As you may know, SBI! Case Studies are not mere "testimonials." They are ongoing, evergrowing, real-time stories of real people using SBI!.
Our two latest case studies demonstrate how persistence is a critical factor in entrepreneurial success, whether you are starting out or building a post-retirement business. Let's start with the first stage...
Richard Bergman is the ultimate example of the good things that happen to those who persist. Richard's product development went from a city dump in Canada to a licensing deal that will distribute his unique, patented fence post stabilizer for wooden decks throughout stores in the United States. He didn't give up over the initial rejection of his product idea or the pressure of ongoing competition from the "big-guys" in his industry.
Richard used his SBI! site to seed his market, prove his product concept and to create a buzz that now has people going into stores and demanding his product. To learn more about this offline, never-say-die, successful entrepreneur, click here.
Our second case study pushed his way forward, too, allowing him to retire to the future he has always wanted...
Claude Jollet had all of his early retirement plans dashed by his boss on the day he was to clear out his office. Devastated, he carried on for two more years and vowed that his future would never again be under someone else's control. To Claude's surprise, however, his retirement dreams were more difficult to get off the ground than expected.
Undaunted, he searched and found his solution online, building an SBI! Web site to market his applied business planning knowledge. With this site ranking in the Top 3% on the Net and generating thousands of visitors per day, Claude has started 2 mores sites, including one for his wife's new Bed and Breakfast business. For more details about how Claude shares his life experiences and passions and gets paid for doing it, click here.
Why would these small business owners take the time to contact us? Their reasons are simple... to give back, to thank SiteSell, and to share with you.
What's The Point For Your Business??
Review the Case Studies site. A wide variety of businesses tell their stories in their own words. And they update regularly. These people are real, credible, detailed, and passionate. And their updates reinforce that SBI! success is no short-term fluke.
Every company features "Success Stories." Yawn. Or vague, sensational "testimonials." What a waste of time in the competitive small business B2B space...
What are you doing (honestly, of course) to make yours stand out? And oh yes... if customers are not e-mailing you with great and passionate stories, improve your product instead of "baffling them with BS," as the old saying goes.
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I am one of the commitee from the bigest construction company in my country. They try to develop a website for construction hypermarket but I am surprised the mentality of almost all the commitee , they do not try to monetize the website, in fact they are voluntarily give free advertisement to their supplier. How sad it is.
Posted by: Kamarulzaman Baharom | September 20, 2007 at 03:31 AM