<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:48:43.899-08:00</updated><category term='sole proprietorship'/><category term='home business'/><category term='adwords'/><category term='affiliate marketing'/><category term='Internet Home Business'/><category term='affilaite marketing'/><category term='MLM'/><category term='multi level-marketing'/><title type='text'>Home Business Essentials</title><subtitle type='html'>Home business ideas for all!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-1540184195887501939</id><published>2007-06-08T23:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T23:42:32.876-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='adwords'/><title type='text'>AdWords Ads Now Free?</title><content type='html'>A new breakthrough secret is all you now need in order to get your Google AdWords pay-per-clicks FREE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alice325.freegoogle.hop.clickbank.net"&gt;http://alice325.freegoogle.hop.clickbank.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A gentleman from New York discovered what he calls an “oversight” on the part of 99.9% of all marketers that allows him to get otherwise paid-for advertising at Google as well as all other search engines that allow sponsored ads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And no, nothing about his “secret” is illegal – nor does it require that you know someone on the “inside” at Google, Yahoo, MSN, Overture and others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead, the New Yorker boasts proudly “…this is something that I caught onto just before 2000 when there was so much search engine craze running around, and started doing small just to test things at first … but which I later expanded on after getting the hang of it.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This same fellow went on to start and operate sixteen separate online companies selling everything from pet food, DVDs, children’s toys &amp; games, books, software, and sold not only his own manufactured products but became an affiliate for other web businesses – all the while applying his mastermind secret.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the course of nearly eight years the New Englander confesses “I’ve actually gotten over $87 million in advertising that using my secret I never had to pay for … and the largest share of which was more recently in Google pay-per-clicks as well as other forms of pad advertising at search engines … all of which I got for free …”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So powerful is his secret that he’s able to monopolize any niche online, and can always secure the top premium spots just above the usual organic results featured at most search engines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He still has to set up an account with the search engines – but after applying his secret he is removed from having to pay for all the costs otherwise involved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Again, nothing about his secret is either illegal or robs from the search engines.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One spokesperson from one of the most popular search engines said chuckling after being made privy to this amazing secret “Wow! Ha! This is really unique … and in my expert opinion it would only serve to enhance and bring more business to us at [name of search engine withheld for legal &amp;amp; confidentiality reasons] and not cause us to lose business in the slightest. Amazing!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The northerner revealed that in this nearly eight years’ period of time since applying his secret he’s done well over $300 million in sales revenue with a most diverse line of products, and most recently in the last two years netted nearly $166 million after really “buckling down and pressing my secret to its fullest potential.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now to everyone else’s fortune, the city slicker is releasing his secret for getting an unlimited amount of pay-per-click ads to the general public. But he’s not promising any of us for how long.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A bit of an eccentric, the gentleman says “We’ll see just how long I can make it available before it saturates things.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One famous public web guru pointed out that although this man may gain economically more so as a result of the publication of his secret “he’s already so amazingly rich that whether he continues or discontinues its sale will neither make nor break the man, but not grabbing it for yourself while it’s still available could prove disastrous for you as you may only have one chance, and a very limited one at that, to get this.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is currently available at:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://alice325.freegoogle.hop.clickbank.net"&gt;http://alice325.freegoogle.hop.clickbank.net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;…so you may want to head on over there now and get it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s in a very easily readable format and is quickly and readily understood and mastered by anyone with even a 4th grade reading level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While you’re there, why not scroll down and review for yourself the huge successes others are now having with this incredible breakthrough in targeted advertising now made freely available to the rest of us?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To your success!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-1540184195887501939?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://alice325.freegoogle.hop.clickbank.net' title='AdWords Ads Now Free?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/1540184195887501939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=1540184195887501939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/1540184195887501939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/1540184195887501939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2007/06/adwords-ads-now-free.html' title='AdWords Ads Now Free?'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-231953372391084518</id><published>2007-05-15T09:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-20T01:09:16.880-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Internet Home Business'/><title type='text'>Internet Home Business</title><content type='html'>Linking is always essential to any blog, especially if the links are related to a home business blog such as this. I have been introduced to blogging by Gobala Krishnan of EasyWordPress.com. He is currently running a link exchange opportunity in his blog to all those who will be interested. