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Warren Edward Buffett was ranked as the third-richest person in the world (Forbes magazine 200704). His current net worth is estimated to be approximately $52,000,000,000 US.

Are you aware that Mr. Buffett apparently characterized his purchase of a network marketing company as,

“The best investment I ever made.”

If you’re a network marketer, is Mr. Buffett’s characterization something to get excited about?

A network marketing cynic would almost certainly say something like, “Mr. Buffett’s statement does nothing more than affirm that it can be very profitable to own a network marketing company.” Is the cynic correct? Superficially, yes - of course, the critic is right, but there may well be more to the story.

Mr. Buffett is well-known for his frugal lifestyle. He takes an annual salary of about $100,000; tiny in comparison to senior executives at most American corporations. Mr. Buffett lives in the Nebraska home he purchased in the late 1950s for a little over $30,000. Very significantly, in the Summer of 2006, Mr. Buffett made a commitment to give most of his fortune to charity.

My conclusion is that network marketing benefits from the endorsement of a gentleman who appears to posses character, integrity and credibility.

The Vemma Nutrition Company expects to open for business in Mexico (United Mexican States) in the near future. I’m looking for a bilingual Spanish/English Mexican partner. Click here to contact me.

Has anyone ever engineered a computer software program just for you?

It feels like Marketcircle did exactly that when they released version 3 of Daylite. Daylite fits my business needs perfectly.

I’m told there are approximately 13,000,000 network marketers in North America. If we assume they all own a computer and we accept that Apple’s Macs make up 6% of those computers, that means at least 1,690,000 Mac users should be lining up to check out Daylite as soon as possible.

Daylite is a very impressive, powerful, information-management tool that sports a gorgeous Mac OS X interface. I’m amazed how much I’ve accomplished in my first week using this software.

That said, it gets even better. Marketcircle’s DMI (Daylite Mail Integration) module achieves seamless integration with Apple Mail. I’ve concluded that Daylite used in combination with DMI is simply brilliant! I easily crafted 22 letter templates that allow me to quickly respond to my new customers and team members.

Background

A long time ago, I purchased the very first release of Daylite. I quickly decided that, although it showed great promise, it simply wasn’t ready for prime-time. Later, I purchased Now Up-to-Date and Contact, OD4 Contact and recently SOHO Organizer. None of these packages delivered exactly what I was looking for. I even tried a kludged together ’solution’ that made use of a combination of Apple’s Address Book, MailTemplate, Serial Mail and iClip.

A week ago, I decided to give Daylite another whirl. I’m really glad I did. Wow, as you can tell, I’m truly delighted with the new Daylite! I look forward to discovering more of Daylite’s potential in the years to come.

My recommendation: Test Daylite to see if it fits your business. Take advantage of Marketcircle’s 30-day free trials of Daylite and DMI.

I’ve purchased a number of iPods for my wife and my children, but yesterday was the first time I personally used one of these gadgets.

My verdict: What fun, no wonder almost everyone loves Apple’s iPod!

First item of business I installed a copy of our ‘Vemma Scene‘ marketing movie on my new iPod. I used a program called VisualHub to create an iPod video directly from one of my Vemma Scene DVDs. The video quality is excellent! I know I’ll be showing the iPod version of the ‘Vemma Scene’ to quite a few people.

I had a fellow call me today about his “exciting business opportunity.” So, why am I making a big deal out of his phone call? Well, he called me last week about a different “exciting opportunity” and he’s no longer with that one. There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of ‘deals’ out there and, bluntly stated, most of them don’t work and they never will. Sadly, tens of thousands of people are jumping from one deal to the next and they’ve been doing it for many years. Most of these people are broke, or close to it and, often, they didn’t start out that way. I’m convinced these well-intentioned people have become ‘hope junkies.’ New opportunities give them hope, at least for a few weeks, sometimes even for a month or two. Unfortunately though, these folks have real difficulty when the rubber meets the road and they seldom, if ever, earn any money.

My mentor has done three businesses, in the last thirty years, and he has earned millions of dollars.* He chose to leave AM___. The second company unexpectedly declared bankruptcy. He has been building his business with the third one for eleven years. Today, he is actively building a very successful, new, wholly-owned subsidiary.

Consider trying something new:
- before you join a new business, decide to work it for at least one year.

If you have a long-term outlook and are willing to persist, consider joining us; I know it will be worth your time and effort, it has certainly been worth mine!

* You may not do as well.

Multilevel Marketing Millions
By: Brian Tracy

Eight Keys to MLM Success

If you’re looking at a multi-level marketing opportunity, here are eight key considerations.

Look for a multi-level business that has, number one, quality products with a good reputation. Never waste your time trying to sell anything that is not of excellent quality. Quality products are the starting point of your success in business. No successful business can ever be built on an average or mediocre product.

Look For Competitive Prices
Number two, look for a company that has prices that compare favorable with the competition. Remember, nobody’s going to pay more for your product or service if they can get the same or equivalent somewhere else at a lower price. So check the price comparisons.

Demand a Money Back Guarantee
The third thing you look for is a 100 percent unconditional money-back guarantee. In other words, the product must be so good and the company must stand behind it so strongly that they’re willing to give a 100 percent refund guarantee on anything that they sell. That’s a very good rule for starting and building any business.

Carry a Small Inventory
The fourth key in finding a multi-level marketing opportunity is that there should be a small or zero inventory requirement. You should be able to get into a multi-level marketing business with very little money. Not more than a hundred dollars.

Keep Good Records
The fifth requirement is that the company provides prompt delivery and efficient internal bookkeeping. A multi-level marketing business that’s well organized will be able to deliver your products within 24 or 48 hours for you to sell, or deliver to your customers. They’ll also take very good care of the books and give you accurate financial statements each month.

Seek a Strong Support Organization
A sixth thing to look for is a strong support organization. This is perhaps as important, if not more important, than anything else. Look for a support organization that will offer you training, that will give you seminars on product knowledge, that will give you motivation, and give you opportunities for personal and business development. Many people who have started with multi-level marketing companies have gone on to be very successful in their own businesses because of the training they got from the multi-level company. If the company doesn’t have a training system, try to find a company that does.

Honesty is the Best Policy
The seventh factor that you require is honesty and integrity. Make sure that the parent company has an impeccable reputation in the marketplace. Remember it has to be a company that you can be proud of. You should never have to make excuses for the company you’re working for.

Product Should be Consumable
Products should be consumable, leading to reorders and repeat business. You should try to sell a product that people use up on a regular basis, so that if they’re happy with it, they’ll continue to reorder and reorder and reorder. And once you get a customer, sometimes you can have a customer for years.

I’ve just launched 1stWealth.com. If you like highly-automated Internet systems, you’re going to love this.

Skype is very impressive. I enjoy making free computer to computer long distance calls. Computer to phone calls are also very inexpensive with ‘SkypeOut.’ You can even get a ‘SkypeIn’ phone number so that folks who don’t have a computer can call your computer.

I’m using a Plantronics’ headset (DSP 500) plugged into a D-Link USB 2.0 Hub that is plugged into the back of my iMac. Mac OS X (10.4.2) makes my computing life easy and fun. Setting up the headset was plug-and-play. I plugged the DSP 500 in and then selected Plantronics Headset as my sound input/output device in Mac OS X System Preferences. That’s was it; less than a minute from start to finish.

If you haven’t already checked out Skype, there’s no better time than right now.