BARTERING, AN ALTERNATIVE TO SPENDING MONEY

Bartering is not negotiating! Bartering is "trading" for a service, or for the goods you want. In essence, bartering is simply buying or paying for goods or services using something other than money (coins or government printer paper dollars).Thus defined, bartering has been around much longer than money as we know it today. Recent estimates indicate that at least 60 percent of companies on the New York Stock Exchange use the principles of bartering as a standard business practice. Congressmen barter daily to gain support for their pet projects. U.S. aircraft manufacturers barter with foreign airlines in order to close sales on million dollar contracts. Perhaps you have experienced at one time or another in your life a friend saying, "Okay, that's one you owe me..." Basically, that's bartering.The reason bartering enjoys renewed popularity in times of tight money is simply that it is the "bottom-line" method of survival with little or no cash. In times of high interest rates, cash in anyone's pocket is indeed a very precious commodity, and bartering is even more popular. Bartering affords booth the individual and the established business a way to hold onto cash while continuing to get needed goods and services.In addition to saving a business borrowing costs, bartering can improve its cash flow and liquidity. For anyone trying To operate a successful business, this is vitally important, and for individual families in these times, it makes possible the saving of cash funds for those purchases where cash is necessary.To start and successfully operate a bartering club, YOU MUST THINK IN TERMS OF A BANKER. After all, that's precisely the reason for your business - to receive and keep track of people's deposits while lending and bringing together other people wanting or needing these deposits.So your first task is to round up depositors. As a one-man operation, you can start from your home with nothing more than your telephone and kitchen table, but until you get helpers you'll either be very small or very busy (probably both).You can run a small display ad in your local newspaper. A good ad would include the following ideas:NEW BARTERING CLUB!Trade your expertise and/or time for themerchandise or services you need. We havethe traders ready - merchandise, specializedskills, buyers too! Call now and register.ABC BARTERING (123) 456-7890When respondents to this ad call, you handle them just as a banker handles someone opening a new account. You explain how your club works: Everyone pays a membership fee of $100 to $300, and annual dues of $50 to $100. The depositor tells you what he wants to deposit, perhaps $150 worth of printing services, and what he's looking for in return - storage space for his boat over a three month period. If you have a depositor with garage space for rent and needing printing services, you have a transaction.But let's say you have no "perfect match" for this depositor. On your list of depositors you have a dentist who's offering $500 worth of dental work for someone to paint his house. A woman with a garage to rent in exchange for dental work for her children. An unemployed painter willing to paint houses in exchange for a side of beef, and a butcher who wants to trade a side of beef for advertising circulars.Remember, when a new member joins your club, he makes a deposit and states his wants or needs. In the above example, you have a typical bartering club situation. Your service is to spend or line up those deposits to match the wants or needs of the club members.An affinity for people and a good memory are vital to this kind of business, especially if you're running a "one-man show". Generally, when you have a buyer for one of your depositors, you notify him or her right away with a phone call. You simply tell her that Club Member A wants to rent your garage. She tell you fine, but she doesn't want any printing services. You simply tell her to hang on because you are currently in the process of contacting the dentist who will do the work on her kids' teeth. And so it goes in the operation of a bartering club.Some of the larger bartering clubs (with several thousand members), simply list the deposits and wants or needs on a computer, and then invite their members to come in and check out the availability for themselves. Others maintain merchandise stores where the members come in to first look at the computer listing, and then to shop, using credit against their deposits. The smaller clubs usually publish a weekly "traders wanted" sheet and let it go at that.These methods all work, but we've found that instead of leaving your members to fend for themselves or make their own trades, the most profitable system is to hire commission sales people to solicit (recruit if you will) new members, specifically with deposits to match the wants and needs of your present members. These sales people should get 20% of the membership fee from each new member they sign, plus 3 to 5 percent of the total value of each trade they arrange and close. This percentage, of course, to be paid in club credits, spendable on merchandise or services offered by the club.You'll need a club charter, a board of directors or officers, and in many areas, a city or county license. Check with your city or county clerk for more information on these requirements. You should also have a membership contract, the original for your files and a duplicate for the member. In most cases you can write your own, using any organization membership contract as a guide, or you can have your attorney draw one up for you. You'll also need a membership booklet, or at least an addenda sheet to your contract, explaining the rules and bylaws of your club. It's also suggested that you supply your members with consecutively numbered "club membership identification cards" for their wallets or purses. Some clubs even give membership certificates suitable for framing. You can pick these up at any large stationery house or commercial print shop.Two things are important to the make up of the membership package you exchange for membership fees:1. It must be as impressive as you can make it2. It must be legal, while serving your needs almost exclusively.Basically, you should have at least 100 members before you begin concentrating on arranging trades. As stated earlier in this report, the easiest way to recruit new members is to run an ad in your newspapers, and perhaps even on your local radio stations as well.Follow up on these inquiries with a direct mail package, which would typically consist of a brochure explaining the beauty and benefits of being a member of your bartering club, a sales letter, and a return reply order form. After you've sent out the direct mail piece, be sure too follow up by phone, and if necessary, make a call in person as any other