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The Worlds Best Transcription Service | CastingWords.com

A lesson in how to conduct business properly - when a Guarantee really means what it says

I had cause recently to use an online Transcription service and following a recommendation from a friend I went with a site called:
http://castingwords.com

I did shop around a little, and frankly CastingWords was not the least expensive - but they did offer a 24hr Turnaround (i.e. your completed transcription would be with you within 24 hrs)

Now anyone who knows me even half well, knows I am not one of the worlds most patient people so naturally I opted for the 24hr turnaround service:

1 Day Expedited Transcription: Completed in 24 hours or your money back.

Thing is, I uploaded my MP3 - paid my $57.50 via Paypal and to be honest when the 24hrs came around, and I had not received the transcript I was not really thinking about it.

But then I had an email via Paypal that my $57.50 had been refunded - and an apology and an explanation that my completed transcript would be with me with the next 24hrs latest.

As it turns out I had my transcript within the next few hours - well within 30 hrs.

Of course Castingwords.com did the right thing - and I respect that - but we live it times when conducting business in this manner has almost disappeared - so for me this is worth a special HOORAY!

Are they the best Transcription service in the world? Well I don’t know that for sure, but what I do know is that looking at the quality of transcription I will be using them again AND again.

The GOODWILL they have generated with me is honestly worth the $57.50 they have “lost” this time - and is a REMINDER to us all that there is only one way to conduct business, and thats the HONEST WAY.

A Special Thank you to my friend and fellow Yanik Silver Mastermind member - Perry Belcher for suggesting Casting Words

Awesome people - very impressed

What is the Matrix

The Matrix is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth

As soom of you already know - The Matrix is one of my fav movies - the “sound bites” in particular have always inpressed me - and this trailer video has plenty of them - so ENJOY - but also, perhaps THINK a little - what is the message?

The Matrix is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth

OTO, One Time Offer | First Call Discount | Selling Techniques

As many of my regular readers will know, once upon a time, I was a Double Glazing Salesman.*

Anyway, “us” DG Salespeople had a reputation is some parts of being hard CLOSERS – PUSHY and if truth be known, not really that nice of people. Of course this was a Generalisation and I have to say, many of the most successful sales people I have met in the Double Glazing Industry are the nicest people you can imagine – individuals who care about their customers and provide amazing service.

Ok, back to the theme of this post – in the Double Glazing Industry there is a sales technique called the First Call Discount / FCD – basically a discount, offered one time only, on first visit of a sales person to a prospects home.

Now, I am not going to get into the rights and wrongs of this technique, but recently I have been seeing a rather similar technique being used online, called the ONE TIME OFFER / OTO

In fact I came across a rather powerful example of it the other day.

You may have noticed, at the top of my blog pages there is now a new style of link (called a STRIPE AD) – it is away for me as a website owner to draw your attention to offers / special content etc – or indeed, a place for me to place adverts on behalf of advertisers.

This STRIPE AD is controlled by means of a WordPress Plugin – which I downloaded for “free” from: Pawan Agrawal at MaxBlogPress.com

I was very impressed with this Plugin and to tell the truth, I was surprised Pawan Agrawal was offering if for FREE

And, yes, it is FREE – but before I could download it I was “subject” to an OTO / One Time Offer. Now, I am not complaining, I think it was perfectly fair in the circumstances – and some of the products offered with Great Discounts – ONE TIME ONLY – would be ideal for Newbie or Intermediate Bloggers – but alas for the Developer I did not buy anything. Still, it explained why he could make the offer for FREE.

Go check it out yourself at – MaxBlogPress.com

Feel free to let me know your thoughts on this technique.

* — Double Glazing is a form of Replacement windows

FUN First - Work Later

On the 1st January I did a New Year post for the “benefit” of my Children (any you my dear reader - of course!)

See the post at:
New Year Post

I should have known - but No 3 son (Joshua) had an instant reply fo his Dad.

He sent me this link He said: Here is a link I thought was good for you

Temp Hides Fun, Fulfilling Life From Rest Of Office

I understand the point Josh is making - and indeed, it is one many Young People are making today. They are not being “fooled” into a stressful working existance - well at least not without having FUN first!

The other point Josh was making is of course that Dad Works To Hard!

If only I could explain that Work as he calls it is PLAY to me

To my dear, wonderful, beautiful Children

Its that time of year again - and here is some advice I wish someone had gave me when I was your ages

12 Practical Ways for SELF-IMPROVEMENT this NEW Year

Please read them all - but in particular…..

#4. Establish a personal system using manila folders and labels. Label a folder personal and put in your important documents such as passports, diplomas. Keep a folder for credit card bills, bank statements, taxes, insurance and work documents. A system puts you in control of your life.

love

Dad X