Oh What a Tangled Web...

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive”--Sir Walter Scott

 

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive” is a quote from Scottish Novelist, poet, Sir Walter Scott is as pertinent today as it was when it was written as does the children's poem written in 1829 by Mary Howitt, titled "The Spider and the Fly"

 

Both warn of the deceptions which permeate our everyday lives all the way from childhood to the adulthood, Nothing is sacred, not our religion our boardrooms and surely not our politics. Tangled webs of deception are everywhere the most glaring is that of the Internet home based business industry.

 

Recent studies have shown that each week 155,000 people enter the online home based business market and 151,000 fail. A staggering 97% failure rate partly because of the lack of business education, failure to properly plan, unrealistic expectations and all of those greedy spiders trying to lure you in.

 

As in Mary Howitt's poem, The Spider and the Fly - The spider spins her web of deception to bring the fly closer and closer with various enticements so do many of these Internet programs and their operators. How man times have you seen a website or read an advertisement offering you $10,000 dollars a week *IF* you will just send me $49.95.

 

The variations are many in an attempt for the mind to believe. "It's so easy a 5 year old could do this!" and with that promise of easy money you buy in only to find that $49.95 was just the camel's nose under the tent so to speak. Next comes the countless hours of trying to recruit other salesmen, known as distributors and disguised yet to others as customers.

 

It isn't as easy as you thought recruiting. It is even worse when they don't make any money and they leave. You are forced to recruit again and again, trying to fill the gaping hole in your organization and your wallet.

 

Next you buy leads and that hole in your wallet gets bigger.

 

Some of these opportunities end up being nothing more than cyber sweatshops requiring you to work for the team where only the elite get fed.

 

The U.S. Department of Labor and Industry reports that on average the small home business owner earns $60,000 per year, that my friends is a long way off from $10,000 per week.

 

Know who you do business with is a caveat by which we should all pay homage.

 

For more information on how I earn my living on the Internet Google my name.

 

I remain as always,

At your service

 

RH Sterling

570.972.1245

Skype - rhsterling

 

Home Business and Residual Income

A recent market study of online retail sales conducted by Machrotech showed a 28 percent increase in sales, penetrating 71 percent of the US population between 2005-2006. In keeping those results in mind, one would be inclined to believe that creating a home business with a healthy residual income stream would be easy. Internet marketing failure rates paint a darker side to this story claiming dismal failure rates so high that it would appear nearly impossible to make any sort of regular income let alone a residual income with a home business.

 

That being said, making an income online is not only possible but probable if you follow the directions. The problem with following directions is that there are so many people giving them that following them is near impossible. Imagine how difficult it would be if you were driving down a busy street and thousands of people were shouting directions. Turn right, turn left, go faster, stop here! The thought alone is overwhelming, the frustration is exasperating.

 

Based on that scenario, I doubt if you would get very far either in your car or in your home business let alone make any money today or long lasting income for the tomorrows ahead. That is just one reason why experts claim that only about 3% of everyone who starts an online business will succeed.

 

The odds seem to weigh heavily against you however before you throw up your arms in despair and dash your dreams of owning your own home business into a million pieces I want you to think of something else. Have you ever been in a casino? If you are like many other people, I am sure that you have. Maybe you have played cards, rolled dice, spun a wheel or pulled the handle of a slot machine. I'll bet you have even won a time or three three and had great fun i the process.

 

You may be wondering at this point why I would bring up casino games in the middle of a home business, residual income article so I will get to the point. Casinos rake in billions of dollars each year. There is no denying that fact but did you also know that the Casinos play with a  very slight edge by design their games may carry only one percentage point in their favor and that is their draw, you have in some cases high chance of winning except more often than that you walk away with less money than you had before you started playing.

 

Casinos have the knowledge to use small percentages to earn them piles of long term residual income just as you need the knowledge of the home business market to achieve similar results.

 

Educate yourself before jumping feet first into the deep end of the marketing pool. Don't grab the first business you see based on how flashy their ad or fall prey to their claims of huge financial gains in 30 days or less. Be realistic with your expectations, if you have been living in the same house for the last 15 years and driving the same 10 year old compact car why would you think that you would be moving to a mansion by the sea with a new red Ferrari by the end of the month?

 

I have news for you..... Wake up, you won't!

 

 Like most other things making money from the Internet takes time and persistence and in the case of affiliate marketing it also takes one other thing - a good program..

 

The type of program that I like best is called a cooperative business model because it offers more bang for the buck than many other programs. Working with a cooperative is full of features and benefits like low startup costs, low advertising costs, easy consumer acquisition at an affordable price from an established customer base without wasting your time or money on purchasing leads. No doubt about it. real paying customers mean real income.

 

If you are serious about creating a solid home business that will pay you today and provide a residual income for your days ahead, I highly recommend investigating the power of joining a business cooperative. It is sound business principles that make a good business capable of fulfilling your dreams.

 

RH Sterling – Case Statement Copywriter

570.972.1245

Skype: rhsterling

 

Its Good Business: http://itsgoodbusiness.net

PRESS RELEASE - Sharon Johnson-Smith Joins Over 10 Million Female Business Owners

 

For_Immediate_Release:

Phoenix, Arizona (Press Release) August 12, 2008 --

 

Its Good Business.net recently announced Sharon Johnson-Smith, Phoenix. AZ., as their newest female small business owner.

 

Sharon has been involved with network marketing since 1982 and Internet marketing since 1995. When asked to describe herself she says, "I'm a Christian, wife, stepmom, daughter, sister, and friend."

 

Sharon has spent the past twelve years working on the Internet with varying degrees of success before coming to an Its Good Business webinar. When asked why she chose to become involved with Its Good Business Sharon said that the Its Good Business program made perfect sense to her.

 

The Its Good Business team approach of caring professionals coupled with a unique cooperative marketing plan puts an end to the need to buy leads or recruit distributors and gives direct access to a stong customer. Having access to a large base makes the difference between success rather than failure.

 

Its Good Business, is the brainchildTom Prendergast, CEO Veretekk  and is associated with a 9 year old debt free leader in the health and wellness industry. The Its Good Business model focuses on building solid businesses for each of its members while traing teams of strategic marketing professionals to promote the business.

 

Although Its Good Business has produced more Directors and 4 Star Business Affiliates than anyother in the 9 year history Prendergast is adamant that this is a "get rich slow" program to create long term wealth.

 

Sharon Johnson-Smith knew what she needed to increase her success on the Internet and that is why she chose Its Good Business.

 

Persons interested in creating a home business on the Internet are welcomed to contact Sharon directly or by attending an Its Good Business webinar held every Saturday at 1pm pst and Wednesday evenings at 7pm pst. Visit http://itsgoodbusiness.net and see how you can become the next person on the move, gaining Internet success.

