Anyone else interested in forming either a chatteling group or toll positions?

Yes, I have been interested in toll positions for some time. I have been waiing for about a year and a half for the Harvey brody info to come out. I did email Gordon J from sowpub about a year or so ago and he was talking about private labeling and than somehow having others sell the products-but I would need the course I guess. I only half understood what he meant or how to accomplish that. I will be moving from the states in a few months, to Ecuador, so he suggested that I could do this from there as well. At the moment I work full time so I cant 'go out and look' at something nor do I want to do so.
It would be great if I could start this immediately, but I would need more information.

Originally Posted by goingup

At the moment I work full time so I cant 'go out and look' at something nor do I want to do so.

Hi,

Many years ago, I was a student of Harvey Brody's and actually worked on a project with him. I was very fortunate to get a positive reaction on my first project. I realized early, I had a nose for recognizing valuable toll positions, and not time wasters.

I can tell you from my experience, you can definitely do this after hours. You just have to know how to seperate the fools gold from the gold. If this book has what I think it has, I don't want to outline any steps and spoil what's in the book.

Originally Posted by goingup

Yes, I have been interested in toll positions for some time. I have been waiing for about a year and a half for the Harvey brody info to come out. I did email Gordon J from sowpub about a year or so ago and he was talking about private labeling and than somehow having others sell the products-but I would need the course I guess. I only half understood what he meant or how to accomplish that. I will be moving from the states in a few months, to Ecuador, so he suggested that I could do this from there as well. At the moment I work full time so I cant 'go out and look' at something nor do I want to do so.
It would be great if I could start this immediately, but I would need more information.

Some may have Not noticed...

But since Gordon hasn't Direct linked his Hotsheet Catalog individually yet...

Click here... Scroll down a little and you just might Find a few of those buried Secrets somewhere inside...
http://www.lotteryhotsheets.com/hotsheets.html
TOLL POSITION HOTSHEET

Just thought I should point that out...

It's Amazing at what's Sometimes in front of us...

But we still just Don't see it or get the message...

Money... Honey... And a few other things...

Phil

As the list of products that I have exclusive rights to grows, I find myself needing more and more reps to call on all kinds of businesses.

Does any one have any suggestions as to the easiest way to find them?

Originally Posted by Bob Blagg

As the list of products that I have exclusive rights to grows, I find myself needing more and more reps to call on all kinds of businesses.

Does any one have any suggestions as to the easiest way to find them?

It depends on who you want to attract to sell your items. I was a manufacturers rep for years.

The all stars were working commission-only but in a high-commission, usually stable industrial market with very high priced products. They are generally smarter than you and can sniff out in a heartbeat whether your product(s) are going to make them big bucks. Generally, they get work by networking and do not respond to ads or other nonsense. They jump around a lot and are predatory about big paychecks. If you are not paying, are weak in any way, or offering unrealistic numbers, they are gone.

The other group work salary plus commission. They are much more stable, there are more of them, and they are your average sales reps. The good ones expect a decent salary AND an aggressive commission. If they travel by plane or many overnighters, salary expectation goes up a lot. They are generally more corporate guys used to dealing with expense accounts, company cars and the like. They are good with realistic sales goals, weekly reports, notebook computers, and moderate overall achievement. These guys usually network within their respective industry for work but they do respond to ads (newspaper, career builder, monster, etc.).

The third group that I have seen are the ones that are not meant for sales. They respond to ads that say "potentially make 40k your first month!!!". They think they can sell but both they and their "employer" are disillusioned. They go sell cars, insurance, cellular plans and other such stuff that the real sales guys tend to stay away from.

There is a fourth group, but I haven't seen them around in a while. They are the old school guys. They have a binder and run all over creation in their Ford Taurus. They represent several companies at once and are not committed to any although when they are selling you, you would think they are. They talk a lot and work on building relationships. They sell enough to get by but not much more. I don't know where you find these guys anymore.



It is very hard to find good salesmen. The hot-shot/top-gun ones are working and do not need your bs piddly commissions. The 2nd group is your optimum group and there might be quite a few out there now that the market is diving. You could get them for a song now, I would imagine. The third group you should avoid.

That's my take.

Darren

Hi Bob,

I'm assuming that you're aware of the Many related resources, networks and associations regarding Manufacturer's reps...

In case you're Not... I've included a few...

If you haven't already... Focus on searching out and Spying on a variety of Competitive type businesses borrowing misc. ideas from other Sales Agencies in Unlimited industries...

http://www.aimr.net/
http://www.manaonline.org/

http://www.replocate.com/
http://www.rephunter.net/

http://www.repsadvisor.com/
www.globalrepresentation.com

Free Trade Magazine's are Great for getting an Education on particular industries... Including advertising, marketing, networking and other opportunities within each industry...

Also, keep an open mind towards Negotiating all sorts of interesting Deals with particular business minded people...

Think about Creating a specialized sales network by using a similar method to Joint Ventures and Affiliate marketing with a few innovative “twists”...
http://www.tradepub.com/

Those that may be interested in the business...

Starting a Business as a Manufacturer's Rep
http://www.entrepreneur.com/homebase...icle70662.html

Phil

Thank You!!! Phil for the great information.

Some of the websites I knew about but others I didn't.

So again. Thank You!!!

Count me in on both chatteling and toll positions. I'm not quite sure how the toll position works, and would definitely like working with others to get going.

The link is dead.

Is this hotsheet still available somewhere?

Mike