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Introduction
Congratulations!
First
of all, congratulations! You’ve
shown a level of commitment many of your peers do not possess. On average, 80% of all demonstrators and distributors in
stamping or any other network marketing business will never do
anything with it! They
won’t sell any product (other than what they buy
themselves), and they’ll never recruit one downline.
Ultimately, their business will fail.
Who Is This Book
For?
This book is
for the other 20%. That
segment of the population who wants to sell a lot of product, and
recruit a huge network of downlines.
The fact that you’ve purchased this book indicates, to me,
a desire to turn your stamping business into, at the very least, a
successful, revenue-generating venture. In all likelihood, though, you’re aiming for more than
that. You want to turn
this into a full-time business that’s going to produce serious
income!
You’ve taken
the first step….and the next ones are included in these pages.
This book
assumes you’re already affiliated with a stamping company. In other words, you’re already a demonstrator or
distributor. If this
assumption is incorrect, you really should become one before
proceeding. There are
many fine stamping companies out there.
Among them:
- Stampin’
Up (www.stampinup.com)
- Close
To My Heart (www.closetomyheart.com)
- The
Angel Company (www.theangelcompany.net)
Each of these
companies, as well as the many others I haven’t listed, while
similarly structured, offer different benefits to their members.
Before joining one, you should do as much research as you can
and decide which is best for you.
How to Read This
Book
“Stamping Is
My Business!” is full of useful information and covers a variety
of topics necessary for you to launch and run your stamping
business.
Section
One deals with the
shifts you need to make in the way you think and act in order to be
a successful business owner.
Section
Two will provide you
with step-by-step instructions to put together your Business Plan
– an absolute necessity in any business.
You’ll find nine pages of worksheets included to help you
each step of the way. I’ve
also included an eight-page blank Business Plan, written specifically
for stamping businesses. By
the end of this section, you will have a completed Business Plan!
Section
Three shows you how
to get all of your assets in place for “Opening Day.”
This refers to the first day you begin to operate using your
new Business Plan. So,
even if you’ve had a stamping business for some time, this book is
still for you, and you’ll still have an “Opening Day.”
Section
Four deals with
“Opening Day” and beyond. We’ll
cover the topics necessary for the day-to-day operation of your
business, as well as some ‘big picture’ topics, like pitching
the business, objection-handling, downline management and taxes.
I would suggest
you first read the book from cover to cover.
Then, go back and begin to read the book again - one section
at a time. In each
section, you’ll be asked to do certain things.
Make sure you’ve completed all of them before proceeding to
the next section.
How To Get In Touch With Me
As a Personal
and Professional Development Coach, my specialty is home-based
stamping business owners. I work one-on-one with many demonstrators
and distributors who want to grow their businesses.
This book comes out of my work with them. I wrote it as a way
to allow me to reach more of you than I ever could individually.
Having said
that, I enjoy and pride myself on personal contact.
I strongly encourage you to get in touch with me if you have
questions or feel I can be of any assistance.
I would also like you to feel free to share any ‘wins’
you have, as well as any shifts in you, your thinking or your
business. I want you to
succeed, and when you do, I’d like to hear about it.
My e-mail address is john@stampingismybusiness.com.
Where To Find The Recommendations
Throughout this
book, you’ll find several recommendations for books and software
you can buy, websites you can look at, and documents you can
download. To make
things easy, all of these recommendations are listed and hyperlinked
on my website: www.stampingismybusiness.com.
Just click on the ‘Recommended Reading’ link at the
bottom of the web page.
It’s Time To Get Started!
Clear the
decks! I want you to
set aside time and space (physically and mentally) to focus on your
business. Use that time to read the book, and work on completing the
tasks in each section.
Most important,
have fun! This is
exciting stuff.
Remember, at
the end of this rainbow is the opportunity to DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND
LOVE WHAT YOU DO!!
Good Luck!
John Sanpietro
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