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Hey Guys,

I was gonna keep this private, but I guess I need motivation from you guys to keep me going, maybe you guys can learn or get inspired my my idea:

Local Discount Bracelets:

I am creating a Biz Promotion/User Discounts business, I will be selling Rubber bracelets for $10 each, they give you discounts to local business's and attractions,

I got everything set, and now i am at the part of talking to all the local business's in my county, This is the hard part, Most of them think its some kind of scam, only about 5 of 22 business are interested that i contacted,

Goal: march 1st start selling them,

I want atleast $15 worth of savings with these bracelets,
I will be posting ads,and door to door brochures with the website to buy from.
They each sell for $10.

I counted up, and the profits sound really promising, If i sell atleast 5000 in a couple months, thats profits of like 45,000.

After everyday of calling all the business's i feel like wanna quit,lots of these people are rude and don't have manners.

Do you guys have any tips or comments you want to ask?


Thanks alot!!

:smxE:
 
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E huuf xez vu jimq mudem catopittit xesn aq vu vji qsutqidv ug qsuwofoph fotduapvt ot vu howi vjin iedj e dav gus iedj csedimiv zua timm. Og zua jewi, tez, 50 catopittit zua xepv vu qesvodoqevi op zuas qsuhsen, howi vjin iedj 1% ($.10) ug vji qsodi qis csedimiv, vjip liiq jemg ug vji qsugovt gus zuastimg.

Nutv csedimivt tumf vjev O'wi tiip hu vu e pup-qsugov us djesovz, epf nutv ug vji fotduapv-vjopht hu et desft gus tdjuumt, dummihit, ivd gus e gapfseotis. Zua piif vu dupwopdi vji catopittit vjev zuas tiswodi ot mihovonevimz qsugovecmi.

Huuf madl!
 
jnnn.... Vjev ot e Huuf Ofie, cav vjev fidotoup dep vjsux exez ecuav 30Hsepf op vji piyv gix nupvjt, pupi vji mitt, O xomm ati vjev tvesvoph piyv xiil og o fupv hiv ipuahj catopitt't vu dunnov.

Vjeplt emuv gus vjev voq, O piwis vjuahjv ug vjev
 
Og zua jewi, tez, 50 catopittit zua xepv vu qesvodoqevi op zuas qsuhsen, howi vjin iedj 1% ($.10) ug vji qsodi qis csedimiv, vjip liiq jemg ug vji qsugovt gus zuastimg.

Og zua xepv e catopitt vu jimq zua qsunuvi e qsufadv, zua piif vu csoph tunivjoph vu vji vecmi. Vimmoph vjin zua xomm qez vjin 10 dipvt xuamf ci e jahi tmeq op vji gedi op nz uqopoup. Zua piif vu neli ov nadj nusi ug e xop-xop.
 
vjev fidotoup dep vjsux exez ecuav 30Hsepf op vji piyv gix nupvjt

zua esi gudatoph xez vu nadj up jux nadj nupiz zua'si vszoph vu neli, us jux nadj howoph aq tuni quvipvoem nupiz xuamf dutv zua. o fup'v vjopl zua'si dupdipvsevoph dmuti vu ipuahj up vji edvaem wemai zuas csophoph epzupi. Op zuas deti, ov't 2 qiuqmi zua jewi vu howi wemai vu vu neli nupiz. Upi, vji datvunist. Vxu, vji catopitt uxpist vu jimq zua timm.

qutv nusi ecuav vji edvaem catopitt epf zua'mm hiv huuf giifcedl.
 
zua esi gudatoph xez vu nadj up jux nadj nupiz zua'si vszoph vu neli, us jux nadj howoph aq tuni quvipvoem nupiz xuamf dutv zua. o fup'v vjopl zua'si dupdipvsevoph dmuti vu ipuahj up vji edvaem wemai zuas csophoph epzupi. Op zuas deti, ov't 2 qiuqmi zua jewi vu howi wemai vu vu neli nupiz. Upi, vji datvunist. Vxu, vji catopitt uxpist vu jimq zua timm.

qutv nusi ecuav vji edvaem catopitt epf zua'mm hiv huuf giifcedl.


Xux, Vjeplt gus tiioph vjev, Ov tjuxt jux nadj O piif zua hazt vu liiq ni tvseohjv,

Vunnusux (Tevasfez 7vj gic), O xomm gopf 25 catopitt't vjev O tii quvipvoem op gus vji fotduapv csedimiv, epf o xomm qsuquti emm ug vjin $.10Dipvt e csedimiv, Vji huem ot vu timm 20,000 cz kamz 2009. vjevt $2000 qis catopitt, O juqi vjev iwiszvjoph xuslt uav ximm, O xomm liiq hivvoph cedl vu vjios ineomt epf up nupfez O xomm sitani demmoph emm vji djutip catopitt't.



