October 3, 2009
Are the Self Employed Progressing?
Are the self employed progressing? Think about what the majority of people are saying over the internet about how much people are failing. Why do you think they bring this up? When you look at a professional’s messages a little closer…
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Are the Self Employed Progressing?
Are the self employed progressing? Think about what the majority of people are saying over the internet about how much people are failing. Why do you think they bring this up? When you look at a professional’s messages a little closer, you might wonder to yourself, “Is this a competitive marketing tactic? Are these people who they say they are? How will I succeed if and when I join them?” or “Will their product/service hold the quality the business owner claims it to?” The answers are very clear when you look at what they do instead of listening to what they have to say at face value. For the impatient, there are face value answers for these simple questions. Yes, in a way they are competing for your business. Whether they are competing against another company or marketer out right or not, they are always “on the edge”. Most of these people are who they say they are, but at a face value level. You will only find out if they are the “real deal” when you decide to talk with them. There is a fairly new saying, “Time will show true colors.”, and this is true to every consumer’s experience. To answer the third question, it is really up to you. The person you decide to talk with can be the most knowledgeable and even take the time out to train you or further educate you about the product you’re interested in. However, it is essentially up to you to make something worth while after you receive good training or good customer service.
Are you still with me? Okay, now I’m going to get into these questions from another angle. Say you own a business of any size and are looking into a product or service that might help your business to grow. Let’s review the questions in mind again:
Is this a competitive marketing tactic?
If you have ever gone through the hiring process, you would want to know why the applicant wants the job other than the pay and benefits. Think outside of the competition for one minute. One real question inside of this question might be, “What is the message that is being sent out from this campaign ad you saw?” If this ad was visual, did you see any sincerity or genuine expression? Did this person cover all aspects of the topic at hand? If he or she did not off-hand, are there other resources you can find the information provided by the same person? If this marketer or business owner stepped outside of the marketing box and provided the detailed information you’re looking for, you just found their “marketing tactic”. I quoted that phrase, because this person no longer rendered their message as a marketing tactic. He or she took this a step further by educating you about the product or service mentioned in the ad before you had to ask. This saves you time from going through the unnecessary questions, and you can get to the bottom of how this person’s product or service can help your business grow.
Are these people who they say they are? How will I succeed if and when I join them?
Most business owners sit and wait for the product or service to work for other businesses. While knowing their stats and remarks may be helpful, you have to take one thing into consideration. This person built your trust through their warm market. Let’s face it. Any time an innovative product or service comes out, it is only discovered by you after their warm market helped them to build their stats and testimonials. Does this sound like biased white papers to you? Instead of banking on what their friends have to say about them, take the time to get to know what he or she really provides. Any self-made and innovative entrepreneur knows that building a portfolio of their work will be useful to them in the long run. If this person provides services, ask to see some samples of what they have done. If he or she put a product on the market, ask to test it out for a trial period. I doubt you would get a “no”. Any respectable entrepreneur is willing to go the extra mile without having to rely on their friends’ votes.
Will their product/service hold the quality the business owner claims it to?
In lieu of the second question, I think that after you are offered a trial period or you are shown some samples of their work, you will have enough information to make a good judgment call. Secondly, it would not hurt the business owner to upload a video presentation about each service/product they have out on the market. Of course, something like this would look like a DIY video, but it is good to see they know what they are doing and that you will get the service you deserve.
With all of this being said, I would like to show you a few self-made samples of digital video introductions I have done for my own purposes. If you would like more information on what you are about to view, send your inquiries through:
http://www.mymegapixelproductions.com
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment 
Jennifer Korol
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