3 Kick-Butt Tools to Unclutter Your Business Life (Part 1 of 3)

3 Kick-Butt Tools to Unclutter Your Business Life (Part 1 of 3)
As your entrepreneurial life takes off, you'll find your
business slowly getting cluttered with repetitive,
frustrating (and often time-wasting) tasks. It's all too
easy to lose hours a week — or hours a DAY —
focusing on things that aren't productive, instead of
pouring your energy into profit-producing activities.

Which means, it's critical you recognize the "time
vampires", as Dan Kennedy calls them, and put an end to
them once and for all. Kill them as soon as they start
cluttering your day.

That's why I'm a *huge* fan of outsourcing these tasks so
you can have more fun (and time) in your life. But
outsourcing doesn't always have to be to another person -
it can mean handing something off to software or 3rd-party
systems that handle the heavy lifting.

So with "Organize Your Home Office Day" recently being
celebrated, I thought it would be the perfect time to share
three of my favorite kick-butt, time-saving tools with you
in this three-part series...

CLUTTER REDUCER #1: Google Calendar
(http://calendar.google.com)

This totally free tool rocks! I got tired of having
different calendars for different projects - personal one
in Outlook, joint venture projects in Microsoft Groove,
family events on paper, etc. I've been dying for a calendar
system that allows the ultimate flexibility when
collaborating with others, but that also isolates my
personal events. (I doubt my business partners care about
when I'm getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist.)

Enter: Google Calendar! This brilliantly designed,
completely web-based free tool allows you to do all that
and more!

Simply create as many calendars as you need (for example, I
have ones for my joint venture projects, my company, my
family, my personal events, birthdays and more). Each
calendar gets color-coded and then appears (or disappears)
from your master calendar view simply by checking the boxes
on the left.

Now here's the cool part: You can set up "sharing" for
individual calendars and events. Which means my team
members ONLY get access to my JV calendar and company
calendar, while my family has access to the "Zavadowski
Family Events" calendar. And brilliant Google even lets you
control permissions, so your calendar can be "read-only" or
others can add/change events as needed.

Along with TONS of other features (including text messaging
reminders, public shared calendars, multiple views and
more, the possibilities are endless.

If you host weekly team trainings for your downline, why
not create a team calendar that shows all the upcoming
events, along with dial-in information, motivational tips
and more.

Or if you're traveling around hosting live events, you can
even publish your calendar on your website for others to
see.

Or combine both ideas and put your team calendar on your
team training mini-site. The system is virtually limitless!

And one more thing...

If you currently use Outlook (or PDAs requiring Outlook),
but fall in love with Google for its massive collaboration
potential, I recommend a piece of software called "Oggsync"
(much more powerful than Google's free tool currently is).
I use it to sync all of my different events and calendars
between Outlook and Google. With the push of a button,
everything is always up-to-date, whether on my computer, or
on the web.

The importance of Google Calendar is to streamline your
business life. Instead of trying to juggle and remember
events on different calendars (or scraps of paper and
post-it notes), keep everything cleanly organized online
with you, your team and your staff -- all in ONE central,
web-based location. Play around with Google Calendar for 5
minutes and you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

Stay tuned for Clutter Reducers #2 and #3 which free you
from voicemail and liberate your inbox from spam once and
for all!

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Chris Zavadowski, 2007-2008's Coach of the Year, has gained
top recognition online and offline for his unique ways of
growing businesses with the Internet. For more of Chris'
breakthrough online marketing resources, and to find out
about Clutter Reducing Tools #2 and #3, visit his totally
free blog at: http://www.mlmblog.com/unclutteryourlife.html

Which Affiliate Networks To Look Out For When Promoting

Which Affiliate Networks To Look Out For When Promoting
There are many horror stories about affiliate programs and
networks. People have heard them over and over again, that
some are even wary of joining one. The stories they may
have heard are those related to illegal programs or pyramid
schemes. Basically, this kind of market does not have real,
worthy product.

