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Replicated Website Names Get You Minimal Results in Your Direct Sales Business

Don't you just love replicated website names?  They are especially fun when you are trying to type them into a contact manager.  Can you imagine how often you actually get hits on them.  Take for example. http://www.mycompany.com/rolkowski    How many people do you think can spell Olkowski without looking?  Unfortunately, not many.  So, do you wonder [...]

The Flakiness Factor: Why Direct Sales Reps Who Are Serious Get a Bad Rap

With all the direct sales companies out there these days, many NEW Entrepreneurs are joining the ranks.  Unfortunately, this can lead to an influx of flakiness.  Are you a flaky consultant?
Look at yourself carefully and think about the following:

Do you know why you are in business?  (you would be surprised at the many who have [...]

The Challenges of Working From Home and What You Can Do About It

For women, especially, working from home can be a God send.  It can also be a huge challenge.  How do you maintain balance and be productive?  Here are a couple tips.
1. How do you get work accomplished when you are constantly being distracted by dirty dishes, laundry, other family members demanding your time, or the [...]

Your Pizazz Factor: Are you Projecting a Classy Image?

The following applies to any business, whether it is direct sales, an entrepreneurial venture, the film industry or just about anything else, for that matter.
I just saw a video posted on Facebook from some friends that displayed a definite lack of class.  Bad language, crude message, et all.  It was a feeble attempt to be [...]

Direct Sales Success: A Tasty Opportunity to Get In At the Top

As everyone knows, there are various ways to create additional income streams, via network marketing.  There are direct sales companies, party plans and MLM's, all with various downline systems.  Through my association with CEO Space, a 21 year old entrepreneurial organization, we often have access to up and coming NEW companies that offer amazing opportunities [...]

More Business Owners Taking on Direct Sales and Networking Marketing to Increase Income Streams

One thing that I have found, is that business owners and entrepreneurs are signing on to direct sales or network marketing companies, in droves, to supplement their "passion" income.  An MLM, may not necessarily be a business owners true calling, but they recognize the business model, the amount of residual income that can be made, [...]

Direct Sales Reality Check: Be Accountable to Someone Else to Manage Your Money

I haven't written in this blog for a while, mainly because I have used my direct sales experience to go into something that I am very excited about.  It is not direct sales, but my position is similar.  I am helping business owners pursue their passions no matter what business they are in. CEOSpace.
However, I [...]

The Straight Skinny on Marketing Your Direct Sales Business Online

I am only giving you my personal opinion.  Some of you out there may have had different experiences and I would love to hear them.  I have tried many of the options available for online marketing for direct sales: Facebook, Twitter, Blogging, Social Networking Specific Groups, Online Lead Generator Programs, etc..  They are all great [...]

Build Leaders By Supporting Your Local Direct Sales Consultant Community

I have always felt fortunate that my direct sales company made it part of their business plan to have their leaders support all consultants in the organization no matter if they were directly connected to them or not.  It makes a huge difference in the success of one leader over another. We call it the [...]

Business Mentality and Systems Make the Difference For Direct Sales Success

It’s difficult to watch people who have invested good money into top level training who are still stuck and wondering why their business is floundering.  We all know the fortune is in the followup.  Are you doing it?  I can’t even count the times that I have found a new customer or recruit because their [...]