Archive for ◊ December, 2008 ◊

I have been involved with home based businesses for the past 5 – 6 years.  The first 3 years were not strictly “internet marketing”.  I have learned a lot over these past few years and I would like to share my trials and tribulations.

First of all, you must do your due diligence.  Make sure whatever you are getting involved in has a good reputation and track record.  Check with the Better Business Bureau to see if any complaints have been logged against the company you are considering and most importantly if these complaints have been resolved.

Once you sign up with a business, be sure to connect with your sponsor and/or up line to glean from their training and experience.  Attend online conferences every opportunity you can.  If your business lacks support…..think twice about continuing!

Don’t stop at just the training that is being offered to you…Google “marketing training” and learn from what you find.  I personally made the mistake to settle for what I was being told as being the Gospel truth.  I have since found out that a lot of the things I was doing, especially related to advertising my business, was not the full picture and I really needed to do more to be successful at my business.  Advertising your business opportunity is a VERY important aspect of your business.  If you are going to succeed you need to learn how to get the word out to the multitudes about your business.

My last business I worked diligently for 10 to 14 hours a day.  I did everything I was instructed to do.  I made phone calls to my down line, I sent emails and welcomed new members, I sent monthly emails out to my entire down line, and  I let people know when they would be rolling up and lose their position, just to mentioned a few!  I still had a lot more money going out than what was coming in.

I recently joined the $200 Per Day Blueprint.  Through this business opportunity I have been blessed to become part of The Crazy Foxes Internet Marketing Group, which is comprised of professional entrepreneurs who are always there 24/7 to help.    I truly have learned more in the past 3 months than I learned the past 2-1/2 years with my other business. 

Whatever your business might be I want to point out a couple of tools that will be beneficial to you and help you become successful.

There are lots of programs out there, but NONE offer the training, support and REAL income potential that Global NPN offers.  For $10.75 a month you will be blown away by the tools they offer.  You will find recorded and live training, multiple streams of income (MSI), low or no risk and one on one and small group coaching, just to mention a few.

I am sure many of you have heard of Veretekk.  You can join for free and have a Silver Membership, but the true power lies in upgrading and obtaining a Gold Membership.  With Veretekk you have access to Webnars, your portals (in the Gold) will consist of Traffic, Profit and SEO Portals, you will have Verefied Email and live training with Veretraining.  This is truly a powerhouse of networking tools that will help you to become successful.  There are videos to help you through all of the phases.  I especially like these as I can do them 24/7 and go back and re-listen to items I don’t understand the first time around.

So whatever your business may be….whether it is a business that helps you save money on what you are already doing, or solutions for your home, health or wealth, the tools I’ve mentioned above will be useful to you.

I hope that you will take the time to check out the opportunities above. 

Whatever your business, I wish you great success and hope that you will find the tools and help that I have come across.  It truly makes all the difference.

Judy

With the economy the way it is, a lot of people are taking a very different approach to Christmas this year.  If you don’t want to start 2009 out further in debt, you are probably setting new priorities when comes to buying Christmas Presents.

Just because you don’t have “extra” money to buy gifts don’t bailout on true Christmas Spirit.  “I love you” doesn’t have to be wrapped and put under the tree.  This feeling comes from the heart.

Please take a moment to read “The Greatest Gift” at http://www.judyconway.com/2008/11/.

Just remember you already have The Greatest Gift.  It is free to you….for the asking

I wish you a stress-free Holiday Season and a heart filled with Love!

Judy

There is so much in the news nowadays about the economic bailout situation in our country.  How can our young people not hear about it and wonder how it affects them?  I am sure there are many parents wondering exactly how much information they need to share with their children, especially concerning their personal financial situation.  I hope that what I have to say will shed some light on that issue and also help with the guilt that I know parents are feeling at not being able to give their kids all the want.

I remember a time in my life that I was suffering from hard personal economic problems.  My girls were 11 and 12 years old.  I was recently divorced and a struggling single mom.  Financially, we did not have much.  It was in 1981 and granted things were a little less expensive.  We lived in southern Florida.  I became a pro at feeding my girls on $10.00 a week.  Although we did not have money in our pockets we had a lot of love in our hearts.  We were blessed to have found an awesome church family at the First Christian Church of Boca Raton.  The first time I walked into that church my thought was, “These people really love one another.”  They reached out to me and my girls and truly showed us the love of Christ.  I am forever grateful to this family of friends.

When Christmas came I just didn’t have any money for gifts.  The girls needed new nightgowns so those were more of a necessity than a gift.  I felt so very sad.  My children had been through a lot.  Divorce is not easy on the spouses, but it is very difficult on the children as well.  Christmas Eve I wrapped the nightgowns and put them under the tree.  I sat down with a very heavy heart and cried.  Why is it when we can’t “buy” things for our children we feel like failures?

