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Niche Marketing - Home Business Training s for better health. Moreover, compared to purchasing a traditional business franchise, entry level expenses when joining a network marketing company are affordable and within everyone’s reach. Also, the tax deductions from a home business can be significant. Network marketing is a vehicle that provides hope.So, you want to be a home business owner. But you have never sold or marketed a thing in your life. Contrary to all the hype on the Internet, it is not as easy as they claim to run a home business, and unless you are properly trained you are in for a world of hurt and hard knocks. So just where do you get this home business training and what kind of training do you need?Well, we are back to the search engines again. Simply type in "Home Business Training" in the search box and you will find about 4 million results. Yes, home businesses are a major part of the Internet today and training sites are a dime a dozen. This is both a blessing and a curse.The blessing is, there are lots of sites to choose from. You can do plenty of comparison shopping and don't have to settle for the first one you run into, though the ones at the top of the search list are probably your better choices. You can go through the benefits of each site and decide for yourself which one will help you the most. Because of this, these sites are going to do what they can to compete for your business, which means putting together some really great content. This is nothing but great for the consumer, you.The curse is, there are lots of sites to choose from. The maze that you are no doubt going to have to wade through can be overwhelming to say the least. In order to make an informed decision you're going to have to sift through a mountain of information. Some of it may not even make sense to you. So you're going to have to email some of these sites and ask questions. Just deciding on what site to get your business training from can take days or even weeks.Once you have found a site that you're happy with, just what is it that you're going to have to learn? Plenty, and while it would be impossible to cover it all in a book, let alone an article, we will try to cover some of the main things.For starters, you're going to have to learn certain things that would apply to running any business, like tracking income and expenses, applying for a tax ID number, getting certain items like PO Boxes, safety deposit boxes for your things that you don't want going up in flames in case of a What’s more, network marketing is a business that connects people. This is why it is destined to succeed on the Internet where we have previously seen many of the big dot-coms shut down. Many of these companies represented nothing more than catalog sales, which in reality is a very small part of traditional merchandiser’s total sales. Remember the Sears Catalog? Where is it now? In contrast, many network marketing nutraceutical nutritional companies are just starting to heat up! Nutraceutical companies are defined by having scientific and medical validation to support their products. Nutraceutical network marketing companies are uniquely suited to use the internet. They provide information via the internet and then combine the high tech information sharing with a personal touch, which distinguishes network marketing as a powerful word of mouth movement as opposed to impersonal corporate adverting. Nutraceutical products give the body the tools it needs to heal itself. If you have a passionate story with product testimonies to share along with scientific validation, people will listen. Consumers of today are increasingly sophisticated and want to make intelligent decisions about their health care and what supplements to take. Science tends to level the playing field when it comes to consumer choices. Either a company has it or it does not. A factor impacting the long-term survival of a company is its commitment to scientific research and development of its product line. Find out if the particular company has a research and development budget. Its long term survivability may very well depend on it. In order to succeed, you must try. This means taking action. Network marketing combined with high tech tools is an opportunity to move beyond the old way of doing things, like trading time for money. Network marketing and the high tech industry have been merged, creating the most powerful marketing combination ever devised. Now all you need is a high tech personal touch. This personal touch is what makes network marketing so powerful. People talking to people or word of mouth advertising combined with the disruptive technologies of the internet and personal computer. Another important factor to consider: do you want to be around other people who are positive and looking to improve their own lives and the lives of others? If so, network marketing attracts some of the best positive-minded, caring people you can find anywhere. Negativity breeds negativity. Stay clear of it. Never give up on your hopes and dreams and do not let others rob you of them through their nay-saying. You can’t convince everyone of a good thing. Finally, for your own personal education you need to read anything and everything by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Richard Poes’s Wave 4 books, The New Professionals by Charles W. King and James W. Robinson, The Wellness Revolution by Paul Zane Pilzer and Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark and Rene Yarnell. These books will give the network marketing entrepreneur the insights and encouragement to press on until suc 12 Life Saving Tips for Small Bookstores Swimming In a Sea of Mega Bookstores E-commerce and the Future: How to Regain Hope after the Failure of Corporate Communism as a Means to Achieve Financial Freedom. © 2003 By Jack KettlerNow-a-days you will literally find everything classified as “big,” “mega” or “super!” Among these big businesses, we find super car dealerships, big department stores, large computer stores and mega bookstores.Big businesses seem to be getting bigger! There are more mergers, acquisitions and buyouts than ever. Why? Financial gain. Who wants to buy a business, invention or service that’s failing, unless there is something financially lucrative for the buyer? Oftentimes, we find that it’s tough for small businesses to compete and survive in a neighborhood of giant moguls. For instance, let’s examine the plight of small neighborhood bookstores. Many consumers admit that while mega bookstores carry a wide variety of books, newspapers, magazines and reference guides, they can create confusion by offering too many choices.Small bookstores should not cave into the intimidation factor oozing out of the veins of popular, mega online or storefront bookstores! Try using some of the following life savers to help keep your quaint bookstore from drowning in the ocean of super bookstores:1. Host book releases and book signings.2. Give a discount on purchases in your store.3. Offer a free gift with a purchase.4. Sponsor a writing contest (prizes could be a gift certificate to your store, a small cash prize or a gift certificate for dinner for two at a partnering restaurant)5. Expand your customer base by sending out newsletters or e-newsletters of upcoming events in your store or for local literary events.6. Host book readings or poetry night activities.7. Coordinate projects with the literary council in your area.8. Offer free seminars by professors/instructors from community colleges, universities or with local authors.9. Consider doing a TV show using the public access channel of your local cable TV company, to promote different categories of books you have available and possible interviews with local or visiting authors.10. Form a book club for your store.11. Despite your size, stress the advantage of your good customer service, quality products and personalized attention! Show your value and co In his book Wave 4 Network Marketing in the 21st Century, best selling author Richard Poe quotes Barry Carter, a successful manager of a Fortune 100 company, in regard to corporate leadership. “There’s not much difference between a corporate bureaucracy and a communist one” Carter observes “Both are designed to squash initiative” (68). Not only is initiative squashed, but so is individuality. Moreover, corporate bureaucracies are constantly battling employee morale problems, most of