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;GobalaKrishnan.com is a blog that helps you start your own internet home business. If you review his blog, he will link back to you and send you a ton of traffic. This is indeed a very good oppotunity for Home Business Essentials to link to &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://gobalakrishnan.com/review-me/"&gt; Internet Home Business Guide at http://gobalakrishnan.com/review-me&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have a fantastic day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://loryrich-weddingfavor.blogspot.com"&gt; Wedding Favor Essentials at http://loryrich-weddingfavor.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-231953372391084518?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.gobalakrishnan.com/review-me' title='Internet Home Business'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/231953372391084518/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=231953372391084518' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/231953372391084518'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/231953372391084518'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2007/05/internet-home-business.html' title='Internet Home Business'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-7796343466038341897</id><published>2007-05-11T19:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-11T20:05:34.992-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affilaite marketing'/><title type='text'>What is Affiliate Marketing?</title><content type='html'>Affiliate marketing is many things. Affiliate marketing can provide the necessary tools for the creative and hardworking individual to venture out on their own. Affiliate marketing can provide the opportunity to earn money doing what you are good at. Affiliate marketing can allow someone to use their skills and expertise for there own financial gain, rather than the financial gain of another person or entity. Finally, Affiliate marketing can get people started in their own business enterprises with nearly no cost or risk to themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing can do all of those things and more. First, Affiliate marketing is perfect for the independent hardworking individual. Many of us are stuck in day to day jobs. We work incredibly hard and receive little reward. There is nearly no incentive to work harder. When you work in the field of affiliate marketing, the world is your oyster. You paid by your performance so the harder you work, generally the better of you’ll be. When you work as an affiliate, you are working as a representative of another company. However, your reward is directly linked with what you produce. If you’re someone who frequently gets good results at work then this could be a great opportunity for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next Affiliate marketing can provide the opportunity to earn money by doing something that you are good at. Those that have a knack for sales and marketing are perfect for affiliate marketing. Those that are creative and used to hard work can also make an excellent living. Your skills will be used to work for you. If you have a natural knack for these kinds of projects then why not have them increase your bank balance and not someone else’s? As an affiliate, anything that you do to increase sales or traffic if it is internet based will benefit you and you directly. The company won’t get rich while you say poor. You’re the one who will reap the rewards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally, Affiliate marketing can get someone started in their own business at nearly no cost or risk to themselves. Many of us would love to work for ourselves. The two main reasons why we don’t are money and risk. You need a decent amount of capital to start even a small business. The risk involved is also tremendous with more than half of small businesses failing in the first year. Affiliate marketing can get you started working for yourself. They handle all of the products and advertising and you just concentrate on selling. If yours is an internet based program, you concentrate on increasing traffic. Most of these programs are free or involve very low initial start up costs. You’re paid according to how well you do regardless of how the company is performing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have dreamed of working for yourself then affiliate marketing can be your dream come true. You can make money based on your hard work. You are the one rewarded for your efforts, not a boss or a group of shareholders. You don’t have to worry about financial risk. The head company will take care of all the detail allowing you to use your skills to the best of your ability. If you’re creative, hardworking and want to be your own boss, consider the world of affiliate marketing. Your skills and expertise could be increasing your bank balance, not someone else’s.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-7796343466038341897?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' title='What is Affiliate Marketing?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/7796343466038341897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=7796343466038341897' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/7796343466038341897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/7796343466038341897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2007/05/what-is-affiliate-marketing.html' title='What is Affiliate Marketing?'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-8204268967266397058</id><published>2007-05-05T00:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-06T03:41:24.878-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sole proprietorship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='affiliate marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home business'/><title type='text'>Affiliate Marketing</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Affiliate Marketing Businesses VS Sole Ownership&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today, many of us want to back in our jobs and go to work for ourselves. However, the difference between those who want it and those that actually do it is staggering. Those that do make the attempt have two options open to them. Create their own sole proprietorship or create and affiliate marketing business. Both can be quite productive if they are successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Business requires a great deal of work despite the avenue you take. The more you’re put in the more you are likely to get back. However, the sole proprietorship requires much more time and commitment and a much greater degree of risk. Creating your own business is extremely difficult. Unless you have a unique idea that is marketable you are going to have compitition with other businesses. You have to create stragedies to attract customers away from the already well known businesses in your area and over to yours. If you succeed the rewards can be immense but if you fail you could loose everything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing businesses provide several advantages in this area. First, you are marketing products that are already in existence. Fairly known brands are not so hard to sell especially if the have a good reputation. Good and trusted products will attract customers much faster than something new and unknown. Affiliate marketing takes care of all of this for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being a sole proprietor is incredibly risky. If your business fails like the vast majorities do your source of income has ended. Depending on how much debt your business had and how your financed the venture, you could loose much more than income.