Home Based Business
TVI Express vs. Global Resorts Network – I like both!
I just came across a couple of business opportunities that are literally sweeping the web. Both are direct marketing / network marketing based businesses involved with the travel industry.
The first is GRN or Global Resorts Network and it has been around the longest – offering it’s memberships starting way back in 1986. It also has the highest entry cost to get started. At $3000 it is a large sum to pay to get started in a network marketing business. That $3000 also gets you a lifetime membership with GRN and it is transferable. That being said – the pay off is high as well – with the top end commissions being $1000 /sale. There are also commissions on sales made by team members whom are in your organization. Some affiliates with this company are earning high 6 figure incomes. Wtih your membership you have access to discount travel vacations at 3-5 star resorts around the world. There are also tools and resources available to the affiliate to help promote their business.
The other is called TVI Express – Travel Ventures International. TVI is very similar to GRN as they offer discount travel vacations as well – along with other perks and deals through many third party channels. TVI Express is relitively new, opening it’s doors in January 2009. TVI also costs less money to get involved with as well with a one time cost of about $250. TVI uses a different compensation plan where each member is part of a Travel Board and an Express Board which as more people join – cycles and moves you up the board. Once you reach the top or cycle you get paid. Commissions range from $500 to over $10000 depending on which board you are on. TVI is popular due to low cost entry point.
With these types of business plans, marketers can be part of a community that travels the globe, offers a business opportunity and provides a vehicle to supplement one’s income or even replace it. The neat things about these businesses is the travel aspect offered with their membership. Everyone travels and almost everyone would like a discount on their vacations whether it be a flight, all inclusive resort, cruise or hotel. This may or may not be for everyone as there is risk with anything offered on the web.
These days especially with the downturn in the economy, job loss and insecurity in the business sector – people are looking to supplement their incomes. Some part time while keeping their jobs and others are doing it FULL TIME – either by choice or by necessity. You cannot rely on the government or your job to provide you a pension as many have disappeared or been mismanaged; by developing multiple streams of income from a variety of online sources you can not only supplement your income but you can also become financially independent. Online marketers are making high 5 figure incomes and some are into the 6 figures not only with the two businesses discussed above but with many other opportunities that are offered on the web.
Want to Travel and Earn at the same time?
Looking to take your marketing and home-based business to the next level? I just came across a business opportunity that is literally sweeping the web. It is called TVI Express ( Travel Ventures International ). There is nothing magical about this business nor is there a ‘catch’ to making money with them. TVI combines three major trends on the web today:
- The Internet itself: Everyone and their dog is online these days.
- Travel/Tourism: Specifically discount travel vacations ( you should see what you get when you join! ).
- Home Based Business Opportunity’s: Virtually a limitless amount of home-based business opportunities to choose from.
Now everyone these days especially with the downturn in the economy, job loss and insecurity in the business sector – people are looking to supplement their incomes. Some part time while keeping their jobs and others are doing it FULL TIME – either by choice or by necessity. You cannot rely on the government to provide you a pension as many have disappeared or been mismanaged; by developing multiple streams of income from a variety of online sources you can not only supplement your income but you can also become financially independent. Online marketers are making high 5 figure incomes and some are into the 6 figures.
TVI is a vehicle that can make substantial incomes for people who apply themselves. It is a simple to follow and ethical marketing plan. The cool thing about TVI is that it does not have monthly costs nor a big ticket price tag to become a distributor. A one time fee of $250 dollars gets you started. No qualifying, no ongoing member dues, no quotas to meet.
If you would like more info please go to this website: TVI EXPRESS
Or you can contact me at: subunit1 at gmail dot com
* I can also provide you with a PP presentation or a PDF that has more awesome info about the company, pay plan, incentives and perks. This company is going places and it will create wealthy individuals along the way.
Learn to do this and you will Prosper!
I was never good at talking on the phone about business/marketing/opportunities. Do you find it hard to talk to associates or business seekers on the phone, getting hung up on, or not knowing how to handle objections?
Time after time, I would basically get laughed at followed by am immediate “Click”.
I just couldn’t figure it out. What was I doing wrong? There were so many people out there that were effortlessly sponsoring people on the phone. Remember if you are in mlm or network marketing you will eventually have to speak to someone.
