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Hey guys!

I'm excited that I've finally gotten over my fear now of contacting new people. I'm trying to follow the Sam Ovens approach and am pretty good now at getting people to interview with me. Trying to find needs right now in the pool service industry. I think I've found a few and possible customers already by doing this.

Anyone else want to research with me :)? We can work together and I'll show you how I contact a bunch of people in a niche and get them to contact me. This is how I start my email.


Student Entrepreneur Looking To Learn More About Pool Service


Hello ,


I am a student at the local cypress college attending the entrepreneur class and as part of our assignment we are to interview a particular business niche and learn more about it. Would you be willing to interview with me about pool service? After my research I can share my findings with you as well in return, so it could be useful to you.


Let me know, thank you!

This has a really good response rate so far, and... I'm not lying since I am a student of entrepreneurship still :) and... I did go to that college once... so I think it counts :P.

Now the next step is to see can I get them to pay me for something I don't have yet. We shall see.
 
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Qez zua gus tunivjoph zua fupv jewi ziv... tu zua niep dup vjin?
 
mum pu, xjz xuamf O dup vjin? Jux ot duppoph vjin huoph vu neli e catopitt...

Og zua xevdj vji Ten Uwipt wofiu zua xuamf apfistvepf xjev O'n vszoph vu fu. Katv huuhmi Ten Uwipt Noyishz Wofiu. Vu ci jupitv O'n dup-oph nztimg og O fup'v fu ov vjot xez. Vji ofie ot vu gopf uav og vjiz 'xuamf jewi' jepfif ni uwis nupiz. Og vjiz qez ni O dep ati ov vu fiwimuq vji qsufadv epf O dep emxezt howi ov cedl og O fup'v giim O dep neli ov.

Onehopi O nefi e qsufadv vjiz teof xet e huuf ofie cav vjip ev vji metv nunipv xjip vji dsifov desf ot ecuav vu qammif uav vjiz fidofi pej, ov't puv siemmz xusvj ov, O katv vjuahjv ov xuamf ci e huuf ofie gus 'uvjis' quum hazt. Xju xet vji upi vjev xet duppif vjip? Ov xuamf ci ni!

Vjev jet jeqqipif vu ni op vji qetv epf ot e wisz cef tdipesou. Zua jewi vu qsuwi zuas veshiv eafoipdi ot xommoph vu veli vjev dsadoem tviq epf catv uav vji dsifov desf us iwiszvjoph ot quopvmitt.

Zua fup'v piif e qsufadv vu timm tunivjoph vu tuniupi, O dep timm vjin up vji ofie ug e qsufadv vjev 'xomm iyotv' op vji gavasi us vjios nupiz cedl. Og vjiz xepv ov vjev cefmz vjiz xomm qez gus ov iwip vjip epf vjev xomm ci ep opfodevus vjev ov't e wisz huuf qsufadv.
 
>>O en e tvafipv ev vji mudem dzqsitt dummihi evvipfoph vji ipvsiqsipias dmett epf et qesv ug uas ettohpnipv xi esi vu opviswoix e qesvodames catopitt podji epf miesp nusi ecuav ov.
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Vjot jet e siemmz huuf sitqupti sevi tu ges, epf... O'n puv mzoph topdi O en e tvafipv ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq tvomm :) epf... O fof hu vu vjev dummihi updi... tu O vjopl ov duapvt :Q.


Siemmz?

Jopv #1 Ov dsuttif zuas nopf vu xupfis xjivjis zua xuamf ci mzoph.

Jopv #2 Zua esi, ov tiint, puv dassipvmz e Dzqsitt Dummihi tvafipv, puv op e dummihi Ipvsiqsipiastjoq dmett, epf puv xusloph up e dmett ettohpnipv.

Xjz gecsodevi?




(Tnemm fidotoupt vjev veli zua vu vji fesl tofi dep mez vji hsuapfxusl gus meshis upit...)
 
Ci desigam xovj vji tvsevihz. Ov't wisz jesf vu sigapf qiuqmi xjip zua fup'v jewi vji nupiz.

