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Instant Income: Strategies That Bring in the Cash

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If you buy this book looking for ways to generate "instant" income, you will be disappointed. While there are some good ideas in the book, it is not a how to manual. Most of the ideas presented take both time and money to implement.

Having worked with hundreds of small business owners over a number of years, I found the section on intrapreneurship (an employee going into business with the owner)to be a little naive. My estimate would be well over 90% of owners of small businesses would be rather closed minded about the concept.

I found the book to be a good reminder of lots of things any business owner should at least think about. However the information was extremely general in nature. While there were some good points on most of the subjects covered, if you don't have the know how to implement them, you will either need to buy into Janet's coaching program or seek other expert advice.

Again it serves as a better reminder and check list than as a how to manual.

If you are considering generating more income from your existing business online OR you are thinking about creating a new online business - then this is a great book to grab a load of ideas on how to start. You will learn about income streams that you didn't even think of - ones that are quite easy - and then you also learn about some more advanced ideas if you are already somewhat established. What I really like about this book is that it is not one of those general fluffy books telling you things you already know about generating income. Like I don't need to hear one more thing how to save using the "latte factor". What I needed were a ton of ideas to work into my existing business - and that's what this book gave me. At the end, you will be able to sit down and design a marketing plan based on the great new ideas that you decide to use.

When I was growing up in New York, we had a saying about success, "It's not always what you know, but who you know that counts!"

Janet Switzer's "Instant Income" gives you the best of both worlds; Janet is the "who" you need to know, and she shows you exactly "what" you need to know and how to make it work for you! Instant Income will virtually lead you by the hand to your financial windfall in literally days.

As a test, I shared Janet's strategy for converting one-time customers to continuity customers (page 23) with a friend who owns a small business in Colorado. She had success in less than 30 days - picking up several new clients for sizeable fees!

Next, I shared Janet's strategy for building a business empire using a "Two-Step" seminar-workshop campaign (page 116) with a local colleague in the real estate business. Using Janet's "template" for writing effective copy, I wrote an ad which ran in a local paper and helped create a web presence. So far, the business has averaged about 30 leads per day and the first seminar is less than two weeks away! At $2,000.00 per enrollee, this business should generate more than $1,000,000.00 before the year is over!

Now that I've helped others, I've started assembling my own "Instant Income" system for myself!

If you don't purchase any other 'how to' book this year, buy "Instant Income" and use some of the "instant income" you'll produce to "gift" a copy to your friends and family! Instant Income should be the cornerstone of every library on achieving success.

At any price, "Instant Income" by Janet Switzer, is a double-barreled bang for your buck!

William W. Craig, III
Part-Time Income For You

I'm really glad I'm probably the first reader of this book in Japan. This book completely blew my mind.
It is the gospel for all entrepreneurs, especially for those in seminar business. The author reveals how she sold Jack Canfield's-1000USD-seminar in just six hours step-by-step. It does work especially for small business owners who're in his/her field for several years with clients' database.
This book is a too-good-to-be true gift. It's too dangerous if someone with vicious mind read and apply it. I truly hope it WILL NOT be published in Japan and my competitors in seminar business won't read it, unless I translate this book by myself, as well as all her materials and products.

Big or small, if you are a business looking for an indispensable strategic planning tool for growing revenue from previously untapped methods, this is it! If you can read, there's enough meat here to keep your current account fed a long time. All you have to do is "fill in the blanks" with the details of your own situation.

No need to risk everything on spec--this book contains solid information and the free resources and support materials will help you analyse your own opportunities quite thoroughly. There's no excuse for not making it in your small business when help like this is just a few dollars away (and free if you borrow the book from the public library).

Instant Income made me proud to be a non-fiction writer because I could clearly see how presenting good information well can mean the difference between someone making it or not in a small business.

And you can take that right to the bank!

LINDA M. LOPEKE, Fortune 500 business strategist and MBA Professor

Janet quite obviously knows what she's talking about. She gives out a lot of info in this book. I've used or investigated many of the options she details in the past. I would pay careful attention to what she says.

I would not reccommend this to anyone who has ever sold anything before. Great for the ultra-beginner, doesn't spark much - and directs readers to spamming websites that are there to sell something else - which is a great way to sell something else and get another piece of someone elses action. She goes into great detail of nothing, no detail on things of value.

I hired Janet to consult with me on a new business I was launching. I spent thousands of dollars for her advice. This book would have saved me a lot of money and gave me even more ideas. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining about the money I spent on consulting. I would have paid her more for the advice she gave me, and I will hire her again. This book gives so many great ideas on how to generate more revenue for your business, you'll never have to worry about income again. Make sure you buy this book and implement every strategy you can before your competition does.

Reviewed by Vicki Landes for Reader Views (3/07)

"Instant Income" promises you hear an immediate `cha-ching' and delivers ground-breaking strategies to get it. From the exceptional mind of wealth-building guru Janet Switzer, "Instant Income" is a breath of fresh air for those struggling professionals looking to make more money doing what they love. Switzer has been the extra punch behind such heavy-hitters as Jack Canfield (Mr. Chicken Soup for the Soul) and her approaches to increasing profit have made her clients exorbitant amounts of additional revenue they never realized was there waiting for them.

"Instant Income" is a collection of Switzer's tried-and-true secrets for getting the most out of a business and its common practices. Her tactics are brilliantly simple and by merely implementing a few, one can see an instantaneous difference. The book is divided up into several parts, concentrating on bring in cash through customers, joint ventures, advertising, prospecting, sales, the internet, even finding potentially overlooked outlets for business owners to explore. Further, she understands the security of a steady paycheck so she's got plenty of ideas for the `intrapeneur', who wants to stay at their current job while obtaining a higher salary or a better position within the company. She's even got an abundance of inspiration for the `occasional entrepreneur' who would like to make some extra money on the side. Whether a business owner, an employee looking to improve the company they work for, or an entrepreneur Switzer has plenty of new solutions to try.

Switzer delivers her message superbly - not only are her secrets easy to understand and quick to implement with a little extra effort, it feels like she's right there coaching you as you read her book. She walks you through real-world examples and shares her own website resources to peruse as you begin to apply her strategies to your specific situation. "Instant Income" contains 20 years of Switzer's successful approaches to finding customers, getting them to buy, encouraging referrals and endorsements, and keeping them for the long haul.

Got wealth? Get Janet Switzer! Some of the most successful business ventures out there owe their success to her - with "Instant Income" as your personal wealth-building coach, you can, too. Not only is it sure to be Switzer's next bestseller, "Instant Income" is destined to be *the* reference book for the business professional - don't go to work without it!

Received book free of charge.

I first heard of Janet via an invite to a seminar and thought This is too good to be true. By the time I made up my mind to join the "expensive" seminar it was sold out. Shortly after, she released this book which I immediately bought. This far, I can say it is the best gift I have given myself this year because it triggered a whole more lots of positive ramification I can't even began to tell you. Buy the book dear, buy the book; you will be glad you did. Dr. Israel King, Ph.D. Author of How To Keep A Man