How Barter Got Dave 30%-50% of the Junk He Sells at his JunkYard

[Glenn]

Thanks Gordon,

When I go to get my mail the Neighbors Dog
-across the street- often comes out to Bark at me.

She loves to have her neck scratched.

And that is how I met the neighbor who makes ME LOOK BAD
because he sweeps leaves and Dirt off his Driveway with a rake
and then a BROOM and DUSTPAN.

OMG.

ME? I Wait for Rain and wind to Scour the dirt
off of my Drive.

ONE DAY Last week -
Tom was Complaining about Tree Limbs Falling in his yard.

Showed me a Locust Limb a foot thick and 10 feet long
that he - at age 70 - couldn't pick up.

I Asked His Permission. Then went and got my ax.
Cut it into 4 pieces.

ASKED his permission to Take the logs away and Burn them
to heat my house. (HA! Odd, but I am burning one of his Locust Chunks as I write this.)

AND

This is so funny.

We spent MORE TIME Carrying the wood chips
That flew everywhere From my Ax-Work - on his manicured Lawn - off to a corner. Than I did cutting up the Big Tree Branch.

Not kidding.

His lawn is like the green Felt on a Pool Table.

So.

I BARTERED The Service of Cutting And Removing
an UGLY Tree Limb that Damaged the LOOK of his Pristine
Golf-Course-Like-Lawn

for...

WAIT for it...

You'll NEVER Guess.

***Tom gave me a ONE HOUR Guided Tour of his Entire House.***

(EDITORS NOTE - Folks out here in the Country are very Stand-Offish.
So this is a Minor Miracle.)

Bedrooms, Bathrooms, His office, the wife's office.

All his carpentry work and improvements and photos. Added rooms.
Vaulted ceilings. Fake fireplace. And Tons of Photos.

***Tom used to Compete in SteepleChase Horse Races
across country - in 3 states.

***And often chased Foxes behind the hounds.

In MY OPINION it takes a Real WILD MAN
to run up to a 5 foot fence - on top of a Huge Horse
and JUMP it.

Over and over again. Across rough country-side.

I didn't KNOW this about him.

Anyway.

This has completely TRANSFORMED out Nodding
Only - Relationship. To smiles, waves and Story Swapping.

Thanks,
Glenn

[Glenn]

Thanks Dien,

A Marketing Partner of mine told me How She
Bartered FREE FOOD Samples to Grow
a Catering Biz in Ohio - By 800% - before it was sold.

A realtor was called home when his Dad Died.

He wanted to sell his Fathers Catering Company. But it was not doing well.

The Ad Judy Wrote for him
Used FOOD BARTER as a Bribe to Meet Prospects
and Get That First Appointment.

"Save Up to 50% off Your Catering
Bill IF You Visit Our Office And
Sample Free Food for Your Event.

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Here's WHY The Catering
Biz Grew 8 TIMES in 90 Days
Using Food BARTER.

Prospects who saw the ad
WANTED to know how they
could SAVE 50%.

THE REST of the ad went
on to Explain that DEPENDING
on how much you and your
family were willing to HELP
OUT with labor.

Setting up Chairs, Tables, Dishes,
TableCloths and other work...

You could Save a LOT of munny
on Your Catering Bill!

So Prospects who Would NEVER
Normally Hire a Catering Co
SHOWED UP in DROVES.

But they would not have come
without the FREE FOOD as
an Excuse for coming to the office.

This is Genius.

The Ad Created New Catering
Clients that Competitors
Did Not Want or Have a
Chance at Closing.

In Effect - A Totally New
Group of Catering Clients
was discovered.

Thanks,
Glenn