Review

Hello Everybody
I haven't written in such a long time. I have been learning about the company and the products and wanted to share with you the wonderful products that I have ordered and tried and fell in love with. In the past week I received my Market America package and in it was the following: Awake (energy drinks), B-Complex, OPC-3, Skintelligence (face wash and moisturizer), and their cleaners.
I love everything that I have tried so far. I'm going to start off with their energy drinks. I am a mother of two boys and they wear me out like no other. My youngest is 1 and still wakes up in the middle of the night wanting a bottle of milk. I don't get my full 9 or even 6 hours of sleep so I am the perfect candidate to try out their energy drinks. I had one for the first time and they worked like magic. Awake gave me so much energy that I was able to do some gardening, make dinner, clean, and even go for a run at the end of the day. I usually never have that much energy at all. I loved the energy drink not only because it gave me energy, but because it is full of vitamins and minerals and is good for you.
The other product that I fell in love with is their face wash and moisturizer. Skintelligence has helped keep my breakouts at bay. I usually break out right before my period and it's the painful cystic acne. It really has helped with it I have gotten fewer breakouts this month because I have been using this line. Another issue I had with my skin would be that every face wash I used it really dried my skin up and made it very red, and I have had no problem with over excessive drying and redness.
The cleaners also work amazing with cleaning up every day messes and spot treating laundry. Their deep cleaner is not specifically meant for laundry and pre-treating stains but someone gave me the tip to try on very set in stains, and it magically worked. To pretreat very set in stains you spray the deep cleaner on to the stain and leave it in for 5-10 minutes and throw it in the wash. The stains that I sprayed were gone.
I hope you loved the products as much as I did.

10 Things to Stop Doing on Facebook. Right. Now.

on April 8, 2013

If you use Facebook (and we hope that you do), you’ve probably witnessed your friends doing some pretty annoying or embarrassing things. But what if you’re the one who is committing serious Facebook offenses without even knowing it? Here’s our list of 10 things you need to stop doing right now on Facebook.

Liking your own postsIf you post something on Facebook, whether it’s a photo of your family or a status about your awesome weekend, we already know you like it because you posted it. You don’t have to tell usagain that you like what you posted. While liking your own posts isn’t a major offense, it does make you look like a novice.

Tagging people in photos they’re not inIts one thing to accidentally tag someone in a photo when you meant to tag someone else, but it’s a whole different ball game when you purposely tag people who aren’t in a photo at all. Whether you do this to get more likes, or so that more people will see the photo, the only thing you will accomplish is ticking a lot of people off.

Sending mass messagesSending out mass messages, regardless of what the message is about, will label you as a spammer. If you want to send a private message on Facebook, you must personalize it so the recipient knows that you took the time to write it. Also, think about the person receiving your message: will the content of your message apply to them? If you send a message to someone who it won’t apply to, they’re going to think you’re going through your list of friends and sending each one the same message.

Sending out mass event invitesLet’s say you created a Facebook event for your next Motives® party. Great! But let’s also say that you invited everyone you’re Facebook friends with to the party, rather than just those who would be interested in attending. Not so great. And to top it off, you do this every single time you have an event. Please stop! When you invite people who either a) don’t live in your area, b) aren’t interested in cosmetics in the least, or c) wouldn’t attend for whatever other reason, you’re becoming more and more defriendable. People don’t like receiving invite notifications to things they can’t or wouldn’t go to. The next time you create a Facebook event, please make sure that you only invite people who could or would actually go.

TYPING IN ALL CAPS. ALL. THE. TIME.TO US, TYPING IN ALL CAPS ON FACEBOOK IS LIKE YELLING ALL THE TIME IN REAL LIFE. Do you see what I mean? If you think that typing in all caps will get your comment noticed, you’re right, but you’ll get noticed for all the wrong reasons. Not to mention that it makes you look silly and/or really, really angry all the time. If you want to accent a post, consider typing ONE word in all caps to draw attention.

Friending people you don’t know or have no connection toFriending people you don’t know can potentially label you as a “creeper”. If you must friend someone you haven’t met in real life, make sure you send them a message detailing why you are requesting them as a friend. If you are practicing social searching and looking for new business contacts or customers, it’s okay to message people you don’t know (in moderation!), but don’t ‘friend’ them until you have gotten a response.

Being negative and complaining about everythingYou attract what you put out, right? So why would you use Facebook as a platform to complain about everything all the time? No one likes a complainer or a whiner. Keep it positive, people!

Using Facebook to sell, sell, sell!Repeat after me: My Facebook profile is not a billboard for my business. My friends do not want to be sold to. I promise to post more about my life, my hobbies, my lifestyle, my family, and my friends than my business. I will not post links to my portal on my friends’ pages, on brand pages, or anywhere else unless someone has asked me to do so, because it’s a waste of my time and I will be labeled as a spammer.

