This video has circulated around before...and I am sure is continuing. What a great motivating and inspirating video in my opinion. This has definitely been one of my favorites. Truly inspiring.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Happy, despite the economy!
I am saddened that there are so many people throughout the world who suffer from circumstances not of their own choosing. Even in this great country so many despair from not being able to provide adequately for their families. But I am also delighted that I have the privilege of being part of a company that is truly making a difference in thousands of lives, & in many more ways than just financial.
If you want to be part of this remarkable team, contact me today!
oneproudmom@rocketmail.com
If you want to be part of this remarkable team, contact me today!
oneproudmom@rocketmail.com
Thursday, September 15, 2011
How Much Does It Cost To Work OUTSIDE The Home?
(by Nicole Bennett)
Over the weekend I was at my son's baseball tournament. It was out of town... took us just over an hour to drive there. With gas prices what they are, it was hard paying that money to fill up my car... just makes me shake my head.
While at the tournament, I heard other parents talking about the gas prices. I was absolutely shocked to hear how much people spend on fuel alone each week.
I have been working from home for 10 years... so apparently I am way out of the loop. One of the mom's pays $140 per week... FOR FUEL! Are you serious?? That's $560 per month! THAT IS $6720 per year!!!! That doesn't even touch daycare costs. From what I am learning, it costs $30-$50 per day to have a child in daycare. That is $150-$250 per week for 1 child. $600-$1000 per month.
I have been so fortunate to have worked from home the past 10 years. I look at how much money I have saved. I commuted 25 miles to get to my job...50 miles per day... Let's say I filled my car up once per week... I am looking at about $3000 per year just to drive back and forth to work. Now, add that I have 2 children... let's say my daycare costs were approximately $8400 per year... that would mean over the past 10 years, I have saved $114,000 by working from home.
So it brings me to a question... why would anyone in their right mind want to work for someone else and pay ludicrous amounts of money to simply have that job?
Some people will ask me... why does it cost money to work from home? Well, it's simple. You are starting your own business. Think about the traditional businesses you could start... it will cost you literally thousands and thousands of dollars. I paid $29.
How much does it cost you to keep a job outside the home??
To learn more, contact me at: OneProudMom@rocketmail.com
Cheers to working from home and saving money!!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Comparison of Amway/Quixtar and Melaleuca
Written by Valli Morgan, Melaleuca Marketing Executive and 2 time former Amway Distributor
Taken from her personal experience with both companies Quixtar is Amway.. due to the trouble they got into they changed their name apparently to Quixtar!!
Melaleuca-Different From Amway
Let’s look at ten points and compare Melaleuca with Amway. This comparison comes up quite often as a concern to many people. It’s nice to be able to address this issue and have the confidence that Melaleuca comes out on top.
1. Company Track Record
Amway- Amway has been around for 50 years so obviously they have a track record so we’ll give this to them.
Melaleuca- Melaleuca is a 18 (now 25) year old company with a A1 financial rating. We have excellent credentials with the Better Business Bureau. Our president and CEO, Frank Vandersloot, is the Vice Regional Chairman on our US Chamber of Commerce and was recently named Entrepreneur of the Year by CNN, Nasdaq and USA Today.
2. Financially Sound
Amway- We can give this to Amway, also. They are a financially sound company.
Melaleuca- We are also financially sound as stated above.
3. Strong Management
Amway- Since Amway has been around so long we can assume that they have good, strong management.
Melaleuca- Melaleuca has been featured in the Inc. 500 magazine five years in a row (Microsoft was featured three years in a row) as one of America’s fastest growing, privately held companies. This would make Melaleuca’s management team strong, also.
4. Unique Consumable Products
Amway- Amway does have lots of consumable products but only 5% of them are unique. Actually, Amway buys from other companies and then packages the product in Amway bottles.
Melaleuca- All of Melaleuca’s products are consumable and unique to the company. They have patents or patents pending on all their products. What they don’t spend in advertising they spend in scientifically developing the best products for your home and personal use. They call it “the best of science and nature.” Melaleuca will not release a product until it is well-documented and researched.
5. Competitively Priced
Amway-This is another area where Amway fails. As stated above, Amway buys many of their products from a middle man and thus has to mark up everything to the consumer to make a profit. You can buy most of their products just off the grocery store shelf for a lot cheaper.
Melaleuca- Melaleuca prices are very competitive to grocery store prices. We beat just about all prices on name brand products. This was a goal of Frank Vandersloot’s when he started the company. He wanted to make sure that anyone could afford safer products for their homes.