You do not want to be associated with these schemes. It is
obvious you want to be with a program that offers high
quality product that you will readily endorse. The growing
number of those who have joined already and are succeeding
immensely is proof enough that there are reliable and
quality affiliate programs out there.

Why participate in an affiliate program?

It allows you to work part-time. It gives you the
opportunity to build a generous residual income. And it
makes you an owner of a small business. Affiliate programs
have already created lots of millionaires. They are the
living testimony of how hard work; continuous prospecting,
motivating and training others pay off.

If ever you are deciding to join one, you must take note
that you are getting into something that is patterned to
what you are capable of. This will be an assurance that you
are capable of doing anything to come out successful.

How do you choose a good affiliate program to promote? Here
are some tips you may want to look over before choosing one:

1. A program that you like and have interest in. One of the
best ways of knowing if that is the kind of program you
wish to promote is if you are interested in purchasing the
product yourself. If that is the case, chances are, there
are many others who are also interested in the same program
and products.

2. Look for a program that is of high quality. For
instance, look for one that is associated with many experts
in that particular industry. This way, you are assured that
of the standard of the program you will be joining into.

3. Join in the ones that offer real and viable products.
How do you know this? Do some initial research. If
possible, track down some of the members and customers to
give you testimonial on the credibility of the program.

4. The program that is catering to a growing target market.
This will ensure you that there will be more and continuous
demands for your referrals. Make inquiries. There are
forums and discussions you can participate in to get good
and reliable feedbacks.

5. A program with a compensation plan that pays out a
residual income and a payout of 30% or more would be a
great choice. There are some programs offering this kind of
compensation. Look closely for one. Do not waste your time
with programs that do not reward substantially for your
efforts.

6. Be aware of the minimum quotas that you must fulfill or
sales target that is too hard to achieve. Some affiliate
programs imposes pre-requisites before you get your
commissions. Just be sure that you are capable of attaining
their requirements.

7. Select one that has plenty of tools and resources that
can help you grow the business in the shortest possible
time. Not all affiliate programs have these capacities.
Make use you decide on one with lots of helpful tools you
can use.

8. Check out if the program has a proven system that can
allow you to check your networks and compensation. Also
check if they have it available online for you to check
anytime and anywhere.

9. The program that is offering strong incentives for
members to renew their membership each time. The affiliate
program that provides continuous help and upgrades for its
products have the tendency to retain its members. These
things can assure the growth of your networks.

10. Be aware of the things that members are not happy about
in a program. Like with the ones mentioned above, you can
do your checking at discussion forums. If you know someone
in that same program, there is ho harm asking if there are
many downsides involved.

Have a thorough and intensive knowledge about the affiliate
program and network you will be promoting on.

Knowing the kind of program you are getting yourself into
will make you anticipate and prevent any future problems
you may encounter.

Rachel Chartrand
For D & R Marketing

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Do You Know How To Start A Home Based Business Now?

Do You Know How To Start A Home Based Business Now?
You want to have your own business at home, right?
Everybody would like this. But the main problem people
facing is that they don't know where to start their
business. In this article I will offer proven step by step
guide for you to show how to start your own business in an
easy way.

1- Find Your Home Business Niche

This first step is very important. If you don't pick up
right idea (niche) for your business, then it can make
problems for you on the next steps of you business. Think
about a minute: What can you offer to people? Think about
your talents, skills and knowledge as a core to start your
home based business. Find out the trends in the market,
read magazines, learn what people buy, where they spend
there money. Also choose a niche which can be interesting
for you, so you could have fun while running a business.
After choosing an idea and researching the market it is
time to plan and build your business.

2- Plan Your Business

Planning will depend on your business goals. What do you
want to achieve with your home business? What is your
monthly income goal? How much money are you ready to invest
to reach your goals?

