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Dee Dee Sung Lee Hefner & Nancy Wasson

Just wanted you to know that Lee and I had another milestone to celebrate December 30th when for the first time we sold more than $800 in one day—our gross sales for that day were $883.95!

Sales around Christmas had been flagging some, so we decided to offer a New Year’s sale on our special reports, email tips package, and 30-minute phone consultations for four days, Tuesday-Friday. We sent an initial notice, a reminder on Thursday, and then an “Offer Will Expire at Midnight” email on Friday. All in all, we raised more than $1500 with the sale and then had the record-breaking day on Friday.

We ended December with gross sales of $10,179.59, which seemed good for a holiday month.

We’re starting 2006 in high spirits and are making plans to get two new websites up in January and February.

Lee and I send you our best wishes for the New Year—hope your holidays were fun.

All the Best,

- Nancy W. Hoover, AL

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When we initially began our mentoring program with Prosper Learning, we had done virtually no consistent marketing.  One of the main services that our company provides is presale sewer inspections for real estate transactions.  It is a relatively new process to real estate and gaining market acceptance has been an uphill battle.  Our biggest challenge was creating a marketing program that was inexpensive and created a call to action.

 

Because we have no training in marketing it was difficult to consistently prioritize it and very little discretionary time with running a company, we were experiencing great fluctuations with our revenue causing the company to struggle financially.

 

We responded to an e mail about Jay Abraham’s program for small businesses because I was familiar with the outstanding reputations of both Jay and The Learning Annex.  The initial investment took my breath away at first but I knew that we would gain relevant and applicable knowledge and I was comfortable with their guarantee.

 

Since we have started the program, our business has almost tripled.  What is more important to me than the current income is the fact that we have become a marketing driven company.  I know now that we will never be the kind of company again that only markets when we are slow. We are consistently busier than we have ever been but, no matter what, I do something regarding marketing every single day.  My biggest challenge is not over marketing so we bring in more than we can handle.

 

In working with my mentor, I have gotten a deeper understanding of the value that we bring to the market place.  We have also learned techniques of giving to get and the change in perspective has increased my creativity incredibly.  We now have made our clients part of our business and the input that we have received from them has brought our product and our sales tools to a new level.

 

But most importantly, I have developed a confidence in what we do and how we do it so that I can sell our process easily and, when I am rejected, I could care less.  I know that when I have been rejected by someone, they just don’t understand what we are doing. 

 

Of the approximately 12,000 agents in our area, we need about 100 to consistently produce per month.  With a desired market share that small, we can afford to deal with only the best agents which will make the quality of our business soar!

 

We have become an easier company to do business with and we have created tools to help agents explain our process to their clients.  After all, I now know that they are our sales force and, like any sales force, need great tools in order to make them more effective.

 

I can sincerely say that our mentoring relationship with Prosper Learning has changed our business for the better forever.

 

- Pamela V. Livermore, CA

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Can you say, “Shrink the execution time” that’s what has happened for me working with my Prosper Learning coach.  I started the Prosper Learning coaching program with an existing company Success Mentoring L.L.C. and website.  Our vision is to provide a service to support people in the building of their leadership skills based on your personal preference style.   The tool we use is the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator® (MBTI®), which is the most widely used personality type instrument in the world.  All types of government agencies, businesses both public and private, as well as, individuals and families use the MBTI® instrument.  This instrument offers individuals a positive way to look at themselves and evaluate areas for development; it offers a way to build communication patterns that meets their needs and the needs of others to achieve a higher level of influence; and it supports our learning about how to be more effective leaders, managers, teachers, learners, team members, business and life partners.

 

Working with my Prosper learning coach, in a little over 60 days I was able to totally revamp my website to have a more enticing, energetic, user-friendly appeal for clients wanting to purchase services.  He not only coached me through the process of website design.  Here are a few ways he coached me: With communicating changes to my website design group so that my cost for changes were minimal; Developing questions to survey a community of potential clients; and Guided me in developing a new product packaging format that was more user-friendly.  While this was great, my coach didn’t stop here.  He helped me think through a design of my first e-book to add my website.  But what I’m most excited about is the lesson learned from him and that is the importance of “sharpening the saw” before execution.  I am so excited about the future of my project I can hardly sleep.

