Hello again
Today, I've a little story for you. Imagine this:
You are struggling to build your business beyond what seems to be its natural limits.
You work hard on and in your business, but let’s imagine your business is supplying inflated beds. That’s airbeds with the air already in…
Do you know what it’s like blowing up an inflatable bed? For ages, little seems to happen; it feels like the air is going nowhere, then it starts to take shape and you begin to feel rewarded for all that huffing and puffing. Then, just when you think you’re really winning, the bed is full and each and every puff gets harder than the last. Meanwhile, the bed gets no bigger…
Now you meet a partner, and he or she points out that you could be inflating a double airbed with all the effort you’re putting into trying to grow the single one. What’s more, they can add their puffs, too. In fact, they have access to a pump, if only you can supply a few more beds….
Now you have a business that’s potentially ten, a hundred, even a thousand times the size it was – and you’re doing far less huffing and puffing, too. In fact, you’ve probably automated, systematised and standardised to such an extent by now, its as though you’re doing virtually no work at all – you just keep getting richer!
And you’re the world’s number-one inflated airbed supplier, with partners all around the world.
All because you met a partner with a pump…
That ‘pump’ could be any skill or asset you don’t possess. And your airbeds could be anything they don’t have. But together? Together, the world is at your feet.
Roy Everitt, Writing For Results
PS. To meet the owner of your potential 'pump' you will have to take some action. How about going to the next networking event, seminar or conference and just making a real effort to meet people? Go Here!
Wednesday 27 February 2008
Monday 25 February 2008
Go Here! is born...
Hello again
I'm very proud to announce the birth of Go Here!
Go Here! will be an up to the minute listing of all the events; seminars, conferences, workshops, etc, that I believe have the potential to change lives.
First up is the eConfex Buy to Let Summit on 15-16 March.
You'll see a link to 'GO HERE! LIFE CHANGING EVENTS' in the links to your right. Or you can go directly to it by clicking here.
Roy Everitt, Writing For Results
I'm very proud to announce the birth of Go Here!
Go Here! will be an up to the minute listing of all the events; seminars, conferences, workshops, etc, that I believe have the potential to change lives.
First up is the eConfex Buy to Let Summit on 15-16 March.
You'll see a link to 'GO HERE! LIFE CHANGING EVENTS' in the links to your right. Or you can go directly to it by clicking here.
Roy Everitt, Writing For Results
Sunday 24 February 2008
Networking
Hello again
I'm very grateful to Mark Byford for the following article which I've adapted from his blog on MySpace:
I'm going to use the term networking in the loosest possible sense here as I believe if you look at networking the way most people perceive it, you’ll see why most people give up on it.
It always intrigues me how people think it should just happen. Ask yourself this: if you go to work for somebody does the job just happen or do you work at the job to make it happen? The word work means ''to do'' so you might think that if you work you will get results. Well, be assured, if you don't, you will not even be in the running.
I belong to all sorts of networking groups both on and off-line; I attend every possible networking event that is ever put on, and my reckoning is that if you're in it, you can win it.
Let's cover seven basic networking rules before we get ahead of ourselves:
Rule 1) Know your products and your company inside out
Rule 2) Carry enough business cards for the entire event
Rule 3) Don't be ‘Billy no mates’! Get in there and talk to people
Rule 4) Look the part, dress up, smell great. People may like it
Rule 5) Always carry your samples
Rule 6) Listen to what others have to say and then tell them about you
Rule 7) Get their cards
Understand this above all else: everyone attends networking events for one reason – to get more business. Well, the problem with that is that people don’t like passing work on to strangers. That’s a simple fact, so here is what you need to do:
Go to the event, be it Chamber of Commerce, BNI, B4B, BRE, FSB or any other serious professional networking organisation, and just NETWORK! Don't try to sell anybody the idea or product – you can do all that in good time.
Meet them, greet them, talk to them, listen to them but most of all don't push what you have to say down their throats. Have a good time, enjoy the day and work the room, not spending much more than 3 minutes with any one person. Ask each of them if they have a business card in case you need to contact them in the future, and give them two of yours. They will often say ‘Oh, you gave me two cards by mistake’. Just say, ‘It's no mistake; the other is for a friend of yours that you may feel needs to speak to me’, and then just smile.
