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August 12, 2010 by dette101.
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September 27, 2009 by dette101.
FDI TIP OF THE WEEK….
Fielding cold market scripts… Hello…yes this is _____________________, I am returning your call (or if they answer when you call, start below)…
Hello…before I get into my company and what we offer, I’d like to ask you a few questions to find out if you are a good fit for our company and visa versa. Is that ok? Great.. 1. What do you currently do for work? 2. What do you like the most about your job situation? 3. What do you like the least? 4. How much money would you want to make each month?
5. What would you do with the money?
Great…first…we can absolutely help you to reach those goals.
The best part about our company is that we get to choose who we go into business with. Based on your answers, I think you will be a good fit for our team, so, I am going to share some information with you and when I’m done, I’m going to ask you to join my team…ok?
Great…Well, our company offers vip personal and financial concierge services and a suite a telecommunications products that are designed to save people up to 95 percent of the money they are currently spending.
We have access to a team of personal assistants who are available 24/7 to answer any question and accomplish virtually any task that we need help with. They confirm appointments, make reservations, if I am lost when driving somewhere, I simply call my personal assistant and they help me. Heck they even help our kids with their homework if needed…
We also have access to a team of financial assistants who will answer any financial question and help us utilize the state of the art financial tools we have available.
And, with our telecommunications program, we are saving people up to 95 percent on their phone bills, for example my mother was paying about 60 bucks a month and now she is paying 22.95….
Now, we take all of these services and turn them into an income opportunity by simply referring the people we know to the experts that the company has…we aren’t the personal assistants, we aren’t the financial assistants, we don’t even have to know that much about the telecom, we simply refer people and make money, does this sound like something you want to hear more about?
If they say no – Thank you so much for your time,do me a favor, you have my name and number on the flyer, please give my information to anyone you know who is looking to make extra money and save up to 95% of the money they are spending..thanks so much
If they say yes – Great, there are 3 ways to show you how this program works…we could meet for coffee and I can go over the whole program….we could get together on a webinar…or you can come to a local meeting where you can meet and network with others who are part of the company or who are also getting more information. Which way works best for you?
Then book the appointment…
Great, I’m going to call you or e-mail you the day before our meeting to confirm that our schedules are the same as they are right now, is that ok? Ok great. Talk to you then.
Follow up…..3 touches gets them to the meeting…the invite is the first touch….
You asked permission to “touch” them the second time the day before the meeting. Make sure you do this. It will show that you are serious about your business and that you follow through with what you say.
When you are touch base the 2nd time, ask permission to ”touch” them the 3rd time on the day of the meeting as follows:
Great our webinar is schedule for tomorrow at 2…is it ok if I call you about 1:50 to make sure that you are able to log on to the webinar ok ?
Great, we are meeting for coffee tomorrow at Dunkin Donuts…I’ll touch base with you in the morning to make sure we are all set, ok?
Great, you are coming to the meeting in Manchester. I need to provide a headcount before the meeting to make sure we have enough coffee and what not for the attendees, so, I’ll give you a call tomorrow to confirm you are still all set.
Hope this helps…by the way the three touch rule works for warm market as well….and everyone should be doing the abc’s with people…
DESIRE…COMMIT…SUCCEED…
Bernadette
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September 6, 2009 by dette101.
We’ve talked about gapping and sizzle cards…we will talk more about marketing your FDI International or other business online and using more traditional methods…
You always want to go in a different direction than others…if you are getting lots of post cards…don’t send post cards out…but, if you haven’t seen many…perhaps its time to send some postcards out…
I’m getting ready to do a full marketing campaign for postcards. Really you just want to put enough on the card to make someone check out your website….then…if they are interested they will opt in….simple…it’s a way to bring traditional marketing together with internet marketing.
