Session Start: Sat Apr 12 21:57:15 2008

[21:57] *** Now talking in #Portal

[21:57] *** [root] sets mode: +o Tim_Drobnick_Sr

[21:57] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hi ed, rex

[21:57] <T-Rex> good evening Tim

[21:57] <Ed_Bremer> hello Tim

[22:01] <T-Rex> Tim I see that all the righthand cards in the rotator when clicked they all go to the url for the first card

[22:02] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hm

[22:02] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> i will look at it

[22:02] <T-Rex> thank you Tim

[22:02] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> which portal

[22:02] <T-Rex> palmerston

[22:03] <T-Rex> napier

[22:04] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> thats a nice card for crean

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[22:04] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hi mickey

[22:04] <Mickey_Mixon> Hi Tim.

[22:04] <T-Rex> thanks the first card sold

[22:04] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> great! how much?

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[22:04] <T-Rex> $495 nz

[22:04] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hi marvin

[22:05] <T-Rex> Hi Marvin

[22:05] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rex, very good! i assume that was for the whole year?

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[22:05] <T-Rex> yes

[22:05] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> whoo hooo clap clap clap clap whistle hoot !!

[22:05] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> good job!

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[22:05] <T-Rex> the blue bird card is paying with product

[22:06] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> it is still payment

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[22:06] <Mickey_Mixon> I have a question. When I try to edit  or delete business categories, it will not accept the deletes or changes.

[22:07] <Rick_Caldwell> Good evening, fine people

[22:07] <T-Rex> Hi Rick / Mickey

[22:07] <Rick_Caldwell> oops, brb

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[22:08] <Mickey_Mixon> Hi T

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[22:08] <Marvin_Davis> Hi Tim

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[22:08] <Dale_Cable> hi everyone

[22:08] <T-Rex> Hi Dale

[22:08] <Marvin_Davis> Hi Dale

[22:09] <Rick_Caldwell> Hi Marvin, Dale

[22:09] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hello rick, dale,

[22:09] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> dale i got your picture i will up it up here shortly

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[22:09] <Dale_Cable> ok tim

[22:09] <T-Rex> Hi Paulette

[22:09] <Paulette_Nurse> Hello everyone!

[22:10] <Rick_Caldwell> Hi Paulette

[22:10] <Marvin_Davis> Hi T-Rex,Rick,Ed,Mickey,Paulette

[22:10] <T-Rex> Hi Marvin

[22:11] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hello paulette

[22:11] <Dale_Cable> hi paulette

[22:11] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> everyone, rex sold a biz card for $500 NZ

[22:11] <Marvin_Davis> wow!

[22:11] <Marvin_Davis> thats a month right?

[22:11] <Rick_Caldwell> HOW?

[22:12] <Paulette_Nurse> Congratulations, T-Rex, please share with us

[22:12] <Rick_Caldwell> Yes, Yes

[22:13] <T-Rex> Well I was selling the client a premium ad when Tim produced the card rotator the client liked the idea

[22:13] <T-Rex> then waited to see what sort of graphic I could make

[22:14] <Paulette_Nurse> he's talking to the graphic expert

[22:14] <T-Rex> the graphic closed the deal

[22:14] <Paulette_Nurse> Yahooo!!

[22:15] <Rick_Caldwell> At $500 a month?

[22:15] <Paulette_Nurse> Did you bundle the premium listing with the rotator?

[22:15] <T-Rex> per year for the card

[22:15] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> no for the year

[22:16] <Marvin_Davis> ok tks T-Rex

[22:16] <Paulette_Nurse> Thanks T-Rex for motivating us

[22:18] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> $495 NZ is $392 us dollars,

[22:18] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> and rex's economny is not as strong as ours is

[22:18] <Marvin_Davis> tks Tim

[22:18] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> that comes out to about $33 per month, paid up front for the year

[22:19] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rex, there is some kind of problem on the linkking, i am working on it

[22:19] <T-Rex> thanks Tim

[22:19] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> i have a feeling it is a system wide bug

[22:19] <T-Rex> yes I tried on other portals, same problem

[22:20] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> well, considering i pushed it out in 48 hours ...

