In this day of tough economic times, we are all looking for the edge in business. If you have a home based business and taking it to the internet or if you are an affiliate marketer trying to stand out in the crowd there are a few things that you can do to rise above the hustle and bustle of marketing online.
First, you have to brand yourself as a professional entrepreneur. If you are using a replicated site from a company the chances are very slim that someone will pass over that site before they even view any of the content that is available to them. You will not be seen as a professional if you do not have your own website that has been built for you. You need to build credibility with your prospects and your customers and the first way to do that is by choosing to have your own site.
Second, the name of your site is also important. It has to represent the business that you are promoting and yet be simple enough for people to remember. The last thing that you want is a domain name that is so long and it takes forever to type into the search bar. Also remember, if you are selling more then one product you can easily have 10 different domain names but have them all forwarded to the same site. On your main site you can have different products or services which link off of that site. Domain names are very cheap per year but what they give you as far as credibility is priceless.
For every domain name that you have you can also attach an e-mail addresses to that name, therefore minimizing one e-mail overload and allowing different functions for each address.
If you are an affiliate marketer it looks much more professional to have a domain name that people can quickly click on and remember then to have a long affiliate name that your customer will click on only once and never be able to remember again.
Third, in order to obtain higher rankings with the search engines it is important to have a domain name that has keywords in it that people search for often. If you are using a name without rhyme or reason or a long affiliate name, chances are the search engines will not notice you and therefore you will not be ranked highly when customers are searching for your products. Many search engines will not even search out a site if there are affiliate numbers at the end of your site name and with so many affiliate marketers out there today it is imperative if you want to make money online to get to the top of the search engine listings.
The above list is only a few things that the average online marketer can do to stand out above the crowd. So take the time to think of a good name for your site, pay the small fee that is required to register a name and you will have taken the first step to increase your profits online.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams. You can visit her site www.secondincomesnow.com
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Important Information for You and Your Home Based Business
If you have a home based business you really need to ask yourself the following questions…
Is your marketing hit and miss?
Are you struggling to figure out how to best utilize your time but getting no where fast?
Are you busy working your business but not seeing the results that you want or seeing no results at all?
It is on a very rare occasion that I recommend any product, service or seminar that is available on the internet these days. Since it seems that I am a veteran with online marketing I feel that it is the proper thing to do to purchase the product and review the contents before I ever recommend anything. I seldom forward anything out to the public unless I know personally and I can honestly say that this product is well worth the money that people will pay. In this day and age when money is tight it is essential that we all get value out of every dollar that we spend. We are also very busy people and the last thing that I want to do is monopolize somebody’s time with something that will not be beneficial to you and your business.
That being said, I am highly recommending a teleseminar that is being offered by Nadira Haniff on March 12, 2009. Nadira is the creator of the coaching program 180daystogreatness and founder of the new Squad2009 Marketing Bootcamp. She helps entrepreneurs both online and offline navigate through all the different aspects of marketing that will help you succeed with your home based business. She starts from the ground up and ensures you have the knowledge that you need to carry your business to the next level. Unlike other trainers there is no hidden agenda, she only wants success for those that are willing to do the work that is required for success.
As always I am sure that Nadira will over deliver and leave you with a phenomenal amount of information that you can put to use the minute the seminar is over so I strongly urge everyone to get on board and register for this teleseminar ASAP as seats are very limited. There is an early bird registration incentive and I am sure that this will be sold out as was the last one, so please hurry so you are not disappointed.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Is your marketing hit and miss?
Are you struggling to figure out how to best utilize your time but getting no where fast?
Are you busy working your business but not seeing the results that you want or seeing no results at all?
It is on a very rare occasion that I recommend any product, service or seminar that is available on the internet these days. Since it seems that I am a veteran with online marketing I feel that it is the proper thing to do to purchase the product and review the contents before I ever recommend anything. I seldom forward anything out to the public unless I know personally and I can honestly say that this product is well worth the money that people will pay. In this day and age when money is tight it is essential that we all get value out of every dollar that we spend. We are also very busy people and the last thing that I want to do is monopolize somebody’s time with something that will not be beneficial to you and your business.
That being said, I am highly recommending a teleseminar that is being offered by Nadira Haniff on March 12, 2009. Nadira is the creator of the coaching program 180daystogreatness and founder of the new Squad2009 Marketing Bootcamp. She helps entrepreneurs both online and offline navigate through all the different aspects of marketing that will help you succeed with your home based business. She starts from the ground up and ensures you have the knowledge that you need to carry your business to the next level. Unlike other trainers there is no hidden agenda, she only wants success for those that are willing to do the work that is required for success.
