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  1. Walter Hay

    Ethical Debate on Product Creation

    @tmb22 See your inbox, regarding finding alternative materials. Walter
  2. Walter Hay

    What if the supplier dashes away with my idea?

    IDEA 
    Often my franchisees were asked to make copies of items used as labeling. Although the customers owned the trademark, so there was nothing shady about the copying, the ease of doing it is worth noting. Not knowing the identity of the original manufacturer, I used my sourcing skills, which I...
  3. Walter Hay

    Why is there not more healthy fast food chains?

    HOT! 
    Consider the etc.... There is an immense variety of preferences, some of which can in reality be life or death issues. I know of people who can suffer anaphylactic shock from walking past a store cooking something that they are seriously allergic to. The cooking smell carries with it the...
  4. Walter Hay

    Do you want to do it the EASY way, or the HARD way?

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    In my notes for the next revision of my labeling book I already have this note: "Having your brand built into a mold won't necessarily guarantee that the mold will be used exclusively for manufacturing your product. There is a sneaky trick used by some manufacturers in China. They use a mold...
  5. Walter Hay

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    There are some very unhappy customers of ECU. The complaints are mainly due to very slow shipping, sometimes as much as a month late. I don't think ECU are scammers, just sloppy and inconsiderate. Unexpected problems can happen to anyone, but it seems that there are deficiencies in ECU's...
  6. Walter Hay

    Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    For a start, using Telex release is risky. Telex is not longer used, but when a release is sent to another agent, it is still called a telex release. The release instructions which are sent between agents are often extremely casual. This carelessness can result in loss of ownership of the...
  7. Walter Hay

    Formal Education is Overrated!(or not?)

    MINDSET RANT 
    Unfortunately, the fanatical adherence to the orthodox beliefs that have been embedded in their brains while studying at college is constantly being reinforced by the pharmaceutical industry, with the result that they become afraid to deviate. I once had a GP who knew of my unorthodox approach...
  8. Walter Hay

    Formal Education is Overrated!(or not?)

    MINDSET RANT 
    I am not knocking education, but there are different ways to obtain a useful education. I have been very fortunate to live in an age when even primary education actually taught useful stuff. The state-run primary school I attended from age 6 to 12 taught such things as public speaking. For...
  9. Walter Hay

    Formal Education is Overrated!(or not?)

    MINDSET RANT 
    The medical profession is one of the most heavily indoctrinated by their education, and almost all with whom I have had dealings are scared to step outside the orthodoxy of what they have learned. Walter
  10. Walter Hay

    Walter Hay’s Rare Discount Sale.

    MARKETPLACE 
    Sorry, I should have directed you to my new offering: MARKETPLACE Walter Hay's Business Books Walter
  11. Walter Hay

    Walter Hay’s Rare Discount Sale.

    MARKETPLACE 
    Yes, the offer will continue indefinitely. It is a special price for Fastlane members, Others are paying considerably more via my book websites. Walter
  12. Walter Hay

    Creating Beauty Products

    This thread was brought to my attention today. Mostly I don't know the forum names of those who buy my books, so I don't know if you, @ItsAllBull did buy a copy, but if you did, I have good news for you. I substantially enlarged it this year, with a far greater emphasis on marketing psychology...
  13. Walter Hay

    [Ideas]End of the year gifts for B2B customers

    IDEA PEOPLE 
    There are endless possibilities obtainable from Promotional Products companies, the majority of whom advertise that they will put your brand on "40,000, or 50,000" different products, many of which are insulting cheap and shoddy, but some are handy and worthwhile. Walter
  14. Walter Hay

    Hello from a 15 years old guy :D

    INTRO 
    @Levin, I am going against the majority opinion in this thread, but I know what you are planning can be done, because I have done it, although my circumstances were very different to yours. You can read my story here: FEATURED USER Walter Hay, Imp/Export Extraordinaire (Vandalay Industries) I...
  15. Walter Hay

    Made my first sale yesterday

    EXECUTION 
    Nothing can quite beat that first rush of excitement. It's great to see it happening and I hope it continues to grow. The fact that you have done it with organic traffic. That's excellent. Congratulations. Walter
  16. Walter Hay

    Got a New Job - and why its a fastlane move

    @jpanarra, You have my greatest respect. Congratulations on your achievements so far. At 30 years of age this is just the start of something big. Walter
  17. Walter Hay

    [Ideas]End of the year gifts for B2B customers

    IDEA PEOPLE 
    I never gave gifts to customers, but did give gifts to some of my contacts in China. This was most often the case if the woman who was my regular contact was getting married or had a baby. It was usually a tiny stuffed Koala toy. Personally signed cards for Christmas, Chinese New Year and...
  18. Walter Hay

    Should I buy this business?

    HOT! 
    I believe there will always be a demand for physical signage. Digital signs are great in some locations, but totally impractical in many applications. For example: Real Estate signs (for Sale, For Lease) outside the homes/apartment blocks etc. Vehicle signage, which for years has not needed a...
  19. Walter Hay

    Should I buy this business?

    HOT! 
    That is sound advice when considering buying any business. You don't say if it is a franchise. The sign industry has quite a few franchise businesses, one of which I can't name, but I would not touch that particular one with a barge pole. It's worth keeping franchising in mind for scaling of...
  20. Walter Hay

    Essentials and other hints for successful sourcing

    SOURCING 
    I originally posted this story in my thread: MARKETPLACE Walter Hay’s Sourcing Service , but having realized that few members will ever look at that thread unless they need serious help with product sourcing, I have moved it here. I believe that considering the principles that I applied in a...

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