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If you are interested in joining a Direct Sales Company, there are a few things you need to consider before selecting a company.

Here is what you need to consider:

1. Does the company have quotas? If so, do you feel you can meet or exceed those quota limitations?

2. Does this company have a good payment plan? Do you fully understand how the commission and payment plan works?

3. Does the company have a good reputation? You should research this by visiting the Direct Selling Association and other reputable websites for unbiased opinions.

4. What are the ongoing business costs? Is there a website fee? Do you have to purchase additional business supplies and catalogs and how often do you need to purchase them?

5. How do you submit orders to the company? Is it by phone, email, direct mail or email? Is there a fee associated with submitting orders if the order is below a certain dollar amount?

6. What is the advertising policy with this company? Do they allow you to use the company name in print or online advertising? (very important to know before you join a company).

7. Interview who your upline sponsor/recruiter will be. Are they successful? How long have they been with the company? Are they hands on with their downline team? Do you feel you will work well with this person?

It is very important to make a list of questions that are important to you before you join a company. Take your time, ask a lot of questions before you make your decision.

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When you are going to be away for more than 48 hours, who do you have answering your business email? Do you have an autoresponder set up?

Last week I contacted an online Direct Sales consultant for a cosmetic company as I needed to order a few things. I emailed the consultant as I had a few questions that I wanted to discuss with her before I submitted my order.

I waited for 48 hours and didn’t get a response, so I resent my email again. I waited another 48 hours and still had no reply. After I didn’t hear from her, I moved on and found another consultant who promptly answered my email within 18 hours of me sending it. After getting my answers, I went through her consultant site and made my purchase.

About 10 hours later, I finally heard back from consultant #1 who apologized that she was out of town for the past 8 days on vacation. If she would of set up an autoresponder for her email to let her customers know that she would be away from such and such date, I could of made the decision to wait on her or to move on.

I feel that if you are going to be off for more than 48 hours and won’t be answering your emails, that you need to set up an email autoresponder to let your customers and potential customers know that you will be away. If possible, provide another way for them to contact you. By not having an autoresponder, consultant #1 lost me as a customer.

~Shelly~

When it comes to promoting a home business online, there are many ways you can advertise your business for free. I always recommend that you start out with free advertising and as your business grows, venture into some paid advertising.

The following is a list of 10 ways you can advertise your business for free.

1. Create A Business Blog – You can create a business blog on various blogging sites for free.

2. Email Signature Tag – Add your business information to an email by creating a signature tag. Make sure it’s attached to all outgoing email.

3. Email Signature Tag Referral – Ask your friends and family members to add your business signature tag to all of their outgoing emails.

4. Forum Boards – Join a few forum boards related to your business niche. If you sell items that women want to buy, join a few mom or women topic forum boards. If you sell weight loss products, join a few boards that are specifically for dieters.

5. Link Exchange – Contact website owners who are in the same niche as you. Ask them to exchange website links with you.

6. Online Talk Radio and Podcasts – If you consider yourself to be an expert or leader in your field of business, volunteer to be a guest speaker on one of their upcoming programs.

7. Article Marketing – Write a few niche related articles and submit them to article databases. Website owners and ezine publishers are always looking for new content. Create professional looking Author’s Resource Box with your business information in it.

8. Banner and Button Exchange – Find a few niche related websites and exchange your button or banner with that site.

9. Social Networking – Join a few of the free online social networking sites such as myspace, face book, linkedin, yahoo groups, ryze and twitter.

10. Barter For Advertising – If you have extra product inventory or you can provide a service that another website owner can use, contact them and offer to barter with them in exchange for some advertising on their website or blog.

NOTE: This article is Exclusive to Work At Home Business Options and can not be reproduced without our permission.

Copyright © 2009 Work At Home Business Options and Shelly Hill

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As a home business owner I spend a lot of time online networking as it’s an important part of my Direct Sales Business.

What is Business Networking? According to wikipedia, “Business networking is a marketing method by which business opportunities are created through networks of like-minded business people.” If you can’t go out to local business events, networking online can be a viable alternative.

Why should you spend time networking your business online? By networking online, you can meet new home business professionals and learn from them. Those who have been running a successful business can share with you…what works and doesn’t work. These discussions are usually based around advertising, marketing and recruiting ideas. In return, you can share with others what has worked for you. Networking is a 2-way street, it’s better to give…than to receive.

In addition to learning more about business, you can make new contacts which can lead to new recruits, party bookings and new customers. If you are looking to expand into the online market, you will need to learn how to network and advertise online.

What groups should you join? I recommend going to a major search engine and doing a keyword search for the following: business networking groups and/or work at home discussion boards. A list will come up with the most popular online sites. You will want to join a few groups and fill out your online profile. Once you have that completed, post an introduction to the group and join in on some of the business discussions.

When you network online, you need to be consistent with your efforts. You will want to participate in the groups, 2-3 times a week. By being consistent, you are being visible…which means you are allowing others to get to know you and your business.

When business networking is done properly, you will increase your business knowledge and make new business contacts. These contacts will lead to new sales and new team members. Success doesn’t happen over night, but you will see positive results if you keep at it.

This exclusive article is copyright 2009 by Shelly Hill. All Rights Reserved. This article can not be reprinted without Shelly’s Permission & it is exclusive to this web site.
NOTE: This article is Exclusive to Work At Home Business Options and can not be reproduced without her permission.

Copyright © 2009 Work At Home Business Options and Shelly Hill

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