How to Make Money With your Answering Machine

Your Answering Machine can be used to makecan be shipped either by United Parcel Service or
MORE MONEY than you'veever made in yourby U.S.
whole life! People with absolutely no businessorMail) could not make delivery and get paid. that's
marketing skills have been successful withnot good!
Answering MachineProponents of C.O.D. shipping claim, even with the
Marketing methods. Recently, a young couple inhuge amount ofundeliverable, that this method is
Gossell, Kansas,went from three hundred to threestill their favorite. Thereare three entrepreneurs,
million dollars, marketingmoney-making informationone in Utah, one in California, anotherin Arizona,
in the form of books, manuals, andreports using awho each are making millions of dollars per
simple telephone answering machine.yearselling books and reports, via the C.O.D
This can only prove that the American Dream ismethod. it's nice tokeep it simple. you run your
still alive andwell. this couple has also proved that ifads, you use a hard sell recordedtelephone script.
you have:the callers leave their address, and you ship.
(1) A Great Idea; (2) Believe in your ability toMarketers who hate C.O.D. shipping usually can't
make it happen;emotionallyhandle all those undeliverable, unpaid for
(3) Non-Stop motivation to take action now!, andshipments. C.O.D.shipping does work for some. if
(4) If youpersist...You Can Have It All!you can "psychologically" handlethe big return
UNLIMITED MONEY MAKING POTENTIALfactor, it may make you the kind of money you
The money-making potential of a simple telephonehavealways dreamed of making.
answeringmachine is almost unlimited. So how do IHer's an important marketing tip: If you do get
use my answeringmachine, and what do I sell?involved in C.O.Dshipping, send a postcard to the
Good question! The possibilities areendless! Manyresponder one day before youship the order. Say
people are making a lot of money sellingsomething like this:
"How-To"information in the form of books,Thank you for your order for our amazing (fill in
reports, manuals, directories.the book'stitle or the name of the product here),
Topics include: Home Worker Guides, Ayour order is beingprocessed and will be shipped
Government Job Guide,immediately. Please be sure to have
Making Money As A Free-Lance Writer, Making$_______ (total amount) available to pay the
Money With YourUPS driver when hecalls.
Pick-Up Truck, Making Money At U.S. GovernmentSPECIAL FREE BONUS
Auctions, andmore. However, the telephoneIn addition to receiving the (fill in product name),
answering machine ad approach can beadapted towe are alsoincluding a very special free bonus with
many, many different products and services:your order. We knowyou'll love it!
Insuranceor real Estate selling, home mortgageThanks again for ordering. We appreciate having
reductions, homeimprovements, Seminars of allyou as acustomer.
kinds, Dating Services, and anykind of restaurant,______________________________
social events, and 1001 other types ofservices.Name and Address Of Your Company
HOW IT WORKSThis technique works just great! One marketer
A small display ad, or an inexpensive classified adwas able to reducereturns by over 15%, by using
is placed indaily or weekly newspapers inviting thethis little ploy that added up totens of thousands
reader to call a recordedmessage for more freeof dollars in one year!
information on your product, service orevent.What should your free bonus be? Put on your
Using a well-written, benefit-rich script, you, orthinking cap! you cancome up with some
aprofessional speaker, record a 2 or 3 minuteinexpensive "widget" or low-cost report,
message that enticesthe caller to do one of thethatrelates to what you're selling. If you're going
following:to use the C.O.D.method---You must do this!
(1) Leave his/her name and address and requestAnother option to the C.O.D. method is the
that the order beshipped C.O.D.two-step inquirymethod. Sure, it's much slower.
(2) Leave his/her name and address to requestFirst you capture the name andaddress of the
more "freeinformation" be sent.voice responder. Next you rush him or her
A third method that some have tired concerns(it'swise to mail within 48 hours--or less!) your
credit cardordering. however, most operatorssales literature. nohuge ego-deflating returns, plus
have found that this does notwork very well.your printed sales literaturecan make a much
people do not like to leave their chargestronger, and longer presentation than a 2 or
cardnumber at the end of a recorded message. A3minute electronic script.
fourth method that hashad some success, asksWHY IT WORKS
the caller to order direct from the phonemessage,Why does a simple answering machine work so
by sending a check or money order. Which of thewell. We havediscovered that many people who
twoprimary options works best? There areare usually not "mail responsive"will pick up a
several advocates of eachmethod.telephone and call a recorded message. this
Obviously, if you are offering a high-ticket item,isparticularly true of newspaper readers.
or aspecialized service (real estate, insurance,So what must you do to get started in this
multi-levelmarketing, etc...) you would want simplyexciting and highlyprofitable business! Well, let me
to capture the callersaddress and/or phonegive you the necessary stepsthat you must take
number for the follow-up.to put this information into action.
If you're selling a relatively low-priced item (less(1) Create/or locate a product or service that is
than $50),such as a book, gift item, etc., you canhighly indemand by a large group of people.
either use the C.O.D orinquiry method.(2) Write a classified ad and sales message
To ship C.O.D., or not, is a marketing option that(almost like acommercial) to sell the product or
confrontsevery marketer who has a reasonablyservice. record the salesmessage onto a simple
priced item, and who wants touse a recordedanswering machine.
message as a selling tool.(3) Place your classified ad in a newspaper that
The major advantage of C.O.D. shipping is thatoffers thecheapest rates (usually a very small
the orderinstructions are captured on yourpaper or Pennysaver, etc)and put the phone
answering machine, and can beprocessed andnumber that is being used by the
shipped immediately.answeringmachine that has your recorded script
The major disadvantage to the C.O.D. method ison it in the advertisement.
that it is likelythat 40% to 55% of all orders(4) Your customer will see your ad, call your
shipped will come back to youbecause the UPSnumber, listen toyour sales message and order.
driver or U.S. Postal Route Carrier (C.O.D.orders