In Business - Changing Envy to Repect, Ambition and Determination

I have this friend....and she's a real friend. One of those that is always there when needed, doesn't interfere or try to give advice when it's not wanted and knows me, perhaps, better than anyone. That kind of friend is so valuable and hard to find. Needless to say, I view that friendship as a gift. Who wouldn't?But this friend has always had a knack for being successful at everything she does. And I mean anything. She has owned a service bureau, she is a writer of a published book, she owns multiple companies and worked for a major player in the desktop publishing software industry, successfully making changes in the company that were all great changes. She also started a way cool website that always people to vote on topics that are very controversial. And now, she owns a building that she couldn't seem to sell off, so she is starting a business in that building that will, undoubtedly, become a huge success.I always loved her dearly, but also, this part of me was always envious of her. Envious of her brilliant ideas, ability to work so hard and so smart at achieving her goals, and her ability to somehow, always find or create the resources to make her dreams and goals work. I never treated her as though I envied her. But I did envy her. Who wouldn't?Then, when my husband and I decided to do a business, I found myself doubting my ability to be as successful as my friend. I thought, "what if we don't have what it takes? What if we aren't as talented as her and this is not the road we should have taken?" And I compared our past to hers. We had stayed "safe" and secure in our long-time jobs, and yes, we did appreciate those jobs and were luckier than most in having those jobs. But we wanted more. A lot more! And we wouldn't get it unless we left that "comfort zone" and ventured out to own our own business and change our quality of life. Very scary. And very daunting to say the least.My husband and I took advantage of a personal development program we ran across and all of a sudden, I was able to view this friend in a whole new light. She already was implementing all the teachings they offered and that, and nothing else, was the key to her success-in life, in ventures and in her unbelievably unselfish form of friendship. And now I could take that envy and transform it to respect and determination to get us where we wanted to go.We all know that to start a business and have the advantages of being self-employed, you have to spend a little or, in most cases, a lot. If it's a retail business, for example, you have to lease or buy a store front, furnish it with counters, shelves, cash register, decor and more importantly, stock it. We couldn't hope to do that. We weren't hurting, but we most certainly didn't have a savings account that would allow that kind of venture. What we did have, though, was a small amount to get started down a new, exciting and positive road. No matter what your business venture, I want to say that you CAN transform that envy into something that will take you as far as you want to go. And that adventure is unbelievable!

Success in MLM - Which Comes First - The Product Or the Opportunity?

There is a growing controversy in the network marketing world, on which "presentation" should you lead off with you new prospect; the business opportunity or the products and services of the company. This answer may determine the success or failure of your MLM business.The Business Opportunity:So you have decided to start with the business opportunity. Lets assume for a minute your prospect is a friend,and has some trust in you as a person. Every company has an opportunity, so what makes yours so special? As you are trying to convince your "friend" you are not only speaking to his conscience mind, but the subconscious mind as well. The subconscious has already gone into "defense" mode, as it's heard this stuff before. You will need to break down the "Walls of Jericho," in about 10 seconds and explain not only how your prospect will make money, but convince the subconscious that it can compete out there with thousands of other companies, and your prospect can be successful like you said.If this was not a person who does not have an ultimate trust in you, just "put that DVD in and press play". Now watch his eyes for that tell tale sign of "just another one of those pyramid schemes"!The Product:Now let's turn it around. You have a product that the prospect has a want, need, or desire for. You are there to help the prospect and show him the benefits of using this product. You are not a salesman, but an "information master" as you answer all his questions. You are leading the prospect into making a decision on whether this product is right for him. If he bases his decision on good information, then you have done an outstanding job.Whether or not your prospect gets your product, the idea that you were a professional helping him to decide sets you aside from "all the others". It doesn't matter if you have known this prospect for 45 years, or 45 seconds, it's all about helping him.Sooner or later his will ask, 'So what's in it for you" and you say "I get a little piece of the action" and immediately change the subject.Again he asks 'So what's in it for you" and you say "I get a nice piece of the action" and immediately change the subject.After this third time, you may say "you've asked me 3 times about my 'piece of the action', I guess you would like a piece of the action too"?.In Conclusion:One method the prospect see's a "pyramid scheme" the other they are asking to join your company. Which method will you be using?

