Nu Skin Announces Use Of New ageLOC Technology

January 5, 2009 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »


Nu Skin has announced the integration of a new form of anti-aging technology into some of its skin care product lines. The ageLOC technology works to slow down the effects of the free radicals that cause so much damage to the surface and below the surface skin structures. Free radicals cause damage to your skin such as increased wrinkles and lines, as well as skin discoloration and sagging. Exposure to the sun and pollutants can cause free radical damage and accelerated aging according to Nu Skin.

Nu Skin says the result through the use of the new ageLOC technology will be skin tone and texture that has greater integrity in terms of texture and clarity. According to the company, scientists from Nu Skin and Purdue University worked collaboratively on developing the ageLOC technology.

The first product line to be tested using the new formulation was Nu Skin’s line of Galvanic Spa Facial Gels. When compared with the facial gel that did not contain the new ageLOC formulation, respondents showed improvements in the overall quality of their skin.

According to this study, “Participants using the ageLOC formulation graded their skin texture 30 percent better than women using the original group; skin health results were 20 percent better, skin clarity improvement was 13 percent greater, and skin brightness was 11 percent higher”.

The first product with ageLOC pre-launched at the Nu Skin North American Convention in October and is available in the Galvanic Spa® Facial Gels.

The addition of this new technology will continue to take place in other product lines, enhancing the products and making for an easier sell for Nu Skin distributors.

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Longaberger Launches New Web Magazine

January 3, 2009 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »

The Longaberger Company is launching a new web magazine that features all of the good things about their unique “made in America” products and how folks can be a part of the Longaberger family by taking part in their home based business opportunity. The web magazine is referred to as Longaberger Home and can be accessed through the company home page at www.longaberger.com. It can also be viewed directly by heading over to http://www.longaberger.com/Holiday2008.aspx

Longaberger Home is hosted by Chief Executive Officer and President Tami Longaberger. In her classic friendly style, Tami engages folks through a visit to her home where site visitors can watch as she shares some time with a group of home consultants. The web magazine is also filled with the history and artistry of basket making, and takes a look at some holiday traditions. The Longaberger tradition of giving back to the community is also mentioned, since this is an integral part of the company as well as the company history.

“Longaberger Home is about our heart, friendships, family and fun. We’re giving women and men the opportunity to share in our spirit,” Longaberger said.

The Longaberger family started its basket making tradition more than 100 years ago. Today, the Longaberger Company is America’s premier maker of handcrafted baskets and offers other home and lifestyle products, including pottery, wrought iron, fabric accessories and specialty foods. The company is based in Newark, Ohio, and there are approximately 45,000 independent Home Consultants located in all U.S. states who sell Longaberger products directly to customers.

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Arbonne Layoffs

January 2, 2009 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »

In another sing of stressful economic times, Arbonne International cut 95 jobs from their workforce at the distribution plant located in Greenwood, Indiana.

Arbonne offers a network marketing program based on their Swiss-formulated skin care and makeup products. Arbonne’s skin care products, based on botanical principles, became a reality in the United States in 1980 and are now shared throughout the world through Arbonne’s network of Independent Consultants.

The layoffs will certainly have an impact on the community of Greenwood, which met the cosmetics giant two years ago with open arms and a ten year tax break. Also, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation awarded Arbonne more than one million dollars in tax credits. Indiana government officials are asking residents to look at this news as just a snapshot and to keep a longer term vision in mind.

When the Greenwood facility first opened over two years ago, it was nearly triple the size of Arbonne’s Irvine, California warehouse. Initially, it was handling an astonishing 35,000 shipments every day. The facility will still be a major distribution location for the company.

The impact will be felt primarily amongst Warehouse Associates, with a total of 49 of the layoffs coming from this area.

The company made a statement which in part reads, “We have made all reasonable efforts to treat the departing employees fairly, and wish them well,” the company said in a statement. “The Arbonne business remains strong, and we are confident that our team in Greenwood will continue to make solid contributions to our business and Arbonne’s independent consultants.”

The company also indicates that benefits for those affected by this layoff will continue through February of 2009.

