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28 October 2011 | 14 replies
Testing a tracking and tweaking is the key to success in this business.Put out here what you have closed in the last year and the volume of letters sent and frequency.As Sharon says I believe in highly targeted and filtered marketing.Volume is the number one mistake you can make.Either your letter sucks and you send to everyone and get no calls or your letter is good and you get bombarded.You then develop a rep from then on of not handling your business.It's kind of like a new restaurant opening and having tons of people come in from the advertising and the restaurant becomes a circus with bad food and service and long waits.Smart restaurants do a small "soft open" with little advertising to wait on customers and see what main issues arise.Then when the big advertising and grand opening hits they still have problems but many have been ironed out and systems have been put in place.
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17 November 2011 | 12 replies
But a lot would have to be ironed out to set guide lines as who gets in and who doesn't.
17 May 2015 | 8 replies
Mine was cast iron not clay.
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10 May 2018 | 14 replies
etc), you'll be ready to strike when the iron's hot.
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19 September 2016 | 7 replies
I'm looking for some insight on The Iron Works Community in Sacramento - I'm interested in buying a rental unit.
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13 October 2016 | 6 replies
Older houses had cast iron pipes, the over the years galvanized pipe and then copper came into fashion.
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17 November 2016 | 8 replies
Iron sharpens iron.
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12 April 2020 | 5 replies
Ironically, I ended up starting a business in real estate....so best of both worlds....but that's just what happened for me.
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3 October 2015 | 5 replies
Guess i should speak to a local bank for better options, i just needed to get my plan ironed out before i spoke to anyone else. thank you for the advice i will look further into it
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2 January 2016 | 23 replies
(roof, cast iron plumbing, electrical, etc) Its also really important to have a grasp on the current lease situation.