Google adwords are another way…this a pay per click service…be careful to preset spending limits, otherwise, you could be spending alot of money that you didn’t realize you were spending. There are some tricks and techniques to get yourself ranked high….make sure you join us on Wednesday nights… https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/404840448 . We have speicialists and experts talking about internet marketing every wednesday night…it’s awesome! I have folks calling me every week thanking me for inviting them on these calls. And every week, more and more people show up…and every week, we have return visitors from the week before.
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August 30, 2009 by dette101.
One of the benefits of living 7 minutes from the corporate office is that you get trained by the experts heading up the company. Yesterday, Mike Randolph, VP of Leadership Development came to our training session. He brought the toys, we got to experience the USB phone, the GiCell and more. But, he brought something even more valuable. He brought the Stats about the telecommunication industry. And they told a different tale than I was expecting…
In 2003 there were 180 million landlines today there are over 600 million
In 2003 there were 160 million cell phones, today there are only 270 million (with a decline in the last 2 years)
In 2003 there were few if any VoIP lines, today there are 30 million
FDI International covers all 7 areas of Telecom - Residential, VoIP, Video Phones, Cellular, Corporate Solutions, Calling Cards and Hardware/Equipment. With what we have we have the ability to replace 600 million landlines with VoIP service over the next few years.
Don’t get me wrong…we have amazing technology incorporating VoIP and Cellular that everyone loves, my GiCell is on the way…but the real opportunity to make millions and even billions is to be positioned to help people replace their landlines with VoIP, drastically cutting a bill they are already paying….that’s huge! Think about it, the average home pays between $40 and $70 per phone line in their home. We can reduce that cost to $22.95, unlimited local and long distance in the US and Canada with international plans so low, you are only paying pennies to call overseas. And the same $22.95 that is running your home….will also run the VoIP side of your GI Cell….way cool!
This is what I WAS paying…and I have a pretty typical scenario…
Home line - $68 includes local and long distance
Business line - $68 includes local and long distance
Internet - $28
Cell phone plan - $99 plus junk charges - $132
Air Card - $60 plus junk charges - $68
TOTAL: $364 each month
This is what I am paying now…
Home line - $22.95, includes 2 lines, so I don’t have a need for a separate business line (If I did, it would be an additional $22.95)
Internet - $28
Cell phone plan for cellular side of GI Cell - $48 includes junk charges
GI Cell acts as my air card - $0
TOTAL: $98.95
THAT’S ALMOST A 79% SAVINGS EVERY MONTH!!!
Now I did have one time equipment charges for the GI Cell and the VoIP Adapter of $330, but as a rep, I get over $100 of that back in commission. Oh yeah…and I bought the USB phone simply because its cool….I’m not including that charge because you don’t need it…I just wanted it…
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August 22, 2009 by dette101.
Hi folks,
We’ve been setting up landing pages and talking about attraction marketing….but, how do you get people to “find” your site? I mean it’s great to have gotten this far…but, what now?
There are a variety of reaching out methods that you can use. When you combine traditional marketing techniques with online marketing, magic can happen….
G A P - Grab a Pen!; Got a Pen?…..it doesn’t matter where we are, often times we find ourselves in situations where we are talking to people and they are complaining about the economy, the weather, their boss, etc…etc…where the transition to, “Well…you may or may not be interested in what, I’m doing…Gotta Pen? Check out this website - if you like what you see, I will send you more information.
I personally enjoying “gapping” telemarketers who are calling me. Turn the tables and have fun…these people are your practice people….who cares if you mess it up and you may just end up with a rep….here’s how…..
“Hi there…Mary, you are great at what you do…you sound phenomenal on the phone and you seem to really pay attention to detail…you’d be great at what I do. I’m going to give you a website, if you like what you see, enter your e-mail and I will send you more information, Gotta Pen? Here goes…www.fdi4life.com , got that? Yup…www.fdi4life.com . Thanks so much Mary, you’ve been great. Have a great day!
Have fun with it….if you can’t have fun while building your business, is it really worth it?
