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Freight Brokering Training: How Good Are You At Taking Action?
2007-07-09 00:00:00 Every day ? and I mean EVERY day ? I get emails from InternetMarketing people wanting me to jump on board with theirinformation products. Some of these people are making millions. I know this because some of these people are... More About: Action , Training , Good , Eight , Taking
Freight Brokering Blog: My Second Milestone
2007-07-07 00:00:00 Today, July 4, 20007, I have surpassed 25,000 pages that have been viewed on this blog. That's a lot of reading. What's normal? I don't know. Further ....... More About: Blog , Econ , Milestone , Eight , Keri
Freight Broker Training: Something Good Is Going To Happen to You
2007-07-07 00:00:00 Stay tuned to this blog or my website - or both. Something good is coming your way.... More About: Training , Good , Broker , Thing , Eight
Freight Broker Training: Using PayPal
2007-07-07 00:00:00 PayPal is one of the most trusted names in online security. I can't imagine working without either them or one of several others similar to PayPal. But PayPal, in my opinion is the most popular. Here's a few things you... More About: Paypal , Training , Broker , Eight , TRAI
Fort Bliss, Texas - A Tribute
2007-07-03 00:00:00 I still have many videos that I taped during the anniversary of World War II back in 1995. I sobered up and fully realized how fortunate I had, and have, been. I will never forget the sacrifices that our soldiers... More About: Texas , Fort , Bute , Tribute , Tribu
Freight Brokering and Paul Revere
2007-07-03 00:00:00 I'm reading a very interesting book entitled The Tipping Point. The thrust of this book is how little things can make big differences.... More About: Paul , Eight , Keri , Erin
Freight Broker Training: I Can't Help You If I Don't Tell It Like It Is
2007-06-24 00:00:00 Every now and then I get people calling in asking about the freight broker industry and they want to start making money pretty fast. I'm upbeat on it - that's for sure. But everyone is going to get a dose... More About: Training , Broker , Like , Tell , Eight
Freight Broker Agreements
2007-06-22 00:00:00 I had a client ask me the other day about an agreement he received from a motor carrier. He wanted to know if it was necessary to complete it and send it back. It even had room to enter some... More About: Broker , Agreement , Eight
Freight Brokering: More and More Saying Adios to the Boss
2007-06-22 00:00:00 I've been skimming through a small publication titled 53 Trends Now Shaping the Future. It was published in 2005 through the World Future Society. One major trend is more entrepreneurs starting new businesses every year. This should come as no... More About: Boss , The Boss , Eight , Keri , Adio
Freight Broker Training: Web Host
2007-06-15 00:00:00 Evidently my web host for www.atexfreightbrokertraining.com is having server problems. This is unusual. If you can't get into my website right away - just spend a few minutes on the blog here. There's a lot of good stuff.... More About: Training , Host , Broker , Eight , TRAI
Freight Brokering Blog: My First Milestone
2007-06-15 00:00:00 Today, my blog - John Thomas on Freight Broker ing - just surpassed its 5,000th visitor. That's a lot of people.... More About: Blog , Milestone , Eight , Keri
Freight Broker Jitters
2007-06-14 00:00:00 So what do you do when you've just graduated from agent training and you immediately hit a shipper that tells you, I've got a couple of loads I'd like to get moved today? Do you have a sudden thrill that... More About: Broker , Eight
Freight Brokers: Who Are They?
2007-06-13 00:00:00 There is a lot of confusion around the questions: Who is a freight broker? What makes them a freight broker? When are they legally determined to be a freight broker? Some people don't understand the process - part of the... More About: Brokers , Broker , Eight
Freight Broker Training: How Close or Far Do You Need to Be?
2007-06-10 00:00:00 I received an email this past Friday morning from John Flood. He is currently living in Okinawa but wants to begin freight broker training. I later received a phone call from him on Skype - the 2 1/2 cents per... More About: Training , Close , Broker , Eight , TRAI
Dispatch Broker: Position Available in San Antonio
2007-06-10 00:00:00 There is a position coming open soon in San Antonio , Texas for Dispatch Broker .... More About: Posi
Freight Broker Software
2007-06-08 00:00:00 I love computer software. There's something addictive about it. And yet, as I've said before, it can help a lot of people do dumb things very fast and efficiently. Here's an interesting article I ran across today.... More About: Software , Broker , Eight
Freight Brokering: What is Deadhead Pay?
