HOW TO FIND LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE

• Your snail mail.  How many ads do you receive in the mail from the Postal Service?  Have you considered that these advertisers are LEADS?  At least here I receive no less than 2 postcard or letter ads about the ‘solution to life’ every day.  Well I have been successful in contacting them and selling product as well as gain new business partners on the team.

• The same principal is true with the plethora of junk mail you receive on your computer or mobile phone. Some of it can be used to ‘reverse recruit’ or create customers.  Although the majority are likely ways to confirm if they reached a legitimate mail box, like the petitions and random spam; I get around that by having a generic eMail address I use for everything I do online.  It virtually eliminates spam on my primary address.

• How many people send you jokes, affirmations or prayers each day from your friends, family and acquaintances?  Yes you already know them, but do you know everyone in their address book?  You can meet them through your friends with their help by forwarding your announcement.

•  Have you ever done a ‘reply all’ with a note about saving the environment and attaching your contact info?  We wouldn’t suggest doing this too often or counting on immediate responses but I’ve gotten a few.  Beware of spam laws.  You can get anyone’s eMail address if it appear in the TO or CC fields.  If it is just their name, try double clicking on it to get their eMail address.

• How many offers, introductions or requests from network marketers or ‘the next best income opportunity’ do you get in your eMail every day?  How many people say they can teach you how to earn $5,000 the very first week?  Do you know that is an extremely aggressive statement that will likely be untrue?  So, what do you do with these types of eMails, reverse the direction and send them an invitation to review your Solution.

• Have you ever searched online for successful Network Marketers?  Typically if you do a search for ‘xyz’ Distributors or Directors, the top Leaders will have ads posted which may lead to your obtaining their contact information.  We cannot judge if this is right for them or not, if their business is spiraling down with the economy or not.  We can, however, respect them enough to know about the opportunity.

• Have you joined any Meetup groups?  This is Social Networking in person. They are all over North America and there are others like them were like minded Entrepreneurs gather to network, meet others and introduce their products and services.  Check it out for your City http://Meetup.com Whether you are into scrapbooking, Harley’s, gardening, raw organics, medical, professionals, dance or diving, there is a group for you.

• There are many Social Networking groups online.  MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, BlackPlanet, MiGente, FastPitch, eMarketing, etc. etc.  These are a great place to meet new people, search for people in any town, from a school or by name.

• How about the local Chamber of Commerce or Job Placement Center’s?  Have you visited them to let them know who you are and the green solutions you bring to the table?  If you let them know you are interested in attending a meeting to determine (if it is right for you); they will extend a complimentary invitation.  Go, network with people, COLLECT everyone’s business cards and decide if that is a worthwhile group to continue visiting with.  Contact within 24 hours all the people you met and get to know them better.  Build your network / your business.

• Many cities across Canada and the US are presenting ‘GREEN DAYS’ or events where local businesses bring their green technologies, services and products to a specific location.  You may have the opportunity to have a table, a tent or a booth (which requires a lot of work and money) or you can attend the event, network, meet people and COLLECT business cards to follow-up on later.

• Have you written a Press Release for your local Newspaper about the Green solutions you are bringing into your local community?  When published, a Press Release is free.  You do not create a sales piece, you inform the community about the environmental benefits of our fuel products or health benefits of our harmonizer technology and put your name and eMail address at the bottom for the readers to obtain additional information.

• Do you ever have service people come to your home or office?  Lawn maintenance, pest control, pressure washer, cable or computer technicians?  Don’t let them leave without knowing how you can improve their income stream and help save the planet.

• There are so very many ways to meet people and create leads without buying them.  The success comes from referrals too.  Whenever I’m honored to meet someone new and a comfortable conversation ensues, I ask for their contact information so I can stay in touch with them.  When we reconnect and get caught up on how the world is treating them, I’ll ask “tell me, who do you know that is looking for ways to earn extra income and would enjoy helping the environment at the same time”.  I’ve always been given a cordial response, including “ME, I would” and they did.

·          To be continued … 5mar09