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![]() Thanks Tom,
All The Experts agree that having a Plan is good. But sometimes you have to WAIT a While before you DECIDE what to do. What ideas you INCLUDE in your Plan. Let me Explain. I recently watched John Cleese - of *Monty Python* Fame - Give a Talk to Google employees. He Quoted a Scientific Study of Genius (Award Winning) Biz Owner Architects VS Average Architects. The Study author had interviewed Members of both groups and Found 2 BIG DIFFERENCES. The Genius Group Differed in Only 2 Areas... #1 - They Spend a LOT of their time PLAYING. Doing all kinds of Silly, Stupid Stuff that has NOTHING to do with their jobs. #2 - They Delayed and Procrastinated and dragged their Heels - as long as possible - BEFORE MAKING A DECISION. John Cleese (Does this himself) and says he believes All New Ideas are discovered as a Result of Spending Quiet Time - to allow your Unconscious to Push NEW THOUGHTS to the surface of your mind. PLAY facilitates the Unconscious. AND Because Most People QUICKLY come to a decision - Because NOT Deciding. Staying in LIMBO - is STRESSFUL. Most folks make Decision Way BEFORE the deadline. Thus freezing out any Possibility of Finding a New or Different Idea that might Be Innovative and Creative and GREAT. Just A Suggestion. But what do you think about PLAYING with the GOLDEN RULE OF RECIPROCITY Law of Success that Napoleon Hill talks about? Increasing Your Pay-it-Forward PLAY TIME By Flirt Tipping Your Waitress or Waiter? ========= Mike At The NightClub - Glenn: Went to a nightclub with a friend I hadn't seen in a VERY long time. We managed to get a seat (lucky - the place was packed). Took ages for the first drinks to arrive. Waitress brings them over. Tip her $1. The corners of her mouth turn up slightly. When the glasses were empty we signaled for her again. Got a refill. $1 tip. A grin. Didn't have to signal her again. As soon as the glasses were empty she was over to us. Another? Yep. $1 tip. Big smile ![]() Next round... she was over before we had finished out drinks. Another $1. Then, it was like which of the waitresses was going to be the one to serve us. Never had such good service in that place. Ever. Never had to wait for a drink or to be served. Other people had to wait. As for cost? Who cares? Nightclub prices are inflated anyway. What's an extra 50 cents per drink to be treated like royalty? Was well worth it. Also, You can use this in any of your marketing - Glenn. Cheers! Mike |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
426 Million Mentor, Walter Hailey, taught me that EMPATHY is the key to communication and Successful Sales. Just Suppose You Got Bored with Eating out at Restaurants. With Meals at home too. What could you do? Here's what I DO Sometimes. I order my meal BACKWARDS. Yup. Dessert. Soup. Salad. Entree. Great fun for me. And - I discovered - FUN for my waiter or waitress too. That is when I had a EUREKA MOMENT. Waiters and Waitresses and Clerks and Cocktail Waitresses and Wal-Mart Cashiers and Deli Counter clerks are BORED BORED BORED - out of their minds. So if you are able to MAKE THEIR BORING Job FUN Different A Little WEIRD. They Really, Really Appreciate You. Don't Take Just MY Word. Listen to Edgar. ========= ========= Dear Glenn, I am really impressed by all the incredible one-of-a-kind marketing info that you send to your e-mail list. I am pretty familiar with many "effective" techniques, but yours are truly top-notch. On a even better note, as an aside, my wife is pregnant with our first! We are so excited...the first grandchild for both of our parents too! Anyway...here is my dollar bill tipping testimonial: We were at the beach for Memorial Day and we were having a grand time all day Friday, partying and whooping it up. We decided to do the dollar bill tipping technique for the first time at a great restuarant right on the ocean. We sat down and the waitress immediately brought us water and freshened our beverage order. Boom, out comes a dollar and a big smile for her. She said, "excuse me sir, you can tip me at the end." I told her we had lived in Mustique for a short time and this is how they tip there, during the meal. She said, okay, reluctantly and smiled awkwardly, almost embarrased and took the dollar. We all chuckled. Then back come the drinks and out comes another dollar. A sly, flirty smile for me. Back for the order...another dollar and a bigger smile. Bread...dollar...smile. ANOTHER