Don, Dien and all you great Sowpubbers
 

Don,

It's good to see you posting here!
Hope things are well with you and your family.

I can tell you, there was a time when my back
was to the wall. My wife's health was going downhill
fast and my business was also in the dumper due to
regulatory changes.

Felt like the life was being sucked out of me, but I
held on. With the help of posters here on this forum
like Don, Skip, Phil, Glenn, Dien, Gordon and so many
others, I was able to turn things around.

Dien, you have no idea how many lives your little forum
has touched - and helped.

Thanks to all of you for your generosity, great information
and inspiration. :)

Ron

Changing your life for the better IS possible...
 

Hi Ron,

Thanks for sharing this... This is the REAL reason I've tried to keep this little forum going for so many years. I know it's helped people to improve and in some cases even transform their lives...

Of course, it's thanks to the very wise people who hang out here... :)

You CAN improve and change your life. It's a dream I once had - and have made happen. It's a dream many others have... and I know they can make it happen, too. It may take some work, especially in developing the right kinds of skills - but I believe any normal person (who can function normally in society) can do it... And it's something they DON'T teach you in school!

As long as people are still being helped, then this is a useful forum to keep around... :)

Thanks Ron, for sharing your story and the inspiring "boost" !!!

Best wishes,

Dien

Re: Don, Dien and all you great Sowpubbers
 

You Bet! Dien set this up and I was VERY Excited about sharing my years of sales and marketing.

When Allen Says (founder of Warriors) sent me a "personal" email when he began Warriors.....I Jumped in and paid the $39 to be a founding
member and, over the years it was a joy to watch Warriors go Up and UP.

However.....Allen recently sold WF for a bundle so....Dien.....I would LOVE to help you build SP up again. Warriors has become TOO big (imho)
and SP is "for the little guy who WANTS answers".

I started a "Marketing Committee" in my small town of Roseburg, Oregon... offering small business owners a FREE "Consultation & Interview"
on How to Get MORE business and.....we have 18 biz owners lined up to sit down with me and 9 other "marketing-sales" guys to offer
Marketing and Sales Help.

I can't believe how many biz owners in my area who do NOT even collect the Names or Email Addies of people who buy from them....their
Customers.

I FINALLY got my favorite restaurant owner to start collecting "Emails" from his diners (by Placing a Tent Card on each Table that says;
Scan this Code for a Special Discount")

You can't believe how many of his Diners pull out their (nowadays it's called) "Mobile Device" and scan the QR Code to see if they get a
discount off their bill. And....their "contact info" goes into the Biz Owners file...for making future contact...when he expects a Slow Day. (Text
says; 2 fer 1 tonight, buy 1, get 1 free"....or...."C'mon In This Eve for a FREE SLice of Marla's Home Made Pie, with Dinner)

Holy Camoly! I can't believe how many biz owners do NOT have a clue as to HOW to "Market" their biz.

Anyways....thanks Dien for keeping SP going

Don Alm.....loong- time Entroopeneer