 

RH Sterling

Case Statement Copywriter

Certified Veretekk Trainer

TriVita Business Owner 13040262

 

Office: 570.972.1245

Private: 570.655.0522

Skype: rhsterling

 

- "Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value" Albert Einstein -

 

Make Money with a legitimate work at home business

According to the U.S. Department of Labor and industry the work from home business marketplace was over 2.5 trillion dollars in 2005 and was growing at an astounding 17.4% annual rate. The projected market for 2008 is 4.4 trillion dollars of which 80% begin with a Google search. Your work from home online business can provide you with an opportunity to cash in on a piece of the action, if you understand a few simple rules.

 

What do you want, lowest price point or maximum profit?

 

Most people want to spend the least and earn the most and that is just good business sense however the most important question to ask is not how much does it cost to buy into that opportunity but how much does it cost you to operate that particular work from home business?

 

Consider these parameters. The work from home business you have chosen is a traditional MLM type. You attended a work from home business webinar and they showed you how easy it was to make $10,000 per month. You were told that you could be in business for $50.00 if you signed up now.

 

That's not a difficult decision, I mean who wouldn't part with $50 to work from home and enjoy all of the benefits of owning a home-based business and cash a $10,000 check each month? It's not rocket science - sign me up!

 

After you sign up you run home excitedly and call everyone of your friends and family to share the wealth and let them know first hand just how easy it is to become a work from home mom or dad or grandma or grandpa. They get as excited as you about becoming the next group of work from home millionaires and then what? Who do you sign up next? Where do your next set of victims come from and even more importantly what happens to all of those who you signed up and aren't making money?

 

Let's talk about your chosen work from home business. It really is a work from home distributorship. This means that everyone under you are distributors. Distributors is an upscale term for salesman, sales person, re-seller's etc. What this means is that you have no real customers - no real consumers. Your distributorship has a very limited growth potential.

 

Just how limited? Industry statistics tell us several things about a distributor based work from home business opportunities.

 

a) A distributor based work from home business is more like a work from home job than it is a business because it is  comprised of sales people, not real customers.
b) Distributors remain in your organization only a short time if they cannot recruit effectively. If they can't recruit well then  they can't make any money. They average life span of a new distributor is about 6-8 weeks.

 

Now calculate the amount of time it will take you to recruit new people to fill the holes in your organization times your hourly rate. If your hourly rate is $100.00 per hour and you need an 90 minutes to present and close each new distributor then your cost to add a new distributor into your work from home business is $150.00.

 

However...

 

That is kind of the cart before the horse because we have not discussed how you are going to bring the prospects to look at your business.

 

Exactly how are you going to find people interested in your work from home business?

 

Well you do have a company generated web site that they gave you for free or maybe you pay a monthly fee for them to host it. Yeah a flashy company replicated web site that works, right? Not exactly.... A study of replicated company web sites are rarely properly configured for search engine optimization (SEO). Few of them have proper keywords or meta tags which means that most of these web sites will never be seen by the search engines or your targeted traffic.

 

How do you get traffic to your work from home company's replicated web site?

 

There are SEO work around to bring in the traffic but they are not cheap. A basic 1 page search engine optimized page to drive traffic to your site will cost upwards of $1,000 - $5,000. I don't exactly thing you had that kind of expense in mind when you fell in love with that $50 work from home business so let's talk about less expensive ways to bring your web site some visitors.

 

You can start with banner ads for as little as $1 per day coupled with PPC (Pay Per Click) links that cost a minimum of $3.00 per click for a good keyword means that your $30 per month advertising budget can balloon into more than $1000 per month with only a little over 30 clicks per day.

 

If that isn't bad enough did you know that some of your competitors hire click teams in foreign countries to purposely blow your work from home opportunity advertising budget right out of the water.  Is this how you want to spend your money?

 

What about purchasing leads?

 

You can find top quality leads for your work at home business opportunity by searching on Google. You will find companies claiming to have hot, real-time exclusive leads for your business anywhere from $2-$15 dollars each. Most people buy 100 leads at a time so at the minimum expend to spend $200 per month. A realistic rate of return on these leads is 2%-3%. This means that out of every $100 spent you have the opportunity to talk to 2-3 prospects about why they should join your work at home business. The cost to have these conversations is roughly calculated as Cost of leads divided by the number of prospects received multiplied by your hourly rate. Using the parameters above this cost would equal over $200 per prospect and we haven't even made a sale. Even if you close all 3 you are still in the hole. (3 prospects x $200 =$600 minus total sales = negative $450)

 

The end result is that you have ticked off your friends and family - they all quit. You become frustrated but you can't quit because you have invested a year's worth of your money and time that grew from wealth at $50 to heartache at $3,000.

 

You are angry and say working from home is a scam.

 

No so, according to another study by the US Department of Labor and Industry in 2005 over 20,000 work from home entrepreneurs grossed over $1 million dollars a year with the average work at home bread winner either supplementing or replacing their primary income by $63,000 per year. Remember those results were from a 2005 report and the work from home business industry had been growing at 17.4 percent.

 

How much money have you missed out on?

 

Like anything else working successfully on the Internet requires an education. In most cases getting that education isn't cheap however getting a quality education into the proper way to create and market an online work from home business does not have to be expensive.

 

There is only one business I have ever found on the Internet that I have ever made any real money with and that is It's Good Business dot net. The opportunity costs $1750.00 but it is less and that $50 business that caught you eye and here is why.

 

At first you may be a bit frightened by the price however when I paid the $1750 that was all I needed to spend because with the initial price point I received 25 real customers. These are people who are already buying my product. These are not distributors or re sellers. My customers are consumers. They re-order products not because they have to but rather because they want, enjoy and receive benefits from my products.

 

I don't advertise. The parent company spends their money on advertising and marketing to my customers.

 

Aside from sending a short e-mail welcoming my customers to my business or thanking them for their recent order, I don't send them anything. I don't even call them. They just re-order.

 

I don't buy leads or spend my time trying to get them interested in reselling my products or work from home opportunity.

 

If I want a larger business I spend $50 and buy another customer (I can buy 5 real customers for about the same money it costs for you to talk to 1 prospect). When I do that I am buying the customer for the life of my business. I don't need every customer to re-order every month either. I can earn $10,000 per month if only 15% of my customers order. (Right now I am experiencing a 22% re-order rate)

 

Added bonus is that I didn't have to annoy friend or family - they still like me.

 

It is a fact you are either going to spend a couple of thousand dollars to get started on the head end and have a real business or you are going to spend a couple of thousand dollars realizing that $50 price point was no bargain. The question is on which end do you want to pay?