sales person would do.Another way of recruiting new members is via the Amway Introduction Party Program. Allow a certain number of club credits for each party a club member arranges for you. Insist on at least 10 couples for each party, and then as the "Attraction of the Evening," you or one of your salespeople give a motivation-benefits available recruiting talk. Be sure you get the names, addresses and phone numbers of everyone attending, and be sure that everyone leaves with your literature.If all those in attendance at these parties do not join, the follow up on them, first by phone and then with personal sales presentations. Once you've got them interested in your club, do not let go or give up on them until you have signed them as members. Another thing - take a page from the Party Plan Merchandiser's Handbook, and look for those who would be most likely to want to promote a similar party for you. Offer them an item of merchandise they might be particularly interested in, and club credits if they'll not only join, but also stage a party for you.A bit more expensive, but just as certain of success are free seminars. Rent a large meeting room, advertise in your local papers, and then put on a hard-sell recruiting show. Such a plan is very similar to the party plan idea, but on a larger scale. An inside tip: Whenever you stage a recruiting party or seminar, always "pad the audience" with your own people, who will of course lead the way for those you're trying to recruit.As stated earlier, you can start operations out of your home, but working out of your home has a number of growth inhibiting factors. After a certain period of time, the growth of almost any kind of business is retarded when it�s operated out of a home. So just as soon as you possibly can afford to, move into an office of some sort. Keep your eyes open and consider the feasibility of sharing an office with an insurance agent or real estate broker. Check your newspaper classifieds for businesses willing to share office space or to rent desk space or other office amenities.This is the kind of business that demands an image of success. You just can't keep people from "dropping in" when you're operating strictly on a local basis. And when you attempt to hire sales people, a place of business to work out of is just as important to them as how much commission they're going to receive. Image is super important, so don't neglect it!Ideally, you should have one salesman for every 50,000 people in your area. Run an ad in your local newspaper, and also list your needs with your state's employment service. Hire ONLY commission salespeople. Give them a percentage of the membership fee for each new member they sign, plus a small commission on each trade deal they close.Assign each of your people specific territories, and insist that they call on potential commercial accounts ranging from the "hole in the wall" rubber stamp shop to magazine publishers and commuter airlines. There's plenty of business available in every city or metro area in the country. Encourage your sales people to be creative and imaginative when calling on prospects. Then, be sure that you keep an open mind and listen to their wild trading proposals (some "wild" proposals have been known to become "wildly" successful)!Schedule "open discussion" sales meetings every morning before your sales people "hit the bricks". Have each of them report on their selling efforts from the day before, and present to you a written list of prospects they plan to call on today. Set up sales motivation workshops to be held at least once a month, and at least once a week schedule a motivational speaker or play one of the widely available success/inspirational tapes as a closing feature of your morning sales meetings. Stock sales success books and encourage your people to borrow them, take them home and read them. Your sales people will make you rich, but only if you turn them on and keep them flying high with personal motivation.Should you or should you not accept installment payments from new members? Yes, by all means! But only when you've got their signature on a contract drawn up for your benefit and deemed legally binding by your attorney. What about bank cards? Yes indeed! In fact, you'll find that your capability of handling bank cards will double or even triple your sales.Precisely how much are you going to need in actual start-up costs? We should estimate a least $500 for your printing and legal fees, unless you can trade charter memberships in your club for these services. Timewise, you're going to be putting in 18-hour days, and 7-day weeks, until you get those first 100 people signed up. And there won't be any money for salary of long-deserved vacations from these first 100 members you sign. You'll need it all for advertising, membership packets and office set-up. However, if you can really work at it, you should be home free in six weeks or less. Then you can set up your office, hire a couple of girls to handle the paperwork, and take on a salesperson or two.Reputation and success in matching offers to wants will be just as important as image, so give it your all. Don't give up; stand behind the implied, as well as the real promises you make to your members.A couple of final notes: Should you offer a guarantee of satisfaction? Only so long as it makes money for you, and you can back it up. There's not a person in business anywhere who enjoys refunding a customer's money. But don't forget that the existence of your business depends on service. The more you project an image of a "people pleaser," the greater success you're going to achieve. This is definitely not a business for someone who doesn't enjoy "waiting on" people. You've got like people, enjoy helping them, and want the inner satisfaction that comes from selling new ideas.This is definitely a growth business. Bartering Clubs in metropolitan population areas of 300,000 or more are reporting incomes of over a million dollars. The average in cities of 100,000 population is about $150,000 per year.Actually, no experience or special training is required. The operation of a Bartering Club is equally suited to women or men. Both do equally well as salespeople. It's a business that fills a need, and a kind of membership program people will stand in line to be a part of, once they've been introduced to the benefits.This is the plan. It's going to take your time and effort to get organized, but after your initial work to establish this business, you can become quite wealthy in a relatively short time. Read over this plan again; determine if this is "the one" for you, and then go all out. It's up to you, and all it takes now is action on your part.One of the best of all the available sources of ongoing help and knowledge about bartering is a quarterly publication entitled Bartering News.