which are of their own making. The problem is far worse, however, than just corporate leaders who are themselves trapped. Corporations are legal entities and are therefore, by nature, impersonal. A corporate entity does not care if you have a job tomorrow. The bureaucracy of a corporation is driven to serve the corporation and its survival. This explains why, contrary to common sense and national economic survival, American workers are facing unparalleled loss of manufacturing and high tech jobs through a process of downsizing, relocating, and outsourcing as corporations strive to remain competitive in the global economy. Current trends indicate that what our parent’s generation thought about finding a good company and staying with that company does not hold true anymore. Why? This writer knows personally many people, Information Technology (IT) professionals included, who have experienced their jobs moving to India and China. If this happens to you, what are you going to do? First on the chopping block are low level and mid level management jobs. Then full time employees are replaced with temporary workers from local day labor pools, thus saving the corporation money on sky rocketing benefit plans and state mandated worker’s compensation programs. Another contributing factor to the loss or death of corporate jobs is taxes and regulations, which are at an all time high. If you are next, where are you going to go? Many of your management brethren are already at McDonalds and Wal-Mart trying to stave off bankruptcy. You need to think outside the box, plan for the future and then take appropriate action. The information that follows will help you to do this. Today, the American worker is faced with the grim reality of "Layoffs Ahead" and the "Death of Jobs." Yet, there is hope! In spite of the exodus of manufacturing and high tech jobs, the economy still has strength, resiliency and open opportunities. For those people with vision and who are willing to think outside the box, there are exciting opportunities, such as never seen before, providing the way to financial freedom. There are companies right now that are plugged into the “global economy” that are increasing their sales year after year and growing into billion-dollar a year companies. They are doing this by utilizing the most powerful business model known to man. Have you heard about this economic trend? This article is about hope. It is about reawakening of the entrepreneurial spirit. It is about a business model that is ethical, innovative and levels the playing field so that everyday people have an opportunity to realize their hopes and dreams. It is about an industry that has created more millionaires than any other industry in American history. It is about an industry that has found a way to do an end run around the shackles of corporate America. It is about an industry that has matured into a major marketing force that is changing the way goods and services are moved through out our economy. It is about a marketing system that pays you to talk about and share products with others. It is about a marketing model so powerful that many Fortune 500 companies have begun trying to harness its power. This article is about an industry and way of life that allows you to dream your dreams and how, combined with an entrepreneurial spirit, provides hope that your dreams can be realized. “Without a vision the people perish,” to paraphrase Solomon in Proverbs 29:18. The immediate context of this passage is about God’s redemptive covenantal purposes in history and His people losing sight of this. There is also a general principle that can be deduced from this passage that is timeless. Without hope, people give in to what has trapped them many times, even unto death. Do you need a vision and hope? Do you want to dream your dreams again? Your life can be exciting again! The short title of this article is E-commerce and the Future. What do e-commerce and the future mean for you? In the Fifteenth Century, Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the world with his invention of the movable type printing press. This allowed for a free flow of information printed in books, pamphlets, and tracts such as the world had never before seen. This free flow of information had profound consequences, influencing every avenue of life, including commerce. Additionally, Gutenberg’s printing press contributed to the advancement of the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation that could not have been sustained without it. In a similar manner, near the close of the twentieth century, the inventions of the personal computer and the Internet started a new information revolution that promises to be no less profound in its implications than Gutenberg’s printing press. This cyber revolution has the potential to connect people from all over the world, giving them the ability to engage in commerce (especially network marketing, a people business) and information sharing in a matter of minutes, if not seconds. With the technological advances in computers and the development of the Internet, this is now a reality. Even now, broadband connections are fueling more innovations in the development of the Internet What has occurred is nothing short of a disruptive technology. A disruptive technology is something, not seen coming by the masses or powers that be, that literally puts existing technologies out of business and spawns whole new industries. An example is what happened to the typewriter manufacturers when the personal computer was introduced. Another example would be the impact of digital cameras, made possible through computer technology, on companies such as Polaroid. The cyber revolution is still in its infancy and shows no sign of abating. This means the possibility for personal financial freedom is still a ground floor opportunity and is truly limitless. Many of you who are web savvy know the possibilities are there but are not sure how to take advantage of them. What follows briefly describes an incredible opportunity for average web users who want to share in and profit from this incredible new economic revolution. Many network marketing companies now use the Internet and are not limited to the U.S. or Canada. In fact, the biggest growth for some network marketing companies has been in the international markets. This means that you can truly join forces with international entrepreneurs. Building networks with other entrepreneurs is the road to financial freedom. Additionally, being leveraged into international markets can protect you from downturns in the local or national economy. If you realize the potential that the Internet and computers offers and do not want to be left behind, consider the following. Many network marketing companies allow you to set up your own personal web page from which you can market products and educate prospective customers. In addition to Internet marketing strategies, a good company will have a team business building system in place that offers many support tools. Tools such as toll free calls, live conference calls, an online marketing system which helps sort and qualify leads, software that helps you manage your downline, three-way calls with your trainer, regional and national events, plus much more in the way of leadership development training classes. In addition to all this, a good company will have professional marketing material. With the development of broadband communication, video conferencing and live internet feeds from national conventions are new and exciting ways for all associates to participate in product launches and incentive programs kickoffs. Incentive programs in many network marketing companies make traditional corporate incentive programs, if they even have them, look like a joke. What exactly should you look for when searching for a company to partner up with? There are many network marketing companies with similar products that are competing with each other, plus the products on the retail shelves of every grocery and drug store. This means that finding the right product line is of utmost importance. In this writer’s opinion, a proprietary product line gives you an extra-competitive edge in the marketplace. A proprietary product line is one that cannot be duplicated or copied because of patent protection. You need to spend considerable time researching and locating a company with a proprietary product line, as well as one that scores well in other important categories. You