Thursday, May 1, 2008

Welcome to the copier jungle

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Interesting huh? Thanks to Joe Vitale ( you might have seen him in The Secret) for that bit of useless information. However, his book "Hypnotic Writing" was excellent. You are getting sleepy. Your mind is emptying out all thought. As you take a deep breath in, you feel more and more relaxed. How would it feel to be more relaxed? Feel the tension ease around your eyes. As you breathe in deeply, start the breath by making your stomach push out. Fill the lower part of your lungs first and inhale to a count of 4. Now hold that breath for 3 seconds before you pull your stomach in and exhale for 4 seconds. Now wait 3 seconds before your start your next breath.

But that's not what Mr. Vitale's book is about anyway. Hypnotic Writing teaches you to use the power of the word to paint a picture in the readers mind. For anyone who wants to write with more persuasiveness it is a highly suggested read. So what made me read his book? Well, I recently finished writing a book about how to buy copiers and wanted to spruce it up with personal stories and more persuasive information. After reading Mr. Vitale's book, I rewrote about 30 of 100 pages and added many anecdotal stories. Now the book is my first masterpiece.

Short history... I spent 5 years selling copiers with Konica Minolta, Danka and a local Canon, Kyocera, Oki and H-P dealership and realized most people looking for a copier or network printer have:
1. no clue as to what they need
2. no idea what features they need to save time and money
3. no time to do research or shop for the best equipment
4. no real idea what to pay for a copier, once they find what they want
5. no idea whether to buy or lease or what different leases represent
6. the stupid notion that the copier salesman is out to find you the best equipment at the lowest price (they work on commission and bonuses folks!)

So I searched for a book on Google and found none that covered all the topics a purchaser should know. Thus www.howtobuycopiers.com was born. Go ahead and check it out. Tell your friends and co-workers. Mention it to your kids at dinner tonight. Be sure to let your church, synagogue or mosque know about it. Stick your head out the window and shout, "I'm tired of this crappy copier and I'm not going to take it anymore. Go to www.howtobuycopiers.com." Then sign up and buy a copy. Makes a great Valentine's gift (at the least, for my wife 'cause the money I make selling them will go to buy her jewelry.) And best of all, it's cheaper than me having to pay to advertise it.So if you can't tell by now, this blog is a scary trip through my stream of consiousness. Hang on tight, return your seats to an upright position, fasten your seatbelts and get ready for that rollercoaster ride I like to call "My Life." Here comes the first hill now.....

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