As always I am sure that Nadira will over deliver and leave you with a phenomenal amount of information that you can put to use the minute the seminar is over so I strongly urge everyone to get on board and register for this teleseminar ASAP as seats are very limited. There is an early bird registration incentive and I am sure that this will be sold out as was the last one, so please hurry so you are not disappointed.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Passion is Indispensable to any Kind of Success with your Internet and Home Based Business
Passion is at the top of the list of the skills you need to excel, whether you're in sales, you own your own home based business or you are in a profession of your choice. A salesperson without passion is just an order taker.
If you are in sales, you can have a great product, a tremendous territory and a fabulous marketing campaign. But if you don't have passion, it's hard to make a sale. When you have passion, you speak with conviction, act with authority and present with zeal. When you are excited and passionate about a product...or anything, for that matter...people notice. They want in on the action. They want to know what can be so good. They will follow you just so that they can catch some of your excitement.
There is no substitute for passion. If you don't have an intense, burning desire for what you are doing, there's no way you'll be able to work the long, hard hours it takes to become successful.
You really need to enjoy what you are doing because if you do not it will be difficult to give the extra time, effort and devotion it takes to be a success. When you enjoy what you do and you have a passion for it you will give freely of your time and effort, and you will not feel that you are making sacrifices in order to be a success.
Hopefully, you're happy and passionate about your business and the work that you do every day. If you aren't, think back to the times when you were and what you can do or need to do to get that feeling back.
J. Paul Getty, the oil tycoon, ranked passion ahead of imagination, business acumen and ambition as necessary ingredients to business success.
Surround yourself with people who are passionate about their business and you will catch their passion. And remember that you can't be passionate just when you feel like it. You have to be passionate about your business, product or cause all the time. There is no off switch.
Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, had 10 Rules for Success. Rule No. 1 was "Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anything else. If you love your work, you will be out there every day trying to do the best you can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you, like a fever."
So set an example with your business, and for your partners or teammates to be passionate. There's nothing more powerful and more contagious than passion.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
If you are in sales, you can have a great product, a tremendous territory and a fabulous marketing campaign. But if you don't have passion, it's hard to make a sale. When you have passion, you speak with conviction, act with authority and present with zeal. When you are excited and passionate about a product...or anything, for that matter...people notice. They want in on the action. They want to know what can be so good. They will follow you just so that they can catch some of your excitement.
There is no substitute for passion. If you don't have an intense, burning desire for what you are doing, there's no way you'll be able to work the long, hard hours it takes to become successful.
You really need to enjoy what you are doing because if you do not it will be difficult to give the extra time, effort and devotion it takes to be a success. When you enjoy what you do and you have a passion for it you will give freely of your time and effort, and you will not feel that you are making sacrifices in order to be a success.
Hopefully, you're happy and passionate about your business and the work that you do every day. If you aren't, think back to the times when you were and what you can do or need to do to get that feeling back.
J. Paul Getty, the oil tycoon, ranked passion ahead of imagination, business acumen and ambition as necessary ingredients to business success.
Surround yourself with people who are passionate about their business and you will catch their passion. And remember that you can't be passionate just when you feel like it. You have to be passionate about your business, product or cause all the time. There is no off switch.
Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, had 10 Rules for Success. Rule No. 1 was "Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anything else. If you love your work, you will be out there every day trying to do the best you can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you, like a fever."
So set an example with your business, and for your partners or teammates to be passionate. There's nothing more powerful and more contagious than passion.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Adapting Your Internet and Home Based Business Marketing to the World in which we Live
Adapting your marketing on the internet and also your home based business is a matter of survival. In these hard economic times everyone has to be willing to change the way that they market their product or service in order to survive. We can learn the need to adapt to the changing environment just like the wolves of North America.
I have recently read an article about the Canadian Black Wolf; this wolf is found only in Canada. Some 15,000 to 30,000 years ago the wolf naturally cross bred with dogs until the dog was domesticated and bred by humans. The “black coat gene” started to re-surface in the wolf once again about 10,000 years ago. Even though the name signifies a different colour, all wolves, even the White Arctic Wolf, are all members of the grey wolf family but have adapted to different ecosystems in order to survive their surroundings.