[22:20] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> i will get a solution

[22:20] <T-Rex> Tim if you have to place the first card on 3 lines it will stay up for 1minute

[22:21] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> they were both rotating perfectly

[22:21] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> i probably messed somethign up when i put it on the installer

[22:24] <Dale_Cable> rex is that the african aura ad

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[22:24] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> i am messing with rex's ads so you will see them go away and come back

[22:24] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hi jim

[22:24] <Marvin_Davis> Hi Jim

[22:24] <Paulette_Nurse> Hi Jim

[22:24] <Dale_Cable> hi jim

[22:24] <Jim_Johnson> hello all

[22:24] <T-Rex> Dale which one

[22:25] <Dale_Cable> the rotator

[22:25] <T-Rex> yes

[22:25] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> everyone, rex sold a biz card for $500 NZ

[22:25] <Rick_Caldwell> Hello, Jim

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[22:26] <T-Rex> Hi Jim

[22:27] <Jim_Johnson> Hi

[22:27] <Jim_Johnson> Kicked myself out

[22:27] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Rex, how is it going with training the salespeople?

[22:27] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> jim, rex sold a biz card for $500 NZ

[22:27] <Jim_Johnson> WOW Nice job

[22:28] <T-Rex> Tim they are very lazy

[22:28] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rex, maybe you need to hire 10 and just keep the best performer

[22:29] <T-Rex> every time I travel down there I close a deal . in between  nothing

[22:31] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Rex, that is really too bad.  

[22:32] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Seems to be a very good market, I know you have lived abroad, are the people in NZ not as inclined to be ambitious?

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[22:32] <Rick_Caldwell> my interview with a prospective sales agent on Thursday went fairly well.  I will follow up with up with him on Monday to see where he stands.  He is hired if he wants to do it.

[22:32] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Rick, great news!  I hope he works out for you

[22:33] <T-Rex> Dreamers

[22:33] <Rick_Caldwell> I also introduced the possibility to one person well experienced in customer service looking to change careers

[22:33] <Rick_Caldwell> And motivated!!!

[22:33] <T-Rex> I will find someone eventually

[22:33] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Rex, I have not lived in NZ so I am not sure I can instruct you. I do know that you are ambitious and it seems you make the system work.

[22:34] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> In the USA I have hired salespeople all over, and it has always been that I had to hire 10 to find 1 good one

[22:35] <T-Rex> Tim I will find them

[22:35] <Rick_Caldwell> got my business cards ordered from Office Max tonight at 50% off sale.  They had been running it for 2-3 weeks, don't know whether the sale will continue after today.  If anyone needs cards, check their Sunday flyer in your local Sunday paper.

[22:37] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Rick thanks for the Tip

[22:37] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Rex, I hope you are making enough sales on your own to be comfortable while you are hiring and training salespeople

[22:38] <T-Rex> Tim not yet, but Iam still breathing

[22:39] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hang in there rex,

[22:39] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rex, once you get 3 core people that work, you can turn that into a burning inferno of profits

[22:40] <T-Rex> Tim thats what keeps me going

[22:40] <Paulette_Nurse> T-Rex are you full time at your portal business?

[22:40] <Rick_Caldwell> That's my goal, to get one started in VaBch on solid footing, then multiply from there, and into other cities as well

[22:40] <T-Rex> Paulette 80%

[22:41] <Paulette_Nurse> I'm toying with the idea of working 3 day per week, not sure with fly with my employers.

[22:41] <T-Rex> This is a real golden opportunity for everone who applies themselves

[22:42] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rick If you can find and train 3 salespeople,  usually from that you can expand because they are doing so well, if you just bring in 1 person to work with them, they will help train and motivate them.  of course you need to give them an incentive to do that so they are being treated fairly

[22:42] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Paulette, see if you can telecomute

[22:42] <T-Rex> in England this year more was spent on internet ads than TV

[22:42] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> wow

[22:42] <T-Rex> Tv was a bad second

[22:43] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> i feel sorry for TV

[22:43] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> and yellow pages

[22:43] <T-Rex> haha

[22:43] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> we should send them some flowers with our sympathies

[22:43] <T-Rex> Give the local TV station a free ad

[22:44] <Rick_Caldwell> And get them to advertise for viewers on our sites  lol

[22:44] <Paulette_Nurse> Tim, I run our global helpdesk/service desk and have to be there, however, since the company was purchased we are very slow.

