10 STEPS TO SUCCESS IN DIRECT MARKETING

10 STEPS TO SUCCESS IN DIRECT MARKETING

by Shelley Lowery

If you're looking for a lucrative homebased business, direct marketing

may be just what you've been looking for; Offering you the

possibilities of making your dreams come true.

WHAT IS DIRECT MARKETING?

Direct marketing is offering a product or service directly to the

consumer via mail order, Internet sales, personal sales, etc., with no

middleman involved.

Many direct marketing companies are now being operated right out

of the home. Home based business is the waive of the future and can

offer you a wonderful opportunity to actually be able to compete with

the large, well established companies with large bank accounts.

That's what is so wonderful about the Internet. You don't have to have

a large bank account to succeed. You just have to have a little "know

how."

* 10 Steps to insure your success

1. SET YOUR GOALS

What do you want to accomplish? Do you want a new home? Do you

want to save for your children's college education? A new car? You

can have whatever you want, but you must want it enough to do the

things that have to be done in order to get it. Set your goals, write

them down and set a target date for reaching them. Set short term

reachable goals and long term higher goals, yet don't set them too

high. This will cause you to become discouraged if you don't achieve

them. Work consistently towards accomplishing your goals each day,

each week and each month until you reach your short term goals.

When you have attained your short term goals, set them a little higher

each time. Ultimately you will achieve your long term goals. Goal-

setting is a must in every area of life.

2. BE SELF DISCIPLINED

Get up early each day. Get ready for your job as if you were working

outside your home. Have a list of all the things you want to accomplish

during the day. This will give you an organized approach to each day.

It's amazing how much you can get done using a "To Do" list.

3. BE SELF MOTIVATED

Set up a schedule and stick to it. Be Enthusiastic. Enthusiasm

generates its own energy. Energy and good health are synonymous

with motivated, happy people. Achievers.

4. BE ENTHUSIASTIC

Positive thinking will literally be your key to success. You have to

convince yourself that you can succeed at whatever you desire,

because you can.

5. DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME DISCOURAGED

Remember... The more "NO's" you get, the closer to a "YES" you

become.

6. SCHEDULE YOUR TIME WISELY

A schedule is your roadmap to success. If you have no direction, you'll

travel in circles and ultimately never reach your goals. Plan your work

then work your plan.

7. HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

Success is 90 percent attitude and 10 percent aptitude. Learn the art

of positive thinking. You can do whatever you put your mind to. It's

mind over matter. Your attitude will either guarantee your success or

guarantee your failure. You're only a failure if you give up.

8. SET UP AN OFFICE AREA

Most direct marketers work from their own homes, but it is still

essential to set up a specified work area. Take pride in your business

to insure your success.

9. HANDLE YOUR MONEY WISELY

Set up a written budget. Set aside a percentage of your business

income to put back into your business. This is a must. Failure to

reinvest your money will result in the failure of your business.

10. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

Get plenty of sleep, eat right and take some time to stop and smell the

roses... Be Persistent... Persistence Pays Off... Don't Give Up... Most

Businesses fail Just At The Moment They Are About To Succeed...

Sales is one of the highest paid of all professions. "Give a man a fish

and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime."

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