Often we can spend hours after hours after hours with very little result in terms of business growth. We have heard tens of thousands of claims from struggling network marketers who claim they put tons of hours and a boatload of money into their business. yet these same networkers claim they have little or no downline. They claim they have made no money. Plus they claim they are doing everything they are taught.

As Henry David Thereau says, “It is not enough to be busy. The question is, what are we busy about?” Are you keeping busy or are you taking real action to build your business? The facts prove that most of us just keep busy. You know, the paper push which includes answering emails non related to prospects, reading articles, surfing the net for the “next best tool”, and the list goes on.

What truly will build your business is taking real ACTION! What is real action? Real action is the action that puts you in front of your prospect (i.e. prospecting phone calls, follow-up calls, etc). The bottom line is that unless you are in front of your prospect, your prospect can’t buy from you. If your prospect can’t buy from you, nothing is sold. If nothing is sold, no money is made. This means your business will never grow an you will always be broke hoping for your business to grow.

We can hope and dream day in and day out. Yet unless you take action (real action), your hopes and dreams will never become a reality. So how do you take the real action? The first step is to set minimum benchmarks (i.e. 2+ a day strategy, power of 45, etc.). The next step is to track your progress over the next 6 weeks. Track everything you do, meaning everything you spend time on. By tracking, you will learn the real truth - whether or not you are keeping busy or taking real action. If you are not reaching your benchmarks, it is critical you make changes in your schedule to make certain you are at least achieving your minimum benchmarks (your minimum standard of performance). If you are not achieving your benchmarks, you should be fired!

Yes, that is right - FIRED! You see, the minimum standards of performance on benchmarks (i.e. 2+ a day strategy, power of 45, etc.) are designed for the part time marketer. The benchmarks require 8 to 10 hours of “action” time - time in front of your prospect. Anything less and you can never expect your business to grow.

The reason your business will not grow is that any actions less than the minimum standard will not allow you to keep ahead of the attrition rates. This is why so many people never seem to get their business into profit. If you personally sponsor above the threshold of attrition, you will continue to have growth. To accomplish such a task you must set and achieve your personal benchmarks as well as teach benchmarking to your team.

So the big question we must ask, “Are you keeping busy or are you taking real action?”

“It is not enough to be busy. The question is, what are we busy about?” - Henry David Thereau

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The formula for success for any business is to get your customers to make repeat purchases. There are a number of factors involved for getting repeat customers: pricing, quality of products and services, excellent customer service etc. One of the best ways is to reward your customers for their repeat purchases. Here are three
effective customer reward programs you could implement:

Number Of Purchases

This program is based on the number of purchases made by any customer. You could give away a f.ree product or service to any customer that makes ten or more purchases. To make the program more effective you could require a set time period that all ten purchases must be made by.

Dollar Amount

You can require a certain dollar amount be spent before the customer receives a reward. Tell customers if they spend over $50 in one month at your web site they get a 50% discount on their next purchase. You could also just reward one customer who spends the most every month with a bigger reward like a v.acation.

Points System

Reward customers a point for every one-dollar they spend. Lets say customers can get a f.ree computer for 300 points. That means customers will spend $300 dollars on your products and services to get enough points to get the f.ree computer. To push slower selling products or services just o.ffer more points per dollar spent for those particular items.

The kind of rewards you give should depend on what your business can afford. Cheaper rewards could be gift certificates, coupons, clothes, or movie passes. Expensive rewards could be jewelry, vacations, bed and breakfast gift certificates, electronics or computer equipment.

You may want to invest in a good database program to keep track of your rewards program. I also recommend contacting a legal professional for advice, set-up and the
structure of your rewards program. I hope these ideas I’ve given you help make your business more successful.

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A joint venture is when two or more businesses join together to work on a project for a set period of time. Doing joint ventures with other businesses can increase your chances of beating your competition, i.ncrease your sales and increase your profits quickly. Plus:

-you can save money when businesses share operating costs

-you can get referrals from other businesses

-you can save valuable time when businesses share the workload

-you can offer your customers new products and services

-you can gain new business associates

-you can save money by sharing advertising and marketing costs

-you can get free advice and important information from other businesses

You can find businesses to joint venture with online or offline. I try to find businesses that have the same target audience, but are not direct competition with my business. Here are a few ways to find joint ventures online:

-subscribe and participate in e-mail discussion groups, online forums and newsgroups that deal with your target audience

-subscribe to e-zines that deal with your targeted audience

-note on your Web site or e-zine that you are interested in doing joint ventures

-search in your favorite web directories and search engines to find businesses to joint venture with online

Once you find a business simply e-mail them your proposal. Tell the business owner the benefits of the joint venture. Explain to him or her why it would be a win/win situation for both of your businesses. Give them a lot of compliments about their business, Web site, products and services. Using all three methods above will greater your chance of constructing a profitable joint venture. Good Luck!

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“While there’s life, there’s hope!” — Ancient Roman Saying

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