Mixing Breakfast With Business

Lucy Martin from Juice Plus and a NEIS panel interviewer invited me a couple of weeks ago after my panel interview. I attended as a guest and was very excited to meet other people who were in business as well. 17 people attended the breakfast and everyone had an opportunity to exchange contact information and talk about their business.What Is the Leads Club?This breakfast event was not just any ordinary breakfast where business people come along. It was a very organised and systematised approach to helping both members and guests come together to share their businesses and to help each other generate leads. Hence the name the Leads Club.Over the years I've been involved with network marketing and running other people's businesses and never once have I been invited to an event like this. I've attended Toastmasters, local chamber of commerce events and many other networking seminars and this one has been the most effective for me. The first thing that struck me was how smartly organised and upfront they were about this meeting. Graeme Inglis from Smartline, who chaired the meeting today stated at the beginning that "we are here today to talk about our businesses and to provide leads or referrals on to each other". By saying this at the beginning I felt more comfortable to approach the meeting from a business perspective and be open to share my business without any hesitation, knowing that I will be able to help others and vice versa.How Can A Leads Club Benefit You?For me I could see lots of benefits by attending the weekly meetings and becoming part of the club as the service I provide is quite applicable to most businesses. Though, there are some factors to consider and how a club like this may benefit your business:1. Am I offering a niche product or service that is suitable for local businesses? e.g. I ran a Dragonboat business that sold paddles to Dragonboat club members. Unless you know or are involved in the sport it would be quite challenging to get leads from other local businesses.2. Can I generate leads faster from other sources? If so, should I still attend?3. Does this lead generation technique fit into my business plan?If you are interested in getting more information about the leads club in your local area, visit Leads Club Australia.

Overall MLM Company Review - Juice Plus

The world today is focused on their health and appearance. With all the health crazes there have been many health food stores and companies have emerged; one of the companies that has emerged is called Juice Plus.Juice Plus 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 supplements in place of eating fruits and vegetables. Juice Plus knows that there is no supplement 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.The company has two primary products which are made from fruit and vegetable juices and extracts. They're called Orchard Blend and Garden Blend. As mentioned before their purpose is to provide people with the nutrients that they are lacking in their diets.Are you wondering why you've never seen these products in stores? The company operates under the multi level marketing business structure, which means they use distributors to sell their products instead of selling them within stores. Distributors receive a commission of all their sales and also a commission from the sales of those people in their down line.The basic goal for a distributor is to recruit as many people as they possibly can. Recruiting is not as easy as a lot of people think it might be. Approaching friends and family about getting involved with the company can be quite awkward for a lot of people. Make sure you feel comfortable with this type of work before joining Juice Plus.

Five Steps to Network Marketing Success

The numbers of how many people fail in network marketing are staggering. Almost 95% of newcomers to the business are done before their second year in the business. The fault does not lie within the industry. It is simply a lack of direction and knowledge that causes so many people to fail. If you are looking for the best results, consider the following five steps to network marketing success:1. Your first step toward network marketing success is to join a company the meets a certain criteria. The first decisive factor is the products or services they carry. They must be products that you have tried yourself and have proven to meet your expectations. The company itself should have a great reputation and it should boast a great support system for its members. Last, it should also have a commission plan in place that allows the member to earn the most amount of money.2. The minute you join a company, you should immediately commit yourself to learning everything you can about the company and all of the products and services it offers. You must also take care to learn about the various company policies and guidelines that are in place. Use this period as your preparation time. Organize your office. Call your phone company and make sure you have three-way calling on your phone line or even get your own phone line installed for your business. Start the training program the company has in place. This is the time to ask any questions or to clear up any issues you are uncertain of.3. Set a schedule for you to work. While many people may have a problem with this, as one of the reasons they get involved is the flexibility the business allows, the fact is, more people who work on a schedule reach network marketing success than those who work erratic hours. One of the main hurdles that you must overcome is learning to work at home instead of the traditional job setting. By setting a schedule, you are taking the first step toward overcoming that particular obstacle.4. The next step is to get started on calling leads. If you were not provided any warm leads when you signed up, make a list of everyone you know. This list can include family members, neighbors, friends, past co-workers, and even those people you haven't talked to in a long time. Let them know about your new career choice and what you have to offer. Granted, you may feel nervous about this prospect, but it will give you the chance to work out any kinks in your presentation before you start talking to individuals you have never met before.5. The last step to your network marketing success is to continue to educate yourself on the business. This includes how to market the products, as well as the opportunity. The Internet offers many different techniques that can be utilized by you to get more sales. If you do not take the opportunity to keep up with the changes in marketing or other areas of the industry, you could easily find your business going backwards.

SaleHoo Marches On - Undeniable Reasons Why Online Sellers Take the Side of SaleHoo!