 

If you are serious about working from home in a real business with flexible hours then I highly recommend that you attend one of the free itsgoodbusiness.net webinars  If you prefer to flush your hard earned dollar down the drain then don't. After all it is your choice.

 

Any questions?

 

RH Sterling - Case Statement Copywriter

570.972.1245

570.655.0522

Skype: rhsterling

On the web:  http://itsgoodbusiness.net

 

 

- "Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value" Albert Einstein -

 

Are you starting a home-based business?

Are you thinking about starting a home-based business? Before you part with your hard-earned money, keep in mind that home based business schemes have been around for years so do some investigating before you sign your home-based business affiliate agreement.

 

The popularity of many home-based business opportunities on the Internet is due largely to low startup costs and the lure of easy money.

 

Before you sign on the dotted line ask these few basic questions  before you commit to any home based business opportunity,

 

What are the Startup Costs?
How much are the start up costs for the home based business opportunity you're considering? Are there ongoing costs? If so, what will they entail and how much are they? One of the major causes of home-based business failue is due to not projecting the costs and expenses of operating a home-based business.

 

This is especially important if you are tyring to start on a shoestring.  Start up costs can be deceiving and often a home-based business can cost more to start than it may appear. The attraction of the initial low startup cost may vanish into thin air once you find out just how much is not included in your home-based business package.

 

Is there any Traning and Support Available?
The training and support offered by a company can make a huge difference in your success. Is it live training or is it Memorex? What I mean is can you attend live training sessions and have your questions personally answered by a qualified instructor or are you handed a bunch of books and CD's before being left alone to figure it out by yourself? What about your  up line, Do they good ethics and leadership skills? Are they dedicated to helping you succeed? Many times a quick search on Google will reveal quite a bit about the people and company included in your business plans.

 

What are the Rules for Advertising and Promotion?
Many home business opportunities have rules regarding how and where you can advertise. In some cases you may have strict limitations, and in others you may be able to do more or less whatever you want. In any case, it is very important to know and understand what you can and cannot do. For example, the company names are often copyrighted and/or trademarked and therefore you are not free to use them in your advertising without permission.

 

What is the Realistic Income Potential?
Read your income potential disclaimers. While a company may tell you hat is possible they won't make any income guarantees. They will however give examples of the best case scenario which is usually the exception to the rule. What is your product or service? Is it based on a need or is it predicated on a "wish list" want? Before you invest your time and money into any home-based business opportunity, you should understand how much you could realistically expect to make.

 

How Long Have They Been in Business?
One rule of thumb when evaluating a possible home-based business opportunity is longevity. A company who has been in business has an established track record. Good or bad there is a paper trail you can follow. By using Google to perform a little due dilligence you can quickly find both the positives and negatives about both the business and it's key players. Stay away from Pre-Launch and "Revolutionary" startup home-based business opportunities. Very few of thise ever make anyone other than the founders any money. Don't lose sight of your objective, which is to build a business that will provide you with an income over the years and not just a quick fix.

 

What Products or Services are Involved?
High quality goods and services that fill needs will attract an audience over a greater length of time thansome flash in the pan fad. Do you remember the pet rock?

 

If the product is a consumable, what is the reorder rate? Consumable products offer the home-based business owner a greater profit potential because people will reorder and buy more. Non-consumable products are sold less often and have a very limited re-order potential so you need to constantly go out and find more customers.

 

Is your home-based business opportunity customer based or distributor based?
If you are considering an MLM home based business then you are most likely looking at a distributor based business. A distributor based business really means that there are no real customers. Think about it for a minute. A distributor based business has no real customers - only distributors. Like you, they are only interested in making money. If your product doesn't make them any money they drop you like a hot rock and move on to another flavor or the week. Distributors have no loyalty!

 

A business based on a sollid foundation of customers is more stable. Customers are consumers of your products. They like, want and need your products. Fill their needs with a high quality product at an affordable price coupled with great customer service and you will build a steady income stream for the life of your home-based business.

 

Are There Quotas or Minimum Inventory Requirements?
Often times the real money for the companies involved comes from your required auto-ship. If you are required by the company to buy a large quantity of products on a regular basis to qualify for certain commission levels then it can be difficult to maintain the business.

 

Are the Products or Services Affordable?
The majority of the population must be able to afford the products or services you are offering. Before you begin your home-based business journey check the prices of your competetion. Know who is offering similar product and know what their prices are. Do some market research.

 

Creating a home-based business provided many benefits and opportunities however along with those opportunities come certain challenges. Be informed before you buy.

 

 

Stop Identity Thieves Immediately

Identity theft is a serious crime that is growing each year. If you're a victim of identity theft you may spend months, even years, trying to repair a ruined credit history. A seriously damaged credit report can compromise your chances of getting a new job, a bank loan, insurance or even rental housing. It's even possible to be arrested for a crime you didn't commit if someone else has used your identity to break the law.

Unfortunately, many of the methods that thieves use to steal identities are beyond your control to guard against. Although it's rare, even store clerks have been known to use their position to pass along information to identity thieves. There are some measures you can take, however, that will make it harder for a thief to steal your identity.

Protect Your Credit Card Number When Making Purchases

After you make a purchase and your credit or debit card has been swiped through a credit card terminal, check to make sure that the printed receipt hides all but the last 4 digits of your credit card account number (usually there will be Xs in place of the first 12 digits). Some terminals still print receipts that show all 16 digits of an account number, and may even include the expiration date as well. After your card is swiped, you're permitted by law to hide the first 12 digits of your account number on the copy of the receipt that the vendor keeps. Use any marking pen that will do the job.

When you go to a restaurant, it's especially important to make sure that the first 12 digits of your credit card number are hidden on your receipt. You might be in the habit of signing it and then leaving the restaurant's copy on the table after your meal. An identity thief can easily steal the signed receipt before the waitperson comes back around to pick it up from the table. Don't take any chances.

Do You Really Need To Give Your Social Security Number?

Another important way that you can guard against identity theft is to avoid giving out your social security number unless it's absolutely required. Although you need to share your social security number when you apply for credit or for a bank account, sometimes a store or an organization will want to use it as an ID number, simply to identify you within their system. This is a common practice even though the law says that social security numbers aren't to be used as ID numbers. In these situations, use your judgment. There's usually an alternative if you ask.

Destroy Documents That Contain Sensitive Personal Information

Buy a paper shredder and use it to destroy documents you're throwing away which contain personal information such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, phone numbers and dates of birth. This is important to do both at home and at work. Identity thieves aren't above going through someone's trash to find valuable personal information that can help them obtain credit in your name.