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Tahitian Noni End Of Year Sale

December 22, 2008 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »

Those folks over at Tahitian Noni are at it again. From December 15 until the end of the year they are offering an incredible 20% off of your entire purchase of $100 or more. This is a significant savings incentive and when you consider the fact that you can receive 20% off your entire order, you may just want to place your largest order of the year!

This special doesn’t just apply to less popular items that are gathering dust on some shelf. Excluding TAHITIAN NONI® Juice, NatureBorn™, and items from the Tahitian Noni Gift Collection™ , everything else in the store is eligible for these great savings.

You know the quality of the Tahitian Noni products. You know the company’s dedication to the purest and healthiest nutritional supplements available. You were going to stock up anyway, right? So do yourself a favor and place your order before the end of the year to take advantage of this special offer.

Now is the time to replenish your stock of the Tahitian Noni products you use very day such as:

  • Tahitian Noni nutritional supplements.
  • The shower and bath products you love including Moea Spa and Skin Supplement products.
  • Soft chews – Could be great stocking stuffers!

This may also be the perfect time to get those upgrades for your shower and bath with the line of Moea Spa bathroom sinks and countertops.

This kind of sale does not come around too often at Tahitian Noni and it’s difficult to say just when the next one will roll around.

Remember, the sale ends on December 31 of 2008 so you don’t want to put this opportunity off for too long. Take a minute to place your order today and take advantage of these end of the year savings!

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Success Principles Of A Leadership Strategy

December 21, 2008 | By Monika Mundell | 1 Comment »

The ultimate success of your organization is dependent on a key factor: Your ability to lead. The members of your downline team look for you to guide them on this journey. Here are a few ada215751principles of leadership that you should take to heart:

  • The function of a leader is to chart a course, not seek approval.
  • It’s difficult to chart a meaningful and consistent course without a moral compass.
  • Principles are more important than policies.
  • We lead people, we manage things.
  • A leader takes less than his/her share of credit, more than his/her share of blame.
  • Whatever you focus on, grows.

These are the foundation of a leadership strategy that should be the underlying motivation for everything you do. Adherence to solid leadership principles will permeate all that you do in your organization and you will be leading by example.

The principles outlined above were taught to me by some of my mentors I hold in the highest esteem. Becoming a leader takes resolve, guts and determination and a natural ability to do so. I will always hold my mentors in the highest of lights, even if our ways separated years ago.

How does your team look at you? Do you think they look to you as a leader? Are they inspired by what you have to say? Answer these questions with brutal honesty. If your internal, honest responses to these questions are not positive it’s not too late to change. Find your moral compass and set sail. Take your crew with you and you’ll find the journey to success can be very rewarding.

Bonus! Here are a few leadership quips to consider:

  • If you start to take Vienna – then take Vienna!
  • Give authority to those who seek responsibility.
  • A leader should always be training his replacement.
  • It’s a good idea to join the side you’re on.
  • A leader understands that people unite around truth – not around a leader.

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Global Domains International MLM Opportunity

December 20, 2008 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »

Website: http://www.website.ws/

Global Domains International History

Global Domains International (GDI) is headquartered in Carlsbad, California and has been in business since 2000. Prior to the launch of their .ws domain registration service they spent years researching and putting all of the pieces of the puzzle in place to make GDI a success.

In the mid 1990’s owners Michael Reed and Alan Ezeir had an idea to open up a whole new level of domain extensions. Realizing that each country is assigned a top level domain extension, ie: Australia is .au, they locked themselves in a room and pondered which country’s top level domain would be best for their project. As it turns out, the tiny island nation of Samoa had the extension of .ws. This seemed the logical and perfect choice since .ws could certainly mean Web Site!

They ultimately flew to Samoa to meet the Prime Minister and pitch their proposal. The leader of the Samoan government agreed that this was a fine idea and Global Domains International was on its way to being a reality. As compensation for use of the .ws extension, the Samoan government receives a percentage of all the domains registered. According to Mike and Alan, Samoa is very pleased with their partnership.

