Team training meetings are important to the overall health and growth of your team. It’s also important to get your team to meetings so that they can connect and make friends with other team members and learn business success tips to grow their direct sales business. Recognition is always important and should create camaraderie. A ... Read More
Archives for December 2013
How To Generate Media Coverage For Your Small Business
As Oscar Wilde famously said, “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” And when it comes to your business, this certainly rings true! Having people talk about your business – for the right reasons – is something that all small business owners want. And getting media ... Read More
When Should I Send Out My Email Newsletter?
Not everyone grasps the email marketing concept, and for good reason. There is a lot of planning and brainstorming that goes along with it. When to send out the email, hoping your subscribers will go click-happy on your links, keeping track of what gets clicked, and so on. Deciding when to send out your email campaign is dependent ... Read More
7 Work from Home Pitfalls (And How You Can Overcome Them)
Have you been thinking about taking your home-based business or freelance career full-time? It seems like it would be fun, right? No boss standing over your shoulder, the freedom to schedule your day however you please, and the ability to choose work that you enjoy. I’m sure you’ve at least thought about it. I am officially in ... Read More
Blog Your Way into the Writing Business
Are you trying to break into the writing business without doing a bunch of free work? Blogging can be an excellent place to start. Monetizing your blog may be one way to create recurring and diversified revenue over the long term. But an easier way to start making money fast is by ghostwriting blog posts for successful ... Read More
6 Tips for Creating an Effective Email Marketing Campaign
Nowadays, many businesses use email marketing to engage with their customers and promote their goods and services. When done properly, email marketing can be a very powerful strategy for creating brand awareness and converting visitors to buyers. The following are some guidelines which will help make your email marketing campaigns ... Read More
Get Inspired This Holiday Season for Bigger Results in the New Year
Sometimes, it's tough to take time off from work - especially if you're the boss or you are particularly swamped with things to do. Even during the holiday season, when a glass of eggnog and a sappy movie with your spouse beckons to you from the living room while you burn the midnight oil, it can be hard to justify taking a holiday ... Read More
Growing Your Direct Sales Business with a Declining Facebook Reach
Last week Facebook let us know that what we have been suspecting is actually true – the organic reach of Pages is on the downslide and that trend will continue for the foreseeable future. Their recommendation: buy more ads. That marketing plan is not feasible for most home business owners and direct sellers. It simply isn’t in the ... Read More
How an Online Business Can Bring in New Customers in the New Year
When it comes to the success of an online business, visibility is what ultimately sets it apart from the crowd. Online competition is fierce, and there are hundreds of other Internet-based companies in your industry clawing for the same set of customers. Leading them to your business, then, becomes a game of staying at the forefront ... Read More
Interview with Tastefully Simple Founder and CEO – Jill Blashack Strahan
Sponsored by Tastefully Simple Tell us a little bit about Tastefully Simple and how it got started. I often say that Tastefully Simple was founded on a dream and a shoestring. And I am NOT exaggerating. I bootstrapped the business with $6,000 in savings, a $10,000 investment from a silent partner (Joani Nielson, who would later take ... Read More
Shape Up With a Home-Based Fitness Career
Would you like to stay in shape while helping others to do the same? More and more women, from stay-at-home moms to busy career professionals, are changing their lives and those around them by becoming certified personal trainers. It’s a popular lifestyle career and one that can bring a lot of job satisfaction for those who are truly ... Read More