When it comes to doing business online, your online business reputation is everything. It is important to remember this when you are networking on forum boards and in business networking groups. When people ‘feel’ they have been ‘wronged’ by a business or business person, they are not afraid to post about their experience. All it [...]
How To Get Repeat Customer Orders
March 23, 2010 By 3 Comments
When you are with a Direct Sales Company, part of your business success comes from customers placing re-orders with you. I often hear Direct Sales Consultants saying that it all boils down to customer service. In my opinion, that is only partially true. There are other things that you need to be doing in addition [...]
Hiring Your Teen To Assist You In Your Direct Sales Business
March 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As a Direct Sales business owner, I often need help with general business tasks. I couldn’t afford to hire outside help, so I asked my teenaged daughter if she would like to work for me. Teenagers are often looking for jobs, once they reach 15-16 years of age. I have always paid my daughter an [...]
Don’t be Shackled by the Rules
March 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Does your company have tons of rules about advertising? How about websites? Do the rules make you feel like you are being restricted by the company? Well maybe you are not! Let’s look at this from another point of view. Most Direct Sales businesses are geared to grow through personal contact. You talk to people. [...]
The Do's and Don'ts of Networking on Twitter
February 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When it comes to using the social media site Twitter, there are a few Do’s and Don’ts you need to be aware of. Let’s start with the Do’s 1. Fill out your twitter profile so that others can learn a little more about you and your Direct Sales business. If possible, upload a small picture [...]
Using Small Promotional Items To Market Your Business
February 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
These days we are all looking for creative ways to advertise and market our home businesses. One of the ways you can do this is by offering free small promotional items or giveaways. I like to use these for in-person business contact when I am out in my community locally here in my home town. [...]
Benefits Of Setting Obtainable Goals For Your Direct Sales Business
January 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As a 20+ years Direct Sales professional, I can personally tell you that setting goals for your home business is a great way to keep yourself focused and motivated. However, I often see consultants who make unobtainable goals for themselves and their business and then get frustrated and disappointed when they fail. When you set [...]
Why You Need A Work Schedule For Business Success
January 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As a Direct Sales business owner, I am often asked, “How do you find the time to work on your business?” My answer is always the same, “You need to have a work schedule.” When we work out of our homes, we often get distracted. There are soccer games, cheerleading practices, grocery shopping, meal planning, [...]
Finding A Legitimate Direct Sales Home Business
January 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
As a side note before the article starts by Shelly, this is exactly why we started WAHM Chats. We wanted to bring you companies that are proven and we have atleast a little knowledge of and then we have high hopes of bringing you the top recruiters for these companies that will be there to [...]
7 Tips to be an Effective Direct Sales Leader
December 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
In direct sales there are always opportunities to become a leader of other people. Sometimes known as down line or recruits, they become a part of our team. Sometimes leaders feel compelled to become responsible for their teams overall performance. They fret and sweat and break their own backs to try and make others successful. [...]
