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Have you been making an effort to reduce your environmental impact by living greener? Hey, that’s great if you are! Now what about your home business? Did you know there are many things you can do to practice the “Three R’s” (reduce, recycle, reuse), while earning a living with your direct sales or home based [...]
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The truth is, there are going to be days when working on your direct sales business can be very challenging. Maybe you created a monster sized “to do” list or you have a tight deadline for an upcoming show, and it seems that a new obstacle pops up at every time you turn around. Perhaps [...]
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Tax season is approaching quickly… so I’ve asked CPA Kristine McKinley for some tax tips for direct sellers. What should direct sellers do right now to prepare for the upcoming tax season? The best thing anyone can do to prepare for tax season is to have good records. If you don’t already, you should have [...]
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I just realized we are several weeks into the new year and I haven’t published anything here lately, except for a few tweets from twitter and they have been pretty slim! I just want to let you know, I’m still here! I just took an extended holiday and then I’ve had some paper work to [...]
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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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If you have a direct sales business you no doubt, wear many hats. You are not only in charge of ordering and delivery but also the accountant, receptionist, secretary, web master, and much more. You multi-task administrative, advertising, sales, and all sorts of other functions. With all that you have to do, it’s easy to [...]
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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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I’m a member of the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance, (DSWA) a fantastic resource for anyone who would like to build a successful direct sales business. Anyways, I wanted to let you know about a really neat, free resource sponsored by the DSWA I think you will love. It is called the Family Business Tool Kit [...]
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Thinking about starting your own work at home, computer based business? Need some extra cash for the up coming holidays? Have you got some extra time on your hands lately and you are looking for something to do? October is a great month to start your own Watkins business. I love my business, working at [...]
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Does it break your heart to leave your children at day care? There are thousands of moms who feel the same as you and would do almost anything to stay at home with their children. Unfortunately, many of them haven’t considered staying at home for one simple reason, they depend on the income from their [...]
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