What you can learn from the trash man.

For 16 years I lived just outside of Fort Lauderdale, in a town called Plantation.

And one of the most famous businessmen to come out of Fort Lauderdale in recent times, is a man of Dutch descent named H. Wayne Huizenga. Through aggressive business practices, and an obsessive work ethic, Wayne Huizenga has amassed a veritable fortune for himself, and a slew of accomplishments to go along with it.

For example, Huizenga is the only person to build THREE Fortune 1,000 companies: national trash hauler Waste Management… video conglomerate Blockbuster Entertainment… and the largest car dealer in the country, the no-haggle AutoNation.

He also owns the Miami Dolphins (and Joe Robbie stadium) and he used to own the the Florida Marlins baseball team and the Florida Panthers hockey team, which means he’s the only person to ever own three different sports teams in one marketplace (two of them have won National Championships — hint: NOT the Dolphins).

Now take a look at these three businesses and the industries they are in:

Garbage… video rentals… and used car dealerships.

Can you figure out the one thing they all have in common?

Try and guess now…

Nope, not recurring revenue — but that’s a good guess…

Nope, not labor-intensive — but that’s another good guess…

Can you figure out what it is?

No?

O.K., I’ll tell you. The one thing each of these businesses has in common is that they get the money FIRST, before they deliver their products or services.

Make sense?

See, one of Huizenga’s philosophies is to get involved with businesses that have no receivables in them. And when you don’t have a receivable balance to watch, cash-flow is not an issue and “client financing” and “customer management” are not issues either.

And this is one HUGE headache less you have to deal with, isn’t it?

So you see why “get the money first” is good, no? Frankly, it’s one of the reasons I went into publishing.

Now between today and tomorrow, I want you to try and figure out how you can “get the money first” in your business. I’ll post any good ideas sent into me, and I’ll also tell you a story about a very unusual business that’s also profiting because they are “getting the munney first.”

Now go sell something, Craig Garber

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About the Author

Craig GarberAuthor of "How To Make Maximum Money With Minimum Customers, " and publisher of Seductive Selling - an offline marketing newsletter currently read in 15 countries, world-wide. In a nutshell, I do two things: 1. I show you how to attract a reliable, steady stream of pre-qualified leads who are ready to do business with you NOW... 2. And I increase your net profits and cash-flow, by increasing your customer, client, or patient value -- often, dramatically. How do I do this? By developing, and helping you implement, unique, personalized lead generation and marketing strategies... using compelling sales messages that push your customers emotional buy-buttons. I've worked with over 300 clients in more than 104 different industries, since March of 2000, and I really enjoy what I do. I'm a stable, reliable, happily married family guy with three kids who loves life and always follows through on my commitments and promises. I love to listen to music, workout, read, travel with my family, take pictures, and go bass fishing. I always say "Yes," when it comes to good cigars, good books, and good coffee :-)

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