If The Worst Happens

If you do become a victim of identity theft, take the following steps immediately:

Contact your credit card companies, close your accounts and ask to have new cards issued to you.

Place a fraud alert on your file with any one of the three major credit bureaus. The other two will be notified automatically.

File a police report. You may need it to show to creditors as proof of the crime.

File a complaint with the FTC, which maintains a database of identity theft cases used by law enforcement agencies for their investigations.

Work for the man or work from home - You decide.

When you work from home look at all you have to give up. I say that to myself every winter day when the snow is falling and it's 5AM. Just look at the price I have to pay to work from home. I say that to myself at least 10 times before I roll over and bury my head in the pillow for another 40 winks.

 

Winter days are my lazy days. I remember in the fall of 1993 it started to snow and it kept on snowing. I was snowed in pretty much all winter, snow drifts to the second floor. Thankfully my neighbor came over with his front end loader and cleared my driveway. Good thing my trip to the office was just down the stairs, past the fireplace (toss another log on the fire) and into "the office".

 

Like I said, you give up a lot when you work from home.

 

Actually starting a "work from home" business is not for everyone as there are some trade-offs. When you for an employer you have benefits like 401K, paid vacations, sick days and medical insurance.

 

Those perks are what used to keep people tied to a company job however times  have changed.

 

Now those who are employed by others are finding their paid vacations may be a little shorter, sick days fewer, you now pay at least a portion of your medical insurance and your 401K company contributions just aren't there. Also the new trend in cross training, teaching you other jobs just incase Debbie calls in sick that day ad they end up short handed. What cross training really means is that in addition to doing the job you were hired you are now doing additional work without any additional pay.

 

Changes in the employer/employee enviroment have definately impacted the growth of the work from home business opportunity industry. Recent studies have shown that more than 50% of US households are actively engaged in a work from home business either to supplement or replace their current streams of income.

 

The work from home business arean offers many attractive benefits and features. Work from home opportunities offer the advantage of low business start up costs. lower operating costs and tax advantages.

 

Work from home business also offer flexibility. As an example when you are employed by a company you have to be at work at a certain time. If you are late they dock your time. Traditionally you receive 2 short breaks during te day and an hour for lunch.

 

In a work from home environment you can pretty much work on your schedule. You decide when to take a break. You decide when to have lunch and you decide when to quit.

 

I think the benefits of a work from home environment far outweigh the negatives, how about you?

 

RH Sterling

Case Statement Copywriter

Certified Veretekk Trainer

TriVita Business Owner 13040262

 

Office: 570.972.1245

Private: 570.655.0522

Skype: rhsterling

 

Business email: qurox@veretekk.com

Personal email: robert@rhsterling.com

 

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- "Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value" Albert Einstein -

 

Work From Home Opportunities

 

Work from home opportunities are easy to find. All you have to do is enter “work from home opportunities” into your Google search box and you will see over 30 million results appear instantly before your eyes. Finding a legitimate work from home opportunity may be a bit more challenging than narrowing your Google search to “legitimate work from home opportunities” however it does narrow the playing field.

 

Searching Google for “legitimate work from home opportunities” shows slightly more than 300,000 results. It is a much more manageable size when trying to find a legitimate work from home opportunity to fit your lifestyle and your needs.

 

Having a business that allows you the flexibility to work from home holds a definite appeal for many people in today's world. Many stay at home parents or others living in remote locations, or those who simply want to escape the drudgery of the daily commute hope to find legitimate work from home opportunities. It is important to select a work from home job that fits with your skills and interests, your home life, and the legal and zoning requirements where you live.

 

Some legitimate work from home jobs include child care, writing and editing, transcription, and bookkeeping. The idea that you could work from home is not a new idea. In fact before the age of industrialization many people earned and income, plied their trades while working at home. Industrialization changed a lot of that by centralizing populations in and near cities near factories.

 

During the latter part of the 20th century people began to shed the corporate lifestyle. Some wished to escape the rat race and spend more time with their families. Some found that by working at home they could cut their expenses and live more cheaply while maintaining the same lifestyle. Other people have returned to a work from home atmosphere out of necessity.

 

Corporate downsizing, bankruptcies and NAFTA are all reasons that some people have used their skills to turn unemployment into employment only this time they are working for themselves as small business owners who operate their own work from home business.  Companies who now outsource some of their employment needs are using former employees as consultants.

 

I know of a husband and wife who now sells their company learned skills back to their former employer at more than twice their original salary. How’s that for turning lemons into lemonade?

 

Home Business Statistics

 

According to IDC, a top national research firm, there are between 34.3 million and 36.6 million work from home households in the United States alone.
Nationwide, the number work from home businesses may range from 18 million to 38 million, depending on who is doing the counting.

 

The number of work from home in the United States surpassed 20 million in 2002, and eclipsed 25 million by 2003 according to International Data Corp.
In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are now more than 18.3 million work from home businesses in the United States.

 

The number of U.S. households that have a work from home business currently exceeds 12 percent." - Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration
Newsweek magazine reported that by the year 2005, 50% of the households in the United States will be involved in a work from home business!

 

Show me the money

 

The work from home business industry is a growing market. It is estimated that the work from home market is responsible for creating more than 8,500 new jobs each day. It is estimated that more than 25% of work from home businesses now earn in excess of $100,000 annually and growing.

 

Tips for choosing a legitimate work from home business opportunity.

 

There are many things to consider when looking for that home-based business.  You need to take into account your time availability, your personality, your talents and strengths, the amount of money you have available to start a business, your family and other busy aspects of your life.

 

We have found that too many people give up on their quest in being a work from home mom because they get frustrated in the initial search process.  In this day and age of "I want it now", many people jump ship and close the door on a potential life change, all because of impatience. 

 

Before starting a home business, you need to realize that this first step is THE most important step in whether you will see success as a home business owner or not.  If you don't take the time now to research the vast number of opportunities available, with diligence and honesty, you will most likely not experience the success that you had hoped to find.

 

In determining which business is right for you, you'll want to consider the industry that holds your passions. What I mean is choose a work from home business that focuses on something that you want to do. Owning a busines that you enjoy is far better than doing a job that you detest. Isn't that one of the reasons that you wanted to work from home in the first place? Before you invest your money do a simple survey to see how much interest there is for your proposed venture. The most important thing to remember is "don't develop a need, fulfill a need." Next create a simple business plan, chart out how much money you'll need to get started.

 

Failure to accurately project costs is one of the biggest reasons people fail in building an Internet work from home business. Some people are led to believe that if they plunk down the initial admission price that all they have to do is use one of those pretty company provided replicated websites and they will wake up to millions of dollars in the bank, a manison on the coast and an expensive Italian sport car.

