If you have been wanting to work from home for a while you’ve probably taken a good look at network marketing. But what’s hard about trying to get information about this industry is that everyone seems to have very different opinions about network marketing, if it works and if it’s really even legal. So I set out to write an article about the truth about network marketing. There is no sales pitch here and I have no agenda other than letting the truth be out there. So here goes…
Network marketing is a simple and completely legal form of business. It pretty much works like this. You have a product that you market and while you’re doing that you’re also building a team of more people who want to market that product. By building a team of people who are marketing the products for you, they make money and you make money.
This all sounds simple enough so why do so many people believe that network marketing is a scam. I believe it’s for two reasons.
The first reason is that it costs money to get started in almost all network marketing companies. This causes a whole lot of confusion for people who are use to having jobs. A home based business like network marketing is just that… a business. It’s not a job and that’s where the confusion really lies I believe. Jobs don’t cost money to start, but businesses do. So if you are going to be involved in network marketing you need to be aware of the fact that you’re going to be starting your own business.
The second thing that is hard for some people to deal with is that network marketing is almost completely driven by commission. Commissions from the products you sell and commissions from bringing people into the business with you. So if you’re not working you’re not going to make any money. Unlike a job where you can show up, do very little and still get paid. (at least for a while before they fire you! )
So when you combine those two things, the fact that you have to pay to get started and the fact that your success is not guaranteed if you don’t work, people tend to get confused and call it a scam. But it’s really not at all.
In fact if you are looking for a way to make money from home and have an unlimited income there is no better way of doing that then network marketing.
www.theamericanelite.com
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Success in Home Business with a Family
For a lot of people finding time to work their home based business is hard thing to do, people are so busy these days. However, for men and women who have young children in the house the job of finding time for your business can be even harder… but not impossible. In this article we’ll be giving you a handful of way that you can successfully build an income from home even if you have kids!
Tip #1 – Naptime!
This one is pretty obvious, if you have small children in the house naptime just might be your favorite time of the day! Even if your kids don’t nap for that long it will still give you some child-free time to make calls, market online, answer emails or however else you market from home.
Sometimes all you need is 15 or 20 minutes to get a good amount of work done, now obviously this shouldn’t be the only thing you do for your business all day but it’s a start. If you have any prospects to call back this is an especially good time to do that because talking on the phone is usually easier while the kids are asleep.
Try to make the most out of your kids naptime by getting things ready to go while they are awake so that when they go down you can get right to work and get the most out of your time. That means getting the names and numbers of the people you need to call back, or just getting things organized in general.
Tip #2 – Mommy/ Daddy Day
Sending your children to have a special day with just mommy or daddy can be a great way to give the other parent time alone to work on their business. Most parents I know would LOVE to spend a day with their kids at the park, going to see a movie or hanging out at an amusement park.
By scheduling these special trips every couple of weeks it will give you an entire uninterrupted day of work… and that can go REALLY far when you’re trying to build a business!
If you and your spouse are separated you might have set days when you know your children will be with their other parent… USE THAT TIME. If you’re still together it would be best to sit down with your spouse an work out a time when the other parent can have some one on one time with the kids therefore giving you lots of time to get things done at the house.
This is also awesome for the child because they get to spend a fun day alone with mommy or daddy and those are memories they’ll have forever!
Tip #3 – DVD’s Are Your FRIEND
Now I’m not saying to let the T.V. parent your kids. However, there’s nothing wrong with allowing your kids to pick out a fun movie, pop some popcorn and sit them in front of the T.V. from time to time.
Let me say it again, when you are trying to build a business… DVD’s are your FRIEND! Use them! Depending on the age and the attention span of your child that can give you anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half of pure uninterrupted work time and that will go a long way.
Tip #4 – Crafts
Kids LOVE to do arts and crafts. Even children who tend to be a little hyper will usually settle down to make something especially when they get to use their hands and be creative.
Of course you’ll have to find the right crafts for the right age range but once you do it will not only give you some good work time but it will be fun for your kids as well. Keep in mind that if you have your kids working in one room that might not be the best time to start making calls because there will probably be some supervising that needs to take place. It is a good time, however, to organize things or perhaps do different kinds of online marketing that you can stop and start at your leisure.
