I'm semiretired and live on Cape Cod. 6 kids and 6 grandkids with more on the way (grandkids, that is.).

I was all the way retired until my wife kept handing me do lists every day. So I figured I had better get back to work at least part time. My background is designing and testing marketing strategies both when I was inside corporations and later as a consultant to a variety of large and small businesses. With air service the way it is I'm glad I'm not consulting anymore!

Anyway, I have found a few tools that work for me in mrketing my own new home business and joined the forum to see what other advice I can get or other tools I can get to promote and market them. It's great to be able to learn from other peoples' experience.

I am also very willing to offer suggestions (for what they're worth ) if you have any marketing issues.

I wish you success

Martin

Hi Martin, Welcome to the forum. I like your reason for getting back into marketing part time, (ie. your wife keeping you busy with to-do lists).
I look forward to hearing your suggestions.

Karma

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Martin, I wonder if you can check out my company and tell me what you think as far as if it will be successful?
DoTerra Wellness is the name and their official public launch was last week. It is a MLM and I was in Young Living (most like competitor) before for a couple years, but had quality issues with them.
Do you think it will be prosperous...I was thinking since it was young company, getting in before they (hopefully ) get really big is good? I love the products. ?
Thanks for any help...I am just trying to figure out what to do from here!

It's kind of you

Hi,

From my experience, while it can sometimes be better to get into a company early – more typically, there is the risk that the company won’t make it after a year or two. Also, usually the company still has a lot of problems they need to solve so there is a lot of turmoil and change. In any event, early or late, the burden of finding customers and building a downline remains the same challenge.

I don’t know if you saw my earlier positngs, but I have found the best way to gain success is by building an organization rather than selling product and then keeping on the extensive followup with your customers. If you don’t they will stop buying.

If you are interested in building a downline, without question the best method is with harvesting – you find people with home businees websites (you KNOW they are business buyers because they have already bought one) and then offer them another business for their business portfolio or, even better, do what I do – offer them tools to build their existing business. These folks are buyers – not biz opportunity seekers who waste your time.

If you are interested in looking at how to do the initial harvesting, contact me and I will send you free the first section of the course. People find it extremely useful.

In any event, good luck with your business.

Martin

HI Martin, I'm looking forward to your suggestions and help!