ACQUIRE PROPERTY WITHOUT RISK

There are a number of ways to acquire property without risk. Welist a number of the most important:* Restrict the size of the investment and the amount ofindebtedness.* Sell at a profit a part of what you have purchased.* Buy only such property as you are willing and able to hold foran indefinite period.* Make an estimate of gain or loss probabilities before you buy.* Withstand all pressure of people who try to induce you to sellat a loss.* Increase desirability of the property before you sell.* Observe the effects of local improvements, movements andactivity. Develop ability to buy Real Estate with the greatestpotential for the future. The successful buyers of Real Estatehave a good knowledge of facts and laws, learned under a greatvariety of circumstances. They realize the importance of makinginvestigations. They know economics and business conditionslocally and nationally. They study trends, growth areas andproperty utilization. They have a correct idea of their ownpersonal finance limitations. They have a high degree ofinterest, judgment and imagination.* Adaptability, fortitude and a high degree of resourcefulnessare other attributes to successful Real Estate investing. Desirefor ownership and not being adverse to going into debt are veryimportant.* If a property appears to be greatly under priced never quibbleover price. List all the significant advantages and disadvantagesof each property. There should be some reasonably outstandingfeatures that will generate enthusiasm. Decide to buy on themerits of the property, not because someone is suggestive. If youlose a good deal, a better one will come along. Resistspeculation fervor.* If you are buying a property to hold for a long time, computethe taxes, interest, insurance, etc. You will have to pay whileit is in your possession.* Realize that when the market is good and the price is risingyou can always buy, but when the market is going down it isdifficult to sell. Don't sell too quickly and do not over-extendyourself.* Realize that increasing value of improved (homes buildings,etc) result mainly from increasing population.* If you are interested in making money investing in Real Estateforeclosures, the best way to succeed is to develop a financialplan based on your tax bracket so that you will know when to selloff which properties and when to keep them for future increase invalue. You will need to recognize when there is "concealed"equity in a property which is not visible to other investors.Look for homes from 5 to 20 years old with potential net profitsof no less than $4,000 when you convert them.* Know the laws in your state pertaining to the foreclosureprocess. Look over all the small print in contracts. Most of themfavor the seller. If you are the buyer, have the contract changedto fit your requirements.* Be careful at auctions so that you don't get carried away withthe bidding; determine in advance the top you will go and staywith it.* Strive to locate and purchase distressed property beforeforeclosure proceedings start and you can generally assumeconventional loans under the same circumstances as presentlyexist.* When you have purchased the property in a slow Real Estatemarket, it is easier to sell since you have probably acquired itat several thousands below the current market value.* It can be good policy some of your property and keep some. Forexample, if you can sell one-half of the property and get most ofyour money back, you will be able to retain the balance forfuture enhancement and use the proceeds of that portion sold tospeculate in other properties.* Speculation is not all profit. As time goes by taxes andassessments increase; some properties may have to be sold to payfor such increases.* The greatest deterrent to a person buying Real Estate is thefear of making a mistake. Of course a person can't afford to makemany mistakes in Real Estate speculation just as in any otherkind of business.* During a period of inflation, land is the best investment.During a recession or depression, land is the worst investment.If a recession appears imminent sell, even if on a contract fora reasonable down payment and monthly payment on the balance. Youwill have an income and also have the property as collateral. Youcan be sure that as long as general economic conditions aregood, the value of well selected Real Estate will increase.* Populations increase by birth rate and by influx. Check todetermine the past circumstances of the local economy, the demandfor public services and the future growth potential. The factthat a city has increased in population is not significant initself. Perhaps there has been an annexation of adjacent areas.Yes! By comparing, learning and using good common sense you canprofit in Real Estate regardless of recession, depression,interest rates, or inflation! And without excessive risk!

