tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36400928838393174662024-09-10T19:53:01.611-07:00Your best asset in any business is your ability to use Common Sense.Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-6141280828662696612008-03-29T09:45:00.001-07:002008-03-29T09:47:04.378-07:00

Not a spectacular accomplishment, but an accomplishment none the less. Especially if you consider how many websites are out there for years and never achieve any pagerank.I am not an SEO expert, nor do I know everything there is to know about building websites. I’m an average person with an online business. My first step was to purchase desktop software so I would not have to rely on the onsite

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-59005074070496793702008-03-27T08:16:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:51:10.587-07:00

I have had my home business since January 2005. My first two years I spent following blindly what I was told to do. This was not profitable for me or my business and only put money in the pockets of those above me. I managed to start using my common sense in late 2006, early 2007 and rebuild the foundation of my business based on facts and not hype and have enjoyed a profitable home based

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-47600137377457200742008-03-20T08:16:00.000-07:002008-03-20T08:18:50.228-07:00

Success is one of those words that is tossed around the home based business arena quite often. Those of us who start home based businesses generally are able to illustrate clearly the reason we did so. Earning money to contribute to the household income, being able to stay at home with the kids and for some simply as a hobby to fill their time.Regardless of why you start a home business,

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Shortly after writing on this blog about my friends copyright being violated, I got a Google alert. When I check it out sure enough my own copyright had been violated. The lack of ethics astounds me.I wrote an article about a recent "catastrophic health event" that occurred in my life and my own ability to accept what had happened to me. Unlike my friend Lori's experience where her article was

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-9004622845760030122008-03-01T09:20:00.000-08:002008-03-01T09:52:26.098-08:00

As mentioned in my previous post about my friends Article being posted to a blog site without the benefit of her resources being listed I have an update.The owner of the blog that posted her copyright material has responded and provided a link back to her site, however he still has violated her copyright my changing her resource information from what was posted with her article. I also noted in

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-84892303131109571662008-03-01T08:20:00.000-08:002008-03-01T08:44:31.359-08:00

Recently I was speaking with a good friend of mine Lori Clark who owns a consulting business called Clark Aviation Consulting. She has started writing articles and found that one of her first articles had been picked up by another website.Since this is the desired outcome of an article she was happy about it. However when checking out the site that picked up the article she found something that

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-79180019838370268172008-01-13T20:17:00.000-08:002008-01-13T20:18:33.225-08:00

I’m a believer in personal growth. Growth is usually the result of your personal experiences and how you relate and react to those experiences. I can tell you from my own personal experience that regardless of how bad an experience seems to be at the time, there can always be something good to come from it. Your own ability to find the good in each experience is what will truly define how much

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-66827644251259613932007-12-18T09:13:00.000-08:002007-12-18T09:46:16.017-08:00

Fact: People start a home business to make money. If your business is consistently costing you money and not making you money you should evaluate every aspect of the business.Evaluate the Product LineAny business evaluation should start with the product line. Are you marketing a product that is affordable to the majority of your target market? If the product is only affordable to a few then you

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-67583911550420055102007-11-09T07:18:00.000-08:002007-11-09T07:35:25.760-08:00

Back in September I posted a short article on Truth in Advertising. After reading an article today written by Vern How Chan [1], I felt the need to expand my original article and while I don’t like to promote my own business in my blog environment I can no longer sit back while others misrepresent what our product is or is not.My primary business is as an independent distributor for Scent

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-73050171006023299562007-11-08T12:08:00.000-08:002007-11-08T12:55:19.696-08:00

Clearly affiliate marketing is important in the big picture of what we do as Internet Marketers, but is your bottom line to milk every extra penny for every tool you refer your downline to, or to provide tools that will help your team?I've struggled with this one early in my MLM business, but finally decided that my bottom line was providing my team with every resource I have available regardless

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-22196240979397791682007-10-27T09:26:00.000-07:002007-10-27T09:38:53.815-07:00

Now that Social Networking has wrapped it’s arms around the Internet I’m seeing more spam originating from these networks landing in my email box.My frustration level with these newbie marketers has grown to a point that now I’m turning the tables on them.The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 clearly states that using deceptive emails in order to “pitch” your opportunity is in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-10804413104862852012007-10-15T13:42:00.000-07:002007-10-15T14:10:51.813-07:00

There I’ve said it, I admit it and now I’m doing something about it!Over the course of my online business adventure, I’ve managed to acquire quite a large number of domain names. You know the different dot.com’s that you use to promote different aspects of what ever you are doing online.Well I sat down and started evaluating the different domains I had and man did I feel a bit foolish. I had so

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-14429354451103448602007-09-24T14:11:00.000-07:002007-09-24T16:00:43.998-07:00

