Re: EDCGold Accounts
Well, all I have to say is, welcome earnmore! It's always nice to meet another member. I'm sorry you're disappointed because you already owned the software and e-book training. That is one thing that I keep trying to tell folks. Yes, you can find the same products elsewhere online, but by the time you purchase them all (or many of them), you've spent way more than you would have purchasing from an EDC distributor.
At least for you, EDC updates our back office, so there is still ample opportunity for you to get other software and training programs that you don't yet own. And at least you have the opportunity to sell the software (and you're able to relate more because you've used much of it, even before being a member of EDC) and run a business with it (which is something you don't get just from purchasing the software or training alone).
All of the things that you said should really hit home for folks who are doing research. Yes, there is money to be made online (if everything was a scam, the entire internet would eventually die out...). And it is very important to research any program and know what you're getting for your money BEFORE you join, not afterwards.
Also, it is very important not to invest more than you can afford to lose. This is the reason I joined EDC at the mid level and not the highest one. I felt that $300 was a fair price for the software and training that was being offered. But also, if something went awry, $300 wouldn't cause me to be homeless or lose my car because I couldn't pay bills.
I'm working with 2 other EDC members right now (and just listening to that advice would have greatly helped them), one who has spent over $4000 to get his EDC business going, and the other woman has spent over $2500. This is insane to me! They are the kind of people (no offense) who were not in the best financial situation when they started, and now they are in debt up to their eyeballs, and the woman's husband is so mad at her for starting this business that she's caused a lot of tension at home. Neither of them could afford to invest as much as they did initially (and if they had joined at lower levels, would probably be a bit better off now). They have put more money into expensive lead programs and auto-responders and don't even know how to use them. They are both having to end up paying out more money to get back on the right track. Many people who get into this kind of situation are quick to get mad at the company and call it a scam, instead of looking at the problems they caused for themselves. Would I like to make a $1000 sale? Sure, but not at the expense of someone who is struggling when I know it will do them more harm than good. And not when it means trying to mentor someone who is hard-headed and stubborn and won't abide by the training, only to fail later and call it a scam.
They are also the kind of people who feel like throwing money at this business will help them make more sales. Instead of taking the time to learn about the program so that they could truly call themselves distributors, they jumped in and bought up everything they thought would help them get sales. And now they have folks calling off the hook, and full inboxes, and they don't even know how to respond to their leads and prospects. Now all of you who have been asking me about the advertising costs can see what I mean. These people are throwing hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars at advertising and haven't made any substantial sales. That shows that it's not what kind of advertising budget you have (or don't have), but how much work you put in and how serious you are about actually running your business. I make the kind of money that would allow me to have a much larger advertising budget. The reason I don't put more into paid advertising is because most of it isn't as effective as it claims to be, and because I would rather more of my income be profit instead of overhead. This month is a first for me. I've spent about $120 (I usually spend $50 max) on a few different advertising methods to see how effective they will be (one of which is a nationally syndicated press release that will be running in the major media outlets, like New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine and others). If they are, then I will probably continue to invest in them. If not, I'll move on. I'd rather spend $50 on my national press release than $500 on PPC or $600 on leads any day!
But yes, all that you said is true earnmore, and I'm glad to see that there are others who use common sense out here!
-PA27
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05-24-2007, 11:51 PM
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