[nabentre] Good morning all

Sun Jan 31 22:01:08 UTC 2010

If you find a way to make it simple, I will buy stock in you venture.

Loren Wakefield

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."  Dr. Forrest C. 
Shaklee

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
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Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all

> True, but one will generate a lot less interest being at home then perhaps
> out during a meet and greet or at a hospitality hour after service.
> Marketing is not a simple science that is for sure.
>
> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
> CEO/Founder
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> doing it."
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Loren Wakefield
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 4:16 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all
>
> I would say the only thing about a house of worship, is you would not want
> to make that the only reason for being therre.  But you can mention it to
> people when you are talking with them.  While it probably would not be
> appropriate during the meet and grett, one could use the after worship 
> time
> to do that.
>
> I also know though that it comes down to numbers.  Even the big chains do
> not get sales from all they target.  And they can reach many more people
> than we could ever hope to reach.
>
>
> Loren Wakefield
>
> "The best way to predict your future is to create it."  Dr. Forrest C.
> Shaklee
>
> www.shaklee.net/ultimatehealthwithtlc
>
> 319-433-0145 866-433-3969
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
> To: "'NFBnet NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List'" <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all
>
>
>> That does present a problem. How do we as blind people use cues such as
>> the
>> ones that incidental visual experiences or  such other sight based cues
>> generate for our sighted peers? I for one use my web site to do that, and
>> I
>> also make it a point of hosting a dialogue  or something where it is 
>> clear
>> that I am here to promote myself and what I offer. Would promotion 
>> through
>> houses of worship be possible? Or perhaps hosting an event at a local
>> watering hole or some like venue? One could in conjunction with a bar or
>> coffee shop co-host an event, it would serve our purposes of getting
>> traffic
>> and attention to our wares and would help the store vendor with traffic 
>> we
>> may generate on their behalf. Websites and making sure they are 
>> accessible
>> are one very important factor for the blind and our virtual way of 
>> selling
>> and marketing. Just a thought.
>>
>> Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
>> CEO/Founder
>> My Blind Spot, Inc.
>> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
>> New York, New York  10004
>> www.myblindspot.org
>> PH: 917-553-0347
>> Fax: 212-858-5759
>> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who 
>> is
>> doing it."
>>
>>
>> Visit us on Facebook LinkedIn
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabentre-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Loren Wakefield
>> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:57 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all
>>
>> It sounds like you have similar problems as we do.  My wife and I are
>> Independent Shaklee Distributors.  One way we are told to get new people
>> is
>> to talk to people.  I have asked this before, but how do you find people
>> to
>> talk with?  It's not just as simple as doing it.  When you are at a 
>> party,
>> how do you know from across the room, who is not currently engaged in a
>> conversation and approach them.  One with sight can just glance and tell
>> this.  How do you as a blind person compensate for this?  What 
>> alternative
>> technique do you use.  There have to be something to overcome this.  So
>> you
>> ask a very good question.
>>
>>
>> Loren Wakefield
>>
>> "The best way to predict your future is to create it."  Dr. Forrest C.
>> Shaklee
>>
>> www.shaklee.net/ultimatehealthwithtlc
>>
>> 319-433-0145 866-433-3969
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jennifer Aberdeen" <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List" <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 6:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Good morning all
>>
>>
>>> Hi Sheryl,
>>>
>>> how are you?
>>>
>>> I always see your advertizements on facebook. I will keep you in mind if
>>> I
>>
>>> should ever travel. I love to travel but never get to do it.
>>>
>>> To the rest of the list, I've been here for a while, but I don't post
>>> much. I'm an AVON Independent Sales Representative. I don't have much
>>> business, but it's not from lack of trying.
>>>
>>> When I ask other AVON Reps what they do to get the word out, they tell 
>>> me
>>> they advertize on Craig's list, Facebook/Myspace, local newspapers etc. 
>>> I
>>> do all that, and I still only have a few friends and relatives placing
>>> orders with me.
>>>
>>> Is there anything else I could do? I've networked with lots of people on
>>> facebook; I've handed out business cards, I've left my brochures in
>>> public
>>
>>> places.
>>>
>>> The weird thing is that through my website, anyone from anywhere in the
>>> US
>>
>>> can place an order and have it delivered directly to their door. I would
>>> think this would make it easier for them to order stuff, but only a
>>> handful of people do this.
>>>
>>> Comments, thoughts?
>>>
>>> Jen
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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