They Shocked Us. They Outraged Us.
They Didn’t Do Anything Wrong –
They Just Did It First
Even at this moment, the list of activities could go on and on for the things you are involved with, and who knows what activities you’ll need to do in the future. It is possible to get the first-mover advantage. They did it and so can you. Despite how overwhelming that may seem, let’s keep it simple by focusing on these two facts:
- These specific activities are foundational to stimulating economic development in the region for which you’re responsible, and
- Your ability to innovate is an important – if not, the most important – factor in driving your future success.
Further, in order to be in the position to innovate in the future and avoid coming in as only second best, you need to start with a good foundation today. In order to build that foundation, you’ll need to start by having an easy to use system to maintain current, accurate and well-organized lists of the leads you develop and the people who attend the events you facilitate. Thus, you will be able to propel future economic development and your success by revealing the relationship between the people and the activities in which they’re involved.
Ah, yes, the key for success are lists – current, accurate and well-organized lists that are ever expanding, always contracting, and constantly needing updates. In addition to being able to easily maintain those lists, you’ll need to be able to expeditiously spot commonalities and extract relevant information about the relationship between individuals and organizations. HIDDEN relationship information risks being unable to clearly ascertain the value of your efforts to those you serve.
“The challenges facing businesses today makes it even more important for me to be organized, responsive and knowledgeable about our region. Becky and her staff have worked with me to help streamline my contact information allowing me to work smarter and more efficiently. The time and resources they have helped me save can now be passed along to our county’s businesses.” -- Janet McRae, Economic Development Director, Miami County Kansas
“Hold on just a minute!” you may be thinking. You have lots of things going for you like… a few spreadsheets here and there, an email address list, and let’s not forget to mention those for the committees in which you participate and the participants in the events you facilitate, plus those involved with the leads and projects you are working. That is pretty good, considering some of the others we assist can’t even name where their lists are. My name is Becky Rawls-Riley. My “Your Economic Development Quilt” system was created to make it easy for those whose world revolves around their lists to bring order out of the mess to reveal how they may begin to come in FIRST more often.
Who Is This SYSTEM For?
Progressive economic development pros who want top, top level success without the agony of 50 hour workweeks… like being involved with those in their local community while reaching out to others beyond those immediate roots… believe in the power of volunteers with whom their reach is amplified, and recognizes the value of their network.
YES, YES, YES – this IS for YOU, too. Do NOT disqualify yourself. Do NOT insist that your place in the world “is different” and this simply could not help you gain the value from the relationships you work to establish.
The “Your Economic Development Quilt” will be able to bring order out of the chaos of your lists and make a HUGE difference in your efforts. With this aid you will:
- Have the freedom to apply what you know works while minimizing being controlled by the way someone who does not have your insight thought you should work.
- Learn, by following the provided models, how to create some practical lists in the system that actually do help with real issues such as event registrations, leads, projects, and employment levels.
- Eliminate being pushed to meet someone else’s schedule while you learn how to create lists in the system, or worst — not really catching exactly how to do something because they sat down and did everything for you while leaving you mystified.
- Finally be free to apply your creativity to your efforts by making all sorts of lists without wasting your time to perform the grunt work of having to re-enter stuff.
- Share accurate information within your organization, with volunteers and the many others who are counting on you to keep the wheels of the economy moving.
- You will be able to establish your strategies for economic development and align the actions you take to those — revealing your progress.
- And much more.
Let me be the first to mention that I will not be so presumptuous as to tell you that I know everything you must do to be the very best in your vicinity. In fact, I doubt anyone will know exactly, but you will know who and what list they should go on. That is the beauty of this system. You will be provided with the tools, just like Janet. While she had to start from scratch to discover what lists may be good, you will have a eBook that contains models similar to those she uses for you to create those lists in your computer. Quite simply, once you learn how to put in a few lists you will be well on your way to putting in that unique and truly special list that will be perfect for you.