Are you ready to adapt your marketing to ensure your survival in 2009 and longer? Do you have a marketing plan that will take you through 2009? Are you are still promoting only one business and using a company replicated website? If so, it is time that you started to rethink the way that you are doing your business.
You can join 180daystogreatness that is available online and you will learn exactly what you need to do to develop your marketing plan, target your business using niche sites, expand your business so that you have multiple streams of income and even more training that will help you to survive in these hard economic times. Coach Nadira Haniff will be soon launching a new program called Squad 2009 Marketing Bootcamp that you will not want to miss! Stay tuned to my blogs for more information coming soon.
I cannot say enough about the 180daystogreatness program and what I have learned from Nadira Haniff. At this point I have multiple streams of income from three different niche sites, and there are more in the works. I have opt-ins available on my sites, learned to use YouTube videos as a form of marketing, created my very own give away for my sites, have my own blog which you are quite welcome to visit and so much more.
Just like the wolves of North America and the Black and Arctic Wolves of Canada I have adapted my marketing and my business so that I can survive in these economic times. Are you willing to do what it takes to survive? Are you willing to grow and stretch yourself, learn new tactics and develop new skills or do you want to become extinct like so many other species in today’s modern world?
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
I have recently read an article about the Canadian Black Wolf; this wolf is found only in Canada. Some 15,000 to 30,000 years ago the wolf naturally cross bred with dogs until the dog was domesticated and bred by humans. The “black coat gene” started to re-surface in the wolf once again about 10,000 years ago. Even though the name signifies a different colour, all wolves, even the White Arctic Wolf, are all members of the grey wolf family but have adapted to different ecosystems in order to survive their surroundings.
Are you ready to adapt your marketing to ensure your survival in 2009 and longer? Do you have a marketing plan that will take you through 2009? Are you are still promoting only one business and using a company replicated website? If so, it is time that you started to rethink the way that you are doing your business.
You can join 180daystogreatness that is available online and you will learn exactly what you need to do to develop your marketing plan, target your business using niche sites, expand your business so that you have multiple streams of income and even more training that will help you to survive in these hard economic times. Coach Nadira Haniff will be soon launching a new program called Squad 2009 Marketing Bootcamp that you will not want to miss! Stay tuned to my blogs for more information coming soon.
I cannot say enough about the 180daystogreatness program and what I have learned from Nadira Haniff. At this point I have multiple streams of income from three different niche sites, and there are more in the works. I have opt-ins available on my sites, learned to use YouTube videos as a form of marketing, created my very own give away for my sites, have my own blog which you are quite welcome to visit and so much more.
Just like the wolves of North America and the Black and Arctic Wolves of Canada I have adapted my marketing and my business so that I can survive in these economic times. Are you willing to do what it takes to survive? Are you willing to grow and stretch yourself, learn new tactics and develop new skills or do you want to become extinct like so many other species in today’s modern world?
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Lay a Strong Foundation in Your Home Based Business
Many people buy into a home based business and expect to have massive success without laying the proper foundation. I am going to lay a foundation for you so that you can move forward with reasonable expectations and a track to run on.
In order to be successful, you've got to do some very specific activities to build a foundation for your long term financial future.
#1) You Must Get and Stay on Autoship
Any home business worth buying should have an autoship order for their products. This will ensure that you never miss a monthly shipment of your product. By ordering monthly, you will develop your own story for the company products. This is also a monkey see, monkey do business. How can you expect your distributors to order the product every month if you do not? It really comes down to a matter of ethics.
This also shows intent to make a profit in your business. Since most of the compensation plans revolve around the purchase of products, by purchasing the products every month, the IRS can tell that you are serious about building your business.
#2) Set Up a Tax File
Did you know that just for running a home based business, the government allows you to write off thousands of dollars every year in taxes? It's true. By saving your receipts for business expenses, you can save thousands of dollars per year in tax write-offs! This fact alone is one of the biggest reasons to run your business. While you are actively making money, you can save money too! This will increase your profits even more and give you more money to re-invest back into your enterprise.
#3) Set and Write Down Your 90, 180 & 360 Day Personal and Income Goals
This is a critical for your success. It is true that people who write their goals down on paper and share them with others, are 90% more likely to reach them than those who don't.
It's all about seeing the possibilities as probabilities; Beginning with the end in mind; speaking into existence the act that will follow. Envisioning yourself receiving monthly checks from your company, that could set you and your family up financially for the rest of your life. Would it be worth it, to take the time to write these personal and income goals down right away? You bet!