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affiliate marketing takes the risk away. You paid according to how well you perform. You do not need to worry how the business is performing overall. You get your commission based on what you sell. Affiliate marketing businesses are usually well established so you don’t have to worry about them folding up at a moments notice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Advertising is a huge part of any business. If you’re a sole proprietor, advertising depends on you. You have to have enough in your budget to hire someone or devise a campaign yourself. The first costs money and the latter requires a great deal of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With affiliate marketing, the advertising is taken care of for you. You’re usually given all you need in the form of leaflets, catalogs and other product information. You also likely given good advice on how best to sell the products. Affiliate marketing programs should try to help you as much as possible. They better you do the better they do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally, many times you need support and advice when you run a business. If you’re a sole proprietor, you’ll have to hire out professionals for this. This runs into extra costs for your business. With affiliate marketing, there should be a representative on hand that you can contact for support and advice. This service is usually free to all members.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Business is tough no matter how you slice it. Either route you take will require hard work and dedication. However, if you want to work for yourself, why not join a program where most of the work is done for you. With affiliate marketing, the risk is taken away. This allows you time to concentrate on what needs to be done. Making profits and creating your business.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-8204268967266397058?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' title='Affiliate Marketing'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/8204268967266397058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=8204268967266397058' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/8204268967266397058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/8204268967266397058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2007/05/affiliate-marketing-businesses-vs-sole.html' title='Affiliate Marketing'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-115724989782055110</id><published>2006-09-02T18:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-06T03:40:39.187-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='multi level-marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MLM'/><title type='text'>Freedom Group Blog!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;Thank you&lt;/span&gt; so much Sierra for visiting my blog. I am glad that you liked its looks and feel. Though, please don't be intimidated by my articles. They are just there written for informative purposes. Hopefully, the readers will learn something from them. I intend to do that every now and then.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Actually, any honest and decent comments by anyone even if informally written are most welcome. I value your comments immensely. Thus, to break that stiff formality and to make you feel more comfortable, I am starting this informal blog. Hopefully, with this format, you will be able to follow the thread with your own comments. For example, in a line or two, please share what you learned from the last Automaticbuilder/Nutronix teleconfence you attended? Was it held last Saturday? I am very much interested to learn more from your sharing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us make this a blog for our Freedom Group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may encourage members of our Freedom Group to visit this blog and post some comments too. Let us blog and grow our business together. How about that?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's start rolling . . .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is loryrich signing off for now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnessbuff"&gt;http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnessbuff&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-115724989782055110?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' title='Freedom Group Blog!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/115724989782055110/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=115724989782055110' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115724989782055110'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115724989782055110'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2006/09/freedom-group-blog.html' title='Freedom Group Blog!'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-115665974961785076</id><published>2006-08-26T22:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-08T23:19:31.874-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='multi level-marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MLM'/><title type='text'>Do Network Marketing and Build Relationships!</title><content type='html'>Why did you become a network marketer? Most people immediately respond, “for the money!” However, should this be the real reason?