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A successful business franchise does not have to run from a office in a huge building in the middle of a busy town. The franchises that are discussed below are for busy on-the-go people who can operate a profitable franchise business from home.

- Nitro2Go Distributorships - The evergy drink market is ever increasing and you could be part of the huge amount of money that is being spent in the industry. The start up package that you will nedd to buy will be as little as $7,308 and there are no surprise franchise fees for you to pay. Even though an the investment into Nitro2Go is relatively small, you will be provided with refrigerators to store the energy drinks and merchandising materials along with all the products that you will require to get your business started. All these facttors make Nitro2Go obe of the top ten mobile business opportunities. Although no assistance is provided in the financial aspects of the franchise, tring and support are.

- Cuppy’s Coffee and More Franchise - A fun franchise to buy into is a drive-through coffee franchise. All the training that you will require will be provided to you in order to equip you to run your own Cuppy’s franchise successfully. This includes college and in sotre training and continuous support throughout your career. This includes help in finding a cheap place to house your business that has high potential. The total investment that you will have to make to buy into this franchise is $25,000 - $450,000. Financial assistance is available.

- Filtafry Franchise - This franchise is very easy to make a successful business out of as little stock and few customers are needed. It is an environmentally friendly business and can be run from home. The business can be run from one van or to increase revenue many vans can provide the service. The franchise offers a great amount of support and this is means that success is practically guaranteed to the businessman or woman.

- Aussie Pet Mobile Franchise - This is a great franchise opportunity and is the pet industry’s fastest growing framchise. The total capital investment is between $60,000 and $240,000. Support and training is provided to the franchisee, however financial help is not. You are practically guaranteed success when you buy into this franchise.

- Drug Test Consultant - This franchise helps manymany people, including children, parents and the business person - you! It also does not cost you much money with just a $3000 downpayment to make. Training and support will be provided for you and it is an amazing opportunity as it costs so little for you to get started.

- Squeegee Squad Franchise - Billions of dollars are spent a year on the maintenance service and contract cleaning industry and this is where this franchise comes into play. Therefore buying a Squeegee Squad Franchise is a great opportunity for growth. Financial assistance is not offered although training and support is and the total capital investment is $44,451 - $71,262. The advantage of this franchise is that you can start it up from home at a low cost and there is no real estate you need to buy or inventory to count.

- Maid Brigade Franchise - This is doing a job that many people do not ahve time to do - clean! Owning one of these franchises ensures you always have plenty of business as everyone’s home needs cleaning. The capital investment required is $104,000 and financial support will be provided along with training and support throughout.

- Light Therapy Systems Franchise - This is one of the top ten franchises. No experience is necessary for this franchise and training will be provided. Light Therapy Systems provides many treatments for things such as acne, cellulite, facial rejuvenation, depression, and psoriasis.

- Dine in Delivery Franchise - This is a great franchise to buy yourself in to as it has a capital investment as little as $20,000. The business’ focus is on delivering meals from participating in restaurants to homes, offices and hotels. Mobile businesses like this are very advantageous and will grow rapidly due to the incresing number of workers spending more time in the office.

James Copper is a writer for http://www.newcareerskills.co.uk

Having a book published is every writers dream. Whether it is a fiction book or a non-fiction or educational book that has been written; most people write a book in order to get it published. So, if you are a writer and you have just written “The End” on your novel or literature, how do you go about getting a book published?

Well, there are a few different methods that you might want to try. The first is self publishing. Self publishing is the process of publishing a book without having an agent, and without using a publisher that will distribute your book into stores. If you choose to self publish a book, you need to find a printer that does specialize in printing books. You also have to be aware that when you self publish a book, you are responsible for promoting and selling the book. You can contact local book stores that are not branded to get your book into shops. You can also sell them on the Internet on your own website, or ask others to sell and promote for you.

Some people believe that self publishing is an easy way to get your book in print it may be easy to get it into print, but it is extremely difficult for an unknown writer to sell their book and get it into stores when it is self published. Some writers are opting for self publishing rather than any other way, as they wish to get rid of the need for an agent or to find a publisher that will publish a book without an agent.