Now that you have set yourself up on autoship, set up your tax file, and written down your goals, it is time to get started building your business.
This is where we come in. The top income earners in each and every company all have several things in common. They are coachable, teachable and they all have a desire to learn new skills.
There is a coaching program called 180daystogreatness that is now available to everyone on the internet. The creator and our coach is Nadira Haniff. She teaches skills that will absolutely set you up for the rest of your life in business. Learn more about this revolutionary business building program today.
In my opinion, it does not do any good to invest the money, time and energy into getting started in business if you are not willing to invest in yourself and develop the skills you are going to need to succeed.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
In order to be successful, you've got to do some very specific activities to build a foundation for your long term financial future.
#1) You Must Get and Stay on Autoship
Any home business worth buying should have an autoship order for their products. This will ensure that you never miss a monthly shipment of your product. By ordering monthly, you will develop your own story for the company products. This is also a monkey see, monkey do business. How can you expect your distributors to order the product every month if you do not? It really comes down to a matter of ethics.
This also shows intent to make a profit in your business. Since most of the compensation plans revolve around the purchase of products, by purchasing the products every month, the IRS can tell that you are serious about building your business.
#2) Set Up a Tax File
Did you know that just for running a home based business, the government allows you to write off thousands of dollars every year in taxes? It's true. By saving your receipts for business expenses, you can save thousands of dollars per year in tax write-offs! This fact alone is one of the biggest reasons to run your business. While you are actively making money, you can save money too! This will increase your profits even more and give you more money to re-invest back into your enterprise.
#3) Set and Write Down Your 90, 180 & 360 Day Personal and Income Goals
This is a critical for your success. It is true that people who write their goals down on paper and share them with others, are 90% more likely to reach them than those who don't.
It's all about seeing the possibilities as probabilities; Beginning with the end in mind; speaking into existence the act that will follow. Envisioning yourself receiving monthly checks from your company, that could set you and your family up financially for the rest of your life. Would it be worth it, to take the time to write these personal and income goals down right away? You bet!
Now that you have set yourself up on autoship, set up your tax file, and written down your goals, it is time to get started building your business.
This is where we come in. The top income earners in each and every company all have several things in common. They are coachable, teachable and they all have a desire to learn new skills.
There is a coaching program called 180daystogreatness that is now available to everyone on the internet. The creator and our coach is Nadira Haniff. She teaches skills that will absolutely set you up for the rest of your life in business. Learn more about this revolutionary business building program today.
In my opinion, it does not do any good to invest the money, time and energy into getting started in business if you are not willing to invest in yourself and develop the skills you are going to need to succeed.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Forgotten Demographic Who Needs Your Home Based Business
As 2008 winds down we as entrepreneurs, need to focus on building a strong foundation for our home-based business in 2009, which soon will be upon us. There are discussions in every household around the world about the changes that will be taking place, globally, locally and in all of our homes. As people are preparing for what might be the worst economic times that we have faced in some time they are searching for a way to lessen that impact personally.
No longer should we take for granted that our parents and maybe even grandparents will be fine when everyone else struggles. Those that were born between 1925 to 1945 (the Silent Generation they are called) started out their life with many trials and tribulations. Between the Great Depression and a World War their numbers are few. As that generation grew and started to become self-sufficient there were many jobs to be found. “They were probably luckier than the baby boom,” states David Foot, author of Boom, Bust and Echo. “They entered the job market in the 1950’s were promoted quickly, they did better than they ever expected to do and they’re the ones who are probably the richest people in the country.” They did exactly what was expected of them just like the generation before them. “They were conservative, hard-working and they lived well below their means. They were not big spenders and did not run up trillion dollars of credit card debt,” states Ken Gronbach author of the Age Curve: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm. This silent generation saved more and accumulated less debt. The future was supposed to be bright.
Fast forward to 2008, the markets are falling, pension plans are crumbling, the years that were supposed to be golden just do not look so bright anymore. Those that were born in 1938 have to start their mandated withdrawals from their retirement funds in 2009. Due to the market collapse this past fall the majority of seniors are finding that they have lost 45 – 50 % of their retirement fund. What was meant to be a nest egg large enough to outlive them and allow these folks to live comfortably now looks like a broken dream. “These people have no recovery” Mr. Gronbach said. “Depending on how long they live, they’re going to have an interesting 10 – 15 years.”
