Forum: Offline Marketing
8th May 2012, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,614 Re: So After Hundreds Of Cold Calls. . .
Pretty good actually, Around 40-50% at the lowest. As I said, it's so much easier when you're offering a free service up front. And sometimes you can make money even when you are offering a free...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
8th May 2012, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 196
Views: 35,045 Failing at Site Rentals? Maybe this will help...
I am posting this after reading several people have questions or complaints about site rentals, and also as a response to some people who have been giving Dan's system in his WSO thread a hard...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd May 2012, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,348 Re: Authorize.net - Opinions?
Yeah, that's how it works. It basically makes the process much easier in my opinion. The signup process, I believe, is pretty quick and you can start accepting payments in about a day or so. When I...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd May 2012, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,348 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
30th April 2012, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 203
Views: 16,207 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
27th April 2012, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,509 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
19th April 2012, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,259 Telesales Callback Techniques...
After seeing David Miller's excellent thread on closing strategies, I was inspired to come up with a similar idea that should GREATLY help my fellow phone guys.
Callback techniques :cool:
I'll...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 679 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2012, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 10,001 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
11th April 2012, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,746 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd March 2012, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,632 It's Time That I Told The Truth
I know I've given some people a hard time when they try to hide obvious attempts to sell their WSO or other product by masking it in some seemingly meaningful post or thread. But now I feel I should...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
9th March 2012, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 8,764 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
6th March 2012, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,057 Re: Google places? Seriously?
Do you realize how much extra business a service contractor, cosmetic surgeon, attorney, can make per month?
In any large city it can mean an extra $20,000 to $50,000 per month in revenue. You...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th February 2012, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,805 Re: Is your commitment deep enough or are you...
Part of the problem with the internet era is that people genuinely believe that if they hang out a shingle, people will flock to their front door simply for doing so.
That myth is perpetuated in...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
24th February 2012, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,701 Re: Need help finding clients...please help!
Let's start at the beginning. I see posts like this a lot. I just started a business, now what?
Clearly having a skill, be it web design, seo, or slicing bread, is not a business. By the same...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th February 2012, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 53
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Forum: Offline Marketing
15th February 2012, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,196 Re: Best cold call experience...EVER!
Well what I wrote is probably close to what I would say if someone told me it's their policy to never say yes on a first call. It's my nature as a salesperson to assume that there's an objection in...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
14th February 2012, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,155 Re: Approach Clients Through Email
Email works if they OPT IN. If you're pitching the service, you'll be seen as an amateur.
Know how many emails I get a day for the numerous sites I have, of people offering different services? At...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th February 2012, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,541 Re: Challenge for Cold Callers
Monday's stats:
Calls - 56
Meetings - 0
Tuesday's Stats:
Calls - 45
Meetings - 1
Edit: Just so I don't spam this thread with new replies. I'm 101 calls in currently.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
11th February 2012, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 719 Re: Question About Web Design Services
This is exactly what not to do if you want to build a great reputation.
Have set prices for packaged plans.. have available add ons, and then have an option for a custom job.
1.) I charge all...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
10th February 2012, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 627 Re: Why a reseller account for hosting
Sometimes there is a query and connection limit per cpanel depending on the host you have. For organization purposes a reseller is the way to go!
I have a few regular shared hosting accounts, a...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
6th February 2012, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 2,722 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
30th January 2012, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,154 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
30th January 2012, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 13,154 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
24th January 2012, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 670 Get your prospects out of pain.....Close them
I believe that most of us have shared experiences and similar reactions to those experiences.
I recently had the misfortune of receiving a sales call (cold call) from a rep that, although was...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd January 2012, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 464 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
20th January 2012, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 543 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
14th January 2012, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 543 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
14th January 2012, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 543 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
13th January 2012, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 543 |
Forum: Offline Marketing
11th January 2012, 05:09 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 809 Re: Making 40 Cold Call Dials today
12 calls so far:
7 need a call back
4 said no (various excuses)
1 said they'd be interested (need to email the details)
Not bad for about 15 minutes work.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th December 2011, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,035 Re: Cold Call Statistics
It's still not that robotic. The skill of the caller is more important than anything when it comes to the end result. A lousy caller is going to be off the phone in 30 seconds, even if they do get...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th December 2011, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,035 Re: Cold Call Statistics
Even if these statistics were true, it should be motivating that you know what you need to do to get a sale. There are people that make 600-700 calls a day, and they get probably at least 2 sales a...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th December 2011, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,035 Re: Cold Call Statistics
Sorry but I have no numbers to give you but I do have some insight about nevercoldcall.com and although what he has to say sounds interesting, and much of it is true, save your time and money. His...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
29th December 2011, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,035 Re: Cold Call Statistics
Other peoples stats whether good or bad mean nothing. You need to keep stats on yourself. When I fist moved to Australia in 2004 I was afraid to make calls but the fear of hunger finally gave me the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th December 2011, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 535 Re: focus vs being all things to all people
"A confused mind never makes a decision!"
I think that's how the quote goes? :) I have noticed offering too many options to a business that is on a limited budget overwhelms them. They end up...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
27th December 2011, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 535 Re: focus vs being all things to all people
I'm still new at this myself and am in the same type of situation. I constantly see different opportunities for different businesses and am finding it hard to focus on one thing. Here's what I'm...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
19th December 2011, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,537 My top 4 ways of getting offline clients in 2011
So 2011 is coming to an end and everyone is winding down for Christmas and the Newyear (Partaayy)
I recently did a KPI (key performance indicator) of where my offline clients came in 2011 and...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
8th December 2011, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 424 Re: Request - your ideas
Get him ranked higher in google places, would be a start.
Direct mail can work... cold calling can definitely work. Door to door will work.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd November 2011, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 567 Re: Help me decipher the world of WordPress
G'day mate
I've been using html and various editors for many years and I was reluctant to go all the way with Wordpress, but let me say, it's the best thing I've ever done. Sites are are so easy...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd November 2011, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 567 Re: Help me decipher the world of WordPress
I've used both XSP and wordpress, both have good and bad points. It's a matter of personal preference. XSP has a very active and helpful user forum....wordpress tutorials are abundant...you can find...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
23rd November 2011, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 567 Re: Help me decipher the world of WordPress
You need to start from the start.
Check out Wordpress.org for info on getting started.
You basically upload the software to your domain via FTP then pick a theme and plugins, install them,...
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