need to track a company’s financial history. Like any industry there are many-start ups and many failures. Find a solid company with a solid history with good prospects for continued long-term growth. Look at the company’s stock history. How are the members of the board of directors chosen or replaced? Are the replacement members guaranteed to share the same goals and vision of the company founders? If not, this could translate into problems for marketing associates, like having the company sold out from under them. The compensation plan is another very important feature of a company to research before jumping in. Find what is best for you. There are good plans and not-so-good plans in the industry. You need a plan that will put money in your hands up front, which you can leverage as a tool to attract others. Many people dread the question, “How much are you making?” Why? If they are not having success with the program they are trying to sell you, why should you join? The plan should also have strong features for long term growth that truly compensate the consistent long term business builder. Features such as sharing in a dream pool of overall company profits. Unfortunately, because of the policies and actions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and pharmaceutical companies, nutrition companies are facing serious challenges. A case in point is Seasilver, a company that makes a liquid vitamin and mineral product, which was recently shut down by the federal government for violation of labeling laws in the area of product claims. If you decide to go into a nutrition network marketing company, make sure the company has solid science and medical research to back up their product line and does not violate labeling claim laws. Nutrition companies cannot claim their products cure or heal diseases. The political pressure being fueled by pharmaceutical companies who feel threatened by the nutritional industry should not be ignored. The money and influence of what can be termed the “pharmaceutical, medical, insurance industrial complex” is enormous. However, on the upside of this, the baby boomers (those now turning 50 years old and a major political force) are not about to let the federal government shut down their Vitamin Cottages and General Nutrition Centers. When and if push comes to shove, the baby boomers will turn the heat on the politicians who will then, as always, see the light. In spite of the political opposition facing the nutritional industry, this writer believes the nutrition industry is where the biggest market potential is and where the really big money will be made. This is largely due to the fact that the baby boomers are desperately trying to hold off the effects of aging while at the same time retaining a good quality of life. According to Paul Zane Pilzer, author of The Next Trillion, the baby boomers alone will drive the nutritional supplement industry into a trillion dollar a year industry by the year 2010. This is where you want to be. Converging with this trend of increased sales of nutritional supplements fueled by the baby boomers, there is the impending collapse of the “sick care” industry (the current pharmaceutical, medical and insurance company complex), making the management of your own health care a necessity. Many health care problems are caused by poor nutrition and bad dietary habits, trends that show no evidence of correcting themselves. Additionally, insurance premiums will simply be out of reach in the very near future as the rates are increasing by 15 percent a year. These things, in and of themselves, will make taking control of your own health care with preventative nutritional supplements and life style changes the only option. If the government steps in and nationalizes health care, health service will dramatically decline. Entrepreneurial minded medical professionals will simply quit out of frustration with trying to work through endless government red tape. If the trends in European and Canadian socialized medicine hold true in this country as will surely be the case, people will be on month- and year-long waiting lists for service. The baby boomer spending trends plus the impending collapse of the “sick care” system add up to lots of money to be made by entrepreneurial minded marketers. A good nutritional network marketing company is well suited to provide natural solutions for better health. Moreover, compared to purchasing a traditional business franchise, entry level expenses when joining a network marketing company are affordable and within everyone’s reach. Also, the tax deductions from a home business can be significant. Network marketing is a vehicle that provides hope. What’s more, network marketing is a business that connects people. This is why it is destined to succeed on the Internet where we have previously seen many of the big dot-coms shut down. Many of these companies represented nothing more than catalog sales, which in reality is a very small part of traditional merchandiser’s total sales. Remember the Sears Catalog? Where is it now? In contrast, many network marketing nutraceutical nutritional companies are just starting to heat up! Nutraceutical companies are defined by having scientific and medical validation to support their products. Nutraceutical network marketing companies are uniquely suited to use the internet. They provide information via the internet and then combine the high tech information sharing with a personal touch, which distinguishes network marketing as a powerful word of mouth movement as opposed to impersonal corporate adverting. Nutraceutical products give the body the tools it needs to heal itself. If you have a passionate story with product testimonies to share along with scientific validation, people will listen. Consumers of today are increasingly sophisticated and want to make intelligent decisions about their health care and what supplements to take. Science tends to level the playing field when it comes to consumer choices. Either a company has it or it does not. A factor impacting the long-term survival of a company is its commitment to scientific research and development of its product line. Find out if the particular company has a research and development budget. Its long term survivability may very well depend on it. In order to succeed, you must try. This means taking action. Network marketing combined with high tech tools is an opportunity to move beyond the old way of doing things, like trading time for money. Network marketing and the high tech industry have been merged, creating the most powerful marketing combination ever devised. Now all you need is a high tech personal touch. This personal touch is what makes network marketing so powerful. People talking to people or word of mouth advertising combined with the disruptive technologies of the internet and personal computer. Another important factor to consider: do you want to be around other people who are positive and looking to improve their own lives and the lives of others? If so, network marketing attracts some of the best positive-minded, caring people you can find anywhere. Negativity breeds negativity. Stay clear of it. Never give up on your hopes and dreams and do not let others rob you of them through their nay-saying. You can’t convince everyone of a good thing. Finally, for your own personal education you need to read anything and everything by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Richard Poes’s Wave 4 books, The New Professionals by Charles W. King and James W. Robinson, The Wellness Revolution by Paul Zane Pilzer and Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark and Rene Yarnell. These books will give the network marketing entrepreneur the insights and encouragement to press on until succ Get a “Leg Up” On Planning Your Commercial Real Estate Investment Activities in 2007 tory. It is about an industry that has found a way to do an end run around the shackles of corporate America. It is about an industry that has matured into a major marketing force that is changing the way goods and services are moved through out our economy. It is about a marketing system that pays you to talk about and share products with others. It is about a marketing model so powerful that many Fortune 500 companies have begun trying to harness its power.The holidays are rapidly approaching and I’ve managed to do most of my Christmas cards and gifts on time this year! I still have a few to go, but