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If
you can't read this, select
here.
 Dear
Friends and Colleagues,
Forget
Halloween. You want to know what's really scary? 12
weeks until Christmas! 13 weeks until the New Year!
Now THAT'S scary!
Now
is a good time to assess your progress so far this year.
Are you where you wanted to be? Yes? Great!
No? Then you need to make some corrections now. It's
still very early, but the sooner you address any shortcomings,
the better.
Thanks
to everyone who sent e-mails last month about how cute the baby
is. His mother and I couldn't agree more. It'll be
hard to top last month's picture, but I'm going to try!
He's starting to eat real food now (if you can call that mush
real food). Still not sleeping through the night, but
we're hopeful!
As
always, if I can ever be of any assistance, please don't
hesitate to get in touch.
Warmest
regards,
John
John
Sanpietro
Certified
Personal
& Professional Development Coach
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Less
Than A Week Left To Sign Up for
the
2007 Blogger's Boot Camp!
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There
are only a few days left to sign up for the 2007
Blogger's Boot Camp! The
Boot Camp begins on Tuesday, October 9th and will
take place on
four consecutive Tuesdays - October 9th thru
October 30th.
The 2007
Blogger's Boot Camp will teach you to build,
maintain and market a BUSINESS blog designed to generate
leads, sales and profit! We'll cover some of the basics, as well
as many of the new features available to you since the
last Blogger's Boot Camp. Also, now that some of
the rules have changed, we'll cover the things you
can now include on your blog that you couldn't before.
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We'll
also have a guest speaker during
one of the calls. One of my star
pupils and quite possibly the most
successful stamping business blogger today
- Erika Martin (www.stampinmama.com)!
I'll interview Erika about the blogging
portion of her business and she'll be
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For
more information, or to sign up, click
here.
And
if you have a Group of 6 or more, you qualify for a 20% Group
Discount! E-mail
me for more info.
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Three
Ideas That Sound Good...But Aren't!
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I
often hear ideas passed around at various events.
On the surface, they seem like good, business-building
ideas. When you peel the layers back, though,
you'll find they really aren't. Here are three
examples:
Having
Someone Write Your Newsletter For You
There
are several things you can delegate to others.
This isn't one of them. A generic newsletter
written for multiple stamping business owners looks and
reads like a generic newsletter. It's not as
engaging. It doesn't speak with your voice or
personality. And it doesn't allow you the room or
flexibility to promote everything you have to
promote. You may be saving a little time in the
short-term, but its costing you money in the long-run.
Including Catalog Product
In Your Class Fee
Unless
you're willing to simply add the full retail cost of the
product to your existing class fee (for example: $20
class fee + $24.95 product = $44.95 class fee), then all
you're going to do is increase sales while decreasing
your profit because a larger portion of your class fee
will go toward the product.
"Book
A Workshop, Get A Catalog"
"In
order for you to see what I have to sell, you have to
promise you're going to spend money with me.
Otherwise, I'm going to make you pay to see my product
line."
Enough
said.
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New
SU Demos!
Listen
Up and Listen In To This Call!
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I'm
happy to report that two of my clients, Jen Peel
and
Sarah Schueler, will be hosting the Stampin' Up! New
Demo Training call which takes place on Wednesday
October 3rd, at 6:00 p.m. eastern.
Jen
and Sarah are both fantastic stamping business owners
and I'm sure they'll have lots of information to share
with new demos looking to start their business with a
bang!
For
more information or to register, see the Teleconference
page on the SU website.
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Come
See John in Indianapolis and Chicago!
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 "John
is the BEST business speaker in our profession!"
- Glenda Travelstead
I'm
happy to announce that a few of my upcoming live
presentations will be open to the stamping public!
They are:
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October
26-27 - Indianapolis, Indiana
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November
9-10 - Chicago, Illinois
If
you're interested in attending any of these events,
please e-mail
me for more information.
Also,
we are now
booking dates for the 2008 (and the first half is
starting to fill up).
All
SIMB presentations are designed to inform, motivate and
inspire your downline or group to define their goals and
build their business.
Unlike
many other speakers, however, SIMB presentations are designed
exclusively for stamping professionals - not the
entire direct sales industry. John understands the
unique challenges stamping business owners face,
and is able to address them specifically.
