Home Based Business

DIY: Home Based Business

What is meant by a “DIY: Home Based Business”? The DIY stands for Do It Yourself, a Home Based Business is typically one that can be comfortably run from home (duh!) without having employees or a typical “brick & mortar” shop.The options for having a home business are virtually unlimited. The real key is to find something you enjoy, can work part-time from home & not have to invest a lot of capital. Because of these variables the “Answer” to which home business is right for you is going to vary by individual.

Choosing a Home Business Opportunity

Of course this will also vary by individual, but here is a list of some of the things I was looking for in my own home based business:

• Inexpensive to start
• Flexible
• Rewards in proportion to effort
• Easy
• Fun
• Free business building tools
• Ability to build business online
• Honest
• Legal
• Environmentally conscious natural products
• Potential to replace full-time income working part-time
• NOT fly-by-night

The Home Based Business Opportunity I Chose

While I had looked for years & tried a few things, the home business opportunity I finally decided on was a Summit Group/Watkins business. The fact that Watkins has been in business 141 years put my mind at ease about dealing with a fly-by-night scam. If I was going to invest my time in a home business, I wanted to ensure the company would still be around for the long haul. There are so many facets on how you can build your own home based business, I can’t go into all the details of the opportunity here. The complete full disclosure is available for free here: DIY: Home Based Business. But, I will tell you this, it has been by far the best use of $39.95 I have EVER spent in my life. The website above (the one with the free details) is provided to me by the Summit Group free of charge. Why, simply because this business is about helping others achieve their goals; I don’t make a dime in this business until you make a dollar. Is your future worth $39.95? Mine was.

David Blalock
Watkins Bronze Trailblazer Consultant #386886
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Home Based Business

No Selling Required Home Based Business

How to make money without selling in a Summit Group/Watkins business.

One of the first questions most people ask when first hearing about a Watkins home based business is “Do I have to sell?” Translation: “The only way to make money in a home business is selling, right?” The answer is actually no. The preferred method taught by the Summit Group to build your Watkins home business is not based upon the traditional sales model.

This is a hard concept for a lot of people to swallow. Especially anyone that knows anything about Watkins. Over 140 years ago Watkins pioneered the Direct Selling & Network Marketing industry. But, most people assume because of the World Famous Watkins products and catalogs that the only way to have a significant income is to sell. The side of Watkins that is often overlooked is the power of the Network Marketing. If you enjoy selling, you certainly can, bear in mind however that the EVERY SINGLE ONE of the top earners in Watkins have focused their time and energy on Network Marketing, NOT Direct Selling. As a matter of fact, the leader of the Summit Group makes over $20,000 a month, and has since 1997. It is his method that shows the true power of Network Marketing in Watkins.

My goal is in just the little space I have available here is to show you how Network Marketing can allow you to build a team that generates a monthly bonus income without anyone having to sell retail. I can tell you from personal experience that even when you concentrate only on Network Marketing, some retail sales will still occur. This is because of the quality products that have been offered by Watkins for over a century. When people that have used Watkins products before find out your a “Watkins Man or Woman” they will insist on making purchases! As a consequence your business will end up being a mix of retail and Network Marketing.

Why Isn’t Everyone Doing It?

Simply put, most people don’t understand how network marketing works. People that are introduced to Watkins automatically assume it’s like Avon. Most all of us has known someone who sells Avon products. We see them with their catalogs talking to friends and co-workers, or possibly seen Tupperware, Pampered Chef or some other similar company and figured it’s just the same. You may have actually met someone at a county fair or craft show with a Watkins booth selling products, it is just the most common way most of us have been exposed to the business. Another reason it’s not as noticeable in the mainstream is because of the inherent nature of how Network Marketing works. You typically won’t see a BIG network marketing recruiting booth set up at the county fair. Marketing is usually done below most peoples radar.

The Nuts & Bolts of Network Marketing

If your unfamiliar with Network Marketing, read on for the details in a nutshell. The concept is actually quite simple: A lot of people doing a little can be more productive than just one person doing a lot. Let me explain.

O.K. Remember the Avon and Tupperware Direct Selling example from earlier? Here’s how to relate it to Network Marketing in a way more of us are familiar with.

Imagine there was a company that opened large warehouse stores all around the U.S. And let’s further imagine that for a $45 annual “club fee” these stores would allow you to buy products from their store at a significant discount. The savings from just a few visits would quickly make up the annual “club fee”.

There is actually a company that has done just that. They have opened over 470 warehouses and sold 46 million people a “club fee” membership. These members spend 52 billion dollars in their stores. You know them as Costco, and millions have paid them $45 to join and buy at a discount.

