The Grand Opening Party for my new business was a HUGE success! Approximately 45 people were there enjoying the best Mediterranean food in Nashville while mingling around baklava and mango tea. Mmmmmm.
I want to publicly thank Kalamata's Restaurant for graciously hosting the party that went on and on and on and on . . .
Another HUGE thanks goes out to Cirvant (Terrance French, Tracye Dukes, Christina Pflueger, and Doug Pflueger) for providing some powerful, tear-jerking entertainment,
and my unending thanks to the following local authors, musicians, and artists who generously provided prizes and give-aways (these are all favorites of mine, too!):
Andy Reese for donating an autographed copy of his new book Freedom Tools,
Denise Roschelle Ridenhour for donating an autographed copy of her book Cottage Porch Stories,
Jennifer Martin for donating copies of her CD Near and Far,
Anthony and Mary Keith Skinner for donating copies of their CDs Forever and a Day and Crush,
Julie True for donating copies of her CD Healing Love,
Shon Hudspeth for donating two beautiful kaleidescope paintings,
Lydia Hejny for donating one of her fabulous Jazz paintings,
and Sheri Bertolini for donating two hours of free organizing from her business Sheri's Organized Life.
Finally, to everyone who attended, THANK YOU for spending your evening with us. We had a BLAST!
We got started a little later than expected, but the food and fellowship was so good, I don't think anyone minded much. Ken Shaw videotaped the presentation, and we all sat back to listen to Tod Bell, who (along with Mike Churchill) co-founded Cruise to Cash Vacations.
When Tod Bell started sharing about his journey with network marketing, I looked around the room. It was almost like introducing the Internet to a group of Amish people, expecting them to fully understand how to make it work for them after a 30-minute introduction.
Becoming a business owner and looking at the prospect of making tens of thousands of dollars a month working a few hours a day from home is so foreign when all you've known is working for tens of thousands of dollars a year working all day every day for someone else at a conventional job. Tod likens it to trying to drink from a fire hydrant.
Then, Tod told us about a man who works for an MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) company. He has 100 people in his downline (people he has directly sponsored or people who are on his team). He makes $800 a month. That's a lot of work for less than $12,000 a year.
Tod told this man that with the same amount of work, he could have already made well over $100,000 by directly sponsoring the same number of people, and there is no telling how much he would have made in residual income since each member of his team would be passing up two members, half of their membership fees, and either $100, $200, or $300 with every subsequent sale.
Even if he only personally sponsored three people in one month and those three people sponsored three people the next month, and so on and so on for 12 months, he could have made 3.5 MILLION dollars in one year. Granted, that is a "perfect-world" scenario, and it often takes longer than one month to sponsor three people, but even if it took three years or five years . . . would it be worth it?
One of the main differences between MLM and Direct-Sales is that in MLM, it takes a long time to get established and you have to wait for a few dollars or cents to trickle up from your downline. In Direct Sales, you get paid first, and with Tod's company, you get paid BIG. You don't wait for the company to cut you a check; the people you sponsor pay you directly.
Big corporations spend millions of dollars in advertising to maintain and increase brand-recognition. On the other hand, companies that rely on network marketing invest their millions in their sales force. They know that the investment is worth it because they're not sending out a blanket message to millions of people who may or may not be paying attention. People still like to do business with other people. They like to buy from people they like and trust. That's why network marketing is so successful: it's me telling you about how great (fill-in-the-blank) is and you going out and trying it for yourself.
When's the last time someone recommended a movie that you saw? Or a restaurant that you visited? Or a new cleaner that you tried? That's network marketing. The difference, though, between that and what I'm doing is that when I share travel deals with my friends and family, I get to share in the profits.
When I book travel through Expedia, I get great rates, but Expedia doesn't pay me to use their services. However, with Cruise to Cash Vacations, I get great deals on travel AND I get paid. I have access to more hotels, condos, and cruises through Cruise to Cash Vacations than any other travel provider on Earth since we're backed by the largest private-label travel provider in the world. (For example, Expedia has 6,000 cruise itineraries to choose from; whereas, CTCV has access to over 13,000). We also have one million condos internationally that you can book online, but if you don't find what you're looking for, you can call a toll-free number and find out about another million that are available through contractual agreements.
If you've ever considered buying a time-share, you can now enjoy all the benefits of a time-share without sitting through a time-share presentation or shelling out thousands in time-share prices (not to mention the maintenance fees). And . . . instead of spending thousands on vacations, you can actually make thousands by taking vacations. It's a win-win all the way around.
For the next week, while all the new websites and training videos are being rolled out, CTCV is continuing to offer the introductory special: the $1,477 Voyageur membership for $977, which saves you $500 and gives you access to thousands of vacation options for pennies on the dollar, as well as three travel concierge cards that will enable you to travel and make money at the same time.
You can even make back your initial investment when two people you have introduced to the business become members. You can work from home and make an executive-level income. You can actually get paid to see the world. It's an absolutely glorious scenario for those of us who need flexibility and who love to travel.
Once you get your head around all the possibilities, you'll be as excited as I am! If you want to know more, we can get together, e-mail, or talk on the phone. I recently upgraded my cell phone plan so I now have unlimited minutes to talk about the unlimited travel destinations and unlimited income potential that comes with Cruise to Cash Vacations. I can't wait to start marketing the travel concierge cards as fundraisers for charity organizations and non-profits . . . .
Hooray for LIMITLESSNESS!
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