Here’s an interesting idea for you….

Do you have competitors that go out of business? If the answer is Yes, go to the next question…

Do they have listings (and even better) ads in the Yellow Pages? If the answer is Yes, go to the next question…

Now that they are out of business - who is going to be answering the calls they receive? They will be receiving calls from the phone book, business cards, their invoices…their previous and potential customers will be finding their phone number in any number of places.

Why don’t you do this?

1. Go to the phone book, start calling your competitors…look for numbers that are “out of service” - AKA: Company is out of business.
2. Call the phone company and ask if the number is available to purchase.
3. If it is….spend $20/month and BUY it.

You will now be receiving all the calls from this company’s previous and potential customers. They may be confused when you answer instead of the company they expected - but you can simply tell them, “We are happy to now be servicing their customers, how can I help you today?”

Give it a shot….I have seen this work numerous times. It’s an inexpensive way to generate leads and sales.