Pastor Jeff, While I dont agree with the use of the "four letter word" I do agree with having options in your business. As you market to prospects you need to have something that fits into their lifestyle and needs. My business runs the gamut. I have a free option where the prospect becomes an apprentice and does their own marketing ( with my guidance if needed) and makes a commission on sales made. I even give them credit for sales made ( it goes towards their directors releases). The next option is with the tradition Coastal model. Many like this option as traditional Coastal has all tools needed to help you run your business. Recently I added the call center option as they allow you to get started as a marketing associate for as little as $69.95 to start then $49.95 a month. After one sale is made that $49.95 is waived. So they have no monthly fees other than buying leads. As they get started at the higher levels they still have no monthly website fees and work with a 1up system as opposed to a 2up system. Like Jeff I beleive in multiple streams. For so long many have pitted the groups against each other. Im all for bridging the gap. Why not be part of your own group but add the Coastal Closing Center option. For as little as a one time fee of $720 you get the use of a call center as a "profit center" for you. We all talk of time freedom. This is the ultimate in time freedom. As you are on vacation you still have a team making calls on your behalf. Does this mean you should stop doing what you are doing already? Of course not. If I run across someone looking to buy the package and have nothing to do with the business opportunity I will sell them a package retail through my traditional Coastal option. Choices. Thats what its about. Give the customer what they need and having different methods to deliver the product is key. Adam Frederick Internet Entrepreneur 302 613 4632 [email protected]
Hello Jeff, I'm glad to see you clarify the "once you get them in the door" part of the WCYS system, as there has been some confusion between them and The Coastal Closers, where you do NOT have to "get them in the door" first. I've seen a couple of site promoting WCYS as "the only coastal call center" ... which we all know isn't the case, but the confusion of HOW sales are made, is cleared up by understanding the difference between OUTBOUND and INBOUND call centers. We actually take the raw lead or form fill ... coming from the site our Members receive as part of their membership which is included with no monthly fees (I understand it's $50 a month or so with WCYS) and we make the first call to that prospect. We of course also will take the incoming calls ... but always felt the chance of someone not remembering the ID CODE or getting it wrong when they call in, was high enough to encourage a form fill response where the ID is literally stamped to the prospect was better. By removing the "pass up sales without pay" feature as well, we now have members earning money on their first sale, rather than drawing a blank on the first two sales made and ending up empty handed. Of course, anyone who is already in coastal now at any level gets preferred treatment and we do have special terms for them. Our mission is to make it as easy as possible for someone to join, get their feet wet and make the money they are after ... and it is working with these recent improvements to the system. For those who want to remain with the "Original Version" of Coastal I have added a Fee For Service Coaching Program that includes all three Directors Releases and 20 live one on one sessions. This comes from over 30 years of face to face selling and running businesses of our own, with yes, over a million dollars in income from Coastal alone, and 22 years as a Financial Planner. Anyone interested ... just holler off our site in my signature file or send a private message through this forum system. More than anything, I was glad to see you back Jeff, clarifying the issue of "once someone is in the door." Have a great week everyone ... Success is the journey, with the destinations giving us a brief pause until we miss the journey again.
Jeff, I joined Coastal in 2006 the traditional way and did not have any success. I definitely have not given up on it and would like to join the sales center. Can this be done? Thanks, Liz