So, what IS this SYSTEM? It is actually THREE things in one:
#1: It is a unique combination of software that will serve as a base into which you will create yours lists, jot down the information about the people you have to work with, and the actions you take to enable your success. If you have to take your most important information with you while you are out of the office, the system also includes software that makes it possible to get that onto your previously purchased Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or smart phone.
#2: Since email communication has become a way of life for so many and the risk of swift server black-listing for non-compliance with CAN-SPAM laws is a growing concern, the system comes to your aid by including an emailing service making it easier for you to stay compliant, learn the results of your email through trackable results, and send to individuals or several people a classy HTML message. When someone learns that this is a service component, they immediately begin to cringe with concern that this will become an additional monthly cost. Not to worry. The provided service level is free and you may choose to increase to a paid service level in the future when and if that ever becomes necessary.
#3: Hey, with all of this, what more could possibly be needed? True, it would seem that having so many things to enable your efforts you would surely be good to go. Alas, there is that small matter of the lists that are a part of your daily and monthly routines and those rare ones that are used only occasionally that make all the difference in revealing the true value of your efforts. Not to worry. This system is completed by the eBook that will provide you with the EXACT STEPS for YOU to model to create several practical lists in your computer.
Like many typical “how to” instructions, there is a picture of what the completed model will look like when you complete it and there are written instructions. Plus, the eBook takes your learning experience further with a playback on the webinar in which you will be able the watch me as I personally perform the steps to make the model and you will be able to listen to my instructions as I work through them, too.
You will be in control of the pace as you perform the same steps I go through in the eBook on your computer. People always tell me that they learn better when they actually do the work themselves. With this approach, because you will be the one sitting down at your computer to work through all the steps to complete the models on your computer, you will. By putting you in the driver seat and in control of the mouse and keyboard, you will have the best way to practice that I know of. Honest. And, as the saying goes, “practice makes perfect”.
What’s Up with the “Quilt” Part of This System?
Glad you asked.
Relationships are built over time and they’re the basis on which economic development, as with any other entrepreneurial endeavor, flourishes. Thus, pursuing a robust way to accurately characterize those relationships is important. In the eBook, I’ll use the concept of a quilt to acquaint you with the process that I’ll be proposing for you to model your relationships.
A quilt is made by sewing lots of pieces referred to as “squares” together. The database that you will be creating will be like a quilt. In this case, a Kelly green square could represent a participant at one of the events you are facilitating, so by adding lots of events and participants your quilt expands. Leads could be bold plaid squares and surely there are lots of leads to be put into your quilt. Bold red squares could be projects.
By learning how to create unique squares and how to put them into the quilt, you will become knowledgeable about the process. From that point, you will be able to move ahead with the creation of your own special squares that will ultimately create your very own economic development system.
You will be provided with access to our online community to submit your own best approaches and lean what others do with the system to simplify their work.
Should you start this NOW?
I’m sure you can come up with lots of reasons to “wait.” Everybody instinctively hesitates to spend money and things have become steadily tighter – especially right now. You’re probably no exception. That is the best reason I could site for you to invest in this System right this minute. Because, simply put, it’s getting tougher and rougher to come into a position of consideration these days. Yet, ultimately you must come in FIRST on some of them or your community will potentially become unable to sustain itself.
- Cliff Dwellings
You URGENTLY NEED different and superior strategies and tools to cut through the competition… rise above those who are just out to make a quick win without regard to the impact on future budgets… to pursue those you want to become a part of your community because they will contribute to making it a Great Place.
Look, if you are doing really, really well right now and your community is booming I know you’ll invest in this System. Winning comes from planning your work and working your plan. You’re always alert for and investing in the “gem” that will give you the faster, easier, and direct route to cut through the clutter to reveal how you can continue to excel.