Some will take what comes and hope for the best, some will sit quietly not wanting to burden their children and grandchildren but others have already started to actively look for another income to help offset their investment loss.
This Christmas and into the New Year we have to remember these people, do not be afraid to approach them and offer our business to them so they have a means to live out their life the way they originally thought that they would be doing, with financial stability.
These people raised us, taught us right from wrong, and helped us when we were down. Now is the time to repay that favor, offer a helping hand, encouraging words and insight into today’s marketplace.
Suzanne Lavigne is an Entrepreneur and a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can enjoy business success with the right gameplan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others to live the life of their dreams.
No longer should we take for granted that our parents and maybe even grandparents will be fine when everyone else struggles. Those that were born between 1925 to 1945 (the Silent Generation they are called) started out their life with many trials and tribulations. Between the Great Depression and a World War their numbers are few. As that generation grew and started to become self-sufficient there were many jobs to be found. “They were probably luckier than the baby boom,” states David Foot, author of Boom, Bust and Echo. “They entered the job market in the 1950’s were promoted quickly, they did better than they ever expected to do and they’re the ones who are probably the richest people in the country.” They did exactly what was expected of them just like the generation before them. “They were conservative, hard-working and they lived well below their means. They were not big spenders and did not run up trillion dollars of credit card debt,” states Ken Gronbach author of the Age Curve: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm. This silent generation saved more and accumulated less debt. The future was supposed to be bright.
Fast forward to 2008, the markets are falling, pension plans are crumbling, the years that were supposed to be golden just do not look so bright anymore. Those that were born in 1938 have to start their mandated withdrawals from their retirement funds in 2009. Due to the market collapse this past fall the majority of seniors are finding that they have lost 45 – 50 % of their retirement fund. What was meant to be a nest egg large enough to outlive them and allow these folks to live comfortably now looks like a broken dream. “These people have no recovery” Mr. Gronbach said. “Depending on how long they live, they’re going to have an interesting 10 – 15 years.”
Some will take what comes and hope for the best, some will sit quietly not wanting to burden their children and grandchildren but others have already started to actively look for another income to help offset their investment loss.
This Christmas and into the New Year we have to remember these people, do not be afraid to approach them and offer our business to them so they have a means to live out their life the way they originally thought that they would be doing, with financial stability.
These people raised us, taught us right from wrong, and helped us when we were down. Now is the time to repay that favor, offer a helping hand, encouraging words and insight into today’s marketplace.
Suzanne Lavigne is an Entrepreneur and a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can enjoy business success with the right gameplan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others to live the life of their dreams.
Monday, December 15, 2008
The Twelve Success Factors in Your Home Based Business - Part 3
There is no easy way to become successful. It takes a lot of hard work and most of all perseverance. There are twelve factors that you can learn and once they are applied it will increase your ability for lasting success.
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is being conscious of our actions, feelings, attitudes and their effects. Once we have full self-awareness we get to be much better at determining which actions benefit us and which actions do not.
We sometimes, as humans, have a tendency to make excuses for not achieving the goals that we have made for ourselves. Once we are aware of the excuses that we make and we stop blaming others we often start searching for ways that we can accomplish our goals rather than looking for the reasons why we cannot get something done.
Act “As If”
In order to achieve success we have to act as if we already have success. The video/book The Secret was very good at trying to get this point across. We attract to us the way that we think. If we act as if we will be successful we will become successful much quicker. You do of course still have to do the work to get there but you will attract success to you much quicker. I am not saying go buy a mansion, I am speaking about the traits that a successful person has. Those traits are that of focus, perseverance, dedication and passion.
Zero-Based Thinking
It sometimes becomes difficult to make decisions when we are trying to succeed. So we need to apply a technique called zero-based thinking. It is simply a matter of asking yourself a few questions that will clear your mind and give you an honest answer. The question is simply “If I was not doing this right now and knowing what I already know would I start it up again?” If you say no then you best change the path you are taking. If you say yes then stay focused and drive to the finish line.
Once you start to ask that simple question you can make decisions quickly and without distractions.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is being conscious of our actions, feelings, attitudes and their effects. Once we have full self-awareness we get to be much better at determining which actions benefit us and which actions do not.
We sometimes, as humans, have a tendency to make excuses for not achieving the goals that we have made for ourselves. Once we are aware of the excuses that we make and we stop blaming others we often start searching for ways that we can accomplish our goals rather than looking for the reasons why we cannot get something done.
