How bout $3,600 A DAY?
 

Just for the "halibut" (old-time lingo) I phoned a single mom I helped set up in a "Patient-Reminder" biz a few yrs ago.

This gal's hubby ran off and left her Stranded...with 2 youngsters and NO WAY to survive!

Well...fortunately she was a member of MY Church.....and, I heard about her condition. So.....I went over for a visit and yes.....our Church DID
have a collection of Money to give her However....HOW was she going to continue on with 2 kids to raise?

(Aside: Sure is nice to belong to a 2,000 Member Church!)

Ya.....there's the "welfare" thingee BUT.....this gal was not satisfied in "Relying on Da Gummit" for her existence (applause).....so, as I was
talking to her, I got an "impulse" that....."This gal is Looking for a way to make some Bux....HERSELF!...and NOT be dependent on
"Da Gummit" forever!

So.....I asked her if she'd be interested in a business that could pay her $100 or more a day...for making Phone Calls...from her home?

She jumped out of her chair and ran over and gave me a BIG HUG!

"Don!....you can show me how to do this?"

I responded with, "Not only can I SHOW you how to do this....I can get your first 4 clients....paying you $100 a Day!"

So....she yelled, "Let's GO For IT!"

So..... I made up a "Sales Presentation" and visited some Doctors and Dentists offices.....asking them, "Would you like to have an
"outsider" making Appointment REMINDERS FOR YOU....instead of someone on your staff?"

The response was "WHAT YOU GOT"! (Excuse me. This is MY way of reporting the responses for these "Highly Educated Humans")

So...when I told the Doc (who writes the checks) it will only cost $25/day to do their "Patient-Reminder" calls....the response was:
"Where do I sign up"?

So....because I was able to "Sign up 8 offices in ONE Day".....I was able to go back to my "New Biz" gal and tell her...."I don't have 4 offices
willing to pay YOU.....$25/day....I have EIGHT!

Holy Camoly! She LEAPED out of her chair and gave me a "Stupendous HUG"!

Thus.....this was a few yrs ago and.....guess what,.....she NOW has 6 Phone Girls bringing in "enough Moolah to provide her children with
a "COLLEGE EDUCATION"...(6 phone girls x 30 calls per girl = 180 calls/day x $30 per call = $5,400 A DAY?????

You kiddin' ME?

IT is out there....all ya gotta do is...find it and....go fer it!

Don Alm

Don Alm....."idea-guy"

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY?
 

My goodness...what's happened to our country?

50 millyun on Food Stamps!

IMHO we've turned into a "Dependent" Nation and....by the time my grandkids grow up to try and start their families and SEEK TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE....in this that "used to be the Greatest Country in the world".....they'll have to rely on "Da Gummit"to exist!

Don Alm.....IN-dependent...long, time

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY?
 

Not exactly especially if they can speak Spanish and/or Chinese. Think about it before you call me names...

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY?
 

Hey, there's finally some life on this dormant board.

Great ideas ... lots of twists to keep the mind open to possibilities. Excellent!

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY?
 

Re: Foodstamps and all...

The world is changing, as it always does. We (all of us) are just passing through.

When I was young, I thought that you changed things through politics. That's what they taught us anyways.

Now that I'm older, I understand that change comes from individuals. From the common man.

One man/woman can make a difference.

Like this forum, your posts here reach out and touch people in ways you have no idea about. It's the ripple in the pool effect, folks. With the internet the "pool" is an ocean and the ripples may survive us all.

For you "hippies" who hang out here, let me just add..."Keep on Truckin'"

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

Don this is a great idea. I love how you were able to help this young lady help herself. A hand up instead of a hand out if you will.

The church I go to has been bringing ladies from a rehabilitation home who were either in abusive relationships or had drinking and drug problems to our church and they are just looking to get straightened out and get a new start in life. Many have become saved and when they get out of that facility they continue to come to church. Part of the deal is that they have to find work and this place helps them find work as well as a home to live in when they get out.

This idea you shared here may just be the thing that can help some of these ladies. I know one in particular who has been out for 4 months now and doing good, still coming to church but barely making it as a waitress. I'd like to share this idea with her.

Thanks for being as you always have been ... very generous with creative and workable ideas and biz plans.

Randy

Re: Randy, here's another idea... [Reposted from archive]
 

Another area that may be helpful for these women trying to get their life turned around is cleaning. It may seem like the market is saturated with cleaning businesses, but it isn't.

From my research, there are jobs everywhere going begging.