Watkins vs. Costco

Let’s compare. For $39.95 you can start buying Watkins products at a discount of 25% or more. Pretty much same concept so far, pay a “club fee” to join and buy products at a discount.

Have you ever found a really good deal on something and then told your friends about it? Let’s say you tell your friends about Costco, and your friends buy a membership and start buying products at a discount. Will Costco send you a bonus check for 5%-10% of whatever your friends buy? Of course not. But get this; Watkins does! And if your friend tell others about Watkins, they can earn a bonus, and you can too.

Now you see how the concept of Network Marketing works. It works like this: you establish a group of people who join Watkins by paying their $39.95 “club fee”. These people are just like you, they’re not interested in selling products; just like the Costco analogy they join to buy products for their family with the associates discount. Seems simple doesn’t it? And it doesn’t take many  people doing that before your group can be using more Watkins products than the largest retail person in Watkins.

As I mentioned before, there’s a selling & a buying side to the Summit Group/Watkins business opportunity. Should you choose, you can retail products to friends, family, co-workers or customers. The buying side is the Network Marketing. Associates (like yourself) buy products for their own use. In the long run though, there is a LOT more power from the Network Marketing side than the retail side.

The core principal concept of Network Marketing is people helping people learn how to buy award winning natural products at a discount. Repeat after me: “It’s NOT about selling!”

Making Money in Network Marketing

Let’s get all hypothetical shall we. It all starts with you, let’s say you decide to join Watkins so you can save money buying stuff at a discount from Watkins instead of your local grocery or dollar store. And for the sake of this scenario you commit to transferring purchases to your own Watkins store at the tune of $100 a month.

Once you start saving money buying quality natural and organic products for Watkins, what do you do next? Just like in our Costco analogy; you tell others. Now suppose that you find 10 others who decide they want to have their own “buy & word of mouth” business to save & make money. And, like you they commit to “transfer buying” $100 (remember, these are products we’re already buying like: shampoo, deodorant, spices, lotion, vitamins etc.) per month. *FYI, there are no “monthly minimums” in Watkins. We’re using the hypothetical $100 per month as an examply of what a typical average monthly average may be. As always in life, some will do more, and some will do less.

In the scenario at this point, at the end of the month Watkins would calculate how much in products had been purchased from your team of 10, and then send you a bonus check of about $70. All you did to “earn” this was to tell others (word of mouth) and in the process you earned $70 + the discount of your own purchases.

But wait, there’s more. The next logical thing to do now is to help your team of 10 find their “10 team”. Reminder, nobody is looking for salespeople-what they’re actually looking for is “clones”. Clones of themselves, to do what they have done: buy/save, share/earn.

Looking forward; your 10 now have their 10. The group is now 110 strong, earning you not $70 monthly but $700! Wow, we don’t need no stinkin’ sales! Simply a process of people transfer buying products they’re already buying & telling others. Remember when we talked about how we would let folks no what a cool deal Costco was? How much is Costco going to send you monthly for your “word of mouth” efforts? Zilch, zero, nada, nein, NOTHING! Stop working for nothing, you deserve more for your efforts.

So taking it one step further: These 100 people find their “10 team” who want to buy/save, share/earn. Now we’re looking at 1,110 people in your organization. How does $5,000 per month sound? Pretty cool huh? But don’t miss the big picture; this is not a “work for” door-to-door like Avon income. Where each month you have to go out to your “customers” and get more orders. This is different, and the difference is the key. These people are just transferring the dollars they were already spending at their grocery and dollar stores to Watkins. They’re saving money in that process. As a consequence the $5,000 is a monthly income without going out and doing the work all over again.

Obviously your team wont grow exactly as our scenario above; and it doesn’t need to because you can still have a large thriving team. As your team grows, some groups will grow slower than expected and conversely, some faster. But seriously, what could be easier? Buying stuff at a discount (stuff your already buying elsewhere) & telling others how they can do the same.

What’s Your Plan B?

This is the real question you need to consider. What else out there can you do part-time from home, without selling or buying inventory that in a 3-5 year period with consistent and daily focused effort will allow you to be earning a significant RESIDUAL monthly income. Oh yeah, and for the measly sum of $39.95? And should you think this is just some fly-by-night get rich quick scam: consider this. Number 1, 3-5 years is not necessarily quick, and number 2-Watkins has been in business for over 140 years. What about where your working now? What if you get outsourced, or downsized, laid off, fired or the company relocates? What’s your Plan B?

Thanks for your indulgence, I know I was long winded with this one. My sincere wish is for your success in whatever endeavor you decide to choose. If for whatever reason this one does not appeal to you, I encourage you to seriously have a Plan B. I know all too well from personal experience that it’s significantly better to have your plan in place before you need it.

