I once heard of a story of a young boy who one day went to his mother and said, “Mom, from this point on, I want to forfeit my allowance and start getting paid by commission.” Now, the little boy was making $7 a week for his allowance. That equals $1 a day. He had heard somewhere that a person could make a lot more money from commission based work rather than getting paid for your time. So, he came up with this great idea that he would switch from daily pay to commission pay.

The little boy then set the commission he would receive per job. The commission was 0.25 cents. So, he cleaned his room, folded and put away his clothes, took out the trash, and made his bed. The little boy made $1 his first day. Then the second day came along and he realized that the trash did not need to be taken out, his room was still clean, and he didn’t have any clean clothes to fold and put away. But he did help his Dad clean the garage for a while. So he made a quarter the second day.

He started to think to himself that maybe this was not such a good idea. So he want back to his Mom and asked if he could switch back to his regular weekly allowance. The mother told him no. He had set the terms and they made a deal. The little boy had to find a way to make it profitable for him. The little boy thought and thought of how to make this way of earning more profitable than a fixed amount. He then started to get creative around the house. He thought of dusting, carrying in the groceries, helping with the dishes, feeding his little sister, organizing the book shelf, vacuuming, and so on and so on. The boy found jobs that he could do everyday that were new and creative. He increased his earnings to twice the amount he used to make with his old allowance. He had to be creative, but it paid off.

I use this story to make a point. If you are working a job or in a business that pays you for your time, instead of for your results, you will never create as much wealth as the person who gets paid for results. Commission based business is the most lucrative way of earning. A chiropractor can only get paid for so many hours of his time, because he only has 24 in a day. Where a business card business can print millions of cards a day or more if needed, because he has a machine that does most of the work, and gets paid for results.

Find a business opportunity that can leverage your time and earn you profits while you sleep. That is true leverage and where true wealth begins.

There are literally thousands of ways for anyone, with little or no experience, to make money from home. The only difference between all these different opportunities is of course, the business model, products, and most important, how much money you make. So depending on what your financial goals are, there are all types and kinds of businesses to fit your bugdet and desired income. There are some that work better than others and others that just don’t work very well at all. It is imperative that you choose a business that has a proven track history of success, testimonials from individuals who have succeeded and continue to succeed, and a stand-alone product. If the product cannot hold it’s value in the marketplace, then the opportunity won’t be around for long. For example, I have seen opportunities that are marketing a product that anyone can buy at Walmart, and for less!

When choosing an income opportunity, decide how much you would like to make. There are certain business opportunities that are only looking for very ambitious entrepreneurs. That is what I look for in someone when taking them on as a student. They have to have a strong desire to succeed, lofty financial goals, and the ability to be coachable and trainable. Other opportunities may take anyone who wants to get started.

If you would like to make a few hundred a month, you may want to look into typing from home, data entry or an MLM company. Most of those opportunities have very little start-up and can make you a few extra bucks. On the other hand, if you are looking for real wealth generation, creating time freedom, retiring yourself from your job, or starting a business to replace your current 6 figure income, direct sales is what you are looking for.

Now, I don’t have any recommendations for anyone who is looking to make an extra couple hundred a month. I do have a suggestion for someone who is looking to become wealthy. I am very successful at what I do, which is teaching entrepreneur minded people a very simple and lucrative system. I assist those who are capable of making quick and intelligent decisions to dupicate my results, or in other words, follow the system. It’s a lot like a franchise, plug and play! I am one of the top income earners in this business opportunity and also in all of direct sales and am more than qualified to lead you to success.

So there you have it! Find what you are looking for, don’t hesitate to get started, and make it happen. Your goals are only one decision away.

Why, if you take a look at people who were all exposed to the same things in life, do they all have different results? You will find that some of them are now very successful, some of them are mildly successful and some have not experienced any level of success. What is the difference between the person and the result if they were all exposed to the same opportunities? Why does one person have success while the others will never experience that level of accomplishment?