Not being socialIf you think you’re “doing enough” by just posting to your timeline and not engaging with others, you’re wrong. A huge part of social media is about being social (surprise!), so if you want people to care about what you post, you’re going to have to engage with them, too. Engagement means: liking a status, commenting on a photo, posting on a friends wall.

App requestsIf you play Farmville or other popular Facebook games in your free time, play on! However, just as it’s irritating to receive group messages and invitations, it also can be irritating to click through lots of game requests and notifications. If your friends want to play Facebook games, let them do it on their own terms.

While it’s not easy to admit that you’re guilty of committing any one of these, the important thing is that you learn from your mistakes! Now it’s your turn: comment with any additional “Facebook offenses” you would like to add to our list.

Found this article very interesting from www.blog.marketamerica.com   

How to get attention on facebook for your business

 
Social Media has been a great tool to advertise your business and the way we word our statuses to get our potential clients is very important. Research has revealed that a single word can make the difference. You click on a headline often times because a word strikes you or you click sign up because a word creates an emotion.
 A quick Google search can reveal pages of results for persuasive and powerful words. There's no trouble finding them : there's sometimes trouble applying them. The 5 most persuasive words in the English language are
- You
-Free
-Because
-Instantly
-New
The best place to try these words are calls-to-action, headlines, email subject lines, headings, opening sentences and paragraphs.
Do you have any favorite power words that have worked for you? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Don't give up

Hello Everyone,
I have been trying to market my products but even for me it has been a struggle, and sometimes I just feel like giving up. I love this quote and feel it perfectly describes the situation that I am in.  Do not give up, the beginning is always the hardest. 

  

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an E-mail I received

Wanted to share this e-mail I received.

Check out this blog post from our President & CEO, JR Ridinger...
> 'Motives Cosmetics Outshines the Top Global Beauty Brands on Instagram'
>
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top-global-beauty-brands-instagram/>
>
http://www.beingjrridinger.com/success-stories/motives-cosmetics-outshines-t
op-global-beauty-brands-instagram/
> Social media platforms like Instagram are crucial tools that allow brands
to interact with their customers and fans in a great forum. It’s a critical
aspect of the branding process, and helps brands like Motives Cosmetics
reach new people around the world. Loren and the Motives Mavens have been
working hard to build a massive following for the Motives brand on
Instagram, and it would be the understatement of the year to say they’ve
been successful!
> 
> This time last year the Motives Instagram Account had just a few thousand
followers, but thanks to Loren’s brilliant social media strategy and the
support of our amazing fans, the Motives brand now has over 787,000 loyal
followers on Instagram! As the Motives Instagram page rapidly approaches the
800,000 follower mark, I think it’s important to take a step back to
consider just how big of an impact Motives is making on Instagram.
> 
> Motives may not be as big or as established as legendary cosmetics
companies like L’Oreal, Cover Girl, Estée Lauder, or Lancôme – but that
doesn’t mean we can’t hold our own with them on Instagram. Not only does
Motives Cosmetics have a larger following than each of these incredible
cosmetics companies, but we have a larger following on Instagram than all of
these companies COMBINED!
> 
> In fact, we took a closer look at the top ten global beauty brands in the
world, and what we found might shock you. As you can see in the list below,
the top ten global beauty brands are huge companies that have been around
for years and have generated billions in revenue. These are the biggest
players in the world in terms of cosmetics and beauty, but they can’t hold a
candle to Motives’ success on Instagram*:
> 
> 1) L’Oreal ($10.766 Billion) 195,303 total followers on Instagram
> 2) AVON ($6.384 Billion) 76,842 total followers on Instagram
> 3) Pantene ($6.163 Billion) 8,043 total followers on Instagram
> 4) Nivea ($6.079 Billion) 18,095 total followers on Instagram
> 5) Dove ($5.885 Billion) 11,679 total followers on Instagram
> 6) Garnier ($4.809 Billion) 11,470 total followers on Instagram
> 7) Estée Lauder ($4.589 Billion) 145,176 total followers on Instagram
> 8) Lancôme ($4.088 Billion) 199,814 total followers on Instagram
> 9) Olay ($4.083 Billion) 10,245 total followers on Instagram
> 10) Johnson’s ($3.603 Billion) does not use Instagram
> 
> As you can see, if you combined the Instagram followings for all of the
top ten global beauty brands they still fall short of Motives’ massive
following by over 100,000 people!
> 
> Right now, Motives has the fourth largest following of any U.S. cosmetics
brand on Instagram, beating out huge companies like AVON, Estée Lauder,
Olay, Maybelline, Cover Girl, Max Factor, Clinique, Urban Decay, Mary Kay,
and Revlon. When we say that Motives Cosmetics is the hottest brand on the
internet – now you know what we are talking about!
> 
> This is absolutely phenomenal exposure for us and is a testament to the
incredible power of social media and Motives Cosmetics. Not only has our
brand gone viral, but our massive success on Instagram has resulted in
hundreds of new Motives Consultants and UnFranchise Owners. Thanks to all
the Motives fans who support and engage with us on Instagram – without you
none of this is possible!
> 
> If you’re not following Motives Cosmetics on Instagram, you’re missing out
on the hottest cosmetics brand in the world!
> 
> Keep Growing!
> -JR Ridinger

Love getting these types of emails.