6. Low Personal Production Requirement
Amway- This is another failure for Amway and one of the biggest. To be an Amway distributor (remember that word) you must order $250 a month of product to try and sell to others. That’s where the word distributor comes to play. You must buy wholesale and sell retail to anyone you can to get anywhere with Amway
Melaleuca- We are so different from Amway in this category. In Melaleuca, you order for you and your family alone. The requirement is only about $60 a month, something that you’re doing already at the grocery store. With Melaleuca, you just switch stores. We DO NOT buy wholesale to sell to others retail. We are not distributors. We are all just customers and have the privilege of buying wholesale for our families every single month. This can also include the privilege of earning a check from Melaleuca every month.
7. High Reorder Rate
Amway- The reorder rate for Amway is 12% every month. Only 12% of the people that you have sold these products to will buy them the next month and months after that. And then you have to keep on chasing these people to get them to order again. Talk about lost friends
Melaleuca- The reorder rate for Melaleuca is a whopping 95%. Ninety-five percent of the people that ordered Melaleuca this month will order it next month. Once you set up a customer account with Melaleuca the company takes care of the rest and the customer orders and pays the company for their products. No chasing anyone.
8. Low Attrition Rate
Amway- The attrition rate in Amway is 90%. That means that 9 out of 10 people will quit Amway and you will spend 90% of your time trying to replace those people.
Melaleuca- The attrition rate for Melaleuca is 7%. This is almost unheard of for a company. Customers are totally satisfied with Melaleuca products and the Melaleuca business.
9. Low Initial Investment
Amway- The initial investment for Amway is $50 but, and that’s a big but, the starter pack is $200.
Melaleuca- Becoming a customer of Melaleuca is a $29 decision. Period. You can order a Value or Career Pack to help your business, but they are not required.
10. No Risk
Amway- There’s quite a few risks in Amway. One is just the risk of wasting your time. The majority of people in Amway seem to never make money and many lose money. The only way to really make the big bucks in Amway is to sell tapes, books, do seminars and conferences. Any training with Amway will cost you. And, of course, you run the risk of losing friends if they won’t buy your product. There are, also, quotas every month that you need to meet.
Melaleuca- There is no risk. If you are not satisfied with the products you will receive 100% of your money back. There is a 120 day money back guarantee on the business. If you are not satisfied with the business and you just don’t think that it will work for you, Melaleuca will refund your $29 no questions asked. They only want satisfied customers. All training with Melaleuca is free. You build your business the way you are comfortable with and at your own pace. There are no quotas every month to meet.
These are just a few ways that Melaleuca differs from Amway. We are trademarked as Consumer Direct Marketing. Melaleuca is a catalog company that pays residual income to those that refer others to the company.
The Bottom Line No selling products
No inventory
No risk - no one gets burned
Safe, healthy North American-made products for my family
No added expense - I already buy these products from some store
I’m paid to tell others
I am the boss, and I am responsible for my own work
oneproudmom@rocketmail.com
Taken from her personal experience with both companies Quixtar is Amway.. due to the trouble they got into they changed their name apparently to Quixtar!!
Melaleuca-Different From Amway
Let’s look at ten points and compare Melaleuca with Amway. This comparison comes up quite often as a concern to many people. It’s nice to be able to address this issue and have the confidence that Melaleuca comes out on top.
1. Company Track Record
Amway- Amway has been around for 50 years so obviously they have a track record so we’ll give this to them.
Melaleuca- Melaleuca is a 18 (now 25) year old company with a A1 financial rating. We have excellent credentials with the Better Business Bureau. Our president and CEO, Frank Vandersloot, is the Vice Regional Chairman on our US Chamber of Commerce and was recently named Entrepreneur of the Year by CNN, Nasdaq and USA Today.
2. Financially Sound
Amway- We can give this to Amway, also. They are a financially sound company.
Melaleuca- We are also financially sound as stated above.
3. Strong Management
Amway- Since Amway has been around so long we can assume that they have good, strong management.
Melaleuca- Melaleuca has been featured in the Inc. 500 magazine five years in a row (Microsoft was featured three years in a row) as one of America’s fastest growing, privately held companies. This would make Melaleuca’s management team strong, also.
4. Unique Consumable Products
Amway- Amway does have lots of consumable products but only 5% of them are unique. Actually, Amway buys from other companies and then packages the product in Amway bottles.
Melaleuca- All of Melaleuca’s products are consumable and unique to the company. They have patents or patents pending on all their products. What they don’t spend in advertising they spend in scientifically developing the best products for your home and personal use. They call it “the best of science and nature.” Melaleuca will not release a product until it is well-documented and researched.
5. Competitively Priced
Amway-This is another area where Amway fails. As stated above, Amway buys many of their products from a middle man and thus has to mark up everything to the consumer to make a profit. You can buy most of their products just off the grocery store shelf for a lot cheaper.
Melaleuca- Melaleuca prices are very competitive to grocery store prices. We beat just about all prices on name brand products. This was a goal of Frank Vandersloot’s when he started the company. He wanted to make sure that anyone could afford safer products for their homes.