waitress brings more silverware...she is handed a dollar with a thank you and she replies, "I heard about you" with a big smile. Another guy brings a napkin, is given a dollar and he responds with, "for me?" I said "yes" and "thank you" and he almost lost his eyeballs through his head and says "thanks"--it was almost like he had never seen a dollar. The evening progressed like this and after getting the bill for about $100 we figured we tipped about $20 total. As we were leaving, our waitress pulled me aside and said, THANK YOU for a great new experience." It was a great night had by all. Feel free to use this in your material. Edgar |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
Women I share FLIRT TIPPING with start laughing when I tell them, "I know Flirting with Hunky Men is a chore. But Buck up. The more Flirt Practice you get with Handsome Waiters and Bartenders - the better you get at Persuading guys to buy your stuff. Practice Does help. Many people are not used to Chatting while in Deep Rapport. Plainly Stated: FLIRT TIPPING is a ShortCut to Rapport. Said Differently: FLIRT TIPPING Creates Quick Trust. THIS MEANS. Total Strangers will TALK Your Head Off unless you LEAD the Conversation. FOR EXAMPLE - This recently happened to me when I was LOTTO Tipping but not paying enough attention. a - Dinner with a friend b - Lotto ticket when Gail brought water c - Lotto ticket when she handed me a menu d - Lotto ticket when She brought our food e - Lotto ticket with the bill. My Dinner partner - was ALSO in deep Rapport with our waitress - due to all my Lotto Tipping. UNBELIEVABLE. I got treated to a Fascinating discussion of HIGH or LOW placed computer keyboards as they relate to her risk of Carpel tunnel at her OLD Job. And Gails New Full time job at Data Entry - Medical Billing for a local Hospital. THEN we were off to the races on an Equally Exciting Subject! Which computer keyboard Gail likes best. To Shut this down I Had to Wave Both Arms over my head like a Baseball Umpire. Just to Get Gail's Attention. And Bluntly say, "I want to go home. It's getting late. Could we have the bill, please?" HOW Do You AVOID this Side Effect of FLIRT TIPPING? ***You Lead the Conversation where YOU Want to go. ***You ASK the waitress what you want to know. ***What I Usually ask towards the end of the meal After FLIRT Through a couple courses is, "Have you met any Local Small Business Owners Recently? ***Do You remember their name or business name? Maybe I can call them up and the two of us come Back HERE to visit You for lunch." JUST WARNING You. ***You aren't in Kansas Anymore, Dorothy!*** One FLIRT TIPPING Effect - can be like sitting on a Psychologists couch listening to your Waitress or any friend at the table - (while you Flirt tip) talk and talk and talk. UNLESS You Take command. LEAD. Another Example from a Client - =========== =========== Hey, I was darn hungry today - so the little lady and I decided to dine at one of those chain steakhouses with the country & western decor. ""Get along little doggies!!!"" Anyway our waiter, Chet, comes over and asks us what we would like to drink. I order the iced tea and the little lady orders water with lemon. Let the fun begin!! Chet brings out the drinks and sets them in front of us. I smile and promptly hand him a $1 bill. Bam! He looks at me like I am a nut-job or something! HA HA HA! I smile back at him. He pauses and finally replies ""Th-thanks!"" I can barely contain my laughter! The little lady is starting to laugh as well! We manage to keep our composure and he moves on. This is a BLAST! A few moments later he brings us some bread and I sense his mood is elevated. (The bread sucked by the way.) I give him another $1 bill. WHAM! I could have knocked him over with a feather. Now he gives me another weird look and then a broad smile. I smile back and he says ""Thank you, Sir."" This scenario plays out throughout the meal. This Flirt stuff works! How do I know? I asked this guy a simple question about how long he has worked at the restaurant and he would not shut up. I soon learned he is to wed soon, he owns 4 dogs, a cat, he just moved from Florida, etc., etc, etc. (This is rapport ** correct?) I think I had his whole life story for the last 5 years. This guy seemed very shy as well - I noticed that he did not initiate a conversation with any other patrons in the restaurant except for what they wanted to order. But he went out of his way to talk to me. Furthermore, rarely does anyone call me ""sir"", especially by someone about 10 years younger than me. (I''m 32). Our service was great. I even tipped the lady who brought out the food for our waiter. ""Well, thank you so much!"" she exclaimed after a moment of stunned silence. I think I made her day. Don''t tell my fiance this, but she was quite a ""hottie"". What fun!!! I think I spent 8-9 dollars in tips overall. It was worth every penny. Thanks, Garrett |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