 

You can get a website name, you can get a website designer, you can have a great idea, but to execute that idea quickly and effectively is “priceless” and that is how it’s been for me working with my Prosper Learning Coach.  His guidance has stretched me, and focused me to develop my website and awaken info-preneuring talent that was lying dormant.   

 

Working with my Prosper Learning coach created lots of Aha moments and are teaching me to enjoy the process of building a business.  What I know for sure! It’s more fun having an experience coach to guide you versus being a “lone ranger” in your endeavor to build a success business.  Thank you.

- Roz K. Newark, NJ

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As professional fund raisers, Joe and I have traveled the country working with hundreds of philanthropic individuals and organizations.  Often, we’ll hear comments like, “this is really easy if you know how,” or “more people need to know what it means to be a philanthropist.”  Like many professionals (and many of you), we often thought, “We need to write a book about this.”  However, how do you find the time?  We read several books, and contacted many individuals, and then we had a meeting with Proper, Inc.  We then met our coach, and what happened next is going to change our lives.

 

Our coach listened to our grand plan and all our ideas.  He talked us through what we really wanted to accomplish and what where our dreams.  Finally, he organized our thoughts and put us on a path.  He worked with our demanding travel schedules and odd hours.  Often we would call in or email from various locations.  Our coach was flexible, and always available for a quick email or short phone call.  His weekly assignments were challenging, but kept us fired up, making a seemingly impossible job, not only possible, but gave us just enough glimpse of our end goal that we had the confidence that we could and would accomplish our goals.  He taught us marketing principles and techniques that can only be learned from personal trials and experiences.  It didn’t end with our coach.   Individuals from technical support helped us with website details.  Marketing experts gave us advice about book publishing, e-books, and small details that have made a large difference.  The design team helped create a book cover and a “brand” for our site.  We felt like we were part of a complete team.  Teams where all the members are genuinely interested in helping us succeed!

 

With our coach and Prosper our plan is nearing completion.  We’ve created a website.  Eventually, this site will be a site that provides families, and small organizations, with information on educational topics, fund raising, and educational products and tools.  Set one was to establish the fund-raising aspect and complete the book.  We’ve accomplished step one and are excited about our future with our fabulous team.  Prosper has taught us that dreams do come true, and the best way to accomplish them is with a coach!  And the great team the coach bring along!

- Chris M. Rexburg, ID

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This past week I used the concept of making an irresistible offer. This was with a client who was on the fence on purchasing a new web site and my services that went with the site. Price was his only real issue. To close the deal I went back and offered him a year of free hosting, a cost savings to him of $360.00, and my cost is $240.00. This is all it took for him to finally sign and move on the project worth $3400.00 to my business. I intend to do this more often to close deals where the same objection exists.

- Patrick M. Spokane, WA

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In the eight months since we started working with Prosper, my wife Nancy and I have a radically new outlook on our future.

 

First off, we know what it’s like to live in fear of not succeeding in our Internet business. Before June 2005, we were trying to do a lot of things in our business without clear direction. And while we were making progress, it was very slow going.

 

With mounting bills, we knew we needed a miracle or we’d go under. We got our miracle when we heard about Prosper. Since then, we’ve experienced a major change in our confidence in our business as our income has grown.

 

When we started coaching with Prosper, the quality of our lives started improving almost immediately in direct proportion to our increasing income.  The first major difference is that we now have more balance in our lives. We’re able to travel more, which we love to do. This is in no small measure due to the new automobile we were able to acquire.

 

We also gave ourselves permission to start taking ballroom dance lessons, which Nancy has wanted to do for some time. I was reluctant at first, but since we’ve started I discover that I really enjoy it. This experience has made us closer as a couple. Our newfound prosperity made this possible.

 

We’ve hired two assistants to help us with our growing business requirements. We are in the process of expanding our product line and starting new web sites. Nancy and I now have more freedom to focus on our strengths, which is writing and creating new products.

 

All of these improvements were definitely accelerated by our association with Prosper. I’d hate to imagine our lives without the help they’ve given us.

- Lee H. Hoover, AL

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Hi, my name is Arlene.  I live in the beautiful, albeit sometimes cold, state of Montana.  My living room window looks out on 11,000 ft. Emigrant Peak.  This is a great setting for relaxing, vacationing, and recreating.  However, it wasn’t necessarily conducive to good business until I got involved in Prosper. 