Michael and Alan worked diligently to start making the .ws concept a reality. When asked about the future of GDI, Mike said, “It’s all about taking a risk and believing in a concept enough to drop everything and make it a reality.” Alan concurs. “We are extremely excited about what the next few years have in store for everyone who joins us as we make .WS the global standard for Internet addresses.”

Global Domains International Mission

The GDI mission is one based on simplicity and the desire to provide exceptional customer service to its affiliates as well as all of the domain registrants in the .ws family.

These values are reflected in this excerpt from their mission statement:
The primary goal of WebSite.ws is to provide a full range of quality products and services to the Internet Community, while constantly striving to provide the highest levels of Customer Service. Using the latest technological advances combined with innovative and leading edge software development, WebSite.ws is able to provide higher quality service and competitive prices to today’s demanding Internet Community.

Global Domains International Products

The products offered by GDI include the services of domain registration. This is really the premiere offering of GDI. Domains that are easily taken with a .com registration are most likely available with a .ws extension, allowing far greater choices for folks wanting a secure and recognizable domain for their business or personal web site. The .ws extension is globally recognized and works exactly the same as any other extension available.

Of course it would just make sense that they also offer a robust hosting service, instant domain registration, email and web site authoring tools.

Global Domains International Marketing Plan

The GDI marketing plan is firmly based on a MLM affiliate program. Customers can create a .ws domain of their choosing and then let GDI host the site or the hosting can be done by another hosting service of the customer’s choosing. Most folks choose to become an affiliate and use their .ws site to build a MLM business.

In this standard MLM plan, an affiliate pays $10.00 for the monthly hosting of their site. They earn $1 per month for each of the down line members in their team. The down line can reach as deep as 5 levels and has unlimited width. All it really takes is one or two motivated folks in an affiliate’s down line to really start moving things along.

In addition to features that help an affiliate to build a website, there are 10 active email addresses available for each affiliate. The support tools also contribute to the success of each affiliate. There are introductory DVDs to hand out to potential team members, custom business cards are available and there are a variety of banners in Flash and Animated .gif that an affiliate can place on appropriate web sites.

Access is made easy to both up line and down line contacts through the affiliate’s own home page and there are a variety of communication lines available for use.

GDI maintains a very strict no spam policy and very clearly outlines ways for affiliates to avoid getting into spam trouble.

Disclaimer: the information on the Global Domains International Opportunity is in no way related to the opinion of the author of this site, but solely based on information taken from Global Domain International’s web pages. To see whether this company is right for you is entirely your own responsibility and you are advised to always seek independent advice before you join any mlm.

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Testing Your Faith

December 19, 2008 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »

When you evaluate your MLM organization, how do you feel about the products or services that are at the core of the business? I’m asking if you believe in your product line as opposed to just tolerating it as a vehicle to make you money. It’s an important distinction and may be the barrier that is holding you back from achieving your true potential.

Don’t sell your product. Sell your love for the product.

As subtle difference maybe but no less a true statement. Think about the last time you went to a car dealership and dealt with a salesman. If the experience was a good one, you probably left the dealership feeling excited and jazzed about your new ride. If you left there with your new car with a nonchalant attitude about the whole affair, I would say the salesperson sold you the car – not their love for it.

Being faithful to your product means falling in love with it so that you may sell your love for the product and break through the success barrier. This is so critically important to the success of your mlm business. People can sense when someone is genuinely enthused about a product. Their enthusiasm all by itself creates a buying buzz and atmosphere.

Your enthusiasm for your product will not only be noticed by potential customers, but it will be noticed and reflected by your down line as well. This snowball effect will bring your business the big dividends that it deserves.

If you find that you are not able to generate actual enthusiasm and love for the products that you are offering, then it may be time to re-evaluate what it is that you are doing. If you are not completely faithful to the product line then you are not only hurting yourself, you are hurting all of the members of your organization who are trying to be successful.

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Network Your Way To Success

December 16, 2008 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »

Networking really is the basis for all that we do in mlm. In fact it is our primary job in our business. MLM success is based on a solid foundation of good people. The best way of bringing new people into the fold is through a solid networking strategy. If you just hang a few flyers at the local grocery store you are not networking – you are advertising. That’s OK, and it is a part of the business but it is not networking.