The more traditional way of getting a book published is to find a literary agent first. This stops the writer having to come up with deals with publishers, finding stores to take the book and to eliminate the stress of printing and approving the book. This gives the writer much more time to do what they do best… write.

To find an agent, a writer will normally have to send in a covering letter about themselves, a synopsis of the book they have written, which will detail the basic plot line of the book, and two or three chapters of the book usually the first three. Most agents won’t accept email submissions from writers, particularly new ones, and they will require you to send it through the post in hard copy.

The agents are your direct line to the giant publishers that command the literary world. They have inside contacts usually with the highest person at the publishers and they can discuss and negotiate a deal for you that would be much better if you were to contact the publisher direct. Of course, if you do find an agent to represent you, they will expect a fee for their work. After all, it is the agent that got you to where you are is it not? The fee can vary greatly depending on what agent you choose to go with.

If after sending your work in the agents are really keen on representing you, you could try negotiating the price of their fee down. If they are keen to have you and spot real talent, they will not want you to go to another agent and take your success with you. Having a book published is a wonderful thing for any writer! Choose your agent wisely and keep going.

If you are ready to have your book published you may be interested in our easy to use book template and ebook template.

Are you wondering what type of real estate courses you should take to become a savvy real estate investor? You should find one that will teach you everything that you need to know about the concept of real estate investing, including which type of real estate documents you will need to use.

Before you can expect to conquer the world of real estate investing, you have to learn as much as you can about the real estate business as you can. This includes becoming very familiar with the right real estate documents that you will be using.

Do you know the difference between a Quit Claim Deed and a Warranty Deed? If not, you should take one of the many real estate training courses that are offered today. You just have to make sure that the real estate course is one that is taught by someone who has actually made real estate investing their career and not someone who has just made teaching real estate training course their career.

Proper real estate training courses teach you everything that you need to know about finding the right real estate opportunity, how to approach the bank with an offer, what you need to do before you make the offer and what type of real estate documents will be needed. Good real estate training courses will also cover the different types of deeds and how you can protect yourself with a title insurance policy.

Financing is also covered in good real estate training courses. If you think that you have to have cash only to buy foreclosures, think again. There are many different ways that you can finance your property. If you are a savvy investor, you can even get away with making an investment without using any of your own money.

Obviously, the more you know about real estate and understand about investing, the better your real estate investments will be. You will want to build up your real estate investment business so that you can make it a full time career.

Now is the perfect time to learn real estate investing. The number of foreclosures that are on the market today is greater than ever before. And this is expected to rise in the next year or so. After that, the market is expected to rebound and the prices of homes to rise, so if you want to get started investing in real estate, now is the perfect time to start looking for good real estate training courses.

Once you have completed a real estate training course, you will then be able to make a solid real estate investment. With the knowledge that you learn from a good real estate course, you will be prepared to make a good investment and understand the difference between the good investments and the bad. Too many people go into real estate investing thinking that it is easy and that any investment is a good investment. Too many people go in unprepared. Do not be one of them. Find one of the good real estate training courses before you part with any of your hard earned money.

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Many small business communications suffer from the same flaw - they appear more interested in themselves than the customers. What do I mean? Let’s take a typical website introduction.

“Welcome to the ABCD website. ABCD have proudly been in business since 1987. We are a family owned company that prides itself of the great service we provide.”

It is all about ABCD and nothing about the customer!

Other companies seem aloof and do not connect with the customer.

“People select ABCD to provide XYZ services because of their superior customer service and attention to detail”.

Neither of these examples generates many sales nor builds strong connections with their customers.

So what is wrong with these examples? They are coming from the wrong position. What do I mean?

Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) created a useful model to help people think about where their communication was coming from and termed the model Perceptual Positions.

The position you adopt reflects the perspective you are coming from when you communicate - from your own perspective, the perspective of someone else or the perspective of an independent observer.

First position is all about me and what I am thinking and feeling. It is very self-absorbed and only focuses on what is important to me and my personal goals and objectives. First position does not make sales! This was the case in the first example website we talked about.