When you get back from the event the fun starts. Send everybody an email saying how great it was to meet them and how you’d like to get together and find out more about their business, so that when you’re out networking in future you can pass their details on to people you meet.
So you send the emails out. For those that don't reply, call them and ask them ‘Do I have the correct email address for you? Only I note I haven't received a reply from you’. They will then suddenly remember to reply. Now you have a book full of appointments to go and see people – maybe five to ten a week, every week, if not more.
When you meet them tell them how great it is to see them again and how you’re really looking forward to the meeting. Be relaxed, enjoy your time with them and make this a real one to one. Don't be pushy: some of the nicest people I have dealt with in the world are the best salesmen; they’re just not pushy. One of my closest friends now started as a cardboard box salesman who visited me to sort out my packaging requirements, we have been the best of friends ever since that day ten years ago.
The point many people miss is that people ‘buy’ people – the product or service comes second and the price only third...
Enjoy the next netWORKing event you attend – now you know what you’re doing!
Adapted from an article by Mark Byford
www.myspace.com/lairdmarkbyford
Roy Everitt, Writing For Results
PS You can network like crazy, learn loads and secure your future at the eConfex Buy to Let Summit on 15-16 March. Read more right here!
I'm very grateful to Mark Byford for the following article which I've adapted from his blog on MySpace:
I'm going to use the term networking in the loosest possible sense here as I believe if you look at networking the way most people perceive it, you’ll see why most people give up on it.
It always intrigues me how people think it should just happen. Ask yourself this: if you go to work for somebody does the job just happen or do you work at the job to make it happen? The word work means ''to do'' so you might think that if you work you will get results. Well, be assured, if you don't, you will not even be in the running.
I belong to all sorts of networking groups both on and off-line; I attend every possible networking event that is ever put on, and my reckoning is that if you're in it, you can win it.
Let's cover seven basic networking rules before we get ahead of ourselves:
Rule 1) Know your products and your company inside out
Rule 2) Carry enough business cards for the entire event
Rule 3) Don't be ‘Billy no mates’! Get in there and talk to people
Rule 4) Look the part, dress up, smell great. People may like it
Rule 5) Always carry your samples
Rule 6) Listen to what others have to say and then tell them about you
Rule 7) Get their cards
Understand this above all else: everyone attends networking events for one reason – to get more business. Well, the problem with that is that people don’t like passing work on to strangers. That’s a simple fact, so here is what you need to do:
Go to the event, be it Chamber of Commerce, BNI, B4B, BRE, FSB or any other serious professional networking organisation, and just NETWORK! Don't try to sell anybody the idea or product – you can do all that in good time.
Meet them, greet them, talk to them, listen to them but most of all don't push what you have to say down their throats. Have a good time, enjoy the day and work the room, not spending much more than 3 minutes with any one person. Ask each of them if they have a business card in case you need to contact them in the future, and give them two of yours. They will often say ‘Oh, you gave me two cards by mistake’. Just say, ‘It's no mistake; the other is for a friend of yours that you may feel needs to speak to me’, and then just smile.
When you get back from the event the fun starts. Send everybody an email saying how great it was to meet them and how you’d like to get together and find out more about their business, so that when you’re out networking in future you can pass their details on to people you meet.
So you send the emails out. For those that don't reply, call them and ask them ‘Do I have the correct email address for you? Only I note I haven't received a reply from you’. They will then suddenly remember to reply. Now you have a book full of appointments to go and see people – maybe five to ten a week, every week, if not more.
When you meet them tell them how great it is to see them again and how you’re really looking forward to the meeting. Be relaxed, enjoy your time with them and make this a real one to one. Don't be pushy: some of the nicest people I have dealt with in the world are the best salesmen; they’re just not pushy. One of my closest friends now started as a cardboard box salesman who visited me to sort out my packaging requirements, we have been the best of friends ever since that day ten years ago.
The point many people miss is that people ‘buy’ people – the product or service comes second and the price only third...
Enjoy the next netWORKing event you attend – now you know what you’re doing!
Adapted from an article by Mark Byford
www.myspace.com/lairdmarkbyford
Roy Everitt, Writing For Results
PS You can network like crazy, learn loads and secure your future at the eConfex Buy to Let Summit on 15-16 March. Read more right here!
