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Permalink Reply by Pamela Bovaird on April 1, 2009 at 9:50pm

Hello. I went to your website and read your article. You are quite funny!

If you put that same amount of time and effort into calling all of those companies for about 4 months or so you should be bringing in some deals. Unfortunately, it is difficult to get into large companies with just a few phone calls. Unless your timing is just right, i.e. on a bad day for them, you will probably have to wait until their budgeting comes up for the next year.

Why don't you try targeting some medium sized companies too. Such as, mix it up a little. Contact medium and large sized companies instead of large companies only. I have been working on developing my own business for 4 years now, and it seems to me that it is easier to get steady good paying business from the medium sized companies. The larger companies are harder to get into and when you do get into them they are usually cutting the price way down because you are competing with so many others for their business.

I am not saying you won't get business from the larger companies. You will. But it will take longer in most cases. And when you do get it it may not be as rewarding as you thought it would be.

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Permalink Reply by Carlos Gil on April 2, 2009 at 12:16am

Hi Pamela,

Thanks for reading my article and thank you for the words of wisdom. I will certainly take your advice and shift gears to the medium business sector once I am done with the final three weeks of 30 employers in 30 days.

Carlos

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