You may have just been let go from your job, or maybe you are just sick of working to make someone else rich. Whatever your reasons, you may have come across a home based business opportunity such as Juice Plus. You are probably researching the opportunity and wondering if you can really make money with Juice Plus? Is Juice Plus even a great product? How do you make money with Juice Plus? How far can you really go with this? These are all great questions and I hope to help you understand the opportunity a bit more.What is Juice Plus?
First things first, I am not a distributor with Juice Plus, however myself and my family do use the product. Juice Plus purports to be your savior if you hate to eat your greens! Each daily serving contains your 17 fruits and veggies you should be eating on a daily basis. Is the product good? I believe it is. My 3 year old son hasn’t been sick since using the product almost nine months ago. I feel great myself. But don’t take my word for it. If you are looking at this opportunity as a business, why not try the product yourself first. You wouldn’t be a passionate sales person and love marketing your business if you hated the product now would you?How Do You Make Money Selling Juice Plus?
Can you make money selling Juice Plus as a home based business? Their business model uses the Multi-level Marketing (MLM) approach with their distributors to sell their products. MLM can be best described as a pyramid. – Wait! So it’s a pyramid scheme? – Well in a word yes. However, corporations, schools, the Army, they are all pyramids! You have your CEO at the top, your high level executives next, your employees, the contracted help below i.e. the cleaning crew that comes in every week. Basically you sell the products to a consumer, but you also market the home based business opportunity. For every product you sell, you make a retail profit of $20/carton. You make that monthly if they reorder each month. For every new distributor you bring on to your team, you make a bonus, and even a percentage of their sales. They then bring people on under them, and you make money, etc.So do I think Juice Plus is a legitimate home based business? Yes. If you like the idea of a traditional MLM company, this opportunity may be for you. But know that it takes a while to build up your team, and your client base. If you can make it to the top, you can really make some big money! You have to work hard, talk to many people each day, but most importantly, you will want to master attraction marketing, which is not the traditional style Juice Plus trains you on. You want people finding you and your business opportunity. Learn to write articles and how to blog. Become a great social media marketer. Be an expert in your industry! If you master the art of attraction marketing, you can sell and market any home based business opportunity. Find an opportunity that can help you master Internet techniques to become the hunted.

Many people end up joining a Home Based Business, or Work at Home Opportunity to make a lot of money, to be come RICH!The people “pitching” sharing about their businesses, ALSO talk about GETTING Rich, or even better, GETTING RICH FAST with out the hard work!How possible is this?With the above definitions, it is SIMPLE! In the grand scheme of things, EVERYONE in America is RICH! We have clean drinking water, government and private organizations that provide food and shelter, so having food and water is not a big problem. It IS in other parts of the world!Having a goal of being rich, is useless if you do not clearly define “rich!” The next time someone is trying to convince you to join a business because you will get rich, ask them how rich? Better yet, how much income?Before accepting a job, don’t you think about how much you will make (either per hour, or per year), and then figure your house hold living expenses, and see how much you have left over?And with any Home Based Business, or Work at Home Opportunity, what are the expenses? These are some of the BASIC questions you should consider BEFORE joining/starting any business, buying a franchise, investing opportunity…Let’s look at the numbers with a typical Home Based Business/Work at Home Opportunity:Expenses:
One Time Expense for Business:
- $500 – Joining Home Based Business/Work at Home Opportunity
- $100 – Main Product/Demo Kit for Business
- Total = $600 One Time ExpenseOn Going Expenses of Business:
- $30/Month – Back Office = $360/Year
- $30-$150/Month – Business Product/Service = $360-$1800/Year
- $100 – Annual Business Renewal
- $150/Year – Annual Training Convention
- $500/Year – Travel Expenses for going to Annual Training Convention (Hotel, Airplane Tickets, Food)Total = $1470 to $2910 Per YearIncome/Gross Profit:
One Time/Per Action
* $100 / per new member you introduce and train
- FAST Start BONUS: $1000 for 5 people in 1 month.
* 1% to 15% of your Down line Autoship sales NOTE EXCEPTIONS BELOW!
- 0% until you have personally trained 3-100 people
- 1% until your Down line hits $10,000/Month Autoship
- 2% until your Down line hits $20,000/Month Autoship
- 15% once you are a Triple Crown Double Ruby Executive Super Duper Space Leader!Many people do NOT talk about all these expenses up front, as they DO add up!And typically the way the system is set, there is PLENTY of income to be made, but it is work, not exactly what you call Get Rich Quick!People may talk about the big income numbers, but not all the details to get there.Whatever sort of business you join, of if you are planning on starting your own business and or franchise, you have GOT to do an analysis like this! And this is a VERY BASIC analysis! If these numbers do not look good, there is no point in going further!If the numbers seem good, our next article will be how to actually design your income!