After setting goal make a plan for reaching it. You should
make daily, weekly and monthly plans. Your business plan
can include: creating a product, the amount of money you
are going to invest into your business, marketing plan and
so on.

Planning will keep you organized and focused. It becomes
easy to build a business after having a good plan.

3- Build Your Home Business

Now you must create something to offer to people. This
includes making your own product or service, the technical
sides of your business (like shipping and payment issues),
running your own website related with your home business
and so on.

You created your product, program and service. It is time
to market it to your eager prospects.

4- Use Marketing Techniques To Reach Your Goals

Marketing is the most important part of your business. You
can own the most beautiful products, services or programs
in the world, but if nobody knows about your offers you
will NOT make any money from them.

Use both free and paid marketing methods (depending on you
business goals) to tell the world about your products. Do
it persistently and believe me you will see the results
soon.

5- Use The Internet To Run Your Business

Using Internet is the essential part of any businesses
today. With internet marketing you can reach millions of
potential customers from your comfort home. Try to put your
home business on the Internet and it will be easy for you
to make big money from your business and have fun at the
same time.

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Orkhan Ibadov is an experienced internet marketer and owner
of http://www.greatprofitonthenet.com He invites you to
start your online business now with his FREE step by step
guide at
http://www.greatprofitonthenet.com/how-to-start-an-online-bu
siness.htm

How to Find a Legitimate Home Based Business Opportunity

How to Find a Legitimate Home Based Business Opportunity
With all the scams that are on the internet today it is
hard to tell if you are getting a part of a legitimate home
based business. It is nearly impossible to be 100% sure
that any business you are thinking about joining is a
legitimate home based business opportunity, but there are
ways to tell if you are looking at a scam.

First off, be wary if someone asks you for money up front
without a good reason why or without telling you exactly
and clearly what you are paying for. Before you give
someone money you need to look into the business and make
sure that it is a real business. Most of the time people
try to make money of your interest in their business. They
will use tricky catch phrases designed to make you react
without the time to give it much thought.

There are a few words that should be a red flag to telling
you if a business is not legitimate. If advertisement for
the business uses words like quick, easy, no experience, no
work, $1000's a month, we build your business for you, or
anyone of a dozen get rich quick statements you should be
careful when joining. It is best to stay away from any
opportunity promising you will make thousands a month and
it will be quick and easy.

The most successful business stories involve hard work to
earn money. If you see any of the words listed above it is
probably not a legitimate home based business but rather a
get rich quick scam. To be perfectly honest there is not a
fast and easy legitimate home based business opportunity.
There are many that claim they can make you wealthy in a
short period of time but those are the one's you need to be
extremely careful of.

To make sure if a business is legitimate you should call
the Better Business Bureau and other business and consumer
organizations. You should also take a look at the company's
history and how long they have been in business. There are
businesses that are legitimate and just starting up, but
that does not make them reliable. A legitimate business
will have a detailed business and compensation plan that is
readily available for you to see.

Also, be wary of companies that ask you to pay them to see
information or call a 900 number. Real legitimate
businesses should have room in their budget to send you the
information for free. A 900 number is pretty much the same
as paying for information, so you should avoid these
companies.

With all of the businesses on the internet today, and all
of the scams that are around stealing people's money, you
need to be careful. If you are looking to join a legitimate
home based business opportunity you need to do a little
research into the company and be careful to watch out for
the red flag words in this article. There are businesses on
the internet that are legitimate, and when you find them
you will be on your way to success.

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Stephen Meyer is an experienced home based business owner
who offers many legitimate home based business opportunties
that can help any one succeed. To see his many legitimate
home based business opportuntites and reviews please visit
his Small Business Ideas website
http://www.itcanhappen4u2.com

Two Successful Methods To Start An Online Business

Two Successful Methods To Start An Online Business
Just look at the internet and the types of online
businesses that operate and you will see that not only are
online businesses flourishing, but their breadth of topics
and information covered can be overwhelming to those
choosing where to start their online business.

