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Longaberger Consultants sell four times the direct selling average per year!  Translation:  Fantastic money four times faster when you share our products and opportunity!  Not to mention...

• You take control of your finances
• Enjoy flexible hours 
• And work from home

Contact me today!  Your Dream Job Is Here!

 

My Longaberger Home Consultant News

Happy Tuesday Evening!

As most of you now know by now, I am now also a new Independent Longaberger Home Consultant in addition to being an Independent Avon Rep. So, I just wanted to share with you some Longaberger News. They want us to try and concentrate on the October specials this week. So with that being said, if anyone would like to place a order for October or you know someone who would, please let me know. October is Tree Trimmer month for those of you that collect it, would like to start or know anyone who does. Also for any basket order this month you can buy the Falling Snow basket for $19.00, makes a nice gift for someone or yourself! The cake pan set is also this month, two cake pans for $40.00. Lots of other goodies in the Oct - Dec supplement flyer and the Wish List.

I also have a few goals I would like to reach by the end of the month, so if anyone would like to help me in my journey to reach my goals I would greatly appreciate it. All these Longaberger products make wonderful gifts for just about anyone. You may want to think about some of these people :

School Teachers, Bus Drivers, Day-care Workers, Co-Workers, Your Boss, Church Member or Pastor, Your Secret Santa Person, Friends or Family, etc. I need to sell 20 travel mugs. They are $18.90 each with shipping and tax . I am not sure if you have even seen them yet, but we do have a pink Horizon of Hope mug. If you purchase this one, Longaberger will donate $2.00 for each one purchased to the American Cancer Society. I need to sell 8 small Falling Snow Hurricanes. They are $29.54 with shipping and tax. I need to sell 4 Large falling Snow Hurricanes. They are $57.89 with shipping and tax. I need to sell 10 sets of Trivets. They are $21.26 with shipping and tax.

Please feel free to share this blog/post with your friends, family and aquaintenances whom you think might love Longaberger. I would greatly appreciate any and all help I can get to help me get my business off the ground. Here is a peek at next month, I will be getting the flyers out this week!! (Thanks for all of your help in advance. If you are not interested in any of the goal items I do appreciate any orders and I appreciate you ordering from me.FYI-I do accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Cash and Checks. Have a great day.

Thanks for shopping with me!!

~Kimberly C. Andrews

Independent Longaberger Home Consultant

http://ic.longaberger.com/esuite/home/kimberlyandrews

The Basics of Network Marketing

Network marketing is a business model that relies on a network of distributors to grow a business.
When googled is defined in Wikipedia as Mulit-Level Marketing.  The basic definition is: Multi-level marketing (MLM) is a marketing strategy in which the sales force is compensated not only for sales they personally generate, but also for the sales of others they recruit, creating a downline of distributors and a hierarchy of multiple levels of compensation. Other terms for MLM include network marketing, direct selling,and referral marketing.

Eight benefits of network marketing are:

1. High demand for quality products.
2. The income potential.
3. No employees to hire.
4. Small amount of risk.
5. No inventory.
6. Low operating costs.
7. Freedom.
8. Residual income.

Click Here for a list of the Top 10 Ways to Choose A Great Networking Opportunity.

Always remember, success and failure are a part of any business.

I’m so excited! I’ve started my own business as an Independent Longaberger Consultant!

As I was looking through the latest WishList (our catalog) There are so many new products … you won’t believe it!


We have:


• American-made, hand-crafted Baskets (of course)


• Candles to add ambiance to any room


• Home Accents to complement every style – including fabulous Wall Art, Lamps and Wrought Iron


• Flirty new Sisters™ bags and accessories


• Comfort Food for delicious, simple cooking


• Amazing Pottery in outstanding colors to sweeten any tabletop


• So much more!


Take a minute, grab a beverage and relax and check us out online at http://ic.longaberger.com/esuite/home/kimberlyandrews! And don’t forget, we have great Hostess benefits -- and you’ll be enjoying those! I just can’t wait!


I look forward to connecting with you and setting the date! Talk to you soon!

*The Longaberger Company is America's premier maker of handcrafted baskets and offers other home and lifestyle products, including pottery, wrought iron, fabric accessories and specialty foods!



3 Work from Home Business Ideas...

Three top money making business ides to work from home and have your own business are:

• Cleaning Business -  Start your own cleaning business, clean houses.
• Home Care - Assist the elderly by helping them with household chores, grocery shopping, laundry and such.
• Promos/Demos - Sign up with several marketing companies and work as an Independent Contractor with companies such as The Sunflower Group Talent Pool Inc or Pro Demo Works

These are just three of my favorite ideas of ways to make money and have your own business working from home. 