Saturday 16 February 2008
Speaking of Public Speaking
There's a big event coming up that will help you:
1 See some really good public speakers in action
2 See how a big event is staged and organised, at a major UK venue
3 Learn how anyone can make serious amounts of money from property - especially when everyone else is getting nervous...
4 Plug your own 'pension gap' using the banks' money...
5 Meet me!
Ok, I could have put those in a different order - meeting me should have been number 1 - but seriously, this is a major, major event. It really could change your life. Go here to change yours.
The eConfex Buy to Let Summit is at London Heathrow on 15-16 March. I'll be there, helping behind the scenes, so just ask for me if you'd like to say 'Hello'.
Most important - just go, listen and learn. This is your chance to retire seriously rich!
Roy Everitt, Writing For Riches!
PS Don't forget, 15-16 March, right here!
PPS Sign up to Roy Everitt dotcom (top right on this page) and you'll be kept updated on all the events and offers I can find and genuinely recommend - which means I won't flood your inbox with emails every day, because I understand how annoying that is! Sign up and see - you can unsubscribe any time.
1 See some really good public speakers in action
2 See how a big event is staged and organised, at a major UK venue
3 Learn how anyone can make serious amounts of money from property - especially when everyone else is getting nervous...
4 Plug your own 'pension gap' using the banks' money...
5 Meet me!
Ok, I could have put those in a different order - meeting me should have been number 1 - but seriously, this is a major, major event. It really could change your life. Go here to change yours.
The eConfex Buy to Let Summit is at London Heathrow on 15-16 March. I'll be there, helping behind the scenes, so just ask for me if you'd like to say 'Hello'.
Most important - just go, listen and learn. This is your chance to retire seriously rich!
Roy Everitt, Writing For Riches!
PS Don't forget, 15-16 March, right here!
PPS Sign up to Roy Everitt dotcom (top right on this page) and you'll be kept updated on all the events and offers I can find and genuinely recommend - which means I won't flood your inbox with emails every day, because I understand how annoying that is! Sign up and see - you can unsubscribe any time.
Saturday 2 February 2008
Growing Like Topsy!
Hello again, and please excuse the obscure reference...
One thing that won't be obscure for long is a new social networking site for people making money online, called Zion5.
From nought to over 7,000 members in no time at all is the kind of growth most of us would only dream of. And today, Zion5 has gone 'professional'. Becoming a professional member has all kinds of advantages, from unlimited advertising to lifetime commissions. Meanwhile, you can quickly build a contact list of several hundred, even as a free member.
Then you can promote your own site, all the sites you're a member of (to build your list, grow your downlines, etc) and even blog to all 7000 plus members...
Anyway, go here and take a look.
While I'm promoting free stuff, I should also mention Take The Internet Back, which is much more established, and has over 170,000 members. It's also free - in fact it pays you (a little) and you can advertise to the other members at very reasonable rates, too. It's another one worth having a look at. You'll find Take the Internet Back here.
Roy Everitt, Writing For Results
PS Don't forget you'll need to sign up to Roy Everitt dotcom to be the first to hear about probably the most important launch of the year that's squarely aimed at YOU. Sign up now, top right on this page.
One thing that won't be obscure for long is a new social networking site for people making money online, called Zion5.
From nought to over 7,000 members in no time at all is the kind of growth most of us would only dream of. And today, Zion5 has gone 'professional'. Becoming a professional member has all kinds of advantages, from unlimited advertising to lifetime commissions. Meanwhile, you can quickly build a contact list of several hundred, even as a free member.
Then you can promote your own site, all the sites you're a member of (to build your list, grow your downlines, etc) and even blog to all 7000 plus members...
Anyway, go here and take a look.
While I'm promoting free stuff, I should also mention Take The Internet Back, which is much more established, and has over 170,000 members. It's also free - in fact it pays you (a little) and you can advertise to the other members at very reasonable rates, too. It's another one worth having a look at. You'll find Take the Internet Back here.
Roy Everitt, Writing For Results
PS Don't forget you'll need to sign up to Roy Everitt dotcom to be the first to hear about probably the most important launch of the year that's squarely aimed at YOU. Sign up now, top right on this page.
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