 

The good news is that you will!!

 

The bad news is that it will be a Photo Shop mansion by the coast with Photo Shop money and a Photo Shop car.

 

You are the Photo Shop Millinaire

 

You must realize success in any business - even an Internet work from home business doesn't work that quickly.

 

When researching an Internet business, steer clear of the numerous pre-launch hype. By pass those buzz words like "Revoltionary", "Amazing", "Secret". It's all just hype.

 

Next ask yourself is this a "Wish List Want" or a "Needed" product or service? You have an easier time building a sustainable business if you are filling a need rather than a want.

 

Longevity - How long has this company or opportunity been around. You have a greater chance of success if the company has shown stability for a long period of time.

 

Who are you customers?

 

Have you ever though about that? If you haven't considered your customers, you should. Consider this... You purchase an xyz distributorship, who are your customers? Most likely your customers will come in the form of other distributors. Distributors aren't really customersm they are sales people. Sure your distributors purchase product however they like you are trying to make money and build a business.

 

What happens when that distributor isn't making any money?
a) You recruit a new distributor to fill the hole in your organization.
b) You get frustrated.
c) You fail.

 

Look for a businees that uses a cooporative business model that provide saccess to their customers. Nothing builds loyalty like a solid customer base.

 

Customers not distributore is what will create streams of residdual income.

 

Finally, consider how you will be paid. Look beyond the numbers. Steer clear of the binaries and invistigate the qualifications. I recently spoke with one woman who had earned $80 in commissions however the company wouldn;t cut her a check unless her commission reached $100

 

There is a lot to look at when considering a work from home busines opportunity but with persistence and due diligence you will find a legitimate work from home business opportunity you can sooon call your own.

 

RH Sterling

Case Statement Copywriter

Certified Veretekk Trainer

TriVita Business Owner 13040262

 

Office: 570.972.1245

Private: 570.655.0522

Skype: rhsterling

 

Business email: qurox@veretekk.com

Personal email: robert@rhsterling.com

 

On the web

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IGB Marketing Group
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- "Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value" Albert Einstein -

 

Strategic Internet Marketing The Time Is Now!

Strategic Internet marketing is a systematic method to market your goods and serivices effectively on the Internet. In late February Thomas Prendergast, CEO Veretekk marketing released a new strategic internet marketing system to the public. The system called Its Good Businesshas been under development by Prendergast for the past 8 years before being released.

 

The remaining details of Its Good Business were finalized when Prendergast met with long time friend and Marketing Master, Al Gonzales and the results have been astounding.

 

There are several key features that sets the Its Good Business opportunity apart from anything else on the market today.

 

Training - The Its Good Business opportunity features live training classes on building your marketing skills. As an Its Good Busines marketing team member you will learn how to properly construct web pages, HTML, blogs, press releases and marketing material. Its Good Business will even teach you the art and craft of effective searh engine optimization (SEO).

 

The team of Its Good Business uses the strategic Internet marketing power of the most powerful marketing system on the Internet today - Veretekk.

 

Using the power of Veretekk combined with the unique power of TriVita which offers the only opportunity on the Internet that allows you to buy paying customers customers in a dynamic one of a kind cooporative marketing model.

 

TriVita is a 9 year old, debt free company that sells and manufactures physician formulated neutraceuticals. You have probably seen and heard their informercials on both radio and television. Classified as an MLM company however TriVita is a unique hybrid that allows you to purchase their customers to build your business. No other company on the Internet allows you to do this because traditional MLM companies would be in violation of their distributor agreement. The only similarity that TriVita has with a traditional MLM company is their unilevel compensation plan. All customers on your front line pay you an unheard of 21% commission rate. When you buy a customer from TriVita those customers are your's for life. Just one more thing... TriVita actually markets to them for you!

 

The Its Good Business concept of true team building where members help other members to succeed working in concert with TriVita produces an opportunity with zero tolerance for failure.

 

If you are serious about building a successful business then I highly recommend that you attend a free Its Good Business presentation held every Saturday at 1pm Pacific at http://itsgoodbusiness.net

 

Its Good Businessis strategic Internet marketing at the speed of thought.

 

RH Sterling

Case Statement Copywriter

Certified Veretekk Trainer

Office: 570.972.1245

Private: 570.655.0522

Skype: rhsterling

Business email: qurox@veretekk.com

Personal email: robert@rhsterling.com

 

On the web

Its Good Business Social Network
TriVita Business Opportunity
IGB Marketing Group
Veretekk
Google My Name

- "Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value" Albert Einstein -

 

Vitamin D - Vitamin D Deficiency - Vitamin D Facts

Awareness of vitamin D deficiency first appeared in the early part of the 20th century. It is described in medical writings as rickets. Vitamin D deficiency caused rickets which is a condition in which the body fails to mineralize bone. Due to actions to fortify milk and cereal with vitamin D caused rickets to become a relatively rare disease.

 

Exposure to the sun is critical to sufficient vitamin D and until modern times, human beings spent a great deal of time outdoors. Our species originated in the subtropical regions so we naturally got enough sun exposure to generate sufficient vitamin D, but as man migrated to less temperate climes this changed. The shift from a society that was based in agriculture to an increasingly industrialized society we spent more time indoors in factories and less time in the sun.

 

Today many of us work in buildings with glazed windows, we wear sun block and drive everywhere in cars. Our time spent outdoors in the sunlight is very limited and covered with sun screen lotion. Any sun block with an SPF above 8 will block the UV rays necessary for vitamin D conversion.

 

If you live in a region that runs from just below New York City west to northern California the sun is only strong enough to trigger the vitamin D conversion between May and September meaning a large percentage of the population is at risk much of the year for vitamin D deficiency. However just because you live in the northern portions of the continent that you are deficient. Visit with your Doctor, discuss your concerns and have your vitamin D levels tested before beginning a vitamin D supplemental program.

 

Vitamin D deficiency symptoms
Vitamin D deficiency is often characterized by muscle pain, weak bones/fractures, low energy, fatigue, lowered immunity, depression and sleep irregularities. Intestinal concerns such as IBS, renal problems and Crohn’s disease may caused by a vitamin D deficiency, they can neither absorb nor adequately convert the vitamin D.

 

As we age, our bodies slowly lose the ability to utilize vitamin D properly and a process that lowers our calcium absorption rates occurs. This creates a higher risk of osteoporosis, particularly in post-menopausal women.

 

Researchers are not sure how sex hormones affect vitamin D conversion however females seem to have a harder time stimulating the mechanism that builds bone tissue when their estrogen levels are reduced.Calcium is clearly an important co-factor to vitamin D and may lose efficacy if vitamin D is deficient or estrogen levels are low as vitamin D appears to be a critical factor in bone health.