How to Figure Out What Type of Home Business is Right For You

Are you thinking of starting a work at home business, but don't know or not sure what type of home business is right for you?  Well, there are a couple of simple questions to ask yourself that hold the answer to that very question.

1. What are your interests?  What type of things interest you?  Do you like organization, mind puzzles, physical puzzles?  Do you like art as in expressing yourself?  These types of questions and answers will lead you to what type of work characteristics you enjoy most.
2. What are your hobbies?  What do you like to do most in your spare time?  Do you like to read, paint, sew, talk on the phone to friends, cook?  They always say to turn your hobby into your job, then you will be doing what you love. 

The bottom line is you have much knowledge and many interests just waiting to be explored and to put to good use and make you money in the process! 

All the hobbies and past time tools you have learned, you have become knowledgeable in and deserve to be paid for your knowledge.  So what are you waiting for?  Put those two together to come up with the perfect home business ideas and go for it!

Affiliate Marketing: Avoiding The Scams

By: Nell Taliercio

Affiliate Marketers make their money by selling other people's products or services. These affiliate programs allow them to earn commissions based on the sales generated through the affiliate marketer's special link. In some cases, they can earn money by getting people to sign-up to a special list or offer that the affiliate company provides.

These programs can be good income generators, provided you put in the work necessary to make your commissions. There are numerous affiliate marketing opportunities out there for anyone to choose from and each one offers differing monetary rewards for the commissions. The problem is, that not all of those opportunities are legitimate ones. Yes, the annoying scammers have gotten to this part of the internet too.
 So, as an aspiring Affiliate Marketer, what can you do to avoid falling into one of these Affiliate Marketing traps? Here are some things to look for when deciding on one of those opportunities:

Website

Take a thorough look at the website of the product, that you're considering taking on in your affiliate marketing business. The website should contain a decent amount of information about the product you would be taking on. It should also provide good information on the affiliate program that they are offering. Make sure that the site has contact information in case you need to ask questions or get support.

Any website, offering affiliate programs, that have no contact information is not worth your time. If you can't get a hold of them when you need to, how can you be sure you'll get the money due to you. Also, if the site has more information on how much money you could make from their program and less on what the product is and does; then it's not likely the program is legit.

Research
 As with anything on the internet, you should be doing your research to determine if the program is on the up and up. Look to see if anyone else might have used that program and find out what their experience was. Also, look for information about the company, if any is available, to see if they seem legit.

Don't Pay

Legitimate programs will not charge you to sign-up with them to sell their products. There are some cases where you may be paying for other items, like their magazines, special software or some other type of service. But, as far as signing up to simply market and sell their items, there shouldn't be any charge for you.

Affiliate Marketing is a legitimate business opportunity. You'll just have to sort through a lot of programs to make sure you're signing up for one that won't scam you. Take your time and thoroughly research the programs that interest you and you should be able to avoid some scams that could cost you a lot of money in the long run.

Article Source: http://www.wahm-articles.com

*Nell Taliercio has been working at home full time since 2004. She’s worked as a telecommuter, virtual assistant and affiliate marketer. In 5 years she’s discovered many secrets to finding legitimate work at home jobs and securing them. You can find work at home job information and tips at: www.justonlinejobs.com

3 Key Skills to WAH: Organization, Self-Motivation and Time Management

Organization, Self-Motivation and Time-Management.  These are three very important key words for those who work from home. You need to be well organized in your work habits as well as with your schedule, tasks and to-do lists. (Organization: Organization is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, controls its own performance, and has a boundary separating it from its environment) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organization

You need to be very self motivated in starting and completing your workday from home, especially if you have family around you such as your spouse or the hustle and bustle of your kids. Self Motivation: Self-motivation is the ability to motivate oneself, to find a reason and the necessary strength to do something, without the need of being influenced to do so by another person. Working in a careful and consistent manner without giving up.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-motivation

You will certainly need to have time management, as this is very important and coincides with being self-motivated. You must schedule your time wisely each day to complete the tasks at hand. (Time Management: Time management refers to a range of skills, tools, and techniques used to manage time when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management

These three skills are key in working at home. Without them you will have a home office that runs more like a zoo. So remember to make Organization, Self-Motivation and Time Management key aspects of your home based business.

A Savvy Blogging Twitter Party Recap

Many of your blogging questions answered.  Did you miss the Savvy Blogging Twitter Party last night or perhaps it moved a little to fast for you.  Well don't fret, they have post a recap just for you.  Just click on the link(s) below. 

Such topics included last night were:

1. What is Bounce Rate?
2. How to get a lower Bounce Rate.
3. Should you use photos in your posts and where to find photos.
4. Where can you find Affiliate programs?
5. What are the important points to blogging.

