{"id":16399,"date":"2015-05-26T20:09:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T20:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=16399"},"modified":"2016-09-17T19:03:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T19:03:00","slug":"buying-a-franchise-what-to-do-when-you-get-the-special-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/buying-a-franchise-what-to-do-when-you-get-the-special-list","title":{"rendered":"Buying A Franchise: What To Do When You Get The Special List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-41335_640-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-16408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-41335_640-1-240x300.png\" alt=\"special list\" width=\"295\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-41335_640-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/checklist-41335_640-1.png 513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve been eyeing the <strong>1-800-Cut-My Damn-Dead-Tree-Down<\/strong> franchise opportunity for a couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s right up your alley. You <em>love<\/em> working outside. You <em>hate<\/em> working in a cubicle. This could be your chance to escape the corporate life. To finally own what you do. So, you start learning about the franchise. You start to understand what your role would be as a franchisee. It&#8217;s a fit. Next up: Franchise research. But how? How do you do <strong><a title=\"do the best franchise research\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/reloaded-my-top-franchise-research-articles-and-tips\">franchise research<\/a><\/strong>? How do you do the type of research that can provide <a title=\"info on how to buy a franchise business\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/how-to-buy-a-franchise\"><strong>the information you need<\/strong> <\/a>to make an intelligent decision on whether or not you should buy the franchise you&#8217;ve been focused on? The answer is next.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Make Some Calls<\/h2>\n<p>The best way to get the information you need is to talk to people who have already written a check to the franchisor and who are currently in business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Franchisees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You need to call them. <em>Lots<\/em> of them. 10-15 of them. At least.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus:<\/strong> Do <strong><a title=\"franchise research\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-research-tip-spend-a-day-with-a-franchisee\">this<\/a><\/strong> too!<\/p>\n<p>Back to making calls to franchisees&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Maybe you&#8217;re not thrilled about the idea of calling franchisees to ask them questions about the franchise concept you&#8217;re interested in<em>. <\/em>I understand.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one thing to spend time on a franchise <strong><a title=\"franchise portal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franchisedirect.com\">portal<\/a><\/strong> or franchise <strong><a title=\"franchise directory\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/blogs\/researching-franchise\">directory<\/a><\/strong> learning things about the different franchise opportunities currently being offered. It&#8217;s quite another to <em>fill out<\/em> <em>a request for information form<\/em> from the franchise concept you&#8217;re interested in potentially buying. One is a casual look-see, while the other one is<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-314481_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-314481_640.jpg\" alt=\"frightened franchise buyer\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-314481_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-314481_640-320x212.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/people-314481_640-620x410.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A bit more scary. A\u00a0bit more intense. <strong>Special<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>reality<\/em> of what you may end up doing could hit you hard. Harder than you imagined.<\/p>\n<p>You may start sweating. Feeling nauseous. Or worse.<\/p>\n<p>You may end up deciding that your corporate cubical doesn&#8217;t look so bad after all.<\/p>\n<p>Unless you take advantage of what I&#8217;m about to suggest you do.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to give a hint&#8230;a word, about what I&#8217;m leading up to here.<\/p>\n<p>Practice. (<em>That&#8217;s the word<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"AW-Form-1656740607\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\/\/forms.aweber.com\/form\/07\/1656740607.js\";\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n    }(document, \"script\", \"aweber-wjs-3xy0ghakc\"));\n<\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Buying A Franchise: What To Do When You Get The Special List<\/h2>\n<p>When you request information from a franchisor, a member of the staff at franchise headquarters will follow-up with you by phone and\/or email to set up an introductory phone call.<\/p>\n<p>If, during that 1st call, you like what you hear, you&#8217;ll be encouraged to continue with the process.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn all about the franchise concept, the costs involved to get a franchise business of your own up and running, their training program, technology, legalities, marketing and more. This process can take from 4-8 weeks, and will culminate in attending what&#8217;s called a &#8220;<em>Discovery Day<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read- <strong><a title=\"franchise discovery day\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/grab-your-luggage-franchise-discovery-day\">When To Attend A Discovery Day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A couple of weeks into the process, you&#8217;ll receive the Franchise Disclosure Document. (<em>FDD<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Unless you don&#8217;t<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>If you <em>don&#8217;t<\/em> get the <strong><a title=\"the fdd for buying a franchise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-buyers-dont-need-to-read-the-franchise-disclosure-document\">FDD<\/a><\/strong> early on in the process, there&#8217;s a reason. Or two. Find out what those reasons might be <strong><a title=\"franchise disclosure document\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/why-wont-they-send-you-the-franchise-disclosure-document-fdd\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The FDD contains <strong>23<\/strong>\u00a0different items including a list of every franchisee currently in the franchise system. That&#8217;s fantastic!<\/p>\n<p>But, you may be handed another list. A special list.\u00a0<em>That<\/em> list is what this article is really about.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Special List<\/h2>\n<p>Your franchise salesperson may hand you what I call <em>The Special List<\/em>. And, it really <em>is<\/em> special.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because it&#8217;s a pre-selected list of existing franchisees.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Selected how, Joel<\/em>?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been told (<em>specifically<\/em>) how <em>The Special List<\/em> comes together, but I&#8217;m going to take a shot on how I think it&#8217;s created.<\/p>\n<h3>How The Special List Is Created<\/h3>\n<p>The franchise salespeople and the Franchise Development Director get together and come up with a list of franchisees who they feel will be amenable to taking phone calls from prospective franchisees. Lots of them.