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Hi all – I just wanted to advise that I received an email today from “CoryVanalstine@gmail.com” asking all kinds of questions regarding being a DMM and how I handle my operations. She said she is looking to start her own DMM business. I did not find her on the directory and chose to advise her she would have to become a member before I would consider speaking with her.
If someone were to contact me about becoming a DMM, I would refer them to our AADMM site, and specifically to consider the Business Basics course as a way of seeing if this is really something s/he would want to do. It costs money to attend, but that is part of determining the seriousness of interest. If it is Phishing, that will become obvious quickly.
I get email inquiries from prospective members from time to time. I invite them to contact me by telephone so we can have a discussion about Daily Money Management. Oftentimes, people contact me through a zip code search from the website and they are in my area and want to connect to someone close by. I would look at this inquiry as networking rather than phishing. It is a great way to spread the word about AADMM and our growing industry. Prospective members want to connect with others before plunking down money to join an organization. Hoping the inquiry you received was nothing more than that.
I get calls all the time from people considering becoming DMMs, and I always answer their questions. I do ask first where they got my contact info, and it usually turns out either that they live in my area and picked my name from the AADMM list because I was close by, or they saw me quoted in some publication. I’ve never gotten a call that didn’t turn out to be a legitimate person considering work as a DMM. These people are nowhere near ready to join AADMM because they’re still just exploring the idea but I do refer them to the AADMM website for more information.
True, I’ve also received cold contacts asking about doing DMM. And I’ll go over the generalities and then refer to AADMM for more info. More often it was a brand new AADMM member who wanted to talk about starting up the business.
I agree with Natalie and Barbara. I get calls/emails regularly and I always answer the questions that I can. I am not disclosing personal information in the process so there is no harm in the conversation either in email or by phone. If it came to a place where they were asking for information I wasn’t comfortable giving, I wouldn’t give it. But, I haven’t had that experience. Typically it is just people hoping to get some information before they decide if this is something that the want to do.
I also recently received an email looking for information. He claimed he was outside the Pittsburgh area (about 5 hours from me) and was looking for more information. His questions were specific. I answered what I felt was appropriate but deferred to AADMM for the rest. I did that because I was once someone who called out of the blue to get more information from members. I remember what it was like trying to find out more about the industry so I could decide if it was right for me. I agree that if they’re serious they’ll take it to the next step. I found out about Daily Money Management from the internet so I’m sure I’m not the only one.
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