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Make money on weekends with offline?

by Mike McAleer
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Is it possible to make any money on the weekends using offline methods?

Just wondering what type of success if any people have had on the weekends.
#make #money #offline #weekends
  • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
    Sure you can do it on weekends. Just depends on what strategy and services you will offer. You can target businesses that do business on weekends as well. Like Restaurants, Realtors, Brick and Barter businesses in shopping malls etc. Basically anyone that is open on the weekends would be good to target. Most of those business owners will take a weekday off since they are busier on the weekends alot of the times. My parents own a local restaurant and take Wednesdays and Thursdays off.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
      Originally Posted by rockstarinlife View Post

      Sure you can do it on weekends. Just depends on what strategy and services you will offer. You can target businesses that do business on weekends as well. Like Restaurants, Realtors, Brick and Barter businesses in shopping malls etc. Basically anyone that is open on the weekends would be good to target. Most of those business owners will take a weekday off since they are busier on the weekends alot of the times. My parents own a local restaurant and take Wednesdays and Thursdays off.
      Thanks for this. I think I am going to go to bed soon so that I am ready to start calling tomorrow!
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      • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
        Originally Posted by Mike McAleer View Post

        Thanks for this. I think I am going to go to bed soon so that I am ready to start calling tomorrow!
        Nice. Also instead of just calling and trying to sell them something. Offer them a freebie as a way of introducing your local internet marketing services. You can offer a video you make on animoto, you can create a quick facebook fan page for them, or something else you can come up with that only takes you 10-20 minutes to create and makes them happy enough to either hire you for more, or give you a glowing testimonial. Use this to get testimonials to show other business owners.

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        • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
          Originally Posted by rockstarinlife View Post

          Nice. Also instead of just calling and trying to sell them something. Offer them a freebie as a way of introducing your local internet marketing services. You can offer a video you make on animoto, you can create a quick facebook fan page for them, or something else you can come up with that only takes you 10-20 minutes to create and makes them happy enough to either hire you for more, or give you a glowing testimonial. Use this to get testimonials to show other business owners.

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          Thanks for the tips. I really do appreciate your help.

          I am finishing adding a bonus for my WSO and then I am going to start on calling businesses tomorrow. I will have to think up something to offer for free but that is an awesome tip.
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          • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
            Originally Posted by Mike McAleer View Post

            Thanks for the tips. I really do appreciate your help.

            I am finishing adding a bonus for my WSO and then I am going to start on calling businesses tomorrow. I will have to think up something to offer for free but that is an awesome tip.
            Your welcome brother and be sure to come back and let us now how it works out in the next few weeks.
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          • Profile picture of the author paulie888
            Originally Posted by Mike McAleer View Post

            Thanks for the tips. I really do appreciate your help.

            I am finishing adding a bonus for my WSO and then I am going to start on calling businesses tomorrow. I will have to think up something to offer for free but that is an awesome tip.
            Mike, with restaurants, what you could also do is grab your laptop (or even a tablet if you have one) and have lunch there. If you're not opposed to meeting face to face, you could show the business owner some of the freebies mentioned above after you've had lunch.

            If you have a smartphone, you could also show them how cool QR codes are, and explain that it could really help boost business, especially for restaurants with regular customers.
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            • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
              Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

              Mike, with restaurants, what you could also do is grab your laptop (or even a tablet if you have one) and have lunch there. If you're not opposed to meeting face to face, you could show the business owner some of the freebies mentioned above after you've had lunch.

              If you have a smartphone, you could also show them how cool QR codes are, and explain that it could really help boost business, especially for restaurants with regular customers.
              sounds like a great idea paulie

              i will def try that out sometime
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  • Profile picture of the author Leanne King
    Sure you can do it on the weekend just target businesses that are open then (and not flat out busy)
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  • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
    Also just a tip if you want to target restaurants on the weekend. Call between 1pm to 3pm since those are usually the slow times and the owner is still there most of the time.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
      Originally Posted by rockstarinlife View Post

      Also just a tip if you want to target restaurants on the weekend. Call between 1pm to 3pm since those are usually the slow times and the owner is still there most of the time.
      Alright thanks for the great tips. I still have not gone to bed! But I just bumped my WSO so can go to bed soon now! HaHa!
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  • Profile picture of the author T.R. McCarroll
    Originally Posted by Mike McAleer View Post

    Is it possible to make any money on the weekends using offline methods?

    Just wondering what type of success if any people have had on the weekends.
    Find some weekend street shows with vendors and pass around a free package or booklet is what I do.

    Thom
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  • Profile picture of the author Amir Luis
    Whenever you get calls from your lead generation techniques....

    Set the appointment for 6pm.... at a coffee shop....or on the weekends....

    Let them know.... I am really busy at the moment... I don't have any daytime appointments available for next couple of weeks.. why don't we get together tomorrow evening around 7pm at the local starbucks?
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
      Originally Posted by Amir Luis View Post

      Whenever you get calls from your lead generation techniques....

      Set the appointment for 6pm.... at a coffee shop....or on the weekends....