Ok…so…on to the next…. sizzle cards…
Sizzle cards are an effective tool for marketing your website…and you can leave them in a variety of places…first, you have to create one that will catch a person’s eye…
“If you could make money every time someone uses their phone service, you’d want to know how, wouldn’t you? www.fdi4life.com
Keep the message simple and people will visit and opt in….you can even change the url so that you can track the lead…very cool….
I’ll be back tomorrow with some marketing techniques…it’s time to tuck the munchkin in bed. Until tomorrow!
Bernadette
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August 12, 2009 by dette101.
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Attraction Marketing!
Folks…if you enjoyed the last couple of weeks which focused on setting up landing pages, database management systems and a hands-free lead generation system, you are going to love this week’s presentation.
In weeks 1 and 2, you created your landing page and set up a way to track leads and capture their information. That’s great, but how do you market it so that folks are consistently clicking on your link, opting in and ultimately joining your team?
Make sure you show up on Wednesday (8/12/09) to find out!
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Want to become a member of our winning team, led by FDI’s Top Female Money Earner Annie Trajlinek, the 14 Million Dollar Man, Steve Schulz, National Training Director Bernadette Trafton and SEMD Tom Pacheco?
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Desire…Commit…Succeed!
P.S. Would you like to borrow my Personal Assistant? Call me!
Bernadette Trafton
Marketing Director
Cell Phone: 603-834-4587
Fax: 603-386-6141
www.BostonAREIA.com
Bernadette@BostonAREIA.com
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August 5, 2009 by dette101.
Folks…I am having great success with online marketing. I began listening to my buddy Tom Pacheco…he said, “You’ve got to brand yourself”…..I said, “I’ve been doing that for a bit…you know Bernadette from Boston AREIA….Bernadette from FDI…” “Well, yeah…but that’s not all.” he said….
So, I asked, “Okay, so what’s all the fuss about this Attraction Marketing that we’re all hearing of??”
Here’s his reply…
“Some of you may heard of Ann Sieg, Mike Klingler, Mike Dillard and many others who are offering ”Attraction Marketing” training and systems to market online, but why would any of that work?
Well, just like with any business, network marketing success “happens” by attracting a growing number of relationships into your sphere of influence—people interested in what your business offers.
Successful people accomplish that by providing value… they give something before they pitch their products or deal, and that’s what attracts people to them so they have an opportunity to make more sales and and grow their business more effortlessly.
Giving something before you expect to receive is the start of any lasting relationship.
But a large segment of the MLM industry has lost sight of it. They want something for nothing. Or, they think ’sharing company information’ is giving value when it’s nothing more than pitching a deal—which people resist.
Does this make sense so far?
You see, one of the major reasons why more than 95% of people fail in MLM is due to the lack of leads. Prospects are the life blood of your business and if they run dry, so does your business. Just about every network marketing company will tell you to put together a list of names of all the people you know, then call them and introduce your business to them.
You see, there is a good side…and a bad side to that. The good side is, these people know you. The bad side is…these people know you!
Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying for you not to contact the people that you know and know of. After all, my immediate success with FDI came with contacting my warm market…heck, in just a few short months I started earning a nice 4 figure monthly residual income that replaced what my wife was making working full time and now she stays home with our son!
So what am I saying? I’m simply saying make sure your well doesn’t run dry before you get thirsty! There are hundreds of ways to expand your sphere of influence, and being in the 21st Century, having the internet and social media at our finger tips, we’re able to expand our sphere of influence much faster!”
So, I listened…..heck, I copied some of the things he did…and made some of my own…and IMAGINE THAT…IT WORKS! I’ve got people knocking on my landing page, asking for information and joining my team! Of course they should join my team…it’s one of the fastest growing teams out there….led by the Top Female Money Earner Annie Trajlinek and the 14 Million Dollar Man Steve Schulz…oh yes…and by me…next to Miss Annie, I am the Top Money Earner in New England…not too shabby for a struggling single mom from the mountains of NH…
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July 26, 2009 by dette101.
