From the monthly archives:

June 2006

Where do you find good clip art and images for your web site? I recently found the Grafics Factory they offer a reasonably priced service and some really cute graphics. I’ve included several here, aren’t they cute? You can choose from photos, clip art, fonts, animations and web graphics, literally thousands of images to make [...]

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Back To The Real World After Conference

by Melody on June 28, 2006

I just got back home from the Watkins International Business Conference (WIBC). It was wonderful to meet with my fellow Watkins Associates, share ideas, learn new things and celebrate together. My conference fees and luxury room for two at the Radisson including breakfast were paid for by Watkins. I was able to earn these rewards [...]

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What Do You Do?

by Melody on June 10, 2006

When we meet new people we are often asked, “What do you do?” or “What business are you in?” I market Watkins products or I’m an independent Marketing Manager with Watkins. Yes, I sell Watkins products, but my business is really about helping people, helping them get what they want. Actually it was Dan Kennedy [...]

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No BS Sales Success

by Melody on June 9, 2006

This is a book I haven’t read yet but I have it on my list of books to read. I have some of Dan Kennedy’s other materials and have found them very interesting and helpful. I like Dan’s no B.S. style and direct honesty. I believe it’s important to keep learning new things and education [...]

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Do you cringe at the thought of marketing your business? Are selling and promoting scarey words for you? We women are wired to think differently than men but that doesn’t mean marketing and sales has to be harder for us. Once you learn how to over come your fear, and know how to develop your [...]

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Every business, no matter how big or small needs a Business and Marketing Plan to achieve success. Yes, even direct sales and home based businesses need a plan. It doesn’t have to be fancy and complicated like a big corporation’s plan but you still need a plan. Your business and marketing plan will create a [...]

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How to Get Traffic or Web Site Visitors.

by Melody on June 6, 2006

Are you stumped on how to get visitors to your web site? You can build a web site and simply wait patiently for visitors to arrive, however you might have a very long wait. I think it’s better to actively do something to generate traffic rather than wait. The fact is in the online business [...]

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How to Get Loyal, Repeat Customers.

by Melody on June 2, 2006

No matter what business you are in you need to have customers or clients. It is easier and more cost effective to keep a customer you have, than to find new customers or clients. So how do you create a loyal client or repeat customer? Try the following thank you marketing techniques, it will be [...]

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Welcome to My Home Office

by Melody on June 1, 2006

Welcome to my little junction in the web, I’m glad you stopped by for a visit and hope you will enjoy your stay. This is my connection to you via my home office. You’ll find a little bit here about direct sales, home based business, business online, business basics and life in general. My goal [...]

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Do You Have Goose Sense?

by Melody on June 1, 2006

There are lessons all around us if we only want to learn them. Often the wonderful creatures we share our planet with can teach us valuable lessons in life and business. You may have seen the following before, I feel it is well worth sharing with you because I believe it defines how I run [...]

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