for me most of the pre-holiday madness is over. It is now time to focus on a strategic plan for next year and I’m actually going to take a day out of “regular” work to get it done.I’m going to go week by week, all 52 of them, for 2007. On the plan will be my goals for the Year, the Quarters, the Months, and the Weeks. I’m taking a top-down approach that will ultimately drive my daily activities. And I will include plenty of vacation time! As I contemplate this process, I can see that I’m going to have to get very good at several things:1. Delegating - You have to “let go” to grow.2. Following Up - While you do have to let go, you don’t “assume” that what you give to others will be done the way you want it, when you want it. Accountability is a key to successful delegation.3. Flexibility - No plan is perfect, nor does it survive the first play of the game (to mangle a football analogy). Plans need room to adjust to changing conditions, so setting aside “update time” is critical to the process.4. Measurement - As mentioned in #3, a plan is a living thing and needs to be reviewed constantly to see if you’re on track to meet your goals. A plan without measurement is only a dream.I’ve never done this before in this manner, so I’m planning on using some visual aids. One of them will be one of those desktop calendars … actually a couple of them. I’m going to use one to do the initial planning, so I can scribble, scratch out, take notes, and make changes. I’ll copy the final plan to the other one when I’m done marking up the first. I’m also going to use colored pens to clearly mark certain types of activities. When I’m done I’m going to post it on the wall, so everyone can see it. That way, we can literally be on the “same” page. I think I’ll also use some kind of thermometer-type graphics or a series of bar charts to visually express key elements of the plan and the progress we make.What about you? What will you do, besides enjoy a really excellent vacation with your fami This article is about an industry and way of life that allows you to dream your dreams and how, combined with an entrepreneurial spirit, provides hope that your dreams can be realized. “Without a vision the people perish,” to paraphrase Solomon in Proverbs 29:18. The immediate context of this passage is about God’s redemptive covenantal purposes in history and His people losing sight of this. There is also a general principle that can be deduced from this passage that is timeless. Without hope, people give in to what has trapped them many times, even unto death. Do you need a vision and hope? Do you want to dream your dreams again? Your life can be exciting again! The short title of this article is E-commerce and the Future. What do e-commerce and the future mean for you? In the Fifteenth Century, Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized the world with his invention of the movable type printing press. This allowed for a free flow of information printed in books, pamphlets, and tracts such as the world had never before seen. This free flow of information had profound consequences, influencing every avenue of life, including commerce. Additionally, Gutenberg’s printing press contributed to the advancement of the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation that could not have been sustained without it. In a similar manner, near the close of the twentieth century, the inventions of the personal computer and the Internet started a new information revolution that promises to be no less profound in its implications than Gutenberg’s printing press. This cyber revolution has the potential to connect people from all over the world, giving them the ability to engage in commerce (especially network marketing, a people business) and information sharing in a matter of minutes, if not seconds. With the technological advances in computers and the development of the Internet, this is now a reality. Even now, broadband connections are fueling more innovations in the development of the Internet What has occurred is nothing short of a disruptive technology. A disruptive technology is something, not seen coming by the masses or powers that be, that literally puts existing technologies out of business and spawns whole new industries. An example is what happened to the typewriter manufacturers when the personal computer was introduced. Another example would be the impact of digital cameras, made possible through computer technology, on companies such as Polaroid. The cyber revolution is still in its infancy and shows no sign of abating. This means the possibility for personal financial freedom is still a ground floor opportunity and is truly limitless. Many of you who are web savvy know the possibilities are there but are not sure how to take advantage of them. What follows briefly describes an incredible opportunity for average web users who want to share in and profit from this incredible new economic revolution. Many network marketing companies now use the Internet and are not limited to the U.S. or Canada. In fact, the biggest growth for some network marketing companies has been in the international markets. This means that you can truly join forces with international entrepreneurs. Building networks with other entrepreneurs is the road to financial freedom. Additionally, being leveraged into international markets can protect you from downturns in the local or national economy. If you realize the potential that the Internet and computers offers and do not want to be left behind, consider the following. Many network marketing companies allow you to set up your own personal web page from which you can market products and educate prospective customers. In addition to Internet marketing strategies, a good company will have a team business building system in place that offers many support tools. Tools such as toll free calls, live conference calls, an online marketing system which helps sort and qualify leads, software that helps you manage your downline, three-way calls with your trainer, regional and national events, plus much more in the way of leadership development training classes. In addition to all this, a good company will have professional marketing material. With the development of broadband communication, video conferencing and live internet feeds from national conventions are new and exciting ways for all associates to participate in product launches and incentive programs kickoffs. Incentive programs in many network marketing companies make traditional corporate incentive programs, if they even have them, look like a joke. What exactly should you look for when searching for a company to partner up with? There are many network marketing companies with similar products that are competing with each other, plus the products on the retail shelves of every grocery and drug store. This means that finding the right product line is of utmost importance. In this writer’s opinion, a proprietary product line gives you an extra-competitive edge in the marketplace. A proprietary product line is one that cannot be duplicated or copied because of patent protection. You need to spend considerable time researching and locating a company with a proprietary product line, as well as one that scores well in other important categories. You need to track a company’s financial history. Like any industry there are many-start ups and many failures. Find a solid company with a solid history with good prospects for continued long-term growth. Look at the company’s stock history. How are the members of the board of directors chosen or replaced? Are the replacement members guaranteed to share the same goals and vision of the company founders? If not, this could translate into problems for marketing associates, like having the company sold out from under them. The compensation plan is another very important feature of a company to research before jumping in. Find what is best for you. There are good plans and not-so-good plans in the industry. You need a plan that will put money in your hands up front, which you can leverage as a tool to attract others. Many people dread the question, “How much are you making?” Why? If they are not having success with the program they are trying to sell you, why should you join? The plan should also have strong features for long term growth that truly compensate the consistent long term business builder. Features such as sharing in a dream pool of overall company profits. Unfortunately, because