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Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd October 2016, 11:03 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,928
Posted By TP84
Re: Struggling Mattress Store

Hi Goliathstwin,

I'm only starting out in my own journey to help business owners, but my first question would be:

Why should I come to your store to buy a mattress instead of going to one of...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd October 2016, 06:25 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Great, thanks Cass. I've been using a bit of a homemade setup with online docs to keep a track of how I'm going until I found a good CRM, so I'll definitely take a look at Pipedrive.

I'll also...
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th September 2016, 06:56 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 1,430
Posted By TP84
Re: I can post on Craigslist. How do I monetize?

Post an offer that is too good to refuse
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th September 2016, 06:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 502
Posted By TP84
Re: Are you throwing away thousands of dollars of qualified leads...

Nice reminder Gordon.

Why search haphazardly for business when you can already approach businesses you know are prepared to spend money to grow their business!
Forum: Offline Marketing 28th September 2016, 06:31 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Day 28 - Wednesday 28th September

Game day. I met with my shoe shop guy today for my first ‘optimisation analysis’ (I’m still trying to settle on a term I really like for this consultation. Ideas...
Forum: Offline Marketing 26th September 2016, 03:44 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks :)

JVs are next on my list, so your example of providing a report to an accountant is timely and valuable. I had thought of sending a letter to another business' list and offering them a %,...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2016, 11:43 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

I'm back and I'm on a roll :D

Day 26 - Monday 26th September

The juices were flowing this weekend as I worked on my deliverables for my hairdresser friend. Getting into the website designing...
Forum: Offline Marketing 25th September 2016, 06:23 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thank you. A very good suggestion and I plan to do so when I present my completed work for her.

Glad you have got some ideas from my posts, that was the intent of this thread.
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th September 2016, 07:09 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Bit of a different update this time. A week’s worth of experiences crammed into one post.

Day 24 - Saturday 24th September

So my last update mentioned that I was looking to change tack...
Forum: Offline Marketing 19th September 2016, 10:10 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks for your reply Scajo.



What I offer them doesn't make them say "I must find out more about this".

I read this before but it never really clicked until now. I'm offering features, not...
Forum: Offline Marketing 18th September 2016, 11:36 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Day 18 - Sunday 18th September

So I haven’t had the time to update this thread for nearly a week. There’s two reasons for this. One, I have a couple of sick toddlers in the house, and they are...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th September 2016, 06:33 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks Scajo.

I think that is a good approach to take. Having an expensive, top-end option can make the 'smaller' offerings look more appealing than if they were the top-priced options...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th September 2016, 06:28 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks! Refining my prospecting is top of my list. I want to try all sorts of different approaches to learn what fits best for me.

An exit strategy is a great point, that is something I need to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th September 2016, 12:29 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: A lesson from the TACO guy

Thanks Gordon - you sure know how to brainstorm ideas and you've been a big supporter since the start, much appreciated!
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th September 2016, 12:28 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks DABK. I have no doubt you are correct. Something for me to improve on for sure.

I don't have a list of programs. I think my offers are better to be specialised for each business after I...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th September 2016, 12:26 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks for the support scajo!

I think all four tips are really great. In fact, put them together and they are very similar to a strategy I hope to try out soon. In working out some information to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 13th September 2016, 12:19 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

A delayed update sorry guys but the details still stick pretty firm in my mind!

Day 8 - Thursday 8th September

So back to visit my favourite Korean hairdresser. This time I came armed, ready to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th September 2016, 09:43 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thank you. Seeing the steps people have actually taken rather than learning theory is something I always prefer to read too, so was hoping this might help some people in a similar position to me.
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Forum: Offline Marketing 11th September 2016, 09:41 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Quite possibly. I haven't seen one such sign here.

There are other methods that can be used though if that is a hurdle you come across.
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th September 2016, 07:20 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks to those of you following along, providing advice and sending me PMs of support. It is much appreciated. Here is how my last couple of days have gone (no spoilers this time!)

Day 6 -...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th September 2016, 06:40 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks. I had planned to follow up with a phone call - do you think a sequence would be better instead?
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th September 2016, 06:39 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Spoiler Alert - I think I got my first client today :)

Day 5 - Monday 5th September

Ok back to work on a Monday is about as enjoyable as a trip to the dentist. To make matters worse, there was...
Forum: Offline Marketing 6th September 2016, 06:00 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Busy weekend with Father's Day here in Australia so a bit to update here on this thread

Day 3 & 4 - Saturday and Sunday, 3rd & 4th September

Family life takes over on weekends but that doesn't...
Forum: Offline Marketing 5th September 2016, 05:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 233
Posted By TP84
Re: Tue. Sept 6, time to get serious with your Off Line marketing.

I'm also getting started and my method will be more like option 2, but I'll be focusing on marketing more than just websites.

Being a 'small guy' can have its advantages over an agency if you...
Forum: Offline Marketing 2nd September 2016, 11:13 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Day 2 - Friday 2nd September

So I got some great advice on here in response to my Day 1 efforts that I plan to consider over the weekend but for Day 2 it was more of the same.

I took 2 main...
Forum: Offline Marketing 1st September 2016, 06:27 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
Re: My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

Thanks animal, these are good suggestions.

Emailing businesses with websites that can be improved on is one tactic I plan to use in future. I like the idea of looking at the advertising I am...
Forum: Offline Marketing 31st August 2016, 11:46 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,575
Posted By TP84
My Journey to 'Offline Glory'

A few days ago I finally signed up to this forum. I had been a 'lurker' here for many months, reading as much as I could about a way to earn some more income for me and my young family. I didn't need...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th August 2016, 05:15 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 882
Posted By TP84
Re: Wait a minute... this stuff still works?

This thread pretty much nails what caused me to make my post asking if this stuff is still 'easy' (which wasn't a great choice of word looking back).

There isn't quite the enthusiasm that the...
Forum: Offline Marketing 30th August 2016, 05:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 393
Posted By TP84
Re: Is this as "easy" as it used to be?

Thanks to everyone who replied to my post.

After a sleep and a read of all the responses (and my own first post!) it's clearly a case of over-thinking on my behalf.

By 'this' I meant any way to...
Forum: Offline Marketing 29th August 2016, 11:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 393
Posted By TP84
Is this as "easy" as it used to be?

Hi everyone, this is my first post so please be kind :)

So I've basically read myself to death the past few weeks. There is so much information on this forum (and others) about this whole 'offline...
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