2007-06-08 00:00:00 You'll hear the word deadhead in the transportation industry quite often. I remember my very first job as a brakeman on the TPW railroad in East Peoria, IL. They dead headed me to the Illinois-Indiana border about 120 miles east.... More About: Broker , Eight , Keri , Erin
Freight Broker Training: On-Site, In YOUR Office, With YOUR Staff
2007-06-02 00:00:00 It's official. On-Site freight broker training is now here. We'll travel to YOUR office, using YOUR equipment and working with YOUR staff. Read on ...... More About: Office , Training , Broker , Staff
Telephone Freight Broker Training
2007-06-02 00:00:00 It's been nearly four years since starting my telephone freight broker training. It's been a great success and continues to expand every year. What this means is - I'm filling a need for a very special niche. Most of my... More About: Training , Broker , Telephone , Eight , TRAI
Freight Broker Training Order Processing
2007-06-02 00:00:00 PayPal is the vendor of choice to process my credit card orders. They are one of the most trusted names in the card processing industry. But even PayPal has their problems ...... More About: Training , Proc , Broker , Order , Process
Freight Broker Training: What Would It Be Like Without Yvonne?
2007-05-26 00:00:00 Many of you are aware that I use Yvonne Natividad to help train. More and more, I'm getting UNsolicited praises from my clients regarding the quality of her training ...... More About: Training , Broker , Like , Would , Eight
Freight Broker Training: We Have a New Service Coming Your Way
2007-05-26 00:00:00 It's here! A new training option for you! I've made some mention through an email about the possibility of providing on-site freight broker training. It's here ....... More About: Training , Service , Broker , Vice , Eight
Freight Broker Training: How Do I Market This? Part II
2007-05-19 00:00:00 Okay, why was I disappointed in a conference that cost me about $2K plus travel expenses? Nearly everyone will admit that you can't please everyone. This holds true for most professions. But let me explain my confusion and how I... More About: Market , Training , Part , Broker , Mark
Freight Broker Insurance: Contingent Cargo
2007-05-17 00:00:00 I've ran across a situation today that will require us to make a decision in regard to contingent cargo insurance. Basically, contingent cargo insurance is offered only to freight brokers. It is not cargo insurance - it is broker insurance... More About: Insurance , Broker , Cargo , Eight , Conti
Freight Broker Training
2007-05-17 00:00:00 I'm thankful for the many questions, comments and responses from everyone regarding the freight broker industry in general and our training in particular. But I always have to be careful ....... More About: Training , Broker , Eight , TRAI , Raining
Freight Broker Training: How Do I Market This? - Part I
2007-05-13 00:00:00 I don't know about you - but I'm probably not any different than many people when it comes to searching for which path to go down. Most paths in life and/or business are what I call rabbit trails.... More About: Market , Training , Part , Broker , Mark
Freight Broker Insurance
2007-05-13 00:00:00 Several days ago I received an email from See Soo a former client in California. She has a trucker friend who encountered a car that slid under the truck trailer, set the trailer on fire and burned all the cargo.... More About: Insurance , Broker , Eight
Freight Broker Training: I Need It Too
2007-05-07 00:00:00 I just recently returned from a 3 day conference in Chicago on Internet marketing. This has become such an important element in my gaining new business that it's necessary to learn how to do it more effectively.... More About: Training , Need , Broker , Eight , TRAI
Freight Brokering: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
2007-05-02 15:11:00 Freight brokering is very similar to any other business venture at times. It certainly can be very different - but there are some similarities. For example, every business venture has its share of the Good , the Bad and the Ugly .... More About: Broker , Eight , The U
Staying Afloat: How Do You Do It?
More articles from this author:2007-04-24 00:00:00 One of the areas of brokering that needs critical attention is in the area of lumper fees. These are the fees charged by usually independent contractors at various unloading destinations. Sometimes the shipper will pay for unloading fees. Other times... More About: Stay 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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