From Flat Tires to Business Upsells: Lessons on Preparation, Protection, and Profit

97 timed lines. Each timestamp opens a link to that line; to share it, copy the address from your browser.

1. 0:00Now this is gonna be a quick episode of reflections of my early
2. 0:092026
3. 0:09It's mid-january
4. 0:12last night
5. 0:14I'll call the flat
6. 0:16Now it's the middle of the winter in Cleveland, Ohio
7. 0:22And when I get cold it gets cold and we're by the lake
8. 0:27Lake Erie to be exact
9. 0:31And call the flat on the freeway with my daughter in the backseat
10. 0:37So, you know, I
11. 0:40Have to get
12. 0:41another tire end up changing
13. 0:47Tire, but always call roadside just in case or if anything and I'm glad I did so they could fill up my spare tire
14. 0:55I've already had the jack and the other tire off
15. 0:59And I one little lug nut just wanted to stick in there there's a so stuck
16. 1:04It was cold, but I wanted to move quickly because I had my daughter in my car
17. 1:13But I made arrangements for her to get picked up
18. 1:17because
19. 1:18Yeah, I don't want her to go through that especially being on the freeway
20. 1:23It's just yeah, but long story short the next day
21. 1:29Of course, I made an appointment
22. 1:31That night since it was the evening late evening
23. 1:34made an appointment for
24. 1:37Today
25. 1:39to get it done at the earliest time and
26. 1:46On the way to the appointment
27. 1:49Caught another flat
28. 1:52Like is it that cold that I just catch flats and you know last night
29. 1:57I was riding on the rim and I just I just pulled over I didn't yeah
30. 2:02That's unsafe
31. 2:04so on the way to the appointment get another flat like well come on now what is going on and
32. 2:17I
33. 2:17Just decided to get all new tires in I
34. 2:22came
35. 2:23into the dealership or
36. 2:26car shop
37. 2:28Knowing you know what I wanted
38. 2:34Exactly and I was new tires I actually came in there so they couldn't sell me on that but just the
39. 2:41quality and brand of tires
40. 2:44that was the only thing I knew I could have sold me on or
41. 2:49Try to upsell you know how it would be and
42. 2:53sales
43. 2:54But you know as a business owner. I was just thinking like wow
44. 2:58When we try to upsell it's it applies for almost every business, so I
45. 3:05Just want to give a reminder. I bring awareness, but you have upsells in your business
46. 3:12Like I'm still working on more upsells
47. 3:17But I just want to be genuine, and I don't want to be too salesy
48. 3:23But you know it's business
49. 3:27But just hearing the options and the quality is like hmm
50. 3:31I also did my research you know do research before you go into any meeting
51. 3:36Even going to the tire shop or the dealership is a meeting and treat it just like such do your research
52. 3:43You're not going to a
53. 3:46Deal with another business partner or another CEO business owner
54. 3:52Sponsor
55. 3:53Without doing your research, so even when you go on to these tire shops or whatever it may be do your research beforehand
56. 4:02It will save you a lot of time a lot of worry a lot of headache
57. 4:08and less anxiety
58. 4:10Gonna already know where the price is gonna be or average or ballpoint so you walk in there, and I did and
59. 4:18You know of course the upsells all
60. 4:21The wheel alignment all the oil change and this and this and then when you get the oil change the cabin filter
61. 4:27Oh, you're gonna get another filter two filters
62. 4:29And it's just so much and it's like dang added this and added that and added this oh you may need
63. 4:36Coverage oh you may need new bright. Oh you may need this. Oh, it's a little oily. Oh
64. 4:42So many things now, but it's always good to check on it and have that wellness check
65. 4:48Not only for yourself because you know health is well
66. 4:53But your cars wealth and health
67. 4:59Definitely you have it as an asset and not a liability
68. 5:03So you want to keep it healthy? You know what's its wellness and?
69. 5:09You know I try to get it checked out as much as possible, but always do my
70. 5:15little daily
71. 5:17checks and weekly checks
72. 5:19So
73. 5:21I'm always checking myself, but it's also good to bring it into a professional
74. 5:26quite often like every few months, you know I do three to six months, but
75. 5:33Every few months is even better
76. 5:36You know just like a trusted friend that is a mechanic or something like that just to
77. 5:42give it that outside opinion before you give it to a
78. 5:47Corporation or bigger business
79. 5:51Yeah
80. 5:52Do you have upsells in your business?
81. 5:56but
82. 5:57That's just something I wanted to ponder on and kind of reflect
83. 6:01Going back to my previous episodes of offers
84. 6:05Make that offer
85. 6:07But now we're talking about upsells, so what are you upselling in your business?
86. 6:14This has been
87. 6:15Alien eyes photos industry talk
88. 6:18With your host photographer Jackson Steve Jackson of alien eyes photos media
89. 6:24And this is another episode of alien eyes photos industry talk
90. 6:30And if you want to book me
91. 6:34Or check out the website for more information that is
92. 6:39alien eyes photos
93. 6:41Com that's alien eyes with a z photos with a s calm
94. 6:48Alien eyes photos calm and you could follow me at alien eyes photos
95. 6:55That's alien eyes photos on all
96. 6:58media
97. 6:59Alright y'all take care get those upsells peace