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13 years ago

Freakin sweet idea.

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atrbiz 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Rocket Media

Freakin sweet idea.

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Rocket Media

13 years ago

Maybe we're cold calling the wrong people. Maybe we should be cold calling IT guys and accountants etc. and be creating referral contracts!!!!

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MRomeo09

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Rocket Media

Maybe we're cold calling the wrong people. Maybe we should be cold calling IT guys and accountants etc. and be creating referral contracts!!!!

Sigh- that's only what I have been saying for years. It makes no sense to spend your time and effort marketing to clients directly when it only takes one or two really good centers of influence to really get all the business you can handle.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...all-wrong.html

The thread got locked for some reason. I'm still not sure why sadly, I thought it was one of the better things I had to share.

Marcos

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atrbiz

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Ed Smokr

You are freaking lcuky!

It's not luck, just put together a plan (stick to it)....AND DON'T GIVE UP.

Originally Posted by MRomeo09

Sigh- that's only what I have been saying for years. It makes no sense to spend your time and effort marketing to clients directly when it only takes one or two really good centers of influence to really get all the business you can handle.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...all-wrong.html

The thread got locked for some reason. I'm still not sure why sadly, I thought it was one of the better things I had to share.

Marcos

Marcos,

That's what I've been doing the last few months...call on other professionals that directly deal with biz owners...have them refer business to you.

You definitely need to be creative and test out new things. That's how I'm closing deals every week.

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atrbiz

13 years ago

Exactly. Call IT Guys and Accountants (these types of professionals deal directly with biz owners)...create mini partnerships and provide them an incentive (small % of each deal) or some other deal you workout.

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offline

13 years ago

Very nice deal.

Thanks for sharing.

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seawolf177

13 years ago

That's a really great idea! Thanks.

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Pierre!

13 years ago

Just setup a partnership of this nature last Friday!

LOTS of new ideas on the horizon...

Funny, I have known this fellow for right around 1 year... we just never sat down and really talked about how beneficial we can be for each other.

Somehow the seeds were germinating...

Last Thursday the light bulb came on, we got on the phone Friday, worked out a deal!

I think found HIM a new web client today...

Definitely talk to other business people... He was hard to get time with, but my persistence paid off!

Life Is Exciting!

Patrick

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atrbiz

13 years ago

Originally Posted by offline

Very nice deal.

Thanks for sharing.

Thank you!

Originally Posted by seawolf177

That's a really great idea! Thanks.

No problem, enjoy the tip!

Originally Posted by Pierre!

Just setup a partnership of this nature last Friday!

LOTS of new ideas on the horizon...

Funny, I have known this fellow for right around 1 year... we just never sat down and really talked about how beneficial we can be for each other.

Somehow the seeds were germinating...

Last Thursday the light bulb came on, we got on the phone Friday, worked out a deal!

I think found HIM a new web client today...

Definitely talk to other business people... He was hard to get time with, but my persistence paid off!

Life Is Exciting!

Patrick

Patrick,

That's awesome man! I'm glad to hear! I've already setup several of these partnerships and it's become very profitable

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Ahmad

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Ed Smokr

13 years ago

You are freaking lcuky!

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David Miller 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Ed Smokr

You are freaking lcuky!

Did you ever hear the old saying....
"The harder I work the luckier I get!"

No luck in what he did...just heads up out of the box marketing.
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MsQue

13 years ago

Wow! Congrats!!! And great tip! Thank you so much for sharing.

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atrbiz 13 years ago

Originally Posted by MsQue

Wow! Congrats!!! And great tip! Thank you so much for sharing.

No problem, enjoy!

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Ahmad
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redcell1

13 years ago

I agree to work with IT guys.

Doesn't always work out because they swear they know webdesign but I can usually get them for R.M and local seo.

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atrbiz 13 years ago

Originally Posted by redcell1

I agree to work with IT guys.

Doesn't always work out because they swear they know webdesign but I can usually get them for R.M and local seo.

Yeah I already have several IT support guys referring business to me. One of the guys knows just basic web design and knew only about PPC - bottom line he wasn't able to sell web design/seo to his clients so that's where I come in.

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Ahmad
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1Dina

13 years ago

Networking is powerful! Nice job

Dina

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Dhira

13 years ago

Im jealous.

I have replied to DOZENS of ads like that... each with a custom made video of what I offer.. I mean DOZENS.

Had nothing.
A few bites of interest, but nothing.
Guess you got lucky...

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Centurian

13 years ago

Ahmad's right.

Picked up a great one this week from Craigslist just as described.

Just shoot an email about what you do with a link to your website/portfolio.

You'll get new prospects for sure. Remember with your internet savvy and marketing skill, most competitors in your market can't even stand in the same room with you.

Don't give up Dhira. Change your pitch to benefits rather than just services.