of the policies and actions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and pharmaceutical companies, nutrition companies are facing serious challenges. A case in point is Seasilver, a company that makes a liquid vitamin and mineral product, which was recently shut down by the federal government for violation of labeling laws in the area of product claims. If you decide to go into a nutrition network marketing company, make sure the company has solid science and medical research to back up their product line and does not violate labeling claim laws. Nutrition companies cannot claim their products cure or heal diseases. The political pressure being fueled by pharmaceutical companies who feel threatened by the nutritional industry should not be ignored. The money and influence of what can be termed the “pharmaceutical, medical, insurance industrial complex” is enormous. However, on the upside of this, the baby boomers (those now turning 50 years old and a major political force) are not about to let the federal government shut down their Vitamin Cottages and General Nutrition Centers. When and if push comes to shove, the baby boomers will turn the heat on the politicians who will then, as always, see the light. In spite of the political opposition facing the nutritional industry, this writer believes the nutrition industry is where the biggest market potential is and where the really big money will be made. This is largely due to the fact that the baby boomers are desperately trying to hold off the effects of aging while at the same time retaining a good quality of life. According to Paul Zane Pilzer, author of The Next Trillion, the baby boomers alone will drive the nutritional supplement industry into a trillion dollar a year industry by the year 2010. This is where you want to be. Converging with this trend of increased sales of nutritional supplements fueled by the baby boomers, there is the impending collapse of the “sick care” industry (the current pharmaceutical, medical and insurance company complex), making the management of your own health care a necessity. Many health care problems are caused by poor nutrition and bad dietary habits, trends that show no evidence of correcting themselves. Additionally, insurance premiums will simply be out of reach in the very near future as the rates are increasing by 15 percent a year. These things, in and of themselves, will make taking control of your own health care with preventative nutritional supplements and life style changes the only option. If the government steps in and nationalizes health care, health service will dramatically decline. Entrepreneurial minded medical professionals will simply quit out of frustration with trying to work through endless government red tape. If the trends in European and Canadian socialized medicine hold true in this country as will surely be the case, people will be on month- and year-long waiting lists for service. The baby boomer spending trends plus the impending collapse of the “sick care” system add up to lots of money to be made by entrepreneurial minded marketers. A good nutritional network marketing company is well suited to provide natural solutions for better health. Moreover, compared to purchasing a traditional business franchise, entry level expenses when joining a network marketing company are affordable and within everyone’s reach. Also, the tax deductions from a home business can be significant. Network marketing is a vehicle that provides hope. What’s more, network marketing is a business that connects people. This is why it is destined to succeed on the Internet where we have previously seen many of the big dot-coms shut down. Many of these companies represented nothing more than catalog sales, which in reality is a very small part of traditional merchandiser’s total sales. Remember the Sears Catalog? Where is it now? In contrast, many network marketing nutraceutical nutritional companies are just starting to heat up! Nutraceutical companies are defined by having scientific and medical validation to support their products. Nutraceutical network marketing companies are uniquely suited to use the internet. They provide information via the internet and then combine the high tech information sharing with a personal touch, which distinguishes network marketing as a powerful word of mouth movement as opposed to impersonal corporate adverting. Nutraceutical products give the body the tools it needs to heal itself. If you have a passionate story with product testimonies to share along with scientific validation, people will listen. Consumers of today are increasingly sophisticated and want to make intelligent decisions about their health care and what supplements to take. Science tends to level the playing field when it comes to consumer choices. Either a company has it or it does not. A factor impacting the long-term survival of a company is its commitment to scientific research and development of its product line. Find out if the particular company has a research and development budget. Its long term survivability may very well depend on it. In order to succeed, you must try. This means taking action. Network marketing combined with high tech tools is an opportunity to move beyond the old way of doing things, like trading time for money. Network marketing and the high tech industry have been merged, creating the most powerful marketing combination ever devised. Now all you need is a high tech personal touch. This personal touch is what makes network marketing so powerful. People talking to people or word of mouth advertising combined with the disruptive technologies of the internet and personal computer. Another important factor to consider: do you want to be around other people who are positive and looking to improve their own lives and the lives of others? If so, network marketing attracts some of the best positive-minded, caring people you can find anywhere. Negativity breeds negativity. Stay clear of it. Never give up on your hopes and dreams and do not let others rob you of them through their nay-saying. You can’t convince everyone of a good thing. Finally, for your own personal education you need to read anything and everything by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Richard Poes’s Wave 4 books, The New Professionals by Charles W. King and James W. Robinson, The Wellness Revolution by Paul Zane Pilzer and Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark and Rene Yarnell. These books will give the network marketing entrepreneur the insights and encouragement to press on until suc Optimizing Your Website For Local Searchers economic revolution. Many network marketing companies now use the Internet and are not limited to the U.S. or Canada. In fact, the biggest growth for some network marketing companies has been in the international markets. This means that you can truly join forces with international entrepreneurs. Building networks with other entrepreneurs is the road to financial freedom. Additionally, being leveraged into international markets can protect you from downturns in the local or national economy.Most website owners optimize their website for targeted keyword phrases but many miss out on one of the most effective methods of website optimization - local search optimization. Basically, this involves adding keywords targeted to your local region, city, town or area to your website optimization plan. You'll have the added benefit of less competition for localized keywords and phrases since you will only be competing against local competitors, as opposed to worldwide competitors when you optimize your website for general keyword phrases.Local search optimization can be especially effective for local businesses with a website who also have a brick and mortar store or office. Many searchers, when looking to buy services, will type in their town, city name, county or state name or abbreviation before or after a keyword. For instance, Alice Green from Long Beach, California, is looking for contractors in her area to give her estimates on remodeling her bathroom. Alice goes to Google and types in "long beach contractors" or "contractors long beach california". She may also use her region, for example, "southern california contractors" or "contractors los angeles county". As you can see, there are many possible opportunities for local search optimization.Here are some tips to help you optimize your site for local searchers:Research your