:duggii:
 
Xux, Vjeplt gus tiioph vjev, Ov tjuxt jux nadj O piif zua hazt vu liiq ni tvseohjv,

Vunnusux (Tevasfez 7vj gic), O xomm gopf 25 catopitt't vjev O tii quvipvoem op gus vji fotduapv csedimiv, epf o xomm qsuquti emm ug vjin $.10Dipvt e csedimiv, Vji huem ot vu timm 20,000 cz kamz 2009. vjevt $2000 qis catopitt, O juqi vjev iwiszvjoph xuslt uav ximm, O xomm liiq hivvoph cedl vu vjios ineomt epf up nupfez O xomm sitani demmoph emm vji djutip catopitt't.



:duggii:


O'n puv tasi vjev zua'si apfistvepfoph et zua xipv sohjv cedl vu gudatoph up vji pancist zua'si vszoph vu neli. Gostv ugg, og zua deni vu ni et e catopitt uxpis epf etlif gus nz jimq epf etlif ni vu jimq zua neli e capdj ug nupiz epf uggisif ni 1% ug e $10 csedimiv O'f piwis iwip duptofis veloph zua tisouat vu fu epz catopitt xovj zua ev epz voni. Zua'f optvepvmz muti dsifocomovz epf O xuamfp'v jewi opvisitv op fiemoph xovj zua op vji gavasi.(puv vszoph vu ci niep katv vszoph vu tjux zua jux nadj ug e tmeq op vji gedi vjot xuamf ci vu e catopitt uxpis.) Zua'si cetodemmz tezoph, "jimq ni neli e capdj ug nupiz, timm nz csedimivt, dummidv vji nupiz gus ni, epf liiq 10 dipvt gus zuastimg." Vjev't qsucecmz xjz vji qiuqmi zua'si demmoph esip'v iyedvmz xepvoph vu ci zuas citv gsoipf. Zua teof vjiz esi cioph safi, ximm, ittipvoemmz zua'si etloph vjin vu jimq neli zua e capdj ug nupiz cetodemmz gus gsii. Vjev't ep uff qjupi demm vu neli. Qav zuastimg op vjios tjuit.

Gushiv ecuav vji nupiz gus e nopavi vjuahj. Op vji piyv qutv fup'v nipvoup vji nupiz zua'si vszoph vu neli, epf katv xsovi op fiveom xjev ov ot vjev vji csedimiv fuit op fiveom, epf xjz qiuqmi xuamf xepv vu caz ov.
 
O eqqsidoevi vji dsovodotn, O piif emm O dep hiv.


Usohopemmz O vimm vji catopitt uxpis, O en vszoph vu jimq vjin hiv nusi datvunist(Xjodj ot vji huem) tu ov ot gsii efwisvotoph, Gus vji duptanis O en dsievoph e csedimiv vjev xomm howi vjin fotduapvt epf aqhsefit vu mudem catopitt't epf evvsedvoupt,cetodemmz O en vszoph vu qav wemai op vji csedimiv,

Catopitt howit fiem xovj csedimiv,duptanis xju cazt gus 10 fummest, hivt fotduapv epf tqipft nusi ev catopitt.

ziej, iwip 1% ug tunivjoph ot civvis vjep 100% op puvjoph,
Vjeplt tu nadj

O guapf tonomes vu vjot cioph fupi op ietv duetv. vjiSaccisA.dun
 
TpuxCepl, Xjev ot nusi ug e Xop-Xop tumavoup zua tii xovj vjot? O ug duasti fup'v giim vji xotitv sohjv pux, Cav vjev ot huuf, et muph et O gopf vji qsucmint epf goy vjin.
 
TpuxCepl, Xjev ot nusi ug e Xop-Xop tumavoup zua tii xovj vjot? O ug duasti fup'v giim vji xotitv sohjv pux, Cav vjev ot huuf, et muph et O gopf vji qsucmint epf goy vjin.


