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Old February 18, 2007, 11:34 PM
Don Alm
 
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Default The "Amazing Thing" about this is....

"99%" of the people on these "forums" are....... "hunting and hoping" for a way to make megabux "with their fingers on their keyboards".

Time and time again, I have ;
1) Made up a Sample of an "Advertising" product I "thought" would benefit local businesses...bringing them MORE traffic and business.
and...
2) Gone out and showed the "target market" my Ad Product
3) Showed my Price and asked them to participate
and
4) Produced the product I promised

And yet....I hear DAILY (via email) of someone who tells me;

...they are...either TIRED of what they've been doing to earn a living or, because of an "emergency" (like losing their J.O.B.)....they NEED to "find something fast"!

My advice has always been;

"FIND A WAY TO EARN MONEY FROM YOUR OWN EFFORTS!"....so that, when and IF, disaster strikes, you do NOT have to be in a "panic mode".

This article PROVES, once again....ANYONE...even a 22 year young "kid" can;
1) Make up a Sample
2) Go SHOW IT to prospective customers and ASK THEM to participate
3) Produce the product
and
Go hunt for more prospects

The type of "programs and products" I've been operating for many years are sometimes looked upon....by "snobs"....as "beneath them"...
or....
"nickle-dime" ventures!

Hey! Believe the naysayers....and keep hunting and hoping YOU will find a way to make a jillion bux with yer keyboard. In the meantime, 22 yr old kids who "don't know any better"....go out and make $60,000 and more.

And...I keep being reminded about my friend "Ed" who got tired of being a "personal trainer"....charging an hourly rate to visit people in their homes and lead them in a "workout session"....started a "FAX" business from his apartment (in 1996)....sending FAXES of "Daily Specials" of local DELI'S to local offices....building up to 46 Deli's paying him $200 every 2 weeks...and just this last December celebrated his TENTH YEAR....OF THESE SAME 42 DELI'S PAYING HIM $200 EVERY 2 WEEKS to have him send their Daily Specials to local offices....only NOWADAYS....he sends the faxes from his LapTop in his home in COSTA RICA.

He can afford it because he's been collecting $200 a week from 46Deli's ($9,200 every 2 weeks x 26 wks a year = $239,200 a Year....for 10 years)
And....almost all of his "friiends" advised him NOT to do this because the "Fax Laws" were so stringent. Well...he looked at the "Fax Laws" and found that HE was NOT in violation and....while these "Fax Laws" SCARED AWAY the competition....Ed just keeps on making money....sending Faxes.

So....my "point" is;
Think about learning HOW To "Sell"....then find something to "sell"....then go out and "sell" it.

You will gain an "education" on "what words to use" and "HOW" to sell....that will put you in good stead when and IF you ever need some income.

Don Alm
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