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Posted By: mtran2000 In Response To: You know my favorite story? I don't either... (MaaMaw)
Saturday, 19 February 2005, at 5:39 p.m.
I don't post often and mostly observe but my take on a lot of the business opportunities is, many are selling the business plan and trying to make money off the plan since doing the plan is not all that profitable.
I have seen some outlandish claims about how much money the plans can make. Now some can make money but what is not said is you have to be a SUPER SALESPERSON to make decent money. I beleive if the person was making the type of money say they say, they would spend more time doing it than sharing with others or trying to sell it for $29.95.
I have tried plans selling advertising type things to businesses. In theory it makes sense but I discovered businesses watch the buck very closely and are not all that willing to shell out money for a new idea. They are already advertising on the radio, newspaper etc.
Bottom line is, a solid product or service is needed to make money, gimmicks do NOT work.
I agree with Rooster, most successful businessman are not that willing to share their ideas. More often what you are seeing with business opportunities is someone that would rather try and sell the opportunity for $29.95 than try and do the plan.
There are some very good and helpful people in this world that are willing to share things and help if they can but many are just hyping up program they may or may not have tried.
My 02 cents
Mark
> (I used to have the memory of an elephant, but lately it more closely
> resembles that of a Christmas Turkey)...
> But I do remember one small part of it.
> An expert turned a spur-of-the-moment idea into some kind of great success
> (for a friend, as I recall, but it's all muddled).
> What stands out in my mind is that it somehow involved blowing up a bunch
> of balloons -- with his MOUTH.
> It was so heartwarming to look over and see those balloons
> "soaring" (or some such "floating" word) on the ends
> of their strings!
> I recall absolutely cracking up over that one. I know we're behind the
> times in California, but when we blow up our kids' balloons with our own
> hot air, they always "float" down -- not up.
> Maybe when you're such a rip-snortin' success that you're able to lead the
> masses, you don't need helium to make a balloon float.
> I'll let all you peons know how it works when I get there.
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
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