David Blalock
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Serenity Beach

Benefits of a Home Based Business

This is not a “definitive list” by any means. Just a few of the reasons I chose to start a home based business. Also keep in mind that this list of benefits applies to my Summit Group/Watkins home based business; while there are many benefits to working part-time from home, not all opportunities have the same benefits. That being said, understand this; there are many ways to success, be it personal, professional or spiritual.

Home Based Business Secret

The “secret” is finding the one that works for you. Consider for a moment “Weight Loss” diets or programs. You have Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, etc. Do they work? Yes & No. Just look at the testimonials, you see people that made it work. But, if you stop using the system (Kirstie Alley) then the answer is no. Watch the asterisk *Results not typical. Why are the results not typical? Because most people “typically” don’t work the system. IF you work the system, the system will work. The common denominator in ass success scenarios is YOU. You have to find the system that works for you, then throw cauti0n to the wind and “Work the System.” It really is that simple. With that disclaimer out of the way, here we go:

• Part-time: Most of us don’t have the luxury of being able to walk away from our full-time job. As a result for us to build a successful home based business requires the ability to work it part-time. While working a business opportunity part-time is a benefit, there is a danger. It is important to spend time EVERY day on your business. Even if only for ten minutes. If you say “tomorrow I’ll do it”, to often tomorrow never comes.

• Residual Income: Probably easiest the least understood concept about having a home based business, and conversely the most important. Simply put, in the traditional job market, you go to work and you get paid. Stop working and so does the pay. In a business that allows for a residual income you will continue to earn money in the future for work that you do now. If for example  you get sick or take time off for a vacation, you continue to receive income. Actors, writers & musicians all belong in the category of residual income. There are many home based businesses that allow you to tap into the residual income benefit.

• Work from home: I know, it’s redundant: working a home based business from home, but I want to emphasize what a HUGE benefit that is. The flexibility to earn an income from the convenience of your own home is fantastic. No commute, traffic or grid lock. And depending on the business, no inventory, billing, shipping, employees or co-workers. Need to take the kids to the Dr.? Done, It’s your business and your decision.

• Online business: What’s better than having a home base business? One that you can build online! While building your business online is not the most common way most home entrepreneurs work, it is one that is gaining popularity. Not too many years ago door-to-door and person-to-person were the only options. With the advent of the internet, the ability to reach more people quicker became available.

• Free online training: Obviously this is not a benefit for every business opportunity you look at, but it should be one you highly consider. The reason being it offers you total flexibility to build your business at your pace. You don’t have to wait for when your mentor is available to show you “the ropes.” By the same token as your working towards building a residual income, you are able to point others to the online training, freeing you to expose more people to the opportunity.

• Free Marketing Website: This is another category that not every home based business opportunity you look at will offer. I can tell you from personal experience that it is quite nice! For the curious you can check my marketing website I received for free here: DB46.com. The main purpose for this site is to sift the wheat from the chaff. Because I’m primarily building my business online, it’s important for me to know which people are actually serious about building a home based business and the ones that are just “tire kickers”. My free website offers all the details of the business for free online, to those that are serious about a business, and the ones that find it is the right fit for them at this time are the ones I work with.

• Support from successful mentors: This one is kinda a no brainer. To have a successful business it’s important to work with people that have a successful track record. You need an opportunity that is tried and true along with people that can offer you the support you need because they’ve “been there & done that.”

• Spending time with family: While money is a benefit from working from home in building your business, being able to spend time with your family is another. It is often the key ingredient to having success. The desire to be with your family more, and there support in that endeavor are paramount in your success.

• Flexible: The flexibility to work your home based business part-time while still taking care of the other priorities in your life are key. This key will allow you to unlock the full potential of the opportunity you have chosen.

• Cash Now option: Typically building a residual income is a long term proposition. That being said, it is nice if you have the option to also earn some “Now Money” as you build the residual side of the business.

• No selling required: Some people love to sell. It’s in there blood, they can’t help it. Most of us though don’t fall into that category. Having a home based business you can build without having to sell is a HUGE benefit to a lot of us.

• Multiple methods to market: Not being tied down to just one way to reach people is another benefit of building your business. Be it classified ads, online ads, blogs, banner ads, door-to-door, catalog, business cards, mailers or whatever, it’s nice to have options.

• Tax advantages: This is one area that I do NOT recommend DIY. When it comes to taking advantage of the tax benefits of having your own home based business, it is best to have a qualified professional on your side. As you research this particular benefit, you will see that is well worth your while to have a professional on your side.