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Hello Everyone,

 Hope everyone had a fantastic 4th of July celebrating Independence Day with their family or friends or both. Now back to reality and time to get our to business grow. I want to give you a website that will really help your business to grow.

resources.malegacy.builders.com

This website gives a weekly check list on what to accomplish every week to grow a successful business, it is also a great tool to find instructional videos on there to learn about the company. I have used this website to watch many success stories for motivation and seminars to learn more about the company and how to use social media.

My favorite video on this site would be about Social media basics with Cullen Haskens. He talk about how to use social media to your advantage. These are wonderful videos that I recommend watching, and share this site with your friends and family that are just getting into this business.

If you have not gotten into this wonderful business that will change your life and if your willing to work at least part time (2 hours a day at least) Contact me. Asking me how to get in. I will help you =)

Have a great day everyone!!!

Be a Product of the Product

 I think one of the important things in businesses of selling products is to be a product of the products. Sometimes I just don't understand some people that are telling everyone that they love the products of their company but yet have used it and saw no results and don't like it. Why push a product on a person when you yourself did not like it and are not using it.  I understand retailing is the most important factor in any business to make money, but shouldn't it be more about retelling about the product and how it changed your life or how much you love it?
 As Previously stated retelling is what people want to hear and not be hunted down like wildlife to just be sold a product. Retelling people how the product has affected your life and how it has changed you, as for example the OPC 3 has really helped my headaches and now I don't have to take as much Tylenol to relieve them.
  It is also important to have testimonials. The product sells better and faster when you have a personal testimonial or a personal friend with testimonial on how the product has helped them. I heard stories from the successful Market America directors where their own testimonials had sold the product. When people hear what helped you they become interested, and that is very important.  

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      Market America Success Story

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Market America UnFranchise Business Presentation (New Version)

Visualize where you want to be in life

        I attended a meeting last week and the speakers were Norm and Mary Roth. They are both very motivational and successful people that started basically where I am at right now. Norm Roth started of the presentation with talking about there are 4 kinds of people that live in this world,
1) People that have money and don't have time
2) People that have all this time but don't have the money
3) People that have no time and have no money
4) People with all the money and time
The place in my life that I am at right now is the person that no money and being so busy with kids that I don't have time, and that needs to change.
  One question Norm asked is where do you see yourself in 5 years, and many will answer they will see themselves with not much change in their lives to where they are at now. The key thing he said is to visualize yourself to how you want your life to change and be better.
    Visualization is the key to success. 
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My Review of OPC 3

   I started taking OPC 3 about one month ago and have noticed a significant difference in my energy levels. I have a 1 year old (still wakes up at night ) and a 3 year old that keeps me very busy during the day. I am usually very tired during the day since I don't get a restful nights sleep but after I started taking this my energy levels went up and I don't have to drink 2-3 cups of coffee just to keep up with them. It also doesn't state anything about hair, skin, and nails but honestly I saw a difference in my nails. My nails were peeling and now they are much stronger.
  These are the differences I saw after taking the Isotonix OPC 3 even though I am a healthy 23 year old. These work for everyone. There are also many testimonials on youtube and OPC 3 is also recommended by Dr. Oz .
  Here is some information on OPC 3 :

Isotonix OPC-3®

Isotonix OPC-3 is one of the most revolutionary nutritional supplements available today. Between its unparalleled formula, including the clinically-studied ingredient Pycnogenol, and the revolutionary Isotonix Delivery System, there isn't a more effective antioxidant supplement on the market today.

Isotonix OPC-3's list of benefits is substantial. From promoting your cardiovascular health by helping you maintain healthy blood vessels and showing anti-inflammatory activity, Isotonix OPC-3 provides complete antioxidant protection thanks to its unique formula.

The power behind this advanced nutritional supplement powder comes from its formula of OPCs, or oligomeric proanthocyanidins: complex organic plant compounds called bioflavonoids that provide exceptional nutritional benefits to the human body, including antioxidant protection.

Isotonix OPC-3 includes a combination of powerful bioflavonoids that protect against free radicals. This includes Pycnogenol, a super-antioxidant that is one of the most clinically-researched ingredients in the nutritional supplements industry.