Savvy Blogging Party Recap Part I

For a Transcript of last night's Savvy Blogging Party click here

Looking for ways to establish your blog, perhaps even earn money?

Looking for ways to establish your blogs, bring in more traffic and gain loyal followers or earn money. Take it from me, an amateur not long ago, these are tips and suggestions I have learned and applied.  And since applying the below suggestions, I have increased my blog presence in just the past few months.

• AdSense - Whether it be placement of google ads, search boxes or the like.
  
• Product Reviews -  Review products to help attract sponsors and in the process you not only help out the company, but you received free products as well.
  
• Giveaways - This is something I hear a great deal about, but have yet to to apply this one, but I am contemplating this one too, as it brings in a high traffic volume to your blog.
  
• Ads - Sell space for ads.
  
• Affiliates -  Earn money from affiliate marketing by placing ads such as amazon.com ads on your blog.  For every item sold through your blog ad, you are paid a small percentage of the profit.
  
• Follow/Followers -  Follow other blogs, get to know them.  Because follow and be followed.  It's called networking. Same goes for commenting. 
  
• Vlogs - Make a vlog, they are more personable, they help you to connect with your audience and help promote your blog.
  
• Social Networking Sites (ie Facebook and Twitter) Help to promote and gain loyal followers, as well as attract sponsors.  Basically, social networking is free advertisement.
  
  Before a few short months ago, I had no followers, no comments, no re tweets and my AdSense balance was around .50 a month. Now my AdSense monthly balance has more than tripled to earning somewhere in the neighborhood of about 2.50 and more a month now. And again, this has taken place just within the last few months, so imagine what it could be this time next year if I continue to learn and grow my blogs. The sky could be the limit for me, and it could be for you too!
  
  
  

Ideas to Work-At-Home

Need ideas to work from home?  I actually work 3 out of 4 of the below areas.  Affiliate Marketing, as an Independent Contractor and Freelance.   You might also be interested in working in any of these four areas or all.

Direct Sales - Arbonne, AVON, Mary Kay, Tupperware, Amway
Affiliate Marketing - Monet Minerals, Country Charm Scents, Teaporia, Spa Girl Gourmet,
Independent Contractor - Brand Ambassador, Merchandiser, Mystery Shopper, Inventory Specialist
Freelancer - Virtual Assistant, Writer, Blogger, Social Media, Photography

These are just a few ideas listed above, but is a nice place to start.  There are tons more similar ideas.  Just use the google search engine above to search for more.

5 Traits Needed to Blog at Home

1. Creativity - You have to come up with ideas and usually on a rather frequent basis, so creativity is a must have.  You need to keep your posts fresh and frequent.
2. Motivation - You must have motivation because when you are at home there can be many distractions such as the kids, your spouse, visits from family and etc.
3. Determination - You will need to be determined in being creative and keeping your motivation to continue to come up with ideas and playing those out.
4. Organization - A must have!  You need to be well organized in your creativity.  Keep your thoughts and ideas down on paper.  Keep your blog(s) organized as to which one to post on next and what to post.
5. Confidence - Is a must have above all else.  If you don't have the confidence in yourself then you certainly won't be successful in writing and maintaing a blog that other's will believe in. 

WAH: Need a place to start?

Want to work from home, but not sure where to start?  Need some ideas?  Well good news!  I have listed some great places to start!  The websites I have listed below are all legitimate businesses and great places to start.  And, I have either researched or directly heard of these businesses.  I am currently a personal affiliate with Monet Minerals and Country Charms Scents and I also work part-time as a *Promotional Event Specialist.  These opportunities work great for me.  You just need to find the right opportunity that works for you.   

In the past, I have also done work as a Virtual Assistant and was an Avon Representative, Beauti Control Cosmetics Consultant and Teaporia Consultant as well.  What am I getting at?  The simple fact that it is not as difficult as you might think and I am here to say, "you can do it too"!  It just takes a little time, patience and effort to get started and establish yourself.  These work great whether you are looking for a part-time opportunity, full-time or even if you are just looking for a hobby or a little extra spending money.  There are tons of options out there it's only a matter of finding them.  But I'm making it easy for you by giving you someplace to start!  A headstart if you will.  So remember time, patience and effort are needed.  With that being said, it's time to become your own boss, happy hunting!


Direct Sales: (Avon, Arbonne Mary Kay Tupperware Lia Sophia Jewelry)
Affiliate Marketing: (Monet Minerals Country Charm Scents Teaporia Spagirl Gourmet Consultant)
Online Jobs: (WAHMS Indeed Virtual Office Temps)
*Marketing/Promotions: (NARMS PromoWorks Advantage Sales & Marketing The Sunflower Group)