Membership Website - Turn What You Know Into a Highly Profitable Business

If your are interested in building an online business, or turning your passion for blogging into something that actually makes money, a membership website might just be the business model for you.What is a Membership Website? A membership website is a website that offers premium content for a recurring subscription payment. The role of a membership website owner will be to build a website, add content, build a subscriber base and tend to the needs of subscribers. In time a membership site can become a semi-passive source of income, needing only 4-8 hours a week to answer questions and add new and relevant content based on the current marketplace.What Makes a Membership Website So Great? Membership websites are attractive because profits add up quickly. Let me give you an example:Month One: You set your website up and advertise it through a number of sources. You set your subscription rate at $25 per month. (This rate is low, though even at this price the profits will be impressive.) With modest advertising you attract 8 members. That's $200.Month Two: You work to maintain the interest of your current members adding new content and answering email. You also spend about half of your available time marketing your website. You add 12 new members. That's $300 plus the $200 from month one.Month Three: You maintain the same routine as you did in month two and gain 14 new members. That's $350 plus the $500 from month one and two. You are now making $850 a month in semi-passive income. Members do drop out, though you can see that it is relatively easy to add new members. In a very short time your profits will begin to soar, and you will have the opportunity to live the life you have always wanted.

Network Marketing and the Guaranteed Sign Up Racket

If you have spent any time on the internet searching for ways to grow your network marketing business or searching for network marketing leads, you've surely come across this. It's network marketing and the guaranteed sign up racket. Basically these sites guarantee you that, for a certain amount of money, people will sign up into your down line. It's understandable why these sites survive and prosper for a period of time. They play on the emotions of people who realize that building a business in network marketing is not as easy as it's portrayed and are truly struggling.As the new network marketer goes about attempting to recruit their friends and family they encounter what I like to call the rejection razor. The newbie network marketer is rejected and oftem times ridiculed by the people who should be the most supportive. As I have often said the rejection razor can cut pretty deep.The newbie goes out in search of finding a better way to become a network marketer and the search often times leads to sites that offer "The Guaranteed Sign Up." At this point the newbie is hungry and wants to succeed. These sites look like the gift from above and if they just pay a fee their downline is created and poof...the residual checks will start coming in. The new network marketing recruit begins to think this is just perfect.Remember when your mother would say "if it's too good to be true, it probably is." Well in this particular case that saying is absolutely correct. Sure some people will join your down line but in most cases will leave after the free trial period. Now what do you have?The new network marketer is even more dejected. Having been promised the promised land and watching it disintegrate right before their eyes. What should the new network marketing recruit do in this situation? They should learn several fabulous lessons.First off, no one is going to grow your business except you. You are the only one who is going to make it grow and flourish. Secondly while you may have wasted some time, money and resources dealing with family and friends. Dealing with the guaranteed sign up racket, it has shown you one important thing: an opportunity.The opportunity to discover and learn new skills to help you grow your business faster and more profitably. To truly succeed in the network marketing arena, you have to encounter many failures along the way. Failure is not earth shattering, it just provides you the opportunity of learning from it and not making the same mistake again. It provides you the opportunity to find and develop new skills. It provides you with the opportunity of personal development.Don't put your money into things like the guaranteed sign up racket which offers you no return. Put your money into the most important asset you have...YOU!Invest in:learning new lead generation techniques,
how to communicate with people,
how to create an effective, high converting landing page,
presentation skills,
marketing skills. Notice how everything in the points above point to the industry you're in: Network Marketing.

