$12,200 in TWO WEEKS?

by midasman09 Banned
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What? YOU kidding ME? WHO do YOU think I am....posting those "rediculous numbers"?

No Way...Jose....can ANYONE ....in the "Offline Market"...ever...come close to those numbers!"

You're putting US on the WF....ON?

Well.....mi amigos....today is Friday, May 25, 2012 and....I just walked into my "beautiful Home Office" overlooking my "Park-Like Back Yard"..... with 2 checks for $480ea ($960) for my "efforts" this afternoon (Earlier....starting at 10 am MY time....I collected 3 checks for $360 ea ($1,080).... so....TOTAL for Today, May 25. 2012....$960 + $1,080 = $2,040 TODAY... bringing a TOTAL for my "efforts" from a "Simple Idea" to $12,200 since May 14 (Monday, 2012)

Thus proving....once again...."GOOD MONEY MAKING IDEAS ARE ALL AROUND!"

So....rather than expounding or "Hyping" this....or trying to SELL anything....I simply want to SHARE MY EXCITEMENT.....with other "Doers".

I'll provide some details AND 2 photos...below.....for ONE REASON.....NOT to try and sell any "Fellow Warriers" on buying something BUT....to show.... WHAT IS POSSIBLE....with just an idea!

So....the Real Estate Market is down down....BUT....my area is 125mi N of the CA border. People are "Flocking" to our "Calm, Sedate...Great Fishing and GREAT Scenery"!

So...a real estate broker (at our daily coffee-clatch), last April....tells me, "Things are REALLY picking up!" In fact....the Home Buyers are Flocking in.

So....I go to my home pc and upload a program I did some years ago. It's a 11 x 17 sheet of paper, folded down to 8 1/2 by 11....that contains info that people HUNTING FOR HOUSES....can us.

Info like: WHAT kind of House do they want....How Much do they want to Spend (what's their Budget)....what kind of Mortgage Rates are available locally AND....a place to write in the Features of Houses they visit (BIG reason for House-Hunters to KEEP my Brochure)

So....I print out a Sample....run it over to my RE Broker's boss and.... WHALA....HE LOVES IT!

He sees that my "little" brochure CAN....INDEED....HELP RE Agents....SELL HOUSES!

So....he tells me to "GO FOR IT!" And....I get excited BUT....I bring myself back down to "reality" and ask...."Would you take a minute to fill in my "Referral Form"....showing WHO....YOU would rather have ON my Brochure.

I'd rather have ad sponsors YOU deal with....and who KNOW you....rather than businesses you've never dealt with.

He agrees by saying; "Hey Yeah!" We deal with X for our Mortgages and X for our RealEstate Attorneys and X for our House Painter...etc.

So....he fills in my "Preferred Advertiser" sheet and....Guess What....when I phone these businesses and tell that that I'm working with "Todd from X Realty"....guess what the person on the other end of the line says to me;

"OHHH Yeah!....Todd has sent us BOOO COOOH Business over the years! I'd LOVE to participate in anything he's doing!"

I don't know about you follks reading this BUT....if you can understand the "Psychology" working here....as to "Selling something"....there's NO GREATER POWER THAT IMPLIED APPROVAL!"

Which means; "Hey! It's NOT just YOU...saying THIS deal is GOOD....it's a business (or service) that has been SENDING THEM BUSINESS...for Umpteen Years....saying THIS DEAL...IS GOOD!"

So....the businesses you call...really DON'T GIVE A (excuse my French) "RAT'S ASS" about YOU....or whatever YOU are "peddling"!

They are Paying attention to your call....listening to your Sales Spiel and... writing a check to little ol' you......because of ONE THING!

HOLD ON....THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SALES Technique you will ever know!

They are "writing a check to YOU because they....FEEL THEY OWE the Realtor you're working with!

Can you see the POWER behind this?

The biz owners (Services, Dentists, Doctors...etc) are willing to write a check made out to YOU....because they feel they OWE the realtor you're dealing with!

WHOOPEEE FIZZZ! What I'm about to relate to you is NO BS!

When I walk into one of the "Referred Businesses" a Realtor has given me....most of the time....the response I get is...."Oh! Hi! To whom do I make my check to and.... what's the amount?"

I'm talking POWER Here! RAW Power!

