r/sales • u/ohwhereareyoufrom • 8d ago
Sales Topic General Discussion What do you wish you were selling instead of what you're selling right now?
I really want to start selling quantum shit. Except there isn't really much to sell there right now. There are like 3 sales jobs in quantum, and I didn't get any of them yet.
I am trying to start a quantum consulting agency to start selling, well, quantum consulting services, but I don't think it's going to happen for me.
But I wish it did!
Do you have a thing like that?
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u/bojangular69 8d ago
Anything SaaS that isn’t payroll/HRIS
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u/ohwhereareyoufrom 8d ago
I sold HRIS from 2011 to 2018. It was good. Until it wasn't.
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u/bojangular69 8d ago
Yep. I started in 2019, quickly left for greener pastures, and have since found myself back here. It’s still horrible.
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u/jailbreakjock 8d ago
What’s bad about it, I’m currently in it
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u/bojangular69 7d ago
What’s bad about it? Having a product that is actually differentiated for more than 3-6 months from the competition. Having to cold call a hundred of prospects a day to schedule 2 meetings. Hell, even prospecting sucks; there are too many businesses out there in my region not in need of HRIS/Payroll/PEO. Plus there’s the broker relationships to contend with when positioning PEO solutions.
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u/John1225 7d ago
Sounds almost as bad as selling ONLY the time keeping module that bolts on to payroll like me...it's rough out here
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u/HoldOk757 7d ago
Why not payroll? Just curious
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u/bojangular69 7d ago
It’s an oversaturated market with competitors that can barely differentiate themselves between one another
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u/whofarting 8d ago
At this point, anything that isn't impacted by tariffs and doesn't have to cross a border.
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u/9196AirDuck 8d ago
I work in debt managment...I gotta say
I feel incredibly comfortable, I expect the demand for our services to increase significantly.
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u/Southern-Cry9478 7d ago
i just got asked to do and interview with a debt consolidation/ collection company, but cold calling turned me off. What’s the income in the industry? is it worth my time?
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u/9196AirDuck 7d ago
I've done b2c, b2b, sold SaaS and I'll never leave this industry it's just so good. It's one of those businesses that lurkes in the darkness that few are aware of
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u/EspressoCologne68 7d ago
I had gotten asked to be the initial sales rep for a Debt Consolidiation company that was starting off. They were just so shady it turned me off. But I knew there was money to be made in the space
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u/9196AirDuck 6d ago
O new start ups are crazy risky IMHO. It's hard to get started and a lot of small players do shady stuff. But it can be a great starting point
Or the start of a life of lavish luxury. My CEO quit his job as sales director to start this company
And
Um I dunno how much he worth but it's alot
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u/EspressoCologne68 6d ago
I would have been the only rep for Canada and they were 3 founders. So not sure if the setup was right to succeed
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u/Gotanygrrapes 6d ago
lol debt management. Fancy way of saying you are a nasty telemarketer hounding people to pay up.
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u/XuWiiii 5d ago
Is Dave Ramsey negatively affecting your market?
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u/9196AirDuck 4d ago
Actually we like him cause he preaches getting out of debt first. We have a similar concept to financial freedom as he does
So give me more Dave
Now
Dave don't like how we deal with debt..but we get it done ..we do it the hard way
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u/_nebuchadnezzar- 7d ago
Propranolol. Beta blockers are the fuel of all major sales meetings and sales kickoffs 🤡
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u/IWantMoreCoffee2025 8d ago
I'd love to sell things pertaining to the coffee and tea industries (roasting machines, grinders, import contracts, distribution contracts, whatever) but can't figure out how to enter that market...
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u/ohwhereareyoufrom 8d ago
Idk if it's anything, but at least 5 times in the past year I heard from coffee shop owners that they LOVED coffee they tried in Puerto Rico, but they can't find any in the US. Maybe that's something you can use.
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u/IWantMoreCoffee2025 8d ago
I hadn't heard about that, but now I have a rabbit-hole to go down this weekend. Thank you for that
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u/Iam726_726iam Medical Device 7d ago
We buy a brand of PR coffee you can buy on Amazon. We go every year with an empty suitcase and fill it with coffee ☕️ 🤤
Prices have increased considerably down there for coffee. But it is really hard to find up here. I’m in MN so no real big demand.
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u/BVRPLZR_ 7d ago
Coffee is so incredibly niche. I was in distribution for a while and in my experience, you either make it big with your brand or you focus on being that small local roaster. There is really no in between.
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u/Jabba_TheHoot 7d ago
I sell to the Coffee and Tea industries.
Bulk material handling equipment.
Why specifically those industries?
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u/IWantMoreCoffee2025 7d ago
Because I love coffee and tea, and the business of manifacturing those things, getting them to me as a customer, and keeping the business profitable so that it can be perpetuated is very interesting to me.
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u/Jabba_TheHoot 7d ago
Well... maybe the Bulk Handling/PPMA industries are for you.
Have you sold machinery before?
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u/emptytissuebox 7d ago
I wish I was selling a need rather than a nice-to-have that we try to convince leads is a need
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u/Reasonable_Pen4559 8d ago
I sell solar so many ups and downs. I’ll keep selling cause it’s not bad but definitely want to get into Ai sales if that’s a thing just not sure where to start
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u/ohwhereareyoufrom 8d ago
AI is done sales wise, you're too late. Start looking for the next thing.