Just looking at that title, which would you prefer to be known as? My guess is that the majority of those who read this will identify with the soldier mostly because of the bad conation associated with sharks. Soldiers have their marching orders and rarely go against their Generals. Sharks are efficient and exert as little as possible to achieve maximum outcome.I closely associated with the

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-22572524649015687312007-09-21T07:31:00.000-07:002007-09-21T08:04:43.469-07:00

How many MLM companies are you with? 1? 3? 5? More than 5? If you are currently working more than 3 MLM's it may be time for you to take a step back and do an honest evaluation of what you have and what it's doing for you.Are you using different MLM's as a "Backup" system in case you can't sell a prospect on your primary MLM?In the course of my own business I've run into many team members who are

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-54909006605726621012007-09-16T08:43:00.000-07:002007-09-16T09:32:33.271-07:00

Your ability to portray your products and services in an honest and accurate way quite possibly could be the key to your success or failure.It is my experience that the majority of distributors within my company rely heavily on their sponsor's and upline's (as they should) for information and guidance when it comes to building their websites and how they promote, however this could be a key

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-45238418369421242902007-08-23T14:46:00.000-07:002007-08-23T14:58:57.502-07:00

Iconic Worship Syndrome is a common affliction within MLM and Direct Marketing company’s. We put aside our own common sense and follow blindly what we are told to do by our upline simply because we perceive them as successful and knowledgeable in our industry. The caveat is this, if what you are being told to do triggers that little voice in your head or goes against common sense and your own

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-61275780836245927842007-08-22T19:49:00.000-07:002007-08-22T20:04:11.001-07:00

While preparing for the last company function, I had to stop and evaluate my own ethics and leadership in telling my downline to do everything they could to make it to the company function. Ultimately it's not my decision, but it is up to me to be truthful with my downline.Attending this last event for me was not so much about learning new techniques or being educated on how to market my products

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-66727963588926831342007-08-22T19:09:00.000-07:002007-08-22T19:32:17.944-07:00

Do you truly appreciate your downline? This is a question we should all ask ourselves from time to time. If you do ask yourself this question it will help you focus on where your mindset is in regard to your downline.Over and over I have heard sponsors and uplines publicly state that they keep their focus on the team members who are producing and don’t have time to waste on those who only produce

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-46210089592385100182007-07-21T06:33:00.000-07:002007-07-21T06:40:18.729-07:00

More and more people are starting home based businesses. There are many things to consider when starting a home based business and I’ll point out some of the obvious and the not so obvious.One of the most important things you need to consider when looking for a home based business is your product. You have to choose something that you believe in and can have passion for. Whether its a Health and

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-16944750604232025462007-07-21T06:31:00.000-07:002007-07-21T06:33:04.046-07:00

The only time Luck comes into play when starting a home business if you are one of the very few who managed to join when the company was just getting started. Lucky for you that the company and product line took off! This isn’t the best time to sign up with any company because at that point in time there isn’t a track record for the company. Those who do join at this time and manage to build a

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-67910362453888560312007-07-21T06:01:00.000-07:002007-07-21T06:14:04.873-07:00

Ouch! Not something you want to be known for regardless of your industry! So what exactly is Downline Prospect Raiding? It’s when you sponsor someone into your business that someone in your downline is already working with and sharing information with. This is bad form and bad business especially if you are building a downline for residual income. It demonstrates a total lack of regard for

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-2576673388117442292007-07-19T15:31:00.000-07:002007-07-19T16:15:24.649-07:00

My business came to a stalemate in January of 07. After two years of trying very hard to do what everyone else was doing I came to realization that my instincts (that small voice you hear in your head) about carving my own path to success was something I should have followed from the beginning.I have always worked on personal growth, it has been something consistent throughout my life. What I do

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-39467263728073614562007-06-15T10:14:00.000-07:002007-07-03T10:23:43.951-07:00

Todays MLM or Direct Marketing carries the weight of many ill conceived notions and negative connotations. Much of this bad press in the MLM industry comes from within the industry itself. How can that be? We all remember our parents telling us that our “Actions speak louder than words” and that is the main way that we have created this negative view from the general population in regard to

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-51068523879095116772007-06-09T08:57:00.000-07:002007-07-03T10:37:22.681-07:00

Multi Level Marketing is different today than it was just a few years ago. When the World Wide Web opened up it changed how we promote our products, our services as well as ourselves. It changed the way we do many things in our business and our personal lives. Our ability to adapt and our openness to developing new, up to date tools to help our own business grow as well as that of out downline

Cherriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943274086740273771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640092883839317466.post-69036033218624185662007-05-26T10:46:00.000-07:002007-05-26T10:52:59.045-07:00

Warm MarketWhether you are new to Network Marketing or a Veteran, one of the first things your sponsor or upline told you to do was to make a list of your friends, family and the people you know and start sharing your new business with them. This list is called your “Warm Market”.When I started my business back in January 2005 I was told to do just that. It didn’t make sense to me at the time,

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