Second position is all about you. This is where you put yourself in the place of the other person and get in touch with their feelings and emotions. You gain an understanding of what is important to them and focus on their needs.

Third position is the independent, impartial observer. In this position you observe the interactions as if you were a fly on the wall and have no emotional attachment to any particular outcome. It is very similar to a commentator on a horse race - commenting on the process of the horses racing but with no stake in which horse actually wins. It is a very useful position but can be seen as cold and aloof. This was the situation in the second example website we discussed.

These positions describe most human interactions, as most healthy functioning people swap regularly between all three positions. However, the most powerful marketing position is second position - where you walk a mile in your customer’s shoes.

This is where you connect at a very deep level with your customer. One of the most attractive things for any person is to be truly listened to and understood.

If your marketing is in second position your words and focus will solidly be on your customer. You will be identifying problems they may be experiencing, you may describe feelings they may be having and your services only exist as potential solutions to their particular problems.

You will have spent a significant amount of time getting inside the head of your customer - finding out what they think, what is important to them and their lives and what values they hold dear.

The word “you” will be liberally sprinkled through your copy, with at least a 3:1 ratio of focus of sentences on the customer compared to you and your business.
Later studies on NLP have identified a fourth position - which is where you communicate as part of a system for the good of the group. This position can be described as the “we” position as the language used is often “we are”, “us” etc. Fourth position includes all three other positions.

One of the things that define fourth position is that it comes from finding the deep links that unite all members of the group or system. Traditionally it has been hard to apply fourth position to sales and marketing, but the trend to being an active part of a social community either on-line or off-line and speaking as part of the group is an example of the marketing shift to fourth position.

So, now you have some homework. Go back and look at your marketing materials. Look at each sentence in your materials and tick off whether your words reflect 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th position.

If you don’t have more 2nd and 4th position statements - you are not connecting as deeply with your customer as you need to do for maximum sales.

Ingrid Cliff is a Freelance Copywriter with her Brisbane Copywriting Business (Heart Harmony). Ingrid writes a free weekly small business newsletter packed full of articles and tips and Small Business Ideas blog for small businesses. www.heartharmony.com.au

Peak performance in life insurance sales starts with listening.

There is a big difference between the way we hear and the way we listen. Hearing is the physical response of your ears and the brain mechanism that picks up sound waves and translates them into signals you can understand.

Listening is the active process of deciphering signals and translating them into meaning. It’s the exact opposite of talking. Most people are better talkers
than listeners; they’re much more adept at expressing their feelings and concerns than at listening to feelings and concerns of others. Which are you?

Tips for Being A Great, Active Listener

1. Open your mind and ears-switch off all negative thoughts and feelings about the prospect and be receptive to the messages he or she is sending.

2. Listen from the first sentence-don’t be thinking about what you’re going to be saying next. Don’t be planning the rest of your presentation. Put aside what your agenda may be and give your undivided attention to your prospective client. They will see this and appreciate you ‘being there’.

3. Analyze what is being said and what is not being said-even the slowest listeners can think faster than the fastest talkers. Avoid trying to figure out what your prospect is going to say; you may miss what he or she is actually saying. Instead, use your faster thinking speed to analyze what has already been said.

4. Listen, don’t talk-active listening is not only a great selling skill, it’s also an important interpersonal skill to have. Always help your prospective client convey his or her meaning accurately to you. You could paraphrase what your prospect has said to be sure you understand when it’s your turn to talk.

5. Never interrupt, but always allow them to interrupt you-nothing cuts of the flow of a meaningful dialogue quite as effectively as continuous interruptions. What’s more, it’s offensive and rude.

6. Ask clarifying questions to stimulate your prospect to talk so you can better understand what he or she means-show that you’re taking him or her seriously by drawing out elaborations and explanations.

7. Remember what is said-log important points into your mental computer.

8. Block out interruptions and distractions-concentrate so fully on what’s being said that you don’t even notice visual or audible distractions such as a television or children.

9. Be responsive-get your whole body into listening and showing that you are paying attention. Look the person in the eye and use facial expressions and gestures to show you hear and understand them.

