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Old 10-22-2007, 06:16 PM   #1
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I just found this link surfing around. I have no affiliation with it but thought it was a good one worth sharing. http://www.businessbreakthrough.msn.com/ It's some form of business coaching with a contest to win a free custom business makeover.

Ok off to do some reading at that site.

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Old 10-28-2007, 10:46 PM   #2
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Grumpy, did you enter the $10,000 contest?
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Old 10-29-2007, 05:53 PM   #3
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No I do not enter contests. I get enough junk mail and spam and if I had as many customers calling me as I do telemarketers, I wouldn't need to advertise.

I found many of the articles worth reading however.
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I always ask the telemarketers if they own their own home and then I start to get into a sales pitch of my own. Most hang up. I love it when THEY hang up.
Obviously my sales pitch needs work.
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I always ask the telemarketers if they own their own home and then I start to get into a sales pitch of my own. Most hang up. I love it when THEY hang up.
Obviously my sales pitch needs work.
I alway tell the telemarketers to send me their information via e-mail. Not surprisingly, almost none of them do the follow up e-mail as a requested. When they call back in a few days, i say " Sorry i can't do business with someone who can't follow through with there promises" How can i do business with a company that can't fufill a simply request.
I always like the SEO companies that promise to get you on the first page of Google. When you ask how , they can't explain it. I had 5 companies call within one day.
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