Do you want to start a home-based business but have no idea what goes into building a successful business? If so, you are not alone, as most people who decide to start a home-based business have no formal training in business, but this doesn’t mean you won’t succeed. Often times, the most successful people don’t actually have training in their fields, but what they do have is a burning desire to succeed, and a work-ethic that lets nothing stand in their ways.So, if you want to start a successful business from home, don’t let a lack of knowledge or experience slow you down, because it is very possible for someone to build a six-figure per year business from home with the right support and the right tools in their corner.So let’s take a minute and look at some of the building blocks of a successful home-based business:1 – Set goalsSuccess requires that you know what you want and where you want to bring your business, so be sure to set both short-term and long-term goals, then strive to meet them every single day.2 – Create your own productsIf you want to make the most money possible, you must create your own products. Whether you build physical products or information products, you should strongly consider creating your own products.3 – Learn to build a customer listIn the online arena, you absolutely must build a list of potential customers that you can sell to over and over again.4 – You need a websiteThere’s no getting around this these days, you need to put up a website so that you can reach people on a global scale. Not only is this the smart way to do business, but without it you will have little chance of succeeding.5 – Learn how to satisfy your customersCustomer satisfaction is essential, especially when you are running your own business. Learn what you have to do in order to satisfy your potential customers, as this will likely lead them to become paying customers.6 – Automate as much of your business as possibleYou want to leverage your time as much as possible so that you can get more done with less effort. By setting as much of your business to work automatically whether you are there or not, you will enable yourself to do business around the clock 24/7.7 – Learn how to find targeted leadsWhile you can build a fortune working online, you have to master the art of driving targeted leads to your website on a daily basis. There are many free ways to do this, simply try out a few, see what works best, and apply it with massive action.8 – Learn to be persistentSuccess with a home-based business will not come overnight, and anybody who tells you otherwise is just plain wrong. Expect to work hard for quite some time before making a significant income, be persistent and dedicate yourself to overcoming every hurdle, as this will help you achieve your goals of a more than full-time income.

Now, this is not a scientific study. I did not go out and survey 5,000 real estate investors and determine who were successful and who were not and then look at the characteristics that shape their success (or lack thereof). This is based on years of personal investing experience and what we have learned from other successful real estate investors.

If you lack these traits (or characteristics), there is a good chance you will under-perform as a real estate investor. You don’t have to have ALL of these, but the more you have, the more likely you will be highly successful.

Passion – I feel strongly that if you have passion, real passion about real estate (and investing in it), you will perform better than if you don’t. We know quite a few investors that are not passionate about real estate that have been successful but they feel worn out and want to leave the business. The only reason they don’t leave is because it’s making them money… but they aren’t having fun and they aren’t making as much money as they would (I think) if they were passionate about it. Besides, why spend so much time, energy, focus, and money on something you don’t love? Life is too short!
Mental strength – There are so many times where you may want to just give up because you’re doing so much heavy lifting mentally. Challenges like insurance issues, and property financing troubles, and tenant challenges are part of the business of real estate investing – be strong and you’ll do well. And by the way – the more physically fit you are – the better you’ll perform mentally. That’s a fact that has been proven by scientific study.
Belief – No one, and I mean no one will (or should) believe in you as much as you do. If you don’t really believe that you can be a successful real estate investor, then you may as well stop trying. There will be times when it seems like you are the only one that believes in what you’re trying to do so you have to be there for yourself! You should also surround yourself with folks that believe in and support you… but that’s a different point.
Guts – You have to be willing to go the opposite direction from the rest of the people you know. You have to be able to make your own decisions and have the guts to take action on them. This is not an easy thing to do especially when you first start out. And, to continue and advance as an investor you will still need guts to try new real estate strategies and techniques.
Integrity – Sadly, I have met many folks who have become successful without integrity but I believe that their success is likely only financial. I am confident they don’t have the relationships nor the personal satisfaction that comes with doing business with integrity. Doing business in a way that treats everyone with respect in turn makes you easier to respect and like… and makes it easier to attract the folks that will help you grow your business.
Focus – This is probably the most underrated trait or action for becoming successful. If you lack focus, it is still possible to become successful. Heck, over the years I have had trouble staying focused but I have still performed fairly well in the REI game. But, my lack of focus has certainly played an important role in keeping me from reaching my full potential. And, the best part about focus, along with most of these other traits is you can learn it/them!
Communication – If you dislike talking to people, emailing, or just all around don’t communicate well with others, good luck performing and being successful with real estate. You have to communicate constantly with realtors, mortgage brokers, banks, accountants, lawyers, vendors, buyers, tenants, appraisers, inspectors, contractors, the list goes on and on. If you aren’t at least somewhat effective at not only getting your point across but also being a good listener and understanding others, forget about being in the REI game.
Hustle – Lining up your joint venture partners, obtaining financing, managing all the appraisers, inspectors, realtors, placing and showing tenants the property all require a large amount of hustle. Sure, you don’t need to hustle 365 days a year to perform well, but you sure better be able to hustle every time a deal starts to come together!
Commitment – Are you committed? Really committed to being an amazing investor? Are you making it a priority everyday that you do something that will move you towards your goal of being a real estate millionaire? Now, you don’t have to do something everyday, but your level of commitment is directly related to becoming better, stronger, faster, smarter, and wealthier. No commitment = Little to no payoff.
Persistent – In my humble opinion, this is absolutely the most critical reason why some real estate investors under-perform. If you want to succeed in this business, you HAVE to be persistent. You will find the best deals by continuously following up on opportunities. You will secure the best financing by continuously trying to find a better option. If your partner backs out at the last minute you have to pick up that phone again and again until you find a new partner. Keep trying, keep pushing, keep being persistent. Do not give up.
Sure, there are likely several more traits that you need to have to rise to the top of the real estate investing pile, but if you have most (or all) of the above, you have a very good chance… in fact I would say you’re darn near guaranteed… to become a successful real estate investor.

