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Jason
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# Posted: 11 Apr 2007 18:31
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Hello,
I've been researching Coastal and I feel it's the best business for me. I've been in network marketing/mlm in previous years and have had mediocre success with it building an organization to over 600 people in a few months.
However, the money for my efforts were pathetic to say the least.
I'm looking for a good "mentor" to help me build a solid Coastal business. I have yet to join, so I am not someone who's looking to simply get your "marketing strategy", I will be joining very soon... Just need to partner up with the right person is all.
You don't need to sell me on the business, I'm already sold. Why should I join with you and YOUR team?
I'm not huge on calling people either. So I plan on using the call center, at least at first, until I can spit out the companies packages and policys in my sleep 
So tell me... What does you and your team do that will help me succeed?
And btw... It shouldn't be hard to make my first two sales either as I have a work at home list of over 20,000 people. NOT BOUGHT! Every single one has filled out their info on MY opt in page and was added to my autoresponders 
Anyhow... Appreciate any and all responses!
Thanks,
Jason
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Chaz T
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2007 04:54
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Wow congrats on your list...
I'm not involved with coastal but I just wanted to welcome you and wish you the best. I'm sure someone will respond too your inquiry.
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luvtravel
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2007 07:31 � Edited by: luvtravel
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Hi Jason I sent you a PM. You're right about one thing, going with WCYS call center is an excellent choice and this coming from someone who is with the call center. Their training gives you some valuable unique ideas for marketing Coastal vacation packages.
Good luck in your search, read my PM and I am certain you will find the right Director to go with.
Terri
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roger
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2007 08:11 � Edited by: roger
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Hey Jason,
Welcome to the forum and the Call Center, the group I am with. You've made a great decision, good luck!
I've also sent you a PM.
Roger
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hsimpsonjr
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2007 08:45
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I bet Jason is getting hit with a BUNCH of PM's. lol It's great to see you choos the call center, Jason!
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jlDunn
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2007 13:27
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Hi Jason,
And congratulations on your decision to change your life with Coastal!!
When choosing your mentor, I would suggest making sure that you talk personally with the people that you think would fit you....You need to be sure that you connect with your director, and am comfortable with them!
Again, I would like to say congrats, and I wish you all the success in your business!
Lindsay
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ibizniz
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2007 16:13
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Hello Jason
so how many responses have you received?
Interviewing your prospective director is very important. Every director brings something else to the table, free websites, free tools, different marketing resources etc
Once you are in coastal it can be expensive to change groups.
You will love Coastal, it has been my home for over 5 1/2 yrs
Good luck to you
cheers
maria Porter
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Jason
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2007 22:50
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Chaz,
Thank you, it took a couple years to do so, but it's been a great asset
luctravel,
I appreciate your pm and kind wishes!
roger,
It seems that the call center gets quite the praise... Good to see that! Thank you for your pm as well.
hsimpsonjr,
Your pm got me thinking... Good to see people who care
jlDunn,
I will be sure and do that! I couldn't agree with you more. I will definitely be taking the time to choose the best director for me.
ibizniz,
Believe it or not, not as many as I thought I would coming out saying basically... I'm joining. lol I think 5 total so far.
5 1/2 years is a long time. Good to see persistence. Most unfortunately just don't flat out have the patience or drive to succeed.
Appreciate everyones replies so far! Anyone else?
Thanks,
Jason
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ibizniz
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2007 23:44
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Hello Jason
funny post, that's the way to do it, answer everyone at the same time
Once you find your WHY...why do you want and need to succeed, it is easy.
Mine was to stay at home, I was tired of being a physical therapist, I wanted to stay at home to raise our son and get his grades up from D- (he's an A honor roll now)
I sold 11 packages in 14 days, i was motivated to do well...
and the rest as the cliche goes, is all history....
anyway, coastal is here, and whenever you decide to take the bull by the horns, you will reap the rewards
Hope this helps
maria
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goldmills
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# Posted: 13 Apr 2007 02:03
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Jason,
I'll be your mentor, if you'll have me
I just made a million in 3 years with Coastal. I might have a trick or two to show ya.
