The ball is rolling

I have now heard back from 6 out of the 39 agents, and event planners that I emailed on Friday. I will start making calls and see if I can reach the appropriate people from the companies that didn't respond. As for the ones that did, promo packs and DVD's will go out in tomorrows mail.

A decade in retail and manufacturing and mostly word of mouth or referral work as far as performing goes has left me at a bit of a disadvantage as far as some of the administrative duties called for. For example I had to brush up on how to create a database and do a little mail merging. It's been a while, but at least I taken that first baby step.

The book that set me on the right path, back in the day, was Joel Bauer's "Hustle, Hustle". So I dusted it off for a re-read.
I've been perusing a couple other resource texts. "Jump Start Your Business Brain" by Doug Hall. A very successful business man, magician and buddy of mine from Cincinnati. And one other text on selling professional services.

After the agents, I will begin to solicit companies that I can offer some interesting solutions to. I have been sitting on my ass so long, wallowing in self pity after my store closed and my wife dumped me. Time to start making some real money again. Time to get caught up on the $14,000 I owe in back child support and time to put the dream back together again.

I feel good, even though I had a shitty day of street performing at Pike Place Market.

Tomorrow I will go to the bank and deposit $1,250 in one dollar bills into my landlords account.

Here is the cover letter that will go with the promo packs.