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Originally Posted by IP2
My advice if you are starting out in business, selling one of these ideas, is hand over no money until you have taken a week out of your life and seen exactly how much you can earn from selling the product to people you never knew before that week...if you don't make a living...dismiss that Golden egg!
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I would agree with your post with the exception fo the bit I highlighted above. I have an opportunity for people to work with me on an exclusive regional basis, selling people into portals on a mnathly basis.
I don't charge for the opportunity to run an area, other than an ongoing management fee for each persoan they sell in. This is to cover the cost of hosting, advice and SEo for their region (as well as adwords and other PPC).
Now I spend a complete day with them showing them and advising them, and for this I charge £500. Exclusive franchises like this sell for £7,500 to £15,000 yet I charge nothing (other than days consultancy to teach them how to do it properly). Online/telephone help is free, but further 'days' are charged at £250 + travel costs.
Now under my scheme, no-one would sign up as they would expect me to go along and spend aday out of my life, to in effect PAY to give someone a businessness opportunity!
So I would say that it is definitely a case of caveat emptor, but also judge each case independently. If I don't think the person making contact with me is up to the task, I will not allow them to have the opportunity. If they don't have the basic skills needed, or have the wrong attitude (i.e. I am going to get rich for doing nothing), then they are not the preson for me.
