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Is Network Marketing A Dirty Word?

by Melody on December 13, 2007

Is Network Marketing a dirty word in your book? How about Multi-level Marketing? To be honest with you both of these terms make me a rather uncomfortable, I much prefer the term Direct Selling. Now don’t get me wrong, I totally love my business! I love selling our products and I love helping others start [...]

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Why You Should Outsource

by Melody on November 20, 2007

Are you outsourcing work? Here’s a perfect example of why you should outsource. I’ve been sick for over a week but my business has been running smoothly, sales are booming and my customers are being taken care of without me because I use a Virtual Assistant services to outsource work. I love working with Donna [...]

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Think And Act Positive To Achieve Abundance

by Melody on September 14, 2007

I truly believe that having a positive attitude will help you grow your business and achieve abundance in your life. Unfortunately, we all have times when things in our business don’t quite go the way we planned. However, when you think and act positive, you will be able to overcome any obstacle. Also, when you [...]

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I always try to teach my team members that goals are very important when it comes to the success or failure of their business. So are you wondering, “Why are goals so important?” It’s simple, your goals act as a roadmap for you to follow. They let you know where you are going, how to [...]

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Are you lacking motivation in your home based business? I think we all have times when our motivation wanes. On the other hand, if you are like me you may be so motivated and full of ideas that you lose your focus because you are trying to juggle too many things at once. Sometimes, multi-tasking [...]

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I just got back from Watkins Great Escape Conference last week and I had a wonderful time. I go every year as I feel it is an important investment in my direct sales business, plus I have a lot of fun and enjoy some really great food. I was honored to earn a beautiful Tiffany [...]

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How To Close A Sale.

by Melody on May 10, 2007

I just came across a blog post written by Kelly at WAHM Talk Radio and she asks, “How is your salesmanship?” Which is a really great question, so how’s yours? Do you ask for the sale? Do you ask for it with confidence and no embarassment? Do you so believe in what you have to [...]

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Is This Guy Right About You?

by Melody on April 28, 2007

I was just reading New School of Network Marketing by Kim Klaver: “Is this guy right about us?” Maybe everyone wants someone else to tell them what to do because most of us humans are not inclined to be creative or use our imagination? Excuse me, but not me! I don’t want to be told [...]

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The Secret of Successful Blogging.

by Melody on April 28, 2007

Work At Home Expo Blog Tour Starting Monday April 30th, Wendy, Amanda, and Tammy from Business and Learning’s Work at Home Expo will be visiting blogs that belong to Work at Home Entrepreneurs to answer some of their business related questions, leaving comments and feedback. So my question for the blog tour is, “What is [...]

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WordPress is a very popular blogging software that you can use to easily create a very professional looking blog. This site is one! Having a blog can boost your site’s traffic and help you build relationships and trust with your visitors. It’s easier to add new content to a blog compared to a regular web [...]

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