Helen had a plan. And she was prepared. AND EXPECTED to get Wonderful Results. Glenn ======== ======== Hey Glenn, Well, as I told you in my previous email, it looked like it was going to be a long wait at the restaurant. But with the ***thank your card strategy*** to the hostess it took all of 5 min. for us to get the table. My friend who was standing next to me, didn't see what I was writing, but saw that I had given the card to the receptionist, and was intensely curious as to what I had done when we got the table so fast. Smiling, I told her I would show her later in the evening. When we were seated, I purposely took the chair closest to the walkway. When the waiter came (we lucked out and got a good looking guy) we all ordered. When he returned I made eye contact with him and gave him my order. He gave me good eye contact back and took me as the one in charge of the table. We all chose seperate checks, which you could see somewhat bothered him because he would have to do 12 different totals instead of one. I slipped out ***a dollar*** from my purse and gave it to him when my friends were finishing up their orders. I told him thank you. We continued with our chatting while waiting for our meals. He came right back with our breadsticks and salad. (Another dollar). Then he was back again within 5 min. letting us know that our meals were cooking and that they should be out shortly. Now remember this restaurant was full, every table was full. He also refilled a few drinks. I was having a lot of fun. I was visiting with friends I hadn't seen in years, and was getting great service for us with just a few little tricks I learned from you. A few minutes later, he walked past again and smiled at me. Just me. I knew then that the Flirt Tips were working. Our food was done and he brought it out along with a few other guys. It was piping hot and was delicious. When he was done setting the food out, I gave him another dollar and thanked him again for his top notch service. The evening went great. The girls commented on how attentive he was, all the while never noticing that I had given him a few dollars during the meal. When the meal was over, he brought back our tickets...all 12 of them. I paid with my credit card, so I put it in the pouch along with a $5 bill. I also decided to write a quick thank you note. When he brought back our receipts, he had given our table a 10% discount. (I have no idea what for, but accepted it). I took you advice from another free e- zine...(the dollar tipping) and thought the evening was a huge success. I would love to try more of these ideas and give you feedback if you will let me. Oh, the friend that was so curious as to what I had given the hostess called me up the next evening and begged me to tell her what I had said to get such fast service. I told her that it was the thank you card. She was surprised that was what it was, and that it had worked so well. I told her that she was there front and center to see it happen before her eyes. So now she is a believer as well as myself. You may use this for your testimonials if you would like. Just do not use my last name. Thanks. Helen Last edited by Glenn : January 26, 2017 at 03:21 PM. Reason: change 1 word |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
Just Suppose you looked at a few dozen FLIRT TIPPING Testimonials and Stories - all in one place. Like in a book. Do You Know what a Rorschach Test is? You show folks ink blots and they TELL you what each one reminds them of. Well. We've been Collecting FLIRT TIPPING TESTIMONIALS for years. And it's clear to me that each Testimonial can tell you Quite a bit about the writer. For Example: Will--from-Las Vegas LOVES ATTENTION. Will Told me that When he walks into a room full of people he WANTS ATTENTION. He ENJOYS having everyone look at him. And that is what Will LIKES BEST about FLIRT TIPPING. His Goal is POSITIVE Energy and Grabbing ATTENTION. Check out his FLIRT TIPPING Results - =========== =========== Dear Glenn, Today I did another test. I took my wife's sister out for her birthday. I don't really like her… to tell you the truth… I think she's a @*#%&!