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It all started in Jan. of 2007.

That’s when Andrew Cavanagh first wrote a simple, true, useful story on a popular online discussion forum.

This short story that Andrew shared in that forum post started a virtual avalanche of activity.

Andrew’s simple story has started a virtual avalanche of activity online.

As the discussion caught fire hundreds of others joined the discussion.

Soon the post that he’d written started to set records as one of the all time most discussed posts in the history of the large forum.

Some of the biggest names in Internet marketing joined in the discussion that ensued in the following days and weeks – and a HUGE trend began to take shape.

In the following months (and now years) the ideas in Andrew’s post created a virtual AVALANCHE of new discussions, opportunities, products, gurus and websites that have all now jumped in on the trend that is still in its relative infancy.

What is this mega-trend?

It’s the “Offline Biz” or “Offline Gold” opportunity.

Simply stated it’s this:

For our purposes a “Brick-n-mortar” business is a tradional “offline” business. Typically these non-Internet based businesses are still struggling to figure out how to use the Internet effectively as a marketing tool.

Real world (brick-n-mortar) businesses need what Internet marketers have to offer. These traditional businesses don’t understand the new rules of online business. These businesses need and want YOUR help. Even if you aren’t a “pro” at all this you already know more than they do. These businesses don’t just need a website or a shopping cart – they’ve tried that already and it failed. Instead these businesses need to apply the leverage of online power tools like; email marketing, eBay, facebook and other social marketing tools, blogs etc.

NO TECH SKILLS NEEDED: Better yet, your success as a business coach or consultant working with these businesses has very little to do with your technical skills. The only required skill is your willingness to ENGAGE business owners by asking them a few basic questions about their business. It’s that simple. We even show you how to get them CALLING YOU. If you can ask questions and have a discussion you are qualified to tap into this multi-BILLION dollar opportunity.

I’m proud to say that Andrew and I are now partners on the LARGEST and BEST website where any online entrepreneur like you can go to learn the simple concept that has lead to so much success for so many others. To date we have over 7,000 members and countless success stories.

We teach four basic proven steps:

# 1: Use any of the several proven methods we teach that will put you in contact with the business owners who desperately need your help.

# 2: Learn to talk to these biz owners effectively so that they quickly see the value in what you’re offering and make the smart decision to hire and pay you. No one else teaches this like we do. This is the “make or break” step.

# 3: Make sure you get paid enough in advance that you’re happy doing the work.

# 4: Generate real sales and profits for the businesses who hire you and pay you month after month for the systems you set up (or better yet easily outsource the set up!)

This is our entire strategy spelled out.

Get the full story (and see Andrew’s original forum post) here:

http://www.offlinebiz.com/ofbstory.html

BANDWAGON JUMPERS…

It’s been fun to watch all of the band wagon jumping (we welcome it)!

If you are on any of the “big name” guru mailing lists you’ve likely noticed a trend the past year or so.

They are nearly all talking about (and hyping) “offline biz” related products. Some of the offers are decent, but most of them are a waste of time and nearly all are over priced.

Keep in mind a few facts:

• OfflineBiz.com is the BIGGEST membership site dedicated to this topic. Paid members only have to drop a few dollars ONE TIME (no monthly billing) to get full access to our training departments and “members only” forum area.
• OfflineBiz.com was founded by a guy that’s been doing this business longer than 99% of the other so called “experts” now selling ‘how to’ info in this niche.
• OfflineBiz.com is co-owned by the guy that first lit the fire of this concept online
• The content is neatly organized into very usable departments in an orderly fashion. No ‘info overload’ syndrome!
• OfflineBiz.com is arguably the FIRST site dedicated to these concepts
• OfflineBiz.com has more REAL testimonials from REAL people like you than all of the other “experts” put together. What we teach there works.
• OfflineBiz.com has the most active dedicated discussion forum IN THE WORLD on this topic. We’ve had over 30,000 posts in our paid members forum area. You can hang out and ask questions of those actively succeeding in this business model. Andrew is there DAILY interacting with members and I’m there several times per week.

Before you buy any courses or listen to any guru’s on the topic of “working with real world businesses” you simply MUST check out OfflineBiz.com.

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