One investment criterion important to many people, and perhaps to you, is: How easy are my investments to supervise? For example, does the investment require constant care, supervision, or expense, such as the complete or partial ownership of real estate property with its rental, repair, maintenance, taxation, and other management problems?

Or does the investment require none of your time, such as your contributions to a pension fund? Some people feel confident and enjoy the time and effort that may go into managing their investments. Others have neither the skill, time, nor patience to bother with their investments. There are investments that satisfy both groups, depending on personal objectives.

The best method to manage all investments is the Investment Portfolio Evaluation Grid. It is a great chart to help organize your present portfolio, even if your investments right now are some money in a savings account, or an IRA or pension plan.

Start by creating 7 columns and input the following: Date, Cost, Present Market Value, % Total Portfolio Market, Annual Return, Yield, and % Return on Market.

Next, input all your investments on the left in rows: Savings Accounts, U.S. Savings Bonds, Treasury Securities, Certificate of Deposit, Bonds-Tax-Free, Common Shares-Dividends, Preferred Shares, Blue-Chip Shares, Real Estate, Second Mortgages & Trust Deeds, IRA & Keogh Accounts, Pension Plans, Insurance Annuities, Growth Stocks, Undeveloped Real Estate, Precious Metals, Stock Options, Commodity Contracts, Commercial Paper, Other, and Total Portfolio.

Determine the percentage of the market value of your portfolio as a whole. Divide the present market value of the individual investment by the total present market value of your portfolio. Determine the percentage of what it costs you to make an investment. This is easy to figure with interest bearing investments. A $1,000 10% bond you paid $1,000 for has a 10% yield. On stocks or real estate, estimate yield by dividing the amount of increase in value and/or dividend by the amount you paid. For example, if you paid $100 for a stock and received a $5 cash dividend, the yield would be 5%. Determine the percentage of the return on your portfolio as a whole. Divide the annual dollar return on all investments by the total present market value of your portfolio.

For each investment you now have, fill in all the information you can in the columns to the right. The last three columns (Annual Return, Yield, and % Return on Market), tell how your investments have performed for you, as well as their relative value within your portfolio. If you do not have exact numbers for everything, do not worry. At this point you are just seeking an overview of what you have. A big picture will start to form that indicates how your money is allocated. You can also see what types of investment vehicles serve your objectives.

If you are like many people who are just starting to invest, your grid is heavily weighted toward protection of principle. You may not even be aware of some of the listed investments. Before you get into the characteristics of different investments, you will benefit greatly from having a reference point with which to evaluate the various investment opportunities. Consider all the personal factors in your financial picture, including the other people affected by the decisions you will make.

Forecast as much as possible, where your current and potential income sources will take you 5-20 years from now. What standard of living is important to you now and in the future? Will you need to provide for children? Do you wish to retire early? Where do you want to allocate investment and other disposable income? To a house in the hills? In world travel? To building a business?

These and dozens of other personal questions should get some serious thought at this point. Do not be rigid. Expect your priorities and goals to change. But better a mutable plan for the future than none at all. Allow yourself to dream and get excited about the possibilities. Though it is difficult, even dangerous, to generalize about what investment objectives are most important to different groups, the following information will give you broad guidelines to consider, if you are:

a) Single, with low to average working income, with a savings-oriented temperament, seek investments that produce income but that also provides some long-term capital growth.

b) Single, with an average to high working income, and/or an aggressive temperament, seek investments with strong total return (the sum of the current yield and the capital-gain yield), concentrating on long-term, and high-growth vehicles.

c) Married, with no dependents earning an average to high income growth-oriented but aggressive, look at safe income-producing investments, such as bonds and money-market mutual funds.

d) Married, with dependents, a low to average income and a conservative temperament, seek secure investments with long-term growth in both capital and income, perhaps blue-chip stocks.

e) An older person, with income from Social Security and some savings, and a goal of more income while preserving current capital, seek a conservative income fund that pays dividends and has appreciation value, or a money-market fund with a satisfactory yield.