Some people have success while others don’t because the successful one made the simple choice to do the easy things in life while the other found in easy not to do those things. The successful person read those personal development books while it was easy for the other person to not read those books. The successful person did what he was supposed to be doing out of integrity while the other person found it easy to lie a little and cheat. The successful person decided to apply simple practices into his life such as mediation, goal setting and visualization while the other person decided to watch TV. You see, these are all simple things, but yet so easy to not do. The list can go on!

Chances are, the unsuccessful person knows that he should be doing more with his life than what he is doing, but fails to take action and do them. “Not doing the things we know we should do causes us to feel guilty and guilt leads to an erosion of self-confidence. As our self-confidence diminishes, so does the level of our activity. And as our activity diminishes, our results inevitably decline. And as our results suffer, our attitude begins to weaken. And as our attitude begins the slow shift from positive to negative, our self-confidence diminishes even more… and on and on it goes.” -Jim Rohn.

So you see, do what you know you should be doing. It has a greater effect on your results than you truly realize.

This last weekend we had a 2008 kick-off event out in Miami at the Deauville Hotel right on Miami beach. What an event. The morning of the event my buddy and I took a walk down to IHOP for a quick breakfast and on the way back noticed that the Miami Heat Dance team was there at the hotel. Now, what are the odds of being at the same hotel they were at. Not very likely right? Well, as the event started, the Miami Heat Dance team came out on stage and performed for our whole company. What a way to kick off an event. There was fire and all kinds off cool stuff.

These events are designed to train, teach, and give out awards to those who are having some phenominal results in their business. They announced the top seven income earners for the year of 2007. The top income earner in this business for 2007 was Wendy Stevens. Congratulations Wendy. You deserve it! She came in just shy of the one million dollar mark. I am sure that there were people nipping at her heals as well. What a great story she has as well. She was 90 days from losing her home, not living the life she wanted to live, and just made a simple choice to get started in this business and is now, in a few short years, a millionaire.

The only difference between you and I or you and Wendy, is a choice to get started, and a little bit of time. That is it. This business is creating millionaires guys. Don’t sit on the side lines and watch it pass you buy. Jump into the game and create some wealth for yourself and your family.

A lot of the title of this article depends directly on how much you currently make. If you are like most people, you are making a salary or married to a business and struggling. There is a very small percentage of people who actually make above 6 figures. Some of these people work jobs and still make that much while others are business owners. The people I am targeting with this article are people who make less than $200k and more than $30k. I doesn’t matter what you do for a living. You can at least quadruple your income with this business opportunity. I say that price range because I was making about $40k a year when I found this opportunity. If I can do it, anyone can.

Before I start off, this business opportunity is home based, part-time, and very lucrative with a potential to generate over a million in any given year. So to say that you have the potential to quadruple your income is a very accurate description. Now, this is not a get rich quick game. This is a business that requires work and effort on your part. Even though it is part time and home based, it must be worked. Treat a business like a hobby and you will get results every once in a while. Treat it like a business and you will get results all the time. I work an average of 2-3 hours a day, four days a week. This is very part time.

You would be working a business in the Personal Development industry which is a multi-billion dollar industry. Up until this opportunity was founded, the big names in Personal Development were the sole recipients of the billions of dollars made in this industry. Now, you have the business model that will aid you in being part of this great industry. This is a simple 3-step business that virtually anyone can do. The simple is this: Place ads, talk to those who respond to those ads, get them the information they require to make a decision and then collect that decision. It is so simple.

So, what is the gold dust, or the secret to success in this business? The secret to success is consistency! The only way to fail in business is to quit. To succeed in business is to persist without exception. That is the gold dust. There are no secrets to success. The most difficult part about this is the decision to get started.

So don’t make 2007 the same as 2008. Increase your income, increase your understanding of your full potential, and put that to use with this business opportunity and quadruple your income.

Advertising is the key element in a successful business opportunity. If you don’t have interested people to talk to or interested people looking at your product or service, then you are dead in the water. Now, I am involved in a business that is not dependent on the local economy, but it is still a great source for leads. I live in a population  approximately 60-80,000 people. Not a huge place but decent sized. If you are in a smaller community, less than 5,000 people, you may want to focus on the next biggest town close to you.

