Your Tip of the Day
by Bob Osgoodby
by Bob Osgoodby
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In this Issue
** A Message from Bob – Are you a Dabbler?
** Computer Security Tips by Syd Tash – Do Not Toss That Hard Drive!
** Trivia
* Don't Take it Personally by Bob Osgoodby
** Quote of the Day
** Grins – U can't out do a TEXAN!
** Motivational Tip For The Day by Jan Tincher
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A Message from Bob
Are you a Dabbler? If you are engaging in an online business and have no serious intentions, but profess to have a great deal of knowledge about it, you are a Dabbler. Some might refer to you as an amateur, a dilettante, or a sciolist. But you know what? No matter what their definition, they all return to one word – a loser. If you want to make money on the web, and a whole bunch are, you have to get serious and run it like a business.
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Computer Security Tips – Do Not Toss That Hard Drive!
Christmas is coming, and many of you may get a shiny new computer from Santa Claus this year. But before selling or giving away your old computer, you must prepare the hard drive for disposal. That means properly erasing all your files, to ensure that no confidential or sensitive information remains that is easily accessible.
Data is almost always at least partly recoverable. Recently an author bought a hard drive on eBay that had been used by a clinic. It had more than 30,000 credit card numbers on it. Deleting files or even reformatting the hard disk is not sufficient. Why?
Your hard disk has an index like the table of contents of a book. Say you do not want Chapter 6 anymore, and you delete it. Your PC just marks Chapt. 6 in the Table of Contents as empty. In other words, the area on the disk occupied by Chapt. 6 is now marked as available for other files.
But note that nothing else has happened. The actual data forming Chapt. 6 is still there, happy as a clam, in the same place on the disk. Much the same thing happens when you reformat your disk. This is why deleted files can be recovered with specialized software such as Disk Investigator [http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/dskinv.html]. Data can even be recovered from reformatted disks. So what to do?
Before putting that old computer out with the trash or giving it away, go to one of these sites for a program that will wipe your files or hard drive. Note that some of these programs will erase Windows as well; in that case, of course, your old computer will be unusable.
http://www.heidi.ie http://www.killdisk.com
There are many other similar programs available. Drop by your favorite search engine, and rummage around. These programs will ensure that your data is beyond recovery, for all practical purposes.
On a related note, you should also take precautions before sending your PC to the repair shop. If your machine is working, back up all your important or sensitive files. Then delete them from your hard drive. You can reinstall them when you get your computer back.
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Don't Take it Personally
by Bob OsgoodbyIf you have a great offer, and someone doesn't buy, don't take it personally. It may simply mean that they are not ready to buy at this time, or they need more information to make a decision. Many prospects will say no a number of times before they actually buy. Remember, an objection is not necessarily a rejection of you or your wares. Many prospects are hesitant to commit to purchasing a product or service until they are convinced they need it, and that they are getting it at a fair price.
Follow up is important, but you don't want to be overzealous in your sales efforts, as you may simply stiffen their resistance. Instead, why not keep the lines of communication going without trying to sell. Many of your top salespeople will stop by your office with coffee and doughnuts, and just spend a few minutes chatting. They are building rapport, and that will make their selling task easier if they do.
It is a little more difficult to do this in the impersonal framework of the Internet, but it can be done. Offer them a free product or service you have in your bag of tricks. E-books are a great "freebie" you can give them.
There are a number of these "freebies" available for your use at: http://adv-marketing.com/business/freebie.htm. A simple note from you saying that you thought the e-book might be of interest, and if they wish to receive it, tell them where they can get it. I don't recommend sending it by email as many people won't open an attachment.
Be sure you only give them the URL where they can actually download it. For example, if you are giving them the book by Harvey Segal titled "The Super Tips book of Internet Marketing", only give the URL for that book, which is: http://adv- marketing.com/business/super.htm.
The reason you don't want to give them the first URL is that you may send them additional books in the future, and you don't want them to know where the rest are.
After some time passes, send them an e-mail and ask if they enjoyed the publication. They may not have downloaded the book the first time you let them know about it, so be sure to include the URL again. If you do this over a period of time, you will slowly develop a rapport with them.
Objections they might make, are a good sign. If your prospect weren't interested, they wouldn't be asking questions. When your prospect voices an objection, make sure you understand what they are saying. Don't give the prospect more information than they need to answer their question. Many times, if you do, you will be giving them information they may not need, and could possibly cause more objections to arise.
On the web, you don't have body language and voice inflections, which many times give more information than what is actually said. When responding to an email, it is vital therefore that you address each point they make. Repeat their objection, and clarify it to make sure you are addressing their exact concern.
If they don't get back to you right away, let a little time pass, and get back to them again. In your new note, sure to include not only your response to them, but also their original note to you. This is not only a courtesy, but will immediately refresh their memory.
You may have to repeat this process a number of times, but you are not wasting your time if you have done some pre-qualification work with them. If they are a good prospect, it is worth the time to build rapport with your them, and you may turn their initial rejection into a sale.
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Quote of the Day
"No matter what is going on, you still have a choice - either what you do, or how you react. You may not like
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A Little Humor for the Weekend
U can't out do a TEXAN!