It is easier for the beginner to narrow down the
opportunities and take a look at two distinct methods of
operating an online business. Described below are two
methods that many successful online business have been
built upon.

1 How About Ebay?

Ebay may offer some the easiest point of entry into online
business. This is an area which was particularly hot
several years ago and still remains a solid business
proposition. Many people are able to make a full-time
income selling eBay.

You need to start to recognise that an online business will
be more than just entering for sale on ebay a few unwanted
items that you have. The online business is much more than
that. It is a business and should be treated as such.
Successful online businesses on ebay use the services of a
wholesaler where you can source products at a discount to
sell.

The general idea when working on selling on eBay is to find
a drop shipper. A definition of a drop shipper is a
wholesaler that sells you a product and will ship the
product to a customer. You will buy the product at the
wholesale price and then make money on the difference
between what you buy the product for and sell on eBay.

The advantages of using a dropshopper for your online
business are;

a) allows you to focus on selling the product without
having to stock the product. b) no need to hold a load of
inventory and thus saving you from having capital tied up
in unsold products. b) you do not need to worry about any
sort of shipping or backend but you will want to make sure
that everything gets sent out.

If there are problems with shipments, the customer will be
coming back to you and not to the wholesaler to. If you go
to worldwidebrands.com, you will find the best wholesale
shipping directory on the internet. Another good source is
dvddropshop.com

2 The Unserved Niche Markets

A second opportunity to create an online business would be
having a website which serves a particular niche in the
market. The potential is enormous and it entails simply
undertaking some research as to what people are searching
for and whether their search is being satisfied. If you do
find an underserved niche, your online buisness will
requires a website, and then you are in a position to
profit from this profitable match.

A great place to find more information on this particular
topic would be findhotniches.com. Here the author has
created a website which finds underserved niches which you
could potentially build a website around. Here you have a
large amount of work already done for your online business.

When you're building a website, you're going to want to
find keywords that you can use to help build your business
as well as create good content. By creating the content
and then creating back links between you and other
websites, you'll be setting your website up to have a high
page rank with Google.

That is a simple outline for the basis for a successful
online business that targets a specific niche with an
unsatisfied demand, and then exploits that demand by
offering them the information in the form of products that
they want.

Outlined above are two recognised and proven methods for
creating a successful online business. To begin using
either model does not require much money but will need you
to spend time creating the online business infrastructure
and the desire to make it a success. But once that success
is achieved, you will have established a solid foundation
to grow your online business into something substantial.

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The author started both an off and online information
product business last year with no technical knowledge and
little experience of the nuances of internet marketing.
Now, progress has been immense by learning through
excellent resources and being mentored as required. He has
several websites where quality information products are
available and other products are soon to be made available
through direct marketing means. This was all achieved
through a work at home set up and he has now progressed to
his own office. The key to this success? By doing something
rather than just thinking or talking about it. Find your
stepping stones to your work at home internet business
success at http://www.yourworkathomejob.com

The Most Overlooked Secret To Internet Marketing Success

The Most Overlooked Secret To Internet Marketing Success
Confidence is a great attitude to possess when setting out
to accomplish goals. However, sometimes confidence alone
is not quite enough in many endeavors, especially when
trying to run a successful Internet marketing business. It
is very critical that you also accept the harsh realities
of Internet marketing if you truly desire to achieve
success online.

Facing the hard truths of Internet marketing is not about
thinking negatively. It's accepting and understanding that
there will be many obstacles and even disappointments on
your path to success on the Internet. By knowing what
hardships you could encounter, you decrease the chances of
being discouraged or surprised and dramatically increase
your chances of success.