6. Low Personal Production Requirement
Amway- This is another failure for Amway and one of the biggest. To be an Amway distributor (remember that word) you must order $250 a month of product to try and sell to others. That’s where the word distributor comes to play. You must buy wholesale and sell retail to anyone you can to get anywhere with Amway
Melaleuca- We are so different from Amway in this category. In Melaleuca, you order for you and your family alone. The requirement is only about $60 a month, something that you’re doing already at the grocery store. With Melaleuca, you just switch stores. We DO NOT buy wholesale to sell to others retail. We are not distributors. We are all just customers and have the privilege of buying wholesale for our families every single month. This can also include the privilege of earning a check from Melaleuca every month.
7. High Reorder Rate
Amway- The reorder rate for Amway is 12% every month. Only 12% of the people that you have sold these products to will buy them the next month and months after that. And then you have to keep on chasing these people to get them to order again. Talk about lost friends
Melaleuca- The reorder rate for Melaleuca is a whopping 95%. Ninety-five percent of the people that ordered Melaleuca this month will order it next month. Once you set up a customer account with Melaleuca the company takes care of the rest and the customer orders and pays the company for their products. No chasing anyone.
8. Low Attrition Rate
Amway- The attrition rate in Amway is 90%. That means that 9 out of 10 people will quit Amway and you will spend 90% of your time trying to replace those people.
Melaleuca- The attrition rate for Melaleuca is 7%. This is almost unheard of for a company. Customers are totally satisfied with Melaleuca products and the Melaleuca business.
9. Low Initial Investment
Amway- The initial investment for Amway is $50 but, and that’s a big but, the starter pack is $200.
Melaleuca- Becoming a customer of Melaleuca is a $29 decision. Period. You can order a Value or Career Pack to help your business, but they are not required.
10. No Risk
Amway- There’s quite a few risks in Amway. One is just the risk of wasting your time. The majority of people in Amway seem to never make money and many lose money. The only way to really make the big bucks in Amway is to sell tapes, books, do seminars and conferences. Any training with Amway will cost you. And, of course, you run the risk of losing friends if they won’t buy your product. There are, also, quotas every month that you need to meet.
Melaleuca- There is no risk. If you are not satisfied with the products you will receive 100% of your money back. There is a 120 day money back guarantee on the business. If you are not satisfied with the business and you just don’t think that it will work for you, Melaleuca will refund your $29 no questions asked. They only want satisfied customers. All training with Melaleuca is free. You build your business the way you are comfortable with and at your own pace. There are no quotas every month to meet.
These are just a few ways that Melaleuca differs from Amway. We are trademarked as Consumer Direct Marketing. Melaleuca is a catalog company that pays residual income to those that refer others to the company.
The Bottom Line No selling products
No inventory
No risk - no one gets burned
Safe, healthy North American-made products for my family
No added expense - I already buy these products from some store
I’m paid to tell others
I am the boss, and I am responsible for my own work
oneproudmom@rocketmail.com
Monday, September 5, 2011
What's in your products?
Have you taken recent "inventory" of the toxins throughout your home? Are you aware what you are being exposed to? Not very many know the different names floating around for formaldehyde.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_other_names_for_formaldehyde
Do you feel safe? :-/
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_other_names_for_formaldehyde
Do you feel safe? :-/
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Success Factors (by Ed Bestoso)-Part 2
Low Personal Production Requirement
Which one of these 12 points would you be willing to take off the page and still throw your time, energy & reputation into it? Are you looking for the next one, or are you looking for the last one?
All roads lead to Melaleuca!
Learn more by contacting: oneproudmom@rocketmail.com
- No new money-no need for a budget change-simply switch stores
- Everyone can be a customer
- Membership fee is $29.00
- Enroller is not paid a bonus fee
- Come in the 'right way'-not buying inventory
- In most companies if the customer didn't order-they quit
- This is not a sign up game
- 60% of businesses are brand loyal consumers=stable, residual income, repeat purchases
- Customers stay if there's enough value
- Melaleuca is still the best kept secret
- Less than 10% of North America has even heard of Melaleuca
- No bad news, no one gets hurt
- Not in a hurry, not looking for shortcuts-build business brick by brick
- Green: Manufacturing responsibly long before it was popular
- Sitting squarely in the driver's seat of supply & demand
- Never penalize for bringing in someone better than you
- Your organization can never be taken from you
- Most companies use Binary Plans-which really go against business principles: Forced to reward the non-producer in order to get paid
- Everything is fully refundable
- No one can get hurt
- Safe Place
- Something the 80%'ers can do
Which one of these 12 points would you be willing to take off the page and still throw your time, energy & reputation into it? Are you looking for the next one, or are you looking for the last one?
All roads lead to Melaleuca!
Learn more by contacting: oneproudmom@rocketmail.com
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