… Whatever. But… This looked like the perfect time to test out the tip technique. 5 of us sat down (my wife, me, her sister, our brother-in-law, and their 18 year old daughter). As everyone went to the buffet, my wife asked the waitress to bring us a birthday cake later for her sister. The restaurant was busy… the waitress was carrying tons of dishes… she gave my wife this leer… this loooong "why are you asking me this sh*t" LEER… "Sure thing" came out of the waitress's mouth. I told my wife to go get her food… "I will handle everything". When the waitress came back with our drinks… I reached into my pants pocket… the front one that sometimes the inner pocket folds and you can't get any damn thing out of it… and I gave her one-dollar. She looks at me funny. Shakes her head back and forth… then walks on. Now we all are sitting at the table. A large one… with other tables right up next to us… you have to be careful when you get up or you would bump into someone while they are eating. The waitress comes to get an empty plate… I give her one-dollar. She now looks at me in my eyes… then walks on. The waitress returns… pours drinks for the table… I give her one-dollar. She starts the giggle… a huge smile comes up on her face… then walks on. Now a new waitress walks by… she pours us more drinks. I give her one-dollar. She starts to giggle… then she walks on. Another waitress comes by… pours our drinks… I give out the old trusty dollar… she starts to giggle… then she walks on. Now… we can't take more than two swallows before a waitress is pouring us drinks… I'm still handing out the good old dollar. I look around our table… looking at the other tables. Glasses waiting for someone to fill them… like being lost out in the desert… glasses that just sit there… waiting for a waitress… "Do you need another drink?" Sure… and I give out another dollar. As I watch her pass up the other tables… Soon the 18 year old daughter looks at me and asks… "why don't you give me a tip?" Then her mother, my wife's sister says "you have already given out 4 dollars… are you rich or something?" I tell her "I'm just testing an idea"… then our glasses are filled once again… Her birthday cake came with every waitress (6 in all) singing happy birthday. All service stopped in the place. Everyone was looking at our table while we sang. They all (the waitresses) looked at me and started giggling. I smiled back… As we got up to leave… all the waitresses formed a line to say goodbye. I've been coming to this restaurant for one year now… I've never seen that! My sister in law tells me it's the best time she every had at a restaurant here in Las Vegas… everyone in Vegas is so jaded. Everyone looks at me like I'm a KING… King Will… King of Las Vegas… Now listen to this… All I spent tipping was… SEVEN DOLLARS!!!!! Seven dollars to be the King of Las Vegas. Will |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
One of my FAVORITE things about "Flirt Tipping" is that Silly things happen. You Control those crazy Results in an IMPORTANT Way, however. Because you are Giving Away money. Other people REACT in a POSITIVE WAY. A Perfect Example: While chatting with Amber she mentioned she got 2 Fr-e-e- Steaks at the grocery store. I Perked up. Cuz I too would like to get F-r-e-e Steaks. Asked for the details. And here is the Result. ======== ======== Amber says she was at her Local Grocery store. Told the cashier, "Wow, you have a famous Name. Jimmy Buffet, Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Falon." "Here's a Thank you Reward TIP for helping me Check out." And she Smiles Big and hands Jimmy a LOTTO ticket. They chit chat back and forth. Amber takes her shopping cart full of bags of food out to the car. Starts loading up the front seat. Glances up and here comes Jimmy RUNNING across the parking lot towards her. She'd forgotten her Strawberry ice-cream. Amber THANKS Jimmy. Gets home. In the bag with the IceCream he finds a Swordfish steak - with a 13.00 label on it. AND A Sirloin Steak with a 13.00 p-rice tag on it. Amber said she could Kick Herself for not giving Jimmy a 2nd LOTTO TICKET Reward in the parking lot. But she was SO STARTLED that he ran after her with her Ice Cream - she forgot. Thank You - Amber |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