Over 95% of people who start up a marketing business online
fail at making money. Most of these individuals never
prepared themselves for the bumps in the road that every
marketer on the Internet eventually runs into. They might
have had tons of confidence or even a lot of passion and
enthusiasm. But, because they ignored the realities of
Internet marketing, they set themselves up for huge
failure. It's not always the individual's ego or
carelessness that gets them in trouble. Internet marketing
hype is a big factor that sets many up for disappointment.
How many times have you heard promises of easy, quick
wealth online? It just doesn't work that way, and many
individuals quit when they discover that harsh reality
after they've invested their resources.

The right attitude will get you rolling towards financial
freedom online. But, if you don't accept and understand
the harsh realities of Internet marketing, you can spiral
downwards pretty fast at any point. So, you must realize
that you may not make any money online for months, that it
could take a fairly good amount of effort and time on your
part, or you may have to invest more money than you want.
Realities like these are important to keep in mind. If
they do happen, you are in a much better situation to
overcome them and continue on.

Confronting and understanding the hard realities you may
encounter during your drive to success online is nothing
more than good preparation. Besides, you wouldn't take an
important exam at school without being prepared. You just
wouldn't pass, even with the best attitude at heart.
Preparing for what obstacles can pop up during your journey
to financial wealth online is an extremely important step
that too many people skip or ignore. Don't allow yourself
to jump in the crazy world of Internet marketing without
good, solid preparation.

A great attitude and being well prepared, especially for
certain hardships, is a winning and lucrative combination
in the world of online marketing. It's an edge that will
catapult you above your competition and put you in that
elite group of people making great money on the Internet.
It can be done, and you can definitely do it. Good luck to
you and your success!

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http://www.legitimatecashflow.com now to discover 100%
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Ways To Improve Your Life As A Home Business Owner

Ways To Improve Your Life As A Home Business Owner
Even though owning a home business can be stressful and
frustrating at times, it can also make living your life a
little easier. Because people are consumed with working so
many hours each day, running errands, visiting the doctor,
and cleaning their homes has become much more difficult.
But when you run your own business from home, you can block
off an afternoon each week to run your errands. You will
also save money by not having to buy as many cloths, spend
as much money commuting to work, and you may even save
money in daycare expenses if you have children.

By creating a work schedule that allows you the time to
complete errands during the week, you will have more time
on the weekends and on holidays to spend with your family,
friends, or on your business. Many people who work from
home are able to get chores done in the morning or the
afternoon instead of having to complete them in the
evening. By reducing the stress in your life, you will be
able to get a better night's sleep, suffer from less
stress, and enjoy much more in life than other people.

Those who work from home can save money in many ways. If
you have a working home office with a dedicated phone line,
you can use office equipment, monthly phone bills, and
other expenses as a tax write-off. This can save you
hundreds each year in taxes. Because you work form home
instead of renting an office, you can also save hundreds
each month in office space. Depending on the amount of room
you have in your home, you can easily change a spare room
into an office or share a large room.

Another way you can improve your life by running your own
business is by being your own boss. Reducing stress has
been shown to extend your life expectancy, reduce your risk
of diseases such as heart disease, and increases your
chances for happiness. When you are your own boss, you make
all the decisions concerning your business without the
input of others. You no longer have to worry about working
with those who have a different work ethic and you don't
have to worry about disagreements or conflict in the
workplace. This will make you more productive and happier
when it comes to your work.

Making improvements to your life by starting a home
business will not be easy in the beginning. You will have
to make financial sacrifices, work more hours, and give up
luxuries such as dining out as often or shopping for new
clothing as often. But when you start to turn a profit and
you build your client base, you won't have to work as long
and you will have more money to spend on luxury items.
Improving your life by starting your own business may take
longer than those who work for someone else, but the
rewards can be great if you're willing to put the work in.

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William Drapcho is owner of http://sweethealthy.com and he
invites you to review his site.

4 Simple Ways to Building Your Own Opt-In List

4 Simple Ways to Building Your Own Opt-In List
With every "guru" preaching, "The money is in the list."
Are you starting to realize the importance of having your
own? If not then you should really get with the program.