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one subjects them to the hard work of building a business just for little pieces of paper with the faces of dead presidents. The truth is you work in order to obtain what those little pieces of paper can bring you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes! The first thing you need to do is to find the reason WHY you are a network marketer. Is it the freedom to choose whatever you want to do whenever you want to do it? Maybe you are looking for a different lifestyle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If there is one thing that is critical to your network marketing success, this is it. If you don’t have a reason, there is no motivation to succeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A network marketing business is a teaching and coaching business. If you don’t like interaction with other people, a network marketing business probably is not for you. There’s a concept that most network marketers just can’t seem to get a handle on. You do not sponsor “reps,” you sponsor “people!”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have to find a reason why you are building your business, then doesn’t it stand to reason that other people will have to do the same thing? If that’s the case, then why is it that network marketers continually focus on how much money your prospect can earn? There’s no way you are going to convince “Joe Sixpack,” to get out of his Lazyboy recliner unless you find out what his motivation is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most network marketers literally pound in the amount of money Joe can earn. They bombard him with message after message about how “Successful Sam” has just purchased his 10th Porsche, refurnished his 25,000 square foot cottage and promise Joe that he can do the same! Just how realistic is this approach?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Joe isn’t stupid. He works long, hard hours at his job in order to provide for his family and truly believes that the best thing he can hope for is saving enough money by summer to pay for a camping trip. Then here you come, promising Joe that he can have everything that Sam has and he can have it if he will just sign that piece of paper making you his sponsor! You will probably sponsor a few people that way, but if you are in business for the long haul you need to change your approach and do it fast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The proper approach is so simple, but in your rush to sponsor another “rep” instead of helping another person, all too often you talk yourself into and straight out of sponsoring the Joes of the world. God gave you two ears and one mouth and he did it for a reason. We are supposed to “listen” twice as much as we “speak.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead of pounding on Joe with the latest and greatest network marketing program of all time, find out what Joe wants and needs. Ask him questions, lots of questions. In fact, in your first meeting with Joe, don’t even mention your business! Yes, that’s what I said. Don’t even bring it up. Remove yourself from the super duper network marketing persona and spend time making a new friend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Follow these recommendations and those in my first blogs and you are set to grow your business exponentially. You may wish to start meeting new friends and to build lasting relationships at &lt;a href="http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnesbuff"&gt;http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnesbuff&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-115665974961785076?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' title='Do Network Marketing and Build Relationships!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/115665974961785076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=115665974961785076' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115665974961785076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115665974961785076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2006/08/do-network-marketing-and-build.html' title='Do Network Marketing and Build Relationships!'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-115628918866762311</id><published>2006-08-22T16:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-06T03:38:45.558-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='multi level-marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MLM'/><title type='text'>Sure Ways to Become an Excellent MLM Recruiter</title><content type='html'>The lifeblood of any multi level marketing business is recruiting. Without new distributors your business will not grow. Anyone that has been involved in an mlm business for any period of time knows this and yet it seems to be the hardest thing to do. Why is that?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a few recruiting tips that can help you and your group to not only grow, but flourish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. &lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Talk and listen to your prospect very well; never assume&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First of all when you are talking to a prospect you need to try and see your business through their eyes and ears. The longer you are involved in your business the harder this is to do. You begin to assume things about your business that a new prospect will not naturally know. They do not know how great your products are. Or they do not know how great your compensation plan is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The key here is to never assume, but to ask questions and then listen to what your prospect is saying. They will lead you to what is important to them and then you can proceed from there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;2. Spend some time to befriend your prospect-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spend some time just building a little rapport outside of your business. This simply means talking to them about them. Everyone loves to talk about themselves. You will very quickly find out what their hot button is by finding out what they like to do in their spare time. What they do and don't like about their lives right now. Making a friend goes a long way when it comes time for them to listen about your business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;3. Work at becoming a better communicator- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best skill you can develop when it comes to communicating is to become a better listener. Have you ever been in a conversation and felt like the person you were talking to was not hearing what you said. Many time people are so busy thinking about what they are going to say next that it wouldn't matter what you were saying because they weren't listening anyway. You have 2 ears and one mouth for a reason.