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Direct Sales

Five Big Marketing Mistakes

by Melody on June 18, 2009

Building a business is a combination of knowledge, talent and hard work. Your natural talents can only take you so far, so start by doing your homework. Every business benefits from marketing and advertising in some form or another. Here are a five big marketing mistakes, if you can avoid them you’ll spare yourself a [...]

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Direct sales involves selling products to customers without having to have a retail store and invest in a large inventory. While the potential for profit is enormous, so are the dangers if you haven’t done your homework. To help you with that, the following are some of the pros and con of direct sales. The [...]

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The Economy Sucks What Can You Do About It?

by Melody on January 23, 2009

Yes, the economy sucks! And you are probably wondering, “What can you do about it? There is a lot you can do actually, and the first thing is to not give up. In these unstable economic times, no one can be sure what will happen to them. The reality is you could be working today [...]

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Have you heard? A new social networking site for direct sales consultants called Direct Selling Live.com and my favorite direct sales learning resource the DSWA have joined together to search for the World’s Greatest Direct Selling Leader and they want to hear from you! The “World’s Greatest Direct Selling Leader” contest provides you with a [...]

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If You Do This You Will Fail

by Melody on November 20, 2008

If you do this, you are almost guaranteed that you will fail in your direct sales or network marketing business. I see it all the time, people who join multiple direct sales, mlm or nwm companies and then they constantly struggle to make sales, recruit and grow any of their businesses. The truth is most [...]

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Direct Sales Tips

by Melody on September 18, 2008

Learn how to make more money in your direct sales or home party business with these free tips Duration : 0:3:31 Bookmark to: Hide Sites

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Here is three minutes of fantastic motivation for Direct Sales Team Builders! If you need a motivational boost or someone on your team does this video will do the trick. Duration : 0:3:38 To see the video click Bookmark to: Hide Sites

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Where Are You Melody?

by Melody on September 17, 2008

Dear readers, are you wondering, “Where Are You Watkins Lady?” I haven’t seen you twittering or visiting your social networking sites much and you haven’t been posting your secrets here either! First of all, let me assure you that I’m still here! I’ve just been a bit busy with a number of things and focusing [...]

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Three reasons why I love attending Watkins Business Conference! First, it’s my annual get-a-way. I stay in a five star hotel, often for free. I eat first class meals and don’t have to cook, or do dishes! I get to dress up in my “good clothes.” I get to visit interesting places like; Vancouver BC, [...]

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Are you tired of stepping over boxes or searching through box after box to find your products? It’s a common problem many direct sellers face when they need to stock products for public events, party plan or as a convenience for their customers. Where to put all your inventory and keep track of it? Here [...]

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