• Personal Growth: I’m sure you’ve heard the saying: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results”. In a nutshell this is saying that when you look at the things that you’ve tried in the past that didn’t work, be open minded. Most of us will find that the common denominator in these sceanarios is us. Take the Nutrisystem analogy above. All of those systems will work, but if you’ve tried them all and they didn’t, you probably need to look in the mirror. If you continue to do what you’ve done, you’ll continue to get what you’ve gotten, are you happy with “what you got?” If not, consider working on yourself while your working on your business.

• Free Audio training: Another one of those benefits that is not offered by all opportunities you may look at. But,I can tell you from personal experience it’s an awesome one to have. I am able to learn techniques for building my home based business in time that usually would have gone to waste. While driving to and from my day job, I have the ability to learn from mentors who have built there successful businesses over the years. Valuable training that wouldn’t be available otherwise.

• Trusted time-tested business model: Most people look in the wrong places when trying to find a business opportunity. Most are looking for the newest most hyped visible thing out there. Be cautious though, here are some sobering statistics: 80% of all businesses fail within the first five years. To ensure the greatest success in any endeavor you look at, consider if they have the track record to back it up.

• Turnkey paint-by-numbers system: Having the “perfect” business opportunity is useless if you don’t have a simple step-by-step turnkey system you can follow. Want to know the real reason McDonald’s is #1 in their industry? How are they able to have minimum wage teens running their million dollar businesses. Simple, they have a step-by-step turnkey proven system for doing everything they do. From making the fries to mopping the floors, every McDonald’s does it the same way.

• Ultra-low start up: While having a proven system that can earn you money is important, it’s also important for it to be within your means. If you want a successful business you can always start a McDonald’s, the franchises are still available. Most of us probably don’t have a Million or so dollars that we can part with though. Along with the potential in your home based business, the ability to start it with minimum up-front investment is crucial.

So there you have it, a few of the benefits of having your own home based business. Now all you have to do is take the next step. I wish you the best in whatever opportunity you find to further your goals for yourself and your family.

David Blalock
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Distributors Wanted

7 Reasons People Become Product Distributors

According to the DSA (Direct Selling Association), people become direct selling distributors for one of seven reasons. Which one is you?:

1) Discount Buyers: These distributors are searching for product discounts and/or wholesale products.  Obviously price isn’t the “only” consideration. It doesn’t matter what the discount is if nobody wants to buy the product your distributing.

2) Goal Seekers: The person who is a “Goal Seeker”  distributor usually  gets involved with direct selling to make some quick cash for a specific purpose, such as Christmas, pay a bill or vacation. If their goal is short term, so is their life in product distribution.

3) Upwardly Mobile: Distributors who “truly” desire incremental income to improve their quality of life tend to be “Upwardly Mobile.”  As a result of their longer term goals and desires they tend to be long-term product distributors.

4) Social Butterflies: I think we all know the personality that likes to be the “Center of Attention” wherever they go.  These personalities desire social interaction & truly enjoy the “networking” of  “network marketing“. The guy or gal who likes “door-to-door” type sales & the well known method of “party plans”  meet the social interaction desires of these product distributors.

5) Overachievers: Product distributors who crave recognition are often the overachievers. Direct selling product distribution offers plenty of recognition. This recognition comes from conventions, distributor events, as well as through multiple titles. As a distributor grows their business, they will escalate up the organization in title & rank (not to mention income).

6) Product Advocates: The people that get into product distribution “backwards” are usually product advocates. How do you “back into” product distribution? Simply put, these people were introduced to a product that they fell in love with. Because of this deep connection with the product and it’s benefits, they desire to “share” the benefits of said product. These product advocates have such a drive & passion for helping other people that their enthusiasm & charisma carries them into joining the business.

7) Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Career people with a burning desire to succeed are the best classification for these distributors. They have the tendency to see the “whole picture” when it comes to building a residual income business. As a result, they set goals: “Plan their work & work their plan.” Most entrepreneurs weigh the pros and cons of any potential product distribution business, calculate the ROI, become true students of the business model & move forward; working each day to achieve their short & long term goals. Typically, entrepreneurs are very productive; and most were simply waiting for the right “vehicle” in which to drive to their success.

So, which category did you find yourself in? Many of us are probably a blend of two or more of these product distributor categories. Best of luck to each and every one of you who are seeking to enrich the lives of yourself and your family by helping others achieve their goals.

David Blalock
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Don't Let the Sun Set on Me

Show me the way

GPS Navigation for a Home Business

2009 was a tough year for a lot of people. Even those that came through unscathed, it still put a little seed in their head “next time that could be me.” For those of you that have decided to make way of your “Plan B” I have some excellent news for you. Now is a perfect time to start a home business with the Summit Group/Watkins organization. Why is that? you might ask. Simple, for over 140 years Watkins has been offering natural products to enhance the lives of families. These are products that we all use on a daily basis, products ike nutrition, things for cooking, health, personal care and cleaning. They’re great quality at reasonable prices that people use in their home anyway.