With tons of articles and books on how to grow your list,
there are really four main things you need to know to do it
efficiently. The first is put a nice looking web form at
the bottom of your site right after the content. Try to
make it look like a mini capture page, you could even put a
dashed box around it for looks.

There are many people out there that say when you ask for
someone's information on the first page it's too soon.

You have to remember something, that visitor may only be on
your site for 10 seconds.

Wouldn't you want those 10 seconds spent subscribing to
your newsletter? The simpler the better when it comes to
opt-in forms. Just ask for the email and name, maybe even
just their first name. A nice incentive is to offer some
valuable bonuses just for signing up.

After they sign in their name direct them to a bonus page
where you give them their bonuses.

The second is to make your website impressive in the eyes
of your visitor. What would the visitor be looking for on
your site? You need to have numerous high content articles
and a solid design. Don't concentrate on fancy graphics
because tests show that content out pulls graphics any day
of the week.

Deliver value to your visitor and they will sign up for
your newsletter if they think they can learn more from you.
Also, make sure your website loads fast. Even though we are
truly in the age of the cable modem, not everyone is up to
speed yet!

The third is to provide good customer service. This truly
makes the difference in most customers eyes. Your list
should be treated like your most prized possession. Make
sure you are answering questions and helping people as much
as possible, they will return if they have a pleasant
experience with you. Also, a return customer will spend
much more than a new one and also recommend you to friends.

The fourth is crucial to your success and that is to keep
the list private and spam free. If you lose trust with your
customers then you will never get them back. Never sell or
distribute anyone's email address EVER, this is very
important. The trusting bond you have with your list must
never be broken. If you are looking at quick profits by
selling your list then you shouldn't be growing a list in
the first place.

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Westly Lager can show you how to develop a successful
internet business regardless of your prior experience. See
how by checking out his personal website at
http://myglobalresortsnetwork.org and http://myabunza.org

Top 5 Reasons Why You Need To Use Article Marketing

Top 5 Reasons Why You Need To Use Article Marketing
Whether you run a business totally online, or you operate a
brick-and-mortar business and have a supplemental website,
you need to implement article marketing. If you aren't
marketing your business with articles, you're missing a
huge chunk of the marketing pie. Let me give you a few
reasons why.

Reason #1: Article marketing is free. Every business owner
knows that advertising isn't cheap. Every newspaper or
magazine ad you run costs you dearly. By spending just a
little extra time writing and submitting several articles
each month, you'll save quite a bit of money. Best yet,
article marketing doesn't cost you a dime--just a few hours
every week.

Reason #2: Article marketing brands your business. Have you
ever wondered how some businesses seem to become so well
known in such a short amount of time? They're getting their
name out there. They're giving away something of value for
free to their potential customers. Your articles will brand
your business and make it a well-known name.

Reason #3: Article marketing makes you an expert. If you
write articles about the subjects you know well, you'll
quickly become known as an expert in your field. Do you run
a website on bird watching? Writing and submitting fifty
articles on bird watching will show people that you know
what you're talking about.

Reason #4: Article marketing teaches you how to relate to
people. You can't write a bunch of articles without
learning how to communicate effectively. The more you
write, the more you'll learn how to get your message across
in a friendly, personal tone.

Reason #5: Article marketing creates back links to your
website. Without getting into the technical details of
this, back links to your website are good and you'll want
lots of them. Back links help boost your rankings in the
search engines, thus gaining more exposure for your website.

Remember that article marketing isn't the cure-all answer
to advertising your business; it's one piece of the pie.
You also can't submit a handful of articles one time and
expect to see results.

Article marketing requires persistence and patience. You
should plan to spend a certain number of hours each week
writing and submitting articles to promote your business.
Pencil in this time faithfully and stick to it. Within a
few months (maybe even a few short weeks!), you'll begin to
see the results of your hard work pay off.

