The Single Most Important Factor of Any New Business!

Get your work at home thinking out of the box!

One of the things I tell my prospect business partners and my current ones as well is you have to learn to love being a "marketer" if you are going to own any business. The same is true for a brick and mortar business and even more so for a home based business.  Unless... you have it in your budget to pay someone to do this how else are you going to bring customers to you?  Let's face it most of us and  I hear many Moms they tell me they are starting or I hear the words "trying" the venture on a shoestring budget.  You will have get your thinking "out of the box" having a business you will have to invest something and it will be either money or your time on marketing there is no way around it if you want to be successful. 

Taking the time to learn about marketing your product or service. Many Moms I talk with think they just sign up for the work at home business and then it sells its self…there is nothing out there like that.  It's that "thinking" that  makes most of Moms frustrated and quit before we have even started. You have to be committed to learning the skills it takes to do the work and marketing is the biggest part of the learning curve.

However, you could not be starting a business at a better time with the bulk of information on the internet you can learn so much more on your own, from groups and other place like YouTube university as I call it.  Learn to get good at doing research and there really is no real reason not to learn the skill of marketing.  Let's be honest with yourself....I had to be, my own excuses stood in my way in the beginning of my business.  The fact that I am now writing this blog is part of the proof I've gotten over that.

Looking forward to seeing you out of that box!

Teresa Ann Duran

A real Mom makes stride in her business!

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THE IS PROUD TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, OUR NEWEST Regional Sales DIRECTOR Nakesha C., RSD My name is Nikki. I am a wife and mother of three children. I was a Dental Hygienist for 10 years and recently lost my job. I knew ahead of time that this was going to happen so after having my 3rd child I decided that I really want to stay home and be the one who raises my children. I have been looking for a homebased business for years and never came across AmeriPlan until last year. There's not a day that goes by that I don't wish that I would have found out about this opportunity sooner, but everything happens for a reason. The good Lord must have thought I was ready. Currently, I work this business almost full time and work part time as Massage Therapist. I can't tell you how great it feels to be with my children all day and be able to work. Now I'm a RSD!!! I have gained more confidence on this Journey and I can't wait to get to the next level and beyond. I want to thank Ghislaine for always being there, making me laugh, and seeing something in me that I didn't. I'd also like to thank Kelly for her help as well. You all truly know the meaning of "team work. Nikki, I am so proud of your accomplishment! You have 3 beautiful children and they are your motivation. You have shown your determination and SRSD is your next goal. You can do it and I am cheering for you on the way. Your friend Gee S. ~ NSD

Get ready for 2014....here it comes!

Get ready for the new year with this to-do list built to help you make your life more productive and positive.

1. Set goals. Take a good look at what you want in life. Have you committed to these goals by purposefully taking steps toward reaching them?

2. Get a mentor. Seek out people with knowledge you desire. Ask about mentorship possibilities.

3. Read. Create a personal reading program by determining how many books of different kinds (personal development, business, nonfiction) you’ll read this year. Don’t skip literary fiction; a recent study shows it improves social skills!

4. Improve productivity. Log your activities for a week to assess time-wasters. Make sure you aren’t spending chunks of the day on activities that don’t drive your business forward or improve your life.

5. Wake up early. Get up before your household to contemplate what you want to accomplish—then seize the day!

6. Get an accountability partner. Check in regularly to review accomplishments, areas for improvement and next steps.

7. Do something you’ve always wanted. Life’s short; don’t wait to get started on that bucket list.

8. Take small steps. Whatever it is you seek, just get started. Commit to some easy, feasible activity to move you closer to those goals every day.

9. Journal.Whether it’s ideas, problems you want to solve or inspiring quotes, write it down!

10. Practice mindfulness. Improve your effectiveness, well-being and longevity, research shows, by learning how to stop needless ruminating in order to focus on the here and now.

11. Expand your capabilities. Learn a language, take a public speaking course, take up chess or skydiving or rock climbing.

12. Seek wonder. Ditch the been-there-done-that mindset. Instead, see the world through a child’s eyes; experience awe.

 http://www.success.com/article/prepare-for-liftoff-in-2014#sthash.cdgVsKuf.dpuf

Really well done!

Great video on how to search for more data for your work at home business social media posts. Great job Jen at iBloom! I love this tool on Facebook!

Playing catch up on the Congrats to my team members for working so hard! 

Introducing our NEWEST member of the 25K President's Club
KELLY  Executive Sales Director! That's 25k in just her residuals does not include her monthly new business income.

 Her work at home Mom story in her words..

"Wow!!! Presidents Club!! I am soooo excited about this achievement!! I have been with Ameriplan since May 6, 2010. I can't believe it has been that long since Terri called and asked me to join her team!! It has been amazing ride!! I moved up to RSD in little over a month, then on to SRSD, and now the Presidents Club! I am so appreciative of the amazing leadership that we have on the Freedom at Home team. Without the support I have received from everyone, and our amazing training program, I would not be here today."

"Ameriplan is an amazing company, with great services to offer those in need, and is an amazing business opportunity, with no Ceiling on earning potential, for anyone who can see the vision."

"I am looking forward to many more years with Ameriplan, and would like to personally thank my upline and friend, Terri for everything you have done to support me in my Journey to Success!!!"

Kelly G.
Executive Sales Director

FROM HER PROUD ENROLLER:
Congratulations, Kelly!! I am so thrilled for you and the success that you're seeing. You have said from the beginning that you were here to stay because it was going to happen for you. You came into this business ROCKING it right out of the gate and I knew all along that you would continue to be a SUPERSTAR in this business! LOOK AT YOU...25K, closer to your Cadillac, and NSD! It is yours, my dear!! Things are unfolding for you in a beautiful way and you deserve it. Keep going!! There are many more amazing things along this journey. I will be cheering for you all the way!! I am thankful to have you as a friend and am blessed each day by you.
So proud,
Terri M. Regional Vice President

FROM HER EXCITED NVP:
Kelly, You are now in a position to do most everything you love. Taking care of your grandson brings you joy and now you can stay home with him, do this and have fun!
Glad you are in our corner and working the business. Big things are coming!
Kelly O. National Vice President