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{January 17, 2009}   New Fundraisers

If you have kids in school or belong to a church or organization, you will understand about the subject of fundraising.  From my own experience, I have researched the topic for my children’s school and it can get very frustrating.  You want to have cool fundraiser ideas to present to the parents and ideally they would be free.  Recently, I came across a new fundraiser which is really exciting!     

The fundraiser is a generous offering from a new natural gas company called Ambit Energy.  Basically, it works like this.  The school, church or organization pays $99.00 to become an affiliate of Ambit Energy.  This price includes unlimited access to their own website and fundraising flyers in the back-office of the web page.  The organization then asks their members to enroll in Ambit’s money saving natural gas program.  It is free to enroll and the members who do will not only be guaranteed a 1% savings on their natural gas bill, but they will also get a 3day/2night hotel stay for free.  (Imagine being able to give your members something instead of asking them to give you more money!)  There are many more advantages to becoming an Ambit customer, such as travel rewards points earned each month, and even the opportunity to get free natural gas bills month after month.    

What does the organization get in return?  Depending on the home size of the people who enroll, and the amount of energy they use, the organization can make anywhere between $2 – $9 per person each and every month!  If you have 100 people sign up who fall into an average band of energy, your organization would make $500.00.  It doesn’t stop there, however.  Ambit has a program which makes it advantageous for its customers to sign up other customers.  Ambit offers the opportunity for people to earn free gas if they sign up 15 customers.  If a customer signs up 15 friends under their web page, those 15 friends gas bill is averaged and subtracted from their bill.  Also, if they sign up just 5 customers, they will win the choice 6 different travel packages.  This means that the club, school, or organization has the potential to earn a lot more if their members sign up friends and family.  Imagine if 100 people from your organization signed up for Ambits money saving energy program, and they each got 5 friends to sign up.  The organization would have 600 people signed up and would be making anywhere between $1200 – $5400 per month, and no member of the organization had to pay anything!For more information on Ambits affiliate fundraising program, or other Ambit questions please contact Lisa Drong at 815 325-8979.  You can also visit www.groundbreakingenergy.com for information on how Ambit can save you money.

Please note, this program is only available in Illinois for nicor customers, Texas and New York.



Entrepreneurs Profit in Illinois

 

With joblessness on the rise and recession looming over the heads of every American, many people will be tempted start their own businesses.  This is a great idea, and one that has helped thousands of people become financially free.

 

Today, I am going to spotlight a small business opportunity located right in Illinois.  I am certain that many readers here are familiar with network marketing, which at times can get a bad rap.  However, when done right, this business can make people up to six figures per month.  You just need to know how to do it and find the right mentor.  I will write more about this in a future blog.

 

In Illinois, a new opportunity emerged in May of 2008.  Ambit Energy, a natural gas supplier, decided to allow independent consultants to market their company.  Unlike most companies which do their own advertising causing the price of the product to cost more, this company has chosen to bring more savings to the customer by spending little on advertising, and giving ordinary folks the chance to earn thousands.  In Texas, where Ambit began just a few years ago, ordinary people have already become millionaires.

 

So, how does it work?  The average Illinois resident can buy into the business for $429.00, which is a low start up cost when you figure other businesses start up costs are much higher.  They gather a handful of friends who enroll in Ambit’s lower priced natural gas service and also gather a handful of friends who want to make money by consulting for Ambit.  To make this more understandable, let’s call the Ambit Consultant John.  John convinces 5 friends to sign up and 3 consultants to join his business.  John will make money from signing up his friends and bonuses for signing up other consultants.  The real money comes in with the residual monthly income.  You see, John not only makes money from signing people up for gas service, he makes a certain amount of money from their gas bill month after month.  It doesn’t stop with the people he signs up either.  He will make money from any customers his consultants sign up down to six levels deep.  What does that mean for dollar amount?  If Johns signs up three consultants and helps them sign up three consultants down six levels, and each of them bring in 10 customers, his monthly residual income alone will be at the least $10,000 per month and at the most $49,000.  Why the difference in price?  It depends on the customer’s home size and how many therms of natural gas they use each month.  If John and his consultants (downline) sign on customers who use more energy, the monthly bill is higher and the commission is higher.

 

Questions people may have about Ambit Energy

 

Ø      Why would anyone want to switch their gas service?  Good question, but this company makes it very attractive.  Ambit Energy has signed a contract with the Illinois Commerce Commission which guarantees the customer at least a 1% savings over nicor.  If they don’t hold up that end of the bargain, they will not be able to supply gas in Illinois. 

Ø      Does it cost money to switch?  NO, absolutely not.  It costs nothing to switch and nothing to go back to nicor if you are not completely satisfied.

Ø      Are there contracts to sign?  No, you sign no contract.  Unlike other natural gas suppliers in Illinois who force you into a contract, Ambit does not.

Ø      Who will read my meter?  Who will fix my gas leaks?  Nicor will still bill you, read you meter and fix any pipe problems.  What the reader may not understand is that nicor owns all of the pipes and infrastructure.  You will still be with nicor, but you have given yourself the right to choose a cheaper natural gas supplier, who will deliver this gas to the pipes of nicor, and nicor will deliver to you.

Ø      Will nicor get mad at me?  NO, nicor still makes money from you.  Look at your nicor bill right now.  You will see a delivery charge on there.  (Incidentally, if you read my blog on joblessness, you will see a quote that nicor is raising the delivery charge.)  Nicor makes money on everyone, because they charge you to deliver the gas, and they charge for the therm use.  There are two separate elements to your bill.  You are now able to lower one of those elements, and that is the therm price.

Ø      1% is not so great…why should I bother?  Well, to that I would say, when gas prices were high, didn’t you go searching out the gas station that could save you money?  People, recession is here…save some money!

Ø      What else do I get for doing this?  Ambit will give you a 3 day/2night hotel stay, just for switching your service.  

Ø      You will also earn travel rewards month after month which can be applied toward travel packages.  They automatically give you 1000 rewards points when you sign-up

Ø      What else?  When you enroll, you get your own website, which you can sign up your friends.  Sign up 5 friends and win a choice of one of six travel packages

Ø      FREE GAS – yes that is possible too.  Sign up 15 friends under your website and Ambit will average their gas bill and subtract it from yours.

 

Does this sound too good to be true?  This is the real deal and it will explode this year in Illinois.  If you want to get in on something amazing, now is the time.  It is easy to sell, and the income potential is amazing.

 

If you have questions about Ambit, call me at 815 325-8979.  You can also view the website for a video presentation at www.lisarebecca.energy526.com.

You can e-mail me at lisa@groundbreakingenergy.com

 

Do you have a small business you would like me to spotlight?  Call or e-mail me and I would love to talk with you and write you in my blog.



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