It Feels Good when you can make others Feel Good. ======== ======== Bob and I decided to have lunch at MamaMia's Italian Restaurant. The meatball sandwich was scrumptious and twice what I could eat ... and then some. Our waiter Ryan approached our table and asked if we'd like a box to take home. "Of course, it'll be dinner" we responded. In good waiter fashion Ryan asked ... "Would you like me to take it back and wrap it for you or, would you prefer me to bring the take-out boxes back here so you can package it yourself?" Up until now, I've never been asked that question by a waiter ... never. We both opted to have Ryan take care of it for us. While Ryan went back to the kitchen ... I pulled out my trusty pre-printed 'Thank You' cards and wrote ... Thank You ... for your professionalism and for your service. It is greatly apprectiated!" ... and signed it. When Ryan returned with our to-go boxes ... I handed him the 'Thank You' card ... and underneath I included a $1 scratcher ... worth thousands. As I handed the card to Ryan I said ... "It's not very often we get recognized for the little things we do to improve our service ... and what you did for us showed your true professionalism ... and we apprecitate it." Ryan came close to tears ... really ... and when I asked what he would buy first if he won thousands ... his eyes shot up in both directions ... blinking to hold back tears ... (we could see how much he appreciated the recognition) then finally collected himself enough to say ... "I'd probably pay my rent up ... for a year!" When I returned a couple of days later and called him by name ... he was quite surprised ... and impressed ... "Hey Honey, that scratcher you gave me ... I won a buck!" And he was excited! Thanks Glenn ... for the fun this is ... and the tremendous impact it has on people's lives. |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
Our Advice to Coaching clients is: a - Practice Flirt Tipping with 1.00 LOTTO Tickets and 1.00 Bills b - TELL me what happens c - I'll TELL you when you are Getting Close. So You can Change LOCATIONS and you can Start Attracting Extra Cash from your prospective customers. EXAMPLE of How this works: IF the client Sells Wgt Loss - Hang Out at StarBucks and LOTTO Tip the gals at the counter... IN FRONT of other patrons. (EDITORS NOTE - Not making this up. Just had a Health/Fitness/Wgt Loss Biz owner FIND and Make an appointment with an overwgt Prospect at his local Starbucks. LOCATION - In a Expensive part of town.) But Sometimes the Golden Rule POWER of Reciprocity KICKS in and Surprises You and me both. LIKE SO - ======= ======= How Ron Flirt Tipping His Way to a 32 Million Dollar Prospect. Here's the story as my Realtor Client - Ron - told it to me. #1 - One of Ron's Neighbors Did him a big Favor. So he treated him to lunch. #2 - Ron -- Lotto Flirt Tipped -- The waitress all thru the meal. Explained to the CURIOUS Neighbor - that he used Flirt Tipping during meals with clients to get leads, referrals, find new business opportunities.. And he got in the Habit of Doing it for Every meal because he has gotten used to VIP Level Service. #3 - Ron's Neighbor called the next day and asked, "Will you teach my Wife your Lotto Ticket Flirt System? She owns a Vitamin Store and wants to use it to bring in new members." #4 - Ron says, "Sure. But on the way - THE WIFE - Asked to stop off at a Tag and Title Office to pick up tags to her new car. #5 - To Be Polite - Ron Parks next to his neighbors and goes into the Car Title Office too. #6 - Sits down and listens. EUREKA. The guy who runs the Title Company OWNS the entire building. That same guy is in the process of selling one of his houses. #7 - And The Title Guy INTRODUCES the man he is helping thru the paper work to buy a new - Antique Car. A - "This is Al - He collects cars. About 44 of them so far." #8 - EEEEK. And it is casually mentioned that "Al" owns 32 apt complexes, has thousands of rental units. And Buys and sells houses to boot. Thanks, Glenn |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