What Kind of Home Business is it?

So now your thinking, “I don’t want to sell products!” Neither do I, and that is not what the core principal behind the Summit Group/Watkins home business is. For a complete A-Z explanation of this home business opportunity click here. For the “Cliff’s Notes” version, read on. The concept is really quite simple, it is however one that most of us are not familiar with. Typically when a company decides to market products they choose venues like Super Bowl Ads, Radio, Newspaper etc. Watkins pioneered a different way of marketing starting in 1868. Instead of relying on traditional forms of advertising, they relied on word-of-mouth. Advertising dollars that typically would go to expensive TV commercials or newspapers is instead paid to individuals who spread the word of Watkins personally.

Home Business 101 vs. Sams

To put this concept in terms most of us can understand, consider this. To join a Sams club you pay an annual fee of about $40. For this $40 you are allowed to shop in Sams and buy products at a discount. This discount is typically 5%-10%. Now if you decide to join a Summit Group/Watkins “club” you pay $39.95, about the same as a Sams membership. The discount you receive however is 25%-39% (depending on the size of your business). Now in our Sams scenario, if you tell other people about how great a Sams club membership is and they join and buy products; you don’t event receive a thank you card. If however, you join a Summit Group/Watkins home business, buy products for yourself at 25%-39% discount, then tell others how they can do the same, Watkins will pay you 5%-10% for sales that result from you advertising their products. Contrast that with the Sams analogy. If you get a Sams Club membership, tell others how great you think it is, they get their own membership and start buying Sams products, how much do you think Sams will pay you? Exactly nada.

So where to go from here? The GPS of this program is provided by the Summit Group. Watkins business model has been in place for over 140 years. The past 20 years the Summit Group has successfully become the single largest organization in Watkins. This is because they have perfected a proven business model for building a home business. The tools they have put in place are like having a GPS to building a successful home business. How can I be sure it works? Simply put, your reading this. To learn about how to build your own home business online go here. Follow the steps outlined and you will have all you need to make a decision without any hype, BS or pressure. Either you can see the power of this home business or you can’t. If you can……..don’t delay.

David Blalock
Watkins Independent Associate #386886
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Home Based Business Tools

Tools for a Home Based Business

What is the best home based business out there? You might be surprised by my answer! The BEST Home Based Business is one YOU enjoy. I have made my choice, it may not be for you. As a matter of fact very few people will be able to see the opportunity in my home based business, and that’s ok. My recommendation is to look around and find the one that is right for you. Let me tell you a little about why I chose the one I did.

My Home Based Business

The home based business I chose consists of two parts. It’s simple, fun and easy. A word of caution while your looking around. You will be inundated with promises of instant wealth and riches, RUN don’t walk, but RUN the other way.  Any legitimate home based business (any business for that matter) requires work. That is why I suggested finding the opportunity that you enjoy. Because if you don’t enjoy it, you won’t end up sticking with it, if you stick with it you can’t be successful. That’s just a fact. Back to the two parts of my home based business. Believe it or not, the BIGGEST part of what I do is to tell others about the opportunity. How do I do that? Hmmmm…. well your reading this right now, this is one of the ways. A lot of what I do to tell people about my home based business opportunity comes from the tools I have available from the people that introduced me to the business. They are a group of entrepreneurs known as the “Summit Group”. And to see one of the tools available from them you can see here, BTW it was free, & if you decide this business is right for you, it will be available to you also. When you go there you will have the opportunity to learn all about the “Summit Group” and what we do to build a home based business.

Home Based Business Training Website

I would love nothing more than to show you the inside of tsgnet.com, but I can’t. It is an exclusive members only training site full of proprietary training material that is second to none. I can tell you a little of what is available there though: There are tons of articles on how to build your home based business using online techniques (banner ads, websites, domain names, redirects etc). Basic strategies on how to build a successful long term residual income. By residual income I mean money you will be paid for on a continual basis (think singers getting paid for songs today that they recorded years ago) from the work you do now. Here are some of the categories available on the training website:

• News Flash
• Business Tools
• Basics (Team Building)
• Free Website Statistics
• Retailing
• Message Board
• Online Audios
• Supplemental Training
• Bonus Books & Reports
• Events, Contests, & Incentives
• Price Lists
• Shipping Rates
• Newsletter/Archives
• and much, much more………

The website for recruiting online & training website are free from the Summit Group if you join here. Still undecided? That’s ok, for full details about how the business opportunity works (no hype, “just the facts”) go here: DB46.com

David Blalock
Watkins Independent Associate #386886
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Pay Attention

Top 10 TRUTHS You Must Change if You Want Financial Freedom!

