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What could 30 days mean
to your career services business?
Are you stuck in a rut – making money
but ‘locked in’ because there are no more hours in the day to do
more or make more?
Are you frustrated because one
week you just can’t keep up with the volume and the next you’re
wondering where your next sale will come from, which leaves you
feeling stuck and out of control?
Or, are
you struggling to build a business that will do more than just help
you get by?
Do you wish you could:
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Finally have the time and ability to create and launch the new
product you’ve had on the back burner for months or maybe years?
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Take
a day off from clients, without financial repercussion, to
concentrate on positioning your business for more success?
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Seize
the opportunity to raise your prices, even if you feel you are
doing well now?
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Apply
a simple strategy that could finally move your business beyond
the 6-figure mark but without adding to the length of your
workday?
- Harness all the information you
are bombarded with to move from overload to empowerment in
career and business services?
A few minutes ago I hung up the phone
with a member who told me that she had taken her business in one
year from a 4-figure practice to a 6-figure one. She let me know
that every person she talked to about CDI raved about, in her words,
“How great it is…how informative…how fresh and energetic…how much it
offers career professionals and resume writers…and how packed it is
with valuable information…”
On Friday I spoke with a member who
was so excited because after just one session with her CDI mentor
she was able to make significant changes to her business structure,
triple her prices, and had just closed her first sale at her greatly
increased rates. She was soaring with excitement about the
possibilities in store for her and her business.
And, just a few weeks ago I had a
member tell me that while she is still working only 16-18 hours a
week in her business in order to put her family first, she had
doubled her income in the last year.
CDI and I, as its very involved
President, have been the recipient of hundreds of these
success stories. I love to
learn that with the tools, services, programs, and personal support
that we provide that our members are breaking barriers they never
thought possible, whether that’s building to success or managing
volume to work smarter (and happier).
You see, I’ve been there – I know how
much time can be wasted, the feeling of frustration of being almost
but not quite there, of making money but not having time for what I
really wanted to do, of watching opportunities pass me. As a resume
writer and career professional, I cracked that nut over 13 years ago
with the help of a trusted professional network (who are all now
members of CDI), moving my practice to the 6-figure range in my
late-20’s with client services and then growing it again with a host
of products and services that make me more money, stress-free,
24-hours-a-day. In fact, my first informational product recently
broke the $150,000 mark in added revenue to my bottom line.
For the last 10 years, CDI, its
leadership teams, and its members have been collaborating together
to create a career organization unlike all the rest where you are
cared about, supported, and catapulted to the next level. As member
Sherry Mirshahi of Interview Roadmap said, “You sign up for a CDI
membership and then you get not one but 400 mentors.”
But that’s not the only place we
differ from other associations – CDI membership is not just a
gateway to ‘more stuff to buy’. We host so many valuable resources
and programs that cost our members nothing extra. Here’s a sampling
of what you will get access to just by becoming a member:
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Effortless no-sell strategy which has resulted in a 97% close
rate for resume writing packages.
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Simple packaging strategy which lets you triple your revenue
without adding any time to your day.
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Easy
approach to how to create informational (and profitable)
products, when you have no time, that can earn you thousands in
extra revenue.
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Instant solutions to your most challenging projects and business
problems, 24 hours a day, through our three targeted networking
groups.
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Support with one-on-one mediation to resolve sticky, painful
client challenges.
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Powerful planning, change, and empowerment with one-on-one
mentoring to move your business to where you want it to be,
whether starting up, structuring, or building.
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Direct conduit to the information you need to know – the hidden
yet critical industry changes that can make or break client and
business success. We call them Expert Trends and we’re proud
that the Society of Human Resource Management has showcased them
four times in their newsletter.
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Access to the industry’s most reputed programs for rapidly
expanding and growing your business visibility from free booths
at job fairs nationwide to our prestigious award programs,
publishing opportunities, marketing plans, and registered public
awareness events.
- Opportunity to actively
participate, learn, and create the industry’s best practices and
benchmarks in our Next Practices teleclass series. (New members
can immediately access over 40 hours of learning).
Plus, we’re the association known for
having an obsessively involved President who makes sure you ALWAYS
have a solution to your problem and who is 100% committed to your
individual success. My tireless focus is on driving continuous
innovation, industry partnering, and opportunity to make sure each
one of our members has the chance to participate in our leading the
careers industry. The leadership behind CDI quite simply fosters
this champions YOU and is committed to always providing the
solutions and resources you need to succeed!
With that in mind, we
started 2011 with an amazing new benefit for our members! We
hosted our first annual Member
Appreciation Extravaganza in January, which included:
Member Appreciation
Teleclasses: Each week CDI
offers a free teleclass with topic experts. Events are currently
planned for Tuesdays starting Jan 11th at 4:00 PM Eastern. All will
be recorded and made available at no charge to members who are
unable to attend. Calls include:
Making Revenue from Affiliate
Programs & Websites with Susan P. Joyce, Job-Hunt.org -
www.Job-Hunt.org
Thriving in Tough Times -
5 Unexpected Keys to Success and Piece of Mind with Pat Schuler
of The Gemini Resources Group, Home of Kick Butt Sales Training™
- www.KickButtSalesTraining.com
Strategies for Overcoming
Procrastination with Aricia LaFrance, AriciaLafrance.com -
www.aricialafrance.com
Panel: New Trends in Federal
Resumes/Changes in the Federal System with Camille Roberts
of CC Career Services, Beth Colley of Chesapeake Resume Writing
Service, Cory Edwards of Partnering for Success, Robin Schlinger
of Robin's Resumes, and Barbara Adams of CareerPro Global, Inc.
