What I told my wife on the couch
Published: Mon, 01/27/14
Ok, I should probably rewind the story a bit, right!?
My wife was sitting on the couch the other day, watching House
Hunters International, or something like it.
I came storming in and told her how I just made the first sale of a
new product that I created (I have multiple online businesses).
In order to tell my story, I needed to have her full attention, so
I stood between her and the tv, of course.
For a couple weeks, I had been trying different tactics and means
of selling this product.
It's tough work getting the first sale for something!
After that, it seems to get easier, because you've finally
"cracked the code" for that particular product and market.
I told her about how much the product will make, and how hard it
was to get the first sale, but now I had it.
I said, "the first olive out of the jar is the hardest."
It's a great analogy to the first sale. That darn thing just
won't come out. Then, when you are about ready to just break
the jar, you get it.
That's why in Frac Sand Fortunes, I am always going to badger
whoever I'm talking to about how they made that first sale.
With Josh Rodriguez, featured in the February edition of Frac Sand
Fortunes, I asked him, "how did you sell that first grain of
sand?"
Then he answered, and I performed some relentless follow up to
really paint a picture of "how to" get that first client
and customer in the frac sand marketing biz.
Then he went on to explain how he grew the business from that one
client, and continues to grow today.
His business is operated from Texas, with an exclusive agreement
with a mine in Wisconsin. His business is really a laptop and cell
phone, without any hassle of employees.
Quite a model business, in my humble (but shockingly accurate)
opinion.
And he explains how he built it all, in the February issue of Frac
Sand Fortunes. which is about to go the printer in a few days.
It's expensive, but it's an investment. And, it's
probably tax deductible (check with your tax advisor).
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