 

Vitamin D and weight loss
Have you seen the new television commercials launched by the American Dairy Council? Some studies have shown that weight loss does occur with an increase in calcium intake, while others appear to refute this. Since vitamin D is directly involved in calcium absorption, it stands to reason that vitamin D is also a factor in how the body regulates weight.

 

Moreover, people who have a reduced capacity to mobilize vitamin D often weigh more and have more body fat than those with full capacity. In the past 20 years multiple studies have shown a correlation between higher blood levels of vitamin D and leaner body mass.

 

Vitamin D and cancer
Evidence is mounting that vitamin D may protect against some cancers, particularly breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancers. In fact, over 60 years of research have shown vitamin D supplementation or sunlight-induced vitamin D conversion to be associated with lower incidence of cancers.

 

Ways to prevent Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency may be prevented or treated by following a few simple guidelines. Eating a healthy diet he best way to protect yourself from any deficiency however often times even the most well thought out diet is lacking in some nutrients due to the source, freshness or method by which your food is processed. There is a controversy over whether our primary source of vitamin D should be the sun, diet, or supplements. Which combination is best for you depends on many variables, including your age, nutritional status, and geographic location. In a world where so many of us are at risk of vitamin D deficiency, we recognize each of these sources as valuable.

 

Eat a diet rich in whole foods and complex carbohydrates. Nutrient-dense, fatty fish like mackerel and sardines are good sources of vitamin D. Eggs, dairy products, and some organ meats (like liver) are good natural sources of Vitamin D.

 

Supplementation should include a top-quality multivitamin every day to fill any nutritional gaps in your diet. Your supplement should have a minimum dose of 200 IU of vitamin D but to safe it should not exceed 1000 IU. I highly  recommend VitaDaily AM/PM™.

 

VitaDaily AM/PM™ is not your typical vitamin. TriVita has added whole food concentrates to an already complete multivitamin formula for super nourishment and easy absorption. Organic fruits and vegetables add extra antioxidant protection.

 

Allow yourself limited, unprotected sun exposure in the early morning and late afternoon but no more than 15 minutes per day if you have a light complexion and no more than 40 minutes if you have darker skin. This is particularly important between the months of May and September if you live in northern regions.

 

If you think you may be suffering from vitamin D deficiency, you should see your Dr and have your blood tested. This is especially important for women over 50. Vitamin D may be one of the key elements that is an important part of maintaining optimum health.

 

RH Sterling
Case Statement Copywriter
570.972.1245
Skype: rhsterling

 

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"Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value." Albert Einstein

Internet Marketing; Highway to Hell

How does a search for an Internet marketing business take a wrong turn from the information super highway onto the highway to hell?

 

One minute you are cruising a long and all of a sudden a sign pops up telling you to turn here and the next thing you know you are on the highway to hell jam packed with billboards, neon signs and scary flash videos that try to lure you with words like “Pre Launch”, “Get Rich Quick”, “MLM”, “Mega Millions” and more

 

Where do you go and what do you do? I mean it isn’t as if you have a street map or a GPS onboard as you try to navigate around these financial detours. The best thing to do is lift your foot off of the gas pedal and cruise right by without being pulled over.

 

Learn the warning signs.

 

Pre Launch is a sure sign that this is a “ground floor” opportunity. Pre Launch also means that this is uncharted territory and that they are looking for guinea pigs to get into the program for free and create a lot of hype for them and then they try to get you to buy. It is a well known fact that very few, if any ever make a nickel on a Pre Launch. Tighten your seatbelt and drive right by.

 

Wouldn’t we all like to “get rich quick”? Honestly who would say no to have your bank account stuffed to the brim overnight without doing any work? Let’s not kid each other “We all would love it if it were just that easy.” The truth is that if you look under the hood of these programs you will either find that is “all show and no go” or the “man behind the curtain” is no wizard. This is another drive right by.

 

The 3 magic letters, MLM have people jumping like frogs from one lily pad to another in search of the next latest and greatest flavor of the week. This is not to say that all MLM companies are bad, some have excellent products, great reputations and a few even have some longevity however this is where the road gets narrow and windy. There are no guard rails here and if you aren’t careful you could end up in a ditch.

 

Here are some things that you want to be on the look out for as you travel the Internet marketing highway to hell.

 

Distributors – A distributor is nothing more than another hungry salesperson. You may recruit them but will you keep them? On the average the lifespan of a distributor in your MLM home business organization is about 12 weeks more or less. It all depends on if they are making any money. No money, no distributor. Distributors are salespeople not customers. In an organization full of distributors you have no customers. You build relationships with your customers that produce results. Customers have loyalty – distributors do not.

 

Shift now into a lower gear as you climb the hill of “Constant Recruiting” as you attempt to dodge potholes in your organization. Almost out of gas you pull into the next “Leads station” and fill’er up with high test leads only to discover that 97% of your leads spilled all over the ground.

 

That is the way it is with typical MLM business – recruit, recruit, recruit and always buy leads.

 

If it sounds exhausting, it is.

 

The majority of people fail with this type of program.

 

There is a better way than recruiting distributors and buying leads. It is called the Its Good Business cooperative business plan which uses the principles of strategic Internet marketing with the power of the TriVita to buy customers to create streams of long term residual income.

 

Long term residual income is the type of income that we all wish to build. Long term residual income is not just for our needs today but also to sustain us for the days to come.

 

Is long term residual a part of your long term plans? If not it should be. Don’t have your long term plans interrupted for lack of long term residual income. Get on the right road…. All roads to Its Good Business starts right here pull in now and leave the highway to hell behind.

 

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You really can get there from here, afterall Its Good Business

 

RH Sterling
Case Statement Copywriter
Skype: rhsterling

Retirement; Is your's enough?

According to a study that was recently released by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, nearly one-third of baby boomers ages 51 to 61 are at risk of not having enough in savings to finance a comfortable retirement. At least 32 percent of all retirees appear to be "at risk" for not being able to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement.

 

There is a retirement crisis because people are living longer, health care costs are escalating and workers aren't saving enough. Americans now must wait until they're older than 65 to collect full Social Security benefits; meanwhile, lower interest rates mean they'll probably collect less on annuities and other investments. And many of today's workers do not have pensions like earlier generations and must rely on worker-funded retirement accounts.

 

Many baby boomers are faced with two choices — to save more or to work longer. For older people, working just two years more can make a substantial difference. Working longer can have a powerful effect because it shortens the period over which you have to support yourself and lets you put off dipping into your retirement reserves and you can collect higher Social Security benefits.

 

How much do you need to retire?

