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How to Get Over a Setback in Business

Posted by Chris | Posted on 05-05-2012

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

Tags: direct sales business, small business, work at home tips

Have you ever suffered a setback in your business? It happens every so often and sometimes it can be tough to get back on the proverbial horse. It can happen and you may have lost confidence in yourself and your abilities. However, the longer you wait to start working your business, the harder it will be to get going again. The following are some tips to help you overcome a setback and get your business back on track!

Stay Structured
A structured schedule is important in your small business. It can serve as both a reminder and motivator to help you move forward. As the old saying goes “plan your work and work your plan”.

Learn New Skills
Learning new skills can help motivate you. You may choose to take a class that will further develop skills you already have or learn something new entirely. There are many options for how to expand your skills and training. Look at formal classes at your local college, listen to conference calls and teleclasses, or simply buy a business-related book at the bookstore.

Hire a Business Coach
A business coach can help you evaluate your business, as well as your strengths and weaknesses. Every small business owner should have someone that can help you stretch. Coaches can help you formulate a plan to get back into action and provide motivation to help you succeed.

Outsource Tasks
If there is a particular task that you do not enjoy and you find it becoming a hindrance to your business, outsource the task to a professional. The task will be completed on a regular basis quickly and efficiently so you can move on to work you enjoy.

Check Your Work Environment
Mixing up your work environment can energize you and breathe new life into your business. For instance, if you tend to work exclusively online with clients, try finding some local ones to work with. This also will apply to where to you too. Do you work in an enclosed room or office? Change things up and grab a laptop for working at a coffee house or outside a few hours a day. It will bring a new perspective.

Try a Joint Venture
Look at teaming up with someone on a joint venture. This can bring some excitement and fun back into your business and it can also be a great way to get over a setback. You will be able to dive back into a project, but will have another person to share the work with. This can help alleviate any pressure you feel about your tasks. Having a partner to bounce ideas off and brainstorm with can add a fun element to your business.

Use Your Strengths and Skills
Think about what your strengths are and use those skills in your business. If you work on activities that you don’t feel you do particularly well, you may end up feeling challenged and unsuccessful. People tend to excel when doing tasks they are good at. It will make your work a lot more enjoyable when you work consistently on things that you do well.

Reward Yourself
Don’t lose your momentum when you have a setback. It is easy to sit back and blame yourself, but don’t beat yourself up. It is a learning experience. Look what you did that was not effective and improve it. You do not have to be an overnight success, but once you get to success levels in your business, make sure to reward yourself for a job well done!

Meet the New Again Mystique Boutique Direct Sales Company

Posted by Chris | Posted on 23-04-2012

Category : Direct Sales Tips, Small Business Tips

Tags: business builders, home party plan, party plan tips, work at home tips

I have had the privileged in working with a re-newed direct sales company in the past month or so on one of my other sites. I thought I would share with you a bit about my new obsession in fabulous direct sales products.

Mystique Boutique is the name of the company and they are Michigan born, American Made……Women’s Accessories & Body Care. I fell in love with the entire product line when I saw their site and catalog. There is absolutely something for everyone with their gorgeous selection of trendy, fashionable women’s accessories like the purses, leather belts and stylish buckles, amazing jewelry and watches, beautiful scarves and their body care line. Oh yes! Definitely something for everyone!

Since 2006, they have remained committed to bringing back American made products & design. They started as a jewelry only company and in Oct 2011, they extended their line to include the other fabulous selections, all for today’s modern woman.

I have seen many items in their line personally and they are top quality product with American pride built right in. The products are exactly what women are buying in the trendy boutiques so why not buy it from a Made in America company offering Made in American products?

The compensation plan looks simple and fair. You will earn a decent percentage and the kits are fairly priced. The Hostess plan is nice and generous as well. Booking for this product line should be a snap.

If you are looking for a direct sales company to check out for a new party plan business, you have to check out Mystique Boutique. They are going places! Look at their offerings to you as a direct sales business consultant and grab your kit today. I think you will be pleased!

Using PLR Articles for Blogging

Posted by Chris | Posted on 22-07-2011

Category : Blogging, Direct Sales Tips, PLR Articles

Tags: blogging, business builders, direct sales tips, plr articles, work at home tips

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

Direct sales reps and work at home business owners often ask me how many posts a week is sufficient to keep their blog fresh and active on Google.

