<p>Bump</p>
<p>You’re only straw grasping now @JackRedBlueGreen Your constant bumping is only fishing for another opinion. It’s clear you want someone to say “Wow man! You got something GREAT!” </p>
<p>The reply you’ve gotten? crickets. </p>
<p>stop bumping. Bromfield in post #18 gives you good wording for the common app. Go with that.</p>
<p>Good luck w/your company and college apps. your “company” isn’t going to blow anyone away.</p>
<p>@T26E4 Haha, well thanks for your advice. The point of this forum is to gauge people’s opinions, which is what I was doing. I’m not sure what you think I was doing…</p>
<p>I posted a similar thread earlier. Apparently a $250k/year business is not “eye-popping” to admission officers. I don’t think these guys understand what it takes to have a business and maintain. Hire tax advisors, lawyers, out-sourcing work, managing invoices, receipts, checks, and other costs. </p>
<p>My advice? Expand your company. $300 isn’t a lot and I don’t why you formed a company for that. However, everyone starts small. You know what happened in my first meeting? I was told to go away. You know how de-motivating that is? I didn’t do anything for a full month because I was so depressed. Then I got my sh*t together and created a sales script. Spent probably a good 30 hours on a sales script and landed another meeting. I would like to say I crushed it, but I did get by and got my first client. The feeling of elation when someone hands you a check is the greatest in the world. </p>
<p>You say you have offline clients? Expand the ■■■■ on them. Upsell other services, SEO, ORM, etc. You can outsource these services for a fraction of the cost. If you have trouble, PM me. Increase your revenue so that you can automate most of the tasks. </p>
<p>Develop a sales process. I usually send letters, wait a couple days, and follow through. If you don’t have a sales process, YOU WON’T GET ANYWHERE! More importantly, PRACTICE! I messed up my first meeting because I barely practiced. You think 2 hours practice is enough? No. At least 10 hours, 15 hours more like it. Practice anytime you have time and you’ll get more and more confident. There will be a point where you’ll be getting calls left and right, during school, in the middle of the night. All these potential clients to talk to and you will have to turn down some of them!</p>
<p>This will BE hard at the beginning, but believe me when I say this, it gets easier. It doesn’t matter if you spend 1000 hours at the beginning and make $300. These guys spouting “minimum wage is $7/hr, at an economical standpoint you wasted a lot of time” have never done any type of business in their life. Don’t listen to the naysayers. Expand your business man, just do it. Having a business is great. </p>
<p>Bottom line, don’t give up. Go for it. Nothing separates you from the greats except your work ethic and attitude. </p>
<p>EDIT: I’d like to add, torrent Straight Line Persuasion by jordan belfort, the wolf of wall street guy. It’s a lot, but its necessary unless you want to sell. Make your sales script and then practice. </p>