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=A man from Texas, driving a Volkswagen Beetle, pullsup next to a guy in a Rolls Royce at a stop sign.Their windows are open and he yells at the guy in the Rolls, "Hey, you got a telephone in that Rolls?
"The guy in the Rolls says, "Yes, of course I do.."
"I got one too... see?" the Texan says.
"Uh, huh, yes, that's very nice."
"You got a fax machine?" asks the Texan.
"Why, actually, yes, I do."
"I do too! See? It's right here!" brags the Texan.
The light is just about to turn green and the guy in the Volkswagen says, "So, do you have a double bed in back there?"
The guy in the Rolls replies, "NO! Do you?"
"Yep, got my double bed right in back here," the Texan replies.
The light turns and the man in the Volkswagen takes off.
Well, the guy in the Rolls is not about to be one-upped, so he immediately goes to a customizing shop and orders them to put a double bed in back of his car.
About two weeks later, the job is finally done. He picks up his car and drives all over town looking for the Volkswagen beetle with the Texas plates. Finally, he finds it parked alongside the road, so he pulls his Rolls up next to it.
The windows on the Volkswagen are all fogged up and he feels somewhat awkward about it, but he gets out of his newly modified Rolls and taps on the foggy window of the Volkswagen.
The man in the Volkswagen finally opens the window a crack and peeks out.
The guy with the Rolls says, "Hey, remember me?"
"Yeah, yeah, I remember you," replies the Texan, "What's up?"
"Check this out...I got a double bed installed in my Rolls."
"The Texan exclaims, "YOU GOT ME OUT OF THE SHOWER TO TELL ME THAT???
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(Scenario)
Bank of America, can I help you?
Customer: Yes, I want to cancel my account. I don't want to do business with you any longer.
The Bank: Why?
Customer: You're giving credit to illegal immigrants and I don't think it's right. I'm taking my business elsewhere.
The Bank: Well, Mr. Customer, we don't want to see you do that, but we can't stop you. I'll help you close the account. What is your account number?
Customer: (gives account number)
The Bank: For security purposes and for your protection, can you please give me the last four digits of your social security number?
Customer: No?
The Bank: Mr. Customer, I need to verify your information, but in order to help you, I'll need verification of who you are.
Customer: Why should I give you my social security number? The reason I'm closing my account is that your bank is issuing credit cards to illegal immigrants who don't have social security numbers. You are targeting that audience and want their business. Let's say I'm an illegal immigrant and you've given me a credit card. I have a question about it and call for assistance. You wouldn't be asking me for a Social Security number, would you?
The Bank: No sir, I wouldn't.
Customer: Why not?
The Bank: Because you would have pressed '2' to speak in Spanish. We don't ask for that information when calling in on the Spanish line.
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John, "You'll never believe this. If you play an AOL 7.0 CD backward you can hear all kinds of evil and Satanic messages!"
Julie, "That's nothing. If you play it forward, it installs AOL."
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Patrick, an Irish oil worker, is on a job in Alaska up on the North Slope. It's forty below zero one winter night and Patrick is imbibing at his local saloon.
The bartender says to him, "Patrick, you owe me quite a bit on your tab."
"Sure'n I'm flat broke this week."
"That's OK. I'll just write your name and the amount you owe me right here on the wall."
"But I'm not wantin' any of me friends to see that."
"They won't. I'll just hang your parka over it until it's paid."
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Riddle
A vacationing family sitting around the campfire has the following conversation:
1. Father: What day is it? I am sure it isn't Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
2. Mother: Well that's not very helpful dear. Besides yesterday was Friday.
3. Father: No, now that I think about it, yesterday wasn't Friday, tomorrow is Friday.
4. Junior: The day after tomorrow is Thursday.
5. Susie: You are nuts. Tomorrow is Thursday.
6. Mother: Actually, it's probably Thursday today.
7. Junior: All we know for sure is that it wasn't Sunday yesterday.If only one statement above is true, what day of the week is it?
Do you know the answer? Scroll down for the solution.
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life but so was yesterday
and look how you messed that up.
Motivational Tip For The Day
by Jan TincherDo you want to increase your self-esteem? Here are five great ways!
1. Greet others with a smile
2. Always show real appreciation for a gift or complement
3. Talk positively
4. Increase your level of creativity
5. View a failure as the conclusion of one performance, and get on to the next. Realize this is NOT the end of your life as you see it now. There is hope ahead.Self-esteem can be defined as two-way street to happiness. When you're happy, you make others happy. When you make others happy, you feel better. When your brain knows you're happy it shoots your xelf-esteem way up.
Try focusing on these five items for a week. After seven days, feel how good it feels to do this. Wouldn't it be great to feel like this for the rest of your life? You can do it!
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Solution for the riddle
Number each person's statement and write down the list of days that it could be according to each statement.
1. Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
2. Saturday
3. Thursday
4. Tuesday
5. Wednesday
6. Thursday
7. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, SundayThe only day mentioned one time is Monday. Therefore it must be Monday, otherwise one of the other statements would be true.
I can't sing and beer doesn't help.
That's it for now.
Best Wishes - Have a Great Weekend
BobCopyright - 2007
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