I did this for what seemed like a lifetime. I wasn’t getting anywhere with my business, basically sponsoring one or two every now and then.
Recruiting, sponsoring, finding business partners is not an easy thing to do.
But then I found something that changed the way I talked to prospects forever. It was a video interview with Mike Dillard, and master recruiter Mark Wieser.
In this video Mark get grilled by Mike on how he is able to personally sponsor over 254 reps in one year and how he is able to do it with such ease.
I figured out that I needed to change the way that I was talking to the prospects. I needed to qualify them to see if they are right for my business, not if they would be interested in joining.
I also figured out that I am the boss, I need to control the situation, I am interviewing my prospects to see if they would be good enough to be part of my business.
Basically think of it as if you were the manager interviewing to hire a new employee.
By changing the way that I approach the conversation and the attitude that I have in the conversation, I am now not getting hung up on. I am sponsoring more than ever. Prospects are actually thanking me for the conversations that we have.
Sponsoring and talking to prospects doesn’t have to be hard, frustrating, or filled with rejection.
All you need to know is how to do it the right way, the fun way, from someone that knows how to do it and do it well.
So if you would like to learn how I overcame my fear of talking to prospects on the phone, now sponsor more than ever, and how I never hear the word no again, then you need to get your hands on this free 1 hour video interview.
http://subunit1.blackbeltrecruiting.com
Enjoy the free interveiw
Setting up your Business at Home.
Setting up a home-based business may be a more cost-effective alternative to setting up a major company, but it may still drain the limited resources of a small business owner. To keep the business going, small business loans will definitely be necessary. These can be availed of through credit card services. This article will show you how.First, you need to set up your home based business. Do your research on the type of business you want to establish. Find out what licensing and zoning requirements you need to meet and ensure that you meet them all. Do not attempt to cut corners here.
Get the services of an accountant, even if only on a consultancy basis, to help you set up your books and records correctly from the start. Ask for help in determining deductions so that you can plan on your business expenses. Establish a routine for keeping strict records of all income and expenses right from day one. Keep all business related receipts, invoices, client records, bank statements, bank deposit slips and canceled checks.
Being home-based, you need to set aside a particular place in your home just for your business. Make sure it can accommodate all the necessary equipment. Check that you have the appropriate electrical outlets and have them installed if needed to avoid overloading your system. Set up rules to keep the area insulated from household noise and disturbances.
Have a business phone installed that is separate from your residential line. Avoid having your children answer the business line. Install an answering machine to take calls when you are out or occupied.
Get a post office box so that you can use that address in your official stationery and other documents, keeping your business profile professional. Hold client meetings in rented conference rooms or set business meetings in good restaurants.
One of the most important steps in setting up your home-based business is to acquire credit card services that will enable you to accept credit card payments and debit card payments. These credit card services provide all the necessary software and hardware for you to be able to process payments in person, online or by phone. This step alone already expands the customer base that you can access.
Credit card services will also serve you well once your home-based business begins to feel the need for additional capital. When you need to get small business loans, you will not have to approach banks which are most likely not sympathetic to small home-based businesses.
The need for small business loans usually comes when the home-based business is already at least a year old. At such time, your home-based business would have created an average monthly credit card sales record with your credit card services company. You can refer to that when you approach your credit card services company for small business loans, sometimes called cash advances.
Credit card services do offer small business loans to their clients based on average monthly credit card sales, without the need for any collateral. The aforementioned average monthly credit card sales guarantee your company’s capability to pay the small business loans. Payments will be automatically deducted as a percentage of future credit card sales. This arrangement frees you from worrying about the amortization for your small business loans, too.
As soon as you pay off your small business loans completely, you are automatically eligible for new small business loans for as long as your home-based business is getting a good monthly average in credit card sales. With the help of credit card services, you can continue to expand and grow your home-based business.
Teach a Man to be Duplicatable and his efforts are Multiplied.
Residual income has become a very common topic for people in the world today but what really is the best residual income opportunity out there? That’s a little bit of a tough question to answer because there are so many different types of residual income. If we define residual income this should help us find the best residual income opportunity. Simply put, residual income is defined as making some sort of a sale once and you continually get paid from that sale in regular intervals afterwards.
