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2015 Big Things Poppin'

I start this blog with a BIG SMILE… why? you may ask?  I've received some feedback in my last blog and I was truly touched and encouraged.  I've been at this quite some time and I wonder if I'm going in the right direction.  After some encouraging words I feel I am working in the right direction and I need to be patient and consistent.

I receive the biggerpockets emails and one had caught my eye last week by Antonio Coleman "Disappointing Direct Mail Results? Here's What Your Doing Wrong".  I'm thinking Antonio was you thinking of me when you wrote this?  I haven't even networked with him yet so how could he possibly know my struggles?  I just ate up the information..  I love to read thus why I wear glasses(only when I read) that I had to go back and read his first blogs.  I've learned I need to make some changes.  One of his articles was to stop putting up bandit signs… I cracked up because I ordered 100 of them!  

OK I left off sending another campaign of 500 yellow letters and ordering 100 bandit signs along with having an answering service answer my calls.  The letters went out on January 20th so a few calls have been trickling in.  My coach has a person who will put bandit signs out for you at $1.75 per sign.  He advised me to pick 25 - 30 major intersections of my target area to give to Mr. Bandit.  We had called Mr. Bandit the week before to give him heads up my signs will come at the beginning of the week of Jan 19th (they came on the 20th).  I called and left a message on Wednesday morning advising I would like to meet up with him on Thursday so they can be put out on Friday.  He decided to call/text me Friday morning.  I'm thinking in my head I guess you really don't want to do this… how rude… I know $175.00 is not life changing but I'm running a business and he was too nonchalant about the deal.  I got to thinking I've got a 20 yr. old at home in between jobs I could pay her less than that and I know she will give me her best… because I will drive her around and tell her where to place and can pay out less!  I let Mr. Bandit know that since I did not hear from him right away I found someone else.  In this business I have found you have to be somewhat hungry.  I know my daughter is hungry and I'm hungry who could ask for a better combination!  Plus, even though he was recommended by my coach; my coach acted like it's some magical way to put the signs in the ground..  I'm not that damn naive…  My daughter and I went out and we actually had blast!!  We put out 50 and will put out another 50 in a couple of weeks.

Back to Antonio so for the past 2 weekends I've been reading his blogs.  I decided to stop after reading the bandit sign blog.  I will begin with his first focus building the website and then having an online presence.  I asked my coach if it was important even if you haven't made any deals to have a website.  He said NO… red flag for me because my question is well then how in the heck am I going to get some leads?  the yellow letters and bandit signs are not the only avenue.  I disagree with him on that one!  I'm going to work on the website and not tell him right away since he hates the idea so much.  He goes on and on about how I should be focused on leads… well your approach is not EXACTLY working so I need to switch up!  

Wow!  this is a long one… thanks for your support guys!  Watch out there now!  Carla's on the scene!  It's only proper for me to thank Antonio for his help I'm going to send him a thank you right now!  My next blog I will tell you how my bandit signs and yellow letters campaigns went and I also plan to have my website up by next blog!  I've got some work to do!  

Thanks for reading!


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