Don't Just Sit There!... Do Something!

Rather than sitting around and waiting for a recovery or "upturn" in the global economy...

Why don't we just all work together to create one?! :)

If you don't believe that this is possible...

Then please allow me to share with you a "story" / "case study" when and how we have seen this successfully done before! :)
During the last recession / slow economy a little over five (5) years ago ...

A quite renowned Internet Marketer...
(whom shall remain "nameless” herein)

... extended a very unique and attractive offer.

Those that could perceive the great value of this offer began "scooping it up", even though it was being sold at a non-trivial price.

And even before receiving the products they purchased...

They were offered a very attractive opportunity to become an Affiliate and market this offer to others.

So, many of those that purchased this offer began marketing and advertising this offer themselves to others, thereby stimulated additional expenditures in online and offline marketing and advertising, which was also kind of "slow" at that time as well.

Further, since of these purchasers needed to customize, install and host these products, and they themselves are primarily non-technical, they are engaging the services of consultants, developers, web masters and web hosting providers, etc. to help them.

And when these IT firms / professionals have more paying clients, they in term have to engage more developers, testers, etc. and buy more software, hardware and other services, thereby stimulating more economic activity, in otherwise "slumping" IT and computer markets :), right?

And, this Internet Marketer established a community forum for anyone who purchased this offer to share their ideas about promoting it, implementing it, how to use and sell products based on it, etc. The synergy between the members of this community further generated opportunities for partnerships, joint ventures, and members buying, selling and providing products and services to one another.

Finally, as the purchasers of this offer developed and marketed their own customized products and services based on those they originally purchased, this generated additional opportunities for similar cycles of economic activity to begin again! :) .

And as people have more paying business, they become more willing to buy other products and services, thereby stimulating more economic activity "downstream"... and so on... and so on... Right?! :)

IMHO, the amount of economic activity stimulated by this relatively small group of people, has been quite impressive! :)

And it all started by someone extending an offer wherein the value of the opportunity for economic benefit far outweighed the cost of it!

So...

What is the moral (/point) of this (real life) story?...

Rather than sitting around and waiting for an "upturn" in the global economy...

Why don't we all work together to create (another) one?! ;)

Where and how would you all like to start creating our own global economic upturn?!

We hope this all helps,

- Michael S. DeVries
Founder and Principal,
The Virtual Consulting Firm ™
"Real People Providing Real Solutions in a Virtual World™"
http://www.TheVCF.com

P.S. If you want to know who this "Internet Marketer" and/or the offer is referred to above, Please Reply at:

http://blog.thevcf.com/2008/12/22/dont-just-sit-there-do-something/

and just ask, or Better Yet Post Your Guesses there, ok? and I will then let you know “the rest of the story”, there, ok?