Edition 276 Monday April 5th 2015
Hi,the
Jones home at 48 the beach morphed into holiday program last Thursday night as
we got right into the extended Easter break.Crikey we have just got over the
Christmas /New Year indulgence and we were back into it Easter Bunny style with
far too many hot cross buns dripping in butter!,choc easter eggs with hollow
and sweet liquid centres and not forgetting the special medicine for parents
once the dustmites in the district were tucked up in bed…hmm back to the gym
big time tomorrow!!
Fletcher says; dance like no one
is watching it’s the best and only way and its ok if you want to wear one of
your Mothers dresses!! Crikey I hope that’s just a phase!!
Google
map and GPS is all very well but what ever happened to the Wises map in the
car?? I was trying to find a place the other day and reverted to my trusty book
of maps and ended up finding my destination quicker than google or gps could
deliver….in my day and today this is the best way!!!
Being
a rubbish and recycling man is a thrilling occupation!!Everyday I see stuff in
the rubbish that I know I can do something with or that I know someone else
could use….the trick is recovering it without putting myself or others at risk.
Sometimes you just cant save the item from its landfill fate but other times
like last week I managed to secure a diamond in the rough. Yes a wonderful
white cane chair to perfectly match my white cane bedside table in our guest
room.Sure it didn’t look as great as when I first rescued it once I got it home
but it will come up beauty!!Well lets face it if it doesn’t I will be in
trouble and with the Blues playing so badly I have to find other things to do while
‘Coronation Street’ and ‘The Batchelor’!! are dominating the sports channel!!
I
hope you had an awesome and safe Easter break with family and friends….Cheers
Jonesey!
Harry and the Hendersons reckon
freedom campers need to carry a doggy poo bag too!!!
“There is only one thing in the world worse
than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” — Lord
Henry, The Picture Of Dorian Grey
I have often
talked about the importance of referrals in business.
Companies pay
out thousands and thousands on advertising and direct marketing campaigns yet
the most effective form of advertising and marketing is often word of mouth.
I had a classic
case last week when I referred a business acquaintance of mine to another who
was looking for an expert company to look after a particular problem for him.
I thought nothing
more of this at the time except feeling pretty good about being able to pass on
the name and details of someone I knew would look after my friend famously.
The upshot of
this is that the two people I put together did talk and organise to do business
with each other on a specialised project that will be worth plenty to them
both.
The best thing
about this is the company I recommended to my friend rang me to engage our
services for the project in a contract that will also be lucrative and
rewarding for us.
So by passing on
the details of a company we work with to another friend they ended up doing
business but we also got some business from the move…..and that ladies and
gentlemen is how referrals work!!!!
No money changes
hands to do the deal but plenty changes hands once the deal is done and all parties
prosper!!!!
So your
challenge for the coming week is to ask for and give referrals of trusted and
proven suppliers or people you deal with. I gurantee it improves your results
and those of your company and the companys or people you refer others to. It is
a simple and very successful way of operating!!
“Customers acquired
through word-of-mouth spend 2x more and make 2x as many referrals themselves”. Jim Rohn
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