| It seems that there are automated businesses popping | | | | Once people see the movie and opt-in (or fill out the |
| up all over the internet these days. Claims like make | | | | boxes and ask for more information), the owner of the |
| $1000, $3000 $10,000 per day! with no calling, no | | | | site has to call these people back and give a scripted |
| answering questions, no selling, no phone calls at all etc | | | | presentation on how Emerald Passport will change |
| are everywhere. Are these just empty promises that | | | | their lives. For someone who is new to the internet or |
| are being thrown about so easily? | | | | not particularly good at sales, this may not be the best |
| At first glance, they seem to be well thought out. | | | | option. You still have to MARKET, which is totally |
| However, there are a lot of plans that look good on | | | | glazed over. |
| paper but do not pan out when put into action. And | | | | The 1 Step System is another one flying around that |
| often there is one key word that is left out or ignored | | | | supposedly spits out $500 checks to the owner. |
| that will absolutely make or break an at home online | | | | Actually, the 1 Step system is aimed at the internet |
| venture - marketing. | | | | newbie or veterans to home business who lost their |
| The problem with most home businesses is that very | | | | shirt elsewhere. |
| few people really know how to market them, so when | | | | 1Step involves marketing your site (there's that word |
| you hear of these automated wonders that require no | | | | again) to get prospects who you send to a |
| work but bring in boatloads of money, people readily | | | | conference call where the owners of the business |
| open their wallets and let their hard-earned cash fly | | | | close them for you. However, at the end of the call, |
| out. | | | | they do say get back to the person who sent you |
| What they are not told, is that in order to get the | | | | here, so you do have to talk to people. Once again, so |
| automation to kick in, one has to get their site in front | | | | much for the automation idea. |
| of people, or, market it. Most of the time, after the point | | | | The closest thing to automation that was found was |
| of purchase, no one knows what to do, and | | | | Coastal's Automated Sales System. Although, again, |
| sometimes if one does they are not willing to share. | | | | you have to market your site, this is the only system |
| So -- pay attention now -- the new guy listens to the | | | | that spells out in black and white that you will have to |
| last guy who listens to their upline who got bits and | | | | market your site in order to make any money. The |
| pieces from an outdated e-book and has no idea what | | | | automation starts after someone opts in to the |
| he is doing -- ok, breath here -- and everyone ends up | | | | website. |
| hitting wall after wall and wondering why. I believe it | | | | There is an online movie presentation that does the |
| was Jim Rohn who said that the definition of insanity is | | | | explaining, and then the tour describes the packages |
| doing the same thing and getting the same result but | | | | available. If someone requests a 'callback', then a |
| continuing to do it anyway? | | | | professional closer closes all sales, and there truly are |
| So, in the spirit of finding some answers about what | | | | no call backs! and no prospecting! to do yourself. So, in |
| these "automated home businesses" are all about, | | | | essence, the sales process itself is automated, and |
| here are a few of the big ones that are out there | | | | makes the Automated Sales System true to its word. |
| today. | | | | All in all if you choose a business that requires talking |
| Emerald Passport is one business advertised all over | | | | to people, selling, and closing, make sure you are |
| the place as automated. There is an online | | | | comfortable with that before you get started rather |
| presentation connected with this home business that | | | | than practicing that skill after you've paid. And always, |
| tells you about the comp plan graphically and spills out | | | | always remember that if a system says you will do |
| some pretty impressive numbers. (That's the | | | | nothing and still make money, run the other way as |
| automated part). | | | | fast as you can! |