Many nutritional supplements - including other nutritional supplement powders - claim Pycnogenol as an ingredient, but only Isotonix products - including Isotonix OPC-3 - have exclusive worldwide rights to the isotonic form of the super-antioxidant Pycnogenol.

The isotonic form of a nutrient - the defining characteristic of Isotonix nutritional supplements - is of vital importance. Traditional tablets and capsules can take hours for the body to digest; Isotonix nutritional supplements digest more quickly and are distributed throughout the body faster than pills.

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Market America Compensation plan explained

The Business Structure and Payout 

Market America has what they call a binomial compensation plan. Here are some of the specifics of the pay plan. Each rep or “Unfranchise Owner” retails product to preferred customers and recruits other reps to do the same. The benefit of this is of course leveraged time and financial gain. An Unfranchise Owner begins by purchasing 200BV of product to “qualify” their business center and remains on a 50BV-150BV “transfer buy” per month. This is product the rep can purchase for personal use or to sell to customers. BV is a point value assigned to each product that is used to determine when commission checks will be earned.(Average BV is 80% per dollar of the product, so $100 would be 80 BV). After that the rep must recruit two people and place on on the left side and one on the right side. This “activates” the business center and the “Unfranchise Owner” can begin receiving commission checks. As your business organization grows and more reps are selling to preferred customers and recruiting new “Unfranchise Owners”, the amount of BV accumulated on each side results in commissions being paid out.

Here is a little more detail about how the compensation works. To “qualify” your unfranchise business center you must, as stated above, purchase 200-300 BV in product to use personally and to sell to customers. This initial purchase is going to cost an average of $400-$1000. There is included financial leverage benefits for “qualifying” with 300BV or more instead of only 200BV because the unfranchise owner can start with 3 business centers instead of only one. Once “qualified” you must remain on a monthly “transfer buy” purchase of 50-150BV, depending on how far along you are in the  compensation, plan which equates to $100-$300. Again, this is product for your personal use and for selling to your customers so you should be selling a lot of the product to make a profit every month.

Now that you are “qualified” your next goal is to get “activated”. This is done by “qualifying” a rep on your left side and one on your right. To do this your sponsor will teach you how to introduce the product and business to people you know that may be interested in starting a business of their own. When you “activate” your business center with your two reps you are able to collect commission checks based upon the amount of BV produced in both legs.

This is an example of how the residual compensation plan works and how you are going to be paid. Once “active”, each leg begins accumulating BV. Once the BV in each leg reaches 1200 a $300 check is released to you. This goes on to accumulating 2400BV in each leg and another $300 check being released. Then, 3600BV in each leg for another $300 check. The last stage is 5000BV in each leg for a $600 check. So, the total pay out for accumulating a 5000BV cycle in each leg is $1500. The cycle then resets to zero on each side and is done again. This process of course starts out slow as you begin the business, but begins to speed up as new reps come into your organization and they begin selling to their customers. This process continues to speed up until you go through the entire 5000BV cycle in one week meaning you earn $1500/week or $78,000/yr. There are also weekly bonuses for helping people in your organization succeed which can bring your yearly income to $109,000. You can open as many centers as you want meaning once you max out one centers earning potential another can be opened and begin earning commissions.

My introduction and why I signed up for Market America

Hello Everyone,
  I wanted to introduce myself in my first post. My name is Sarah I'm married to my wonderful husband max and I am a stay at home mom that has two little boys ages of 1 and 3. Being a stay at home mom has it's ups and downs, and I love it but financially wise it's hard. Living on one income is doable but having extra money to spend is never an option.
   I have been looking for ways to make money at home, and my husband has tried many MLM companies that were too good to be true and lost money. Recently I came across Market America and I did my research on this company. This company has been around 22 years and was created by JR Ridinger. What really stood out about this company to me was how long they have been around and their sales. This company has over $3.8 billion in accumulated sales. Right off the bat I knew this was not a scam but a legit company.  
  I signed up and became an unfranchise business owner and decided to start a blog of my journey with this company. I will post tips on how to advertise and retail, what I learned from the meetings and conventions. Come along with me on this journey and let's have some fun while making money.

Here are some more facts about Market America :

• Over $3.8 billion in accumulated retail sales
• Over $2.2 billion in retail profit and commissions
• $500 million in sales per year on the way to $1 billion annually
• 2,500 exclusive Market America-branded products/services
• Over 50 million additional products/services through affiliates and direct partners
• 180,000 UnFranchise^® Owners in six countries
• Over 3 million registered Preferred Customers worldwide
• New 30,000 sq. ft. Technology Research & Development Center; Headquarters and fulfillment center in Greensboro, NC
• Localized Business Centers in Australia, California, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United Kingdom

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