How do we network?

When you think about networking always keep in mind the fundamental principle that it’s about connecting with people. For every networking idea you have, ask yourself if it is centered around people. If so then get to working your plan.

Networking suggestions:

  • Always carry business cards with you. Always. A 5 minute trip to the corner grocery store can turn into a ripe networking opportunity if you run into the right person.
  • Participate. Most communities have civic organizations that are rich with networking opportunities. Do not just sit at home trying to email your way to a good network.
  • Pay attention to social media on the internet. Do you Twitter? You should. The opportunities to engage are tremendous if you are patient and follow the rules.
  • Join MLM forums and discuss the issues of the day. Make sure you have a distinct signature that includes your website or email address.
  • Have a networking goal: I will make business contact with ten different people this week.

These are just a few ideas to get you started. Ask your upline what kind of networking strategies have worked for them in the past. For that matter, ask your down line what methods they employ.

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MLM Success Tip: Get Things Done Smartly

December 13, 2008 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »

How do you work your business? Do you take a, “I’ll catch it when I can” approach? Most of us have lives that are busy and complicated. Time management and prioritization skills are paramount not only to business success but for sheer survival in today’s world. With so many irons in the fire it is very easy to lose focus in terms of growing your business.

Fancy a challenge?

Here is a challenge for you. Pick a week in the near future. Find one that has a minimal amount of non business activities planned. Once you have that week selected do everything in your power to ensure that no non-business events get scheduled during that week. Do you see where this is heading? That’s right. You are going to take an entire week and focus all of your efforts into growing your business. The key here is focus. Laser sharp and unwavering.

Here are some tips for your Focus Week:

Let family and friends know that for this week you are not available for anything. You can tell them why, and in fact it’s a good idea to seek their encouragement. Take the time to draft clear and obtainable goals for the week.

Gather all of the statistics and information related to your standing at the beginning of the week so that you can measure the results at week’s end. As much as possible, try to schedule activities for each moment of the week. Stick to the schedule, but revise them as necessary to accommodate last minute changes.

Once this week is completed take a day or two to reflect on the experience. What kind of things did you learn about time management? How were the results from this week? Be sure and keep in mind that you may not see the visible fruits from your labors for days or even weeks.

By taking the time to really focus on your business you are giving it the best chance for growth. Now that the Focus Week is over, are there things that you will now do differently in your standard week?

Let us know so that we can share our experiences.

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Is Abunza A Scam?

December 12, 2008 | By Monika Mundell | No Comments »

I have to admit that when I first came upon the Abunza mlm opportunity I was interested to hear more. While the business does sound rather tempting, I believe there are some potential signs that it is all a scam after all.

When I see an mlm company that uses digital downloads as their products for retail my alarm bells go off. To me that smells too much of cleverly disguised pyramid scheme that will eventually collapse once they get shut down by authorities.

However, giving Abunza the benefits of the doubt I dug deeper and found the following information:

Abunza Retail Sales

Will pay you 100% commission of every product you sell through your own Abanzu store. Your customers pay you directly with their credit cards and the whole process is automated to make it easy for anyone to run a store.

As an Abunza distributor you can choose to sell the products or give them away as you own total resale rights.

What I didn’t like are the products. Most of them are rehashed ebooks and courses that have been floating around on the Internet for some time. In fact, many of these are often thrown in if you buy on eBay, from Internet marketers or PLR products.

This fact made me very cautious in regards to the longevity of Abunza. In my eyes a decent company would offer unique products especially created for the opportunity itself. But maybe I’m just too strict.

Abunza Wholesale Sales

For each $1197 sale on either of the complete English and Spanish digital library you earn $947 on your first tier and $250 on every sale made by your first downline.

This is the priciest of entry points into the Abunza system. There are also cheaper levels of entry but these pay out less in commissions.

Since Abunza is still new (established in October 2007) there is much hype going around. It will be interesting to see whether they are still going strong in 5 years time?

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