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Use Article Marketing for Solid Business Growth

Posted by Chris | Posted on 29-06-2011

Category : Article Marketing, Direct Sales Articles, Ghostwriting for Blogs

Tags: article marketing, blogging, blogs, direct sales marketing

Copyright Chris Carroll and DirectSalesTalk. If you see this on any other site without my byline, please let me know.

When it comes to learning how to market yourself on the internet, things seem to come and go. First it was link farms, then it was forums. Article writing as a marketing method has been a round a long time and it is one that never seems to go away. In fact article marketing is one of the strongest methods of promoting yourself and your business on the internet.

The fact that it is a simple method of self advertising is one thing. But is also draws those that are interested in your articles to your website and introduces them to you and your business. The more you write and place articles out for distribution on article directories, the more exposure you are potentially going to get.

When someone picks up your article from a directory, uses of your article can be for print in newsletters, publications, on other websites and blogs as content and more. All of those articles contain your link to you and your business. This allows more exposure where you would not have been seen before.

Using article marketing in your direct sales and work at home business is a great tool for you too. People want to know how to use the product you sell. They want to learn more about the things that you know. Start slowly and develop your craft. You may find that you enjoy it and I know you will enjoy more dedicated traffic to your website or blog.

Copyright Chris Carroll 2011

4 Things to Think About Before Joining a Direct Sales Business

Posted by Chris | Posted on 10-05-2011

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

Tags: business growth, direct sales marketing, direct sales tips, direct sales training, party plan tips, time management

With the economy such as it is, many families are looking to home based direct sales business to supplement or replace an income. If you are looking for a direct sales or home based business, there are a few important things you need to consider before choosing a company to work with. You want to make the right choice the first time, so take is slow and so some research.

Although it may seem like working at home is a dream come true, it is actually quite difficult for some. Blending in family, household and work can be a challenge. Here are some tips for you to decide if this is right for you.

1. Depending on your product line, you may have evening parties. Are you and your family flexible enough to handle this? You can double book and hold several on weekend days, but many weekday eves are party nights.

2. You will have to allow time for trainings and meetings with your manger and her team. This is especially important when you are first starting your business. You need a much support as you can get! Can you manage to include this in your schedule?

3. Part of your profits will be spent on supplies, so while you may be thinking you are making 40 or 50% in reality you will be making less. You need to manage your expenses and keep them low in order to make a good profit.

4. You are the CEO of your new business that will entail a lot of work on your part. This will include finding customers, hosting parties, selling product and advertising your business. If your business is local, it may also include deliveries and many more tasks. Make sure you have time enough to handle all of the work so you will soon get overwhelmed.

Does this sound like something you would enjoy and have time for? Study this list well and think of other things that will be involved once you decide on a business. Your manager can help you. Yes, a direct sales business is fun, but it is also something that you have to manage and incorporate into your family as well.

How to Grow Your Direct Sales Business in the New Year

Posted by Chris | Posted on 26-12-2010

Category : Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips, Home Party Plan Tips

Tags: business plan, direct sales marketing, marketing

For many direct sellers, January brings fear anew regarding the growth of our direct sales business. Many of us wonder how to grow our business and make a big impact on sales as well as income.

January also bring that dreaded business planning back into focus. Yes, you should have been doing it all along, but now is the perfect time to start planning and making small changes in your business that over the year will bring you big impact.

If you simply make a weekly, monthly & yearly plan for your biz and focus on adding one customer a week and/or one recruit a month, you will see your business grow by leaps and bounds in the coming year. One customer a week is 52 new customers. If you are in a direct sales business, you know those dollars will add up, especially if those customers remain loyal and place a lot of re orders with you.

One recruit a month can also add quite a bit to your income. That is 12 new team members. What will that do to your income level? If your team members also follow your plan, will they also be adding members? You bet. How can that impact your income?

By taking some time to plan on some effective marketing for your business for the new year, making small changes can really grow your business through the year. And remember to track your successes and celebrate them too!

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

Tags: article marketing, cheap advertising, direct sales articles, direct sales marketing, marketing, recruiting, sales tips

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.