Tip #5 - Early Bedtimes and Strategic Calling
Our final tip is like naptime, it’s pretty obvious. Depending on what time your kids go to bed and what time zone you live in bedtime can be a GREAT time to catch up on calls and just get things done in general.
Now I’m not telling you to send your kids to bed earlier than they normally go but, let’s say they go to bed at 8:00 PM. If you live in the Eastern time Zone that’s only 5:00 PM Pacific or 6:00 Mountain or 7:00 Central… THAT’S PRIME CALLING TIME!
Remember when you’re making phone calls or doing marketing of any kind that you are not limited to your time zone just because it’s too late to make calls in one time zone doesn’t mean you might not be able to call people who live in another.
Of course this rule does go both ways. You will need to be aware of what time it is in other time zones and make sure you’re not calling people where it is 3 hours later!
If you organize yourself well throughout the day you should have everything organized and ready to go so that when the kids go to bed you will at least have a couple good hours of work time.
I hope that these tips have been helpful in allowing you to find time to work your home based business as much as possible while still being an awesome mom or dad. Also please remember that your kids are probably one of the main reasons you’re working your business anyway. The more time you spend in the early stages of your business building your income the more time you’ll be free to spend with them down the road for years to come!
Dan Himes
www.theamericanelite.com
Tip #1 – Naptime!
This one is pretty obvious, if you have small children in the house naptime just might be your favorite time of the day! Even if your kids don’t nap for that long it will still give you some child-free time to make calls, market online, answer emails or however else you market from home.
Sometimes all you need is 15 or 20 minutes to get a good amount of work done, now obviously this shouldn’t be the only thing you do for your business all day but it’s a start. If you have any prospects to call back this is an especially good time to do that because talking on the phone is usually easier while the kids are asleep.
Try to make the most out of your kids naptime by getting things ready to go while they are awake so that when they go down you can get right to work and get the most out of your time. That means getting the names and numbers of the people you need to call back, or just getting things organized in general.
Tip #2 – Mommy/ Daddy Day
Sending your children to have a special day with just mommy or daddy can be a great way to give the other parent time alone to work on their business. Most parents I know would LOVE to spend a day with their kids at the park, going to see a movie or hanging out at an amusement park.
By scheduling these special trips every couple of weeks it will give you an entire uninterrupted day of work… and that can go REALLY far when you’re trying to build a business!
If you and your spouse are separated you might have set days when you know your children will be with their other parent… USE THAT TIME. If you’re still together it would be best to sit down with your spouse an work out a time when the other parent can have some one on one time with the kids therefore giving you lots of time to get things done at the house.
This is also awesome for the child because they get to spend a fun day alone with mommy or daddy and those are memories they’ll have forever!
Tip #3 – DVD’s Are Your FRIEND
Now I’m not saying to let the T.V. parent your kids. However, there’s nothing wrong with allowing your kids to pick out a fun movie, pop some popcorn and sit them in front of the T.V. from time to time.
Let me say it again, when you are trying to build a business… DVD’s are your FRIEND! Use them! Depending on the age and the attention span of your child that can give you anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half of pure uninterrupted work time and that will go a long way.
Tip #4 – Crafts
Kids LOVE to do arts and crafts. Even children who tend to be a little hyper will usually settle down to make something especially when they get to use their hands and be creative.
Of course you’ll have to find the right crafts for the right age range but once you do it will not only give you some good work time but it will be fun for your kids as well. Keep in mind that if you have your kids working in one room that might not be the best time to start making calls because there will probably be some supervising that needs to take place. It is a good time, however, to organize things or perhaps do different kinds of online marketing that you can stop and start at your leisure.
Tip #5 - Early Bedtimes and Strategic Calling
Our final tip is like naptime, it’s pretty obvious. Depending on what time your kids go to bed and what time zone you live in bedtime can be a GREAT time to catch up on calls and just get things done in general.
Now I’m not telling you to send your kids to bed earlier than they normally go but, let’s say they go to bed at 8:00 PM. If you live in the Eastern time Zone that’s only 5:00 PM Pacific or 6:00 Mountain or 7:00 Central… THAT’S PRIME CALLING TIME!