But ya, check it all out.
Jeff
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roger
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# Posted: 13 Apr 2007 11:02
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Although I can't say I've done quite as well as Jeff yet, I know how to make money and I will show you how I do it.
There isn't one person in this forum who couldn't help you, it really depends on who you connect with and who you feel will go that extra mile for you. Good luck Jason.
Roger
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susaneng
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# Posted: 14 Apr 2007 04:55
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Hi Jason,
I would recommend talking to each director and see which one fits with you. Many times signing up with a director gets you connected to several directors.
Best of success to you,
Susan
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# Posted: 16 Apr 2007 12:11
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Jason,
Pls check out my website (in my sig line) and find out why we are different then any other group. Check all groups out that way you can make an intelligent decision.
Coastal is a great program wichever group you will join!
cw
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sglas
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# Posted: 17 Apr 2007 15:14
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I just joined Coastal but I wish I would have done my homework as I didn't realize there were so many different groups and ways of doing the biz. Jeff, I looked at your site and it sounds like the way you do the biz would be more to my liking as I do not really like talking to prospects. Would I really have to only advertize and bring the prospect to you or a system? I am going to be really bummed if that is the case.
Any advice?
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hsimpsonjr
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2007 00:37
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Sglas,
with the call center you advertise and train your new members and sometimes you will have to talk to prospects simply because they will want to talk to you.
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susaneng
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2007 03:13
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Welcome to Coastal Jason! You picked a great team to join. Wishing you lots of success!
Susan
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ibizniz
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2007 13:02
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Hello
with the call center, the ones who have the success, DO PICK UP THE PHONE to introduce themselves. If you don't you are likely to lose that prospect to a director who has picked up the phone and has plugged you into the call center under his/her ID.
Once a prospect has had the call center call them (whether they have requested it or not) then they are obligated to join under that director. The prospect will be tagged to that director for 30 days.
Even if the prospect does not wish to join under that director....
So, speedy is the name of the game, especially if the prospect has signed in under a few sites to get information.
I think many who have joined the call center have lost sales to other directors using the call center because they have not realised just how other directors are working the system.
Just because a prospect is in your database, it does not mean that they belong to you.
hope this helps
Cheers
maria Porter
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hsimpsonjr
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2007 13:16
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Very good point, Maria! Plus, there are many prospects who will opt in to several websites of call center members and until that person does call in they are fair game for anyone. I have had this happen a couple of times. I had one guy opt in to 4 members and my own site. He actually contacted some of those members and wanted to talk but he never would return calls. Three different members called me wanting to set up threeway calls with this guy so it could have gotten a little hard to deal with if he had actually joined. This doesn't happen very often and it could happen to anyone in Coastal, not just call center members but it is something to keep in mind.
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luvtravel
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2007 16:45
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Quoting: ibizniz with the call center, the ones who have the success, DO PICK UP THE PHONE to introduce themselves. If you don't you are likely to lose that prospect to a director who has picked up the phone and has plugged you into the call center under his/her ID. Once a prospect has had the call center call them (whether they have requested it or not) then they are obligated to join under that director. The prospect will be tagged to that director for 30 days. Even if the prospect does not wish to join under that director.... So, speedy is the name of the game, especially if the prospect has signed in under a few sites to get information. I think many who have joined the call center have lost sales to other directors using the call center because they have not realised just how other directors are working the system.
Maria,
Can you explain please.
I am not understanding at all.
It's not you I just don't understand who we should call and introduce ourselves to
or
who the call center is calling etc etc....
Sorry
Terri
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beckie1229
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2007 17:30
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Terri, when folks opt in, we get their contact info posted in our back office.
Our automated emails urge them to call the call center, and if they do, we get notes from the call center staff keeping us updated on a purchase.
However, it's nice to call them yourself, just quickly, to make a personal connection. Some people need that personal invitation to call the call center.
For example, let's use me. I opted into Dawn's site. I got her automated email (with my free vacation in it!) AND an email she wrote personally. At that time she had to pass me up to Harold so Harold called me that day too. I learned a bit about both of them and they about me.