First things first, when advertising a business opportunity, the best thing you could ever do is drive a nice car. People want to see how well you are doing, and a nice car means that you are doing very well. Now, I’m not talking about driving a brand new Nissan Sentra.  I am speaking of a nice car. We drive around an H2. Now that always turns heads. Oh, and guess what? We have our website right across the top of the back window, CREATEFINANCIALWEALTH.COM. That Hummer has paid for itself over and over again. Another way to put ads on your car is on the license plate cover, magnets on the doors or bumpers, spare tire covers, or bumper stickers. I wouldn’t recommend putting bumper stickers on any car regardless of it’s shape, but the option is out there.

Fliers, business cards, pens, post cards, toothpicks holders, business card trays, and fake $100 dollar drop cards are all great things to leave at restaurants and businesses that you may visit during the day. I have had people hang on to one of my cards for several months, call me back and get started in my business. Now, the quality of the card has a direct correlation as to whether or not someone will want to hang onto it. It has to be nice folks. Put a high quality, professional grade picture of yourself on it. Look at a Realtors card to get a good idea of what I am talking about. Make it glossy and nice. Better yet, put an opportunity message on the back of it with an ad about your product or opportunity.

Billboards are a great way to market your business. People see those. Location is the main thing to consider and a good advertisement that catches the eye and is either funny or catchy, or both. It has to stick in someones mind, they are driving and may not be able to write it down. Another form of roadside signs is called a Bandit sign. This is a cardboard sign, stuck into the ground on a busy intersection, with an ad on it. These signs can either be handwritten or professionally printed. Study’s have actually shown that the yellow signs that are handwritten have had the best results. You can visit www.banditsigns.com for some examples.

Keep a stack of business cards, fliers, post cards, sticky notes with ads on them, in your car so that when you make the usual trip to the store you can place a few of these on some of the nicer cars as you walk into the store. Now, be smart here. You don’t want to flier every car. You have a product or opportunity that involves making money. Every bit of money you will ever make is currently in the hands of someone else. People with money drive nice cars and have the means to invest, purchase, or spend money in some manner that would benefit them and you. Pick the nice cars. Put the sticky notes onto the side mirror, not the windshield. It works better. A great place to get these kinds of products would be through www.vistaprint.com.

Newspaper ads have always been a very successful method of local advertising. The important thing to consider here is the audience you are targeting. If you are looking for entrepreneurs who are searching for an opportunity, place an ad in the “business opportunity” section. Usually the Sunday and Tuesday paper have the highest readership. Check with your local paper to be certain. Remember, newspaper readers are very loyal and may not respond to an ad until they have seen it more than once. When placing an ad, do it for at least 3 weeks. Visit www.newspapers.com for a list of countrywide newspapers.

Do a radio ad and have a professional do it if you suck! Now, be honest with yourself when it comes to your voice. If it not a very exciting voice, people will not listen to you. Honesty pays in this case….literally.

Now there is always the internet. Some options you have for local advertising are SEO (Search Engine Optimization), CPC advertising, classifieds, banner ads on local sites, the yellow pages online, etc….When advertising locally on the internet choose local words such as Pinetop Vacation Rental if you are living in Pinetop. You will get more targeted visitors and better conversion on your leads or purchases.

The most effective method of advertising that effects every avenue of marketing is always living your abundant and prosperous lifestyle out loud. People are more attracted to you if you are having fun, making money, and out and about! I have made more money while having fun then I ever did working. That may just be the type of business opportunity I am involved in, but I know it effects every business. Would you rather go to a restaurant that is nice, clean, and classy or would you go to the mobile home added onto four times with 6.5 foot ceilings? Of course you’d go to the nicer one. So, make yourself look enticing by living your life and having fun. People are attracted to lifestyle more than anything else. They will want what you have. I have had people ask for more information on my business just for walking through Wal-mart with my family during the middle of the day on a weekday. The reason was, the lady was always there with her kids and never there as a whole family. She wanted that in her life.

Truthfully, I hate going to Wal-mart…..but love being with my family. Sacrifices have to be made sometimes to do what you love.

So there you have it. We have generated tens of thousands of dollars this year from local advertising. It all works, it just takes consistency, well written ads, and the will to do it. Then again, there is always the most simple way to advertise…..just open your mouth!