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**website_designer** · 08-03-2009 03:34 PM

I am hoping someone can give me some guidance to make money because i really need to start making sales.

I got a website design business im trying to do and i got about $1500 to invest in it.

I got a website and i have a phone i need to get people
A. to website and file a quote.
B. call me so i can do it for them.

This business runs on its own all i need to do is get customers who need a website to file a quote form and a rep. will call them for me and the web developers do the job and a rep. closes the deal.

Ive payed 100$ on advertisements that didn't bring one sale. I also have a myspace page were ive got few leads but not much. I been saving that $1500 for about a year. I wish i can successfully leverage it to make profit so i can get out of the basement and have my own life.

**pacificfame** · 08-03-2009 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by website_designer

I got a website and i have a phone.

Use that phone and start cold calling local businesses. Advertising is great. But, you need to get sales today! The only way of doing that is picking up the phone and cold calling businesses.

**sdiener** · 08-03-2009 04:58 PM

Sir: I want to double check with you. Please don't take offense. Is English your primary language? If so, make sure you are using proper grammar in all of your advertisements. Personally, poor grammar or word choice is a big turnoff for me.

**inle** · 08-04-2009 02:52 AM

You got a marketing plan that you will like us to support?

**website_designer** · 08-04-2009 01:18 PM

I don't have a plan, i need a plan. I'm trying to see if someone could suggest ideas.

What Ive done this far hasn't worked.

I had a 30$ add on a freelancer website. Only got like 8 clicks for that so i canceled that.

I also have a myspace page set up with 1012 some odd friends. I got that many friends in liek 2 weeks using this software but now myspace is blocking my account so i feel im wasting my time there.

I also made a youtube video, its on my myspace page.

I could cold call but id rather use my savings in a way that will generate more sales. I feel like a energy boost being money could be focused in the right way to generate more money. I feel like free ways take time and i jsut want to leverage what i got.

At the same time im in fear of wasteing it and i need to make sales now before i need that money.

**website_designer** · 08-04-2009 01:31 PM

Some ideas i have are for 35$ i can have a d in a Thrifty Nickle in my state. <--- not sure its the right audiance.

Radio, Signs.

I rather post ad then try posting signs on phone poles.

**pacificfame** · 08-04-2009 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by website_designer

I could cold call but id rather use my savings in a way that will generate more sales. I feel like a energy boost being money could be focused in the right way to generate more money. I feel like free ways take time and i jsut want to leverage what i got.

At the same time im in fear of wasteing it and i need to make sales now before i need that money.

How about this. Keep your savings. Pick up the phone and cold call. It is free and will give you a better ROI than some advertisement in a paper.

I promise you, if you make 50 cold calls from a decent script, you will generate deals.

**website_designer** · 08-04-2009 01:43 PM

Ok man im going to test cold calling and ill read your thread first. I got a nice headset i just bought too. Its like a call center.

If im going to do that i want a good place to find small businesses like yellow pages.

Yea i also need a script. I need to talk to the right person like the OWNER.

**pacificfame** · 08-04-2009 01:49 PM

Go sign up at manta.com it is free. This will provide you with more information than you truly need. Otherwise crack open the yellowpages.

The headset is probably very nice as well. I wouldn't know, I bang out calls on my cell phone ;-).

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**website_designer** · 08-04-2009 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by pacificfame

Go sign up at manta.com it is free. This will provide you with more information than you truly need. Otherwise crack open the yellowpages.

The headset is probably very nice as well. I wouldn't know, I bang out calls on my cell phone ;-).

NICE! It shows (no information) on this companies profile under WEBSITE.

Im just gonna wing a call

**pacificfame** · 08-04-2009 02:34 PM

I guess winging a call is better than not calling at all. I would be interested hearing about your results with cold calling.

**website_designer** · 08-04-2009 02:45 PM

I called 10 people, my script unrehearsed or unwritten went like this.

"Hello I was wondering if you needed website development services for your business."

Got no results. Im not sure if i can set a appointment.

**pacificfame** · 08-04-2009 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by website_designer

I called 10 people, my script unrehearsed or unwritten went like this.

"Hello I was wondering if you needed website development services for your business."

Got no results. Im not sure if i can set a appointment.

You asked a yes or no question. That makes it to easy for them to just avoid you. Try this...

Hi I need some help?

My name is ____ and I help businesses with website development. Who would be in charge of that?

When speaking with the decision maker just tell them who you are, what you do, and that you would like to arrange an appointment with them to discuss more details.

10 calls by the way is nothing. Most hourly paid telemarketers bang out 100+ calls a day.

There is an art to cold calling. And what you did is not an efficient way of cold calling. If you want to succeed in business cold calling will be a tool you need to utilize. Whether it is you or a salesman doing the job.

**inle** · 08-04-2009 11:30 PM

Once you think you had knocked hard enough & tried hard enough, let me know..

Then I am able to help in some strategic planning with you..

Getting leads & sales is not throwing your resources everywhere, stabbing in the dark & praying that you hit something..

When you do not know how & what's happening, you probably won't hit it..
Even if you hit it, you probably don't know why & you probably can't duplicate the success..
Then you are back to square one & start throwing, stabbing & praying..

Even BEFORE you do that 1st ad & the 1st call, you SHOULD know how & how much it is likely to add to your bottomline from a business's point of view..

Do update us on your progress..
Do let me know when you need my help..