What you got will make you money
What you got will make you money
One of my first real businesses was the snow shoveling business when I was 11 years old. My best friend Randy and I would rush home from school every winter afternoon, grab our snow shovels, we lived in central Pennsylvania where it snowed a lot, and shovel a few walks for 50’ each. That was big money for a couple of 11 year olds.
One winter it did not snow in Central Pennsylvania. It was cold enough to snow but no snow. As Randy and I stood on the corner by his house, with our snow shovels waiting for the snow to come, a car turned the corner and started up the slight hill in front of us. Although there was no snow on the road there was a bit of ice from the participation in the air. As the driver of the car spun his wheels in front of us he rolled down his window and said, "Boys if you push me up this hill I will give you 50’." We dropped our shovels and in seconds we made as much money as it usually took us 2 hours to earn. We had a new business. That day before dark we each earned $4.00.
The next day we rushed back to the corner to earn more money. But the cinder truck had come by. Back then to combat ice on the roads the city had a guy shoveling cinders out of the back of a dump truck on to the ice. The city put us out of business. Then I remembered what I always heard my father say, "Use what you got."
We had snow shovels, we shoveled those cinders right off the road and we were back in business. For the next week, by using what we got and shoveling the cinders off the road each day the city put them there, Randy and I continued to make more money in one day than we usually made in a whole winter of shoveling snow.
Then one day there was no ice on the road, no water vapor in the air to form ice. We were out of Business. But wait,
Use what you got. There was Randy's house and hanging on Randy's house was Right . A garden hose. We wet that road right down and we were back in business.
We continued to wet the road down each afternoon until the C.O.P. came by. Boy was he mad. We were out of business again.. The rest of the story can not be put in print to protect the innocent.
Two 11 year old boys made a lot of money that winter by using what they got.
If your cinder truck, in the form of new competition, more fierce competition is lowering your sales and/or profits, use what you got. It may be your:
Location
Staff
Involvement in the community (service organizations)
People you know
Experience
Expertise
Reputation
Purchasing power
Size of your business (big or small)
Flexibility (you may be able to turn on a dime where it takes your competition a fifty cent piece
Relationships with other businesses
Present customers (whenever I want to increase profits I go directly to my customer list)
What you got will make you money when you use it.
What you got will make you money - To learn more about this author, visit Bob Janet's Website.
Like this article? Share it with your friends
 |
Free Download - Top 10 reasons for NOT providing sales training and education |
I learned a long time ago, I was eleven years old. It was a real long time ago, that to make money all I have to do is use what I got. Perhaps because it was easier than creating new marketing and selling techniques and because I always remember what my father use to say.
One of my first real businesses was the snow shoveling business when I was 11 years old. My best friend Randy and I would rush home from school every winter afternoon, grab our snow shovels, we lived in central Pennsylvania where it snowed a lot, and shovel a few walks for 50’ each. That was big money for a couple of 11 year olds.
One winter it did not snow in Central Pennsylvania. It was cold enough to snow but no snow. As Randy and I stood on the corner by his house, with our snow shovels waiting for the snow to come, a car turned the corner and started up the slight hill in front of us. Although there was no snow on the road there was a bit of ice from the participation in the air. As the driver of the car spun his wheels in front of us he rolled down his window and said, "Boys if you push me up this hill I will give you 50’." We dropped our shovels and in seconds we made as much money as it usually took us 2 hours to earn. We had a new business. That day before dark we each earned $4.00.
The next day we rushed back to the corner to earn more money. But the cinder truck had come by. Back then to combat ice on the roads the city had a guy shoveling cinders out of the back of a dump truck on to the ice. The city put us out of business. Then I remembered what I always heard my father say, "Use what you got."
We had snow shovels, we shoveled those cinders right off the road and we were back in business. For the next week, by using what we got and shoveling the cinders off the road each day the city put them there, Randy and I continued to make more money in one day than we usually made in a whole winter of shoveling snow.
Then one day there was no ice on the road, no water vapor in the air to form ice. We were out of Business. But wait,
Use what you got. There was Randy's house and hanging on Randy's house was Right . A garden hose. We wet that road right down and we were back in business.
