Take an Education Vacation! Choose one day out of each month and invite your entire family on an "Education Vacation". Invent games that can be not only fun...
Let's Pretend Children have amazing and wild imaginations. The next time you hear "I'm bored" or "What can we do", give them a few household items, or let them...
Are you a "Spammer"? This is one of those topics which never goes away. No matter how many times the subject comes up, it's not long after we are spammed. The...
Promotional Freebies What's a promotional freebie? A promotional freebie is something you can give to your customers, visitors or subscribers. Giving away...
Increase Your Business with Product Reviews A testimonial can be a wonderful thing for your business. Almost all successful companies use testimonials of some...
Make Your Own Sandwich When lunch or snack time rolls around sometimes it can be difficult to keep children occupied and make the meal at the same time. ...
Stop Losing Sales - Build Your Own Website If you are in Direct Sales, you may not realize how many sales you are missing by not having a website of your own....
There are so many ways to increase your business online. The following are just a few ideas for direct sales reps to get the most out of their time online. 1....
Are You Taking Responsibility for Your Business? Recently we conducted a survey at a work at home mom community, Mommy's Helper. The survey question was "Would...
Marketing Online Businesses to Offline People Recently I had the opportunity to visit a local home business job fair coordinated by Gwen Cleck of Country Bunny...
Home Business Job Fair – Meeting the Coordinator Recently I had the opportunity to visit a local home business job fair. As direct sales coaches quite a few...
Home Business Job Fair - Meeting the Vendors - Part 1 Recently I had the opportunity to visit a local home business job fair. As direct sales coaches, quite a...
Home Business Job Fair – Meeting the Vendors – Part 2 Recently I had the opportunity to visit a local home business job fair. As direct sales coaches,...
Will Your Business Survive? I won't rehash the same "choosing a business" speech because most of you know it. However, there's one question that comes to mind...
It's that time of year again! Christmas is over and the weather is starting to get warm, which means craft shows are starting to be scheduled. Are you ready to...
Importance of Offering Team Incentives If your team is growing but not staying motivated, one of the best ways to kick them into gear is to offer an incentive....
Proper Networking & Email Formats Often times when sifting through networks, I see some extremely terrible things. Just as your clothing offline shows how ...
Know Your Business Usually we speak about these matters to those who are new to direct sales or are looking to possibly get in to direct sales, however, having...
Importance of Calculating Costs First let me say there's nothing wrong with exploring every possible marketing venue. There are lots of ways - both good and...
Online Parties Increase Sales Everyone in the direct sales party plan business knows what a home party is. It's the basics of a direct sales company, more or...
Holding Successful Drawings & Contests Contests and drawings can be a great way to pull in business. However, if not done correctly you can end up with nothing...
Capturing Leads Attending craft shows can be an excellent way to pick up sales, but more importantly - gathering leads. Your ultimate goal is of course to make...
Networking at Craft Shows When you attend a craft show as a vendor, the main goal is of course to make sales and gather leads. However, there's one important...
6 Quick Tips for a Successful Online Fair Online parties and fairs can be profitable for everyone involved, but not if they aren't done right. We've heard many...
Craft Show Tables - Is Expensive Better? "More expensive doesn't always mean better. " I think we all know this statement because it applies to just about any...
Setting Up Tables for Success at Craft Shows One of the major questions after buying a vendor spot at a craft show is this: "How do I set up my table?". While...
Directory Listings & Direct Sales Directory listings and other forms of advertising can be great exposure for anyone in business. However, if you are in...
Vendors Are Customers Too One of my problems with being a vendor at craft shows is making too many purchases. Since there are always two of us at the table, we...
Is Your Downline Needy? Of course as a team leader, it's your responsibility to be there and help your downline as much as possible. However, having overly ...
Are You a Good Team Leader? When and how was the last time you contacted your downline? Keeping in touch with your downline and proper training is a very...