The ONLY way to make money is to "sell" something... or...

[Dien Rice]

Jim Straw is no longer with us... But his words of wisdom live on.

Here are "11 Important Facts I Learned That Will Get You Rich" by Jim Straw...

The first one is -

"I learned very early in life that the ONLY way to make money was to “sell” something … either a product or a service … something people wanted or needed — or do something for them they couldn’t, or wouldn’t, do for themselves."

You can read many more words of wisdom from Jim at the following link...

http://www.masterkeycoaching.com/201...j-f-jim-straw/

Best wishes,

Dien

Jim Straw is still Nicely hidden throughout the SowPub archives...

Definitely! Worth reading down the Pages more and more...

Google's 10 X 10 pages, Each and Everyone and Then-some...
https://www.google.com/search?q=sowp...w=1366&bih=667

All the best,
Phil

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Phil

Jim Straw is still Nicely hidden throughout the SowPub archives...

Definitely! Worth reading down the Pages more and more...

Google's 10 X 10 pages, Each and Everyone and Then-some...
https://www.google.com/search?q=sowp...w=1366&bih=667

Thanks Phil,

You're right - there is an absolute wealth of Jim Straw stuff in the archives... And many other things, too. I need to create an index or something...!

Here are a couple of great Jim Straw posts from the past...

Business is NOT a competitive sport.
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1312

"Testing" is what separates the winners from the wannabees
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=390

Great wisdom never dies...

Best wishes!

Dien

Here's one of my JIM Straw stories.

I used to write a monthly newsletter called "Las Vegas Business Secrets Exposed".

One day - all of a sudden - I began getting notifications of new subscribers that was SO "not normal".

I was generally getting around 3 to 5 subscribers a day - but THAT day I got 169 subscribers - and it continued for a while.

I actually thought it was a fluke - so I emailed one of the "new subscribers" to see if they were real - and if so - how did they find me.

I found out that my newsletter - had been recommended by some guy named Jim Straw - in his newsletter.

At the time I didn't know anything about him - so I contacted him - and thanked him.

Jim then told me how he had somehow got a hold of a copy of my Las Vegas newsletter - was impressed with it's content - and that's why he had commented on it in one of his newsletters - and included a sign-up link.

From there we had an email relationship for quite a while.

Then - one night I got a call - and it was him - he was in Las Vegas for a wedding - and wanted to know if I would have dinner with him and chat about business ideas.

At the time I was still new to the whole marketing scene - and I was SO INTIMIDATED at the thought of me - a nobody - actually talking face to face with him - I turned him down.

I've never forgotten my HUGE mistake in not driving over to meet with him that night.

He was a REAL guy - and I miss him very much.

Thanks for bringing back a few memories - even if one of them is a bit painful.

John Palma

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by palmanator

Here's one of my JIM Straw stories.

I used to write a monthly newsletter called "Las Vegas Business Secrets Exposed".

One day - all of a sudden - I began getting notifications of new subscribers that was SO "not normal".

I was generally getting around 3 to 5 subscribers a day - but THAT day I got 169 subscribers - and it continued for a while.

I actually thought it was a fluke - so I emailed one of the "new subscribers" to see if they were real - and if so - how did they find me.

I found out that my newsletter - had been recommended by some guy named Jim Straw - in his newsletter.

At the time I didn't know anything about him - so I contacted him - and thanked him.

Jim then told me how he had somehow got a hold of a copy of my Las Vegas newsletter - was impressed with it's content - and that's why he had commented on it in one of his newsletters - and included a sign-up link.

From there we had an email relationship for quite a while.

Then - one night I got a call - and it was him - he was in Las Vegas for a wedding - and wanted to know if I would have dinner with him and chat about business ideas.

At the time I was still new to the whole marketing scene - and I was SO INTIMIDATED at the thought of me - a nobody - actually talking face to face with him - I turned him down.

I've never forgotten my HUGE mistake in not driving over to meet with him that night.

He was a REAL guy - and I miss him very much.

Thanks for bringing back a few memories - even if one of them is a bit painful.

John Palma

Hi John,

Thanks for sharing your memories of Jim Straw!

I remember emailing Jim Straw when my mother was quite ill... He encouraged me to take care of her. Jim pointed out - you can't get another one!

(I ended up being her primary carer for a couple of years, until she passed away... However, I think I made her life easier during those last couple of years...)

I agree with you - he was the "real deal"... I know my life has been enriched by having known him (even though it was just to a small degree), and also having read his "stuff"...

I also never met Jim Straw, though it's something I wish I could have done. However, I'm grateful for the interaction (small as it was) that we did have...

Best wishes,

Dien