But if you’re struggling a bit, if you have felt the adverse impact of the reality of these challenging times — your tried and true approaches seem to be leaving you out of consideration and, frankly, it is bewildering you — you NEED to take a more comprehensive look at what is occurring.
If by chance this letter reaches you at much a time – or hopefully ahead of the time when these ‘negative indicators’ are beginning to become visible and have not begun to drag you down – then I tell you in earnest sincerity, THIS is a good and important investment you NEED to make NOW.
PS: Dare I mention it? Sometimes it’s just so much easier to do the grunt work yourself than it is to bring someone else in to help you – it’s ridiculous how much time it takes to put the things together so someone is able to get started pitching in. Because things can be jotted down regularly as you go, say goodbye to that excuse for not bringing in someone to help you. Sharing accurate information is so easy with volunteers, co-workers, and even a boss or those in your network who will be instrumental in your success.
The “Your Economic Development Quilt” System
Includes:
- All the software required.
- ACT! by Sage software is the base. Two choices are available: The first is for a single person operation or when your team is not more than 10 people. The second is for those individuals who want to work with the system directly from the Internet on your company’s Internet server (hosting is available for additional fees) and for teams beyond 10 people.
- Add-on software that makes it possible to put your special lists into the system and makes it possible to take your most important information with you on a PDA or smart phone.
- The eMail service that makes it easy for you to send your emails without having to worry about being CAN-SPAM compliant while learning the value of your message to the recipient. All this, without increasing your monthly expenditures when you send at the free service level which automatically comes with the system.
- The eBook that takes you through the models for creating lists to handle event registrations, leads, projects, and the bonus for employment levels. With the webinar playbacks you will be able to work through this at your own pace. It is like having your very own individual instructor patiently guiding you through each and every step.
Get the system for your individual needs. Easily add a team member to help you by purchasing a system for them, too. Get them into the action and let them contribute to building your very own economic development system together.
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All of the software providers are top notch and they want you to have a smooth installation so they appropriately include installation assistance to get you going and their guarantees will always be honored and available to you.
All of the software providers are top notch and they want you to have a smooth installation so they appropriately include installation assistance to get you going and their guarantees will always be honored and available to you.
“Hey, how much MUST this thing cost??!!??”
R-e-l-a-x. You’ll be PLEASANTLY surprised.
| For a person in a team of 10 people or less who does not need access to their information through the Internet | For a person in a team of more than 10 people or who needs to access their information through their Internet server (hosting is available for an additional monthly service and 1-time setup fee) | |
| All the software, at the manufactures’ suggested retail price, would get you going at a modest price making this a good starting point upon which you will be able to put in any list you can dream up, take your valuable information with you in the palm of your hand, and send CAN-SPAM compliant emails. | $378.94 | $598.94 |
| You would certainly spend over well over a $1,000.00 to get the advice on how to create the 4 included list models and sit with an individual instructor as they showed you all the steps in a private individual lesson. | $1,000.00+ | $1,000.00+ |
| To have your personal recording of everything to put conveniently in your library, you would spend in excess of $800.00. | $800.00+ | $800.00+ |
| Total | $2,178.94 | $2,398.94 |
But, I am not going to charge you anywhere near the conservative real value. This is the very best way for me to provide you the things that I know you will need to get started quickly without having to go way overboard or sit there floundering for possibly days or even weeks because you are simply not sure what to do. Thus, the complete system is available for the individual who does not require Internet access to their information for $599 or $819 for the person in a larger team or for one who needs Internet access to their information. Kansas sales tax will be added for KS drop ship locations. Large teams should contact me directly at 913-397-8071 to receive appropriate considerations of your needs and volume pricing.
Getting ALL of your valuable information finally in one place will allow you to work smarter and more efficiently.
Visit http://www.operating-sooner.com/your-economic-development-quilt-ebook-download to get started with the FREE eBook to learn more about the “Your Economic Development Quilt”.
- Get the system and start building your GOOD FOUNDATION.
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