Are You Creating a Sale or A Customer?

by Joshua Black
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There is an old business saying that goes: “it is only a sale until they come back, then it’s a customer” There is so much value in the little sentence… make sure you read that puppy a couple times. This is something that I know I have been guilty of in the past, so I’m sure [...]

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Fear Marketing- How to Get Your Emails Opened

by Joshua Black
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If you own any kind of business that has at least a tiny web presence, then you are probably sending out emails to your customers. Whether you are contacting them on a frequent basis (just like us at the Underdog Millionaire) or you are occasionally sending them something to remind them you are alive, you [...]

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How NOT to Sell- Courtesy of Uncle Rico

by Joshua Black
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The most FORTUNATE thing happened to me last Friday. It was the most perfect learning experience and I could not pass it up. While I was busy minding my own business at home, a guy the looked just like Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite came to my house to try and sell me something. …this is GOOD stuff. [...]

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The One, Sure-Fire Thing You Can Do to Get Rich

by Joshua Black
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There is so much hype on the Internet and everywhere else that there might be a money-making opportunity. When you are trying to pursue a REAL business goal, sometimes it feels like you are are wasting your time, doesn’t it? I mean, when you hear about all of the gurus and overnight success stories of [...]

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Small Business Consulting: A Six-Figure Marketing Firm That Needed a Little Help

by Joshua Black
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No matter where you are in the life of your business, everyone can use a little help. When you are the business owner, you see everything through a pair of rose-colored glasses and there may be a huge pile of hidden marketing assets right in front of your eyes. …but you will never see them, [...]

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Sales Letters- 4 Ninja Tricks to Get Your Direct Mail Opened Almost 100 Percent of The Time

by Joshua Black
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Every day when the working class of the world gets home, a terrible thing happens for direct mail marketers, something so horrible that I don’t even want to talk about it. …the daily sorting of the mail. It’s something that has been done since the first caveman got a postcard from his grandmother on vacation [...]

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7 Critical Reasons Why You Want to Use Direct Marketing to Sell Your Stuff

by Joshua Black
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If you are trying to boost the sales of your product or service, and the methods that you are currently using have not really done your sales level much justice, then you might want to consider using direct marketing. Direct marketing is the process where you are selling to one customer at one time, just [...]

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Why I No Longer Do Joint Ventures or Sell Affiliate Products

by Joshua Black
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Since it’s Friday, I thought that I would stir up the pot a little and give ya’ll something to think about for the weekend. I’m going to tell you why I no longer believe in, or sell joint ventures or affiliate products. Yep, I know that is probably going to upset a lot of people [...]

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The Birthday Roundup-Other Blogs I REALLY Like

by Joshua Black
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Today’s post is going to be the last of the birthday blog posts. I thought I would share a few blogs with you that I think are really going the extra mile. These guys (and gals) don’t just re-hash the current flavor-of-the-month content that can be seen on many of the blogs out there. Instead, [...]

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Small Business Consulting- One Hour Grows a Garage Door Empire

by Joshua Black
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Today is day 3 of the Underdog Millionaire Birthday Extravaganza Week, and it’s all about small business consulting. I want to start out by thanking all of you for the great comments in yesterday’s first birthday post. Just in case you are just tuning in, don’t think you have missed out on all the fun, [...]

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Happy 1st Birthday Underdog Millionaire Blog-A Year in Re-Cap

by Joshua Black
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Well, today is the FIRSTofficial birthday of the Underdog Millionaire Blog. We’re celebrating all week and I thank everyone for all of the pre-birthday wishes yesterday. It has been quite a year over here at the Underdog Millionaire. I’ve made a ton of new friends, created some great new products to help you grow your [...]

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