Act “As If”
In order to achieve success we have to act as if we already have success. The video/book The Secret was very good at trying to get this point across. We attract to us the way that we think. If we act as if we will be successful we will become successful much quicker. You do of course still have to do the work to get there but you will attract success to you much quicker. I am not saying go buy a mansion, I am speaking about the traits that a successful person has. Those traits are that of focus, perseverance, dedication and passion.
Zero-Based Thinking
It sometimes becomes difficult to make decisions when we are trying to succeed. So we need to apply a technique called zero-based thinking. It is simply a matter of asking yourself a few questions that will clear your mind and give you an honest answer. The question is simply “If I was not doing this right now and knowing what I already know would I start it up again?” If you say no then you best change the path you are taking. If you say yes then stay focused and drive to the finish line.
Once you start to ask that simple question you can make decisions quickly and without distractions.
Suzanne Lavigne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She believes that everyone can become successful with the right plan and the right mentor. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Small Business and Home Based Business Owners, the Time is Now to Build for Your Future!!
We have all read the headlines as of late.
The New York Times –“ Dow Plunges 680 Points as Recession Is Declared”
ON CNN – “CITIGROUP TO LAYOFF MORE THAN 50,000...”
Canada.com –“Bankruptcy or bailout? What's really ahead for Big Three?”
There is much fear out in the world as the global economy seems to be faltering. The recession that started months ago is definitely beginning to show in all areas, the auto industry, mortgage companies etc. I was listening to an economist on the radio the other day and he stated that some states are in such a deep recession, that they are actually in a depression but nobody wants to say that word as there is enough fear portrayed in society already as uncertainty arises every day in the economy.
Now, however is not the time for that same fear to grip us as entrepreneurs. We have so much to share and so much to offer to these people that it would be unjust for us not to offer an opportunity to those who may need it, and the knowledge to those who aspire to greatness. More people now then in the last few years are looking at ways to make a second income. It could be to retain their lifestyle or it could be the need to pay the mortgage and buy groceries. Whatever the reason, people are looking for options.
The same economist also stated that 11.5% of the people that have lost their jobs have also lost the hope of finding a new one and have adversely lost the motivation to seek employment. They are left to live on what little the government has left to offer them. Entrepreneurs are the people that can help to turn their life around!! We can provide hope for their future.
For those companies that are not in deep debt now this will be great entrepreneurial times. It is the small businesses, the home based businesses that will survive these hard times and get this economy moving forward once again.
Fellow entrepreneurs! Now is not the time for us to stand down. This is not the time for us to think negative thoughts that will add focus toward the suffering economy. We need to stay strong, dig deep within ourselves and get ready to push forward with our business in a way that only entrepreneurs can.
We are the hope, let’s go deliver!!
Suzanne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She is a member of the 180daystogreatness program and enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
The New York Times –“ Dow Plunges 680 Points as Recession Is Declared”
ON CNN – “CITIGROUP TO LAYOFF MORE THAN 50,000...”
Canada.com –“Bankruptcy or bailout? What's really ahead for Big Three?”
There is much fear out in the world as the global economy seems to be faltering. The recession that started months ago is definitely beginning to show in all areas, the auto industry, mortgage companies etc. I was listening to an economist on the radio the other day and he stated that some states are in such a deep recession, that they are actually in a depression but nobody wants to say that word as there is enough fear portrayed in society already as uncertainty arises every day in the economy.
Now, however is not the time for that same fear to grip us as entrepreneurs. We have so much to share and so much to offer to these people that it would be unjust for us not to offer an opportunity to those who may need it, and the knowledge to those who aspire to greatness. More people now then in the last few years are looking at ways to make a second income. It could be to retain their lifestyle or it could be the need to pay the mortgage and buy groceries. Whatever the reason, people are looking for options.
The same economist also stated that 11.5% of the people that have lost their jobs have also lost the hope of finding a new one and have adversely lost the motivation to seek employment. They are left to live on what little the government has left to offer them. Entrepreneurs are the people that can help to turn their life around!! We can provide hope for their future.
For those companies that are not in deep debt now this will be great entrepreneurial times. It is the small businesses, the home based businesses that will survive these hard times and get this economy moving forward once again.
Fellow entrepreneurs! Now is not the time for us to stand down. This is not the time for us to think negative thoughts that will add focus toward the suffering economy. We need to stay strong, dig deep within ourselves and get ready to push forward with our business in a way that only entrepreneurs can.