Easy Ways to Earn Money Online - Red Hot Tips For You

There are several people asking if there are truly easy ways to earn money online; the answer to that question depends on how you define easy. There are some methods that are simple for you to do; while others may find it difficult. Just bear in mind that various tasks can be done easily as long as you put your heart on it; and you love what you are doing.Hence, if you want the easy ways to earn money through the internet then one of the first things that you should do is to reflect on the things that you would like to do; which you can also make money out of what you love doing. If you like writing articles and other forms of literature then one way of earning decent income out of it is to write articles and submitting them to various revenue sharing sites.There are some websites that allow you to publish your own articles for free; and you get to earn some percentage share of the revenues generated from ads that are placed along with your articles. The more page views you get from your published articles, the higher your earnings.Other easy ways to earn money is to write articles for other people as a freelancer. You can charge clients on per article basis; such as $5 to $20 per article. You can even get higher rates if your articles are well written and very informative. One way of doing this method is to open an account with some of the freelance sites where you can bid for projects that meets your qualification. You bid for projects that require creation of articles, digital books, research papers, and reviews among many others.Another one of the numerous easy ways to earn money online is to sell some stuff at eBay; this is one of the fastest methods of earning income through the internet. Just simply search through the redundant items in your house and post them at eBay for other people to place their bid. There are already thousands or even millions of people around the globe that earn decent income using this method.There are still many other easy ways to earn money online; just choose among the several options that are in line with your interests and expertise in order for you to make decent living out of your online venture.

Home Based Business For Women?

I have great respect and admiration for women and the many roles they play, especially in this era. They have certainly come a long way since being content to stay home while their husbands worked hard for the money. While some women today still choose to do so, most have opted to venture beyond their roles of housewife and mother into the male-oriented world of business.The first sign of this revolution was on the silver screen when scriptwriters and directors began creating power-wielding roles for actresses. Then, Martha Stewart and Oprah Winfrey marched forth to carve a niche for women in the working world. Since then, women-oriented businesses have been mushrooming, some presenting serious competitors to their male counterparts.Women have found their voice and are using it to the fullest in boardrooms, forums and ministries. They have made it to the Fortune 500 list and are named among the movers and shakers of the 21st Century.However, the scenario has slightly altered in the past decade or so. Women are still passionate about creating a name for themselves in their variation fields, but lately the desire to return to their roots is tugging at their heartstrings. They want to settle down, have a family and enjoy motherhood. But at the same time they are unwilling to turn their back on a flourishing carer. So they've decided to blend the two, which has resulted in what we now know as the home based business.According to statistics:66 percent of home based businesses in the U.S. are owned by women.
73 percent of women-owned businesses are run from home.
Between 68 and 70 percent of women's home based businesses will survive over a three-year period.
Home based women business owners are technologically savvy. In fact, these businesses are just as technologically savvy as multinationals with 56 percent having one computer, 39 percent having more than one, 66 percent owning a fax/modem and 55 percent using a mobile phone.
Home based women-owned businesses in the U.S. number 3.5 million and provide full support or part-time employment for an estimated 14 million people.Other empirical observations show that:65 percent of networkers are women.
80 percent of nurses and sales promoters are women.
80 percent of teachers are women.Home based business might be a perfect option for women. They don't have to worry about long overseas business trips or late night functions that steal their time away from their families. It allows them to contribute financially to their families, without neglecting their wellbeing. Even for the professional, they can start a part-time business in her home from the Internet that would fit snugly into her schedule. With the help of the Internet, a woman can leverage her time, and time for all women is the most precious and scarce commodity!So, are there any differences in the way men and women approach network marketing? Yes. Is one way better than the other? Probably not. However, each can learn from the other.

