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A good MLM leader is one that teaches and motivates others how to become leaders themselves.  As a leader your downline must look up to and respect your teachings from a proven track record.  Many self claimed leaders do not practice what they teach and are quickly labeled as lousy leaders, therefore loosing their followers rather quickly.

In searching for a leader you should fire off some strong questions that will help you decide which person you want to sign up under.  You may find that very strong leaders with large downlines are unable to reach out to new business builders on their team, simply because their downline is just too large.  Working with a leader that has had success with a smaller downline often times works out for the best.

When talking with a leader you can get a good read on the sincerity they offer their downline within the first 10 minutes of a conversation.  Their truthfulness and honesty will be evident and will ensure you are making the right choice during that first conversation.

Leadership is the most importantly aspects for building a successful Multi-Level Marketing business, so you need to put a prospective leader to the test well before you sign up under them.  Go with your gut and do not second guess your decision.

To Your Success!

Tim Somers
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There are approximately 15 million direct sellers in the United States alone; these are independent contractors who sell goods or services primarily through parties, demonstrations in someone’s home and one-on-one interactions. In 2007, the most recent year available, the sales industry generated $30.8 billion in United States sales, according to the Direct Selling Association.

This is great news if you are looking to get involved with Send Out Cards or any other Multi-Level Marketing company.  Most offer a low investment to get started. Send Out Cards is no different, you can be up and running within 5 minutes for a minimal start up cost.  If you consider the time and money that would be involved in the research and development of starting your own business, getting involved in a Direct Selling Company is defiantly the way to go.

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You may be thinking I don’t send that many cards to get involved in the business opportunity.  What happens to most, me included, is that once you see the system from the inside and start sending a few cards and get a response from the recipients you will be a cards sender each and every day – it’s addicting.  Once you start doing that you are naturally inclined to show the business to others with great enthusiasm.

Other Comment Objections To Getting Started With Send Out Cards

Do I have to pay a monthly fee?

There is no monthly fee. You may pay for cards and gifts each month to qualify for your $31 per month volume requirement. As far as I know most companies have a volume requirement that exceeds $200 per month. I think we have the lowest in the industry and its not a fee, its a optional monthly purchase that gets you points and stamps that you can send out. There is no contract and your points roll over if you don’t use them. You can use them all during the Holidays. To qualify for your residuals and your bonuses, your personal volume must be at least $30.

What if Hallmark Greeting Cards starts doing the same thing?

I have heard that they have actually tried to offer the same service with no success.  The secret to SendOutCards.com being a success is the passionate people representing the company. Distributors like me TRAIN their customers and business partners how easy it is to use the system.

Is there currently any competition?

There is really no competition. I have heard that one so called online greeting card company charges over $6,000 to get started and distributors have to print and mail each card manually. Because Send Out Cards is a network marketing company, product is offered at 1/5 the price and distributors get paid great money to grow a customer base and a team of business builders. Once someone sends a card they quickly see that SendOutCards.com is only player in the online greeting card arena.

If you would like to send a card of have questions you can contact me here.

Tim Somers
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I typically send out over 200 holiday cards to my clients and business associates, and around 40 or 50 to family and friends.  Before I was turned on to Send Out Cards I really never enjoyed the daunting task of sending out holiday cards.  Now I start thinking about my holiday cards in September and am more excited this year than last year, even though I’ve been using Send Out Cards for two years now.

You know the drill; you go to the store and pick out a box of cards you then start filling them out one by one.  If you are like me you put it off and put it off, chipping away doing a few cards here and there - the licking the stamping seems to never end.  With any luck you’ll have them all done and in the mail just in time to hit the recipients mail boxes just before the holiday.

Now I simply select my holiday cards from the database of over 15,000 or when it comes to my family cards I upload a picture of the girls and create a custom holiday card.  I personalize the message, add some color or a cool font (or even my own handwriting font) insert my signature and choose who gets what card from my uploaded database.  Then I tell the system what day I want my cards to go out and that’s it – Send Out Cards will print my cards, stuff them in envelopes, address them, put a “REAL” stamp on them and pop them in the mail via the postal service.