<\/p>\n<p>These franchisees must be ones who are happy with the system, and the product\/service they are selling, and they have to be making money. \u00a0Then, they must be called by the salespeople or the Franchise Development Director. Like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Hi, James Taylor here. (Or, Alicia Keys&#8230;ha ha ha) <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I was wondering if you&#8217;d be willing to take calls&#8230;maybe a lot of calls, from prospective franchise owners? Doing so would really help us grow our system&#8230;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">your<\/span> system, really, and all of us would benefit. The bigger our system, the more powerful our branding. In addition, your cost of goods could end up being cheaper&#8230;you know, that &#8216;bulk-buying&#8217; thing. What do you think<\/em>?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"Joella Marano [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AJamesTaylorApr2011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/17\/JamesTaylorApr2011.jpg\/256px-JamesTaylorApr2011.jpg\" alt=\"JamesTaylorApr2011\" width=\"272\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"By Alicia_Keys_at_the_Summer_Sonic_Festival.jpg: LuxTonnerre derivative work: DiverseMentality (Alicia_Keys_at_the_Summer_Sonic_Festival.jpg) [CC BY 2.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AAlicia_Keys_at_the_Summer_Sonic_Festival_crop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/Alicia_Keys_at_the_Summer_Sonic_Festival_crop.jpg\/256px-Alicia_Keys_at_the_Summer_Sonic_Festival_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Alicia Keys at the Summer Sonic Festival crop\" width=\"255\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(<em>James Taylor<\/em>) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (<em>Alicia Keyes<\/em>)<br \/>\n[Tweet &#8220;Buying A Franchise? Do You Know About The Special List?&#8221;]\n<h2>100%<\/h2>\n<p>I am 100% okay with franchisors-franchise salespeople, actually, providing a list of franchisees who are used to getting phone calls from prospective franchise owners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crazy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Crazy, because <em>I&#8217;m<\/em> usually the one (<em>as my clients will attest<\/em>) that encourages people who are looking at <strong><a title=\"buying a franchise with the franchise king\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\">buying a franchise<\/a><\/strong> to be skeptical&#8230;like <em>really<\/em> skeptical of any and all information provided by franchisors that could potentially hint of well&#8230;collusion, or anything else remotely related to that word.<\/p>\n<p>From my super-smart friends at <strong><a title=\"definition of collusion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/collusion\">Merriam-Webster.com<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Definition of Collusion: <strong>Secret cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to know my reason why?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Practice<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A Prediction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prediction-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prediction-1-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"my prediction the franchise king\" width=\"207\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prediction-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prediction-1-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prediction-1-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prediction-1-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/prediction-1.jpg 1153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Franchise salespeople and their bosses aren&#8217;t going to like what I&#8217;m about to suggest you do with <em>The Special List<\/em> they&#8217;ve put together-just for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use The Special List For Practice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it. Calling franchisees that are willing&#8230;<strong>super<\/strong>-willing to share their experiences as franchise owners with the prospective franchise owners calling them for answers, is a good thing!<\/p>\n<p>Not only will the franchisees on <em>The Special List<\/em> given to you by the franchisor be willing to share-they&#8217;ll actually be <em>available<\/em> to do it! You won&#8217;t have to chase them around to call you back like you might with some of the other franchisees you try to contact.<\/p>\n<p>But, the best thing about calling franchisees from <em>The Special List<\/em> is the &#8220;<em>practice<\/em>&#8221; part.<\/p>\n<p>You get to practice on them. You get to <strong>practice<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Making phone calls to franchisees-which can be hard to do at first<\/li>\n<li>Asking about owning and operating the franchise<\/li>\n<li>Asking about money-about how much you can make<\/li>\n<li>Creating relationships with franchisees-a valuable thing to do<\/li>\n<li>Your assumptions on how long it may take to break-even etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These things are super-easy to do with franchisees who are expecting your call.<\/p>\n<p>And, while it&#8217;s true that they&#8217;re most likely going to be satisfied, money-making franchisees, it doesn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n<p>Because you&#8217;re using them for <em>practice<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>And, <em>practice makes perfect<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Using franchisees from <em>The Special List<\/em> will make it that much easier to contact <em>other<\/em> franchisees-like the ones who are listed on the FDD.<\/p>\n<p>Franchisees that will give you answers to your toughest questions.<\/p>\n<p>And, lots of them&#8230;<strong>lots of great questions to ask franchisees<\/strong> in your quest to get real answers about the franchise opportunities you&#8217;re interested in, can be found in the eBook below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-opportunities-ebook-choosing-researching-and-buying-one\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-11680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ebook-1111-e13848049061001.png\" alt=\"Franchise eBooks Joel Libava\" width=\"217\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ebook-1111-e13848049061001.png 229w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ebook-1111-e13848049061001-222x300.png 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or, in my hardcover book on franchise ownership.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-books-become-franchise-owner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-15983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-top-franchise-book_opt.jpg\" alt=\"the top franchise book\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-top-franchise-book_opt.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-top-franchise-book_opt-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And, if you <em>really<\/em> want to do this right, if you feel that having a friend by your side-a <em>franchise<\/em> friend, would be a great way to lower your financial risk while increasing your chances of success as the owner of a franchise, <strong><a title=\"go here to gain a franchise friend\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-friend\">go here now<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And, make sure you use <em>The Special List<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&rsquo;ve been eyeing the 1-800-Cut-My Damn-Dead-Tree-Down franchise opportunity for a couple of months. It&rsquo;s right up your alley. You love working outside. You hate working in a cubicle. This could be your chance to escape the corporate life. To finally own what you do. So, you start learning about the franchise. 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