keyword phrases carefully and don't forget to consider the city, state, town, region, county, neighborhood, zip code, area code and even local larger cities and towns in the area.Once you have your local keywords, put them in front of or after your general keywords, like this:long beach contractorslos angeles contractorssouthern california contractorslos angeles county contractorscontractors orange countycontractors 90745Consider including singulars and plurals as well as common misspellings.Use free online keyword research tools to build and refine your keyword list and to make sure you are targeting phrases that actually get searched on a If you realize the potential that the Internet and computers offers and do not want to be left behind, consider the following. Many network marketing companies allow you to set up your own personal web page from which you can market products and educate prospective customers. In addition to Internet marketing strategies, a good company will have a team business building system in place that offers many support tools. Tools such as toll free calls, live conference calls, an online marketing system which helps sort and qualify leads, software that helps you manage your downline, three-way calls with your trainer, regional and national events, plus much more in the way of leadership development training classes. In addition to all this, a good company will have professional marketing material. With the development of broadband communication, video conferencing and live internet feeds from national conventions are new and exciting ways for all associates to participate in product launches and incentive programs kickoffs. Incentive programs in many network marketing companies make traditional corporate incentive programs, if they even have them, look like a joke. What exactly should you look for when searching for a company to partner up with? There are many network marketing companies with similar products that are competing with each other, plus the products on the retail shelves of every grocery and drug store. This means that finding the right product line is of utmost importance. In this writer’s opinion, a proprietary product line gives you an extra-competitive edge in the marketplace. A proprietary product line is one that cannot be duplicated or copied because of patent protection. You need to spend considerable time researching and locating a company with a proprietary product line, as well as one that scores well in other important categories. You need to track a company’s financial history. Like any industry there are many-start ups and many failures. Find a solid company with a solid history with good prospects for continued long-term growth. Look at the company’s stock history. How are the members of the board of directors chosen or replaced? Are the replacement members guaranteed to share the same goals and vision of the company founders? If not, this could translate into problems for marketing associates, like having the company sold out from under them. The compensation plan is another very important feature of a company to research before jumping in. Find what is best for you. There are good plans and not-so-good plans in the industry. You need a plan that will put money in your hands up front, which you can leverage as a tool to attract others. Many people dread the question, “How much are you making?” Why? If they are not having success with the program they are trying to sell you, why should you join? The plan should also have strong features for long term growth that truly compensate the consistent long term business builder. Features such as sharing in a dream pool of overall company profits. Unfortunately, because of the policies and actions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and pharmaceutical companies, nutrition companies are facing serious challenges. A case in point is Seasilver, a company that makes a liquid vitamin and mineral product, which was recently shut down by the federal government for violation of labeling laws in the area of product claims. If you decide to go into a nutrition network marketing company, make sure the company has solid science and medical research to back up their product line and does not violate labeling claim laws. Nutrition companies cannot claim their products cure or heal diseases. The political pressure being fueled by pharmaceutical companies who feel threatened by the nutritional industry should not be ignored. The money and influence of what can be termed the “pharmaceutical, medical, insurance industrial complex” is enormous. However, on the upside of this, the baby boomers (those now turning 50 years old and a major political force) are not about to let the federal government shut down their Vitamin Cottages and General Nutrition Centers. When and if push comes to shove, the baby boomers will turn the heat on the politicians who will then, as always, see the light. In spite of the political opposition facing the nutritional industry, this writer believes the nutrition industry is where the biggest market potential is and where the really big money will be made. This is largely due to the fact that the baby boomers are desperately trying to hold off the effects of aging while at the same time retaining a good quality of life. According to Paul Zane Pilzer, author of The Next Trillion, the baby boomers alone will drive the nutritional supplement industry into a trillion dollar a year industry by the year 2010. This is where you want to be. Converging with this trend of increased sales of nutritional supplements fueled by the baby boomers, there is the impending collapse of the “sick care” industry (the current pharmaceutical, medical and insurance company complex), making the management of your own health care a necessity. Many health care problems are caused by poor nutrition and bad dietary habits, trends that show no evidence of correcting themselves. Additionally, insurance premiums will simply be out of reach in the very near future as the rates are increasing by 15 percent a year. These things, in and of themselves, will make taking control of your own health care with preventative nutritional supplements and life style changes the only option. If the government steps in and nationalizes health care, health service will dramatically decline. Entrepreneurial minded medical professionals will simply quit out of frustration with trying to work through endless government red tape. If the trends in European and Canadian socialized medicine hold true in this country as will surely be the case, people will be on month- and year-long waiting lists for service. The baby boomer spending trends plus the impending collapse of the “sick care” system add up to lots of money to be made by entrepreneurial minded marketers. A good nutritional network marketing company is well suited to provide natural solutions for better health. Moreover, compared to purchasing a traditional business franchise, entry level expenses when joining a network marketing company are affordable and within everyone’s reach. Also, the tax deductions from a home business can be significant. Network marketing is a vehicle that provides hope. What’s more, network marketing is a business that connects people. This is why it is destined to succeed on the Internet where we have previously seen many of the big dot-coms shut down. Many of these companies represented nothing more than catalog sales, which in reality is a very small part of traditional merchandiser’s total sales. Remember the Sears Catalog? Where is it now? In contrast, many network marketing nutraceutical nutritional companies are just starting to heat up! Nutraceutical companies are defined by having scientific and medical validation to support their products. Nutraceutical network marketing companies are uniquely suited to use the internet. They provide information via the internet and then combine the high tech information sharing with a personal touch, which distinguishes network marketing as a powerful word of mouth movement as opposed to impersonal corporate adverting. Nutraceutical products give the body the tools it needs to heal itself. If you have a passionate story with product testimonies to share along with scientific validation, people will listen. Consumers of today are increasingly sophisticated and want to make intelligent decisions about their health care and what supplements to take. Science tends to level the playing field