Member Benefit
Tour: Are you familiar with
all that CDI has to offer you? CDI offers a one hour tour of
the CDI website and resources to help you get the most from your
membership. You will be astounded at the resources that are
available!
Weekly Prizes:
Each week CDI gives away prizes to
randomly selected CDI members valued at $20-30 each.
CDI Appreciation
Grand Prize: The Winner of
this random member drawing receives a free registration for
CDI's Entrepreneurial Wisdom Program. The Wisdom program offers the
ultimate solution to creating your successful 6-figure career and
resume practice with 15 sessions, 22+ hours of audio (online & MP3),
194 pages of materials, and 13 expert presenters. A huge value at
$1199.00! Learn more at
www.careerdirectors.com/wisdom.htm.
CDI Month-Long
Social Member Celebration:
Here's your opportunity to appreciate the CDI members, staff, and
volunteers who have inspired, helped, or supported you! Take a moment to post Twitter (www.twitter.com),
Facebook (on CDI's Fan page at
http://on.fb.me/fmgmf4) or LinkedIn (on CDI's LinkedIn group
page at http://linkd.in/h1IAcR)
recognition for these individuals. More details available to
members.
More prizes:
That's not all! The member who
posts the most #cdithanks appreciation posts on Twitter or CDI's
Facebook Fan Page during the month will receive a CDI Superhero Gift
Pack ($50 value).
After January, we just couldn't stop
our fabulous focus on your success! Each month we provide a
f*ree member teleclass with expert guests.
Review the rest of
the 2011 list.
Our 2011
Global Career Empowerment
Summit offers the ultimate in new trends, new technologies,
and new solutions for career and resume professionals. This is one
you will not want to miss! Our keynote's presentation by Shalley
Steckerl is worth the whole trip! We're excited to have Marin Yate,
New York Times best-selling career author, presenting a welcoming
address and providing a special gift to all attendees. We'll also
have guest speakers from Startwire, Indeed, Monster, and many other
exciting industry representatives.
Finally, we've got a few
VERY exciting new offerings and
opportunities up our sleeve for you that we'll be
launching in September and October this year. We promise, they will
knock your socks off!
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So, I want to challenge you to come
see what all the talk is about and learn how CDI can make a
difference to your business in just 30 days.
You’re probably worried that this is
going to cost you a lot, right? There’s no question you can make
tens of thousands of dollars (and much more) with the strategies,
systems, tools, and resources in your new CDI membership – in fact,
just one private hour with a coach like me is $350, which would add
up fast! (Luckily, members get my time without the added fees!)
But, we’re not going to charge you
anywhere near that much to access CDI’s business-changing resources.
I’ve been there, remember? I know how stressful it is to be stuck in
the hills and valleys of a business that’s not quite what you want
it to be and not know what to do next. I don’t want you to throw
money at the problem without getting a big return on investment!
As President, I set the rates and CDI
is truly the most reasonable association for what you receive --
only $180 a year! Remember, I’ve told you that you can change your
business in 30 days with CDI. What do you think you can do with 365
days at only 41 cents a day? Why would I basically give this value
away? Because I want to see you succeed! I care that much about our
industry and I know there is wealth and opportunity out there for
each one of us. Our industry is one with a real soul where we can
make a big difference together.
Stop imagining and start doing! If
you really want to make a name for yourself, grow your business,
stabilize your business, or just love your business more, join now.
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain with CDI!
PLEASE DO YOURSELF A BIG
FAVOR AND
JOIN
CDI TODAY!
We can't wait to
have you become part of CDI!
P.S. I just received the following
testimonial from CDI member, Mary Elizabeth Bradford of The Career
Artisan. It so resonated with my email that I wanted to share it
with you:
“No one succeeds in business
operating as an island.
CDI is a very close knit, friendly
and supportive group of resume writers, career coaches, recruiters,
HR professionals and more who often work together to build their
businesses and share information. And that’s just the people! The
plethora of learning opportunities, time tested business-building
strategies, annual conferences that are so pivotal for attendees
that you often hear them speak of the event months later, gold
standard certifications and an amazing and well respected
association director…and that is truly not even scratching the
surface.
There is no better way to learn and
grow in your career services business then by allowing yourself the
investment of being a part of a top association like CDI. I have
been a member for seven years, and each year I learn more and get
more involved. CDI truly feels like an extension of my business.
It’s a world-class association with a big heart. You will be so glad
you made the decision to join.”
JOIN
CDI TODAY!
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