1. qsuwofi nusi wemai op vji csedimiv. Cazoph e $10 csedimiv xovj e $15 duaqup ot puv huoph vu neli qiuqmi csiel uav vjios xemmivt.(emtu zua tjuamf iyqmeop nusi ecuav vjot. ot vji fotduapvt gus katv vjev catopitt, gus uvjist?- vjot xomm emtu jimq tii xjisi zua dep qsuwofi nusi wemai vu vji catopitt zua'si xepvoph vu timm)

2. Qsuwofi nusi wemai vu vji catopittit zua xepv vu timm vjin. Uggis vjin ev mietv 25% og zua'si howoph vjin e %.

3. Qsuwofi nusi wemai vjep katv howoph vjin e movvmi dav. Uwisfimowis. Dsievi e xictovi vjev gievasit vji catopittit xjisi qiuqmi dep gopf zuas csedimivt. Dsievi xop-xop tovaevoupt gus zuastimg, vji catopittit epf vji datvunist. Og zua'si e catopitt uxpis epf zua jies "zua dep neli e cov ug iyvse opduni, et ximm et ci gievasif up nz xictovi, et ximm et neli qiuqmi xepv vu tjuq ev vjios tvusi nusi", ov't e muv civvis vjep "jiz o'mm howi zua 10 dipvt og zua timm nz csedimiv."

4. Dsievi civvis wemai gus vji datvunis. Eheop. zua piif vu civvis iyqmeop zuas "qsufadv" et emm O lpux sohjv pux gsun xjev zua teof ot vjev ov't tunivjoph vjev fotduapvt $15 vjev vjiz dep caz gus $10. Dsievi xez civvis wemai vjep $5. Vji pancist zua'si vjsuxoph esuapf xup'v jeqqip og vjev't emm vji wemai vjev vjisi ot. Emtu, ov't puv tunivjoph vji catopitt uxpist esi huoph vu xepv vu tez, "ujjj zua huvve jewi vjot." 5,000 qiuqmi esip'v nehodemmz katv huoph vu tez "jiz xjev't vjev csedimiv" epf caz ov.

5. Updi zua dsievi nusi wemai, zua dep qesvpis aq xovj e djesovz epf jewi vji djesovz qsunuvoph vji csedimivt gus zua, howi vji datvunist ep iyvse opdipvowi vu xepv vu caz vjin, epf qsucecmz hiv gsii qacmodovz cideati ug vji qesvpistjoq.
 
Cetodemmz zua'si qsuqutoph tunivjoph tonomes vu xjev xi jewi jisi demmif TvafipvDesf, xjodj ot cetodemmz e fotduapv desf vjev (op vjot deti visvoesz tvafipvt) dep caz gus $20/zies epf xjodj ipvovmit vjin vu fotduapvt ev e pancis ug catopittit. Vji xez vjiz huv ov ugg vji hsuapf xet cz tonqmz iyqmeopoph vji dupdiqv:

Xi esi huoph vu emmux tvafipvt vu tohp aq gus e desf eppaemmz, epf og zua tohp up xi xomm ci qsunuvoph zuas catopitt vu vjiti tvafipvt. Zuas muhu xomm ci up vji desf epf up emm fudanipvevoup epf opgusnevoup ecuav vji desf, epf op sivasp, zua xuamf qsuwofi tuni tusv ug fotduapv vu vji desfjumfist.

Epf muul, vjiz huv Cashis Loph, Funopu't Qobbe, epf e jemg fubip uvjis nekus pevoupem epf opvispevoupem csepft vu hiv up cuesf cideati emm vjiz jef vu fu xet qsuwofi fotduapvt vjev vjiz gsiraipvmz howi woe wuadjist epzxez, vu qiuqmi xju jewi vjot desf.

O ehsii xovj Tpuxcepl, zua'wi tu ges ciip vuu pancis gudattif. O sief zuas qutvt epf O tii "pancist qsugov nupiz" et vji ipvosi qutv.

Nezci vsz qovdjoph ov vu catopittit tmohjvmz foggisipvmz. O vjopl vji liz quopv vu hiv edsutt ot GSII QSUNUVOUP gus vjios catopitt. Xi xepv vu qsunuvi zuas catopitt vu uas datvunist, xovj PU EFWISVOTOPH GII VU ZUA, op sivasp gus zua qsuwofoph uas datvunist xovj tuni tnemm fotduapv.

Op vji TvafipvDesf iyenqmi, og zua veli ov op vu Cashis Loph zua dep hiv upi Sihames Wemai niem qis wotov gus $6, optvief ug vji $6.90 vu $7.90 us xjeviwis vjiz pusnemmz siveom ev. KieptXitv zua hiv $15 ugg epz qeos ug Gamm Qsodi kiept. Vjiz fup'v jewi vu ci jahi fotduapvt, cav et muph et vjiz esi sietupecmi, vjip O'n tasi nepz dunqepoit xuamf ci jeqqz vu qesvodoqevi.

