaginative strategist, conversational storyteller, demonstration engineer, experience architect, &#038; customer advocate.</p><p>I help people sell. Everyone sells, even you. Would you like to learn a simple, easy way to sell your product, service, or point-of-view? <a
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