I think if you have been online long enough you have learned that Google is like a picky child. If they don’t get their way and you don’t play right, they take away some of your privileges…. in our world that correlates to traffic. You must keep your posts fresh and relevant to your blog topic.

How many is good enough? I usually recommend at least 2 posts per week minimum and 3 would be better. Now I know you are busy. I am too. But what can save the day when you just cannot come up with any more content that is interesting is PLR articles. I usually keep some on hand when the well ruins dry or I get too busy to post.

The great thing about PLR is that with just a quick re-write you have relevant content any time you need it. It doesn’t cost you a lot of money and your blog is fresh and gaining traffic, More traffic, more money. And these days, I am all about making money.

Next time you are stuck, check out some PLR sites and grab a pack or two. Make sure you customize it to your writing style and in a few minutes you are posting and growing your site. I think that is cool!

Do you use PLR and does it help you?

Copyright Chris Carroll 2011

Effective Recruiting Begins With Your Target Market

Posted by Chris | Posted on 12-03-2011

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

Tags: business tips, direct sales, party plan tips, recruiting, team building, work at home tips

When you are bringing new team members into your direct sales business it is important to remember that these people will join your team for different reasons. Everyone is looking for something different in their home based business. Once you understand those reasons, then you will know who your target market is and can effectively tailor your recruiting pitch to them.

Here are 3 reasons that a new member will consider joining your team and want to start their own direct sales or work at home business.

1. Personal Use ~ This type of consultant is looking to make just a little bit of money and will most likely only be joining to take a few orders every month from their family, friends and co-workers. This is so that they can get their personal items at a discount. These consultants usually only want to make $100- $200 a month as a supplement to their income.

2. Part Time Sales ~ This consultant is looking to make additional money to help support his or her family’s income. This person will usually demonstrate 2-4 parties a month and they are looking to make $200-$500 a month in additional income to supplement or for building up a nest egg. The part time sales consultant can also be a person who just wants to make some extra cash during certain seasons of the year.

3. Full Time Sales ~ This type of consultant is looking to make a full time income. This will replace a regular job so that they can support their family. This person will usually demonstrate at least 6+ parties a month and they are looking to make a minimum of $1,000 a month in income. In addition, this person will be interested in recruiting and building a team within your company’s organization so that they can add additional money per month to their income stream.

By knowing what your target market is, you can then craft your sales ads to that particular type of consultant or rep. By coming up with three different recruiting sales pitches, your recruiting methods will be much more effective and you will see a greater acceptance to your message and therefore an increase in your team numbers overall. Taking the time to learn your target market will make you more effective in your recruiting efforts.

The Secret to Selling More

Posted by Chris | Posted on 22-01-2011

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

Tags: direct sales, increasing sales, small business, work at home tips

I have a secret. The secret to selling more product and making more money. I don’t know if you are ready for it yet, though. Its a pretty big secret! What do you think? Are you up for it? Well, I am going to be nice and not hold back and longer.

For those of you crying the blues about making money in your direct sales business or MLM business or other home based small business, here is the scoop. The big scoop.

ASK for the SALE

I Know! What a riot!! Just think how I felt when I realized that…..

Ok, no more kidding around.

Seriously, people. If you have the tools at your finger tips to sell more product, why aren’t you doing it? If you have the tools and the product to sell, what is stopping you? The longer you whine and complain about not having sales, the less effective your whining is. Because people for hundreds and thousands of years have been selling product to feed their family, house their family and make a dang good living.

You have made a decision about the types of product that you want to sell the day you paid the money to join the business; the day you created the product line; the day you published the ebook or report, so what is stopping you? Are you afraid to ASK someone to buy from you?

I know it is easy to giveaway products and services and hope that lucky person will come back and actually buy from you. But that cannot happen forever. You have to get off your bootay and get out there. Get out into your community. Get out into other streams of people on the internet. By hanging with the same old crowd, you are going to get the same old results.

Come up with creative ways to market your products and ask for the sale. It sounds so simple and it really is. Ignore the negative nellies in your life and just do it. You just need to do it!

Just think how nice it will be to have money in your pocket and product moving. You know that having this product at your finger tips means that you can have money any time. Just go sell something. You love your product. That is why you wanted to sell it. And Guess what? Other people love your product as well. You just need to find them and they will appreciate you. Don’t let any negative thoughts get in your way. Get rid of the excuses and just go for it.

Okay….. off my soap box now.