{"id":11116,"date":"2012-05-01T06:18:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T11:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37d57f8fa2.nxcli.io\/blog\/?p=11116"},"modified":"2012-05-01T06:40:27","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T11:40:27","slug":"whats-holding-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/small-business-marketing\/whats-holding-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s The One Thing That\u2019s Holding Your Business Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you read the book, \u201cBringing Down The House\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good read about how a MIT graduate and a half dozen colleagues took a handful of Vegas casinos for millions. The ringleader of the group was trained as a mechanical engineer, who you\u2019d think wouldn\u2019t know a thing about gambling.<\/p>\n<p>But what he did do, was apply the same type of thinking he learned at MIT, on how to engineer systems, to&#8230;<!--more--> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/small-business-marketing\/whats-holding-you-back\/attachment\/smallbusinessmarketing-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11120\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11120\" title=\"SmallBusinessMarketing\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketingforsuccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/SmallBusinessMarketing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>beating the casinos. It worked so well, that not only did he and his colleagues make millions, they got banned for life from the casinos.<\/p>\n<p>And I wouldn\u2019t recommend you do the same, that is, mess with the Vegas casinos. But for just a minute let\u2019s take a look at two types of people who go to Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>First, you\u2019ve got the gambler, who may have a bit of cash or a lot. And invariably they lose most or all of it. But what the heck, they tried with the hope they might win big, but hardly ever do.<\/p>\n<p>Second there are a few people like the book\u2019s main character Kevin Lewis, who created a system for fleecing the casinos, instead of the other way around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So which type of person are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A gambler, hoping to win big but still frustrated with how your business is doing?<\/p>\n<p>Or someone who is engineering their success and has a system for attracting a steady stream of new clients, new business and bigger profits?<\/p>\n<p>Gambler or profit engineer which are you?<\/p>\n<p>Now, there is nothing wrong with going to Vegas for fun, but I\u2019m sure you can appreciate that gambling with your business is a bad idea. Which is exactly what most people do.<\/p>\n<p>How about you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more clients? What systems do you have in place?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Do you have a system that month by month helps more and more prospects discover how you can help them?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Do you have a system for building your list of qualified prospects, so each week you\u2019re marketing to more eager buyers?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Do you have a system for once you\u2019ve got people\u2019s attention for helping them to get to know you, trust you and want to do business with you?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Do you have a system for helping prospects sell themselves on your products or services?<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0And, do you have a system for generating more referrals each month?<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it\u2019s not demand, and it\u2019s not luck or smarts or hard work that separates the truly successful from the wannabes. It\u2019s having the right systems in place to grow your business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Try using a system. You\u2019ll make a lot more!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t have a client attraction system?<\/p>\n<p>Find out which system helped other small business owners beat the recession to earn $65 million in the last few years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clientsdelivered.com\/social-media-marketing\/  \">Get started &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To your success,<\/p>\n<p>Charlie<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S. Whether you invest in the stock market, real estate or business, I\u2019m sure you don\u2019t want to gamble with your future.<\/strong> Try using a proven system instead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/clientsdelivered.com\/social-media-marketing\/  \">Talk to me &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you read the book, \u201cBringing Down The House\u201d? 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