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Be ready for a "No" answer as well-&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You get paid in your mlm business to get a yes or no out of your prospect. The sooner you find this out the better off for both of you. As you are talking to your prospect you basically go through the whole process just to find out if they are interested in joining you or not. Don't be afraid to find this out. If the answer is no that's o.k. because you can quickly move on to your next prospect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In summary, asking questions, becoming a better listener, and arriving at a final decision is the fastest way to make your network marketing business grow. Doing this over and over and getting your group to do the same will make all of you better recruiters.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-115628918866762311?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' title='Sure Ways to Become an Excellent MLM Recruiter'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/115628918866762311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=115628918866762311' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115628918866762311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115628918866762311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2006/08/sure-ways-to-become-excellent-mlm.html' title='Sure Ways to Become an Excellent MLM Recruiter'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-115628794426185677</id><published>2006-08-22T15:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-06T03:37:34.906-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='multi level-marketing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MLM'/><title type='text'>MLM</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;The Reality of MLM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MLM or Multi Level Marketing offers loads of business opportunities for a business owner, distributor and a consumer. There have been many popular myths on MLM. Some of these myths include the potential to earn mega-dollars for little or no effort on the part of the distributor. This is far from the truth. MLM as a multi level marketing system works well for business expansion. The chain of distributors gets the business in return for commissions. The consumers can get a better deal by buying at wholesale prices when they become distributors themselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The whole concept of MLM is based on the very basics of the term "business". Under the system of MLM, goods and services are distributed via various sublevels in the form of distributors and reach the end-user consumer via this chain of distributors. This system is providing extra income opportunities to thousand of distributors all around the world. Statistics reveal that in the 50 states in America and in over 100 countries world wide, the business model of MLM is successfully functional.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are a distributor and looking for a business opportunity using the MLM structure you may want to look into online MLM options. To work effectively in an online MLM model, you just need to exercise a bit of caution before venturing into a program. This saves you from fraud which is prevalent in this business. Look into companies that have a proven track record. Companies that are debt free and that have been successful in using the MLM structure as their business model for a considerable period are good candidates to consider.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may visit &lt;a href="http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnessbuff"&gt;http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnessbuff&lt;/a&gt; to get a good example of such type of a debt free and successful MLM company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being part of a reputable company ensures your profits and potential loss are kept at minimal risk. Keep in mind that this type of business is not for everyone. If you are a self-directed person who is full of enthusiasm, online MLM may be suitable for you. You will certainly be your own boss in this venture. The personal qualities needed to succeed in this business are similar to that of being an entrepreneur. The challenges of an MLM business are dynamic and a self directed person would thrive in such a business model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lastly and certainly not the least, this business allows you not only to work from home but also when traveling. You can easily do business using a laptop and an internet connection. If you are person on the go this could turn out to be a profitable venture as your potential to earn is related to the flexibility that the business model provides.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-115628794426185677?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' title='MLM'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/115628794426185677/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=115628794426185677' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115628794426185677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115628794426185677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2006/08/reality-of-mlm.html' title='MLM'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33036666.post-115606077097760135</id><published>2006-08-20T00:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-08-20T00:59:30.993-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome to:Home Business Essentials</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;"&gt;T&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;he &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;enefits Of A &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;H&lt;/span&gt;ome &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;ased &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;usiness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;      Taking advantage of a home-based business opportunity can afford you many benefits. There are not only the monetary benefits, but lifestyle benefits as well. Whether lifestyle or monetary, these benefits can be far greater than the benefits you receive working for an employer. If you are already working in your own home-based business or just entertaining the idea, be sure to evaluate your options and consider the value of the benefits you will receive. Home-based business opportunities can provide you with independence and financial freedom if you make smart decisions.              &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        It is not always money that motivates people to start a home-based business. Sometimes the intangible benefits are more important factors when considering home-based business opportunities. One of the more powerful draws to working from home is the sense of freedom you gain. You can set your own schedule, work the hours that are most convenient for you, and have time available for family obligations and leisure activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        Parents with children in school often think about what home-based business opportunities may be available to them. Teacher conferences, after school activities and the ability to be home when the children are out of school are strong motivators in making the decision to start a home-based business. Working from home gives you the benefit of flexible hours and the freedom to adjust your schedule according to the needs of your family.            &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        Stress reduction is another benefit of operating a home-based business. Any business will likely produce its own kind of stress, but certain stressful factors can be avoided when you take advantage of the more promising home business opportunities that are available to you. You will have no daily commute, you will save money on gas and automobile expenses, and you will have the extra time in the morning and evening to relax and interact with your family instead of spending that time getting to and from work. If you plan properly and budget your time wisely, being your own boss can reduce the stress you feel due to constant demands and co-worker interruptions.           &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      A home-based business opportunity cannot only give you the benefit of earning money while working from your home it can give you many other benefits as well. A home-based business is the perfect chance for you to attain financial and personal freedom. There are numerous home-based business opportunities available to you. Research each one carefully and make sure you are willing to put forth the effort that will be required in order to succeed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     The following articles will evaluate various excellent home business opportunities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                                      &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6600;"&gt;(&lt;strong&gt;1) &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;N&lt;/span&gt;etwork &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;arketing - &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;T&lt;/span&gt;he &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;U&lt;/span&gt;ltimate &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;P&lt;/span&gt;eople's &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;usiness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;       Have you ever heard of Network Marketing? Then, you have probably heard it said that it is essentially a people's business. It is also labeled as people's franchise because of the similarities between the business models of network marketing and franchising. Industry advocates name it as the ultimate people's business and that there is nothing quite like it.              &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;       As expected, people that are in network marketing will immediately respond positively to these remarks whereas those that are not familiar with the industry, or have had some bad experiences before will most likely express the opposite.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;       One of the unique characteristics of this type of business is that every individual distributor is in the business for themselves but never by themselves. They will always be part of a larger organization and the compensation models are designed in such a way that every person can count on some form of support from their sponsor  or upline.            &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        It is no secret that fortunes can be made in this type of business and many have done just that. Of course this is not the majority of network marketers, but every individual distributor does have the same chances. Success or failure in network marketing is not dictated by politics, race, age, background or gender, but always by results. In that respect it is probably also the fairest business model in the world.            &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;       For many people however the true value of their home based business is not directly in the financial return. The lessons a person can learn while building his or her own network marketing business are truly priceless. Many people are totally transformed through the personal growth they experience as a direct result of their challenges in their MLM businesses. It forced them to get out of their comfort zones, grow, and in many cases become a better person.            &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        So what is so unique about network marketing in this respect? Doesn't every entrepreneur have to deal with challenges? The answer of course is: Yes, they do. And they also experience personal growth as a result from this. However there is a significant difference. Most entrepreneurs are self made and many of them learned their trade largely outside of formal education. Either they were taught by a family member, a mentor or perhaps they learned everything the hard way: by trial and error.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        It is seldom will you find an entrepreneur that has an extensive library of books and tapes on personal development. Most businesspeople don't attend seminars and motivational trainings. They think it's all a bunch of hype. While in some cases this can be true, there are many trainings and seminars that teach the principles of success better than any textbook found in business schools.           &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        One of the great things about network marketing is that this type of education is built into the training systems of all good companies. There is no business on the face of the earth that places such a strong and direct emphasis on the importance of personal development as the network marketing industry. One very good example of such system which I recently discovered is the one provided by &lt;a href="http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnessbuff"&gt;http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnessbuff&lt;/a&gt;. It has developed a cutting-edge website presentation and fantastic people support in terms of training and compensation package.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         Many companies might argue that they spend a great deal of their budget on education; training employees and as such assisting them in personal development but in most cases what they are actually talking about is personnel development. Although the words are almost identical, their meanings are vastly different.            &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;       Network marketing is all about building people. It is probably the best school on the planet if you want to learn about what it takes to be successful in life and you don't need rich parents or some kind of scholarship to enroll.