We
also understand the financial difficulties stamping
business owners face and have priced these presentations
accordingly.
John
will share concrete steps everyone can take to make
their business a success - whether they just want a
self-supporting hobby, or a full-fledged stamping
business!
If
you would like more information about booking John for an appearance in
front of your group, send
us an e-mail, or select
here for more information.
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Holiday
Catalog Coming Soon!
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 If
you're looking for gifts for your downline that will
help them build their business, or would like some of
these tools for yourself, be on the lookout for the SIMB
Holiday Catalog!
The
Catalog is filled with lots of items to help any
stamping business owner earn more money, recruit more
downline and become more successful. You'll also
be able to purchase SIMB Gift Certificates so
your downline can choose the products they want
themselves
The SIMB
Holiday catalog will be arriving in your Inbox in
about one week.
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Sample
of the Month
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 Submitted
by:
Doreen
Zavaduk Stamp Sets:
With Gratitude, Season by Season
C/S: Old
Olive, Ruby Red, More Mustard, Confetti Cream
Inks & Markers:
Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Fall Colors on Baby Wipes
Accessories:
Mustard Grosgrain Ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine, Baby Wipes
Congratulations
to Doreen, who wins a $10 SIMB Gift Certificate! As
part of our efforts to continually improve, I'm happy to
announce the NEW & IMPROVED SAMPLES SECTION.
Utilizing blog technology, the new samples section
features a search function which allows you to look up
samples by a particular stamp set or theme. You
can also click on each sample for an even larger
version. In total, WE
NOW HAVE OVER 500 SAMPLES and are adding more and more
every day. Use
this link to view the new
Samples Section. We
are now looking for
Holiday
samples!
If
you would like to submit a sample to be considered for
Sample of the Month and the Samples Section, just send
me a scan via e-mail, or mail your sample to: John
Sanpietro, Stamping Is My Business!, 36 Fir Street, Jay,
NY 12941. Please
include your name, e-mail address, phone number and all
materials used to make your sample.
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Book of the Month
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 Make
Money, Not Excuses - Wake Up, Take Charge, and Overcome
Your Financial Fears Forever
by
Jean
Chatzky
You
may recognize Jean Chatzky from her regular appearances
on the Today Show or her nationally syndicated
column. She's a sharp financial writer with a
talent for breaking things down into small, manageable
steps.
Chatzky
is very no-nonsense when it comes to money and offers up
clear, concise, easy-to-follow advice if you're looking
to get your financial house in order, business or
personal.
This
book can be a real eye-opener!
Select
here for more information from Amazon.com.
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Stamping
Business Q&A
You
Always Talk About the Difference Between Sales and
Profit. What Do You Mean?
This
is a great question, and one I'm asked often.
Simply
put:
Sales
is a measure of how much money you're making for your company.
Profit
is a measure of how much money you're making for yourself.
And
the two don't necessarily go hand-in-hand. I know
plenty of stamping business owners who have
award-winning sales numbers, but very little profit to
show for it. Either because they spend too much,
or they give deep discounts to their customers as
incentives to buy. These discounts seriously cut
into their profit.
Can
you have good sales AND good profit?
Absolutely!
You
just have to run a responsible business by keeping your
own spending under control and believing that your
product's quality is the reason customers want to buy
it... not deep discounts.
(If
there's a question you'd like answered, or a topic you'd
like me to cover, feel free
to
send
me an e-mail)
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Testimonials... |
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I
bought your book
and CD's
and they have changed not only how I think about my business but how I
feel about it too.
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PW, Minnesota
It
has taken me YEARS to take some of the advice John gave me... Now that I
have, I am MUCH MORE PROFITABLE,
MUCH MORE BALANCED, AND MUCH LESS STRESSED about my business.
I joke that he is annoyingly right all the time... (Now,)
I actually make more than I
spend! I have money in my SU account for the first time in 9
years! I could KICK myself when I
think about where I could be if I had only
listened to John's advice years ago!
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CP, New York
I
am very excited about this boot
camp, mostly because I know whenever I take one of your classes it
moves my business! I hope that you know what an impact you are
having in this industry, in my personal business and in me as a business
woman!
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CR, Idaho
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