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![]() Hi Don! Could you tell us when you'll be gettin' back to everyone who requested your info? Lookin' forward to it! Bill
> Hello! For the past 35 yrs I've been > supporting myself and my family (with a VERY > confortable lifestyle) on MY WITS and > Creative Imagination and Courage to TAKE THE > FIRST STEPS to TRY an idea for a > money-making project! > Fortunately, there have been very few > failures. However, some have not been as > successful or profit producing as I thought > they'd be when I started them. > I truly enjoy TRYING NEW IDEAS! It gets my > adrenalin going when I, > do the research, create the program, put > together the paperwork and go out and HIT > THE MARKET...like a fullback hitting the > line. > I recently put together an Advertising > program involving placing Ads on Restaurant > Daily Special Boards. > And, because I was talking to local > merchants...I usually try and "pick > their brains" to find out "what > problems they are having". > MOST of these people WANT Ad Programs that > will bring NEW Customers thru their doors; > That's why they pay me for space on my Ad > Projects. > And...because I had been aware, since July > of '01, of a new program called > "Permission email > Marketing"...which involves getting > EXISTING customers to become more frequent > buyers...I decided to give my best sales > gals a swing at this program. > These gals are DYNOMITE! They sell Radio > Advertising for their "base > income" and sell MY Programs when I > have something for them. > (I know, I know...my constant-detractors > will tell you "ya cain't work for a > Radio Station selling Radio Ads and ALSO > sell for someone else, "on the > side""! Well "I > DO"!...and I have for 30 yrs and NOT > had a problemo in 30yrs!) > I recently "unleashed" them into > an "Email Marketing Club" program > with a shopping Mall. They got the accounts, > THEN...it was up to ME and my > "back-up" staff to do the > "follow-thru". > Well...let me tell ya...it was a BEAR! > Collecting emails...sending emails to these > people and sending MORE emails according to > the "wishes or non-wishes" of the > clients. > Even though I had someone to do the sending > and follow-up...it was a PURE HASSLE! > So, I turned it over to the person who I was > paying to do the follow-up. > This "Email Marketing Club" > thingee reminded me of the days when I was > doing "Direct Mail Coupons". > I'd bust my fisterous selling merchants on > paying me to have me send their coupons > (along with 25 or 30 other merchant's > coupons)...THEN...I'd have to PRINT the > Coupons...PRINT the envelopes...BUY the > Mailing List...LABEL the envelopes > (Labor)...STUFF the coupons into the > envelopes (more LABOR)...PREPARE the mailing > for the PostOffice (MORE LABOR)....PAY for > the Postage and HOPE the participants got a > response so they would go again. > HOGWASH! > The same with the Email Marketing thingee. > Sure...I'm positive, thatthere are some > folks who enjoy doing a LOT OF WORK to > follow-up and try to appease each client > BUT...with many of these types of clients > (small business people)...if you DON'T flood > their doors with new customers...THEY AIN'T > GONNA KEEP PAYING YOU! > SO....after giving this a STRONG, College > try...I turned it over to the person who was > doing the work...and I sat down and looked > at what it was that I would REALLY like to > do...at my stage in life; > I REALLY would like to have a biz where I > could sell clients, PREFERABLY...without > having to see them in person THEN...have > very little to do with the > "Follow-Up"! AND....get them to > re-pay, either monthly or yearly for my > "program". > Well...after much investigating...I think > I've found the PERFECT program for ME; > HERE'S HOW MY MIND WORKS; > I knew that it was TOUGH trying to get small > businesses to part with their bux so I > thought, WHICH businesses are selling HIGH > TICKET items? > I asked myself; WHO is selling HIGH TICKET > items AND...WHAT would they WANT? > Well...from my vast experiences in the > trenches I remembered that the ONE THING > these businesses WANTED was....QUALIFIED > LEADS! > So...I began researching what was available > and who had a "Lead Program" for > these types of biz...that was working! > Fortunately...in the year 2002...we have > this thingee called "The > Internet". WOW! Did I find the stuff. > I found companies making $500,000 a MONTH > supplying these biz with > "Qualified" Leads. I found one guy > who is a "One-Man Show" (he > doesn't even have someone answer his phone) > who has over 300 businesses paying him a > MINIMUM of $600 a month...$18,000 A > MONTH...and his "Lead Generating > System" does all the work for him, > automatically. > Once he gets an account...he > "plugs" them into his system and > he doesn't have to do another thing except > send them a bill at the end of the month. > His "System" does everything for > him and all he has to do is...keep getting > new accounts. > WOW! THAT IS FOR ME! > And...after doing more research I found only > a handful of businesses trying to cover this > vast NICHE MARKET....which means there's > room for ME and a few others to jump in and > pick up the gold nuggets lying on the floor. > So...I think I've found the > "perfect" biz (for ME anyway) A > Biz where I can get clients REMOTELY via > phone and fax. A Biz where clients HAVE > MONEY and ARE WILLING TO SPEND IT...to the > tune of $500 and up a month for my > "service". (Just 20 of these > clients can bring in $10,000 Monthly) > PLUS...the "system" automatically > does all the "work" for me. > UTOPIA! > So...I hope I've been able to "let you > see into the mind of a > "entroopeneer"! I look for > "WANTS"! > What do people WANT? AND...are they willing > and able to PAY? > And...does the fulfillment involve lots of > work or very little? > Thanks for reading....if you'd like to know > more about my latest > "venture"...send me an email. > Don Alm...Entroopeneer |
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