Getting set up to do cards

Here is a list to help you in getting people set up to do cards.

First, you will need to pick out a website name (URL).  I use www.OpenSouthFlorida.com . I would steer away from anything referring to the company, product or health, as all you are NOT trying to “sell” them on the website.  You simply want their contact info so you can “sell” them with the magazine, CD, or whatever tools you choose.  Also pick a name that isnt too long since the cards are small.

Also pick something easy to spell, no hyphens and stuff, people mess up typing those in.  Also don’t make it too long cuz the cards are small.

You will need to buy their URL ($10.19 a year) from www.GoDaddy.com since that’s the only system I really know how to work in.  So go to GoDaddy, and go through the process of buying a  URL.  You will be asked to pick out a password, I request that you use the password “ florida ” to make it easier on me, and then when I am done setting you up they can go back to GoDaddy and change the password to whatever you like.

As soon as you sign up, you will need to save your GoDaddy account number.  You will get an email with it listed.

Now you can email me the following information:

• Your name
• Your website name (URL name.  the “WWW” name)
• Your GoDaddy account number (and password if you didn’t pick “ florida ”)
• The email you would like your leads to go to
• How you would like to describe their area.  For example, I have “now expanding into South Florida ”.  You can say Front Range, Denver , Colorado , the Four Corners area, whatever they like.

That’s it!  I will whip up the page for you, go into GoDaddy and link it, and send a “test email”.  This only takes a couple of minutes once the GoDaddy account is all set up and I have the info.

I attached for you a card “proof” sheet.  You make the necessary changes.  You will need to:

Change the area name

Change the website (URL) name

Change the phone number.

You may need to change the font size on the website or area names to accommodate the size of the card (I can help them with this if they arent computer savvy).

I will send a “test” email when I set up the site.  This test, and all leads, will be coming from me@juli.org and will have the word “request” in the subject line.    This email is not really coming from me, its just linked to my webspace, so that’s why it has my email address in there.  I don’t actually generate or even see that email.  Also, sometimes the email will end up in the Junk or Bulk folder, so be sure to check that folder every day.

The MOST important part of doing cards is what you do AFTER you get a lead.  This is a relationship business, and you have to treat this lead as they would any Opportune Moment – you need to do excellent and timely follow-up, and MAKE FRIENDS with these people!  Cold market will not stick if you don’t make them into HOT market!  This is just a way of finding NEW FRIENDS who are already interested in your business and then developing those relationships!

Also, you will need to do THOUSANDS of cards.  This is not some easy, get-leads-quick system, it is simply a method of finding like-minded people. 

If you don’t like the idea of litter being created, you can go back later to where they did cards and pick up the “drops”.  I do this all the time.  Is it work?  Sure!  But hey, this business is work! 

Also, cards don’t have to be put just on cars, you can leave them around anywhere that people will find them

And have fun!  This business is FUN!

J