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Mark Comer – Synergy Hits $220,000 Per Month
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
Mark Comer, Synergy Nr. 1 Top Earner and an American businessman & philanthropist has hit the $220,000 per month mark with his MLM distributorship.
A full interview with Mark Comer is here.
Mark has founded several companies in multiple industries, and became a millionaire in 5 different business sectors. He has served as a mentor, board member, and partner in numerous businesses and foundations. Mark has been involved in the creation of multiple entrepreneurial initiatives and venture-capitalized startups located on every continent. (He has ridden motorcycles, surfed or played rock and roll on nearly every continent, as well).
Mark has been involved for years as a donor to several causes, both locally in Utah, USA as well as nationally and internationally.
In 2008, Mark established 5 Star Legacy Foundation (www.5starlegacyfoundation.org), a non-profit foundation. Its charter is to help eradicate the cycle of poverty through scholarships, micro-loans, and self-sustaining entrepreneur education.
These help to build a base of hope, increased life-expectancy, and elevated living standards of individuals and families in economically disadvantaged communities.
Mark Comer has authored and published the book “Discoveries of an Accidental Guru: 100 Lessons of Business and Personal Success,” through 707 Publishing Company. In the book, Mark conveys lessons drawn from his
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Dr. John Edwards, Top Expert on Mangosteen, To Speak In Nigeria
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First discovered in India over 400 years ago, used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine for hundreds of years, and considered the national fruit in Thailand and Malaysia where it’s been used in herbal remedies for thousands of years, leading researchers and world famous doctors like best-selling author and Emmy award winner Dr. Mehmet Oz are touting Mangosteen’s impressive abilities and remarkable health benefits based on extensive studies conducted in numerous countries around the world, as well as recent clinical trials!
Others are calling this amazing, superfruit from SE Asia the #1 health and wellness discovery of the new millennium!
Known as the “Queen of All Fruits,” legendary for its various health promoting powers, and considered one of the world’s sweetest and most delicious tasting fruits (no relation to Mango), researchers have recently unlocked the key secrets to the Mangosteen fruit, discovering a unique, phytochemical compound concentrated primarily in the “pericarp” (the rind or outer covering of the fruit) called Xanthones.
Xanthones are a newly discovered class of “super?antioxidants,” with 43 different Xanthones having been identified in the Mangosteen fruit, considerably more than any other exotic fruit or berry such as Noni, Goji, or Acai, with each Xanthone having its own unique health promoting powers.
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DubLi Announces New Compensation Plan
by Tina Williams • • 0 Comments
DubLi announced their new compensation plan effective November 1st. Unlike a traditional change in a compensation plan, the new binary plan will be on top of their existing plan, combining two distinct types of compensation plans. Several changes that had left DubLi’s original pay plan in the dark ages is revamping them to a more up-to-date system. These changes are:
1.FAST START BONUS
Earn 10% FSB from each person you enroll with Enrollment Packages ranging from 49.50 to 247.50
2. DUAL TEAM BONUS
Earn Dual Team Bonuses up to 20 percent each time your volume from the left and right sides reaches 400
points
3. GIFT BONUS POINTS
Enrollment Packages includes 4,000 to 20,000 Bonus Gift Points to be added onto Community Team Leg to help
accelerate your Dual Team Bonus earning potential while you build your Personal Team Leg.
4. FIRST LEVEL DUAL TEAM BONUS MATCH
Earn Matching Bonus up to 20% on your personally sponsored enrollments Dual Team Bonuses.
5. GENERATIONAL TEAM BONUS MATCH
Earn 5% up to 10% Generational Team Bonus Match starting when you reach the rank of Team Leader.
6. QUARTERLY CUSTOMER ACTIVATION POOL
Each quarter DubLi will announce in advance pool incentives (3%)* for activation of VIP customers. You will earn
one share per activation of 3 VIP annual memberships. There are no limits to the number of shares you can earn
each quarter; it is based solely on the how many annual VIP members you can produce.
7. MATCHING DUBLI CUSTOMER ACQUISITION PROMOTION FROM CUSTOMER ACTIVATION POOL
DubLi will match each dollar you earn from the Quarterly Customer Activation Pool in DubLi’s worldwide
branding, marketing and advertising promotions for customer acquisition.
8. DUBLI VIP CUSTOMER VOUCHER
It seems as if the influx of internet marketers to the DubLi systen has influenced their pay-out system. DubLi still makes their compensation plan unavailable to the public and it is unclear if a new enrollee can still buy their position as with the previous pay plan. The changes are a positive one for distributors who are planning on building large teams and still rewards those focused on retail selling. (Membership sales)
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Talk Fusion Extends Dream Getaway Qualification After Huge Response
by Nicole Dunkley • • 0 Comments
After exceeding its goal to double attendance from their June Dream Getaway incentive trip, Talk Fusion has extended the qualification period another week. Now even more excited Associates can attend the next corporate-sponsored trip to Hawaii in December.
As the clock ticked down to the final hours of qualification, the response was overwhelming, breaking previous records. Countless Associates from around the world dedicated themselves to achieving the rank of Diamond so they could receive the highly anticipated notification that they, too, were going to Maui.