So, by the end of the day I had made a connection with Dawn, and with Harold. I got onto the Q and A call b/c the emails gave me the number and times and then I researched other teams for a few days, but decided that WCYS was for me. I made Dawn and Harold aware of when i could join because I had to wait until my tax return was at least on the way. I know Harold called the call center to update them on my intentions so that when I called in, they'd know a little.
When the time came, I called the call center kind of to interview them, to see how they talked to people, and I asked a few questions. I made payment arrangements w/ Harold being he had just set up his merchant acct. the day before. then the call center called me to help me get my site going, and let me know what to do when my packages arrived.
So Maria is saying that a person like me may have opted into 3 or 4 teams' systems, and may need a push in the right direction and the one who calls them first may just get the purchase.
The call center does not call for us, they TAKE calls. If we have spoken to a prospect and qualified them, we can tell the call center and in some cases, they will make a call for us. That was mentioned on another thread.
Hope this helps clear things up.
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luvtravel
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2007 17:39
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Ohhh, thanks Beckie!
YES, that did explain it.
Terri
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CoastalToday
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# Posted: 18 Apr 2007 21:29
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For those who don't know, there is a Call Center that will actually make outbound calls and not wait for people to call in.
However, it is still a very good idea to connect with anyone who shows an interest in Coastal - it is really all about helping others to succeed while you grow your own business.
In my case, even though my membership began with the Call Center, I still moved forward into retail selling, which is my focus.
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roger
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# Posted: 19 Apr 2007 00:44
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Quoting: ibizniz Once a prospect has had the call center call them (whether they have requested it or not) then they are obligated to join under that director. The prospect will be tagged to that director for 30 days. Even if the prospect does not wish to join under that director
Hi Maria,
Are you certain about this? Surely the prospect has a choice. That sounds like the prospect is forced to work under a specific Director without free will should they decide to join.
Roger
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hsimpsonjr
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# Posted: 19 Apr 2007 09:00
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Roger,
This is a policy of the call center. If someone calls in with an ID number then they are tagged to that person for 30 days because the person placing the ad attracted them to the call center. If the person doesn't want to join under that person for what ever reason they can either wait 30 days and use another ID or they could probably call in and use a different phone number and their middle name or something like that. The rule helps members get a return on their advertising dollar and helps cut down on people that just jump around with several members ID numbers just to find one that will cut them a deal or something like that.
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roger
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# Posted: 19 Apr 2007 17:49
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Cheers Harold,
Roger
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matiasmommy
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2007 13:01
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I just find it very interesting to note that serious people in this business everywhere, regardless of the group they are in DO actually CALL people! As someone recently said to me, if you want success you really can't hide yourself away.
Interesting about that 30 day policy, though. I can see how it makes sense for existing business owners who put a lot of time and funding into advertising, but at the same time it seems a shame at least from the perspective of the potential business owner. Most people want to get started RIGHT NOW when they see a fit (and statistically within 7 days) not meet the right director for them and then wait 30 days because they opted into someone elses system?
Is there a way with the call centre that you can get them started with their training and system while they wait that required period if they did opt in with someone else?
Cheers
Jani Teeter
L3 Director, CSG
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hsimpsonjr
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2007 13:41
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Jani,
everything is tied to the phone number. Technically, they could call in with another phonenumber and change who they wanted to join under but also, if the person just explains to the call center and the advertising director that they would like to join under someone else and that they are serious about getting started quickly then I feel sure that something could be worked out. Nobody wants someone on their team if they really don't want to be there.
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# Posted: 29 Apr 2007 13:41
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Jani,
Quoting: matiasmommy I just find it very interesting to note that serious people in this business everywhere, regardless of the group they are in DO actually CALL people!
Not really. I'm with my group since end of Feb and I did not have to call nobody. Actually they calling me if they need more informations and for payment. I DID not maid any phone call since I'm in with our group's program. And I'm L2 Director already. I don't need hrs and hrs of training-- this is just not for me. But I had my package and got comfortable with it. I think lot's of Director over compicate this business..
But only thing count is we MAKE MONEY!
Cheers,
cw
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