We are the hope, let’s go deliver!!
Suzanne has a successful home based business and is a successful internet marketer. She is a member of the 180daystogreatness program and enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Etiquette on Social Networking Sites
According to Wikipedia social networking sites started as early as 1995 but were used at that time mainly for friends to reconnect. It began to flourish as a component of business Internet strategies in 2005. So here we are today, only three years after it was first introduced as a business strategy and it is pretty much accepted as mainstream as social networks connect people at low cost. This is beneficial for both entrepeneurs and small businesses as they look at expanding their contact base.If you are not on social network sites then you are not in business.
We are all excited about the home-based business that we promote, but sometimes we tend to be a little over zealous when it comes to promoting on the social network sites that we belong to.
There are a few things to keep in mind when you join a social site.
When you join a social group of any kind please remember to be social. Yes it is even in the name. So many people come into a group and you never hear from them. I have tried to add people as friends and they do not respond to me at all. Either accept a friendship or decline it but by not doing anything it tells me that you are one of those people that sign up for things but never do any more then just that.
Never accept someone’s friendship and then bombard him or her right away with your business opportunity. That’s not being a good friend. If you did that with people you meet face-to-face I am afraid that you really would not have many friends. This holds true on social sites also. Chances are if you send your information off to someone right away they don’t even look at it. It will be a quick delete because they do not even know you.
People do take the time to post blogs and start discussions on all the social sites that I belong too. There is fantastic content within those posts from many people who have walked the walk of multilevel marketing. Please take the time to read those blogs. Maybe you cannot read them all, you may have to pick and choose but there is valuable information within those posts. Please, whatever you do, DO NOT add a comment to any blogs or discussion that have nothing to do with the content involved. This IS NOT the place to put an advertisement for the business you are offering.
There may be no such thing as etiquette on social networking sites and maybe there are no rules that are set in stone but if we could all have the same consideration on social sites as we do when we meet people everyday then we will all have a much more rewarding experience.
Suzanne has a successful home based business and is a successful network marketer. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
We are all excited about the home-based business that we promote, but sometimes we tend to be a little over zealous when it comes to promoting on the social network sites that we belong to.
There are a few things to keep in mind when you join a social site.
When you join a social group of any kind please remember to be social. Yes it is even in the name. So many people come into a group and you never hear from them. I have tried to add people as friends and they do not respond to me at all. Either accept a friendship or decline it but by not doing anything it tells me that you are one of those people that sign up for things but never do any more then just that.
Never accept someone’s friendship and then bombard him or her right away with your business opportunity. That’s not being a good friend. If you did that with people you meet face-to-face I am afraid that you really would not have many friends. This holds true on social sites also. Chances are if you send your information off to someone right away they don’t even look at it. It will be a quick delete because they do not even know you.
People do take the time to post blogs and start discussions on all the social sites that I belong too. There is fantastic content within those posts from many people who have walked the walk of multilevel marketing. Please take the time to read those blogs. Maybe you cannot read them all, you may have to pick and choose but there is valuable information within those posts. Please, whatever you do, DO NOT add a comment to any blogs or discussion that have nothing to do with the content involved. This IS NOT the place to put an advertisement for the business you are offering.
There may be no such thing as etiquette on social networking sites and maybe there are no rules that are set in stone but if we could all have the same consideration on social sites as we do when we meet people everyday then we will all have a much more rewarding experience.
Suzanne has a successful home based business and is a successful network marketer. She enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
LET THE DREAMS BEGIN – You deserve to win in life
Money. do you have it? Do you need it? If you do need it, what do you need it for? How much do you need? Moreover, what would you be willing to do to get it?
I do believe that dreaming - backed up with total belief that you can and will achieve your dream - works.
However, dreaming alone will not fulfill your dreams. Just like setting goals, you need to be specific when dreaming. For example, if your dream is to have a fancy car, don't go window shopping at the Kia dealership, go to a Jaguar or Mercedes dealership then put together a plan to acquire the money to purchase that car.
I do NOT believe that money can buy you happiness; but money CAN afford you all the other things that you may want in this life. And, there is absolutely nothing wrong with driving a Mercedes or living in a big house, is there?
What do you want out of life? A bigger home? A fancier car? To send your children to better schools? Freedom so you can spend more time with your family? To retire early?
