Some You Win, Some You Lose.

A couple of weeks ago, the MLM company I am involved with, unleashed a holiday offer to those of us who went to the Company Conference. All we have to do is gather 20 average customers (that means they have 3 or more services) before the end of January 2014, and the company will then take you on a weekend trip to Paris! They will also include £250 spending money. We would be visiting the Eiffel Tower, Moulin Rouge, Champs-Elysées, Notre Dame, to name but a few!

The Company then made it more difficult to attain, in that you have to meet certain criteria along the way. Basically, I have to gather a minimum of 2 customers in September, a minimum of 4 in October, and 4 in November, 2 in December, and 4 in January. The 2 customers in September have to be gathered after the 15th September. Any customers gathered before this date do not count!

I had a couple of appointments lined up to go to this month, but unfortunately, both customers cancelled their appointments, one didn't reschedule, and the other rescheduled for mid October. So as I needed to find some new customers, I got off my lazy backside and took a stroll down to my local town to attempt to drum up some more appointments by doing a High Street W.A.M. (Win A Mini prize draw). This time I stood in the High Street for an hour, and the table below shows what I got for my efforts -

Location	Time Taken	People Asked	Forms Filled	Call Back	Appointments
Stony Stratford	13:10 - 13:25	25	1	Nil	Nil
	13:40 - 13:50	25	1	Nil	Nil
	13:54 - 14:05	28	1	Nil	Nil
	14:08 - 14:10	4	1	Nil	Nil
Totals	60 Minutes	82	4	Nil	Nil

So for the one hour of effort, all I have managed to achieve is gain 4 more chances to win £1,000 for myself next year!

Yesterday, I received a call from one the the Mystery Shopping Companies I am affiliated to. They were desperate for me to make a telephone call assessment. I thought all I had to do was make the phone call and fill in a report, but no, they want a lot more from me!

The phone call had to be recorded. Then I have to wait 24 hours for the recording to be sent back to me, so that I can write my report based on the recording! All done and dusted? Not on your Nelly! I then have to wait a further three days to see if I get any literature through the post, or receive a call back!

At least this is one project that will be successful... eventually!!!