Where To Place Your Classified Ads: One of the least kept secrets in the Mailorder industry

J.F. (Jim) Straw
by J.F. (Jim) Straw

If I have been asked once, I’ve been asked a thousand times; in different ways…”Where Should I Place My Classified Ads?”

Well…the renowned philosopher/sage/pundit; Anony Mouse, put it this way, “Give a man a fish and you will feed him for today. Teach a man how to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime.” – So, instead of telling you “where” to place your Classified Ads, I’m gonna tell you “how” to figure-out for yerself “where.”

Besides…I can’t find enough fish to feed everybody.

What I am about to tell you is probably one of the least kept secrets in the Mailorder industry…but…I’ve done it so long and so often, I even forget to tell my best friends about it.

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INTERNATIONAL MAILORDER | Exporting is nothing more than selling overseas … by mail.

J.F. (Jim) Straw
by J.F. (Jim) Straw

Believe it or don’t…MOST export sales are still accomplished by direct marketing (mailorder) methods.

Think about it! – Most companies that export their products do not maintain offices in other countries. They do not hire and employ sales people in other countries. Nor do they ever meet the people they sell to.

Instead of opening offices or hiring sales people in other countries, most exporters market their products overseas by mail. They sell their products in volume to other businesses who, in turn, resell the products in their country.

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How To Start Your Own Successful Business Consulting Service

A consultant works with the management of a business to improve the profitability of the business. Working with the top management, you can rest assured the consultant is a very highly paid individual. Some consultants charge $100 per hour. Others charge $1,500 per day for their services, and still others work on an annual retainer fee of $12,000 to over $30,000 per year from any number of large corporations.

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