10. Stay calm-don’t overreact to highly charged words and tones. Hear the person out; then respond.

11. Don’t merely go to the meeting to ‘get your two cent’s worth’ in. Be an effective, professional salesperson. Always remember, your prospective client has your ‘two cents’ right in his or her pocket already!

If you follow these simple rules for listening and questioning, you should avoid the pain of rejection; however, if you find yourself at the wrong end of an answer which might cause you pain, let it motivate you for the good. Get up and start over, listen better, think longer, ask different, stronger questions and never, ever give up. Keeping these strategies in mind will help you to propel your insurance sales. Have fun and good selling!

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Real estate wholesaling is a great way to make cash quickly and easily. In fact, virtual wholesaling, allows you to use the power of the internet to generate quick cash in as little as seven days.

Following, we will give you a step by step breakdown, on how you can make $7,000 in 7 days.

Step 1: Find a deal online and put under contract or option. You can find deals in many locations, including Ebay. You can also do a search for “investment properties” or “rehab properties”. Those are great search terms. Some other specific websites that you can visit are hud, southernreo, ocwen, lendersreo, countrywide and propertydisposal. Ideally, you should be able to find pictures, price, contact and other pertinent information on the website. Remember, you are doing this virtually, so you should not have to leave your home.

The seller should have their contact information listed with the property. Give them a quick call, send them an e-mail or both, to do what you can to lock the property down. One of the virtues of wholesaling properties virtually, is that the deals DO NOT have to be in your hometown. If they are, that is fine, but you are not confined to any geographic location. You can literally search across the states, until you find the deal for you.

Step 2: Assess the deal. Basically, you want to make sure that the numbers make sense and that this is really a good deal. To do this, you want to compare recent sales in the area, with the deal that you are looking at. Be sure to take into account any repairs (if any) that need to be completed. You also want to compare deals that are the same construction and configuration. For example, if your deal is a three bedroom brick house with 2 baths, it would be a good idea to compare those types of sales. There are two online resources that you can use to make these comparisions and assess your deal. They are virtualinvestorcomps and zillow.

Step 3: Create your flyer or other marketing materials. There are key bits of information that you want to include. They are: a picture of the house, your sales price, the cost of repairs, and the ARV (After Repair Value). You can probably use the same picture that you found when you located the deal on-line. It is also a good idea to put information about any other extras that the house may have. For instance, you can list hardwood floors, ceiling fans, appliances or anything else that makes the deal stand out.

Be creative and include the type of information that you would want to see if you were looking to buy the property. Be sure to include your contact information, so that prospective buyers know how to get in touch with you.

Step 4: Post the property. This will allow other investors to know about the deal that you have. Two good websites for this are craigslist and backpage. If you already have an e-mail list of buyers, you should send the deal out to your list right away. You can also do another on-line search to see where you can post your deal.

Step 5: Now is the time for you to communicate with your buyers. Respond to any e-mails questions or phone calls that you received. When you find a buyer who is willing to pay your price, put the property under contract. Ideally, you should e-mail them the contract and have them fax you the signed copy. You can always have them mail the original.

Step 6: Cash is king. This is something that you must never, ever, forget. Whenever possible, you want a buyer who can pay cash. You want to tell your seller that you can close with cash. This will help you get more offers accepted quickly, and at a lower price. Of course, if you say that, you have to be able to close with cash. So you always want to have cash buyers. This is not as hard as it may initially sound, and it makes everything flow much more smoothly. So, step 6 is to coordinate a cash closing.

Step 7: Close! Most likely, your closing can be done virtually as well. Check on-line for closing attorneys and/or title agents that will do this for you. If you cannot locate one, choose one who will e-mail documents to you, your seller and your buyer. Once you all send in the originals, you will get paid!

And that’s it. This is your step by step guideline on how you can make $7K in 7 days using the power of virtual wholesaling.

Good luck and God bless!

We teach people how to use the internet and other technology and make six or seven figures a year buying and selling properties all across the USA. We offer a complete turnkey A to Z package to buy and sell properties all across the USA in any market good, bad or ugly. See more info at www.virtualrealestateinvestingprofits.com