      Let them know.... I am really busy at the moment... I don't have any daytime appointments available for next couple of weeks.. why don't we get together tomorrow evening around 7pm at the local starbucks?
      Quite helpful. Thank you. I am hoping to generate some leads tomorrow(or today already! haha Saturday!) ..I got to get to bed...
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    • Profile picture of the author paulie888
      Originally Posted by Amir Luis View Post

      Whenever you get calls from your lead generation techniques....

      Set the appointment for 6pm.... at a coffee shop....or on the weekends....

      Let them know.... I am really busy at the moment... I don't have any daytime appointments available for next couple of weeks.. why don't we get together tomorrow evening around 7pm at the local starbucks?
      Louie, that's a great idea to get them to meet at a later time, and away from their place of business (where it's easy for them to get distracted and pulled away at a moment's notice).
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  • Profile picture of the author Amir Luis
    Thanks Paulie... I picked it up somewhere.... not my original thought.

    But yes... the main ingredient is isolating them. It's a positioning thing. Everyone is standing on equal ground.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulie888
      Originally Posted by Amir Luis View Post

      Thanks Paulie... I picked it up somewhere.... not my original thought.

      But yes... the main ingredient is isolating them. It's a positioning thing. Everyone is standing on equal ground.
      So is Starbucks pretty much your preferred "go-to" place for meeting your offline prospects?

      I have heard this too...the best place to meet your prospects is anywhere but their place of business. I imagine it may be a little hard to drag restaurant owners away though, especially if their establishment is pretty busy?
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      • Profile picture of the author Dr Dan
        Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

        So is Starbucks pretty much your preferred "go-to" place for meeting your offline prospects?

        I have heard this too...the best place to meet your prospects is anywhere but their place of business. I imagine it may be a little hard to drag restaurant owners away though, especially if their establishment is pretty busy?
        I really dont like Starbucks to meet anymore. I used to spend hours in there with clients in my last business and hated smelling like coffee when I got home. I love using Panera Bread locations because they got booths, healthy and affordable food, and free wifi. You can spend hours in there and much more comfortable. They usually have nice outside seating as well. Panera Bread › Home
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        • Profile picture of the author Amir Luis
          Originally Posted by rockstarinlife View Post

          I really dont like Starbucks to meet anymore. I used to spend hours in there with clients in my last business and hated smelling like coffee when I got home. I love using Panera Bread locations because they got booths, healthy and affordable food, and free wifi. You can spend hours in there and much more comfortable. They usually have nice outside seating as well. Panera Bread › Home
          Too bad they don't have Panera Breads around my home town.... When I lived in Oklahoma City (where Paulie is) they were all over the place... When I lived in Tulsa they were called "the St. Louis Bread Co."

          Really a great place to meet clients actually...
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  • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
    Mike I run an Offline Business and work just about every Saturday. You will find alot of owners working on weekends to catch up on paper work. Especially in the Auto Business there are shops open 6 days a week. I would call to arrange a meeting to make sure the owner is not off.

    Also located in this section of the Warrior Forum there is a thread about going to Different shows (Woodwoking, etc.) and getting solid results. These take place on weekends.
    http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-...orking-me.html Good luck, I think you will do great!
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
      Originally Posted by DWolfe View Post

      Mike I run an Offline Business and work just about every Saturday. You will find alot of owners working on weekends to catch up on paper work. Especially in the Auto Business there are shops open 6 days a week. I would call to arrange a meeting to make sure the owner is not off.

      Also located in this section of the Warrior Forum there is a thread about going to Different shows (Woodwoking, etc.) and getting solid results. These take place on weekends.
      http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-...orking-me.html Good luck, I think you will do great!
      Thanks. Well today I did not do any cold calls, yet I did have someone contact me thru craigslist!
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      • Profile picture of the author paulie888
        Originally Posted by Mike McAleer View Post

        Thanks. Well today I did not do any cold calls, yet I did have someone contact me thru craigslist!
        Craigslist still works amazingly well to this day for getting offline business, though you do come across some demanding prospects there that you should probably not take on.
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        • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
          Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

          Craigslist still works amazingly well to this day for getting offline business, though you do come across some demanding prospects there that you should probably not take on.
          I do not take on anything that seems like too much work. Not to be lazy, but if you can make money more easily, then why not go for it?
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  • Profile picture of the author MWGrubb58
    The ONE thing that works the best for me, even with limited time on the week-ends is pull marketing.

    Almost ALL business owners are geared, primed, and self-trained to say NO! to folks who ask for appointments or a time to sit and chat.

    The business owners have to CHASE you!

    You have to have a system geared to get them to CHASE you.... OR you have to talk to them in such a way, that they see you as NO THREAT... but a valuable resource.

    Once you are seen in this way, you can take your limited time and get clients hand-over-fist.
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  • Profile picture of the author Amir Luis
    MILLIARD!!!!

    How's tricks? (magicians humor... I am sure you have never heard that one before)

    What you say does make sense. But if he needs clients right now... He may want to take the proactive approach...

    I read an article the other day.... it said that appointments set over the phone are 50% more likely to close than a direct mail piece.

    I found it interesting... I can't remember the site... I was doing some research and stumbled upon it.
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