We continued to wet the road down each afternoon until the C.O.P. came by. Boy was he mad. We were out of business again.. The rest of the story can not be put in print to protect the innocent.
Two 11 year old boys made a lot of money that winter by using what they got.
If your cinder truck, in the form of new competition, more fierce competition is lowering your sales and/or profits, use what you got. It may be your:
Location
Staff
Involvement in the community (service organizations)
People you know
Experience
Expertise
Reputation
Purchasing power
Size of your business (big or small)
Flexibility (you may be able to turn on a dime where it takes your competition a fifty cent piece
Relationships with other businesses
Present customers (whenever I want to increase profits I go directly to my customer list)
What you got will make you money when you use it.
What you got will make you money - To learn more about this author, visit Bob Janet's Website.
Like this article? Share it with your friends
 | |
 |
No article feedback found. |
| |
Leave Your Feedback |
 | |
| |||
Kim CastleWith nearly two decades in the advertising and design business, with clients like Domino's Pizza, General Motors, Direct TV, Pedigree, Wolfgang Puck, Higher Octave Music, Hollywood Celebrity Products, Disney, and Paramount, as well as thousands of entrepreneurs around the world define, structure, communicate, and position their business for greater profits, BrandU(R) co-creators Kim Castle and W. Vito Montone discovered that entrepreneurs could experience the same power that big brands command for a fraction of the cost with the world's only process-based results-drive Integral approach to business creation. BrandU(R) is helping entrepreneurs grow with the power of extreme clarity from idea...to brand...to market(TM) and helping one million entrepreneurs become successful and whole so that they can make a difference in the world. Are you one of them? If you want to experience clarity all the way to the bank(TM), get started now at http://www.brandu.com. - Visit Kim Castle's Website |
|||
George LudwigGeorge Ludwig is a recognized authority on sales strategy and peak performance psychology. An international speaker, trainer, and corporate consultant, he helps clients like Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories, Northwestern Mutual, CIGNA, and numerous others improve sales force effectiveness and performance. Though it's George's strategies and processes that help corporations increase productivity and performance, it's his tremendous energy and dynamism that spark the transformation. Again and again, clients remark on his amazing ability to unleash human capacity and inspire men and women to break out of their comfort zones. The result is a whole new type of salesperson. His customized presentations teach achievers to make stunning advances in their lives. From helping salespeople realize cherished dreams to helping corporations exponentially accelerate revenue streams, George Ludwig leaves audiences and individuals empowered, emboldened, and clamoring for more. George is the best-selling author of Power Selling: Seven Strategies for Cracking the Sales Code and Wise Moves: 60 Quick Tips to Improve Your Position in Life & Business. - Visit George Ludwig's Website |
|||
|
To learn more about the Evan Elite Author Program please contact us. | |||
 | |
|  |
Subscribe to Bob's articles
 | |
|
|  |
 | |
|
| |
 | |||||||
|
 | ||
 |
||
 |
||
 |
||
|
| ||
 |
| Have you written articles that would be of value to entrepreneurs? Become an expert on our site by publishing them! Expose yourself to a wide audience, drive more traffic to your website and get more sales! Click Here for details. |
|
|
 |
| Modeling the Masters: Learn the true secrets behind Walt Disney's business success factors & grow your company! Video produced by Phanta Media |
|
|
 |
"Learn straight from Evan how you can Make a Full Time Income (And More) from a Website"
Click Here To Learn More |
|
|
|
|
Get advice & tips from famous business owners, new articles by entrepreneur experts, my latest website updates, & special sneak peaks at what's to come!
|
|
|
 Emotional Intelligence 7 Strategies to Take Action Tips for QuickBooks Backup Powerful Living Networking Online |
|
 | ||
 |
More PR Resources
Press Release Builder | |
 |
Top 50 Productivity Blogs
Top Blogs To Watch In 2009 | |
| ||
 | ||||
| ||||
|
| ||||
| ||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Email us your ideas on how to make our website more valuable! Thank you Sharon from Toronto Salsa Lessons / Classes for your suggestions to make the newsletter look like the website and profile younger entrepreneurs like Jennifer Lopez and Sean Combs!
|
|
|
| ||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||