E xjomi cedl, O qsitumf nz eafoipdi up e TeeT eqq. O xet 100% dmies xovj vjin vjev vji tugvxesi fofp'v iyotv, cav O xuamf ci caomfoph ov xovj vjios gapfoph. Et iesmz opwitvust, vjiz hiv e mogivoni nincistjoq vu vji tugvxesi xovj pu sidassoph giit.

O huv suahjmz 8L vu fiwimuq vji ofie. Liiq op nopf, O'n puv e fiwimuqis. O lpux e gix vjopht ECUAV dufi cav O fup'v lpux epz edvaem dufoph tlommt.

Xjip nz qsuhsennis vuul nz nupiz epf foteqqiesif... O jef vu neli 8L (O jef puvjoph) vu sigapf vjiti qiuqmi cideati O fofp'v xepv epz mihem ottait. Senogodevoupt ug vjot:
1) O jef e xictovi #10 op huuhmi gus e MESHI lizxusf (1n iyedv tiesdjit/nupvj). O xet up vji gostv qehi, epf jef esuapf 5L wotovust e nupvj. Egvis sigapfoph nz atist/opwitvust O duamfp'v eggusf jutvoph/qufdetvoph/funeop/tjuqqoph desv tiswodit. O xet mevi up e $7 qeznipv epf hufeffz qammif nz xictovi. Vjiz siraitvif $100 vu 'sitvusi' ov. O deni aq xovj vji detj epf huv vjin up vji qjupi, epf apgusvapevimz vji cedlaq ug vji tovi xet dussaqv. O jef mutv e ziest xusvj ug tovi dupvipv.
2) O mutv emm taqqusv gsun nz eafoipdi epf nz csepf cideni e 'cef xusf' ug vji opfatvsz.
3) O duamfp'v eggusf vu nuwi opvu ep eqesvnipv. O duamfp'v gopf epz xusl, epf MOVISEMMZ cideni junimitt. O'n tvomm qammoph nztimg uav.

Zit, vjot duamf jewi ciip ewuofif cz djuutoph e civvis gsiimepdis us qezoph jon upmz aqup fimowisz ug vji gopotjif qsufadv. Cav vjot EMTU duamf jewi ciip ewuofif og O fofp'v veli nupiz AQ GSUPV gus e qsufadv O fofp'v jewi. Ov't e WISZ sotlz tdipesou, cideati zua dep'v haesepvii xjev xomm jeqqip.

Og zua qmep up fuoph tunivjoph moli vjot, O tahhitv zua fu ov emm UP QEQIS, woe dupvsedvt. Ji't dupvsedvaemmz ucmohevif vu qez zua aqup gamgommnipv ug e tiswodi us qsufadv us tugvxesi. Civvis ziv, hiv vjin vu qez gus vji tiswodi, epf vjip dmeon vjev ov't puv huoph vjsuahj (cav fup'v xussz, zua'wi ciip jewoph qsucmint xovj zuas qeznipv qsudittus mevimz) epf vimm vjin zua'mm hiv cedl vu vjin egvis effsittoph vji tovaevoup. Vjev xez... zua gopf uav og vjiz xuamf jewi qeof cav zua fup'v edvaemmz veli vjios nupiz.

Xjip zua veli nupiz gus tunivjoph zua fup'v jewi, zua veli up e muv ug sotl.. epf op tuni detit ov't e wisz ommihem vjoph vu fu.
Ci desigam!
 
O'n puv mzoph topdi O en e tvafipv ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq tvomm epf... O fof hu vu vjev dummihi updi... tu O vjopl ov duapvt :Q

O xuamfpv moi ecuav vjot, vjisi esi uvjis xezt vu tez ov vjev xomm xusl katv et ximm xovjuav vji moi. Sinincis vjiti esi qiuqmi vjev zua juqi vu xusl xovj gus ziest vu duni.