As I sat there that night I wrote my girls notes that ended up being my true Christmas gifts to them.  Sometimes, as parents, we try to hide our feelings from our children.  Don’t under estimate their ability to understand.  I found that with being “real” with my girls we were very close and shared each other’s burdens.  My notes simply, but sincerely, told them how much I truly loved them and was there for them.  I expressed my sadness for not being able to buy them lots of gifts…but I did give them the greatest gift I had to offer….My Love!!

The nightgowns were a hit but let me tell you the notes ended up being very special gifts.  I was never afraid to say, “I’m sorry”, “I made a mistake”, or most importantly, “I love you” to my girls.  There were times when the stress of a day caused me to lose my temper and composure and I would find myself sitting on the bottom of their beds tearfully apologizing.  I used to say, “When you came into this world, God did not have instructions tied on your toes!”  I was the first to admit, I was not perfect, and I made mistakes.

I hope that you will find in this financially difficult time of the year that you can be honest with your children.  Simple joy will benefit us all more than beginning 2009 in debt and facing a personal economic bailout.  They can handle a lot more than you think and in the long run you will draw closer together and be able to share the best gift you can give each other….the love in your heart.

I truly wish you hearts filled with love, an awesome Christmas and a 2009 that will be filled with lots of “Aha” joyful moments.

Blessings,

Judy Conway

This post was written on December 13, 2008

Save money on what you are already doing!

$200 Per Day Blueprint

Have you ever gone to your food pantry, opened the door and had moths come out swarming around you? I have and it did not please me one bit.

Upon a closer look I discovered webs, and these little critters on the walls of my pantry. If that wasn’t disturbing enough, I started pulling everything out of my pantry and the moths were populating in my flour, cereals, cake mixes and items of this nature. If you look closely you will see webbing and larvae in your containers.

I would suggest if you find a good deal on flour or cake mixes that you store them in your freezer.  I even keep my Panko bread crumbs, nuts and dried fruits in the freezer.

Pantry moths are a common occurrence in many homes. They’re petite, mottled insects with a wingspan of about three-quarters of an inch. The female lays 100-400 eggs and upon hatching, the half-inch long, pale gray larvae hang out in the creases of food packaging. The larvae create webbed tunnel-shaped forts for themselves in your cereal, flour, powdered milk, dry pet food, nuts, dried fruit, biscuits, crackers and especially bird seed.

An untreated infestation of pantry moths produces four to six generations of fresh larvae per year. This will give you many opportunities to explore entomophagous cuisine (the fad of insect-eating). If that prospect leaves your palate dry and taut, here are some steps you can take to rid pantry moths from your cupboards.

1. Totally empty out your closet.
2. Vacuum all crevices and surfaces to remove eggs, larvae and any spilled contaminated food. Discard the vacuum bag or clean out the canister.
3. Wash down your shelves and walls. Be sure to clean every nook and cranny!
4. Go through all of your boxes/packages of food. Don’t take any chances if you suspect that there is a moth populating in the food…THROW IT OUT. It is important to get all of the infested items removed and in the trash. If you don’t all of your hard work will be for nothing.
5. Store bird seed or dry pet food in secure containers in your garage.

Now you are ready to put everything back!  I took following extra steps in protecting my food:

Wipe all of the cans, bottles and boxes down.

1. Put plastic wrap over the tops of the seasoning/spice jars and screwing the caps down over the plastic.
2. In case of cereals or opened boxes containing grains, flours, cookies or crackers I made sure the inside bags were securely closed and put these boxes inside of Ziploc bags. (After checking for larvae, of course)
3. I emptied my bags of flour into big glass jars and put plastic under the lids.

My pantry looks like Fort Knox for food!  I would rather take precautions than have to throw food away.

I came across a great remedy to keep my food closet clear of these intruders. It was suggested to wash everything down once a month or so with essential oils. Eucalyptus was recommended or if that was not available, essential oil of lavender. I tried putting 10 to 15 drops of lavender oil on a cotton balls and put these in the corners of my pantry closet on various shelves. I was elated upon checking to find the moths were gone. An added delight was the smell of lavender in my closet!!

These moths are probably coming home with you in your bags of flour, rice, grains or boxes of cereal or crackers. I’ve read several people suggesting you put these items in the freezer for a few days when you first come home to kill the larvae. If you aren’t going to use your flour over a short period of time, you might want to consider storing it in the freezer.

There is nothing worse then getting ready to bake and finding your flour infested with larvae. I hope you find this information useful.

With the cost of living increasing nowadays, even on food, it is worth taking these precautions to keep your food free of these critters. 

In closing, if you would like to find other ways of saving on your expenses, like gasoline, dental, prescriptions, eyecare and overall shopping check out an awesome home-based business.  If you are going to shop, shop smart. 

This post is written by Judy Conway                   

on December 3, 2008

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