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                                                                    &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;  &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;T&lt;/span&gt;he "&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;N&lt;/span&gt;etworking" &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;P&lt;/span&gt;art of &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;N&lt;/span&gt;etwork &lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;arketing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         Networking is obviously an essential part of network marketing. Every successful network marketer knows this to be true. Although networking is such an intricate part of network marketing, the two terms are not synonymous. However there are many similarities. Both rely heavily on people skills. Both require people to confront their fear of talking to other people. Both carry with them the risk of rejection. Both also carry with them enormous opportunity. And to some people, both are considered dirty words.             &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         Of course people that consider networking as something that is 'not done' don't understand what networking is really about. The same can be said of people that think network marketing is something that is beneath them. Many people think of networking as a way to get connected solely for their own advancement in life. In that respect a person might feel that it is unethical or not noble to network. This line of thinking stems from the idea that advancement will always come at the expense of someone else, that success in life is a zero-sum game. These people often look at network marketing from the same perspective. They think of profiting from other people's efforts as something that is negative and not fair to them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         In reality, successful networkers will tell you that it doesn't work that way at all. Networking doesn't have to be at anybody's expense and the business of network marketing doesn't reward anyone for taking advantage of others. It actually rewards people for helping other people to succeed. In that respect it may very well be the most ethical business model in the world today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;           A lot of the negativity around networking can be explained by the different types of networkers. Some can be considered 'hunters', moving in for a quick kill, after which they move out again. They often operate without regard of the other persons interest and because of this they will enjoy the fruits of success for only a limited period of time. Often it will not take long before people find out what's really driving the hunter. Once they see that he or she is only looking after his or her own interests, their willingness to interact with this person will quickly evaporate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;          By contrast, truly successful networkers are often 'farmers' who spend a lot of time sowing and nourishing their relationships, instead of just focusing on reaping. They invest in their network, they energize their network. They use their network, but they never ever abuse their network! And their network knows this. A true networker will always keep the interests of others in mind. That's why working with a true networker is so enjoyable. Networkers are often very likeable and as such people like to interact with them.             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;        Networking is a skill that is essential to all businesses not just network marketing. Although network marketing differs in many ways from the more traditional forms of doing business, the importance of networking is just as prevalent. If not more so. A network marketer that doesn't know how to network will be out of business in no time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         To me, one of the best example of such type of a networker and one that I truly consider as “the networker” is Sierra Pierson, one of my colleagues who introduced me to the ins and outs of the Automaticbuilder/Nutronix business- you can check it out at http://www.automaticbuilder.com/wellnessbuff.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         Sierra always connects thru emails and teleconferences. She makes sure everyone in her team knows the latest news about trainings and incentives. With her as your mentor, you will always be in the loop and get the best support.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         She exemplifies the saying that network marketing is first and foremost a people's business and this implies that the ability to effectively work with people is absolutely critical. This is why successful network marketers are extremely adept at networking. Many have found out over time that developing this skill can pay off in many areas outside their network marketing business as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         Business owners who have started a home based business on the side often apply their enhanced networking and people's skills in their traditional business with great success. For some network marketers this spin-off has earned them more money than the income from their network marketing business itself.             &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;         So whether you are in network marketing or in a more traditional type of business, don't underestimate the importance of becoming an effective networker. And if you really want to master this skill you may find there is a lot to learn from good network marketers. So if you happen to know anybody that fits that description like my friend Sierra, try and benefit from their knowledge on the topic. It will surely help you network your way to success!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33036666-115606077097760135?l=homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/feeds/115606077097760135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=33036666&amp;postID=115606077097760135' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115606077097760135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/33036666/posts/default/115606077097760135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://homebusiness-essentials.blogspot.com/2006/08/welcome-tohome-business-essentials.html' title='Welcome to:Home Business Essentials'/><author><name>LoryRich</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04716987842824943116</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