 

Some financial planners consider a 70% rule of thumb meaning that you will need 70% of the income you are receiving pre-retirement to carry you through after you retire. As an example if you now earn $50,000 per year while working you will need at least $35,000 per year after you retire.
The average monthly Social Security benefit payment is about $990.00 per month ($11,880 per year) according to the Social Security Administration. http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/#table2  Using their figures you would need to have an additional income of $23,120 to reach the goal of the 70% rule.

 

Where will you get that needed additional income?

 

One of the top reasons that older Americans are working longer is due to the cost of health care. Even though you’ll be eligible for Medicare, it doesn’t cover all health costs and the rapid rise in health care costs is one of the leading causes of bankruptcy filings among Americans over the age of 55.
Will your 401k furnish the needed funds?

 

Current changes in the economy, higher gas, food, utilities, health care costs combined with tighter credit policies, unstable stock market and plummeting real estate values are having a definite impact on how and when you can retire.

 

Where will you work to support your cost of living?
A high percentage of baby boomers are finding that they must work to sustain their lifestyle but where do you go when your company doesn’t want you anymore? Many older Americans who continue to work after they retire choose to work for themselves. Some people are able to turn previously acquired job skills into extra money. Others monetize their hobbies and passions on eBay and are able to earn a full time salary.

 

The more adventurous reach the boundaries of eBay and delve more deeply into the arena of Internet marketing. Unfortunately many of them fail. Statistics show that an alarming 95-97% of those who start a business fail within the first year; many don’t even last 6 months.
The biggest reason they fail is from lack of knowledge.

 

Before you invest into any business I urge you to investigate the opportunity thoroughly and ask yourself if the opportunity that you are considering can build passive sustainable streams of long term residual income simply and easily by buying customers like this http://algonzalesigb.buycustomers.net if not visit http://itsgoodbusiness.net for free complete real-time information on how you can you can retire without worry.

 

RH Sterling – Case Statement Copywriter – 570.970.1245 – Skype: rhsterling

 

 

 

 

Long Term Residual Income - MLM - Stop the Bastardization

Internet Marketing has evolved over the years from a way to create a home based business into a beast that seems to be filled with the have's and the have not's. All too often I receive story after story from people who's hopes and dreams have been dashed at an expensive cost. Retirement funds... depleted, credit cards... maxed out, and debt at a time when financial stability in the market place is teetering on recession.

 

In a sea of Internet Marketing shams, scams and greed there is a single voice, a quiet business changing the face of how business is done here on the Internet. They are putting an end to the elitist MLM pyramid schemes and have found a way to generate Long Term Residual Income and wealth creation, if you join their team. The Marketing group is simply called Its Good Business and is helping the individual by using a buy customers business model; for the first time, an individual can build a real business online. The residual income potential is eye opening and the financial calculator provides a realistic income potential over the long term.

 

The key to any good business online or off is to obtain customer market share. This is the heart of Its Good Business wealth creation and long term residual income. The Marketing Group works in teams separated into categories of SEO and lead generation, Blogging, Press release and finally Sales. Each individual who joins Its Good Business gets to excel at what they do best but receives the benefits of others talents in their field of expertise and passion. Its Good Business also trains their people to become complete marketers and business entrepreneurs by providing information on how to properly use search engine optimization, blogging; etc.... to help each member grow their future.

 

What this means is you don't have to do it all. The team as a whole does. Its Good Business even has a sales team who does nothing but provide information to interested parties and help them join the group. The key here is individuals get strategic placement based on their skills and the groups line gets filled. No one had to make a cold call, recruit or buy a lead in order to grow. The only requirement is buying customers which create long term residual income for the life of the business relationship from this Quiet Business.

 

Some may try and undersell and over promise this opportunity because it sounds too good to be true. Do not allow this to happen to you. Its Good Business's financial calculator is based on joining their group and following their marketing plan. Only then will you find the success you are looking for, speak with a representative or attend an information session on any given Saturday at 1pm PST and see for yourself. There is no pressure, no sales pitch and no recruiting. Its Good Business whishes to only offer information on how you can become successful and break free from the MLM bastardization of your dreams.

 

Corie Wallace - Marketing Strategy Specialist
From Marketing Strategies to Online Sales Techniques,
Search Engine Optimization and Effective Promoting on Google
508.660.8640
Skype: corie.wallace
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Reverse Mortgage: Solution to Retirement Woes?

A reverse mortgage is a special type of home loan that lets a homeowner convert a portion of the equity in his or her home into cash. The equity built up over years of home mortgage payments can be paid to you. But unlike a traditional home equity loan or second mortgage, no repayment is required until the borrower(s) no longer use the home as their principal residence.

 

To be eligible for a reverse mortgage, HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) requires that the home be a primary residence and the borrower is 62 years of age or older, own your home outright or have a low mortgage balance that can be paid off at the closing with proceeds from the reverse loan.
There are 5 ways to receive the money from the equity your home when you choose a reverse mortgage.

 

• Tenure - equal monthly payments as long as at least one borrower lives and continues to occupy the property as a principal residence.
• Term - equal monthly payments for a fixed period of months selected.
• Line of Credit - unscheduled payments or in installments, at times and in amounts of borrower's choosing until the line of credit is exhausted.
• Modified Tenure - combination of line of credit with monthly payments for as long as the borrower remains in the home.
• Modified Term - combination of line of credit with monthly payments for a fixed period of months selected by the borrower.

 

Reverse mortgage options have become a popular choice of many seniors in the past to alleviate retirement financial woes because it gave them immediate access to their home’s equity, allowing them the extra money for such things as increased costs of medicine and healthcare insurance.

 

As stocks began to decline so began the rapidly falling real estate prices reached the sharpest decline in the history of the S&P Real Estate Price Index stripping away years of home equity resources.

 

The housing market continues to nosedive nationally and large mortgage investment companies run for cover creating a shortage of mortgage money. Tightened credit restrictions came quickly on the heels of the collapse of Bear Stearns disqualifying many individuals from any type of mortgage financing. A sharp decline in equity values, a volatile stock market and lack of sufficient retirement resources has forced many seniors to look elsewhere for needed income to keep pace with rising expenses.

 

According to the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare,  Social Security benefits comprised 39 percent all income to seniors 65 and over. Only 12% of income was derived from assets (12 percent)and a scant 19% came from pensions both Government and private leaving an alarming number of seniors having to work to make ends meet.

 

One such case is Lester G., a 75 year old veteran who spent 30 years working as a foreman for a furniture company. His company retirement plan pays him slightly less than $30 per month. Between his retirement and social security checks Lester finds it necessary to continue to keep working just to pay for his health care insurance.

