DETAILED STEPS THROUGH THE SIGNUP PROCESS

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What We OfferFor the past 10 years, we have provided a steady flow of new customers to hundreds of independent shredding companies across the United States. These companies gain sustainable competitive advantage by:• Building Route Density• Acquiring Market Share• Gaining Exclusive Competitive Advantages

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450 calls

100 Internet inquiries

50 call backs

125 Sales-Ready Referrals

450 calls

100 Internet inquiries

50 call backs

125 Sales-Ready Referrals

Our ProcessShred Nations strives to catch consumers in the earliest part of their search for information, and provide immediate answers. Our sales team responds to approximately 600 inquiries a day. 80% of our calls become a sales-ready referral. Our referrals must:• Be located within your service area• Represent an immediate need for shredding• Contain accurate contact information• Meet specific volume requirements

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Our SystemEach referral is then entered into our internal processing system, where it is automatically matched by zip code with members of our shredding network

• We track each referral by unique ID number• We know exactly who the referral is sent to and can track its full history• The system limits each referral from 1 to 4 contractors

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About Your BusinessIn order to send you better referrals, at the time of sign up you will be asked the following questions:• What is your preferred service area?• Do you provide On-Site or Off-Site shredding, or both?• How many trucks do you have?• What size bins do you use on the mobile truck?• Do you have office staff?• Who answers your phone?• Who will be receiving the referral notifications?• Who will receive the billing information, Accounting Department

and/or Owner?

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What is Your Service Area?You will also be asked the kind of service requests you would like to receive.• Other than paper, are you interested in referrals for:

• Hard Drives• Product Destruction• Electronics Recycling• Medical Waste• Shred Events

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Flexibility to Build Route DensityIn order to send you better referrals, we will work with you:

• Building along transportation corridors.

• Surrounding your base of operations.

• Finding clusters of referrals – both near and far.

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Flexibility to Grow Your Market ShareIn order to send you better referrals, we will work with you:

• Adapting to a broad geographical market strategy.• Targeting areas where competition is strong or weak.• Exploring new geographical markets• Growing residential shredding customers.

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Acquiring Exclusive AdvantagesWe offer our partners exclusive advantages. We can work with you:

• Finding holes where there is no competition.• Utilizing our exclusive referral program, where referrals are only sent to

one network partner.• Using Shred Nations and world class customer service as the exclusive

way to grow (avoiding the overhead of conventional marketing).

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Learn How to Use Our Resources for Your BusinessWe provide our partners with resources after signing up with us. Some of these resources include:• Weekly Budget: A tool

available to help control referral expenses

• Find the budgeting tool under Settings, ‘referral options’.

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Learn How to Use Our Resources for Your BusinessWe provide our partners with resources after signing up with us. Some of these resources include:• Profile Page: A profile page of

your company is provided to the referrals we send you. You can update your profile at any time. This gives referrals a quick overview of your company and your services.

• To edit your profile go to Settings and the ‘Customer Display Profile’.

• Always make sure to hit save after making any changes to your profile.

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Weekly Invoices• Our billing cycle is one week so you will never be surprised by a bill.• Your account will be invoiced weekly. You can easily view and print off

invoices from our website by selecting the ‘Invoices’ Tab and the correct date.

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Joining our NetworkThe signup process typically takes about 10-15 minutes.• You will receive a link giving you access to your Shred Nations Account• Then one of our experts will walk you through the site and answer any

questions you may have.• Call us at (800) 747-3365 to signup to receive our sales-ready referrals

today!