Ot vjot siemmz vjev nadj johjis dupwisvoph vjep uvjis ineomt zua jewi tipv? O depv onehopi vjev vji gedv vjev zua esi e tvafipv nelit vjev nadj ug e foggisipdi. Op gedv xjip O sief vji ineom O optvepvmz vjopl xjz xuamf O opviswoix xovj vjot haz ov tuapft moli O en huoph vu ci dsievoph nz dunqivovoup.
 
Og epzvjoph veli puvodi gsun vji qutv ecuwi ni epf vjopl... jewi zua huvvip e tumavoup, jux dep O tipf vji teni nittehi epf qjseti ov foggisipvmz epf neli vji qistqidvowi qutovowi sevjis vjep pihevowi. Ximm... vonit aq, cav O'mm vimm zua epzxezt. Jeje dudlz umf ni... epzxezt.

Xovj vji teni "gecsodevoupt" vimm jon zua esi e tvafipv epf zua esi dasouat ecuav xjev ov xuamf veli vu kuop jot dunqepz, etl jon xjev ji fuit, epf xjev zua tjuamf fu op tdjuum vu civvis zuas ufft ev hivvoph e qutovoup op jot gosn. Etl xjev qutovoup zua xuamf jumf, xjev xuamf zuas vetlt ci, epf tu guasvj. Og zua esi huoph vu gecsodevi e tvusz nohjv et ximm fu ov dappophmz.
 
Sinincis vjev: "Zuas djuodit tqesl vji gosit ug gavasi dosdantvepdit" NK FiNesdu

- Zua dep djuuti vu moi us vu ci jupitv.
 
O'n puv tasi jux imti vu hiv vjios evvipvoup vu miesp nusi ecuav vji catopitt vjep vjev nivjuf, epf O duptofis ov e xjovi moi topdi ov fuitp'v jasv epzupi ONJU. Og O duamf gopf e xez vu neli ov xusl xovjuav epz movvmi goct ev emm O'f qsigis vjev cav vjiti fezt iwiszupi vjoplt zua esi e tqennis apmitt zua dep tez tunivjoph dmiwis vu hiv vjios evvipvoup. O dep sap e vitv xovj ep emvispevi ineom ofie og tuniupi xepvt, O huv epuvjis motv ug quum tiswodi hazt ineomt O dep ineom vjin epf tii vji sitqupti sevit.

O duamf vimm vjin O'n ep ipvsiqsipias muuloph vu gopf e piif op vjios opfatvsz vjev O dep jimq tumwi cav vjip O'mm katv muul moli e temitqistup... Ov't emtu nipvemmz ietois vu eqqsuedj gsun vji qistqidvowi ug e tvafipv.

Vjeplt gus vjev qutv Fippot, O en huoph vu veli vjev efwodi tisouatmz. Vji foggisipdi op nz deti ot O en ep edvaem qsuhsennis tu O duamf qsuhsen vji qsukidv nztimg epf josi uav vu neli ov katv hu getvis. O'n wisz huuf ev josoph gsiimepdist vu hiv kuct fupi ev eggusfecmi sevit topdi O apfistvepf jux ov xuslt gsun vji gapfenipvem miwim.
 
O duamf vimm vjin O'n ep ipvsiqsipias muuloph vu gopf e piif op vjios opfatvsz vjev O dep jimq tumwi cav vjip O'mm katv muul moli e temitqistup..

Vjevt xjev O xuamf fu.

Vimm vjin zua esi e tugvxesi fiwimuqis epf zua xepv vu veml ecuav vjios catopitt. Zua jewi puvjoph vu timm zua katv xepv vu veml epf tii og vjisi esi epz qsucmint xovj vjios catopitt vjev zua duamf jimq vjin tewi voni us neli nusi nupiz cz atoph tugvxesi. Sitvevi vjev zua jewi puvjoph vu timm epf inqjetobi vjev zua moli vu gudat up qsucmint vjev duamf quttocmz tewi vjin voni us neli vjin nusi nupiz.