MLM Social Network Marketing Insider Secrets

There is a tremendous flurry of interest online in the home business industry about social network marketing and using it to be active on online social communities to get targeted traffic and leads for your business. However, what are the best ones to be on and where should one start their efforts promoting in this kind of community?
The fact remains that many of your best prospects do reside on social networking websites. However, for the best use of your time, just don't get involved in too many networks, as they can be a huge drain on your time with little return on investment when you get into the smaller ones.
If you really look at it, social communities sites like Facebook.com, MySpace.com, and Twitter.com are the most worthwhile ones to jump into as they are all part of the 20 highest trafficked websites online in the world. YouTube.com is great to become active in, even if it is technically a video sharing and hosting website.
You see, one can become absolutely tied down if you get involved in too many social network marketing communities. Quite a few of them have become a spammers paradise where the only interaction you get on there are individuals emailing each other about their "latest and greatest" opportunity.
Absolutely you need to go and create profiles on each of those social network marketing communities. Include a snipet of information about you, your business, and what you are offering. Also, you really must include a link to either your lead capture page or mlm blog so you have a place for your prospective clients to go to.
However, most importantly, you really need to get on there and socialize with others. Meeting, greeting and interacting with others is the entire purpose of social network marketing webpages, business promotion comes 2nd.
A highly recommended book on the use of social network marketing is by Dave Evans, "Social Media Marketing - An Hour A Day".
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Do You Have What it Takes to Be Successful in Your Home Business?

The prospect of having a successful home business is a very alluring one to be sure. Who would disagree that it would be great to be able to walk down the hall in your pajamas to your office? To be able to take a couple of hours in the afternoon to pick the kids up from school and take them to get an ice cream before returning to work.
In order for a home business to be successful, it is imperative that the business be run with a business attitude. There are some simple rules that need to be followed if one is to be successful with his / her home business.
First, take a few minutes at the end of the day to make a list of three things that need to get done the next day in order to be able to honestly say that the day was productive. The following morning, take a few minutes before starting to work to revisit the list from the previous evening. Additionally, make out a schedule for how the day will flow. Make a to-do list which ranks the items that need to be done from highest to lowest.
Second, approach the business with a plan of organization. Be organized about how the day is spent. Keep track of all pertinent documentation with labeled files. Use contact management software to keep track of who has called, and follow-up with those calls as soon as possible. Those calls, depending upon the type of business, may be the lifeblood of the business.
Third, make sure that all of the mundane tasks related to the business are always done. The mundane tasks are the little things which keep the business going. They are things like checking email, following up with prospects, updating websites, checking ad responses and making adjustments. If these little tasks are not performed on a regular basis, then the business will surely grind to a halt.
Forth, and most important, treat the business like a full-time business and not some part-time hobby business. Approach the home business with the same professional attitude that one would have with any other business. Dedicate a full eight hour day to working the business. Obviously, being at home allows some flexibility about how those eight hours are scheduled.
Although a lot of people would like to have a successful business in their homes, it takes someone with a good attitude, good organization and follow-up skills, good time management, and someone with the discipline to work at home and not be distracted by television, friends, and family.
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Finding a Business Opportunity at No Initial Cost

