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How to sell pest control in San Diego

Ha ha Fred, just checked out those videos. Wish my classes were that well-behaved/entertaining... Wow, Korea. i wonder how that compares to Taiwan? Asia's a trip huh? Im enjoying myself here. Point taken on the blog. Posted some new pics and stuff. -Cami
— February 15, 2009 4:42 a.m.

How to sell pest control in San Diego

Oh siiiiiiiiiiiiigh, the girl in the pics isn't me =) I'm in Taiwan and had no pics of myself in my pest control outfit. She is really cute though, isn't she? I should have told them that I sometimes used to skateboard from house to house. That might have made for a funny shoot. Going down one houses driveway and up the other felt *almost* like surfing...and made my day go much better. thank you again for your comments! Here's my blog, not super well written but it's there =) camikayadair.blogspot.com
— February 12, 2009 5:53 p.m.

How to sell pest control in San Diego

Actually Brandon's a cool guy- if anything, he helped me to dispel my prejudices against business men and...well...rich people in general. He was never anything but completely honest, above the board, and fair to me. I never once saw him do anything that made me lose respect for him. I'm sorry if what I wrote doesn't reflect that. I emailed him this story before I submitted it to the reader and he even encouraged me to submit it. I'm sure he knew that some people would smirk at the motivational stuff, but he didn't let that stand between me and my first publication. I had hoped to dig deeper and explore the thin, thin line between honest, good business and sales (giving people products that improve their lives at a fair price) and the crazy, self help motivational hype that plagues business and sales- but I think that oversteps my abilities as a writer. Guess I'll leave that to Ayn Rand for the time being...or whoever else writes about it. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAD THE 'NO SOLICITING' SIGN IDEA TOO!!!! I thought of that and peep holes. Like, 'oh, you don't want pest control? You sick of people like me bugging you? Why don't I install this sign and a peephole so you can avoid this in the future? $30 please.' Sales definitely isn't my thing. I tried it mostly because my Mom raised her three children on commission only sales and I wanted to see what she went through. oh yeah, and I needed money =) Now I'm a kindergarten teacher in Taiwan. Love it! And I want to keep writing. There's something to all that motivational self help crap after all---- if you apply it to something you're passionate about! Thanks for your comments, it was cool to jump online and see that people had already read my story and cared enough to comment!
— February 11, 2009 9:57 p.m.

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