{"id":23063,"date":"2017-03-24T19:36:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T19:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=23063"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:46:13","slug":"would-you-buy-a-franchise-from-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/would-you-buy-a-franchise-from-donald-trump","title":{"rendered":"If Donald Trump Was Your Franchise Salesman, Would You Buy A Franchise From Him?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/donald-trump-1269307_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/donald-trump-1269307_640.jpg\" alt=\"donald trump franchise salesman\" width=\"528\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/donald-trump-1269307_640.jpg 528w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/donald-trump-1269307_640-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m serious: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/trump-like-franchisor-behavior\">Would you buy a franchise business from Donald Trump<\/a> if he was a <strong>franchise salesman<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>For the purpose of this post, I say it depends. Follow along&#8230;<br \/>\n(<em>Note: This is not a political post<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h2>Who Did You Vote For?<\/h2>\n<p>Did you vote for <a title=\"trump\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@FranchiseKing\/the-international-franchise-association-loves-trumps-horrible-cabinet-pick-for-labor-secretary-and-afea0b0ac25b#.tatiwv2hr\">Donald Trump<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>If so, and you&#8217;re satisfied with the job he&#8217;s been doing as President, I think you <em>would<\/em> buy a franchise from him (<em>if he sold franchises<\/em>). Right?<\/p>\n<p>In other words, you&#8217;d give him your hard-earned money*.<\/p>\n<p>*Anywhere from $175,000 on up. (<em>The average cost for a franchise these days<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>But what if you did <em>not<\/em> vote for Trump? My guess is that you probably <em>wouldn&#8217;t<\/em> give him your money if he was involved in the sales process. But wait.<\/p>\n<h2>Amazing Franchise Opportunities Do Exist<\/h2>\n<p>There are opportunities out there that, if you play your cards right, can help you build wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Of course <a title=\"how to buy franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/how-to-buy-a-franchise\">you have to know what you&#8217;re doing<\/a>. It&#8217;s not easy to find the serious money-makers.<\/p>\n<p>But what if the franchise Trump was selling was:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Affordable<\/li>\n<li>A great fit for your work skills<\/li>\n<li>Populated with lots of happy, money-making franchisees<\/li>\n<li>Available in your neck of the woods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you buy it?<\/p>\n<p>If you voted for Trump, and you liked and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/thoughts-franchise-opportunity-reviews\">trusted<\/a> him, odds are you would. You&#8217;d give him your money.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you <em>didn&#8217;t<\/em> vote for him?<\/p>\n<p>What if you didn&#8217;t like him? What if you didn&#8217;t trust him as your franchise salesman?<\/p>\n<p>Finally, what if he had <a title=\"trump university scam\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/big-lawsuit-against-trump-university\">a history of scamming people out of their money<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, just because you didn&#8217;t vote for the guy, it doesn&#8217;t mean you should pass up a great opportunity. Right?<\/p>\n<p>Because you <strong>do<\/strong> want to be your own boss.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/would-you-buy-a-franchise-from-donald-trump\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-31453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/trump-buildings-620x417.jpg\" alt=\"trump property\" width=\"620\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/trump-buildings-620x417.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/trump-buildings-320x215.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/trump-buildings.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>If Trump Was Your Franchise Salesman<\/h2>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s take (<em>President<\/em>) Trump-the franchise salesperson, out of the picture. This is important.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s say that you were investigating a franchise opportunity and the person in charge of franchise sales-the franchise salesperson you were dealing with, seemed a bit &#8220;<em>off?<\/em>&#8221; There was something about her&#8230;you couldn&#8217;t quite put your finger on it. Maybe it was her tone. Maybe it was something else. All you know is something didn&#8217;t feel right when you were talking with her. Basically, you didn&#8217;t trust her.<\/p>\n<p>My question to you is this: would you buy the franchise from her if your research showed you that it was a good opportunity and it felt like it was the right one for you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even if you didn&#8217;t really trust your franchise saleswoman or salesman?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/definitive-guide-to-franchise-research\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-research-guide-272x300.jpg\" alt=\"best franchise research guide\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-research-guide-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-research-guide.jpg 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Trust Matters<\/h2>\n<p>My feeling is that you&#8217;re more apt to purchase a product (<em>or service<\/em>) these days if a <strong>professional<\/strong> is selling it. A professional you <em>trust<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Unless trust isn&#8217;t important to you<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In that case, you&#8217;ll get what you get.<\/p>\n<p>So, how much does trust matter to you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Would you buy a high-ticker item, like a car, house, or a franchise business from someone you didn&#8217;t trust?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&rsquo;m serious: Would you buy a franchise business from Donald Trump if he was a franchise salesman? For the purpose of this post, I say it depends. Follow along&hellip; (Note: This is not a political post) Who Did You Vote For? Did you vote for Donald Trump? 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