[22:44] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> oh i see

[22:45] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> paulette, what hours do you have free at this time to work the portal business?

[22:45] <Rick_Caldwell> has anyone had any success contacting advertisers in their local paper?

[22:45] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Rick, it seems I remember someone saying they did, but I do not remember who

[22:46] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Dale Cable is going to be interviewed on this next friday's radio show, so be sure to call in with tough questions

[22:46] <Paulette_Nurse> I work sat and sunday, every evening and my lunch hour I do phone calls to clients

[22:46] <Rick_Caldwell> I set a goal to start with at 20 hours in the field.  That depends on the time it takes to develop the ads

[22:46] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Paulette, that makes it kind of tough, but enough there to get started.  What businesses do you find  you can contact in the evenings?

[22:48] <Paulette_Nurse> The evening contact are business already in the portal

[22:49] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> paulette, well that make sense,

[22:49] <Paulette_Nurse> Tim, the goal is to work 3 days per week and my portal 4 days until I replace my full time income

[22:50] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> paulette that is a good goal. I would always suggest you be making more with the portals than your full time job before leaving it. Unless of course you are already a full time professional salesperson.

[22:51] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> paulette, i see handyman biz, and mortgage premium listings,

[22:51] <Paulette_Nurse> with 4 days dedicated to my portal I can train at least 1 or maybe 2 sales people to generate more sales

[22:52] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> i would not think you would reach mortgage people in the evenings, but you did i see

[22:52] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> paulette, yes, that is a very good plan, especially if they become dependable

[22:52] <Paulette_Nurse> the mortgage guy is from my visit to BNI

[22:52] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> ah, very good

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[22:52] <T-Rex> Tim is there any way we can stop the card rotator from refreshing as we move around the portal?

[22:52] <Rick_Caldwell> My personal goal is 5 sales a week.  Visit a minimum of 5 - 10 businesses a day x 6 days.  I have standing appointments 2x/wk at 2-3 hrs a shot, plus at least one other appt during the week for about 2 hrs.  Cuts into the day.  Plus I have started conducting Real Estate Closings again, 3 this past week.  They are usually in the evenings

[22:54] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rick, very good

[22:54] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rick we will need to get you on the radio soon also

[22:54] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> and paulette,

[22:54] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> you are all starting to move along

[22:54] <Rick_Caldwell> I will be satisfied to start with 2 sales a week!

[22:55] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> 2 sales a week is a good living,

[22:55] <Rick_Caldwell> Thanks to you, Tim

[22:55] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rick you are welcome, but, its mostly you, i just put the tools and the plan together, you are the one that does it

[22:55] <Rick_Caldwell> We allknow that

[22:55] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> otherwise every portal director that comes here would succeed,

[22:55] <Rick_Caldwell> This is true

[22:56] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> some dont' do it for whatever reason, but, i know it can be done by everyoen that wants to do it,

[22:56] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> eventually

[22:56] <Paulette_Nurse> Tim I would be happy to be on your show, let me know when you need me and I will make the time

[22:56] <Dale_Cable> our chamber has business after hours every month and 5 in 5 speed networking every other month evening meetings

[22:58] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> that works very well. the speed networking is fun,.

[22:58] <Rick_Caldwell> I need to get back in a BNI group

[22:58] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> and it is good excercise for getting over shyness

[22:58] <Dale_Cable> this can help people working day jobs

[22:58] <Rick_Caldwell> Paulette, are you still visiting around?

[22:58] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Dale, that is a very good idea!!! for day jobs!

