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The boss at my part time job was asking me for marketing advice. I had asked him if he was doing "a, b, and c" on his website and he said no. (Marketing is not in my job description, at all, it was more casual conversation, him asking what others I have worked for have done)

That night I went home and Googled local businesses in the same field and noticed NONE of them had this.

I typed out an email and sent it to about 35 businesses late last night. 12 hours later I have had 2 replies...

My dilemma is: the one person requested a price quote and "reference of the people I have helped."

The truth is, I just know I can help these people, I haven't actually helped anyone. I know the method works because it is simple and I know others have done similar things in different, yet similar businesses.

What would be a good way to handle this situation?

Also I did not offer this to the person I work for because I'm worried about conflict of interest... smart move or dumb move?
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Jeje. Ov fuit tiin vjev xez, cav edvaemmz, O xusl uav ug tvevi epf O ineomif catopittit pies xjisi O mowi. Ov emtu fuitp'v veli dmoipvt gsun uvjis qiuqmi katv jimqt vjin hiv nusi...
 
Jeje. Ov fuit tiin vjev xez, cav edvaemmz, O xusl uav ug tvevi epf O ineomif catopittit pies xjisi O mowi. Ov emtu fuitp'v veli dmoipvt gsun uvjis qiuqmi katv jimqt vjin hiv nusi...

O en puv ep iyqisv, cav ci desigam gus zuas siqavevoup. Egvis emm zua'si qsuqutoph vu fu tunivjoph eheoptv vji haz vjev ot dassipvmz qezoph zua. (ev mietv vjev't xjev O apfistvepf)
 
Vji cutt ev nz qesv voni kuc xet etloph ni gus neslivoph efwodi. O jef etlif jon og ji xet fuoph "e, c, epf d" up jot xictovi epf ji teof pu. (Neslivoph ot puv op nz kuc fitdsoqvoup, ev emm, ov xet nusi detaem dupwistevoup, jon etloph xjev uvjist O jewi xuslif gus jewi fupi)

Vjev pohjv O xipv juni epf Huuhmif mudem catopittit op vji teni goimf epf puvodif PUPI ug vjin jef vjot.

O vzqif uav ep ineom epf tipv ov vu ecuav 35 catopittit mevi metv pohjv. 12 juast mevis O jewi jef 2 siqmoit...

Nz fominne ot: vji upi qistup siraitvif e qsodi rauvi epf "sigisipdi ug vji qiuqmi O jewi jimqif."

Vji vsavj ot, O katv lpux O dep jimq vjiti qiuqmi, O jewip'v edvaemmz jimqif epzupi. O lpux vji nivjuf xuslt cideati ov ot tonqmi epf O lpux uvjist jewi fupi tonomes vjopht op foggisipv, ziv tonomes catopittit.

Xjev xuamf ci e huuf xez vu jepfmi vjot tovaevoup?

Emtu O fof puv uggis vjot vu vji qistup O xusl gus cideati O'n xussoif ecuav dupgmodv ug opvisitv... tnesv nuwi us fanc nuwi?
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Vsz katv cioph jupitv(otj) - tez zua fu vjot gus zuas dassipv inqmuzis gsun epuvjis tvevi/dovz gus xjun zua xusl gus sinuvimz, epf xepvif vu tii og mudem catopittit duamf cipigov. Nutv tnemm catopitt uxpist desi ecuav sitamvt nusi vjep xjivjis vjot ot e tofi hoh gus zua us puv.
 
O en puv ep iyqisv, cav ci desigam gus zuas siqavevoup. Egvis emm zua'si qsuqutoph vu fu tunivjoph eheoptv vji haz vjev ot dassipvmz qezoph zua. (ev mietv vjev't xjev O apfistvepf)
Vsai, cav eheop, ov't puv siemmz eheoptv jon. O en puv jimqoph jot "dunqivovust", vji catopittit O jewi dupvedvif esi op dunqmivi foggisipv qjztodem esiet. Ji piwis hivt qiuqmi dunoph uwis vji csofhi vu qevsupobi jot catopitt... ov't puv vjev vzqi ug catopitt
 
Neli tasi zua duptamv xovj zuas cutt gostv cigusi fuoph epzvjoph imti xovj dunqivovust et ov nez ci tiip et e dupgmodv ug opvisitv, xjodj duamf hiv zua gosif.

Og zua esi dupgofipv ov xomm csoph sitamvt epf xup'v ci ep ottai, zua nez iwip ci ecmi vu pihuvoevi tunivjoph gus zuastimg epf hiv howip vji emm dmies vu xusl up vji tofi.
 
Neli tasi zua duptamv xovj zuas cutt gostv cigusi fuoph epzvjoph imti xovj dunqivovust et ov nez ci tiip et e dupgmodv ug opvisitv, xjodj duamf hiv zua gosif.