For as little as $0.62 a card, plus postage I have just saved a bunch of money and a ton of time…no bah humbug for me ever again when it comes to sending out my holiday cards.

Happy Card Sending!

Tim Somers
Send Out Cards – Distributor

If you’d like to send out a couple of cards on me right now – contact me here.

This video gives some great insight to the Direct Selling wave of the future – the statics are eye opening giving many the wow factor of enlightenment in regards to Direct Selling companies.

For information on Send Out Cards (a direct selling company) contact me here

Tim Somers
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Netflix was started by a couple of inspiring guys with the idea to make movies more convenient & less expensive to rent, and they did if right from a garage. Blockbuster the powerhouse of movie rentals wasn’t doing anything wrong, but the guys behind Netflix figures out an easier, better and less expensive way to do it. Last year Netflix grossed over $800 million in revenue and had profits in excess of $100 million.

If you could have looked into a crystal ball and you were able to see where Netflix would be today, and if you would have been given you the opportunity to invest a few hundred dollars with Netflix nine years ago and get paid every time movies were rented, would you have done it?  You bet you would have!

Netflix did something amazing to the movie rental industry; Send Out Cards is doing the same thing to the greeting card industry.  The plan behind SendOutCards was similar to that of Netflix, people would send more greeting cards if they were less expensive and easy to send. You would have never thought of renting movies from your computer and getting them a few days later in the mail and no one thought that people would actually send greeting cards with their computers either.

You choose the cards or create your own by uploading pictures, then Send Out Cards prints the card, stuffs it in an envelope, prints the address along with a real postage stamp, and places it in the mail or “post” if you live in Australia all for about a dollar a card.

Send Out Cards has continued to grow at a rapid pace in the United States, and now with the launch of Send Out Cards Australia the goal of sending a greeting card across the globe for less than a dollar is not a dream its reality. Cards are being printed in both countries enabling a person sitting in their office in Australia to send a greeting card to someone in New York with the click of the mouse. Unlike the Netflix business model Send Out Cards was designed to pay it’s users for telling others about their service as well as using the service yourself. That’s why so many people are smiling when they hear the words “greeting cards”. 

So check out Send Out Cards today – whether you are just a card sender or a card sender looking to make some money helping others become card senders.

Tim Somers
Send Out Cards – Distributor
If you would like to send a couple of cards on me – contact me here.

New customers are a necessity in keeping your business moving forward and growing.  It can be a costly task if not executed properly.  A strong marketing campaign using Postcards can be effective and cost just penny’s on the dollar.

Some points to keep in mind

A good mailing list is key to having a successful direct mail campaign.  You can rent or buy lists, or use the Internet to generate your own list.  When you build your own list you can breakdown the list into various categories and then do test mailings to each group using a different postcard.  This will give you idea which one will be more effective for a larger mailing.

Postcards are just .31 using Send Out Cards - for more information contact me (Tim Somers) here.

You will want to track the success of your mailing so it is a good idea to offer up a coupon, discount or free gift.  Then you will know were your new customers are coming from and then you can continue duplicating your postcard marketing efforts – or change them up should you not be getting the results you are wanting.

Postcard marketing should be also used to keep in touch with current clients, you should offer up different specials or announce new services to those clients you have already provided your services too.

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Okay, so you’ve been out networking and you’ve managed to meet some pretty cool people. This is great but, now what?

A common question that I get from clients is “What is the ‘best’ way to follow up with someone I’ve recently met?”

Now, when it comes to follow up, there are many things you can do… i.e. pick up the phone and call them; send a letter, brochure, postcard, news clipping or invitation thru direct mail; sign them up to receive your print &/or email newsletters; plan to network with them at a regularly attended networking meeting/event etc…

All of the above can be highly effective follow up strategies… but, which one is BETTER? Well, this is a bit of a trick question because the answer depends on you and which one(s) you will actually DO!

There really isn’t a “best” way to follow up. It really doesn’t matter what I think is the best strategy if it outlines an approach that isn’t comfortable or motivating to YOU.

