Posts by Nancy Tobler
Designing websites that users can trust
E-commerce sales continue to rise as a percent of total retail sales. In 2007, about 3.5% of retail sales happened online and in the first quarter of 2017 ecommerce sales were at about 8.5%. Many direct selling companies see a much higher rate of online sales as a percent of total sales. We have new…
Read MoreDeductr: The Tax Deduction Tool for Independent Business Owners
At the birth of this nation Benjamin Franklin was quoted as saying, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” There are many who would suggest death to be the less painful of the two.…
Read More5 Reputation Management Tips You Should Know When Starting or Running an MLM Company
Preserving your reputation is important when you’re new in the MLM business, especially since this is an industry too often targeted for criticism by people ready to call “scam” at the drop of a hat. If you search almost any business name in direct selling, the Google search suggestion will often attach the word scam…
Read MoreParty Plan vs Network Marketing
There are two primary business models in direct sales: party plan and network marketing. They represent the largest share of companies in the industry. Over the years, these two have evolved, but even today they share some similarities and distinct differences. I will present an overview of the differences and shared features. First let’s discuss…
Read More7 Secrets to Improve your Online Reputation
The goal of online reputation management is to help companies clean up their top ten rankings by performing search engine optimization (SEO) on websites that are positive to the business, which in turn push the negative sites down, and out of the top ten rankings. Today, the most common method to find out more about…
Read MoreDo You Twitter? – MLM Twitter Basics
Are you feeling intimidated about starting a Twitter account? There are a few things to know to be able to enjoy and publish consistently on Twitter. First, browse the content on the twitter help site. A few key things you will need to know are explained on the help site. For example, hashtags, following, direct…
Read More5 Tips For Promoting Your MLM Business Using Social Media
Social media is the most powerful platform ever created for networking and making connections, so if you’re not taking advantage of social media as part of your MLM business, you’re missing a tremendous sales and promotion opportunity. Just like in MLM, you start on social media as just one person, and each connection leads to more…
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