| For every ten people trying to start a home | | | | discount price. The chances of generating a |
| based business, there is at least one, so it | | | | sale is very close to nil. |
| seems, who is trying to rip them off. There | | | | |
| are so many scams on the net, and internet | | | | 50 FREE Leads With No Obligation |
| gurus, trying to lead prospective work at | | | | |
| home business owners astray. | | | | These leads are not hot, have already turned |
| | | | down a similar offer, or are more than 72 |
| It leaves many people believing that all | | | | hours old. They are cold leads. The odds of a |
| passive income, and residual income streams | | | | generating a sale from these 50 leads will be |
| are scams. This is not true. | | | | astronomical. |
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| Anyone starting an online marketing business | | | | The trick is to get you to sign up for these |
| or a work at home business will need to | | | | leads, so in effect, you become the next lead |
| prepare themselves to become a celebrity. | | | | on the list. This type of offer is nothing |
| That's right, some of the most famous | | | | more than a mailing list building scam. |
| internet celebrities and gurus are work at | | | | |
| home professionals like you or me. | | | | Targeted Leads |
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| Just 'google' the names sharon hurley hall, | | | | These lead lists are very general. You have a |
| gracepub, familyfunandfaith, and other of | | | | home based business selling cat training |
| these bloggers/freelance business | | | | ebooks to pet owners. A popup window asked |
| professionals, and you'll believe that it | | | | pet owners if they wanted: to know more about |
| took thousands of dollars and a PR company to | | | | pet insurance, a free sample of pet food, a |
| create dozens of pages on the search engine. | | | | pet newsletter, or some other pet related |
| | | | product. |
| The reality is, all of these people work from | | | | |
| home, earning 100% of their income, and | | | | You buy the lead expecting the leads to be |
| taking care of their families, from an | | | | targeted to cat training, or at least cats. |
| Internet based business. You can too. These | | | | Instead, the list may include all pets, even |
| people did not spend hundreds of dollars, or | | | | arachnids and salt water fish. |
| hire anyone to promote their 'image.' | | | | |
| Instead, they avoided some of the common | | | | Fresh Leads |
| mistakes made by most internet based | | | | |
| businesses. | | | | A fresh lead is less than 24 hours old. But, |
| | | | it is almost impossible to compile a list of |
| The first thing the business owner needs to | | | | leads in less than 24 hours. |
| ask, whether on the Internet, or in a store | | | | |
| front, is how to generate leads. | | | | So, to promise fresh leads, is offering a |
| | | | vague term to a new business owner who is |
| Unfortuantely, to many focus on selling. Very | | | | unfamiliar with list marketing terms. |
| few people buy on a single exposure to a | | | | |
| product. The important thing is to get people | | | | Also, some companies may suggest that the |
| in, make them feel comfortable and then make | | | | list is only 24 hours old, because they just |
| a sale. | | | | bought it. However, the list may be several |
| | | | months old. |
| Visitors do not convert into sales. Leads, | | | | |
| visitors who have taken some action on the | | | | Millions of People are Looking For Your |
| website - other than buying - will turn into | | | | Product Every Day |
| sales. It is important to understand this | | | | |
| before it is possible to avoid the common | | | | This is stretching the limit. Millions of |
| pitfalls. | | | | people, every day, would start including |
| | | | tribesmen in Africa within a year. It is |
| We Generate Our Leads | | | | impossible. |
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| generating their own leads. They purchase | | | | |
| mailing lists and resell them to unsuspecting | | | | Lead lists are expensive. Take time to learn |
| business owners. These leads are often | | | | the industry jargon, and ask questions. Do |
| 'turned'. This means the client has been | | | | not just fill in an online form and accept |
| 'hit' 5 - 10 times. Or, the list is several | | | | what you are given. Instead, deal with a live |
| months old. | | | | person, from an American company, that has a |
| | | | phone number listed in the phone book. |
| The company has generated all the revenue | | | | |
| they can from these leads, so they are | | | | A little knowledge can save you a ton of |
| willing to sell them to companies at a | | | | money. |