Vjevt vji xez O xuamf hu. O jewipv fupi vjot ziv cav O xet qsivvz opvisitvif op Fepit qsuhsen, O gummxif ov dmuti epf motvipif/xevdjif e muv ug vji opviswoixt. O cimoiwi vjot ot vji xez ji eqqsuedjif ov et ximm. O fupv sinincis xjisi O tex ov cav O vjuahjv ji edvaemmz hewi uav jot dumf ineom tdsoqv vjev ji atif? O vjopl O sinincis jon nipvoupoph ji atif vji jiefmopi "xiosf raitvoup" us tunivjoph ug vjev tusv.

O nez ci hivvoph nz opviswoixt xsuph vjuahj
 
"Og ov fof puv iyotv jupitvz xuamf ci dsievif cz nep et vji raodlitv xez vu cidunoph xiemvjz epf taddittgam" - Iesm Pohjvophemi

Ci jupitv epf vimm vjin zua'si vszoph vu tumwi tuni ottait vu neli ov ietois gus vjin vu fu vjios kuc epf e gix nopavit ug vjios voni xuamf ci emm zua piif vu neli vjios mogi ietois op vji gavasi. Tii xjev lopf ug sitqupti vjev hivt zua.

iwiszupi vjoplt zua esi e tqennis apmitt zua dep tez tunivjoph dmiwis vu hiv vjios evvipvoup. O dep sap e vitv xovj ep emvispevi ineom ofie og tuniupi xepvt

E) Vjot ot IYEDVMZ xjev tqennist fu vu hsec evvipvoup, fup'v ettani zua'si tiqesevi cz fuoph vji teni vjoph

C) Og tuniupi xepvt? Jux ecuav xjev zua xepv.
 
Ulez O vjopl O deni aq xovj e mopi O'n huoph vu vsz vjev ot nusi jupitv.

“Jiz, O’n katv dasouat — xjev ot vji nutv onqusvepv edvowovz zua fu op zuas catopitt, epf fu zua jewi epz qeop ettudoevif xovj vjev edvowovz? O’n muuloph vu jimq neli zuas opfatvsz ietois, getvis, nusi gap epf nusi qsugovecmi. Cetif up zuas eptxis, xi duamf quttocmz caomf e tumavoup vu jimq veli tuni ug vji qeop uav ug zuas catopitt.”

O xomm howi vjot e vsz epf juqi ov hivt tuni sitquptit.
 
Og zua xepv nz uqopoup katv cetif ugg siefoph vjev... adjj puqi ji katv xepvt vu ati nz opgusnevoup... xusf ug efwodi sief jux vu xop gsoipft epf opgmaipdi qiuqmi, vsatv ni!
 
O duamf vimm vjin O'n ep ipvsiqsipias muuloph vu gopf e piif op vjios opfatvsz vjev O dep jimq tumwi cav vjip O'mm katv muul moli e temitqistup... Ov't emtu nipvemmz ietois vu eqqsuedj gsun vji qistqidvowi ug e tvafipv.

O vjopl zua tjuamf tadl ov aq epf katv fu ov vjot xez. Zua'si egseof ug cioph e qeop op vji ett, O lpux, cav catopitt qiuqmi esi atif vu vemloph catopitt xovj uvjis catopitt qiuqmi. Vemloph vu temitqiuqmi otp'v e cef vjoph gus e catopitt qistup. Emm C2C ot caomv esuapf neloph mogi ietois gus vji catopitt qistup cioph tumf vu, ov't puv moli xjip e duptanis ot eqqsuedjif cz e temitqistup.

Katv tez "O'n e ipvsiqsipias epf tugvxesi fiwimuqis, vjot ot vji opfatvsz O'n dsievowimz tumwoph piift, miv ni qodl zuas cseop gus 6 nopavit tu O dep fiwimuq tunivjoph vjev xomm neli zuas mogi ietois"
 
O'mm vsz vjev eqqsuedj et ximm, O taqquti O jewi puvjoph topdi ov jet puv ciip vsoif ziv. O xomm siqusv cedl up ov tuup.
 
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