FDI International and Telecom FAQs
Okay, we’ve been bombarded with questions about the Pre-Launch of FDI International, its involvement in Telecom and details on their services. I’ve decided to write a blog post on these questions based on some info that I’ve gathered from FDI’s conference calls. I’ve got video/audio recordings with much more detail from FDI’s VP of Leadership Development and will be posting those soon, so be sure to subscribe to this blog to stay up to date!
Here are some of the most frequently asked quesitons:
FDI has been offering Personal and Financial Services as well as Wellness Products, why are they getting into Telecom?
For the past few years, William Andreoli, FDI’s Founder and CEO has been searching for a means to take FDI globally. The health and wellness industry as we all know is an industry with intense competition amongst hundreds of networking companies. The Health and Wellness industry is a pretty big business with over $20 Billion in annual sales. Comparing that to another large industry, which is nearly twice the size of the Health and Wellness Industry, is that of Cosmetics. The Cosmetics Industry (Companies like Mary Kay Cosmetics, Arbonne International, Avon, etc) does approximately $55 Billion in annual sales! Both of these industries don’t even scratch the surface when it comes to the Telecom Industry. Telecom is a $4 Trillion industry worldwide, $1.3 Trillion or $1,300 Billion in the US alone! That’s 23 times LARGER than the cosmetics industry and a whopping 60 times larger than Health and Wellness! The bottom line is that we are part of one of the biggest industries in the WORLD, and we can do things that NO OTHER company can do – which means, unlike the Health and Wellness and Cosmetics Industries, WE HAVE NO COMPETITION!
Who is this Company that FDI International is Partnering up with?
Somewhat unknown to most network marketers in the USA, in 2008 a company called GI Connect began US operations. They were different from the other companies currently marketing services for others. The man behind GI Connect has 16 years in the Tele-Com industry, the last 6 running what may well be the world’s largest wireless MLM company. They are said to have over 800,000 distributors worldwide, and millions of customers in over 60 countries. It is quite unusual to see a company grow so large overseas and then come to the US.
On July 4th, 2009 Financial Destination Inc., a 6 year marketer of membership services to help consumers save money and control debt, announced that Kuba Farbiarz, the founder of GI Connect and the creator of its proprietary technology and worldwide communication platform, was joining with FDI for the pre-launch and formation of FDI International. FDI Owner, Bill Andreoli, introduced Kuba Farbiarz as the newest member of the corporate staff. The new service for FDI is scheduled for release on 14 August 2009. A few highlights of the new service are:
With Kuba’s proprietary technology, you are NOT having to deal with a startup company and all the potential problems that typically plague new companies.
So what makes FDI International so different?
FDI International is a TRUE Telecom company, not a reseller. This basically means “we own the tone”… or we own the network. When you pick up your telephone, the dial tone you hear is on OUR system, our network. FDI Int’l is a reseller ONLY in the area of cellular – for several reasons – but I’ll get into that later. The most important thing that makes us different from ALL other Telecom companies is that we touch ALL 7 areas of the Telecom Industry. There are only a handful of companies in the world can say that. The 7 areas of Telecom we touch are:
The bottom line is that when you build your business with FDI Int’l, you can profit from EVERY area of the Telecom Industry – you are not restricted to just one small piece.
Is FDI just another Cell Phone Service Company?
In the U.S., there are only 4 Major Nationwide Cellular providers here in the U.S. – those obviously being: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, & T-Mobile. There are 17 other Service providers, but they are regional and do not provide direct nationwide service. In addition, there are over 200 “virtual” cellular providers that simply re-sell the service of the other 21 companies. FDI International could easily create its own “virtual” provider company, but they choose to be up front and honest with people. They provide access to two major networks here in the U.S., AT&T and T-Mobile. These two companies already service over 100 Million consumers here in the U.S. and use the Global GSM standard service, currently in use by more than 80% of Cell Phone users worldwide – which also happens to be compatible with our proprietary phones and other equipment. Since FDI International is going global, it only makes sense to capitalize on 80% of the market worldwide instead of just a fraction of the other 20%.
