Article Marketing and Your Direct Sales Business – WAHM-Articles BlogTour

Posted by Chris | Posted on 16-12-2010

Category : Article Marketing, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips, Ghostwriting for Blogs

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I have been invited by Wahm Articles to participate in a blog tour of several sites through the month of December. We are all going to be talking about article marketing and how it would help you in your business. Since I am in the direct sales business, well, what a better topic for me than that. Enjoy the Tour!
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Article marketing can be a huge help in your direct sales business should you decide to embrace it. I know there are those of you out there asking, “why should I use it when I only sell lipsticks and lotions”?

Here is my why. Article marketing is a powerful tool in driving traffic to your website. The more people you can get to your site, the better the chances of making a connection with folks which leads to making sales, as well as recruiting people. You also have the opportunity to invite people to get on your list which will enable you to direct information to them as well. Another opportunity to make a sale and a connection.

Making connections is huge in any online business. Especially a direct sales business. We do not have the luxury of being a big box retailer. We have to forge our own way in the big, bad world of the web. Using articles that are written and directed at your niche, will bring those people that are interested in you, in what you have to say and ultimately in your products, right to your front door by using a well written article and resource box.

When you are a small fish in a big company and even one of many in your home town, making a difference and using different methods can only bring you more. Remember each resource box out there is an incoming link to your site. The more there are that are quality, the better it is for your site and your rankings. This means more traffic for your site.

So embrace article marketing in your direct sales business. There are hundreds of topics you can write about that you know. Start today and start seeing results sooner than you expect!

Footnote…..
Chris, thanks again for allowing WAHM-Articles to stop and visit your blog. We hope this post will help your readers get started with article marketing. We just came from Amy’s blog, so make sure you Click Here to read how we helped her readers. Also, make sure you click here to visit Corrie’s blog on Tuesday to see how we’re going to help her readers with article marketing.

Committing to Your Business

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Posted by Chris | Posted on 04-03-2010

Category : Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips

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When we first start our Direct Sales business, we have made a commitment to that company by writing the check and ordering the starter kit. While signing on the dotted line of the agreement is a commitment to that company, it is a commitment to you and your business?

Have you committed to any of the following things lately?
• Doing the best we can to build our business
• Treating our customers with integrity and kindness
• Being helpful and caring to our customer
• Spending at least 15-20 hours per week dedicated to growing our business
• Talking to at least 5 people a day about our business
• Doing whatever it takes to earn the amount of money needed to pay our bills, feed the bank account or save for that trip

Why not take some time today and configure a commitment form for yourself and your business. Sign it and post it on your bulletin board. Seeing that each day you will know that you have cemented your career goal and revitalized your business. How inspiring can that be?

Ideas on How to Kick Start Your New Direct Sales Business

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Posted by Chris | Posted on 23-07-2009

Category : Direct Sales Articles, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips

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Ideas on How to Kick Start Your New Direct Sales Business

So, you are planning on starting your own home based business and you have chosen the right one for you! That is wonderful. Whether it is a franchise, a party plan or your own creation, you are going to need some cheap advertising methods to help you kick start your business! Listed below are some tried and true methods that you can try inexpensively!

1. The most important method will be Business Cards!! Always have them on had. You never know when you need one. Use them to write notes to people. Buy magnetic backings at Wal-mart and make them into magnets that are placed on your customer’s refrigerator. They may misplace a business card, but the weight of a magnet will reduce to loss of one of these business cards! Plus they usually end up on the fridge!

2. Pins, buttons, t-shirts, anything wearable! Outfit your family as well! You can get printable iron on decals at Wal-mart or any office supply store to make your own if your company does not provide an official contact for printing.

3. Design your own logo if your company doesn’t already have on and get car decals or magnetic signs for the car. Go to your local print shop for magnetic signs. They start at about $40 for 2 with a basic design.

4. Get a shopping bag or tote bag with see through pockets so you can carry around your catalogs or business goods and people can see the products. Make it bright and colorful.

5. Flyers! Easy to make on your computer. Use colorful paper and mail them to everyone you know. You can also make an introduction letter and include them in any book that you pass out. People want to get to know the person that they will be doing business with. It is important that they realize that this is your BUSINESS and you will be around for a long while.

6. Another use for flyers is a tear off sheet that you can post on the free boards at the grocery store, laundry mat and any other local establishment. This is especially good if you are doing local businesses like house cleaning, auto detailing, selling cosmetics, yard care etc.

7. Hospitals give out mommy packs to all new moms. Call your local hospital and see if they are accepting new business and the requirements. Include a discount as a new mom bonus with your free gift or flyer.

8. If your business is one that does fundraising, get your networking skills going with everyone that you know. Think about PTA’s, church groups, day cares, civic organizations, cheerleading, football, baseball, soccer teams. How about High School band, choir, Booster Clubs. So many clubs have to do fundraising for money now. This is big business!

9. Pass out personalized pens, pencils, note pads, calendars for cheap advertising.

10. Craft fairs, street fairs, Home and Garden shows and any type of thing like that. Relatively inexpensive and a great way to get known in your community. Again, business cards and cheap giveaways like bookmarks, pens or pencils will be key here. Use your Business card, punch 2 holes in it with a hole punch and thread through a sucker to give out at the parades that are associated with some street fairs.

11. Team up with friends that do direct sales or have their own business and do an Expo of your goods. Hold it at someone’s home or if you get a lot or people participating, rent a room at a restaurant or hotel. Share business cards with these ladies. They see and meet a lot of people that may be looking for your type of business. Do the same for them.

12. Press releases! These are relatively easy to do. But, you must follow up with the paper and actually talk to someone. Don’t just fax it over and hope it gets printed. Remember, Relationships are key!

13. Donate products to raffles. Make sure your business info in included in the basket or on the prize. It is a tax write off!

14. Get personalized note cards with the name of your business on them and always send thank you notes to you customers and hostesses. Offer a discount on their next purchase for a referral to a friend that orders.

These are but a few of the many things that you can do to gear up your business. There are so many more. I hope that these spark your creativity and get your mind juices following!

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Chris Carroll is a sales professional that has made direct sales her business of choice and enjoys sharing with others. You can sign up for tips on managing and increasing your business at her site DirectSalesTalk. You can also find her at her business site ShopOnYourSeat If you would like to use this article for your newsletters or website, all links must be live and clickable.