Cold Callers
Has anyone else noticed the increase in companies cold calling your home trying to sell you insurance, credit cards or new windows? I have a way to beat them and turn their annoying tactics of invading your privacy into some extra cash...

Here is what you need to do: Search the Internet for a telephone forwarding number which you can earn commission on. Here in the UK it is 0870 or 0871, they are usually free to sign-up with and you earn commission on all calls made to this number. You then nominate a landline number for this 087 number to be forwarded to when dialled. Have it forwarded to your own landline number, in other words your home phone.

Give your new 087 number to everyone, banks, credit card companies and anyone else that ever asks you for your contact number (apart from your close friends and family unless your really tight)..

Now when your receive a 'marketing call' at home in the evening you simply have to say 'hang on, I will go and get them (or the owner) for you, they are just in the bathroom (or outside in the garage)'... Place the receiver on the side and leave them hanging on, chances are that they will hang on for 2-3 minutes....

You have earned some commission from their invasion of your privacy that you can allow to build up over a 12 month period and the satisfaction of knowing you got one up on them is a great feeling.

Donna x