Your business constantly needs new customers, new contacts, new people coming to you, to buy something from you, to join your club, etc. You've probably already tapped into your supply of acquaintances, family members, neighbors and other everyday contacts. So where do you find new business? Actually, it's all around you.

1. Standing in Line Ahead of You or Behind You--Lots of time is spent waiting in lines. The old saying about the Military ("Half of my time in the Army was spent standing in line") is even more true today, no matter where you go. I'm standing in a line at the bank, waiting for the next available tellers, and I strike up a conversation with the person standing next to me. He's as bored as I am. Conversation helps the time pass quickly, and who knows what may come from that contact I made at the bank? We enjoyed talking with each other and I gave him one of my cards.

2. Riding Home on a Bus--Occasionally I have to take a bus home from work. I get on and sit next to someone and we start talking. It's natural, it's comfortable and it's easy. People don't seem to mind a question from a stranger, like "Do you have the time?" or "Are you on your way home, too?" or "It turned out to be a pretty nice day today." One thing leads to another and I end up having met a person who expresses an interest in getting to know me better. He got one of my cards, too.

3. Meeting Someone New, at a Place of Business--I visit my local copy center quite regularly for printing, copying, etc. Other people are always there, too. We start talking, because they ask what I'm making so many copies for, or they ask about what I'm copying, or I ask them what THEY are copying. We talk, I explain my business, they explain what they're doing and we exchange business cards. I've made a new contact without really even trying.

4. Wrong Numbers Can Turn into Right Numbers--I answered the phone one day and heard a voice on the other end ask for me by name. I said, "This is Gary." The guy was trying to locate some other members of his family. He was just in town for a day and checked the phone book and called me. Just like that. We met at a local restaurant and talked about possible relatives. We discovered that we didn't have any common relatives, but we exchanged numbers and this guy and I just might do some business.

5. Friends of Other Friends--Everyone has a list of friends. You meet someone new, and more than likely, through them, you can meet still other new people. Give a party and ask your friends to invite their friends. Each person can be the contact to 10 or more others. Each of those people can be your contact to still many others.

Business is all around you. Talk to everyone who comes within 10 feet of you. Hand out your card to everyone you talk to. Show that you are friendly by talking to everyone you meet, or stand in line with, or sit next to. You never know what may result from meeting someone new.

Gary Christensen has written more than 100 articles just like this one. Buy 88 of his best reports in his "88 Shortcuts to Greater Mailorder Profits" for only $14.95. To receive Gary's latest free report, email him: garch7@peak.org

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Corvallis, OR 97330

      

         

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