| Ten years back many people would cringe at the | | | | you don't really need a sponsor or advisor to become |
| thought of this industry. Those were the days of MLM. | | | | successful. However it is always nice to have |
| Here is a newsflash. Those days are over. Today | | | | someone to call or email with questions & |
| many people are very aware of the power that the | | | | concerns. |
| Internet has given home based business opportunities. | | | | History: |
| This is the age of Direct Sales & not MLM. | | | | After finding an appealing company, it will be your job |
| Did you know?o Every week over 1 Million people | | | | to do your due-diligence. Do a search on the company |
| search for a business onlineo 75,000 new people | | | | but use common sense. As any company gets bigger |
| subscribe to the Internet dailyo 100,000 new web sites | | | | or more successful, you'll find more negative things |
| are built dailyo 125,000 people start a home business | | | | written about them. |
| dailyo 33 Percent of all new millionaires achieve it | | | | If you did a search at the BBB on Sears or Wal-Mart |
| through a homebased business | | | | you would be surprised how many complaints that |
| You can find many people advertising Mickey Mouse | | | | there is about them. You can't please everyone. The |
| nickel & dimes opportunities in the home based | | | | BBB will even tell you to take a company's size into |
| business opportunities section. The true home based | | | | consideration before passing any judgments. |
| business opportunities are the Direct Sales Models that | | | | Beware of scam posts. They are filled with people |
| have actual products for sale & not just a money | | | | that may have been looking to get rich quick or lottery |
| game attached to some hype. | | | | mentality people. Some people find a good opportunity |
| Here are 6 Simple Steps to Finding a Winning | | | | & expect to make a million without doing anything. |
| Opportunity: | | | | Always use your gut & better judgment in this |
| 1. Top Tier | | | | area. You will know what's real & what's not. |
| 2. System | | | | Mind Set: |
| 3. Compensation Plan | | | | Now here is the real kicker. Most people get involved in |
| 4. Training | | | | Online Businesses or Traditional Brick & Mortar |
| 5. History | | | | Businesses with the wrong mindset & fail fast |
| 6. Mind Set | | | | & furiously.o The first thing that you need to know |
| Top Tier: | | | | is your income goal. Exactly how much money do you |
| Look for a top tier income opportunity. Top tier means | | | | want to make? If you say something like "the sky's the |
| that it's most likely a Direct Sales Company that is well | | | | limit" then you have absolutely no idea what you want. |
| established & set up with the FTC (Federal | | | | Have you ever tried to touch the sky? Establish your |
| Trades Commission) properly. Companies like this are | | | | realistic income goal & write it down.o How much |
| set up for the long run & are a lot safer to go | | | | start up capital do you have? It takes money to make |
| with. | | | | money & any successful businessman will tell you |
| System: | | | | the same. Be prepared to shell out some money for a |
| Look for a state of the art system that looks | | | | good opportunity. If you are looking for something for |
| professional & presentable. It must be able to do | | | | nothing then go to Burger King & order a |
| most of the telling, selling & explaining for the | | | | Whopper with cheese. When the cashier brings it to |
| website owner. You will know a good system if it is | | | | you tell her that you want it for free. See how long it |
| filled with a lot of good content. A good system has | | | | takes for the police to show up. If you can't afford to |
| so much info that it may take you hours to go through | | | | start a business then you are in the wrong section. |
| to fully comprehend it. | | | | What you need is a job. However you can always do |
| Compensation Plan: | | | | what most successful businessmen do; they use other |
| Look for a company that has a very good | | | | people's money (bank or credit) to start any business |
| compensation plan. Find something that you can make | | | | even if they have the funds sitting in their bank |
| money from your very first sale. Something that is | | | | account.o When do you want to get started? If you |
| powerful enough to make you big commissions instead | | | | don't know then you may never get started. It doesn't |
| of nickels & dimes. Make sure that you get paid | | | | matter if you haven't found an opportunity yet. Once |
| before the company. If you make a sale today, you | | | | you set a date then everything will work out well. Pick |
| get paid today. A good compensation should be highly | | | | a date & write it down. |
| in favour of the marketer (you) who is after all, doing | | | | True success comes from within. If you don't already |
| most of the work. | | | | know this then one day you will find that truth out. Most |
| Training: | | | | people look for success outside of themselves & |
| Make sure they have training at least 5 days per | | | | they will never find it that way. A mentor can only |
| week & recorded on line training as well for times | | | | guide you but success will have to be made by you. |
| that you can't make it live. Training is very important. A | | | | You hold all of the power. |
| good company will offer training that is so good that | | | | |