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When the Corporate Bullies Cry Foul

When the big corporate bullies cry foul over something you’re doing or selling, you and I, the little guy, don’t stand a chance.  Have you had this experience?  (Tell us about it in the comment section!)

I found this out several times during my years of selling on eBay.
Overall, selling on eBay was a pretty good experience, although I don’t do much of it any more. Their support staff was pretty good to me. They always went as far as they sometimes dared to help me.

But then there’s Amazon…

When the Corporate Bullies Cry Foul
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Amazon wasn’t nearly as helpful. Their service was so bad that I stopped selling on that platform. It wasn’t that their staff wasn’t nice. They were very nice, including the ones in China where their software error routed me for months, as they tried their best to understand and be understood. (They understand English much better than I understand Chinese, but that’s not saying much…)
What I found as a seller is that, first of all, it’s really difficult to sell anything if you’re not using a big platform with lots of traffic. Secondly, even the largest platforms like eBay cower before the really big multinationals (like the guys who sell the really, really popular and expensive smartphone, who are the biggest corporate bullies of all).
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Ask for the Referral

Ask for the referral, your #1 Source of New Business Success

Ask for the referral when you make the sale!

Ask for the referral every time you make a sale.  There is no better way to find your next client.  Referrals are what salesmen call “hot prospects.”  That’s because, unlike so-called “cold calling,” you have an “in” with a referral.  It’s almost like being introduced at a meeting or party…

Ask for the Referral to Make More Money

Let’s face it.  No matter what anybody tells you, selling can easily be hard work, whether you’re doing affiliate marketing on the internet, or network marketing, or selling woven cedar baskets by the side of the road.

You need to get your product or service in front of people who are looking for your product or service or who you can convince they need your product or service and are willing to pay money to get it.Read More »Ask for the referral, your #1 Source of New Business Success

Capitalism Myths Debunked

4 Common Capitalism Myths Debunked

4 Common Capitalism Myths Debunked

by James Davenport
4 Common Capitalism Myths Debunked
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One of the most disappointing things I face as a college professor is the lack of understanding most students have regarding capitalism. The simple fact is, despite its importance to our daily lives, relatively few people have a strong grasp of what causes economic growth and why markets are so central to continuously rising standards of living.

In my teaching, I have encountered several myths or misperceptions about capitalism from students as well as individuals outside the classroom. Dispelling these myths has become a focus of much of my teaching.

Myth #1: Capitalism Was “Created”Read More »4 Common Capitalism Myths Debunked

Free Online Dating

Free Online Dating – should you try a second look?

Free online dating has become very popular.  Lonely people used to place ads in the personals section of newspaper classified adsClassified advertising has been a great way to do many things, including meeting new people.free online dating

But since the Internet came along, more and more people have discovered the free online dating site.  In fact, I know people who now have great marriages, who met on a free dating site.  They each met someone they were so compatible with!  That’s a great foundation for a terrific and very successful marriage.

Two of the happy couples I know have great kids, now, too!  Isn’t that exciting?  And to think – they met on a free dating site! Read More »Free Online Dating

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