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Marketing is Dead- Long Live the Brand
There is a new economic order. Marketing was a business function relevant to the old economic order. Even though that economic order is gone forever, most companies are still think and work according to it. And this is costing them waste in their effort to grow their business. It is high time they adapted their business to the new economic order.How can this be? Marketing has been around all along. What can have changed that makes the Marketing function so out of date? A sea change. No less. A transformation of our marketplace. In recent decades, the old economic order has given way to the

or; or for when they need to talk through an issue that’s either related to, or impacting their business. It’s more personal than e-mail, and it’s a chance for you to show you really mean it when you say you’re available for your team.

While most IM programs (e.g. MSN, Yahoo!IM, Skype, etc) require you to type your conversations, many are also now offering voice capability (although you’ll need a computer with speakers, and a microphone to take advantage of this). Many of your team members will probably already be using IM in their personal lives, although some may still be unfamiliar with it.

Young Drivers Car Insurance Gets Expensive
Getting a car for a newly licensed driver can sometimes be less expensive than paying for young drivers car insurance. Because of the high risk that many of these inexperienced drivers pose on the road, insurance companies expect to pay out benefits at a higher rate. This has pushed the premiums to unimaginable heights.It is particularly costly to get young drivers car insurance for teenage boys. It has been proven repeatedly that these are the drivers most likely to speed, get caught racing, or generally driving in unacceptable ways. For generations, the industry has been looking for responsible

When it comes down to it, network marketing success is about not just recruiting people onto your teams, but keeping them there, and then encouraging them to duplicate. It’s a sad fact, however that most of the people we sponsor onto our network marketing teams will end up quitting.

One of the most important things important things we can do for our teams is to be available for them, and let them know we’re available. For a newcomer to network marketing, knowing someone is there to answer questions and encourage them can be the difference between persevering and calling it quits. If you’re willing to be that person, you can make that difference for your team.

Once upon a time, your options for being available were limited. You either called team members, had them call you, or all got together for a meeting somewhere. Of course, times have changed since then. Now, most network marketing organisations are international, if not global. Most of our teams are spread over many, many different countries, so getting together for meetings just isn’t practical. Even calling team members can be problematic, between the cost of toll calls and the differences in time zones.

Luckily, the Internet has brought with it a whole range of options for keeping in touch that increase your availability. Some are simple, some more complex; some take place in ‘real-time’, others don’t – but the good news is, if you’re reading this article today, you probably already have all the tools you need to be available to your downline wherever they are. In the remainder of Part 1, we’ll look at the two simplest methods – e-mail and instant messaging; and then in Part 2, we’ll look at some of the more complex ones like blogging, forums and online conference/chat rooms.

E-MAIL

The most obvious tool you have available is e-mail. For many people, this is the preferred way of staying in long-distance contact, as it’s cheap, easy to use, and non-intrusive (i.e. it can be responded to out of real-time, when it’s convenient for you).

If you’re running a business, you’ll probably already have your own domain name with its own e-mail address (this looks far more professional than a free e-mail address). Even if you don’t, however, providers like Yahoo, Gmail, and hundreds of others are only too happy to provide you with e-mail accounts free of charge. Make a point of getting e-mail addresses for all your team members (and ensuring they know yours) the moment they join up.

Use those addresses to create a team mailing group, and then use it!

Aim to contact your team as a whole a minimum of once per week – ideally two or three times that. When you contact them, make sure you provide them with something of value – a tip, an article you’ve found useful, a question for them to think about – anything that will help them build their business. Make sure you state clearly in every e-mail you send that you’re happy for them to contact you with any questions. Then, ensure you answer any e-mails from your team within a reasonable timeframe – 24-48 hours at the most.

INSTANT MESSAGING

Instant messaging (IM) is like a combination of talking on the phone and e-mailing, giving you the best of both worlds. It lets you talk in real-time to another person, but, like e-mail it’s free of charge. It’s ideal for those times when team members have urgent questions they need answers for; or for when they need to talk through an issue that’s either related to, or impacting their business. It’s more personal than e-mail, and it’s a chance for you to show you really mean it when you say you’re available for your team.

Business Loans Are an Excellent Way of Funding Your Business Venture
Business Loans are a good way of funding your business venture. If lack of finance is holding back your business plan, then go ahead and take a business loan. Business Loans can be used to start a new business or to purchase new machines or equipments required for foraying into a businessThey are of two types of Business Loans: secured and unsecured. You can choose your Business Loans depending upon your financial circumstances and requirements.Secured business loans are in most cases taken against one’s home. The lender is at minimum risk in case of secured loans because in the case of any de

ave changed since then. Now, most network marketing organisations are international, if not global. Most of our teams are spread over many, many different countries, so getting together for meetings just isn’t practical. Even calling team members can be problematic, between the cost of toll calls and the differences in time zones.

E-MAIL

Use those addresses to create a team mailing group, and then use it!

INSTANT MESSAGING

Finding a Broker
“Hey Joe! I need help finding a broker. I notice that discount commission rates are pretty much the same. So how do I choose?”Commission is definitely not the most important factor in choosing a broker. Most important in choosing a brokerage firm is the per trade slippage, the difference between the stop order price and execution price.Based on a study I saw some years back, ten orders were placed with five commission houses. All orders were priced in the same market at the same price, before the market opened. The difference in slippage from worst to best was over $800. Slippage one year fo

ex ones like blogging, forums and online conference/chat rooms.

E-MAIL

Use those addresses to create a team mailing group, and then use it!

INSTANT MESSAGING

Why to Pay a Survey Site -When its Free?
The gigantic development of the Internet during the last few decades has spawned numerous business activities on the net. The “Paid Survey Sites” is one of the best rollouts of biz-boom on the Internet. Paid Surveys have attracted considerable interest in recent times as an option to earn money working from home. Today many aspirants are seeking job or work that can be done from home. Knowing that it is a fast and smooth way to earn money, drives these hundreds aspirants towards paid online surveys.Many so called paid survey companies have been started to take advantage of this interest. These compan

e it!

INSTANT MESSAGING

Being a Successful Real Estate Investor
Buying property for the first time is always thrilling – it’s one of those purchases that you’ll remember the rest of your life. When you’re a novice, the memory can be a great one or a terrible, depending entirely on how well you handle the purchase. To make sure you remember your first purchase as a successful one, do your homework and move carefully.Before buying, think long and hard about why you’re buying – is it for your own use, or is it an investment that you intend to resell after doing some renovations? Be sure you know your motivation and how much you want to pay for the property itself

If you’re not already using IM yourself, find out which of your team members do, and which programs they use. Download the most popular of the programs, and set up an identity for yourself in each, then ensure your team knows it so they can contact you. Be aware that you may need to set some rules with your team about when you will and won’t be available for them to contact through IM (just as you would with phone calls) – otherwise you may find yourself getting interrupted in times you’d set aside for other work, especially as your team grows larger.

If you make good use of these two simple tools, you’ll have a way to stay in touch with your team and make it that much more likely that they’ll stay with you until they’re able to stand on their own. In Part 2 of this article, we look at three of the more complex tools for keeping in contact.

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Being a first time home buyer is thrilling and frightening at the same time. The real estate market can pose an intimidation factor that scares some home buyers. However, by following a few simple tips buying a home can be fun, and you will be happy with the results.

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