With some smart marketing, you can get the ball rolling pretty fast. Even simple flyers work. What's important is to s-l-o-w down and talk to folks as you're passing out cards or flyers. These conversations uncover interest (and contact info, so that you can follow up with them) but also other people that the prospect knows who may have a need or interest in the service.

Everybody knows somebody else who may be interested. You just have to ask them about it. Very few do and that's a shame. It's possible to double the size of your customer base at virtually no cost, by allowing people to refer their friends relatives and associates.

It's a "people business".

Don't know if you feel called to it, Randy but there may be an opportunity through your church, for you to start something like this and get it rolling. Especially with your marketing skills.

The need is definitely there.

Ron

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

Very interesting Ron! I appreciate you sharing this.

A few years back I had talked with the pastor about doing things in the community to help people who had lost work and was in need of learning new skills. We have mechanics, carpenters, and others I asked if they would be willing to give of their time to teach those wanting to learn.

As for practical place to learn why not at our church and they could learn by having senior carpenters oversee students who would actually be building additional rooms and buildings as they learned. Personally I thought it was a great idea. Then the pastor left and other changes caused a misdirect in focus. You just reminded me of this and I don't think it was a coincidence.

Thanks again Ron for sharing your thoughts my friend.

Randy

Re:Randy, quick follow-up [Reposted from archive]
 

Randy, you are on to something here. I think you know it, too.
What's needed is the person with the vision. The one who can
see the moving parts and how they go together.

Just takes one person who says, "yeah, we're gonna do this thing".
Once the train gets moving, it's easier to get others to climb on
and volunteer their time, skills and knowledge.

Start small and build on it. The help will be there - where and
when you need it.

This could change a lot of people's lives for the better. Not just
temporarily but permanently.

I've got more ideas on the subject. I haven't been able to "shut off
the motor" since I posted earlier.

If you want to explore it some, you can kick it open for discussion. Your call.

Ron

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? - “Grant Them Welfare Or They’ll become Terrorists” [Rep.]
 

Don, it's great to see you back posting here again... Been missing you ever since that stupid Warrior ban... but their lost is a SOWPUB gain!

Thanks for giving so much value over the years... your ideas have helped many of us to not depend on the government.

There are actually 109,000,000+ American's who live in a household that receives some sort of government handout....

“Grant Them Welfare Or They’ll become Terrorists” Give them bread and circuses to keep them pacified or they may revolt against the mega rich and the elite politicians. Shrewd politicians are already saying “Grant Illegal’s Amnesty or They’ll become Terrorists”. Our present form of Government enslaves more and more people everyday which is causing more people to become Illuminated.

Cheers,
Steve

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

In the ever true spirit of the SowPub forum let's do it. This is what we have always been about here.

Watcha got on ... your mind?

Actually ... I will start another thread for this because it's not fair to hijack Don's thread here. Don started a great thread and hopefully we will here even more about this here.


Randy

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

Hey Steve.....good hearing you again in The Land of OZ.

Yup....one of my kids was a teacher (in Da BIG "Democrat-ICK" conclave of CHGO and.... the Dems running da machine came upon a problem, their solution was "Throw Money at it!"

Nothing bout fixing the problem or getting rid of IN-competent employees.

And.....I just noticed someone had placed a Photo on one of their posts. Since you're still in Photography, I'd like to post a photo of a project I did with some Pet Groomers BUT....I forgot how to put photos on posts.

If someone can re-inform me...thanks,

Don Alm

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

I was thinking this just might be a great idea to help these ladies coming out of rehab to start earning some good money and get back on their feet so I just did a search online for what Appointment Reminder Services are actually charging these days. Looks like they are offering far more and for a whole lot less than what they were when Don started helping the lady from his church. Times and prices ... they do change, as well as the technology.

One place charges $19.99 (pay as you go) and that gets 100 reminders. No contracts, no setup fees, no recurring billing. You choose how many reminders you want to pre-purchase. You can configure your account to recharge automatically when it runs low. Get started with 30 free reminders.
200 reminders at $29.99/mo and 500 reminders at $74.99/mo. There are larger numbered reminders at even less than that from the same company at http://www.apptoto.com/plans

Another service offer's phone, email and text reminders ($29/mth for 100 reminers and it gets less from there). This is at: https://www.appointmentreminder.org/pricing

Don ... some of the things we have done in the good ole days have changed as far as method and pricing so as always was the case ... we either adjust with the flow or find another way to benefit people while earning a profit. I still like what your lady was able to do but I imagine she has had to make some changes along the way too. Maybe she was wise enough to see the writing on the wall and joined the technology shift as well and was able to keep her business going. I hope so.