when it comes to consumer choices. Either a company has it or it does not. A factor impacting the long-term survival of a company is its commitment to scientific research and development of its product line. Find out if the particular company has a research and development budget. Its long term survivability may very well depend on it. In order to succeed, you must try. This means taking action. Network marketing combined with high tech tools is an opportunity to move beyond the old way of doing things, like trading time for money. Network marketing and the high tech industry have been merged, creating the most powerful marketing combination ever devised. Now all you need is a high tech personal touch. This personal touch is what makes network marketing so powerful. People talking to people or word of mouth advertising combined with the disruptive technologies of the internet and personal computer. Another important factor to consider: do you want to be around other people who are positive and looking to improve their own lives and the lives of others? If so, network marketing attracts some of the best positive-minded, caring people you can find anywhere. Negativity breeds negativity. Stay clear of it. Never give up on your hopes and dreams and do not let others rob you of them through their nay-saying. You can’t convince everyone of a good thing. Finally, for your own personal education you need to read anything and everything by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Richard Poes’s Wave 4 books, The New Professionals by Charles W. King and James W. Robinson, The Wellness Revolution by Paul Zane Pilzer and Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark and Rene Yarnell. These books will give the network marketing entrepreneur the insights and encouragement to press on until suc The Importance of Your Work Environment strong features for long term growth that truly compensate the consistent long term business builder. Features such as sharing in a dream pool of overall company profits.Many people who are building home based internet business and work from home never take the time to consider their work environment and the condition that it is in. Your work environment is very important as this is where you will either get important tasks done and meet with success or struggle to complete the essential tasks and meet with failure. There are some things you can do to set up your work area that make it much more conducive to you being productive and will allow you to ensure you get important tasks finished. When you are able to complete key important tasks in your business, you will have more success, it’s that simple.First and foremost, you want to ensure that your work environment is comfortable. If you are working in an environment that is not comfortable, you are less likely to spend extended periods of time in that environment completing the tasks that need to get done. I personally enjoy my work environment and as a result of its comfort I have no problem spending hours on end in my office hammering out the work that needs to be done to grow my business. The more comfortable and the more you enjoy your environment, the more likely you will be to spend the time there working and getting everything done. This might not seem like a big deal but trust me it is. By increasing the level of comfort and actually enjoying my surrounding, my productivity increase by leaps and bounds.You want your workspace to be set up in a location that allows in a lot of natural light. Just think about this, do you think you would be more successful working in a dark gloomy basement or in a room/office with nice large windows where you can let in plenty of air and light? Having decent amounts of natural light available in your work area will up your productivity by making your environment more enjoyable. If at all possible, set your office up where you can get some natural light.As for the office area itself, you want to operate in a clean and organized environment. There are a couple of reasons for this. First by having a workspace that is clean and organized you feel more professional and more in control. This will increase your self-este Unfortunately, because of the policies and actions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and pharmaceutical companies, nutrition companies are facing serious challenges. A case in point is Seasilver, a company that makes a liquid vitamin and mineral product, which was recently shut down by the federal government for violation of labeling laws in the area of product claims. If you decide to go into a nutrition network marketing company, make sure the company has solid science and medical research to back up their product line and does not violate labeling claim laws. Nutrition companies cannot claim their products cure or heal diseases. The political pressure being fueled by pharmaceutical companies who feel threatened by the nutritional industry should not be ignored. The money and influence of what can be termed the “pharmaceutical, medical, insurance industrial complex” is enormous. However, on the upside of this, the baby boomers (those now turning 50 years old and a major political force) are not about to let the federal government shut down their Vitamin Cottages and General Nutrition Centers. When and if push comes to shove, the baby boomers will turn the heat on the politicians who will then, as always, see the light. In spite of the political opposition facing the nutritional industry, this writer believes the nutrition industry is where the biggest market potential is and where the really big money will be made. This is largely due to the fact that the baby boomers are desperately trying to hold off the effects of aging while at the same time retaining a good quality of life. According to Paul Zane Pilzer, author of The Next Trillion, the baby boomers alone will drive the nutritional supplement industry into a trillion dollar a year industry by the year 2010. This is where you want to be. Converging with this trend of increased sales of nutritional supplements fueled by the baby boomers, there is the impending collapse of the “sick care” industry (the current pharmaceutical, medical and insurance company complex), making the management of your own health care a necessity. Many health care problems are caused by poor nutrition and bad dietary habits, trends that show no evidence of correcting themselves. Additionally, insurance premiums will simply be out of reach in the very near future as the rates are increasing by 15 percent a year. These things, in and of themselves, will make taking control of your own health care with preventative nutritional supplements and life style changes the only option. If the government steps in and nationalizes health care, health service will dramatically decline. Entrepreneurial minded medical professionals will simply quit out of frustration with trying to work through endless government red tape. If the trends in European and Canadian socialized medicine hold true in this country as will surely be the case, people will be on month- and year-long waiting lists for service. The baby boomer spending trends plus the impending collapse of the “sick care” system add up to lots of money to be made by entrepreneurial minded marketers. A good nutritional network marketing company is well suited to provide natural solutions for better health. Moreover, compared to purchasing a traditional business franchise, entry level expenses when joining a network marketing company are affordable and within everyone’s reach. Also, the tax deductions from a home business can be significant. Network marketing is a vehicle that provides hope. What’s more, network marketing is a business that connects people. This is why it is destined to succeed on the Internet where we have previously seen many of the big dot-coms shut down. Many of these companies represented nothing more than catalog sales, which in reality is a very small part of traditional merchandiser’s total sales. Remember the Sears Catalog? Where is it now? In contrast, many network marketing nutraceutical nutritional companies are just starting to heat up! Nutraceutical companies are defined by having scientific and medical validation to support their products. Nutraceutical network marketing companies are uniquely suited to use the internet. They provide information via the internet and then combine the high tech information sharing with a