March 7, 2008

High School Business Class Hears from Internet Marketing Company
L to R: Cece Buzzard, Solanco senior, Don Fisher, Solanco Business teacher, Dave Conklin, Steve Young and Rory Wilfong, co-founders of ProspectMX.QUARRYVILLE -- Don Fisher, Business teacher at Solanco High School, recently invited local business owners to share their stories of successes and pitfalls with his senior high business students. As a result of the call, Dave Conklin of Quarryville, Steve Young of Lampeter and Rory Wilfong of Hempfield, visited Solanco High School to share their story and secrets for building a successful business on-line. The three are co-founders of ProspectMX, a worldwide internet lead generation business located in Lancaster as well as, GetMyHomesValue.com the highly successful lead generation website for realtors nationwide.

Each of Fisher’s students was challenged with a project to develop and launch their own business from the ground up.
The objective was for students to learn the highs and lows of starting a business and making it a success. The ProspectMX co-founders discussed the importance of being motivated and sticking to it even if you experience failure. Conklin, Young and Wilfong shared how they built their company from the ground up, each bringing to the business their own unique talents and skill sets. They stressed the importance of making sure that if someone wants to go into business and they do not have the skills or knowledge to sell their ideas that they need to find a partner to help them.

“If your ideas are great, but you can’t implement them, then you will have a tough time succeeding,” stressed Conklin.

Rory Wilfong, co-founder of ProspectMX.com a worldwide internet marketing and lead generation company located in Lancaster encourages Solanco Senior, Cece Buzzard to persuade him into buying her decorative package flower pots.  Courtesy PhotoDuring the two classes, the gentlemen introduced students to the concepts of technology marketing, motivation, sales, customer support, legal issues and calculated risk taking. Young, Chief Financial Officer for ProspectMX, spoke to students about the importance of paying close attention to measuring risks by focusing on their business’s ROI, return on investment.

“Several of the students created and launched businesses, for the class project, that experienced successful outcomes,” said Fisher.

With the expertise of the ProspectMX team the students learned even more about how to continue to build their businesses and even how to launch businesses on the internet using tools and resources available on-line (many of which are free). Conklin asked the students to engage in a brainstorming exercise to illustrate how the activities they participate in on a regular basis could be enhanced and improved through their business ideas. The exercise suggested to the students that new business opportunities are just a few clicks away with the power of the internet.

“In our experience, many people find it necessary to have a website today just because it’s an expected business tool,” commented Wilfong. He added, “However, if your site is simply a poster on the internet that no one can find and interact with then it is money wasted. At ProspectMX we have the knowledge and tools to help business owners make money with their sites.”

ProspectMX is an internet marketing company located in Lancaster that serves businesses worldwide by helping them generate internet based leads from their websites. ProspectMX offers consulting and customized internet lead generation solutions for businesses across the globe. The company has a proven track record for generating internet leads since 2003 through their highly successful company GetMyHomesValue.com and to date have generated over a million leads for different industries throughout the world. For more information about ProspectMX visit their website at www.ProspectMX.com or call 866-312-3188.

Courtesy Photos
Top Photo: L to R: Cece Buzzard, Solanco senior, Don Fisher, Solanco Business teacher, Dave Conklin, Steve Young and Rory Wilfong, co-founders of ProspectMX.
Bottom Photo: Rory Wilfong, co-founder of ProspectMX.com a worldwide internet marketing and lead generation company located in Lancaster encourages Solanco Senior, Cece Buzzard to persuade him into buying her decorative package flower pots.

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