Today's leading online business resource continues to reap the fruits of its dedication to provide excellent list of businesses doing drop shipping to online sellers. SaleHoo's high profile status as a business directory gave online sellers best options in choosing drop shippers to work with and the capability to withstand relentless competition, putting themselves in a better position to succeed in the online selling business. SaleHoo's continued success reverberated across the online business and put itself in the forefront of providing online sellers what they ordinarily need- qualified and reliable drop shippers.SaleHoo's success is not made overnight. Rather, it is a product of a long and storied attempt to come up with a reliable and credible business directory by putting in place the required ingredients like proper planning, scholarly research and a meticulous evaluation and screening process. There is no wonder SaleHoo is known among the online selling business circles as a source of the most qualified drop shippers and wholesalers and its list as the primary source of businesses.What online sellers most like in SaleHoo's list is its continued updating and the facility by which it can be accessed online. The web site is expertly designed which creates an atmosphere of comfort and trust. Registered members are given unlimited access to the list and are also granted freebies like business and marketing tools aimed at helping the members improve the quality of their online stores, employ appropriate marketing strategies and operate the business the best way possible. Indeed, SaleHoo is a rarity and its list is vigorously followed and pursued by its members who recently number by the thousands including the big players in the online selling world. eBay power sellers are also lining up and register with SaleHoo to avail its online list. This uncanny ability on the part of SaleHoo to attract a great multitude of online sellers made its list the ultimate destination of online sellers looking for dependable drop shippers and wholesalers.Today, SaleHoo is continuously improving its technologies and adapt to the changing realities occurring in the online business industry. And despite changes and the adverse effects of an econmy that has not yet recovered from a chaotic crisis, SaleHoo marches on and continues to surprise the industry.

My Harvest America Review - A Product Paradise Or Another MLM Wasteland From My Harvest America?

My Harvest America. So what is it then? Let's take a close look at Harvest America to see if it has legs as a network marketing affiliate program, or does it look like just another lame duck? This is the only review of My Harvest America you will ever need to read (bold claim I know but I'll bet my Stars & Stripes on it). Here goes;The long-time entrepreneur and well recognize Fred Weih has teamed up with internet marketing guru Ronnie Ellis to bring us My Harvest America. Fred Weih's reputation is solid enough that Cornell University has actually looked closely at his business models for innovative ideas and Ronnie Ellis is a pioneer of no little repute. Let's just see what they've come up with, shall we?Developed in 2009, My Harvest America is an internet based grocery supply depot that offers non-perishable goods at a discounted price. How can they offer this discount? One word: Bulk. They have teamed up with some of the Top Dogs in the grocery industry to buy in quantity and pass the savings down the line to the average consumer. Discounts have been around for a while and the need for food will be around for oh, let's just say forever! Slap the two together and you may just have a winning combination. One of the good thing here is the Global Population isn't going to start shrinking anytime soon; in other words, you have a customer pool that will always have a need. That's definitely the right kind of opportunity for an MLM of any sort.There is however, a downside to the whole concept. So far it's a toss-up as to whether or not it will be worth it for the savvy shopper with a fist full of coupons. There's always a way to save money if you look hard enough and in this economy people are looking harder. Another issue is shipping. Food is heavy so the shipping costs are higher than I would like to see. My Harvest America as of yet has no good deals on shipping but that may change as they get some longevity behind them.Now let's look at the actual business opportunity. To activate your representative status you need to first take care of the $29.95 membership fee. This is a fee that everyone pays whether they are a distributor or a shopper. Second, you must purchase your $69.95 product package. The total is a higher than I would like to see but if you have spent any time researching MLM opportunities, you know you could be paying much more in regards to a start up cost.Once you've taken care of all the enrollment details, you become the proud owner of your very own My Harvest America Website to customize as you see fit. The drawback to this is you don't have a back-office. This isn't such a bad thing if you are familiar with Search Engine Optimization, landing pages, lead capture pages, mailing lists and the rest. Personally, I would rather shell out the extra coin.The commission matrix is a respectable 3 wide and 8 deep with the opportunity to get deeper. The structure has been around for a while and works. To start reaping the benefits of the matrix you need to do one of two things. You can find at least one shopper you personally sponsor or you recruit your first team member or, "Retail Subscriber".From personal sales and matrix commissions, we move on to another stream of income, the bonuses. My Harvest America has a few other sources for income. One in particular that struck my fancy is the "Shopper-Matching Bonus". There's a fee attached of $29.95 but once paid, you should realize some decent income. You pull in 50% of the sale from all of your Subscribed Shoppers and an additional 20% from Super Shoppers that you sponsor to the fifth level.My Harvest America looks like a well rounded MLM business opportunity and has two strong names at the helm. The niche they have entered also has good possibilities; unfortunately, since the company is newborn there is no recorded information as to how well they are doing. You may want to wait and see if they take off first before you sign on as a network marketing affiliate for this particular program.