“It’s not just the tropical paradise, it’s the people. It’s being here with leaders from all over the world,” says Blue Diamond Associate Leslie Brown. “I can’t say enough about doing what it takes to qualify and make it to Hawaii. Once you come here the first time, you’ll never miss it again.”
Set to take place at the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui from December 4 – 8, Dream Getaway is a bi-annual vacation incentive offered to all Talk Fusion Associates who achieve the rank of Diamond or above during a qualification period. Talk Fusion pays for qualified Associates to fly from around the world to attend.
“This will be my fourth Dream Getaway. People from
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Indian Court Allows QNET Distributors To Continue Using Space At Café Coffee Day
by Nicole Dunkley • • 0 Comments
Asian direct selling company, QNET which is among companies facing a very hostile environment in India, gained a victory recently when the High Court of Karnataka ordered Café Coffee Day to remove the signage preventing QNET distributors and employees from using its premises.
Café Coffee Day, India’s pioneer and largest retail chain of coffee cafés, is a popular meeting point for many QNET distributors to meet with their teams and with prospects.
The Mumbai Police Economic Offence Wing (EOW) had instructed the Café Coffee Day chain of coffee shops in India to prevent distributors and employees of QNET and its Indian franchisee, Vihaan Direct Selling from entering its premises. EOW has been investigating QNET and Vihaan since Aug 2013 and has continued to find new ways to pursue the company and its distributors through unfair and unfounded means.
QNET’s franchisee in India filed a petition in the High Court of Karnataka against the Coffee Day order and the High Court ordered the EOW to submit its counter reasons and the instructions given to Coffee Day. In the interim period, the High Court has ordered that Café Coffee Day cannot prevent QNET distributors and its staff from entering its premises.
Such punitive measure taken by
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LifeVantage President & CEO To Present At WFDSA World Congress
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LifeVantage Corporation, announced that Douglas C. Robinson will be presenting at The World Federation of Direct Selling Associations (WFDSA) World Congress in the city of Rio De Janeiro.
Mr. Robinson is participating as a member of a three-person panel representing fast growing direct selling companies from different geographical regions and cultures that will present their most successful strategies and results within their respective organizations.
The World Federation of Direct Selling Associations is a non-governmental organization representing the direct selling sector globally, bringing together over 60 Direct Selling Associations around the world as members.
“The WFDSA is bringing direct selling organizations from around the world under one roof to share best practices,” explained LifeVantage President and Chief Executive Officer Douglas C. Robinson. ” I am excited to be selected as a presenter for such a prestigious and a monumental event. It is truly an honor.”
About LifeVantage Corporation
LifeVantage Corporation, is a science based network marketing company that is dedicated to visionary science that looks to transform health, wellness and anti-aging internally and externally at the cellular level. The company is the maker of Protandim®, the Nrf2 Synergizer® patented dietary supplement, the TrueScience™ Anti-Aging Skin Care Regimen, Canine Health, and the AXIO™ energy product line.
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Nature’s Sunshine Products Reports Third Quarter 2014 Results
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Nature’s Sunshine Products, a leading natural health and wellness company engaged in the manufacture and direct selling of nutritional and personal care products, reported its financial results for the third quarter and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share.
“The third quarter reflected continued positive momentum in several key areas of our business which was offset by continued declines our NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe business,” commented Gregory L. Probert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Importantly, Synergy posted its fifth consecutive record setting sales quarter driven by strength in South Korea, Japan, and a return to growth in Europe.”
“Strong distributor leadership in these key markets combined with sustained momentum since last year’s global summit and launch of the SLMsmart weight management program continue to be strong contributors of growth. Sales in NSP North America have begun to improve with NSP United States and NSP Canada posting net sales growth for the first time since the second quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2012, respectively.”
“We remain cautiously optimistic about the future of this core market as our new products and sales programs continue to gain traction. We are confident in our ability to leverage science-based innovation
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How to Market Your Small Business During the Holidays
by Holly - The Work at Home Woman • • 0 Comments
By Deborah Sweeney Holiday marketing for a small or home-based business is a bit different than marketing a larger company. Wal-Mart or Target can slap some decorations up, offer thirty percent a good chunk of their inventory, and then just push their sales as hard as they can. But a smaller business has neither the […]
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LegalShield Founder And Industry Pioneer, Harland Stonecipher, Dies
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Harland C. Stonecipher, a life-long southeast Oklahoma resident, business giant and the founder of Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (now LegalShield), passed away on Monday afternoon. He was 76 years of age.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley; oldest son, Allen, and his wife, Karen; and two grandsons, Greg and Zane. He was preceded in death by his parents as well as his youngest son, Brent, daughter-in-law Tina, and granddaughter, Nikki.
Stonecipher grew up in Centrahoma and attended Tupelo Schools before being the first in his family to attend college. He graduated from East Central State College in Ada in 1959 and became a teacher and debate coach at Chandler and Okmulgee high schools. He soon left his teaching career and became an insurance sales. In 1969, he was involved in an automobile accident while making a sales trip. Legal bills from that accident led him to create Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. in 1972
Stonecipher often commented he “would’ve given up on the company if he had known how broke he was” but, with the help of his wife, Shirley, saw his idea grow from a single-room operation to being listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company sold for more than