Remember when you’re making phone calls or doing marketing of any kind that you are not limited to your time zone just because it’s too late to make calls in one time zone doesn’t mean you might not be able to call people who live in another.
Of course this rule does go both ways. You will need to be aware of what time it is in other time zones and make sure you’re not calling people where it is 3 hours later!
If you organize yourself well throughout the day you should have everything organized and ready to go so that when the kids go to bed you will at least have a couple good hours of work time.
I hope that these tips have been helpful in allowing you to find time to work your home based business as much as possible while still being an awesome mom or dad. Also please remember that your kids are probably one of the main reasons you’re working your business anyway. The more time you spend in the early stages of your business building your income the more time you’ll be free to spend with them down the road for years to come!
Dan Himes
www.theamericanelite.com
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Stop Throwing your Money Away
If you’ve been involved in a home based business for any significant amount of time chances are you’ve spent money buying leads. With all the tools available to a home business owner today there is absolutely no reason to spend money on lists of leads ever again! It’s just simply a waste of money here is why…
If you could have 1000 prospects who might be interested in your business or 5 prospects who defiantly were interested in your business which would be more valuable to you? If you said the 1000 prospects you’d be dead wrong.
When looking for people to join your home based business the people who are “ready to buy” are always better than the ones who are “just looking”. When you call a long list of leads you can be sure that almost all of them are just looking. Sure maybe some of them are serious about it but most of them are probably just kicking tires. That means you have to go through a lot of people just to find the few they are interested.
So what’s the solution? Well instead of contacting a ton of people who might be interested why not just get the people who are interested to contact you? That means you’re only spending your time talking to people who are already interested in working with you.
Besides the time and money you’ll be saving having people contact you gives you the upper hand in your business. You see, people’s posture is completely different when they call you vs. when you call them.
When you call a prospect they are usually grumpy or annoyed or make you feel like you’re wasting their time however, when they call you it’s a whole different ball game.
So how do you get people to pick up the phone and call you? Easy, with internet marketing.
The internet is a truly amazing tool that is changing the way home businesses are run all over the world. If you have yet to discover the power of the internet it’s time to learn!
When you market properly on the internet you are able to find more people from all over who want what you have without actually having to talk to any of them. They find you, they get the information and then they call you when they are ready (or very close) to getting started!
People who know how to use the power of the internet will never go back to traditional forms of marketing… it’s just not worth it.
Find someone who can teach you how to marketing your business online and you’ve found the key to huge success working from home! So stop wasting time, money and energy on leads and start changing your business in 2009 with the power of internet marketing!
If you could have 1000 prospects who might be interested in your business or 5 prospects who defiantly were interested in your business which would be more valuable to you? If you said the 1000 prospects you’d be dead wrong.
When looking for people to join your home based business the people who are “ready to buy” are always better than the ones who are “just looking”. When you call a long list of leads you can be sure that almost all of them are just looking. Sure maybe some of them are serious about it but most of them are probably just kicking tires. That means you have to go through a lot of people just to find the few they are interested.
So what’s the solution? Well instead of contacting a ton of people who might be interested why not just get the people who are interested to contact you? That means you’re only spending your time talking to people who are already interested in working with you.
Besides the time and money you’ll be saving having people contact you gives you the upper hand in your business. You see, people’s posture is completely different when they call you vs. when you call them.
When you call a prospect they are usually grumpy or annoyed or make you feel like you’re wasting their time however, when they call you it’s a whole different ball game.
So how do you get people to pick up the phone and call you? Easy, with internet marketing.
The internet is a truly amazing tool that is changing the way home businesses are run all over the world. If you have yet to discover the power of the internet it’s time to learn!
When you market properly on the internet you are able to find more people from all over who want what you have without actually having to talk to any of them. They find you, they get the information and then they call you when they are ready (or very close) to getting started!
People who know how to use the power of the internet will never go back to traditional forms of marketing… it’s just not worth it.
Find someone who can teach you how to marketing your business online and you’ve found the key to huge success working from home! So stop wasting time, money and energy on leads and start changing your business in 2009 with the power of internet marketing!
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