• TRUTH:  Day in and day out you can drag your body out of bed, fight a long commute to a job that you hate, work with people who do not share your values and still only  be living from pay-check to pay-check.  1 step forward & 2 steps back.

• TRUTH:  Your boss will always determine what your salary or wages will be. He will pay you the minimum he has to for you to stay there. If you become to expensive, he will hire someone younger who will accept less money and “eliminate” your position. You have little or no control over establishing your true value to the company.  You will never be able to give yourself a raise & never earn your true worth.

TRUTH:  You can break your back to help your boss meet his or her profit objectives.  For your effort you earn a Holiday Ham, while your boss walks away with obscene bonuses. Or as happened this year with the company I work for; they eliminated the Holiday Ham altogether.  If things get tight for the company the board cuts your pension contributions and your benefits.

• TRUTH:  You can work over-time, travel for the “good of the company” and have precious little time for your family.  Your marriage and your family suffer, while you help the stockholders meet their goals. But you never do meet your own goals or fulfill your dreams. You retire bitter, broke, resentful and depressed.

• TRUTH:  You may spend countless hours in a little cubicle or at a work-station absolutely bored to tears with repetitive tasks for no appreciation or thanks – except the Holiday Ham (which was canceled due to the recession).

• TRUTH:  Your boss dictates when you eat, take a break or visit the bathroom and the company still is never fully satisfied with your performance. The corporation stifles your raises while the top tier of executives get bonus after bonus.

• TRUTH:  You work for years expecting to be promoted to a higher position with more pay but the job goes to the boss’s daughter who just graduated from college or to the cutest intern with the largest “resume’”.

• TRUTH:  Your employer demands that you give your mind, body, soul and loyalty to the company, while at the slightest shift in the company’s fortunes your boss decides that you are no longer needed. While company policy dictates you must give a 2-week notice should you decide to leave, your termination is immediate and final.

• TRUTH:  At the end of a long and fatiguing career you retire with a meager pension (maybe, if the company is still and business) and a Social Security check (doubtful) that offers only a substandard life-style for the rest of your life.  Depressing.

• TRUTH: Wishing will not make it happen. The only way to change your future is to change yourself & take charge. If you continue to do what you’ve done, you’ll continue to get what you’ve gotten. Are you happy with what you got? “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results” Break away!
  

David Blalock
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Watkins Home Business Opportunity

Home Business Opportunity

What would having a home business do for you?
Are you looking to:
·    Save money on your monthly grocery budget. (2009 Price Comparison Sheet)
·    Pay off credit cards.
·    Make a car or house payment.
·    Pay for your children’s college education.
·    Pay for your children’s hobbies & extracurricular activities.
·    Take that special vacation that many have had to forfeit in these tough economic times.
·   Build a nest egg for retirement.
·    Buy natural products people know and love! ~and earn extra income.

A Watkins Home Business is the perfect solution!
What marketing method you use is up to YOU!

·    Living Naturally ~Home events, presentations, & samplings allow you to present the Watkins Home Business Opportunity & products to a group of people at the same time. These are “Tried & True”  time effective methods for building your home business & can represent significant “now money.”

·    Public Events ~Fairs and Trade Shows & Public Displays bring the public to you. This is a phenomenal fit for those who are free to work their business on the weekends & are able to invest in inventory.

·    Online: ~Build your business virtually with the Internet. No commute or parking hassles! Your customers & prospects come right in to your virtual home anytime of day or night! Keep your day job while moonlighting in your Watkins Home Business.

·    One-to-One ~Present the Watkins product & Home Business Opportunity to  prospects any time in any setting. This is a highly duplicatable avenue for building your Watkins Home Business.
Start Today with Watkins Membership Package for Only $39.95!

This Watkins Home Business Opportunity Package is a simple package that will include a welcome letter, instructions for initial set-up. Order forms,  program literature, current Highlights catalog, next month Highlights catalog & one Master catalog.

Additionally if you join using the link above you will receive:

·    Access to the Summit Group Exclusive training website & your very own recruiting site (like mine) FREE!
·    25% Discount on Watkins Products
·    Additional Bonuses Paid on Volume & Leadership
·    Business Support
·    Additional Incentive Programs
·    Access to Online Catalog, Recipes, Reports and Ordering System
·    1 Year Membership

Business Assortments:
Depending on the marketing method you choose, you also have the option to: add one or all three business assortments based on your personal goals (during your first 90 days).

