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