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Why Businesses Need Your Help
By Folusho Orokunle | January 14, 2008
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I know you’re probably reading this because you have been struggling to make money online or you want to make more money online than you’re already making. The sad truth though is that there is a gold mine right under your nose that you probably aren’t paying any attention to. I know a lot of beginners that have at least one website but they aren’t making any money. Wouldn’t you prefer to get paid every time that you put up a web page instead of waiting for affiliate commission or Adsense checks to come in?
Do you know that small to medium sized business owners will pay you more than you can earn from one affiliate program in one year in only a few hours time. It’s ridiculous how many business owners I talk to that know they need a website but they don’t know who to talk to. I can’t possibly make a website or promote for every business owner out there so I think you should take a real serious look into this if you want to start making money online.
I can already hear your excuses so let me just stop you before you even get started. If this is your first time online and you don’t have any experience, it’ll only take you a few weeks to learn how to create a descent looking blog. After that you’ve already learned a valuable skill that you can sell to business owners. Once you talk to a few business owners you’ll see how easy it really is to get paid for your services. Then you can learn how to set up autoresponders for businesses, do pay per click advertising for them, search engine optimization , etc..
What you’ll notice is that it will be easier to promote a business in your town than it will be to promote a business opportunity that may not be around next year, or sell a product that 1000 other people on the internet are selling. To test this all out you should go and talk to three business owner in your area and see what they think. You can use the script below if you don’t know what to say:
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE, BUT IT WORKS….TRUST ME
Step 1- Call some businesses in your area and see if the owner is there or just stop by some businesses that you pass by everyday. If yes go there and look around( Like you wanna buy something ).
Step 2- Ask the business owner about his product, e.g. “do you sell these red shoes in size 10?” or “are you open on holidays?”
Step 3- Ask him or her how business is going, then stop and listen to every word they say. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. They may say something like “it’s going well, but I could always use more customers”, etc..
Step 4- You should say: “I hear that a lot, but in my business there’s probably more customers than I can handle”. The business owner will ask you what you do.
Step 5- You say: “I help businesses make more money my putting them all over the internet” It’s important to say it like this because they can understand what you mean, even though we don’t talk like that.
Step 6- Then you say: “as a matter of fact, i have a few slots open to set this up for some businesses in this area, do you have any friends that own their own business?” IMPORTANT- Get referrals first because they may be one of those people that say, “Yeah, sounds like a great idea but i think the internet thing is the devil”. So you want to get as many referrals as you can before you EVEN ASK HIM OR HER if they would be interested. Sometimes if they’re interested they’ll stop you and even beg you to set something up for them. But if they don’t you’ll have 2 or 3 referrals before you even get the that point.
Step 7- Tell them: “You know what I know that this internet set up will probably give you a lot more business, do you think you’d be able to handle that?” If yes, say “Well, let’s get you set up, is there anything special you want me to put up for you besides your business info? Do you have any special coupons? Once you finish writing down all their info, tell them your price and ask and that since you only have a limited amount of time you need to know if they want the basic level or whatever your more advanced marketing package would be. Tell them the prices and just stand there and wait….because they’ll either ask you more questions or ask how they can pay.
If you can do the above ten times a week, you’ll have more business than you know what to do with.
Here’s an example of what some one else said that tried this for the first time:
Mike Said:
There is a local pet store here that specializes in pure-bred “pocket” dogs. You know…the cutesy kind that Paris Hilton wannabes stuff in their Gucci bags and walk around in the mall with. I think these dogs look like rats and gerbils, but to each their own. These things sell for 1300.00 dollars and up.
The other day, after reading this thread, I found the website of said dog store and almost had to throw up at how terrible it is. It is absolutely doing nothing for this persons business. It is the type of site that a business has made up just to say that they have a website and aren’t stuck in the 17th century.
So today I walked in and chatted up the owners, who also mind the store. I asked them how business was doing and they indicated it was lukewarm, mostly because we are in the post-holiday season. I then inquired what marketing they were doing: they have a yellow pages ad and do some local coupon ads twice a year or so.
I then asked how many people come in the store, look around a little bit, and then claim that they’ll come back at a later time when they see a dog they like (their “inventory” of ugly dogs changes weekly). They said probably 95%. Of these 95% about half take a business card or flyer. Of those half, only about 5% come back and actually end up buying something. I said not bad but I can improve it, and spent the next hour explaining how…and then signing them up for a 3000 dollar complete site overhaul (I’ll use xsite pro) and 250 monthly fee for hosting and monthly update.
I snatched the monthly fee by offering this service:
They have their customers and potential customers sign up for a monthly e-mail update on what they have in stock. Customers can also go the website and opt-in, of course.
I come in once a month and film their new inventory (using a Flip Video recorder). I will record about 90 seconds of video footage per mutt (they usually have around 12-15). Each dog’s video clip gets uploaded to youtube. The monthly email gets put together, with a two or three paragraph blurb about the new dogs they have available and the 12-15 videos embedded in the email.
The effect of this is twofold: customers that have already purchased a dog, will probably check out a video, fall in love with one of the dogs, and rush in to buy it. Customers who walk in, but don’t like any of the dogs they currently have, can get a monthly audio/visual update on the stores inventory from the comfort of their home or workplace. So instead of losing a potential buying customer, the store can now put its product in the face of prospects once a month with ease.
I estimate that it will be about 2 or 3 hours of actual labor per month. If I start getting too busy I know someone who I can pay 50 bucks to do it for me. So 200 bucks a month for sitting on my ass. Nice.
250 a month is probably cheap. But it’s my first client and I’m learning. BTW I walked out of the store with a check for 1500$. Always get half up front, and wait until it clears before you fire up XSITEPRO. Peace.
NOTE: This was the first time he ever did this and he got a check for $1500, so the only thing that’s stopping you from making money is you if you don’t try this out.
Topics: Make Money Online, Chicago Web Design, Business Marketing |
You're About To Find Out The Truth About Making Money OnlineCLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE
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You're About To Find Out The Truth About Making Money OnlineCLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE
January 20th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Hey Folusho, this is Srini
This is honestly a GREAT post. It has information that most startup SEO’s and website developers often miss, including the communication and the pricing aspects.
I know what I need to do with this article
next up..
Srini
January 20th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
This is definitely some very valuable information for anyone that actually uses it. The problem is that a lot of people won’t use it. But for those that do, they’ll definitely be successful.
January 21st, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I have actually tried what you said myself and had some success with it. I’ve tried that over the phone too and it does not work that well. In person works better but the time spent is too much. Pricing is another difficult thing. I have found that it is better to offer a low-price website and then upsell on internet marketing and email newsletter etc. But then I end up under-selling at times…well,that’s the nature of the beast I guess.
Just fyi, do you shoot the videos yourself using a simple video camera? How to you compress the videos for upload to youtube? Any tips for us on video shooting?