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Spoton.net - Franchisee Success Stories

Former tyre company Regional Manager, Jim Thomas, explains why he made the life changing decision to open his own Spoton.net website consultancy franchise.

"I was looking for an opportunity to have a more flexible work pattern and also to be rewarded for how hard I actually worked”, he explains. “Having to work at weekends and endless amounts of paperwork meant that I never felt my time was my own and family life always seemed to come second.”

“Spoton.net has allowed me the freedom to make my own decisions in a business that I’m very comfortable with. I enjoy meeting business owners, finding out their business goals and showing them how an ‘It’seeze’ web system can drive their marketing activities and increase their sales. It’s an uncomplicated business to run with minimal administration and I find it very rewarding in many ways – not just financially.”

Jim is passionate about the revolutionary ‘It’seeze’ web system and

enthuses about the potential market. “I had to go for a franchise that I could

identify with and feel good about the product – I was looking for something

with an edge, some thing that nobody else had. ‘It’seeze’ is literally years

ahead of the competition and since starting the business, I’ve found that

business owners are delighted with what the system can do as it takes

away the issues and frustrations that they have experienced with their

existing website.

Despite the fact that 50% of small/ medium size businesses don’t even have a web presence yet, my main thrust is actually in replacing existing ineffective sites - I have found that just about every business I’ve contacted so far is currently using an ineffective, out-dated site that is not achieving any tangible results for their business. The market potential is enormous and I’m looking forward to growing my client base rapidly over the coming months”.

“You’re able to choose your own generous, protected territory to operate in and Spoton.net provides you with all the training and marketing tools you need to start taking orders from day one. The commission model means that I not only receive instant income from each new client but also repeat income from the same customers, every month going forward.”

Reflecting on his progress during his first four months, Jim puts down a large part of his success to the support he receives from Spoton.net. “The company support team is always available to offer advice and the development team is 100% focused on implementing enhancements to the ‘It’seeze’ system to ensure it stays well ahead of any potential competition”.

Asked what plans he has for the next six months, Jim replied, “To develop my Spoton.net business even further! I have just taken 4 new website orders in one week and am now exceeding my original targets! My pipe-line is growing daily and I am now getting a lot of referrals from my initial customers who are all delighted with what their ‘It’seeze’ website is delivering for them in terms of additional customers and sales – I really am looking forward to the rest the year and to seeing exactly how far I can take this business in the future.”

Jonny Kirk from Belfast gives the low down on why he chose to set up a website consultancy franchise with Spoton.net.

“One of the reasons I chose Spoton.net is that it is infinitely scalable”.

“You have the option of employing people to work in different areas within your franchise territory”. This was an important factor for Jonny as he intends to grow his business at a reasonably fast rate. The revolutionary ‘It’seeze’ web system allows him to do what he enjoys best – spending time talking to his customers rather than actually designing websites.

Jonny was impressed that the business provides him with two income streams as he goes on to

explain. “Franchisees earn an income in two ways. Firstly you earn an income from every client you

sign up for an ‘It’seeze’ website in that calendar month. The second income stream comes from

a monthly client subscription fee meaning that the franchisee receives a residual income from

every client that they have signed up”.

Coming from a Franchise background himself, Jonny has been impressed with the training and

ongoing support provided by the Spoton.net team. After attending the initial training course Jonny

felt that it was appropriate in length and also focussed on the key areas that would enable him to

run a successful Spoton.net web franchise.

Over the coming months Jonny plans to introduce new initiatives to increase sales and

communication with his Spoton.net clients. This will include sending out newsletters and emails

incorporating a referral voucher scheme. Eventually Jonny intends to enhance his business by

offering extra services such as graphic design and photography, which he will be able to cross-sell.

Jonny puts his success down to having such a fantastic product. “Clients are impressed with the way an ‘It’seeze’ website can market their business so effectively and consequently increase sales - largely through achieving high Google search rankings. The other great bonus with ‘It’seeze’ is that every business can afford it – there’s a just one small set-up fee and then a low monthly subscription charge. Clients are also pleased to be able to discuss their requirements in plain English instead of being bombarded with technical jargon!”

Having built a secure client base, Jonny has just taken on 2 sales consultants and is now looking to maximise the potential of the Spoton.net franchise and take his business to a new level.

Ian Stoney looks back at how he came to pick a Spoton.net franchise..

"Prior to making the decision to purchase a franchise I had been employed as an Operations Director at a University. Previously I had also enjoyed salaried positions with leading operators in the leisure and retail sectors. Following redundancy, I made a decision to follow a life-long ambition to work for myself and allowed myself a period of eight weeks to establish exactly what kind of business I would launch. During this time the recession was biting hard and whilst I had several ideas for an enterprise of my own, it appeared a somewhat safer bet to identify a franchise with both a strong offer and track record of success."

"My search for a franchise began with franchise industry association listings from which I short-listed twenty companies from retail, business services and web related industries."

"Rather than sending me a glossy brochure of get-rich-schemes, Spoton's Franchise Director called me to introduce the company. He answered each and every one of my questions and spoke at length regarding the ins and outs of the product, taking time to answer each of my questions. I was also invited to meet the team in Devon in order to get a deeper understanding of Spoton's offer."

"Spoton's franchise fee is similar to that of competitors, yet they offer excellent value for your investment when you see the size of the territories available. Territories are twice, sometimes three times larger than that on offer from other franchises. This was a definite advantage whilst I was seeking the maximum possible opportunity for my money."

"The market we're in is highly competitive, yet this also presents an upside! Having carried out extensive research into similar products, I have been unable to find any other product to rival It'seeze. It's hard work establishing a new region and setting up a business, yet everyone I meet is impressed with the product, service offering and price. Having experienced the pain of traditional web design companies and less capable products, everyone I've met so far has been genuinely impressed."

"The training from Spoton is highly practical and I was pleasantly surprised to have four presentation meetings arranged and scheduled for me to launch my business the following week."

"So in summary, unrivalled value for your investment, excellent training, unbeatable product at a price that SMEs are happy to pay."

Ian Stoney, it'seeze consultant, St Albans