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Here are two sample reports from my INFO-DISK BUSINESS REPORT SYSTEM. You
can get a good idea of the quality of the information in this package from
these two reports. You can offer this same high-quality information to
your customers in single or grouped reports, as well as the highly
profitable 50% dealership offer! Be sure to fill out your order form after
reading these two reports.
The first report is from the "VICTORIA'S REPORTS" series...
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VICTORIA'S REPORTS 121
MAKING MONEY WITH HOME-MADE BOOKLETS
Self-publishing home-made booklets and/or manuals is probably the easiest
way to break into your own small home business. Even if you do not have
training as a writer, you still can research information on an interesting
subject and report its statistics.
Have you been afraid to self-publish because you thought you had to send
drafts to publishers for acceptance? There is nothing further from the
truth. You can self-publish just by typing your book or manual and having a
competent typesetter place it in camera-ready format for you. (One
typesetter we highly recommend is Muchmore Marketing, PO Box 50027, Reno NV
89513.) Or, do it yourself and save a lot of money! This is the 1990's --
the age of computers. We don't have to have a minimum of 10,000 books
printed and hire an agent to sell them for us anymore. In fact -- the
computer has made publishing affordable and easy for everyone!
Once the book or manual is ready for printing, ask your typesetter to print
out 10 or 15 copies on their laser printer. You'll probably have to pay
extra for the copies, but it's cheaper in the long run. If you want 50 or
100 copies, take the master the typesetter sends you and have them printed
at the local copy shop.
A competent mail order printer will print them for you when you need 250 or
more done; but keep in mind that the more you order, the more money you'll
save. But once several copies are made and bound, you can begin marketing
them. Advertise the book or manual in the 100's of mail order publications
(if your book appeals to the mail order folk) or other publications geared
toward the target market you are attempting to sell to. (In other words,
don't sell a book about collecting dolls in Sports Illustrated.) Send
sample copies to publishers who offer reviews and write-ups to take
advantage of free advertising. You could even send a free sample to the
publisher of a well-known tabloid and ask for a plug if they enjoyed the
book.
Or perhaps you may want to try selling the book locally by taking it to
flea markets or placing copies in convenient stores. Most mom-and-pop
operations will allow you to place your book in their store for 40% to 50%
of the cover price. This way, copies that don't sell won't cost you
anything. All you have to do is check up on them once or twice per week and
make sure they are easy to find on the rack to attract the eye of the
potential customer. And if your booklet is filled with recipes or local
folklore -- local businesses will be thrilled to promote and carry your
book on their shelves. Local people love to read books about their
community and keep them as collectors items.
By marketing your own product -- orders will come directly to you or be
controlled by you. If you sell through the mail, you simply mail a copy of
your book or manual with a cover letter thanking the customer for their
order. Believe it or not -- It's that simple! And best of all -- you keep
all the profits which is better than sharing the money with another
publisher who dropships for you.
Yes, there will be some costs involved in advertising, printing and mailing
to promote your self-published book or manual; but do you know the costs
involved in sending drafts out to publishers for acceptance? Believe me, it
runs into the $1,000's! And big companies who will publish your book for
you start out with costs of $10,000.00 or more without the guarantee that
you will even make one sell!
One of the easiest types of books to publish and sell through the mail are
5x8" booklets. To get a sample of one of mail order's most popular 5x8"
publications, send $2 to Graphico Publishing, PO Box 488, Bluff City TN
37618 and request a sample copy of The GrapeVine Journal. Examine how it is
put together and how it is printed.
If you really want to save money and put your own books together, simply
have them printed and shipped to you. Then, you will collate the pages in
the proper sequence, staple them in the middle (called saddle stitching),
fold in half and you're done. The only office tool you need to invest in is
a long-armed stapler. One can be purchased at your local office supply
store or through Quill or Viking (two main mail order office supply
companies.) The current price is around $40. A printer, Kem's Graphics, 549
Friendship Rd, Seneca SC 29678 specializes in low-cost printing of booklets
but if you want to do-it-all-yourself, any good mail order printer will
print them and ship back to you. All you pay for is the 2-sided printing
price.
Plan your next book, manual or other publication and enjoy the benefits of
keeping all the proceeds. It's really a fantastic way to make some extra
money while still keeping your job and your steady income.
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The following report is from the "FLANAGAN REPORTS" series.
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HOW TO MAKE MONEY HELPING PEOPLE GET THINGS FIXED. Remember when you moved
to a new town and, when the first thing went wrong with your car, you
didn't know who to call? Or maybe your plumbing broke? Which plumber's
the best? If there was a REFERRAL SERVICE in town, you wouldn't need to
worry. You could call them up and find out who to call. You can profit by
running such a service, and it's not too hard to do.
There are many different referral services you can run, either alone or
together with other types. Here are some businesses you can specialize in:
plumbers, hair salons, auto maintenance, child care, real estate agents,
travel agents, lawyers, dentists, musicians and DJ's, printers,
restaurants, even house sitters. Basically, any high-competition business
will appreciate a referral service.
How can you make money? If you provide the service free to consumers, you
can either charge a monthly or annual fee to business listed with your
service, or you can collect a commission on each successful referral. Or,
depending on the type of service you run, you can charge the consumer. For
instance, if you are running a roommate referral service, both parties (the
searcher and the potential roommate) can be charged a fee.
This business will be a lot easier to run if you have a computer, but it's
not totally necessary. If you do have a computer, you can use a database
program to store information on the businesses or people you have listed.
If you aren't using a computer, you can keep the information in a 3 x 5
card file.
Otherwise, all you'll need to start are business cards, stationery, and a
business phone. Identify the types of businesses you'll keep information
on, then develop a survey geared toward the type of the business they're
in. Ask what types of work they specialize in, what their average charge
is, how long they've been in business, if they have customers who can give
a testimonial for them (call these people and get their permission before
you use their testimonial - also, try to make sure they're not just the
businessperson's brother-in-law, that they're actual customers who can give
a real opinion), and other pertinent information. Get these surveys out to
each of the businesses in the categories you've selected, and keep their
responses in your file.
Put together a flyer advertising your referral services. Then, distribute
the flyers by: contacting your local "welcome wagon" service, offering
them flyers to insert into their packages; posting them on grocery store
and church bulletin boards; leaving them on car windshields in mall
parking lots; posting them in laundry rooms at apartment buildings; and
leaving them anywhere large groups of people will see them.
When a customer calls for a referral, give them the information you've
collected from the businesses. They will appreciate not having to make
three dozen calls in order to make an informed decision. The customer
testimonials will help people make a good decision.
Keep in touch with the people you've given referrals to, so you can get
their opinion on how the business did. If you get complaints from
customers, drop the business from your files. If you get good
recommendations, move them to the front of the list.
You will be offering a much-needed public service with this business.
Stress to potential businesses that you can refer new customers to them,
and they should be willing to pay commissions, or a subscription fee. Give
it a try, and you can make a decent amount of money in the referral
business!
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See how good these are? Send for the INFO-DISK BUSINESS REPORT SYSTEM
today!