The Complete LYF Brands Review and How You Can Succeed With This Global Company

LYF Brands is breathing new life into the definition of network marketing. Rarely does a company come along that has the leadership, funding, research and scope of the LYF Brands home business opportunity.Whether you're a veteran MLM marketer or a new network marketing distributor, LYF Brands should get your serious attention as this company is on a mission that few new companies in network marketing can claim.LYF Brands LeadershipThe founder and CEO Michael Han can not only stake his claim as the visionary leader behind LYF Brands, this company is his 20th venture. His last company called Envion is now worth multiple billions and he plans on LYF to be even bigger.He is a veteran business leader that believes in surrounding himself with top industry talent in training, systems, product development and network marketing sales. With 18 members on his leadership team, 6 executive management members, 9 team members and 3 advisory board members it would appear that he has his full corporate team in place to put his plan into action. In his philosophy, people simply come first and longevity of this opportunity for you and your family is his primary goal as it grows a global presence.Currently in the U.S., the goal is to open Canada and Mexico with an ultimate expansion goal of 23 countries around the world. The global expansion plans are aggressive, but Han is no stranger to international business and should do well.The Product LineWith a product line projected to be several hundred products if not more over the next couple of years, the focus is on green, natural, healthy living products from every facet of our daily lives. From what we eat, to cosmetics, to mens' and womens' personal care products to what we use to clean our homes. The idea is to cover the spectrum of daily products people use with natural products that are not only vastly safer and superior, but also price competitive and they have the product development research team to pull it off.You can expect this company to make a statement over the next 6 to 12 months. Even with new opportunities coming on line ever day, this 100 million dollar funded startup has many of the pieces of the puzzle in place even prior to prelaunch. I think LYF Brands (pronounced LIFE) is going to be a name you're going to be hearing about for a long time to come.My question to you, whether you join LYF or any other business is; How are you going to build it?If you're a new network marketing distributor or new to network marketing sales, you're going to find that your biggest challenge is going to be a continuous flow of people to talk to that may have interest in your business. Don't listen to upline that tell you to talk to your friends and family. Those old school tactics are totally ineffective and will never allow you to build a residual income on a consistent basis.What any new or existing distributor needs to be in "lead prosperity" is a system that generates leads on a continual basis. Systems are the key and if you're going to play in this sandbox, you had better start off right or you're quickly going to become another MLM casualty that simply "doesn't get it".Systems are the KeyAs Michael Gerber wrote in his bestselling book, the E-Myth, solid predictable systems in business are what separates the successful business owner from the struggling business owner. Our biggest challenge in network marketing is generating leads of targeted prospects from our target market. Other network marketers. About 10% of the people know this and about 2% are actually doing it. If you want to succeed in any networking business, even one as good as LYF Brands seems to be, you and your team need to get down to business about duplicatable systems that generate leads from your target market. Without it, you're done before you start and I've been on both sides of the isle. Don't make the mistake of not having a system in place like so many people do!

Juice Plus Business and Company Review

I've noticed that over the past couple years, there seems to be health food stores and companies popping up everywhere. A company that I've noticed that has done quite well since its formation in 1993 is called Juice Plus. The company specializes in dietary supplements containing concentrated fruit and vegetable juice extracts prepared with added vitamins and nutrients.The idea behind the product is that people will be able to use these fruit and vegetable supplements in place of eating fruits and vegetables. Juice Plus knows that there is no replacement for real fruits and vegetables, but they also know that the majority of people don't even come close to getting the recommended amount of nutrients in their day to day lives. Juice Plus' main goal is to provide a product that will supplement well with your current diet.The company produces and number of different health supplements. Everything from juices, vitamins, powders, etc. There most popular items are their juices. As mentioned before they are intended to give you the nutrients that you'd receive from eating fruits and vegetables.If you're wondering why you've never seen Juice Plus' products in stores, it's because they are a multi level marketing company that uses distributors to sell their products instead of selling them in stores. The main goal behind any multi level marketing distributor is to recruit as many people possible so they can receive a commission from all of their recruit's sales.The amount of money that a person will make within Juice Plus will depend on his or her ability to recruit and motivate. Recruiting is tough and it can take a while until you get the number of people that you need to make descent money. Once you have people in the company under you, you need to be a good leader and motivator to help your team recruit and sell.