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atrbiz

13 years ago

Originally Posted by 1Dina

Networking is powerful! Nice job

Dina

Extremely powerful! Good luck!

Originally Posted by Dhira

Im jealous.

I have replied to DOZENS of ads like that... each with a custom made video of what I offer.. I mean DOZENS.

Had nothing.
A few bites of interest, but nothing.
Guess you got lucky...

Don't be jealous! It works! It's also a numbers game, I've responded to TONS of ads before landing a few sold partnerships.

PM me if you need some tips! I love to help out my fellow Warriors

Originally Posted by Centurian

Ahmad's right.

Picked up a great one this week from Craigslist just as described.

Just shoot an email about what you do with a link to your website/portfolio.

You'll get new prospects for sure. Remember with your internet savvy and marketing skill, most competitors in your market can't even stand in the same room with you.

Don't give up Dhira. Change your pitch to benefits rather than just services.

Nice work! It's all about taking action and being persistent!

- Ahmad

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ebizman

13 years ago

Ahmad......that's frickin awesome man!!! hopefully i score a deal like that soon

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atrbiz 13 years ago

Originally Posted by ebizman

Ahmad......that's frickin awesome man!!! hopefully i score a deal like that soon

Take action, and you'll do the same
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aaronco

13 years ago

I have been thinking about craigslist for website design myself...I am still yet to get my first client for website design...what if they ask about my experience?

I'm sure you all have been there before...I'm just looking for any advice on how to spin it so I don't sound unprofessional.

Thanks for any help!

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john1818 13 years ago

This is what you called freaking lucky. There are tons of SEO companies nowadays, the only thing you can do to stay in the competition is by giving the best Quality you can give.
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john1818

13 years ago

This is what you called extreme luck with a bit of hard-work. It's really hard to find JV specially when you're not located in USA, UK, or Australia.

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atrbiz

13 years ago

Originally Posted by David Miller

Did you ever hear the old saying....
"The harder I work the luckier I get!"

No luck in what he did...just heads up out of the box marketing.

You got it!

Originally Posted by aaronco

I have been thinking about craigslist for website design myself...I am still yet to get my first client for website design...what if they ask about my experience?

I'm sure you all have been there before...I'm just looking for any advice on how to spin it so I don't sound unprofessional.

Thanks for any help!

You can always design 1-2 websites just to show clients in case they ask and you can rank those sites and flip or lease them out if you wanted.

best of luck.

Originally Posted by john1818

This is what you called freaking lucky. There are tons of SEO companies nowadays, the only thing you can do to stay in the competition is by giving the best Quality you can give.

Originally Posted by john1818

This is what you called extreme luck with a bit of hard-work. It's really hard to find JV specially when you're not located in USA, UK, or Australia.

This is NOT luck. I have a game plan for marketing/network and I TAKE ACTION.

Best of luck!
Ahmad

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Chris Prescott

13 years ago

looks like you got a sweet deal. I will start checking craigslist more often, good idea

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atrbiz 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Carlton Baran

looks like you got a sweet deal. I will start checking craigslist more often, good idea

Definitely scan through Craigslist for opportunities like this!

Good luck!
- Ahmad
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alex_C

Banned 13 years ago

Excellent idea and it gave me an idea myself

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atrbiz 13 years ago

Originally Posted by alex_C

Excellent idea and it gave me an idea myself

cool, good luck!
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mindtricks18

Banned 13 years ago

Thanks for sharing such a wonderful information.you are Good and intelligence analyst .

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atrbiz 13 years ago

Originally Posted by mindtricks18

Thanks for sharing such a wonderful information.you are Good and intelligence analyst .

you got it, best of luck to you!
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writerforhire

13 years ago

Craigslist can sometimes seem like a bit of a 'jungle' because of the scams, but there are definitely some solid opportunities in there worth pursuing. A few weeks ago, I secured an SEO consulting project by responding to an ad in Craigslist. The client said that the vast majority of the people responding to his ad were unqualified.

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atrbiz

13 years ago

Originally Posted by writerforhire

Craigslist can sometimes seem like a bit of a 'jungle' because of the scams, but there are definitely some solid opportunities in there worth pursuing. A few weeks ago, I secured an SEO consulting project by responding to an ad in Craigslist. The client said that the vast majority of the people responding to his ad were unqualified.

I agree...tons of scams and junk on Craigslist but it's all about persistence...so far I've closed over $10k in new business from Craigslist for 2011 (and Craigslist is not even my #1 lead source).

You've got to respond to ads with a personal response not a spammed out generic email.

Best of luck!
Ahmad

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abubakar89

13 years ago

Thats a great idea , thanks for sharing. I am going to apply it right away

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atrbiz 13 years ago

Originally Posted by abumadni

Thats a great idea , thanks for sharing. I am going to apply it right away

You got it! Best of luck!
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