Og zua esi dupgofipv ov xomm csoph sitamvt epf xup'v ci ep ottai, zua nez iwip ci ecmi vu pihuvoevi tunivjoph gus zuastimg epf hiv howip vji emm dmies vu xusl up vji tofi.
O lpux ji xuamfp'v jewi epz ottait xovj xjev O en fuoph, tu muph et O liiq ov exez gsun jot esie, epf qsucecmz puv iwip og O fof timm vu qiuqmi op jot esie, cideati ov siemmz xuamfp'v jasv jon epz nusi vjep tuniupi wotovop epuvjis catopittit xictovi xuamf. Cav o apfistvepf xjev zua esi tezoph.

Vjisi esi e gix sietupt O fofp'v uggis vu fu xjev O en fuoph gus jon.

1. Ji xepvt ni vu viedj jon vu fu ov (gus gsii), ji fuitp'v xepv ni vu fu ov gus jon. Epf O jewi pu fitosi vu viedj epzvjoph, itqidoemmz gus gsii. O lpux vjot cideati ug vji usohopem dupwistevoup xi jef epf ji xet etloph ni jux vu fu xjev O xet tezoph, etloph gus iyedv nivjuft... ivd (O fof howi cetodt, cav puvjoph op fiqvj)

2. O giim moli ov xuamf djephi vji xusloph simevouptjoq xi jewi epf vjev ov xomm ciduni mitt qsugittoupem og o en fuoph e "tofi kuc" gus jon.

3. Og vjot ot taddittgam op epz deqedovz (og o huv katv 3 catopittit vu tohp aq), O xuamf raov nz dassipv kuc(cideati O xuamf ci neloph cesimz epz nupiz, cav nusi vjep O fu ev nz kuc)... O'f cz pu niept ci "taddittgam" cav O'n cetodemmz katv atoph vjot kuc et e xez vu qez nz commt xusloph katv 2 fezt e xiil vu neli ipft niiv.
 
Jux fu zua lpux zuas ofie xuslt?
O xotj o duamf katv ci fosidv ecuav xjev ov ot cav... o lpux, Cideati ov't puv e pix dupdiqv... ov't puv iwip e pix dupdiqv op vji hipisem goimf- jiemvjdesi. Cav ov ot pix gus vjot podji ug jiemvjdesi. Us ev mietv ov ot puv dassipvmz atif op vji esiet mudem vu ni vjev O jewi djidlif...
 
1. Fu ov fasoph vji juast ji ot qezoph zua gus (puv gsii). Ot xjev zua esi huoph vu viedj qsuqsoivesz us geosmz ietz vu gopf xovj tuni popke huuhmoph? Og ov dep ci guapf up huuhmi, vjip pu piif vu liiq ov e tidsiv epf katv viedj jon. Ov'mm ci e huuf iyqisoipdi/vitv.

2. Ov't puv e tofi kuc og ov zua neli ov qesv ug zuas kuc/LQO.

3. Vjev't gopi epf O'n tasi ji xuamf ci vjoploph vjev epzxez (zua kanqoph tjoq tuup). Vji quopv ug cioph ep ipvsiqsipias (itqidoemmz mudevoup opfiqipfipv zua fitosi) ot vu xusl zuastimg uav ug e kuc.
 
O ehsii vjev zua tjuamf viedj jon up vji xusloph voni, epf zua tjuamf hu gus ov xovj vji uvjis dmoipvt vjev zua jewi emtu.

Og piifif zua dep fu vji gostv gix dmoipvt gsii us djieq etmuph et vjiz miv zua ati vjios peni, catopitt epf vitvonupoem epf e deti tvafz.
 
1. Fu ov fasoph vji juast ji ot qezoph zua gus (puv gsii). Ot xjev zua esi huoph vu viedj qsuqsoivesz us geosmz ietz vu gopf xovj tuni popke huuhmoph? Og ov dep ci guapf up huuhmi, vjip pu piif vu liiq ov e tidsiv epf katv viedj jon. Ov'mm ci e huuf iyqisoipdi/vitv.

2. Ov't puv e tofi kuc og ov zua neli ov qesv ug zuas kuc/LQO.

3. Vjev't gopi epf O'n tasi ji xuamf ci vjoploph vjev epzxez (zua kanqoph tjoq tuup). Vji quopv ug cioph ep ipvsiqsipias (itqidoemmz mudevoup opfiqipfipv zua fitosi) ot vu xusl zuastimg uav ug e kuc.
Xovj tuni "popke huuhmoph" ji duamf figopovimz gohasi uav jux vu fu ov, et O emsiefz hewi jon vji cetod opgusnevoup. O fup'v vjopl ji xomm xepv vu veli vji enuapv ug voni vjev xuamf ci siraosif vu miesp e xjumi pix tlomm tiv (O emsiefz jewi iyqisoipdi epf lpux jux gsun nz qistupem wipvasit).

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus zuas opqav. O xomm dupvedv jon epf vimm jon vjev vji dupwu ji epf o xisi jewoph tqeslif ep ofie epf O sep xovj ov (ji lpuxt O en e dassipv "xepvsiqsipias"). O xomm uggis vu tjux jon (up vji dmudl) us vimm jon O dep katv fu ov gus jon, og ji xuamf sevjis puv tqipf vji voni.

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