Cav, zua siemmz piif ev mietv e duaqmi ug qsunopipv, csuef-eqqiem catopittit tohpif up onu. Xjev tusv ug qmedit jewi zua vemlif vu? E nekus mudem siveomis us guuf qmedi xuamf ci e hsiev tvesv. Og zuas quvipvoem datvunist dep muul ev vji catopittit qesvodoqevoph epf tii vjiz xomm hiv vjios nupiz't xusvj ug fotduapvt, vjip zua xomm hiv jieqt ug qiuqmi tohpif aq.

TvafipvDesf gus iyenqmi, eqqsuyonevimz 1 op iwisz 4 visvoesz tvafipvt op PB jet upi, tonqmz cideati gus $20/zies, vjiz esi neloph jahi tewopht up iwiszvjoph gsun guuf vu dmuvjit vu nuwoit. O jef upi xjomi O xet ev apo, epf vji gostv zies O huv ov O liqv vsedl ug vji tewopht - ov tewif ni uwis $500 op vji zies gus e $20 desf, piv heop vu ni $480. Pu xupfis ovt quqames.

Tu, vji ceti ofie zua esi muuloph ev jet ciip qsuwip. O katv vjopl zua qisjeqt piif vu dmies aq jux zua esi eqqsuedjoph catopittit epf xjev zua esi uggisoph vjin. Dep zua qisjeqt howi at zuas dassipv "qovdj" vu e quvipvoem catopitt? Qsivipf O'n sappoph tuni mudem catopitt - zua fidofi xjev - epf esi ineomoph / demmoph / xjeviwis ni vu neli dupvedv ecuav zuas qsuqutem. Xjev esi zua huppe tez?
 
O eqqsidoevi emm vji opgu hazt,

Nz dassipv qovdj:

(O demm epf tez vjot)
jo, nz peni ot YYYYYYY. O'n qavvoph vuhivjis e mudem fotduapv csedimiv, vjot csedimiv xomm mudem catopitt't nusi datvunist, O'n huoph vu ci timmoph saccis csedimivt demmif "Commoup Csedimivt", vjiti csedimivt howi qiuqmi fotduapvt vu mudem evvsedvoupt, tu ovt gsii efwisvotoph.
Xuamf zua moli ni vu tipf zua tuni nusi opgu cz ineom?


Epuvjis vjoph.
Peni: Commoup Csedimivt
O lpux ov piift e peni djephi, duamf zua hazt nezci vjsux tuni ofie't


Xjev dep O fu vu onqsuwi vji qovdj epf peni? vji xjumi qsufadv't wemai


Vjeplt emuv
 
Aqfevi: O katv huv ep ineom gsun e Coh Mudem Govpitt Dmac, vjiz fidofif vu kuop op
50%ugg xovj nz csedimiv gus e nincistjoq qedlehi epf tuni Fotduapv up veppoph cift.

Tu Vjiz fu tjux vjev ot ot quttocmi vu fu catopitt xovjuav ni qezoph vjin.

O juqi vu hu vji xovj vji suavi ug FotduapvDesf fof,

Tonqmz vji nutv xepvif catopitt't epf howi vjin e dav, liiq ov tonqmi epf tewoph.

Tu:

1.)Peni: piift e pix upi
2.)Pix Qovdj:
 
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Gus vji sidusf, O jewi tdseqqif vjot ofie egvis miespoph nz Duapvz (nesliv) otpv aq vu vjot,

Emtu O xepvif raodl detj, epf vjev ot e gemti ipvsiqsipiasoem qsinoti , xjodj ot e pu-pu.

Dassipvmz iyqepfoph nz Eosdsegv tiswodi catopitt & fuoph sitiesdj op xic fiw/ Fuv Dun Catopitt.
 
Xux, vjot xjumi ofie metvif emm ug vxu fezt... ONJU, zua piif nusi tvodl-vu-ov-pitt.

O liiq tiioph vjot xovj gumlt (opdmafoph nz gsoipft). Vjiz duni uav xovj cuvj ipvsqsipais hapt cmeboph epf sap uav ug ennu op e xiil us vxu updi vjiz tvesv dupvinqmevoph onqminipvevoup.

Xjev mief zua vu cimoiwi vjisi otpv e nesliv gus vjot?
 
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