There are many opportunities that you're going to encounter as you continue your search to find the right one for you. But if you're just starting out in this industry what I suggest is to look for an opportunity at no initial cost. The reason I say this is because when you first start out I'm pretty sure is going to be a little tough financially for you to invest. So by finding an opportunity that has no initial cost you will have a chance to begin learning and taking the right steps in order to see results before you even have to pay anything.
The best way to go about finding a business opportunity with no initial cost is to do your research and search engines such as Google or Yahoo. They're going to be many results that you're going to get and many different opportunities so you must understand that your search is not over. Now you have to dedicate some time to looking deeply into each and every opportunity that you are interested in to find out as much information as you can.
You must make sure that you have enough information to make a good decision when it comes to choosing a business with no initial cost. The key is to find something that is very affordable even after the trial that you usually go in is over. The good thing is that you can even do further research by going in and trying out the opportunity since they won't charge you anything up front.
Willox Perez is a veteran home based business expert who is revolutionizing the way business is done on the Internet by creating a community, building friendships and establishing trust.

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Don't just boast about your typing skill, make money out of it. You can make money typing like I do and work from home. But you have to be careful by

Don't just boast about your typing skill, make money out of it. You can make money typing like I do and work from home. But you have to be careful by the tons of typing scams littering the Internet. Legitimate typing jobs require experience from their applicants for how else can they transcribe efficiently if they don't have typing skills? Anything that requires less is most likely a scam. Here are a few typing careers I can recommend to turn that skill into cash.
Provide secretarial services. Services of this job include data entry, typing books, brochures and other documents. Providing secretarial services don't require specialized training but you have to have a typing ability above average. You also have to flawlessly type each word and you must have knowledge in word processing.
Do transcribing jobs. Depending on the kind of the transcribing job, you need to have a specialized knowledge in a specific field. You can acquire home based work as a medical transcriptionist, legal transcriptionist, and business transcriptionist. As a medical transcriptionist, you will be typing reports from doctors and medical professionals. Most medical transcription companies these days require a background in medical field before an individual gets hired.
Become a virtual assistant. Aside from your typing services you have to provide assistance such as web design and administrative support. You also have to get in touch with your company's clients through all kinds of communication tools. You have to possess a vast knowledge about the Internet to conduct business with the company you're working for and their clients.
Finding a legitimate typing job is not easy but when you already have established your skill and your ability to deliver assignments that meet your clients' satisfaction then you'll be able to build reputation and a solid client base.
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Learn to Take the Right Approach When Looking For a Home Based Business

When you decide to start looking for a home based business the one thing that you have to make sure you do is to take the right approach. The mistake that many people do is think that a home based business is just going to appear out of nowhere and is going to be the right one. If you're serious about finding a business to be successful with the you first must understand that is going to take time to find.
The right approach to finding a home based business is to dedicate the time to doing the research first. Remember that the more information you gather the better your decision is going to be when you choose one. The last thing you want to do is rush into things and choose one that is not going to be good for you because you are just going to end up losing a lot of time and money in the process.
The one thing that you have to ask yourself is what kind of business do you want to be part because they are going to be a lot of different type of home based businesses that you can choose from. Just keep in mind to choose something that you actually would want to promote and tell somebody about. I see too many times when people just choose a business because of the compensation plan not thinking for a second about the product or service that the business provides.
To make sure you do your homework and find out everything you can about you business because this will be the right approach to finding one.
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