Hey Sows! Here's MY "Retirement" program

Dien! This does NOT involve a "camera" or "anything special"! His name is Mark Helton. A couple of other guys who do the same thing are Aaron Kay and Nick Mancuso.

All you do is go to a "Free" Photo site....pull out 8 or 10 photos relating to the particular Niche. Open up Windows LIVE Movie Maker....insert photos in order....add in Text telling what the page is about....put in some background music and ...whala!

Now....one thing I'm doing to GUARANTEE I get clients is to make the video "Generic" by using either Twilio or CallFire to give me a phone number. I then re-direct that phone # to my "Renter". If my "renter" stops renting, I just re-direct the phone to the New Renter.

However....if your Video (with it's Thumbnail is on the 1st page of G for the Keyword)....there is NO WAY any renter will stop renting because the "Thumbnail" for your listing KeyWord will "stand out" and attract MOST of the attention on the 1st page of G for that Keyword.

Type in "Tampa Windows" in G and ask yourself, "which...link would YOU click on?"

Mark and the others are Bonafide and....as an "old-time" sales guy I used to contact a Prospect....show him what I've done for others and what I CAN DO for him for X$.

However...with this one, I just put the Video up...get it ranked and then, contact prospects in that niche (Roofer in Toledo) (Dentist in Spokane) telling them..."If they'd like more business to "enter the Keyword and see what comes up".

When they see MY Video sitting there with it's Full Color Thumbnail WAITING to be Clicked....they QUICKLY GET IT! and....as I tell 8 or 10 of those in the niche....first come, first gets the Number RE-directed to THEIR NUMBER!

The "Lead Generator" is ALREADY THERE! No need to "wonder" what it will look like or WHEN it will be installed! It is UP AND RUNNING! Whomever wants to "Jump on Board and Get the Leads" can do so!

Remnds me of my "Mail Order" days where I'd get prospects for one of my Biz-Ops to contact me and request my "Info-Pack". I'd send them my 4 Page Sales Letter and a Flyer and CD....and on the last page of the Sales Letter I mention that, if they'd like to order the Biz-Op they don't have to "wonder" when or IF what they ordered was coming....they ALREADY HAD IT! IT'S IN THE CD!

However the CD is "Locked" with a Special Code and....to get the UN-Lock Code, they had to phone the Order Service, give their CC # and the clerk would give them the UN-Lock Code!

So....do some checking. It sure is a good feeling knowing you have X$ coming in like clock-work every month...without having to do any "work".

The "work" was done when the Video was initially set up and Ranked for it's KeyWord.

Take care,
Don Alm

ooppss....forgot to tell ya;

One of the best FREE Video programs that gives GREAT Transitions and "Movement" is..."Photo Story 3" from Microsoft.

The "fancy" programs (like Animoto) are good but, for this you don't need fancy-dancy.

Again...toss in 8 or 10 photos....use some transitions....background music to go along....upload to your YouTube Channel...get a Fiverr to provide some Reviews and BackLinks....go to "BulkPing.com" and "Ping It" and you are ON the first page for local Keywords.

Don Alm

Hi Don,
LindaC here.

Thanks, for sharing with other Sowpubers.
Don't know much about your idea at present but always willing to learn.

Again, thanks for sharing.

My Best 2 U,
LindaC

Hi Don, I'm wondering just how effective that video really is for the client. As you can see from this screenshot http://screencast.com/t/LnvfIgTWkSf the video is only averaging a little over 1 click a day.... At least he's not being dishonest by artificially inflating the views via a $5 Fiverr gig. I guess some people will call the number without viewing the video and with a whisper message alerting the company that the call is coming from that number they would be inclined to keep paying as long as they are receiving a new lead daily. But any good street canvasser can produce far better results by going door to door setting appointments for a closer to do the free estimate setup and then the inevitable phone drop close.

Cheers,
Steve

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by SteveSki

Hi Don, I'm wondering just how effective that video really is for the client. As you can see from this screenshot http://screencast.com/t/LnvfIgTWkSf the video is only averaging a little over 1 click a day....

Hi Steve,

I noticed that (for "Tampa windows") the phone number is right on the "G" search engine listing (it's actually there twice - in the "headline" and also in the "body"), so people don't even need to click on the link or watch the video in order to call the phone number...

Best wishes,

Dien

Yup....if you put the "Keyword" AND a "Call To Action" along with the Phone #....IN THE TITLE....many consumers will just Phone The Number and NOT watch the video.

Don Alm

[Dien Rice]

Hi Don,

Thanks for the further explanation. I have no doubt that this will help some people gain greater "independence" over their lives if they apply the idea...!

Originally Posted by midasman

Now....one thing I'm doing to GUARANTEE I get clients is to make the video "Generic" by using either Twilio or CallFire to give me a phone number. I then re-direct that phone # to my "Renter". If my "renter" stops renting, I just re-direct the phone to the New Renter.

However....if your Video (with it's Thumbnail is on the 1st page of G for the Keyword)....there is NO WAY any renter will stop renting because the "Thumbnail" for your listing KeyWord will "stand out" and attract MOST of the attention on the 1st page of G for that Keyword.

I get it. That's really clever! I think it's a pretty "fool-proof" way to get clients, as long as you have a high search engine ranking with your video!

Thanks again, Don, for sharing this. In my opinion, the way you've set it up (with the redirected phone number) is really quite brilliant!

Best wishes,

Dien

Hi Dien and Don!

This is a great model to offer local businesses. One other thing to keep in mind: you can direct all the leads possible to a business, just make SURE when they get the lead, that the person answering the phone, the FIRST contact, is trained well to convert or qualify even further. That is pivotal or else our effort is for nothing.

Rick

Hi Rick,
LindaC. here.

Thanks for your suggestion/advice. Will keep it in mind.

My Best. 2 U,
LindaC

I have already been "on the case" on this technique for quite a while (WAY before this thread started).
I have many of the needed components up 'n running.

My warning is, it is quite possible to successfully rank a video VERY, VERY high (ie: perfectly),
and STILL have NO ONE view the vid, and NO ONE call the number (even though the phone number
IS visible without the video actually being viewed -- as Don rightfully advises).

In other words, it is perfectly possible to "bat 1,000," and STILL "strike out"!!

As Ron LeGrand says, "How do I know this?!?"

Cheers!

-- TW