To be courageous requires no magic formula...

To be courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula.  It's an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all.

John F. Kennedy

Halloween Survival Tip # 189

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Another helpful Halloween survival tip coming soon!

Halloween Survival Tip # 584

Another fantastic and fully customizable Halloween card availble from SendOutCards.  I think I'll send this one to my daughters Coral and France and my sister Roslyn.

Contact me and I'll send one to you too! Or, I'll help you create your own that you can send to anyone you want (for FREE!).

 

Halloween Greeting Cards

SendOutCards has some really cool greeting cards for 2010. Here's one I customized using a few of the many clipart elements available in the SOC library.

I'll actually be sending more cards after Halloween after I've taken pictures of all the little rug rats who come knocking at my door.

The Art of the Pitch

I have no problems creating and sending greeting cards with the SendOutCards system.  I've managed to send an average of a card a day for the past year.  I also don't have a problem learning everything there is to know about my SOC business. However, when it comes to attracting new customers and distributors, I notice that when I keep it simple and consistent I have far more success than when I go off script and try to wing it.  So I've created this simple three part "screenplay" (which is based on the SOC Fast Start Plan) that I'll adhere to in the future.  

Here's part 1 - The Invitation - this works best after you've sent a card to the prospect.

Here's part 2 - The Presentation - just have your prospect watch the video and show them how to send a card.

Here's part 3 - The Follow-up - not everyone will be ready to join right away so stay in touch if they're interested. (And don't be a pest!)

 

Sometimes it is better to ask for forgiveness than it is to ask for permission - the case of the purloined Facebook photo - continued

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This is my friend Denise Barnes.  She's was kind enough to allow me to use her glamorous photo (after I "borrowed" it from her Facebook page without her permission) to advertise my wholesale greeting cards business.  In return I surprised her by creating a portrait of her which I sent to her on a card.  She loves it! Denise Barnes portrait by RC Bonay

Thanks Denise!