Gift Certificate Assortment
Choose your own Watkins product selection.
·    For only $129
·    Customize your business
·    Allows you to order $200 of Watkins products
·    Pick and choose from over 350 of your favorite Watkins products

Living Naturally Upgrade Assortment
Watkins Living Naturally Upgrade Assortment is the perfect fit for you f you would like to present Watkins products in a relaxed atmosphere. Invite your friends and indulge in the one of a kind taste that is Watkins. What better way to have a get-together than by spending time relaxing with friends, sampling simple and delicious recipes from Watkins.
$69.95

Includes:
·    Master Catalogs (25)
·    Customer 4 Part Order Forms (40)
·    Event 2 Part Recap Forms (10)
·    Invitation Postcards (40)
·    Event Guide (1)
·    Watkins Organic Vanilla, 2 fl. oz.
·    Watkins Organic Pepper, 4 oz.
·    Watkins Organic Cinnamon, 2 oz.
·    Watkins Organic Chicken Seasoning, 2.3 oz.
·    Watkins Natural Mango Body Cream
·    Watkins Berry Charming Lip Tint
·    Watkins Natural Peppermint Foot Cream
·    Watkins Natural Lemon Cream Hand & Body Lotion
·    Watkins Natural Aloe & Green Tea All-Purpose Cleaner
·    Watkins Natural Lemon Hand Soap
·    Watkins Traditional Favorites Dip Sampler: Watkins Salsa & Sour Cream Snack & Dip Seasoning Samples (4), Watkins Cucumber & Dill Snack & Dip Seasoning Samples (4), Watkins Crab Snack & Dip Seasoning Samples (4), Watkins Chicken Soup Base Samples (4)

Watkinize Your Home Assortment
A variety of pre-selected Watkins products for every room in your house.  Earn additional money with the Watkinize Your Home (WYH) Bonus Payout: you can earn $100 cash (or more)!

To qualify for the WYH Bonus Payouts, you simply purchase the assortment for yourself & enroll in Watkins Loyalty Program.

The WYH Bonus Payout is not the only benefit! You also receive a FREE E-Associate online web package and maintenance fee for the first three months ($124.80 value!). Check mine out here!
·    $349 WYH package
·    FREE Watkins E-Associate Website ($64.95 Value)
·    Three months FREE web maintenance* ($59.85 Value)
·    WYH Bonus Payout** $100—$175
·    Watkinize Your Home product assortment

·    Total Assortment Value: $625
*Watkins will maintain your website for a monthly fee of $19.95 after your first three free months.
**Requires Associate to purchase the Watkinize Your Home assortment and join Watkins Loyalty Program.

Why is Watkins different?
For over 140 years Watkins has been committed to using only the finest natural ingredients. While Watkins is proud of it’s rich past, they’re even more proud of their commitment to your family and future. Watkins brings you products that are family approved, Watkins guaranteed, and have been trusted for generations. From our natural plant-based home care cleaning line to our organic spices and extracts, Watkins has products everyone will love.

Watkins began in 1868 with the vision of a 28-year old entrepreneur, J.R. Watkins. His first product, Watkins Red Liniment, had the first-ever money-back satisfaction guarantee. By inventing his famous “Trial-Mark” bottle history was made. Because demand for Red Liniment quickly multiplied, he hired salesmen to market this growing line of products from home to home. This was the founding the Direct Sales Industry.

“The Watkins Man” became a household name over the years. J.R.’s dream lives on in the vision & entrepreneurial spirit of today’s “Watkins Men and Women.” Now is the time for you to become part of this tradition.
·    Extraordinary Products ~People use our consumable products every day.
·    Trusted Brand ~For over 141 years people all over North America know and respect the Watkins brand. Watkins boast a 100% money-back satisfaction guarantee and have been committed to quality since 1868!
·    Brand Awareness — A small percentage of Watkins products can be found in select retail locations (like Target) ~a great opportunity for you to gain new customers.
·   Simple Business ~Watkins business system is very easy to duplicate.
·    Exceptional Compensation ~Watkins rewards Associates in relation to their efforts & offers leadership bonuses!
·    Low Start-up Cost ~Watkins has one of the lowest start-up costs for a home-based business ($39.95)  and requires no inventory.
·    Support — Receive business support from Watkins Home Office Staff, myself & the Summit Group .
·    Incentives and Recognition — Watkins rewards top performers with powerful recognition, rewards, and luxury travel.

You will love Watkins products and business opportunity! Your Watkins business is waiting to begin.

David Blalock
Watkins Independent Associate #386886
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Watkins vs. Walmart

Watkins vs. Walmart

No brainer right? I mean come on, Walmart advertises the lowest prices, who you gonna believe. Is that really the question? Does your family deserve something better than what Walmart serves? And as far as prices go, I think your going to be pleasantly surprised. I know it’s popular to bash Walmart, that is not what this story is about. I chose Walmart as a comparison to Watkins for two reasons.