The people I go to see, who the Realtor has SENT me to see.....because the Realtor has been sending business TO THEM...FOR YEARS.....does NOT care about ANYTHING....OTHER THAN....RE-PAYING THE REALTOR...FOR ALL THE BUSINESS HE'S SENT THEM!

So....hope you can share in MY excitement and....again....I'm NOT selling anything here! I just want want to relay the POSSIBILITIES of what is possible.

Don Alm
#$12 #200 #weeks
  • Profile picture of the author flightrisk
    Another great one Don!!....great to see you back, i noticed you havnt been posting here for a while
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    • Profile picture of the author midasman09
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      One thing I forgot to mention;

      WHY...would RealEstate Agents WANT....to hand MY brochure to THEIR "House-Hunting" prospects?

      For a few reasons;

      1) It makes the Agent appear "Concerned" about providing "HelpFul-Info"
      2) It makes the Agent appear more "Professional"
      3) It helps the House Hunting client DETERMINE what kind of House they prefer (Also helps the Agent KNOW....what Style of house to concentrate on
      4) It provides a sheet their House-Hunting prospects will WANT....to KEEP! (because it provides a RECORD of the Houses they visited)....along with the Agent's Card

      So....some years ago, I made MUCH-Moola with these "Home-Buyer's Guides"! And....nowadays, in 2012, RE Agents realize they MUST use EVERY....TOOL....at their disposal....to help them Sell properties or else... look for a "JOB" cooking burgers at Mickey-dees.

      Don Alm.....everything is paid for AND....money coming in from previous investments and....my MAIN reason for continuing to do.... MY KINDA STUFF....is so I DON'T have to "prune Hydrangeas" for my wifee....PLUS, I LOVE SELLING! I STILL LOVE....walking into a business, a Complete Stranger....and walking out a few minutes with a CHECK....MADE OUT TO ME!
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      • Profile picture of the author vndnbrgj
        Hey Don,

        I have a few questions.
        What is OregonPropertyLink.com?
        The domain doesn't go anywhere? What is it supposed to be for?

        Also you said:
        Originally Posted by midasman09 View Post

        4) It provides a sheet their House-Hunting prospects will WANT....to KEEP! (because it provides a RECORD of the Houses they visited)....along with the Agent's Card
        But, looking at the flyers... I don't see a spot to record houses they have visited. I see a spot to go over what kind of home they are looking for.
        But, not a spot to fill in houses they visited.

        I think it's a great idea. I just don't see them holding onto it, unless there is a reason. Sure, they have their buying criteria on it, but that seems more beneficial to the agent than it does to the buyer. After all, the buyer already thinks they know what they want. It is the agent's job to show them those kinds of properties and close the deal.

        Edit: I went to the way back machine to look at the link: OregonPropertyLink.com
        I see it was a kind of sales page from 2007. To sell realtors and advertisers on the idea of advertising with you in this home buyer's guide.

        Which brings up another question?
        Are you doing anything differently today, then you were in 2007?
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  • Profile picture of the author StevenDelong
    Thanks for sharing midasman09! It's good to see success and tell others they can also do the same.
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  • Profile picture of the author flightrisk
    Don,

    are you just doing 1 of these flyers? Just trying to figure your pricing. as far as I can tell you have 12 single ads and 2 double ads as well as 20 directory ads.

    How did you total out $12,200?? singles $360 x 12 $4320. doubles $480 x 2 totaling $5280 the rest in directory ads at $346 each??
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  • Profile picture of the author mojo1
    Thanks Midasman.

    I'm going to save this post before it comes down. It's too good of a post to risk not having access to for future reference.

    Man, what haven't you done in last two centuries

    You da man!
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  • Profile picture of the author cquigley
    Awesome post Don. As a former RE agent myself, I can't believe I didn't think of this. One of the thing's you can do is have the RE agent put a link to their site with a FREE home search on the brochure. This way they can capture lead information, and through their MLS see which prospects are actively searching for homes.


    I will be calling agents I know tomorrow to do this. Thanks again for the great idea.

    cquigley
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  • Profile picture of the author Aaron Autrey
    Yes Don, I would love to know how you go about charging these guys?
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  • Profile picture of the author Aaron Autrey
    and also, would this be ideal to charge what you charge (same $ amount) for 5000 flyers to be passed around the particular local area?
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    Not us... Not marketers. We live far above mediocrity. Always keep this in mind at all times..

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