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Show Your Gratitude

The absolute best part of Lori’s business-Zen Rabbit Cookies, is that it’s built around the concept of expressing Gratitude. No matter what you need to show your appreciation for, or to whom you need to show it, she’s got a product for you! It’s a great way to say “Thank you!” to your customers or clients!

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Don’t Let Your Why’s Become Your How’s

It’s so easy to do. You have a home-based direct sales business. I’m sure you had great reasons to start your own direct sales business. You wanted more time your family, you needed some extra income, you wanted to meet…

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The Biggest Lie in Direct Sales

You’ve heard it – whether in your company’s training or in a recruiting pitch. My company says it, too. “Our (insert product here) is so great, it sells itself.”

What do you think of when you hear the word salesperson? Or…

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Cheers to our ideal clients

I have the most amazing clients in my Virtual Assisting business. They all inspire and motivate me, and they lift me up. They’re incredible. They’re, quite simply, positive happy people who are a joy to ‘be around’ (virtually – since most…

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New Contributors!

Welcome to our latest team members here at The Business Image Journal: Direct Sales Contributor-Leanna Giltmier and Communication Consultant- Felicia Slattery. Read more abou them on our Contributors Page.

Also, there’s alot of excitement in the air, as our first issue of…

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Leaving the office? Don’t forget to take your professional image with you!

As a Virtual Assistant, I am often alone in my office, for days at a time, without seeing anyone in person. It’s easy to get into a routine of wearing sweat pants or jeans, to maybe take a shower certain…

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What is Success?

The American Heritage Dictionary defines success as “The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted”.

Along that vein, continued success would require that you adjust that “something” as you reach it. To truly be successful as a business owner, you must set…

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You ARE Your Business!

Happy April, All!

These days most of us are doing the majority of our business in a technological bubble. We use emails, telephones, and voice mail to do our communicating….even in many “store” situations.

There are times however, for every business owner,…

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How Does Your Customer View You and Your Business?

Trustworthy and Confident. Two very important traits in a successful business owner.

Definitions:

Trustworthy: worthy of one’s trust, belief, or confidence.

Confident: persuaded of; assured of.

What’s the easiest way to project yourself in this fashion? Use these guidelines:

1-Eye contact (don’t look up, down, or…

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Setting Business Goals

As a business owner, there’s no better time than a slow week to establish your goals.

I always make two lists-Short Term Goals and Long Term Goals. By having two, you allow yourself to achieve smaller goals on a regular basis…thus giving…

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