Automation Station: Is An Automated Business Really Possible?

It seems that there are automated businesses poppingOnce people see the movie and opt-in (or fill out the
up all over the internet these days. Claims like makeboxes and ask for more information), the owner of the
$1000, $3000 $10,000 per day! with no calling, nosite has to call these people back and give a scripted
answering questions, no selling, no phone calls at all etcpresentation on how Emerald Passport will change
are everywhere. Are these just empty promises thattheir 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 onglazed over.
paper but do not pan out when put into action. AndThe 1 Step System is another one flying around that
often there is one key word that is left out or ignoredsupposedly spits out $500 checks to the owner.
that will absolutely make or break an at home onlineActually, 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 veryshirt elsewhere.
few people really know how to market them, so when1Step involves marketing your site (there's that word
you hear of these automated wonders that require noagain) to get prospects who you send to a
work but bring in boatloads of money, people readilyconference call where the owners of the business
open their wallets and let their hard-earned cash flyclose 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 thehere, so you do have to talk to people. Once again, so
automation to kick in, one has to get their site in frontmuch for the automation idea.
of people, or, market it. Most of the time, after the pointThe closest thing to automation that was found was
of purchase, no one knows what to do, andCoastal'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 thethat spells out in black and white that you will have to
last guy who listens to their upline who got bits andmarket your site in order to make any money. The
pieces from an outdated e-book and has no idea whatautomation starts after someone opts in to the
he is doing -- ok, breath here -- and everyone ends upwebsite.
hitting wall after wall and wondering why. I believe itThere is an online movie presentation that does the
was Jim Rohn who said that the definition of insanity isexplaining, and then the tour describes the packages
doing the same thing and getting the same result butavailable. 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 whatno 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 theremakes 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 overto people, selling, and closing, make sure you are
the place as automated. There is an onlinecomfortable with that before you get started rather
presentation connected with this home business thatthan practicing that skill after you've paid. And always,
tells you about the comp plan graphically and spills outalways remember that if a system says you will do
some pretty impressive numbers. (That's thenothing and still make money, run the other way as
automated part).fast as you can!