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		<title>How do I approach small retailers to purchase my product?</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[I`m rootin for ya, please let us]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I`m rootin for ya, please let us know how it goes next week!]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Good thinking here. I definitely]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Good thinking here. I definitely will have answers to questions re: delivery time, price, payment, and re-orders.&nbsp; honestly, I like my pen better than "selling" but everything must go hand in hand.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[I looked at your website. You`ve]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I looked at your website. You`ve got a nice line and I think your
products won`t require a lot of "selling."&nbsp; It won`t be right for
every retailer though so don`t get discouraged when you hear "no
thanks."&nbsp; Do some homework on the ones you wan[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi&nbsp; Themerrybird,
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi&nbsp; Themerrybird,
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				<title><![CDATA[Ok - sounds like "walk into the ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Ok - sounds like "walk into the shop" is the&nbsp; initial sales plan. Now, sales talk... I guess to be a persuasive sales person isn`t easy. What worked best for you in terms of "here`s my stuff", wanna buy? Did you close up once they said "no" or ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[When I began selling my first po]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[When I began selling my first poster designs, I literally walked around town from shop to shop with stock on hand asking to speak with managers or owners.&nbsp; "Here`s my artwork.&nbsp; Sell it for me."&nbsp; Now I don`t operate like that but I found it t[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hello - I`ve been operating my s]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hello - I`ve been operating my small business online, The Merry Bird...pen, ink and design for over one year now and although I`m relatively new out there I`d like to venture "offline" with my product, boxed notes and holiday cards. I know I have a coup]]></description>
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