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Title: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 15, 2011, 11:52:34 am
Just curious, if you had a list of 500 strangers who were interested in making money online, could you pick up that 500 pound telephone and give them a call to tell them about Fusioncash?

How about if most of them had an answering machine instead of a real person?

Would it be worth it?

Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: Garydh on December 15, 2011, 11:59:34 am
Just curious, if you had a list of 500 strangers who were interested in making money online, could you pick up that 500 pound telephone and give them a call to tell them about Fusioncash?

How about if most of them had an answering machine instead of a real person?

Would it be worth it?

Yes, if you can get past the answering machines


Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: mynevaeh on December 15, 2011, 12:06:54 pm
Absolutely not, I would personally feel like a telemarketer and that I am just hounding people.  And if if I don't like getting calls like that myselfI would not want to be the one on the other end of that phone line.  Even though I am not selling anything do you really thing they will stay on the line long enough to hear me say that? Highly doubtful.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 15, 2011, 12:27:51 pm
Absolutely not, I would personally feel like a telemarketer and that I am just hounding people.  And if if I don't like getting calls like that myselfI would not want to be the one on the other end of that phone line.  Even though I am not selling anything do you really thing they will stay on the line long enough to hear me say that? Highly doubtful.
That's the challenge, to set yourself apart from the ordinary telemarketer by what you say. I find a good percentage are happy to talk to you if you get the conversation started by asking about THEM first.

I am finding the last few months especially, the Internet is making drastic changes and the old days of pasting a link or banner somewhere to get referrals is ancient history. If anyone wants to succeed in the future, they are going to have to take on new ideas to get there.

Garydh that's the easy part, you just leave a message that makes them WANT to call you back.

Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: d1cheetah on December 15, 2011, 12:35:46 pm
tricky part is after you interest them in the site, you gotta get them to give you their email address so you can send them a link that will credit you for their participation.  Also, once you mention the site name, they may just do a search and sign up without you.  Either way fushion cash will grow.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 15, 2011, 01:00:24 pm
tricky part is after you interest them in the site, you gotta get them to give you their email address so you can send them a link that will credit you for their participation.  Also, once you mention the site name, they may just do a search and sign up without you.  Either way fushion cash will grow.

Simple to work around, I bought a domain name that is easy to give over the phone and send them there. Then I share enough to get them to click my banner from there. I agree it's not a perfect solution, but it works.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: premar16 on December 15, 2011, 01:44:37 pm
tricky part is after you interest them in the site, you gotta get them to give you their email address so you can send them a link that will credit you for their participation.  Also, once you mention the site name, they may just do a search and sign up without you.  Either way fushion cash will grow.
Thats the problem im having I let people know anout fusion cash and they just look it up themselves and join
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: footemama on December 15, 2011, 01:58:36 pm
I might if I actually sat down and figured out approximately how much I could make from it. Hoping that everyone that signed up would cash out at least once.

At work we have a call list of previous customers with children's birthdays and things (photography studio). When we do this we usually offer a 50% off coupon that is good for the entire portrait purchase no minimum. Out of 300ish people maybe 10 people will schedule an appt and of those 10 people only 1/3 to 1/2 will actually keep their appt. I do this because it is a part of my job but it takes me between 10 and 12 hours to make all these calls and then we only end up with 3 to 5 appts. Since I get paid an hourly wage and not commission it doesn't make a difference but if I was making commission I would probably not use this method because it just isn't worth it. :)
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: catherinedwhite on December 15, 2011, 02:02:25 pm

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Thats the problem im having I let people know anout fusion cash and they just look it up themselves and join
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This can be solved by buying a domain name that is easy to remember then linking it to your
Fusion Cash referral link.

How About "I Like Free Money.com"
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 15, 2011, 02:33:22 pm
Thats the problem im having I let people know anout fusion cash and they just look it up themselves and join
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This can be solved by buying a domain name that is easy to remember then linking it to your
Fusion Cash referral link.

How About "I Like Free Money.com"
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That's a great idea, but that name is taken. You could get PickUpFreeMoney.com
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: gafee2001 on December 16, 2011, 11:16:52 am
I know I could, especially if these people were already interested in the making money online thing. These people would be more unlikely to have an issue with you informing them about the service. My concern would be annoying uninterested people which is not an issue in your thought experiment.


Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 16, 2011, 01:00:25 pm
I know I could, especially if these people were already interested in the making money online thing. These people would be more unlikely to have an issue with you informing them about the service. My concern would be annoying uninterested people which is not an issue in your thought experiment.

It's not just a thought experiment, I am actually doing it.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: sigmapi1501 on December 16, 2011, 02:31:05 pm
My current method of getting referrals is still working.   When I am active on fusioncash I'm putting in minimal time to earn referrals.  I just don't feel that the time to make the phone calls and close would be worth the three dollars.  Now if all of them cashed out every month, now we are talkin'

Please keep us updated on your adventures, I'm curious to see if this will work.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 16, 2011, 02:59:18 pm
My current method of getting referrals is still working.   When I am active on fusioncash I'm putting in minimal time to earn referrals.  I just don't feel that the time to make the phone calls and close would be worth the three dollars.  Now if all of them cashed out every month, now we are talkin'

Please keep us updated on your adventures, I'm curious to see if this will work.

I certainly agree with that, but I get $50 each instead of three. The only time I send them to Fusioncash is when they say they would love to get involved but they are flat broke. In 3 months they can make a few bucks to get started earning real money.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: sigmapi1501 on December 16, 2011, 03:12:28 pm
Ahhhhh, then of course I'd do it.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: Garydh on December 16, 2011, 04:11:24 pm
Absolutely not, I would personally feel like a telemarketer and that I am just hounding people.  And if if I don't like getting calls like that myselfI would not want to be the one on the other end of that phone line.  Even though I am not selling anything do you really thing they will stay on the line long enough to hear me say that? Highly doubtful.
That's the challenge, to set yourself apart from the ordinary telemarketer by what you say. I find a good percentage are happy to talk to you if you get the conversation started by asking about THEM first.

I am finding the last few months especially, the Internet is making drastic changes and the old days of pasting a link or banner somewhere to get referrals is ancient history. If anyone wants to succeed in the future, they are going to have to take on new ideas to get there.

Garydh that's the easy part, you just leave a message that makes them WANT to call you back.



You have been around this type of business long enough to learn some of the ins and outs. It is refreshing to hear you advice and wisdom. I appreciate your advice as I know so do many others in this forum. Keep up the good work. God Bless and Merry Christmas
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: premar16 on December 16, 2011, 04:18:40 pm
I would be willing the problem is im still trying to find the right audience
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: schoolvan on December 17, 2011, 04:55:08 am
No I have trouble with that I just can't do it for some reason. 
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: mmegel on December 17, 2011, 04:46:08 pm
If they were already interested in making money online then I see nothing wrong with it but personally I probably wouldn't do it.  I used to work in real estate before my kids were born and I quit to stay home with them.  9 time out of 10, nothing comes from cold calling.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 17, 2011, 04:56:28 pm
If they were already interested in making money online then I see nothing wrong with it but personally I probably wouldn't do it.  I used to work in real estate before my kids were born and I quit to stay home with them.  9 time out of 10, nothing comes from cold calling.
If I get one out of 10 to put money in my pocket, I would do it all day!!!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: premar16 on December 17, 2011, 05:04:29 pm
I would do simply cause if one person says yes then youu have a refferal/client we did that when were opening a new family clinic and half the people responded and only half of them became clients but that was a good way to start the business
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 17, 2011, 07:18:35 pm
I would do simply cause if one person says yes then youu have a refferal/client we did that when were opening a new family clinic and half the people responded and only half of them became clients but that was a good way to start the business

It still is a good way to build a business.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: longleggedgiraffe on December 18, 2011, 03:35:02 am
Someone said they would feel like a telemarketer. It really woulnt be telemarketing if it was a targeted lead.They would already be interested in making money online and it doesn't cost them anything to sign up. But, Im not a cold caller. I have never been good with initiating conversation so no I wouldnt Cold Call...
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: webe4angels on December 18, 2011, 04:44:44 am
I would say most definitely.

If you want something you need to work for it.  Nothing in life is free...

My opinion here is.. so many people do not know about this awesome site and of course others.. They do not realize how easy it is to do what we do here online.  Yes it takes a little time, but with everything in life.. it pays off.

I would and do tell everyone I am able to.. and reword all the facts.. etc.. till it clicks.  If I can show them how easy it is.. It completes my day. 