By taking that residual income definition, we can look around and see thousands of different types of residual income. So what is the best residual income opportunity? The best would have to be the network marketing industry.
With all the different types of residual income out there, network marketing gives the average person the greatest chance to create a residual income business that spits off lots of cash. In the network marketing industry, you end up getting residual income in 2 ways.
One way to get residual income is when you make a sale of your product. Typically, the products are consumable, meaning they run out, and then the person comes back and buys more. You sold them on the benefits once and they automatically come back for more. The second way is when you train someone to do what you just did and they make a sale, you taught and helped them make that sale so you get a cut too.
To get the easy residual income from network marketing, it takes setting up your system correctly and some time. After that, the cheques just keep rolling in and they get bigger and bigger. Just as your business duplicates it’s income – if you to become like your business and teach your business partners to do the same – all your efforts and income are then Multiplied!
Because of the nature of how network marketing is designed, it’s clearly the best residual income opportunity in the world.
Are you looking for the Holy Grail? Then you Want Passive Income!
What are some examples of passive income? Well many people argue that there is no such thing, that in order for you to make money then real wealth must be generated in the form of work or labor at some point. While this might be true, we can still put things on a continuum of passive income on one end, and active work on the other end.
For example, earning interest on a big pile of savings is pretty much 100 percent passive. Likewise, if you own a business and you pay someone a salary to manage and handle all aspects of that business, then the money earned from that business is pretty much passive. The only thing you have to do is “manage the manager.” It’s entirely hands off for you and for the most part you don’t have to lift a finger.
And of course there is the other end of the spectrum where you are slaving away for 40 hours plus each week at your day job, trading away the hours of your life for dollars so that you can continue to live in comfort. That is the ugly end of the spectrum, the one that all of you probably know too well.
So how can we shift towards more passive income? How can we get off the slave labor merry-go-round?
What are some of these coveted passive income opportunities?
In order to uncover those and pursue them, you will have to do some upfront work. Yes this goes against the idea of “passive” but essentially we want to build a money making system that continues to pay us over and over again.
One way to do that is with vending machines. Buy some vending machines, fill them with stock, secure a location for them, and let the money roll in. Yes there are some steps involved there, as well as some up front investment, but there are people out there who make a good living with this. There is also maintenance involved as you either have to stock the machines and collect the money yourself or pay someone else to do it. But it’s an idea; a system that can be scaled out to generate alternate income.
The internet provides systems like this that are ripe for passive income. Anyone can start a blog for free and then monetize it with advertisements. If you can build traffic to such a website then you can make money from the advertising. The beauty of a system like this is that there is almost infinite scale and an infinite amount of topics with which to target. Not only that but you can certainly learn how to do all this for free simply by browsing the web.
It is true that such a system is not passive but it is quite a ways down the scale towards being passive. If you can build up a network of money making websites then eventually you can pay someone else to manage them for you and the income will be truly passive at that point. As it is now I have a very respectable part time income coming in from only three and half hours of work per week using these ideas.
Earning Residual Income – is easier than you think….
Signing up for an affiliate program usually only takes a few minutes and once you have an affiliate link you can start earning commissions immediately. Many people think that residual income takes a long time for results but in fact can be very fast because you earn commissions on the first sale as well and not just the re-orders and re-bills.
Earning residual income is as easy as getting people to click your link and place an order or start a subscription with the merchant. You can include affiliate links and product recommendations in newsletters, forum posts, directories, articles, and email marketing.
You’ve probably seen the pyramid schemes and MLM programs advertising fast residual income but that also requires you to pay each month to stay in the program as well as actively recruit new members. Each time a new member joins, you earn residual income from the fees they pay. The idea is that people under you earn you money which is great if you are at the top of the pyramid but terrible if you are lower down where there’s nobody else to recruit. Not only are these programs usually illegal because no product is being interchanged, they can be a losing venture if you don’t recruit enough people to the program. True residual income earns you future money for your past effort. Instead, all money stops as soon as you stop paying your monthly fee.
