Monthly Archives: November 2010

Being Thankful Long After the Leftovers Are Gone

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed time with their family and friends. I had the opportunity to catch up on some reading and came across an article that was written in the WSJ that talked about being thankful long after the turkey leftovers are gone. Well, that got me thinking about what I can do to help you give back to your clients. So, with today being Cyber Monday I want to introduce you to an online gift giving program I am a distributor for.

Welcome to Ribbon! Ribbon will make your giving back and saying thanks to your clients easy. It is also, great for finding a gift for those that are difficult to buy for.

All you have to do is:

Choose one of the amazing Ribbon Gift Collections, by going to www.ordermygift.com and seeing all that is to offer. You can base it on price, occasion, interest, etc.
Make your purchase through me by e-mailing (dave@davemcgarry.com) me your order.
Then give the Gift Collection to your recipient to redeem for their perfect gift.

And, it’s a breeze for your recipient to redeem.

They just:

1. Enter their Gift Card redemption number at OrderMyGift.com.

2. Select their perfect gift online.

3. Nothing more! In less than two weeks, their gift arrives free

of charge – right on their doorstep

Price list is attached since www.ordermygift.com doesn’t show prices. Which is great since your recipient will not see how much you spent. The Variety Card is great for teachers, co-workers, or for those you just don’t know what to get. It has a variety of different gifts to choose from such as an I-Pod dock, workout equipment, etc. It’s only $30 and you can buy five for the price of four.

Give the Gift of Ribbon and your appreciate and thanks will be shown to your clients. Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you!

Dave McGarry

A Turkey Sized Marketing and Sales Tip for You

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Happy Thanksgiving Eve to everyone! Today I want to bring you a quick video blog that has a turkey sized marketing and sales tip to help your business. Be safe in your travels and we will see you on the flip side.

Coach Dave

Have Fun this Thanksgiving

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I know many of you are traveling already this week to spend time with family and friends, so I thought this week’s guest post would involve something a little different and lighter in terms of content. Let me introduce you to Sean Stephenson. I was sent this video from Ryan Lee and it really made my day. I hope you enjoy and be sure to bookmark it and play it when you need a little pick me up.

Coach Dave

Are you remarkable

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Let me ask you a question, “If you were driving down the road and saw a cow, would you stop?” No, you have seen thousands of cows before, but “what if you were continuing to drive down the road and saw a purple cow, would you stop?” Maybe, or at least slow down and see what the heck is that. What I am getting at here today, on another edition of Open Blog Friday, is the idea of being remarkable! Yesterday, someone whom I follow on Facebook shared this video by Seth Godin and I remembered hearing him back at IHRSA several years ago talking about this idea. I have posted the video for you below but want to talk briefly today about how being remarkable can make a difference in your life and business.

The video takes place back in 2003 but is still completely relevant. Probably, even more so today! Why? Well, for one, the club market has become saturated and consumers have way too many choices. And secondly, consumers have a ton of choices and want to be inspired by something new and different. This is why you need to differentiate your product and service. Otherwise, if consumers don’t see a difference they will have no other choice but to make it about price. Now, if we leave it up to being all about price, we are destined to fall as an industry. Here is where being remarkable comes into play!

All right, I have posted the video below and want you to watch it. Now, as you are watching it, begin to think of ways you can become remarkable? Think of ways you can stand out from the herd and be something that people want to belong to. If we all put a little more effort into being remarkable this world we be a better place!

If you have examples of how you or your club is being remarkable please share below with your comments!

Make it a great weekend!
Coach Dave!

How to build your own paid membership site

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Have you been thinking about building your own paid membership site? If not, you should, because it is one way to help build a tribe of followers, and it also allows you to create a passive revenue stream for your business. Now, there are two ways you can go about building a membership site. One ,is the traditional method where you create a website, continuously load it up with content, and get clients and other people to join. I know what you are thinking, “Way too much work and why would anyone want to join.” I agree, but I found a better approach to a membership site.

Several months ago I was introduced to a guy named Jimmy D. Brown and his concept of building a “fixed term membership site.” Essentially, what “fixed term” means is you decide how long the membership lasts. Jimmy states, that most people stay on average between 3-4 months as a member of a site. So, in order to make them feel more comfortable about joining, you give them a time frame. By having a time frame your clients will know that they will not be adding another monthly recurring bill to their credit card and when the term is over they are done. Also, a fixed term membership site helps you manage your time and effort. When you create a fixed term site ,you do not have to add a bunch of content all at once, but instead add content on a weekly basis. Once the initial work is done all you have to do is get subscribers to join and begin to see a passive income stream develop.

Okay, I know there are tons of  questions going on in your mind, so take a look at my membership site Working Mom Workouts and see how I am focusing on a niche, Working Moms, and  how I send workouts to them once they join.

Now that you had a chance to see my site it is time for you to considered what you can do. Here are some questions you need to ask yourself to get you started brainstorming for your fixed term membership site:

  • First, what are you passionate about?
  • What are you the best at (Expert)?
  • Is there a market for that?
  • Do I have 5-10 hours a week to devote to building a site?
  • Will I see the project through completion?

These are just a few questions to ask yourself to get you on the path towards your own fixed term membership site. Obviously, there is more that goes into starting up a site, but that is far too extensive to get into in one blog post. If you are interested in learning more about how to set up your own membership you can go through my coaching program where I can walk you through step by step and help have your membership site up in less than 48 hours form when we speak!

In health,

Coach Dave