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Is Topsy Turvy in the House?
We are still less than 30 games into the 2010 baseball season, but things ain’t what they used to be. Some familiar logos sit below .500, while a lesser known small market team the Tampa Bay Rays has the best record.
Whats a fan to do? As we always say up until September, “its a loooong season there is plenty of baseball still to be played.” Those words are what many are holding their hopes on. Teams like the Boston Red Sox, LA Angeles of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers are just a shell of their recent selves.
These MAJOR market teams are playing like baseball just arrived in town and someone forgot to tell them they were playing. Then again, one thing is for sure unless you are the New York Yankees and the payroll is meaningless to you, every team struggles from time to time.
Still, seeing the ineptitude that some of these teams seem to be living with is quite alarming…
Consider this, Barry Zito is 5-0. Need I say anymore about this crazy season?
Til later,
Gary B.
Ecommerce and Internet Shopping
The online shopping industry is growing by leaps and bounds. According to AC Nielsen statistics, 875 million people worldwide have shopped online. The number of online shoppers in the US alone has reached 139 million.
Even in tough economic times the one thing that everyone still needs to do is purchase goods and services. Families still must have the basic essentials like soap, toothpaste and toilet paper. Many of these families are turning to the internet to make their daily purchases. These items can usually be purchased through the same retailers for lower prices online than in the stores themselves.
The advantage for retailers doing business online is that they have lower overhead costs as compared to their brick and mortar stores. Having lower overhead allows retailers to offer lower prices for the same item sold online.
Consumers are beginning to catch on to the value of purchasing items online. The growth projections by AC Nielsen attest as much. Some of the items being purchased online now include books, clothing and apparel, videos, games, airline tickets and electronic equipment.
Online shopping and what is known as ecommerce had in times past a stigma attached that it was unsafe. The ecommerce business model was hit hard in the early days by hackers. Hackers would take advantage of lax security and acquire consumer’s personal and financial information.
Today most retailers have stepped up their use of sophisticated security software to ensure the safety of the consumer’s personal and financial information. The safety of the transaction has attracted those who were once afraid to use the internet to make purchases. Purchases made online today with major retailers are just as safe as the same transaction made in the store.
There are several advantages to the consumer when they choose to shop online.
• They shop from the comfort of home
• They save time
• They save gas
• The ability to do comparative shopping amongst retailers
If you have yet to do so, take time out to explore internet shopping. The savings and overall experience just may make a believer out of you.
Stumbling, Rumbling, Bumbling!
In the early days of Network Marketing many of us are faced with the facts that we have no idea what we are doing. The excitement that we had when we were presented with our opportunity, soon turns to utter disappointment when over and over again our friends and family do all but turn their backs on us.
If this opening couple of thoughts brings back haunting memories, you are not alone. Do not be discouraged! Know this, Network Marketing is a viable business model. The problem is, the old methods are outdated and obsolete. There is money to be made and many, many people are making quite a living marketing all manner of things from vitamins to cell phones to utility services. You can even have your very own virtual ecommerce mall.
Well, if you are anything like I was you’re asking why are you not having the same level of success? Perhaps you are going about this thing all wrong. Consider for a second what it took for you to get involved. Did you join because of the product or was it the potential to make tons of money. Even if the potential was there, you had to believe that someone could help you get there.
Mike Dillard says, “network marketing is full of people who have no idea how to market.” Does that describe you? If you are in Network Marketing and you don’t know how to market, how can you succeed?
You will be just like the title describes, stumbling, rumbling, bumbling yourself right to the broke house!
Stay tuned for the follow up to your question? Why not me?…
Til later,
Gary B.