Earning reliable and free residual income stream from home is totally possible. Lots of businesses offer residual income affiliate programs that anyone can join. Products with monthly subscriptions and re-billing are good examples where businesses are willing to compensate affiliates with residual income commissions for as long as a customer you sent to them continues to subscribe. For example, gambling, web hosting, adult website, and Internet dating merchants are good candidates for offering monthly residual income. But this is just the start. Lots of merchants that don’t have monthly re-billing still offer residual income for returning customers who place re-orders. So a customer who purchases a product today and then returns three months down the road to order again will earn you commissions on both orders. Examples of this type of residual income are jewelers, herbal supplement companies, and clothing stores but the list of merchants is extensive. I recommend you search Google or visit a free residual income directory dedicated to residual income opportunities. I am involved with and use Global Resorts Network as my primary business and for my vacations. It is the best of both worlds; an income generating business and a discount travel repository of 5 Star resorts, cruises, exclusive resorts all for substantial savings.
Earning fast free residual income is as easy as finding a business that offers residual income and having receptive people click your affiliate link. The link works immediately and costs you nothing to use. There are thousands of companies that offer free residual income affiliate programs for a multitude of different products. Once you find one that you’re comfortable with and that’s relevant, all you have to do is get customers from your emails, website, or newsletters to follow your recommendations and purchase from the merchant. Before you know it, you’ll be generating fast free monthly residual income from a home-based business.
Residual Income Programs – Tips on Choosing One!
As in any other area of life, Internet marketing has good and not-so-good aspects. The good aspects are residual income programs that perform what they promise. The not so good are programs that say one thing and do another. There are unreliable enterprises in any business environment, whether online or offline. That’s why it’s important to choose the right residual income program.
What are residual income programs? They are usually affiliate programs where you promote and sell different products and services. These products and services are the brainchild of someone else, not your own creation. You earn commissions for sales performance.
In an affiliate program, you receive a tracking identification code. When someone links from your website, blog, banner or text ad to the affiliate parent site, you earn money. It’s actually simple because the tracking code tells the affiliate parent that you were the one who sent the customer their way. Affiliate programs are residual income programs. They are attractive home-based business options.
Not all residual income programs are alike. What should you consider before you sign up with an affiliate to earn residual income? The following are five things to look for in a residual income program:
Choose a Reputable Residual Income Program
Choose a program that subscribes to the same high standards you have for your own business. Your chances for earning significant residual income are greater when you choose an affiliate partner that has quality products. You also want to choose a company that gives top-notch customer service. They must offer quality service to you and any customers you send to them. You want a company that offers guarantees and warranties. The company must stand behind their product. They must also support their affiliate team who goes into business with them.
Choose a Residual Income Program that Innovates
We’re looking at products and customer service again, from a different angle. You want to choose a residual income program that sells relevant, current products. You do not want to be part of a program that never upgrades their product line. Check to make sure the affiliate program markets products that are not yesterday’s that no one wants, unless you’re dealing in antiques and collectibles.
Concerning customer service, choose an affiliate program that strives to find new ways to serve you. Do they offer excellent resources to help you market better? Are they readily available when you need them? Is their staff knowledgeable to answer questions and concerns you may have about the residual income program?
Choose a Residual Income Program Based on Price
By price here, we’re talking product price. Does the program offer products priced fairly. It doesn’t mean you need bargain-basement product offerings. It does mean the price structure should not gouge consumers. Even if the product is the next best thing to whatever the latest best thing is these days, it should not be over-priced.
Consumers know when someone is taking advantage of them. They will click away from your website quickly once they sense your price is out-of-whack with similar offerings elsewhere. A good residual income program prices appropriately.
Choose a Residual Income Program That Pays Fair Commissions Monthly
You will expend time and effort to promote affiliate products. You will also expend time and energy to mentor your downline placed under you. It’s imperative that your residual income program pay you a fair commission. Twenty-five percent commission and upwards is healthy profit territory. Many programs pay these types of commissions. Look carefully at those who do not pay these levels of commission. They may not be worth your while.
Choose a Residual Income Program with a Proactive Manager
You want a program manager who is interested in your success. When considering a program choose one where the affiliate manager takes the time to connect with you regularly. You want a program manager who keeps in touch offering you marketing tools and resources. You want a manager who organizes affiliate-marketing training sessions. You also want a manager who is there to offer advice when you’re having trouble building your business.
