FROM THE DESK, MIND AND HEART OF JEFF HODGES
Hey Everybody,
Are all of you ready for Christmas ??? It’s right around the corner !!! It’s almost like the whole world is in Fast Forward. The days seem to pass right by us. It just doesn’t feel like it could be Sunday night again already. That’s ok though. I’m glad it’s time for us to be together again. Welcome back to all my regulars and welcome home to all my new readers. As always, if you have missed an edition or are new and want to read the previous ones, you can by going to either…,
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As all of you know, I try to help you with your businesses by providing you with as many QUALITY and REPUTABLE sources and I can covering areas such as advertising, e-mail, traffic, etc. One of the most important things you can do in your business is Network !!! Forming new and beneficial relationships with people that are either where you want to be or are HEADED to where you want to be is a crucial part of growing your business.
Well, I have found yet another weapon to add to my arsenal !!! And, bear in mind folks, I don’t have any affiliation with any of these resources. I don’t make a single dime by telling you about them. I pass this information along to you as a courtesy and as a benefit of being one of my readers. The new resource I want to tell you about is a web site called http://www.meetup.com . This place is a veritable GOLD MINE of relationships and networking !!! The way it works is simple. You can approach it from two different angles.
First, you can simply pick a category (Personal Growth), put in your zip code and put in your distance criteria then BAM !!! You get a list of ALL groups in that area that are already having meetings concerning the subject you chose. Imagine finding out that there was a meeting JUST FOR BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURS being held at the local library right down the street from you and you didn’t even know about it. Talk about missed opportunities. The use of the site in this manner is completely FREE !!!
Secondly, YOU can start your own meetings. That’s right. For just a little over $10 dollars a month you can start and manage your very own group. Remember, I don’t make anything on this. I’m just telling you because I use it myself to have meetings in my own local area. For that small fee you have complete use of the site to manage your group; everything from sending out e-mails to posting information about your meetings. This is a powerful way to find other like-minded people in your area, especially important, influential ones.
I hope you will go check it out. I was very happy to find it. I will continue to point you in the right direction any time the opportunity presents itself. Likewise, if you happen to locate a really good, reliable, reputable resource and would be so kind as to send me the information on it, I would greatly appreciate it and I am sure the rest of the readers would as well. Just one thing, NO AFFILIATE PROGRAMS !!! I want this to just be straight forward resources that I can tell my readers about. I don’t want my newsletter to become a forum for cross marketing.
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“I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.”
- Franklin P. Jones
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Ok, I’ve got my steel toed boots on and I’m getting ready to step on some toes !!! If, by any chance, you are guilty as charged after readying this and you get your little feelings hurt…… GOOD !!! If you are currently using what I am about to describe to promote your business I would like to cordially invite you to UNSUBSCRIBE from my newsletter because YOU are part of the problem with the internet and home based businesses in general !!! I am talking about DIS-crediting other businesses to promote yours.
I’m sure you’ve received one of these e-mails. “SCAM ALERT !!! Let me show you why company XYZ and many others like them are taking your money and giving you the shaft !!!” If you are new to internet marketing or home based business you may not know exactly how this works. Believe me, you’re going to know now.
Company “A” (won’t tell you what I say that stands for) wants to really boost their business so they decide the best way to do this is to BRING DOWN THE COMPETITION. So, they portray themselves as some sort of Knight in shining armor that are ready to run to your rescue and save you from company “B” (their toughest competition) and others like them.
The way they do this is quite simple. First, they go online and search for any tiny morsel that they can get their hands on that may seem credible to use against company “B”. You know, how the CEO got caught shoplifting a piece of bubble gum when he was 5. Then they use their best resource, their own imagination. They make reference to SUPPOSED newspaper articles and any other form of media they can think of to make up some REAL GOODIES about company “B” (conveniently leaving out the information you would need to confirm this without researching it yourself). Then, to top it off, they take testimonials from VICTIMS of company “B” (their business partners, who conveniently leave off their last names) to set this little charade in concrete.
Now, here you come along. You have been looking for an opportunity to start your own business so you have filled out an information request or two…… THOUSAND !!! Company “A” gets your contact information and puts you on their mailing list. You, in turn, get this wonderful e-mail from these incredibly caring people whose only wish in life is to make sure you don’t get taken for a ride in your search for a business opportunity. They tell you all these tales of HORROR about how easy of a target you are and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah ………..
THEN….. Well, what have we here ??? You may not believe this but these wonderful people that just went to all kinds of extremes to PROTECT YOU from mean ole’ nasty company “B” just happens to CONVENIENTLY have a COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE business opportunity that you should really take a look at. You say to yourself, “My goodness, anyone who would go to all this trouble to look out for a perfect stranger MUST be of good morale character. Maybe I should look into their business opportunity”.
People, if you want to know something about a company go to the appropriate places to get your information. If company “B” really STUCK that many people then the proper channels are going to know about it. Contact the BBB, call the company’s local Chamber of Commerce (if they are legit, they will provide location information) or actually take the time to research any derogatory information about the company but DO NOT take the word of some half-baked GOOD SAMARITAN that came looking for you to WARN you about another company !!!
If anyone reading this has stooped to these unscrupulous, almost POLITICIAN style tactics to promote their business….. I HOPE YOU GO BANKRUPT TOMORROW !!!
Note: If anyone found my little RANT unacceptable, I apologize for the tone but NOT the content !!! I spend every day of my life working with people and trying to help them regain faith not only in themselves but in the business world in general and when IDIOTS like these people I spoke of are out there conducting business the way they are it serves only to deepen the wounds for those who are making an honest go of it !!
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“It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune…”
- Samuel Smiles
“I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an Honest Man."
- George Washington
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As I stare out the office window in front of me watching it rain I can’t help but think about what it feels like in the business world sometimes. We try to predict the rainy days and we try to prepare for them but sometimes you just get caught out without an umbrella. But, just as your hair will eventually dry, your business will eventually be back on the up-swing. However, it’s up to you how long that takes. Are you going to sit around and wait for it to happen or are you going to put forth the effort and GRAB A TOWEL ? It’s been a pleasure, as always. Until our Loving Heavenly Father grants us the opportunity to do this again, just remember to……..
JUST SAY “NO” TO NEGATIVITY !!!
Sincerely,
Jeff Hodges
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