Action Tip: Take a moment and think of the many ways that you could follow up with prospects and clients. Make a list and immediately cross out the ones that seem complicated or time consuming and focus your attention on ideas that are simple and quick. If you keep revisiting one of the strategies you originally crossed off the list, dig a little deeper and ask yourself what is preventing you from using that strategy? It may be as simple as finding a system to simplify it, or perhaps it is a task that can be automated or delegated?

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One final consideration is… how do your contacts WANT to be followed up with? Simply asking them what their preferred method of contact is, will enhance their experience with you and your company. i.e. “Okay, great! We’ll do lunch next week then. Should I call you or email you to confirm a time?” or “Yes, I’d be happy to send you more information about that. Would you prefer that by mail or email?

You’ve probably heard it before, and I’ll tell you again… there’s a FORTUNE in your follow up. It doesn’t matter how you do it, rather THAT you do it!

Really, there are so many simple things you can do to get your networking working for you in new and powerful ways.

To discover even more ways you can boost your business thru networking and relationship building, go to http://www.thenetworkingmasters.com where you can claim a FREE “Networking Success Kit and eZine”. Happy Networking!

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Here are just a few

Novelty Golf Pens, Golf Bag Pen Holder with Clock

 This gift includes a golf bag pen holder on a grass tray, three golf style pens in three different colors and a clock, perfect for the dad that loves golf.

Father’s Day Blue Tie Set (also available in Red)

This tie set comes with a matching Tie, Handkerchief, and cuff links all packaged in a stylish gift box.

Father’s Day Nut Tin

Dad will go nuts over the gift tin packed with 1/2 lb. of delicious Butter Cinnamon Almonds, Butter Toffee Peanuts and a wholesome nut mix which includes roasted, salted peanuts, almonds, and cashews.  The sturdy tin is wrapped with a measuring tape ribbon.

Father’s day is next week, you still have time to get your Father’s Day Card and Gift out using Send Out Cards – Monday, June 15 is the cut off to make delivery by Friday.

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Tim Somers
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By Jay Conners

After you go through a sales session with a customer, wether you sell them a product or not, follow up with them. Otherwise, your time was all but wasted.

Every part of a sales process from the initial contact, to the presentation of the product, to the final step, following up, are all equally important.

The following up process is an important element of the sales process for many key reasons, here are just a few:

1. Following up makes your customers feel important.

When a customer walks into your office, or calls you on the telephone, they do not want to be thought of as a statistic. They want to be treated as though they are the only customer you have.

By following up after your initial contact, it tells the customer that you are serious about doing business with them.

They will appreciate the phone call, and this will be a clear message to them that they weren’t just another sale on your way to meeting your goal.

2. Following up with your customer shows that you care.

Another reason to follow up with your customer is to find out how they are doing, and how their new product is benefitting them.

Ask questions about the product and the experience they have had with you and your company.

It is always good to get feedback, good and bad. This way you can correct anything that your customer was not happy with, learn from your mistake, and be sure not to let it happen again with your next customer.

If their feedback is negative or they just are not happy with the product, find out their reasons, be empathetic, and try to resolve the problem as best you can.

3. Follow up with your customer for more sales opportunities.

After your initial meeting with your customer, one of two things happened. Either you got the sale, or your customer left still undecided.

If you got the sale, following up with your customer is important for reasons stated in number two, and also, you now have an opportunity to up-sell. While they are on the phone, ask for permission to go over some of your other products you believe they may be interested in.

If your customer left you still undecided, than this is the perfect opportunity to see if they have come to a decision. If they haven’t, ask if there is anything they would like you to go over again, or, if they thought of any more questions they would like to ask.

A final note …

Before a customer leaves your desk or hangs up the phone, make your customer aware of your intentions to follow up with them. If your sales session went well, this should not be a problem.

Following up with your customers is a great opportunity to keep in contact with them, and there is no law that says you can’t follow up more than once.

The more you stay in contact with your customers, the stronger your relationship with them becomes. The stronger the relationship, the more business and referrals you can expect from them. So follow up, Always.

About the Author: Jay Conners has more than fifteen years of experience in the banking and Mortgage Industry, He is the owner of http://www.jconners.com, a mortgage resource site, he is also the owner of http://www.callprospect.com, a mortgage lead company.

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