personal touch, which distinguishes network marketing as a powerful word of mouth movement as opposed to impersonal corporate adverting. Nutraceutical products give the body the tools it needs to heal itself. If you have a passionate story with product testimonies to share along with scientific validation, people will listen. Consumers of today are increasingly sophisticated and want to make intelligent decisions about their health care and what supplements to take. Science tends to level the playing field when it comes to consumer choices. Either a company has it or it does not. A factor impacting the long-term survival of a company is its commitment to scientific research and development of its product line. Find out if the particular company has a research and development budget. Its long term survivability may very well depend on it. In order to succeed, you must try. This means taking action. Network marketing combined with high tech tools is an opportunity to move beyond the old way of doing things, like trading time for money. Network marketing and the high tech industry have been merged, creating the most powerful marketing combination ever devised. Now all you need is a high tech personal touch. This personal touch is what makes network marketing so powerful. People talking to people or word of mouth advertising combined with the disruptive technologies of the internet and personal computer. Another important factor to consider: do you want to be around other people who are positive and looking to improve their own lives and the lives of others? If so, network marketing attracts some of the best positive-minded, caring people you can find anywhere. Negativity breeds negativity. Stay clear of it. Never give up on your hopes and dreams and do not let others rob you of them through their nay-saying. You can’t convince everyone of a good thing. Finally, for your own personal education you need to read anything and everything by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Richard Poes’s Wave 4 books, The New Professionals by Charles W. King and James W. Robinson, The Wellness Revolution by Paul Zane Pilzer and Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark and Rene Yarnell. These books will give the network marketing entrepreneur the insights and encouragement to press on until suc Blogging With Word Press s for better health. Moreover, compared to purchasing a traditional business franchise, entry level expenses when joining a network marketing company are affordable and within everyone’s reach. Also, the tax deductions from a home business can be significant. Network marketing is a vehicle that provides hope.I only entered the blogosphere in late 2005 after realizing that I was missing out on an important part of the whole “online communication” genre. As I had been busy managing forums, web sites, and writing articles, I soon realized that I could firm up my two niches – aviation and article writing – by blogging on these topics regularly. With that in mind, I soon launched a pair of blogs and I am very happy with my decision. I selected Word Press as I believe that they offer one of the best blogging communities out there. Are you a blogger? If not, why not?My decision to go with Word Press and not with one of the other big blogging entities such as Blogger, had everything to do with my having complete control over the site. Since I host with Powweb, I discovered that my web hosting company offers over thirty different software downloads for its members. Word Press and a few other blogging entities are represented, but I selected Word Press due to the recommendation of a friend.Within two or three minutes of my download, I had Word Press up and running. In less than thirty minutes, I had the layout I wanted, although I kept the traditional template in place as I knew I wanted to work on my content first and on the design later. Next, I updated the links on my two related sites to reflect a “Blog” tab. In addition, I picked a few places within each site to announce the new blogs and I emailed everyone on my members list to inform them of my entrance into the world of blogs.If you select Word Press as your blogging platform, you will soon discover that Version 2.0 was recently released. Because I am new to blogging, I haven’t yet updated from my downloaded version, 1.5. I want to first make certain that Word Press has worked out any kinks that may be in the updated version. In addition, not all the plug-ins you can use [there are plenty of them] with 1.5 are compatible with 2.0 just yet. Most are, but some still are not.Beyond the update issues, I enjoy using the administrative “dashboard” which allows me to create each blog. Because I include pictures with one of my blogs, Jet Movements, I also have to make certain that the HTML I use to put each p What’s more, network marketing is a business that connects people. This is why it is destined to succeed on the Internet where we have previously seen many of the big dot-coms shut down. Many of these companies represented nothing more than catalog sales, which in reality is a very small part of traditional merchandiser’s total sales. Remember the Sears Catalog? Where is it now? In contrast, many network marketing nutraceutical nutritional companies are just starting to heat up! Nutraceutical companies are defined by having scientific and medical validation to support their products. Nutraceutical network marketing companies are uniquely suited to use the internet. They provide information via the internet and then combine the high tech information sharing with a personal touch, which distinguishes network marketing as a powerful word of mouth movement as opposed to impersonal corporate adverting. Nutraceutical products give the body the tools it needs to heal itself. If you have a passionate story with product testimonies to share along with scientific validation, people will listen. Consumers of today are increasingly sophisticated and want to make intelligent decisions about their health care and what supplements to take. Science tends to level the playing field when it comes to consumer choices. Either a company has it or it does not. A factor impacting the long-term survival of a company is its commitment to scientific research and development of its product line. Find out if the particular company has a research and development budget. Its long term survivability may very well depend on it. In order to succeed, you must try. This means taking action. Network marketing combined with high tech tools is an opportunity to move beyond the old way of doing things, like trading time for money. Network marketing and the high tech industry have been merged, creating the most powerful marketing combination ever devised. Now all you need is a high tech personal touch. This personal touch is what makes network marketing so powerful. People talking to people or word of mouth advertising combined with the disruptive technologies of the internet and personal computer. Another important factor to consider: do you want to be around other people who are positive and looking to improve their own lives and the lives of others? If so, network marketing attracts some of the best positive-minded, caring people you can find anywhere. Negativity breeds negativity. Stay clear of it. Never give up on your hopes and dreams and do not let others rob you of them through their nay-saying. You can’t convince everyone of a good thing. Finally, for your own personal education you need to read anything and everything by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Richard Poes’s Wave 4 books, The New Professionals by Charles W. King and James W. Robinson, The Wellness Revolution by Paul Zane Pilzer and Your First Year in Network Marketing by Mark and Rene Yarnell. These books will give the network marketing entrepreneur the insights and encouragement to press on until success is achieved. A political Note: When you hear the call to take action concerning the impending onerous political legislation designed to rob you of your choices in the area of nutritional supplementation, jump into action and let the politicians know that you will not stand for further regulation of the nutrition industry and you as the consumer are perfectly capable of making your own intelligent choices about what you want for your family, period! We all stand or fall together on this issue! Jack Kettler
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