There are those companies who tout their offerings of a 4th or 5th generation cellular service – All of the 220 plus companies offering Cellular Service all share the same stuff. The terms 3G, 4G, 5G and so on are totally arbitrary and don’t conform to any standard in the Telecom industry. If FDI International wanted, they could claim to offer 6G service or 10G or whatever.
Here’s the bottom line, when it comes to Cellular FDI International offers the service at a savings, with no contract, no credit check, and no junk fees through two of the largest networks in the U.S. They offer their “unlimited” plans at a substantial discount, but because of the fact that FDI International can integrate Cellular with their other proprietary technologies, they can transform even a “pay as you go” plan to an unlimited talk and text plan for as little as $10 a month. Now, if you want to know how that is possible, you’re going to have to join me at the annual convention!
There are other companies marketing VoIP. What makes FDI International different and how does the video calling work?
I believe this is another area of confusion in the marketplace. First off all VoIP is not created equally! FDI International has VoIP technology that can turn ANY touch tone telephone into a VoIP phone! Even your office PBX phone system! So with FDI International’s proprietary technology, ANY business can take advantage of VoIP cost savings without changing their phone equipment. The really thing that is unique is that FDI International’s VoIP technology let’s you connect at any internet speed, all the way down to dial-up. This is a huge advantage as all the other VoIP service providers can only operate on expensive broadband connection speeds. 40% of Americans who use the internet do not have broadband connections, and as such cannot take advantage of the cost savings of VoIP. What this means to you, the FDI rep, is that your VoIP market just expanded by millions of people across the country! And there is no competition!
As far as VoIP video calling, it blows me away to see some companies marketing and charging monthly fees for something you can get for FREE! Yes, I said FREE! With companies like Skype, someone with any web cam and microphone can connect a video call for no charge. Now, if you want to video call outside the U.S., it could get quite costly, especially from video phone to landline/cell phone. However, if you are on our network, video calls never cost more than a long distance call, and we have the best rates in the world! If both parties are on the FDI International network, the call is absolutely free! One of the other cool things that I found out is that you can video conference up to 23 people for FREE as well. And if you want simply THE BEST video phone available, with the latest in technology, FDI International has them available that blows away the competition. If you want to see one in action, meet me in Baltimore for the convention!
So if FDI International is not just a Cell Phone Service Provider, what else can they do that other Telecom companies can’t?
Can I use FDI International with my iPhone?
Yes you can, and with the unlimited voice, text and data, you’ll probably save close to if not more than $80 per month!
The iPhone is the best thing out there, isn’t it?
Well I thought the iPhone was the best thing since sliced bread and was about to go out and buy one until Steve Schulz himself told me otherwise during one of his latest trips to NH. I thought he was out of his mind, but then again, who am I to argue with “The $14 Million Dollar Man.” He told me that FDI International has a phone that makes the iPhone look like a silly toy. Some of the features of this phone include:
How do I become a FDI International Rep?
Well as of right now, here are the steps:
If you can think of any other questions that you may have, visit my contact page and let me know, I’ll see what I can find out for you!
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June 21, 2007 by dette101.
Hi folks, I’d like to start a dialog on how everyone is doing with their financial health and to see if everyone has their debt free cash millionaire dates?
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June 20, 2007 by dette101.
Summer is a lazy time for everyone, but it is the perfect time to work our businesses….folks begin thinking about what they would rather be doing than working…focus on the incredible business opportunity that FDI offers and you will be successful. We already know that we have great services, life changing services, we need to focus on the life changing opportunity that we have in front of us!
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