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

Don just click the Insert Image link that looks like 2 mountains with the sun over them when you post. That should do it.

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

Hi Don, Sign up for a free account at http://www.photobucket.com/

Upload your photos to an album in your account and just copy and paste
the code into your message.

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

Hi Don,

Along with the methods Randy and Steve mentioned, you can also upload one or more images as attachments.

In the "Additional Options" section below the window where you type in your message, click on the "Manage Attachments" button...

There's a limit of a 500 kb file size per image, though. (Let me know if that's not enough, I can increase the limit...)

Best wishes,

Dien

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

Ya......there's always going to be techy improvements although....for example....I can buy beautiful "PLR Videos" that cover MANY Niches, from Dave Cisneros or Nick Mancuso for about $7ea and....some of the people selling WSOs on how to make money with them suggest selling them for $97

My thinking is....just because I can now get "stuff" for a fraction of what they used to cost.....does NOT mean....I should charge a fraction of what I used to.

It's MY TALENT in finding the "lower cost" stuff....so, with Videos or "Patient Reminder" programs does NOT mean I should now lower my fees.

IF my clients can find cheaper stuff....more power to 'em. I can ALWAYS find clients who will pay $497 and MORE for my videos....even though I get them for $7.

Don Alm.....STILL wanting to get paid for MY "Expertise"

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

This is very true Don. Very good point. Supply and demand.

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY? [Reposted from archive]
 

Also...one thing I've noticed over all the years I've been tossing my stuff up on Forums (My MAIN motive has been....to HELP people!....NOT to Sell my stuff or make ME look good for MY Ego)

I feel I was "Forced" to become an "Entroopeneer"...when I discovered the guy I was replacing in the HUGE Corp where I was hired for my first "J.O.B." was just about to get his FULL Retirement Benefits when....he was fired and replaced...by little ol' ME!

So....when I found that out at an office luncheon...2 weeks into my "Lifetime Career"....I went home to my young wife and exclaimed; "Let's see now, I'm going to devote my life to this giant corp and....just when I am about to retire...they "Pull the Plug" and FIRE ME!

I don't think so. So...I spent the next few mos hunting for a business I could start where...I....me, myself and I....could WRITE MY OWN CHECKS and...NOT BE DEPENDENT ON ANYONE ELSE for my Livelihood!

So....this "mental change" caused me to "Be On The Lookout for good Money-Making Projects"....of which I have found HUNDREDS of ways an individual could put together WITHOUT much investment and make MORE THAN what an individual could earn....working for someone else.

Therefore....over the years I have experienced many of my "HOT Flashes"!

And....back to the topic of this thread....when I would go out and try my "Hot Flash" and get it to WORK and begin bringing in Serious BUX.... then present it on one of these Forums.....it was GUARANTEED....there would be Posts saying, "Hey Man! What's to keep da Car Dealer from doin' dis...hisself?"...or "What's to stop dis guy or dat guy from doin' dis hisself?

Answer; Nuttin! However, Dis never happens! WHY? Cause dese biz owners have more important tings ta do...like "running dere biz"!

Now...relating to the exact topic of this thread.....someone mentioned, "Yup! There's NOW programs that offer 500 "Appointment Reminders" fer $19.95!"

In fact....I'll even give you one, "Jim Martin has an appointment reminder program he calls, Super Simple Reminder System dot com"!

However....if you folks reading this think YOU can make money selling a program that costs you $19.95...offering 500 Appt Reminders fer $97! More power to ya BUT...dis is NOT how "us" entroopeneers" have chosen to "make our way"!

Heck....some of the people I tutored into this TERRIFIC way of Makin' Money from Home" I've sent them this "Digital" Appointment Reminder thingee.

Some have used it and some have not. So.....again, thanks for reading about MY thoughts on some of these Money-Making projects.

Don Alm.....

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY?
 

Hi Don - great idea...but the math doesn't add up. Maybe it's just me. You state $25 a day making appointment reminder calls. Then in your example later in the posting you say $30 per call. Is it $25 per day doing this or $30 per call?
Thanks for the clarification.
Robert

Re: How bout $3,600 A DAY?
 

She started out at $25/day......then, she did what most marketing people do, she upped the fee to $30/day. She may have upped her fee again for 2015.

Once you have a "track-record" of satisfied clients....it's easy to UP your fees.

The "$30 per call" was a Typo!

Don Alm