The days of looking down on Direct Selling companies has gone.  Direct selling is a cost effective way for companies to distribute their goods and services other than using a fixed retail (brick and mortar) location.  Sales are made through party plans, one to one demonstrations, and other personal contact arrangements, i.e. word or mouth. A text book definition is: “The direct personal presentation, demonstration, and sale of products and services to consumers, usually in their homes or at their jobs.

This video gives some great insight to the Direct Selling wave of the future – the statics are eye opening giving many the wow factor of enlightenment in regards to Direct Selling companies.

For information on Send Out Cards (a direct selling company) contact me here

Tim Somers
Send Out Cards – Distributor

In 2000, just nine years ago no one had really heard of Netflix.  Fast forward to 2009 and Netflix sends out about, 1.9 MILLION movies each and every day and is a household name.  This was archived by work of mouth marketing.

Netflix was started by a couple of inspiring guys with the idea to make movies more convenient & less expensive to rent, and they did if right from a garage. Blockbuster the powerhouse of movie rentals wasn’t doing anything wrong, but the guys behind Netflix figures out an easier, better and less expensive way to do it. Last year Netflix grossed over $800 million in revenue and had profits in excess of $100 million.

If you could have looked into a crystal ball and you were able to see where Netflix would be today, and if you would have been given you the opportunity to invest a few hundred dollars with Netflix nine years ago and get paid every time movies were rented, would you have done it?  You bet you would have!

Netflix did something amazing to the movie rental industry; Send Out Cards is doing the same thing to the greeting card industry.  The plan behind SendOutCards was similar to that of Netflix, people would send more greeting cards if they were less expensive and easy to send. You would have never thought of renting movies from your computer and getting them a few days later in the mail and no one thought that people would actually send greeting cards with their computers either.

You choose the cards or create your own by uploading pictures, then Send Out Cards prints the card, stuffs it in an envelope, prints the address along with a real postage stamp, and places it in the mail or “post” if you live in Australia all for about a dollar a card.

Send Out Cards has continued to grow at a rapid pace in the United States, and now with the launch of Send Out Cards Australia the goal of sending a greeting card across the globe for less than a dollar is not a dream its reality. Cards are being printed in both countries enabling a person sitting in their office in Australia to send a greeting card to someone in New York with the click of the mouse. Unlike the Netflix business model Send Out Cards was designed to pay it’s users for telling others about their service as well as using the service yourself. That’s why so many people are smiling when they hear the words “greeting cards”. 

So check out Send Out Cards today – whether you are just a card sender or a card sender looking to make some money helping others become card senders.

Tim Somers
Send Out Cards – Distributor
If you would like to send a couple of cards on me – contact me here.

Grow Your Business With Postcard Marketing

New customers are a necessity in keeping your business moving forward and growing.  It can be a costly task if not executed properly.  A strong marketing campaign using Postcards can be effective and cost just penny’s on the dollar.

Some points to keep in mind

A good mailing list is key to having a successful direct mail campaign.  You can rent or buy lists, or use the Internet to generate your own list.  When you build your own list you can breakdown the list into various categories and then do test mailings to each group using a different postcard.  This will give you idea which one will be more effective for a larger mailing.

Postcards are just .31 using Send Out Cards - for more information contact me (Tim Somers) here.

You will want to track the success of your mailing so it is a good idea to offer up a coupon, discount or free gift.  Then you will know were your new customers are coming from and then you can continue duplicating your postcard marketing efforts – or change them up should you not be getting the results you are wanting.

Postcard marketing should be also used to keep in touch with current clients, you should offer up different specials or announce new services to those clients you have already provided your services too.

Tim Somers
Send Out Cards - Distributor
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The #1 Best Way to Follow Up With Clients and Prospects
By Gina Bell

Okay, so you’ve been out networking and you’ve managed to meet some pretty cool people. This is great but, now what?

A common question that I get from clients is “What is the ‘best’ way to follow up with someone I’ve recently met?”

Now, when it comes to follow up, there are many things you can do… i.e. pick up the phone and call them; send a letter, brochure, postcard, news clipping or invitation thru direct mail; sign them up to receive your print &/or email newsletters; plan to network with them at a regularly attended networking meeting/event etc…

All of the above can be highly effective follow up strategies… but, which one is BETTER? Well, this is a bit of a trick question because the answer depends on you and which one(s) you will actually DO!

There really isn’t a “best” way to follow up. It really doesn’t matter what I think is the best strategy if it outlines an approach that isn’t comfortable or motivating to YOU.

Action Tip: Take a moment and think of the many ways that you could follow up with prospects and clients. Make a list and immediately cross out the ones that seem complicated or time consuming and focus your attention on ideas that are simple and quick. If you keep revisiting one of the strategies you originally crossed off the list, dig a little deeper and ask yourself what is preventing you from using that strategy? It may be as simple as finding a system to simplify it, or perhaps it is a task that can be automated or delegated?

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One final consideration is… how do your contacts WANT to be followed up with? Simply asking them what their preferred method of contact is, will enhance their experience with you and your company. i.e. “Okay, great! We’ll do lunch next week then. Should I call you or email you to confirm a time?” or “Yes, I’d be happy to send you more information about that. Would you prefer that by mail or email?

You’ve probably heard it before, and I’ll tell you again… there’s a FORTUNE in your follow up. It doesn’t matter how you do it, rather THAT you do it!

Really, there are so many simple things you can do to get your networking working for you in new and powerful ways.

To discover even more ways you can boost your business thru networking and relationship building, go to http://www.thenetworkingmasters.com where you can claim a FREE “Networking Success Kit and eZine”. Happy Networking!

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Tim Somers
Send Out Cards - Distributor
Contact Me and I’ll Show You How To Use Send Out Cards To Follow Up!