They just need to take that chance to try....

 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 18, 2011, 05:03:16 am
Someone said they would feel like a telemarketer. It really woulnt be telemarketing if it was a targeted lead.They would already be interested in making money online and it doesn't cost them anything to sign up. But, Im not a cold caller. I have never been good with initiating conversation so no I wouldnt Cold Call...

Most people are not good at lots of things until they find out how easy they really are.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: premar16 on December 18, 2011, 01:13:16 pm
if a person were to do this where do you suggest they start :notworthy:
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 18, 2011, 04:47:47 pm
if a person were to do this where do you suggest they start :notworthy:

I would suggest they start right here saving up the $50 it takes to get in, then contact me.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: premar16 on December 18, 2011, 05:18:06 pm
cool so by my next payout i should be able to be ready to contact you i think this is a wonderful idea
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: firestorm420 on December 20, 2011, 12:37:16 pm
Just curious, if you had a list of 500 strangers who were interested in making money online, could you pick up that 500 pound telephone and give them a call to tell them about Fusioncash?

How about if most of them had an answering machine instead of a real person?

Would it be worth it?


I dont quite understand your question.. what do you mean pick up a 500 pound telephone?

And if you already new for a fact that these 500 strangers were interested and wanting to make money online, why would you not refer them to FC? I mean I wouldnt call a bunch of random people to try n pitch them on it, but if I knew they were already interested, then why not?
Thats like saying you know a guy who wants an HDTV and you know of a store that has them on sale, why wouldnt you tell him about it?
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 20, 2011, 02:02:37 pm
Just curious, if you had a list of 500 strangers who were interested in making money online, could you pick up that 500 pound telephone and give them a call to tell them about Fusioncash?

How about if most of them had an answering machine instead of a real person?

Would it be worth it?


I dont quite understand your question.. what do you mean pick up a 500 pound telephone?

And if you already new for a fact that these 500 strangers were interested and wanting to make money online, why would you not refer them to FC? I mean I wouldnt call a bunch of random people to try n pitch them on it, but if I knew they were already interested, then why not?
Thats like saying you know a guy who wants an HDTV and you know of a store that has them on sale, why wouldnt you tell him about it?

The 500 pound telephone is an old analogy used in marketing circles to describe why people won't make calls to strangers. Remember, what I said was they are interested in making money, not specifically in Fusioncash. It's like a guy that wanted to have some entertainment at home and you need to at least suggest he look at HDTV as the solution to his problem.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: Garydh on December 20, 2011, 05:31:24 pm
Just curious, if you had a list of 500 strangers who were interested in making money online, could you pick up that 500 pound telephone and give them a call to tell them about Fusioncash?

How about if most of them had an answering machine instead of a real person?

Would it be worth it?



Yes or the other thing is you could go to the gym and start lifting weights to build up your strength for that telephone. Merry Christmas Old Buddy Your advice is great!
I dont quite understand your question.. what do you mean pick up a 500 pound telephone?

And if you already new for a fact that these 500 strangers were interested and wanting to make money online, why would you not refer them to FC? I mean I wouldnt call a bunch of random people to try n pitch them on it, but if I knew they were already interested, then why not?
Thats like saying you know a guy who wants an HDTV and you know of a store that has them on sale, why wouldnt you tell him about it?

The 500 pound telephone is an old analogy used in marketing circles to describe why people won't make calls to strangers. Remember, what I said was they are interested in making money, not specifically in Fusioncash. It's like a guy that wanted to have some entertainment at home and you need to at least suggest he look at HDTV as the solution to his problem.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: GramPolly3 on December 20, 2011, 05:50:53 pm
I'd rather do it online in some fashion. Bugging people on the phone is not my thing and I don't think the return would be worth it
Are you saying you charge people $50 to join FC??? I don't understand where the $50 comes from that you say you get rather than the usual $3.
Title: Re: Would you Cold Call leads to get referrals?
Post by: oldbuddy on December 20, 2011, 06:07:33 pm
I'd rather do it online in some fashion. Bugging people on the phone is not my thing and I don't think the return would be worth it
Are you saying you charge people $50 to join FC??? I don't understand where the $50 comes from that you say you get rather than the usual $3.
No I'm saying that I don't just tell them about Fusioncash.