Seven Steps

I've heard repeated mention of the "seven step" method to sales.  At length, I finally looked it up, but there appear to be varying definitions.  From one in particular that's most straightforward, the steps are:

1. Greeting
2. Establishing a relationship with the customer
3. Qualifying their needs
4. Presentation, demonstration, and information
5. Transforming interest to desire
6. Overcoming objections
7. Closing the sale

Now I know I'm a lousy salesman, but those steps could be useful for "selling" other things like Appleseed.