Let's get specific. Let's say your dream is to own a new Mercedes. Well, as we know, a Mercedes can cost as little as $40,000 and as much as $80,000 dollars, AND MORE. So, for this example, let's assume the Mercedes of your dream would cost you $40,000.
If you were to finance this car, your monthly payments would run around $700 - $800 per month for the next 5-6 years.
Now, let's assume that between you and your spouse (if you are married) you bring home $2,000 a month, after taxes. It wouldn't make much sense to spend half of that on a vehicle, so let's look at what it would take to earn that extra money: You could take on an extra job and work an extra 4 hours a day (5 days a week). If you earn $10.00 per hour, after taxes, that would be an extra $160.00 per week and would just about take care of your Mercedes payment. Would it be worth it? Well, you would have your Mercedes, however, you would now be working most of the time for the next 5 years. In my opinion, having to work a second job just to pay for a fancy car, pretty much takes the fun out of owning it.
Now, let's look at what it would take to earn the money for your new Mercedes instead of working an extra job leveraging other people's time. Let's say you start a home business and you get 2 new members in the next week, and follow the plan for Perfect Duplication (ie: 2 new members sign up 2 new members who can and will get 2 new members) and each person makes their 2 members within a week (they also get 2 more members who can and will get 2 members). Within 16 weeks, you could not only buy that new Mercedes, you could also buy your spouse a Kia Sorento*!
So, now let's compare the two different methods of earning the extra money:
1.) You work an extra job which will require approximately 6,000 hours of work, or
2.) You choose networking. You made 2 sales and then that was it.
So, 5 years of working 4 hours a day, 5 days a week or sign up 2 members who can and will sign up 2 members.
It's the power of leveraging people's time. It's the power of networking. Learn more about networking, camaraderie, teamwork and winning in business at www.180daystogreatness.com
Suzanne has a successful home based business and enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
I do believe that dreaming - backed up with total belief that you can and will achieve your dream - works.
However, dreaming alone will not fulfill your dreams. Just like setting goals, you need to be specific when dreaming. For example, if your dream is to have a fancy car, don't go window shopping at the Kia dealership, go to a Jaguar or Mercedes dealership then put together a plan to acquire the money to purchase that car.
I do NOT believe that money can buy you happiness; but money CAN afford you all the other things that you may want in this life. And, there is absolutely nothing wrong with driving a Mercedes or living in a big house, is there?
What do you want out of life? A bigger home? A fancier car? To send your children to better schools? Freedom so you can spend more time with your family? To retire early?
Let's get specific. Let's say your dream is to own a new Mercedes. Well, as we know, a Mercedes can cost as little as $40,000 and as much as $80,000 dollars, AND MORE. So, for this example, let's assume the Mercedes of your dream would cost you $40,000.
If you were to finance this car, your monthly payments would run around $700 - $800 per month for the next 5-6 years.
Now, let's assume that between you and your spouse (if you are married) you bring home $2,000 a month, after taxes. It wouldn't make much sense to spend half of that on a vehicle, so let's look at what it would take to earn that extra money: You could take on an extra job and work an extra 4 hours a day (5 days a week). If you earn $10.00 per hour, after taxes, that would be an extra $160.00 per week and would just about take care of your Mercedes payment. Would it be worth it? Well, you would have your Mercedes, however, you would now be working most of the time for the next 5 years. In my opinion, having to work a second job just to pay for a fancy car, pretty much takes the fun out of owning it.
Now, let's look at what it would take to earn the money for your new Mercedes instead of working an extra job leveraging other people's time. Let's say you start a home business and you get 2 new members in the next week, and follow the plan for Perfect Duplication (ie: 2 new members sign up 2 new members who can and will get 2 new members) and each person makes their 2 members within a week (they also get 2 more members who can and will get 2 members). Within 16 weeks, you could not only buy that new Mercedes, you could also buy your spouse a Kia Sorento*!
So, now let's compare the two different methods of earning the extra money:
1.) You work an extra job which will require approximately 6,000 hours of work, or
2.) You choose networking. You made 2 sales and then that was it.
So, 5 years of working 4 hours a day, 5 days a week or sign up 2 members who can and will sign up 2 members.
It's the power of leveraging people's time. It's the power of networking. Learn more about networking, camaraderie, teamwork and winning in business at www.180daystogreatness.com
Suzanne has a successful home based business and enjoys helping others become successful to live the life of their dreams.
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