1. They are well known. If I were to mention “Robert’s Grocery” (just down the street from my house) most will not be familiar with them.
2. Both Watkins and Walmart are considered to be American icons.

Watkins is known for carrying American made natural and green products. To achieve low prices many of  Walmart products are of Chinese origin. Not saying it’s necessarily a bad thing, just trying to impart some knowledge. Walmart first began business in 1962, which in the business world, still being in business is a major feat. Watkins began business in 1868, still sells it’s flagship product “Watkins Pain Relieving Liniment”. Watkins also introduced the first “Money Back Guarantee”, still evidenced by the “Trial Mark” on the back of many of it’s products today. Walmart does not have a member card, it’s sister company Sam’s does. If you become a member of Sam’s, club membership begins at $40.00 and will allow you a discount on products purchased there. Becoming a member of Watkins (known as associates) will net you a discount of 25%-39% (depending on the size of your business) and is only $39.95. In addition, you will be able to retail Watkins products and earn that same 25%-39% profit.

Now for the prices:

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Watkins vs. Walmart Price Comparison

Surprised? How is that possible? Simple. When was the last time you saw a Walmart commercial on TV? Today probably, I know I saw one earlier. Now ask yourself when the last time you saw a Watkins commercial on TV? Guessing probably never. Why is that? Because Watkins pays it’s associates to market Watkins products by word of mouth and online. It is a business model that has proven to be successful for over 140 years. Watkins allows people to build their own home business part-time while keeping their “day job”. With consistent effort, those that have wanted to have been able to make Watkins their “day job”. What about you?

David Blalock
Watkins Independent Associate #386886
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Toxic H2O?

Testing the Home Business Waters

As a child I can still remember my mom cautioning me “Don’t drink the water!”. I loved playing outdoors and not want to come in the house for water, what is the logical thing to do? Drink out of the water hose of course. I asked her why I couldn’t drink water from the hose and she told me about pesticides or chemicals that might be on the hose. Things we couldn’t see, but could still be harmful. At that young age, I’ll admit I couldn’t really understand her caution. Now did she mean to never drink water? Of course not, but to make informed choices about where I chose to drink from. Choosing a home business to earn extra money should be made after careful consideration also.

Due to the current economic situation, many people are looking for ways to earn extra money in their own home business. Before testing the waters however, caution should be observed. Unfortunately there are people who make a living off scamming others. It is an unfortunate reality we all have to deal with. It is especially prevalent in the home business opportunity community. Many people desperate to earn extra money for their families tragically fall victim to these scoundrels. If anyone is promising instant riches, beware. That being said, don’t let a few bad apples keep you from drinking the water of a home business opportunity. Be aware and use common sense. Too often the “Newest” opportunity is the one we consider. There is something to be said for watching for new opportunities, just use your head.

While new is fine for some, I chose to go “Old School”. My Watkins home business is building off of a legacy of 141 years in business. With failure rates for businesses at over 50%, makes you think they “might” just now what they’re doing! Watkins products have been used by families to help enhance their health and natural living for over a century. Watkins pioneered the “Money Back Guarantee” along with the Direct Selling business model. For as long as families have trusted Watkins natural products, entrepreneurs have been earning money. Watkins now carries over 350 products. While most people may be familiar with Watkins vanilla, black pepper & cinnamon, that is not all they offer. Besides Watkins natural and organic spices and extracts, they now also have natural body care, natural home remedies and natural plant-based cleaners. While natural and green products are now “in fashion”, Watkins has been in the natural and green business for 141 years.

When it comes to “Green” Watkins puts it’s money where it’s mouth is. Besides having green and natural products, they work daily to reduce waste and make a positive impact on the earth. For example:

• Eliminate waste by utilizing Lean business and manufacturing practices and streamlining operations
• Each of Watkins vendors is encouraged to use renewable energy and to cut waste
• By using lighter weight product packaging, Watkins has saved thousands of pound of plastic from waste
• Watkins uses a gravity fed filling process to fill their bulk dry mixes. This conserves energy that would normally be used to power a conveyor or pneumatic system
• Watkins uses e-communications and encourages customers, Associates and vendors to obtain information online instead of print
• Soy-based ink is used in printed marketing materials
• Biodegradable packing materials are used
• Watkins also adheres to a strict paper, plastic and aluminum recycling program

So as you continue your search for a home based business, please consider the longevity of whatever opportunity you find. If you can find a greener more natural business that has been in business longer than Watkins, give it careful consideration. If not, consider the Watkins opportunity.

David Blalock
Watkins Independent Associate #386886
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