[22:59] <Rick_Caldwell> Or have you found a BNI group to belong to

[22:59] <Paulette_Nurse> Dale what is 5 in 5 speed networking (how does it work)?

[23:00] <Paulette_Nurse> Rick, yes, next Thursday is my Chamber of Commerce mixer

[23:00] <Dale_Cable> like speed dateing

[23:00] <Paulette_Nurse> the following week I will do BNI

[23:01] <Rick_Caldwell> Were you the one visiting all the bni chapters you could?

[23:01] <Dale_Cable> you give a 1 min introduction to one person and on to the next

[23:01] <Paulette_Nurse> My plan is to host the chamber mixer/grand opening for the portal and do a speed networking evening

[23:02] <Rick_Caldwell> that sounds like a great opportunity

[23:03] <Dale_Cable> after you talk to everyone everyone mingles and talk more

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[23:03] <Ed_Bremer> booted

[23:03] <Paulette_Nurse> Hi Ed

[23:04] <Ed_Bremer> hi

[23:04] <Rick_Caldwell> Hi Ed

[23:04] <Ed_Bremer> hi Rick

[23:05] <Marvin_Davis> Hi Ed

[23:06] <Ed_Bremer> hi Marvin

[23:07] <Rick_Caldwell> My eyes are closing.  I better head on out of here for now.  Chat later with you all.  Have a blessed Sunday.  GN

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[23:08] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> gn rick

[23:08] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> rick i left a pm for you

[23:08] <Ed_Bremer> bye Rick

[23:10] <Paulette_Nurse> I have a speed networking idea, everyone who attends gets 10 cards that they attach their business card to.  The object is at the end of the evening to have at least 10 different cards, the person with the most cards wins the door prize.

[23:10] <Marvin_Davis> gn Rick thanks

[23:10] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> thats good paulette

[23:10] <Paulette_Nurse> The will encourage everyone to speak with at least 10 people

[23:11] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> when our chamber does speed networkign, they line up 2 rows of chairs facing each other. they go 2 minutes and one side gives their pitch, then they ring a bell and 2 minutes the other side gives their pitch.  then one side moves down 1 chair. and repeat.

[23:11] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> that forces everyone to network, and it is fun

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[23:12] <Marvin_Davis> Hi Mario

[23:12] <Dale_Cable> it should be set up so everyone talks to everyone for 1 min

[23:12] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> hi mario, ed

[23:12] <Mario_Torres> hi Everyone

[23:12] <Paulette_Nurse> Love it Tim

[23:12] <Paulette_Nurse> Hi Mario

[23:12] <Dale_Cable> hi mario

[23:12] <Rick_Caldwell> Hi, and gn Mario, I'm just signing off for the night

[23:13] <Mario_Torres> gn Rick

[23:13] <Ed_Bremer> Mario

[23:13] <T-Rex> Hi Mario

[23:13] <Paulette_Nurse> gn Rick

[23:13] <T-Rex> Good night Rick

[23:13] <Marvin_Davis> Rick have a great sunday

[23:14] <Rick_Caldwell> AS long as no joker pulls a chair away.  Gn everyone!!!

[23:14] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> gn rick

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[23:15] <Marvin_Davis> wb Jim

[23:15] <Mario_Torres> Tim Were are we going to send the tickets since is not in the new ticket page??

[23:15] <Jim_Johnson> tnx

[23:16] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> Mario, ticket for which subject?

[23:17] <Mario_Torres> email

[23:17] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> if your email is not workign that goes in emergency

[23:17] <Mario_Torres> getting return to sender and I did not send those email

[23:17] <Mario_Torres> ok

[23:17] <Mario_Torres> will place it there

[23:18] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> ok mario

[23:19] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> i am going to log out for the night everyone

[23:19] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> thank you for coming in

[23:19] <Dale_Cable> gn tim

[23:19] <Paulette_Nurse> gn Tim

[23:19] <Ed_Bremer> gn Tim

[23:19] <Marvin_Davis> Tim Thanks and have a great! Sunday

[23:19] <Mario_Torres> gn tim

[23:19] <Tim_Drobnick_Sr> gn everyone