 

The great staff at Prosper has provided me with what I needed to take my small business to the next level.  B.P. (before Prosper) I would sit at home hoping, waiting for an order or two to come my way from our two website stores.  Since I am in the preparedness field, any disaster would bring a spurt of orders but unfortunately each time the orders dropped off to almost nothing in a very short time.

 

Preparedness is a concept whose time has finally come.  With the inspiration of my initial contact person, I caught the vision of where I could go with my business.  With the help of my coach, I am gaining the tools I need to get me there.

 

To start with, I completely redid my web sales letter.  I have learned how to organize and present my information to motivate my potential customers.  I have learned how to give them a clear picture of what they will gain from buying our book or ordering one of our products, whether it’s a flashlight, a 72-hour survival kit, a water filter or long-term storage food.  My company is now sending out monthly emails to all the contacts we have with our latest specials.

 

The next step is enriching our website with articles, more information on our products and links to other sites.  It all takes effort but it is very doable when attempted one step at a time.  My dream is for one of our 72-hour survival kits to be in 10,000 households by the end of this year.  In addition, I envision our new, condensed book, Peace of Mind through Preparedness, in every Costco, and every airport bookstore as it makes it to the nonfiction bestseller list.  It’s becoming a reality one day at a time.

- Arlene H. Emighant, MT

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I am Ping L., a spiritual counselor, healer, writer, and life transformation expert.  After lunching my personal website I decided to focus my marketing effort through free seminars.  I had given four seminars since the beginning of this year at the local business, schools, and professional organizations.  My seminar brought clients and referral base, and the needs to develop more products.  My first meditation CD will release this June.  I have also placed ads in local newspapers, and write news articles about my service.  I also received interviews by the newspaper about me and how can I help my clients.  April of this year, I have lunched my first issue of monthly free newsletter for continue communication and connecting with my clients and organizations, which recognize the needs of my work.  Last month, May, I received an interview by Sarah Simmons through the worldwide web, regarding my personal spirituality and specially my June seminar, “Eight Secrets of Manifesting Your Dreams”.  

   

I truly believe that I am a co-creator of my own destiny and dreams of my heart.  I trust the guidance of my divine intuitions and the voice of my soul.  I intend to take all of my actions with love and the highest good of all.  I trust the infinite sources of the universe for providing me with everything I need.  I am connecting to this source in a deep and personal way.  I am open to receive the miracles and the gifts of life.  I am thankful for everything in my life.  I thank my coach for his support and for bring the story to you.  Thank you for reading my story.  I wish you the very best for all you do with my heart.  

 

Blessings,

- Ping L. Belle Mead, NJ

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We were so in it on a daily basis that we couldn’t see the forest through the trees.   We knew where we were going, but we didn’t know how we were going to get there.  

 

I had heard about Prosper and decided to follow-up with them, by the time that I received the call back; we were already 75% of the way to making the decision to signing on for coaching.

 

For us it has been a calculated leap of faith.  It was time to take it to the next step.  If I were to speak to somebody making the decision, I would tell them to absolutely take that leap of faith.

 

 

- Dee Dee S. Royal Oak, MI

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I am writing to say how much I appreciate the support and coaching I have received from Prosper.

 

I started my coaching last December, at a difficult time in my life. I chose internet marketing because I have an enthusiasm for computers and the internet but knew very little about making money there.

 

My first coach was patient with me whilst I found what I really wanted to do. I missed out the basic stages, going through the process step by step but not being excited by products. Eventually, after going on The Wealth Retreat, I decided I wanted to build a dream venue on the internet.

 

My coach passed me to a marketing coach and we began to look at the proposal. Big reality check here.  I have a history of thinking bigger than I act and now was due to be another of those times. As we worked, the vision outstripped the resources we had available, both people and money. I spent the first 3 weeks with that coach feeling hopeless and inadequate. What money we did have was taken by someone who said they could help, and did nothing.

 

After four weeks, everything started to come together. Now, I’m on top of the world. I still have a huge amount to learn and so do my people, but we’re all willing. We have a new member of our team, building the site for us.

 

Really, for the first time, I feel myself ready to play in a new league. I feel we are creating a site of excellence.

 

Thank you to both of my coaches for your patience, support and encouragement.

- Heather A. Woodstock, Oxen, UK

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