When I created my Mastermind Network I had no idea how valuable it would be. Or that local biz owners would refer us to other countries. Flirt tipping allows us to Tap into the Brains of folks all over the world for new ideas. In this FLIRT TIP Testimonial We Learned How to Get Favors from Bank Tellers. I personally have tested this in front of a bank manager. GULP. (Just happened. Not my ideal situation.) The Bank Manager said "No" to tipping with dollars. "Ok" to tipping the teller with a LOTTO ticket. ======= ======= Gary Thinks of this as Paying-It-Forward. Which is True. But notice how he FLIRTED with the Bank Teller too? A Double Barrel effect. ====== ====== Here's a pay it forward testimonial for you. My ATM(automatic teller machine) was out of munny, so by the time I got to the bank in the supermarket to make a withdraw, it was closed. So I went to their ATM and withdrew $20's but I needed them exchanged to $10's. I go to the service desk and ask if I can exchange my $600 in $20 for $600 in $10's. The guy at the customer service desk was reading a magazine and acted like I was bothering him and said all of the $10's are in the registers. So I leave and go to the bank down the street, not know what to expect since I don't have an account there. I get up to the outside teller window and put a LOTTO ticket in the tube and send it. After a few minutes the teller is looking at me grinning and asks if thats mine. I say, "it was but its your now" I tell her that I don't have an account there but ask if I can make an exchange with the munny, she agrees to it not being a problem. We exchange munny, she says have a good day, and I say "I hope you win $500", she laughs, says thanks and I drive off. I think I made her day, she looked a little grumpy when I pulled up. Gary |
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![]() Thanks Tom,
As You Know, as Small Biz Owners, us little guys can't afford to have our marketing or advertising FAIL. So Testing in niches is vital. And Testing Fast and Free is key. In the same way, ***Flirt Tipping To Make Money*** only Helps you find good prospects IF YOU Flirt Tip in the Right Location. An Example: Got a Coaching client we helped Make a Fast Start with 41,000.00 Gross Sales in a Business Opportunity. He is looking for Prospects who will order a 2000.00 Educational Product. Greg has reached a Point in His Flirt Tipping where he is Consistently getting Rapport with Waitresses and Clerks and Cashiers where he shops. But Although Greg is successful in: Fast Food Restaurants, Smoothie Stores, Sandwich Shops. He is not yet spending TIME in LOCATIONS where affluent Prospects hang out. Vegetarian Restaurants - with a parking lot full of BMW, SUV, Mercedes Nordstrom Department Stores UpScale Dog Apparel and Home Made Treat Shops ---------------- ---------------- DIRECTIONS for Flirt-Tipping-for-Profit in PRICEY RESTAURANTS. Step I - Buy 25 - 1.00 Instant Scratch off LOTTO TICKETS Step II - Take a Shower, Shave and Wear Clean Duds. Step III - Watch what other Restaurant Patrons are wearing and Imitate that. Step IV - Order a Cup of Soup. Or Chili. Or Onion Rings - something cheap. Step V - Spend the 25 LOTTO Tickets on your waitress and her Co-Horts. They won't care if your order is 7 bucks if you are ENTERTAINING them with LOTTO tickets all thru the meal. Flirt tip like crazy. Publicly. In front of affluent patrons. Step VI - Come Back and do it again. ASK your fellow Diners - in line. Or while waiting for a table. "Beautiful Lamborgini outside - where do you get it detailed?" Step VII - Wait until they ASK about you. Then you pull out your "GREED PAGE" Of house Flipping Deals we put together. Affluent folks like to keep their money moving. Invested. You WILL Find Investors and Deals. Here Is How We Know Greg Is READY for Richer --Flirt Tip-- Locations. ======== ======== How a Young Realtor LOTTO Flirt Tips To Get Ph#'s and Dates With Pretty Women My Outline of Greg's Flirt Tip Tale. Beautiful Latino Gas Station Clerk. Lotto ticket #1 - And Greg says, "What will you do when you WIN?" Day Two - LOTTO Ticket and he asks, "What are you going to BUY First If You WIN? Day Three - LOTTO Ticket and says, "Where are you going to spend all your WINNINGS? Greg says Eve tells him she has a son. She is 26 yrs Old. Divorced. Bad Boyfriend she just dumped - He wanted her to dance at a Strip Club. Greg Finds out Eve Likes to Rock Climb. ====== ====== RESULT - Soon Eve is touching Greg on the arm. Shortly after the arm touches. Eve gives him her phone #. It took Greg Five Visits and 5 LOTTO Tickets to Create Deep trust btwn himself and Eve so she felt comfy enough to share her home phone # and ASK him to call her. Which is a Miracle - Considering the way Eve has been treated by other men in her life. Greg can now use his TRUST BUILDING Skills to attract clients. Thanks, Glenn |
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