 

Other seniors in growing numbers are seeking to supplement their income using the technology of the Internet. Some have turned to eBay and more have turned to MLM and Internet marketing. Marketing on the Internet offers a unique opportunity, a chance at earning a sustainable income that has the ability to supplement or replace other means of generating needed retirement funds.

 

Unfortunately many of their efforts end in failure either due to the difficulty of the programs and the dishonesty of the companies/promoters. These failure rates are unacceptable but there is a solution that may just be the answer for your income needs. That solution is called Its Good Business and it is capturing the Internet on a global scale because it has been breaking all records by producing streams of passive long term residual income coupled with a zero failure rate.

 

If you are seeking to supplement your income without adding to your debt then you should take a look at the impressive cooperative business and marketing model of Its Good Business.

 

Visit http://itsgoodbusiness.net for more information on ways that could improve your financial health.

 

RH Sterling
Case Statement Copywriter
Skype: rhsterling
570.655.0522

Customer Relationships That Produce Results

You could have the best product on the market at the lowest price however
without customers your business is dead in the water. Building good customer
relationships take time and a bit of effort but it is well worth it in the end.

 

According to Corie Wallace, Sales and Marketing strategist, building a relationship with a customer is one ot the most important funtions of becoming not only successful in sales but also in building a loyal customer base.

 

Good customer relationships impact your bottom line and turn red ink into black by creating a swarm of returning customers. Building Customer relationships is one of the techniques that Wallace has used to increase one companies sales by 40% over the previous year.

 

How do you build a good customer relationship? Customer relationships begin the
moment a customer walks into your store or opens one of your marketing emails.
Within the first few seconds your potential customer has already began to
evaluate whether or not you are the type of person that they can relate to on a
personal level.

 

Once you begin to establish a rapport with your prospective buyer do you try to
assess their needs or do you just focus on the quick sale. According to Corie
Wallace, you should begin by establishing a dialog that focuses on the customers needs and wants by being truthful in your assessment.

 

Not every person who walks through your door or opens your marketing piece is
going to buy what you have to sell today. Today is the operative term because if you have done your relationship building correctly your customer will find value in doing business with you if not today but sometime in the future.

 

That is right, the future. Your business needs don't operate only on the needs today but also on your future needs same as every customer you approach. The business careers of those who plan on grabbing every prospect and turning them into a customer usually don't remain in business very long nor do they have good customer relationships.

 

How many times have you patronized a store if you could not establish a minimal relationship with the salesman? Perhaps you bought on price but price alone is not always what does the job.

 

Mom and Pop stores were perfect examples of businesses that capitalized on building good customer relationships until the large chain stores smothered them with the lures of guaranteed low pricing. Low prices will draw a certain type of customer to you if your business plan is to sell inexpensive goods at lower margins however it leaves many customers unsatisfied.

 

Lower prices means lower margins which translates into low wage employess that aren't skilled in customer service. Think about your own frustration with the lack of satisfactory customer oriented businesses.

 

There is a an emerging trend among some of the chains that are trying to bring back that "Mom and Pop" feel to the traditional "box store" mentality. When asked about this trend Corie Wallace explained that while in some cases a business can get away with just shoving general merchandise out the door at rock bottom pricing an increasing number of businesses have taken a clue from specialty shops and are hiring skilled and knowlegeable sales persons called "Specialists" to provid their customers with enough good product information to become informed consumers.

 

That trend has not only increase current sales but has also increased profits margins  and the number of customers returning to the store (customer loyalty) proving that by improveing the customers shopping experience you can impact your bottom line.

 

When you build good customer relationships that produce your business is able to sell less and earn more.

 

 

Monavie - Not a Sure Shot for Health

Not a Sure Shot for Health
by Kelley Herring (03/27/2008)

 

It seems to be everywhere you look. Giant SUVs plastered with the purple logo. Postcards on the counter at the gym. Widespread hype for a $39 bottle of juice that proponents claim to be a "health miracle in a bottle."

 

MonaVie is one of the hottest nutritional products right now, and it comes with health claims that are as numerous as its many neighborhood distributors. But this product could not only drain your wallet, it could harm your health.

 

The alleged benefits of MonaVie come from its "high level of antioxidants," which, according to the company, are primarily derived from acai (the fruit of a palm tree). But go to MonaVie’s website and see if you can find the ORAC score (Oxygen Radical Absorbancy Capacity) of their product. Nope. How about just finding out how much acai is in the blend? No again. The company states: "Because MonaVie product formulas are proprietary, the extract amount of acai or other fruits in our blend is not disclosed."

 

The Dangers of Drinking Monvie
While MonaVie does not disclose specific amounts, they are required by law to disclose their ingredients. And on this list, you will find the preservative sodium benzoate. You may remember the ETR article by my husband Jon that described how benzene forms when sodium benzoate interacts with vitamin C in the presence of light or heat (i.e., pasteurization). And MonaVie is heat-pasteurized.

 

Benzene is an aggressive carcinogen, even in minute amounts. And science shows that it can cause severe damage to mitochondria, the power station of your cells. Not exactly a "health miracle in a bottle," if you ask me.

 

Another not-so-sweet tidbit you may want to consider before you jump on the MonaVie bandwagon is the amount of sugar in the blend - six grams per ounce. Drink the "recommended" four ounces a day, and you’re downing 24 grams of sugar (mainly fructose). That’s a recipe for a blood sugar spike.

 

Antioxidants are an essential part of a healthy diet, and one of the keys to aging gracefully and preventing disease. That’s why Jon and I stay well-stocked with the best organic sources. Here are a few that we always have on hand. They are ORAC chart-toppers according to the government’s 2007 Agricultural Research Service report:

 

blueberries (6,552 ORAC)
blackberries (5,347 ORAC)
red beans (8,459 ORAC)
black beans (8,040 ORAC)
artichokes (9,221 ORAC)
cocoa powder (an astounding 82,000 ORAC)

 

We even like to add some unsweetened acai (3,800 ORAC) to our Organic Cocoa Berry smoothies every once in a while.

 

To enjoy the benefits of acai, try Sambazon Organic Acai Smoothie Packs. You can find them in the freezer case at your local health food store for about $2 each. With zero grams of sugar and no preservatives, this is a smarter and safer way to include a superfood in your diet… hype, spike, and benzene free.

 

[Ed. Note: Kelley Herring is the founder and CEO of Healing Gourmet (www.healinggourmet.com), and is editor-in-chief of the Healing Gourmet book series. Learn more about how simple lifestyle choices can improve your health by reading ETR’s free natural health e-letter.]

 

Posted to Diet and Nutrition, Healthy

 

Source: Early To Rise Newsletter

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