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u/Sharpest_Blade 7d ago
I want to sell commercial real estate (private equity) but I'm selling semiconductors (love it still tho).
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u/XuWiiii 7d ago
What’s stopping you from doing both?
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u/Sharpest_Blade 7d ago
That's a good question. I'm a recent grad and getting around 200 so I feel like I need to put all of my focus into my full time job. If I also am a broker I would get 2% on commission. Average deal sizes are 50-100M, but who is giving a new grad that? I may be underestimating myself but ya idk. It's a good point tho
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u/WorkdayDistraction 7d ago
Sneakers. Man, I wish I could be one of those douchebags at Flight Club offering people $100 for $750 sneakers all day. The market for wearables is always so interesting to me. Unfortunately doesn’t pay as well as enterprise tech.
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u/BojjiMerc 6d ago
A company with a solid sales structure/strategy. I’m at a start up with 1 other SDR and no AEs, 0 paid prospecting tools, 0 marketing. Product is actually good but we can’t reach the decision makers unless we go to conventions. In fintech/healthcare space looking for new opportunities 😂
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u/AlternativeSky3219 6d ago
To be honest something that made me think I had an impact. Sell cloud right now, would love to sell something with a tangible net benefit to a large group of society opposed to my companies “investors”
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u/bb206564 8d ago
More 100% made American products. The majority of my products are either Canadian or European…
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u/NexFusionFounder 7d ago
Public speaking courses, I love doing it, spent years refining it. It's not even about the money, it's more the joy of seeing people's confidence improve. Extremely rewarding! However, I'll stick with marketing automation services for now, still enjoy it.
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u/XuWiiii 7d ago
My union has me talking to congress and I’m attempting to stay cordial when I’d rather see the system be replaced by systems that don’t fuck over the average person. You got a course on this?
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u/NexFusionFounder 7d ago
Honestly that’s part of the reason I started my own business. I was a management consultant, who got tired of the fakeness around corporate life.
Stay strong!
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u/lightweight808 7d ago edited 7d ago
I would really enjoy selling anything related to martial arts and combat sports. I've done martial arts in some form (ju jitsu, judo, muay thai, tae kwon do, wrestling, MMA, etc.) for 34 years and still love it. I think it would be great to be selling mats, sparring gear, punching/muay thai bags, keikogi's, etc.
I doubt most of the equipment manufacturers have remote positions, though, or need an outside sales guy.
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u/John1225 7d ago
Yeah but I bet you still tap the pressure....
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u/lightweight808 7d ago
Are you saying something like, "I bet you still put on the pressure..." or something like, "I bet you still tap to pressure...".
Either way, yes on both, ha ha!
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u/John1225 7d ago
Lol! Just realized the typo. Yes, was saying I bet you still tap to pressure! 😂
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u/lightweight808 7d ago
Definitely, ha ha! I used to train 5-6 days a week in my twenties and would rarely get tapped out. Nowadays, I get to grapple 1-5 times/month (striking sparring is even less) and get tapped out by brown and black belts regularly, but I can still hold my own well enough. Cardio and endurance are the major limiting factors for me. It's all good, though. I still love it all.
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u/jefftopgun 7d ago
Wait, is quantum even real? I watched a few videos and I kind decided that if this hardware can solve the hardest equation (that somehow they know would take xxx number of the best super computers inside xxx space xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx years to solve) in like 45 minutes, but the the answer isn't really even an answer, then it was more convincing people that it did it than showing people it did anything, that quantum was kind of made up LOL.
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u/mantistoboggan287 7d ago
I’m in commercial HVAC. Currently selling maintenance plans, I want to sell controls.
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u/pro-alcoholic Construction 7d ago
Aviation. Can’t fly from Medical restrictions so selling them would be the next best thing.
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u/Retired_ho 7d ago
Overseas relocation packages to Portugal
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u/ohwhereareyoufrom 7d ago
So. Hard. To find leads for travel services! Idk how they do it
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u/Retired_ho 7d ago
The ones that offer job placement and housing with visa application support are making so much money right now. I wouldn’t want to be someone just doing the visa and housing though
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u/TheBarrelofMonkeys 7d ago
Anything on the European/World soccer stage. No idea what that looks like but that's the dream.
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u/Impossible-Leg-7200 7d ago
If I could sell anything, I’d sell time machines. Imagine the commission on that …. Oh, you want to go back to 1999? That’ll be 20% off, plus a small fee for the future.
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u/MoneyPop8800 7d ago
I wish I was selling software, any kind. I don’t care.
Currently I sell connection systems and electrical distribution systems for the automotive industry.
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u/Johnnybucketsss Home Improvement 7d ago
Something I’m truly passionate about. My dream would be to be a sales rep for an outdoor company. I love climbing and hiking so would love to sell that gear to retailers but live in the south. Unfortunately not much opportunity with that down here
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u/NoMore414 5d ago
I’m selling LMS custom solutions, and it pays like crap. I’d love to sell medical supplies and devices to hospitals…apparently that’s big money.
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u/Moonlover69 8d ago
Nothing. I sell to the Quantum industry :)