The name Gold Calling reminds me of the prospectors who went North to find their fortunes in the Gold Rush of the late 1800's. It's a known fact that only a few made a fortune and most of them returned poor or died trying. It was only the merchants who sold the picks and shovels that prospered the most.
Gold Calling is both a product and a business opportunity. It's for people who are tired of phoning and emailing leads. People who are tired of fancy flash presentations and talking websites. People who have a great product and just want to get others to see it.
Steven Burke has created the latest pick and shovel for the disgruntled marketer. Now you can program leads into the system and the predictive dialer will automatically dial the numbers and your recorded message will be broadcast to thousands of people instantly. When someone shows interest, they are instructed to push a button and the call is relayed directly back to you.
More elaborate versions on the Gold Calling system will keep track of your prospects through a database system and even follow-up for you. As far as commissions go you earn $300 on the $499 version and $1000 on the sale of a $1499 version. The compensation plan is a one-up system that gives your sponsor your first sale as a qualifier.
I have been pitched this system at least 45 times in the last week but after looking it over I have to be honest and say that all my businesses are on automatic pilot and I don't need to call people anymore. Also, I can't stand getting calls with recordings on the other end. I find it very impersonal and unprofessional and would never want to subject my customers to something that I don't like myself.
It was also disturbing to see that Gold Calling takes no responsibility for numbers in their database that are on the National Do Not Call lists. Their terms and conditions clearly state that numbers in their database ARE on these lists.
A fellow in Georgia had just purchased the Gold Calling system and was telling me how excited he was about it. He wanted to know if I was interested in purchasing the program myself and if I knew of a good product that he could promote. He had already tried the One Step System and wasn't able to make any sales. He was planning on saving some money up so he could buy some more leads to put into the Gold Calling system.
There's big competition in this industry right now so if you are thinking of getting into the predictive calling business make sure the company you sign up with is going to be around to support you.
