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Fun with Muppets and water at Sesame Place! |
Dear
Friends and Colleagues,
Having a kid is great for a lot of
reasons!
Here's one I didn't even think of until
last week... you have a legitimate excuse to go to Sesame Place!
I'll admit it. I LOVE Sesame
Street! The show started the same year I was born, and
we've been together ever since. So, the fact that the baby
is into the show is awesome!
I couldn't have been more proud
the day I said, "1... 2... 3!" and the baby laughed like The
Count (ah, ah ah!)!
So, while many of you were at Convention, we took young John to
Sesame Place. The fact that it
also happened to be old John's birthday was
purely a coincidence. :-)
It is hard to tell who had more fun, though.
Hopefully, those of you who went to Convention enjoyed it, as
well. However,
I would encourage you to look beyond the fun you
had and find the $1500 Idea.
The $1500 Idea is the thing you learned at Convention (that
you didn't know before), which, when applied to your
business,
will make you an additional $1500
in profit, above and beyond what you would have made anyway.
That way, the money you spent on Convention is a profitable
investment, rather than a large expense.
I hope you enjoy this month's newsletter.
Scroll down to find out how to win a complimentary Boot Camp
membership with our new card contest.
And don't forget to check out the new
Stamping Is My Business Blog!
Warmest
regards,

John
Sanpietro
Certified
Professional Development Coach
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The NEW Stamping Is My
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At the end of June, I
began beta-testing the new SIMB Blog (http://stampingismybusiness.typepad.com)
with a select group of stamping business owners.
After getting extensive
feedback and making all of the adjustments and
tweaks necessary, we rolled it out officially
last week.
If you haven't seen it
yet, go check it out. Then, check back
frequently because I post just about every day.
And, if you're looking
for a way to promote your own blog, comments
and trackbacks are always welcome and accepted.
Scroll down to learn about
the first BLOG CONTEST! The
winner receives a COMPLIMENTARY BOOT CAMP
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Bad Idea of the Month:
Offering To Match Any
Other Stamping Business Owner's Discount
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I've seen this in a few different places this month.
Stamping Business Owners who are willing to meet any
discount any other SBO is offering.
As you know, I'm not a big fan of
discounting product in the first place. Unless the
discount is a company-sponsored one, the entire discount
comes out of your pocket! Who needs that!?
If one of your fellow stamping
business owners wants to give up her profit and offer
ridiculous discounts, why would you want to follow her
down that road to unprofitability?
In addition to contributing to the devaluation of the
product (and, by association, you), you're simply
following that other person into the hole she's digging for
herself.
After all, if a fellow
stamping business owner jumped off a bridge, would you
follow her? :-)
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The Online Ordering
Boot Camp -
Space
Is Running Out |

Because so many of you took advantage of the Early Bird
Registration Discount for the Online Ordering Boot Camp,
there's actually a pretty good chance we're going to
have to close registration before the usual "day-of"
deadline.
If you're interested in learning
how to take full advantage of online ordering, maximize
your profits and avoid the common... and not-so-common
mistakes, I urge you to sign up ASAP!
For more information, or to
register, use the link below:
THE ONLINE ORDERING BOOT CAMP
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Win A Complimentary
Boot Camp Membership!
Enter the "We've
Moved!" Card Contest |
While
many of you were at Convention, in addition to visiting
Sesame Place (see above), we also moved.
Apparently, little boys require a surprising amount of
space!
To celebrate the move, and to initiate the new blog,
we're having a contest. Whoever creates the best
"We've Moved" or "Congratulations on Your New Home" card
will win a complimentary Boot Camp membership!
For details and deadlines, visit
The
SIMB Blog.
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Now Booking
Late 2008 and 2009
Live Presentations! |
"John
is the BEST business speaker in our profession!"
- Glenda Travelstead
The calendar is filling
up! We are now booking live presentation dates for
this Fall and Winter, as well as the rest of 2009.
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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Stamping
Business Q&A
Now That My
Company Is Adding Online Ordering, Do I Still
Need My Blog? |
Believe it or not, online
ordering means your blog is more important than ever!
We're going to go over this at
length during the upcoming
Online Ordering Boot Camp,
but, basically, you need
an interim step between
your marketing and the online ordering site.
That interim step is your blog, or,
more specifically, special pages set up within your blog.
The good news is, if you do it
right, online ordering should be very profitable for
you. So, the extra couple of dollars you continue
to spend on your blog should be an expense you can turn
a profit on.
(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... |
Once again, during Convention, I received
e-mails (and real-time text messages) from many of you recounting the
repetition of quite a few of the ideas and concepts detailed in my
books, CDs and Boot Camps. As always, I appreciate your support.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing during
the sessions! Does (my company) pay you for your ideas? If
not, they should!
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CC,
New York
Convention this year was John Sanpietro 101.
- MB, Texas
I don't understand why (my
company) prefers to deliver your ideas second-hand and incomplete,
rather than just have you come and speak directly to us.
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AS, New Jersey
I think (my company) has a plant in your
client base!
- DB, Idaho
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