How to Negotiate Like a Pro? (+Free Tips)

Before you sit for the deal

Identify alternatives. Your other options will help you put the other person in a weak position.

Know the standards. Knowledge of standards and rules affects the spirit of any negotiation and leads to firmness in the negotiation.

Get to know your opponent. Understanding the other party’s interests and motivations will help assess their strengths and weaknesses and put you in a superior bargaining position to put the right offer on the table.

During the negotiation

Make your first offer with conviction. Although politeness requires you to wait for the first offer from the other party, always remember that the party making the initial offer has some advantages.
If you have a good feeling about the other party’s initial offer, then offer a higher bid so that even if you disagree, you will finally settle on the other party’s initial proposal, which was also to your liking.

Prepare a counter-offensive offer. You are not always in a position to make the first offer in the negotiation and you may be impressed by the other party’s initial offer and lose everything.

In any case, you can try to get points from the other side. Even if the other party makes a good initial offer in the negotiation, you should try to get more points from him.