Consider the above when deciding on a program that’s right for you. You will save yourself much grief when you choose a good program right from the start. A residual income program with the above qualities will set you on the right course to Internet marketing success.
Passive Income and Website Submissions
Easy web site submission can be defined as manual or strategic easy web site submission. Both techniques generate passive income opportunities.
The first, and the most reliable in regards to generating passive income, is manual submission.
How to Create Passive Income Opportunities By Submitting Manually….
As noted previously, there are two basic easy web site submission techniques. The first, and the most reliable in regards to generating passive income, is manual easy web site submission.
This is when you manually submit to search engines like Google or Yahoo. You can also use this technique to get links on other sites that are similar to yours. Both search engines and other sites often have convenient forms to keep submission as simple as possible.
How to Create Passive Income By Submitting Strategically….
Another technique is strategic submission. This allows you to generate the same passive income opportunities that can be obtained through submitting manually.There is one big difference between the two though: with strategic submission, you hire a service to submit your web site to various outlets. The cost for this easy technique varies. If you are truly looking for passive income opportunities, you should consider these options.
Is This Really Necessary?
There is some debate as to whether submissions are really necessary. Many search engines, like Google and Yahoo, claim to use crawlers that recognize sites regardless of whether or not a manual web site submission or another form of easy web site submission has taken place. Still, it is advisable to use at least one of these submission techniques to generate passive income opportunities. These also ensure that your site has not been accidentally excluded.
Manual submission is typically advisable if you are a new site or if you want to get listed in certain directories (the latter of which provides wonderful passive income opportunities). This will allow you to get your site listed on the directories that are most conducive to your business. It also ensures that the job gets done to your satisfaction.
If you want to monetize your web site, amplify your chances of ranking high on search engines, and generate passive income opportunities by getting listed in all of the most important places, you should look into strategic submission or manual web site submission. Neither one will take a great deal of time, but both will help you bring in traffic and meet your financial goals.
How to Use ebooks for Marketing and Promotion
There are innumerable ways to use ebooks to promote your business and drive quality traffic to your website. Once posted on your site, you can turn them into a daily course, which brings your customer back to read the next chapter. You can use them as a free gift for making a purchase or for filling out a survey. Put your ebook on a disc, and you will have an innovative brochure. Blow your competition away by inserting the disc into your sales packages.
The most effective marketing products are those that are unique. Copyright your ebook, and immediately, you have a powerful tool that you, and you alone, can offer to the public. People will have to visit your site to acquire your ebook, which increases the flow of quality traffic and the potential of sales and affiliate contacts.
Make sure that you keep your ebook current. Update it frequently as the market and trends change. Add new advice and techniques to show your prospects how your goods or services can enrich their lives. By constantly keeping abreast of new trends and techniques, you can continue to see profits from your ebook for years after your original creation.
Another phenomenal advantage of ebooks is that you can test their marketing potential without putting out hardly any cash at all. You can even produce an ebook one copy at a time, each time you receive an order, eliminating the need for storage and inventory. By this method, you can gauge the saleablity of your ebook, and make adjustments as necessary until the orders start pouring in. Ebooks allow you to learn
about your market and customer habits and motivation over a period of time, without risking your precious financial resources. They also provide you with an invaluable way to gather marketing information, which you can use in many different facets of your business.
Use your ebook to discover what the specific goals and problems are in your specific industry. Then figure out how to solve these problems, and publish an ebook with this invaluable information. This will increase the value of your business, upgrade your reputation, and get you known as an expert in your field.
You can extend the value of single ebook by breaking the book down into chapters for a serial course, into special reports available on your website, or into audio or visual tapes. Ebooks can be broken down into several different promotional materials by excepting some of the articles and using them to promote your product. You can include a catalog in your ebook to promote all the products or services you sell. You can include a thank-you note for reading your book and an invitation to download a trial version of your product. Or you can include a form for your audience to contact you for further information or with questions, thereby building your business relationships and your mailing list.
Using ebooks in this manner helps to cut the cost of individually producing separate promotional materials. You can use a single ebook to entice new prospects and to sell new products to your current customers.
No other medium has this kind of flexibility and ability for expansion. Think of your ebook like a spider spinning a beautiful and intricate web. Now go and create that web, and see how many customers and prospects you can catch!
