Junk. Crap. Garbage. Rubbish. The End.

From:  Alan Forrest Smith
Date?: 06/11/2008

I am sick to death being bombarded with information I don't need, software I'll never use, the next biggest, greatest, hottest potato since Sir Walter Raleigh fell of his boat in Southampton.

Sick. Sick, Sick of it!

And my guess is... you feel the same. RIGHT?

So as from today, Thursday November 06, 2008 05:22:13 I am NOT going to be sending you emails with "MORE CRAP".

No I am not having some kind of 24 hour breakdown I just want to get back to my roots.

Let me explain.

In 1982 when I began to train as a hairdresser I never want to be *just another hairdresser*.

I wanted to be NUMBER ONE, the best cash could pay for in my area. My plan was always this...

• Deliver the very best services (cutting-edge)

• Create the best *WOW* expereince

• Make my clients feel amazing from the second they walk in to the second they left

• Take my hairdressing salons to number one (NOT TWO... ONE!)

I knew if I did that this would happen.

1. A torrent of clients

2. A super successful business

3. Lots of profits

And...

It allowed me to charge more that DOUBLE that any of the 35 town salons were charging although we started from start-up when some of those had been around for 20-30 years. The reason was...

There Was Always One Invisible Force At The Forefront.

Don't worry this isn't going to get weird.

The force was my conscience. My obligation. My integrity. To who?

First to me. I wanted to do things RIGHT.

Second to my clients. If they pay, they deserve what they pay for (and more)

Third; well integrity isn't something you can buy. Sadly it isn't something most people share. But when you have integrity here is what happens. When you walk around the town where your business is you...

Walk Tall, Walk Proud In The Knowledge That YOU DELIVER As Promised!

And when you can do that... it feels real good.

So as one of my loyal subscribers I want to tell you this and be open doing it. The last year or so I have emailed offers out for some products that I have blindly promoted just for the sake of affiliate commissions.

I have recommended tools and people I barely know as REAL HUMANS. I have also sent out stuff to my database that I haven't even tried. Was it good or bad? I don't know. I simply got swept up in the moment. Sorry, sorry, sorry!

I can say this...

From Today If You Are On My List You'll Never Be Emailed Garbage AGAIN!

If I don't know the seller, I won't recommend it. If I haven't had the product in my hands, I won't recommend it. If I haven't read the book I won't recommend it. If I haven't used the software I won't recommend it.	From now on any product endorsed by me must carry my Orange Beetle approved badge!
WHY? Simple I need to get back to my roots and feel not just good but absolutely amazing about doing business. I hope this'll give you a boost of confidence from today that dealing my me will always be strong, reliable, good information I any email I send out to you.

Now lets move on. I want to share with you...

 The Most Powerful Secret of My Own Success So Far.

Two words.

Meeting People.

Actually more than two words...

Meeting The RIGHT People!

What does this mean. Simple, you have to get of your backside, get out there and meet the right people.

It works like this.

When I began my life as a copywriter (not that long ago) I wanted to WRITE for clients. Will clients come to me at such an early stage in my career I thought. The simple answer is NO they won't. Why?

Look would you pay a guy that was cutting hair just months ago a few grand to write your next business building advertisement? Only if you are nuts you would. The real answer is... NO WAY!

So how was the ex-hairdresser, wanna-be copywriter going to get my first business in? My first client? My first copywriting pay check?

My 3 Ridiculously Simple Steps To Copywriting Profits Step 1. I contacted the guys handling Jay Abraham in the UK. The copy they were sending out for him in my humble opinion was... garbage (the lack of results at that time reflected that). Step 2. Do a deal with them. I would write their copy. They would let me in for free and... give me ONE HOUR to speak to the semi-corporate audience (at least one client was in there for me and I was going to get them) Step 3. Turn up, talk and blow the audience away with my new skills! (yes of course I blew them away want to see comments from that day? )
	Actual pictures from that Jay Abraham event down in London 2003. There were over 250 people in the room.

Just three comments:

Alan,

I was at the seminar on Saturday and for me your presentation stood out a mile! Brilliant.

 Richard Smith

 You're a star Alan, and everybody will remember you.  

Author and Copywriter Gary Courtenay

Professor Manfred Rimpler of The Medical Academy in Hanover and Head of The Beauty Standards Commission in The EU told me this...

"... you are without doubt one of the greatest and most highly motivating public speakers I have EVER come across ... !"

Did I get my first REAL paying copywriting client from speaking at that event?

YES, YES, YES.

I finally did it. My first clients (yes I got more than one ;-).

However that was just the start of something bigger. You see some of the people I met that day have become firm business partners, joint venture relationships.

JUST FOR THE RECORD: I spend ZERO-CASH on advertising my business. Not one bean! This is HOW I build my business.

Now It's Your Turn To Meet The Right People.

Check out what live events are coming up. Think about who'll be there and how you can make some kind of impact. How will they/it tie into your big plans and bigger picture.

For example my pal Armand Morin's Big Seminar is coming up very, very soon. Now apart from the speakers who else will be there?

Armand attracts some of the biggest, hottest marketers. He'll pull in anyone that's anyone in the marketing arena. Its a very, very cool place to meet people.

Most will have one thing in common. They are looking actively for people to work with, JV with, deal with. Could that person be you?

But hang on Alan I can't afford to go to this kind of thing? Okay but let me tell you this... if you can't (or won't) invest in your business... go get a job!

Lets do some math here.

You spend a two grand to go to the Big Seminar. You meet one partner that could pull you in at least 20 grand! Now that's a pretty hefty return right?

Even better you meet at least 3 people interested in working with you!

Or you could do what hundreds of others are doing and that's this. Waste cash on advertising just *hoping* someone will see you and call you!

Listen to this; One of my protégés Stephen Georgulis spent over TWENTY FIVE GRAND to meet me and train with me. Did it pay off? Yes he had pulled in nearly $100,000 within months of networking and being mentored by me!

Moral of this little story... get out and meet people it's the FASTEST way to grow your business!

Here's another 3 places that you can grow your business by simply meeting people and making an impact.

Peter Woodhead's InfoProductSeminar this weekend. I'll be there. Check his page. Some top guys will be there. Stephen Pierce and a close friend of mine that is hugely successful online, Neil Stafford. At least 100 people you can strike a JV with. George Zambartas Millionaire Mind Event. George is releasing the first 1000 tickets at a ridiculous price of £97.00. He has sold over 600 in a very short time. This offer looks like closing very soon. 3000 people you can meet for your business! My own (well what you expect ;-) San Francisco Masterclass Series 4. Over 250 people you will be able to network with! This one will be the very best yet.
	All of the events meet with my high standards and get the O.B stamp of approval.

Finally...

Couple of things I would like you to know.

The World Internet Summit. I have decided to break my affiliation with the guys as a promoter. I am no longer the promoter or partner in WIS UK. Why?

Simple; my own business has grown by a mountainous amount in the last 12 months so I simply need to focus on that.

Brett, Ted and Tom are all amazing guys. I wish them all the best. I WILL BE be talking at the next UK WIS event. Dates to be confirmed.

Watch out very soon for www.OrangeBeetleTVShow.com.

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