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Jacob Sikais is the founder of Marketing Prophets
(http://www.marketing-prophets.com/). It is an online,
automated 'McDonalds' franchise for people who have asked
themselves "How Can I Make Money On The Internet?".

Excellent Residual Income Opportunities

Excellent Residual Income Opportunities
Here are some useful guidelines for you to follow to assist
you in choosing the right program when you are searching
for residual income opportunities.

First of all, the program has to be genuine. It is not
always easy to steer clear of the many scams which are
around. However, you will be able to tell by asking a few
simple questions whether or not the company is legitimate.

How long has this company been operating?

Who are the major players within the company?

Has the business had any complaints or bad reviews
registered with the Better Business Bureau? Does
everything you are being told seem just too good to be true?

The next thing to consider is how well any residual income
opportunity will convert for you. In other words, how
simple will it be for you to make sales? Obviously, the
marketing skills you possess will have some effect on this,
but you also need to look at whether or not the product
being offered has a true market demand. Is the product a
necessity? Is it competitively priced in relation to
similar products? Are better offers available to the
customer from elsewhere?

Then consider whether or not this particular income
opportunity is a niche you are knowledgeable about and have
an affinity for. To be successful you have to be able to
speak fluently in the lingo of your prospects to build up a
relationship with them and sell successfully to them. If
you feel good about the product you will be far more
motivated and do all you can to promote it.

The final thing to remember with all residual income
opportunities, as with any other form of opportunity, is
that you need a rock-hard marketing system and having a
strategy in mind before you sign up for the program is
essential.

With a well thought out plan from the beginning you will
see the results of your marketing more or less straight
away.

Without a plan you will wander from one method to another
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Cruise to Cash - Is it a Scam?

Cruise to Cash - Is it a Scam?
Cruise to Cash is a travel club that launched last year and
offers deeply discounted travel packages. They now have a
call center, but the rest of their marketing is done
online, with the idea that you can set up an online
business to sell the memberships for you at your website.
You have to look at how the company is set up to evaluate
whether you have a realistic chance of success with this
program. Below is an overview of the costs, benefits, and
compensation plan with the company.

Costs
- Memberships started at $477 for the Weekender and $977
for the Cruiser package without the call center. With the
call center now they are $977 and $1477.
- Monthly fees for program members are $39.95 or $59.95
based on which level you choose for entry.
- When using room voucher, you pay no more than $50 to
activate it, plus any taxes on the room.

Benefits
- Members get unlimited vacations at deep discounts.
Destinations include places like Los Vegas, Hawaii, Mexico,
and Portugal.
- The program includes training and marketing materials as
well as your own customized website.
- Room vouchers are for well-known hotels with available
rooms. You book rooms at places including the Sheraton and
Marriot hotels for much less than the listed rates.

Payout Plan

For your first two sales, the commission is split between
you and your sponsor. After that you get 100% of the price
of the package you sell. You also get 50% of the
commissions from the first two sales of anyone who joins
the program under you. In addition, Cruise to Cash pays
you $10 or $20 monthly for everyone you sign up who
continues to stay an active member.

What People are Saying

Since it was launched just last year, there any not a lot
of reports yet of failure or success yet. Some members
have reported signing up new members after a few days of
advertising online. As a compensation plan, the motivation
to mentor people under you is not that high because after
the first two sales you only earn $10 or $20 a month from
each person below you, which may only help offset your own
monthly fee.

Conclusions

Those who are already members of this travel program are
marketing it as an opportunity to vacation and make huge
amounts of money. There is not much data to substantiate
these claims yet. By the time you read this article, the
price of joining may have gone up $500 for each package.
This will make it harder to sell to people, who may already
be scaling back their vacation plans because of the lagging
economy. Some may also wonder if the program is just smoke
and mirrors since it offers a 100% commission. The monthly
fees could either be sufficient for the company and its
founder or simply a way to guarantee that those at the top
earn money from the members below them.

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