How to not get burned starting your own HomeBased Business while avoiding the scams.
By: Jon R. Patrick
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I can show you how to work from home, make almost any income you wish - to buy the life you dream of, with an established company and by utilizing a proven system created by a high six-figure income earner. You need to be coachable, ready to make a positive change in your life, and willing to WORK to make it happen. I don't know where you are right now in this economy: Perhaps you still have your job, but are working more hours for the same (or less) money, wondering daily if you're the next to go. Perhaps you have lost your job, and you're looking for a life-line. Or, Perhaps you've been laid off, and been one of the few to successfully find a new job, only to earn a fraction of what you earned previously. People are hurting – the economy continues to squeeze, employers (for those who are still employed) are squeezing back – and a restless population is looking for a way out. Regardless of where you may be right now, the fact is the myth of corporate stability is shattered for almost all of us. Decades ago, the concept of the 'pension' – the company paying a fixed amount for your retirement – gave way to our modern IRA and 401k's. Then came the down-sizing and 'right-sizing' of the 80's and 90's, followed immediately by the blatant out-sourcing of jobs overseas. Did the company's make a stand? Have our politicians taken firm action to protect American jobs? No. And there's no sign the stability and prosperity of the 1950's will ever return. More and more people are realizing that their current incomes and future stability and retirement are in THEIR hands. My name is Jon Patrick. I'm a graduate Civil Engineer and Registered Engineer in North Carolina. For 15 years, in spite of the books and magazine articles I'd read, I focused on my career. Eventually, I clawed my www.JonRPatrick.com
way to middle-management, only to find the old adage of “be careful what you wish for” to be completely true. I was under-appreciated, underpaid, and overworked (and criticized the whole time for it all). Then the economy collapsed and I was laid off. Fact is, the 3 owners of the company could do my job and would rather keep their jobs than mine! I realized, as I sat at home a couple of things: 1. my dreams – the houses, vacations, cars, and lifestyle I'd dreamed of had all been shelved in my pursuit of my career – all in the vain hope of security and financial gain that never materialized. 2. Plenty of people were earning incomes online – some part time, some six-figure earners. I found myself wondering – why not ME? I'm not alone, many sit at their computers and yearn for a way to earn a substantial income from home, feeding their desire to spend more time with kids, spouse, dog, or just to get back into balance. Unfortunately, most who do will fall into a Scam – an apparently legitimate business that's only interested in taking money, not providing financial freedom. Their sales pitches are magnetic – easy money, easy work, high pay. Visions of working in your PJ's, cup of coffee by the computer, and earning more money than you ever have is seductive. These Scams can take many forms: • Processing Emails • Assembling products at home • Call-center from your house • ebay selling • start your own search engine • generating leads for a national Dish TV company, and getting paid a commission. • Taking surveys from home for cash, credit, gift cards, or chances for prizes. • Almost anything else you can find in the classifieds or those 'opportunity' magazines! www.JonRPatrick.com
Each and every one is attractive, but there are several traits they all share that will clue you in they are 'scammy'. 1. Upfront money. If an opportunity to earn costs you money up front, RUN! Unless it's a burger franchise, they're only taking your money to 'set up your account' and offer no real value for the cost (frequently $29.95). If you're not getting product or service, it's just a fee for joining. 2. Complaints to the Better Business Bureau. Do a search online for the company, especially with “Company name scam”, and you'll find out quickly if other people are being scammed by the company. Visit the Better Business Bureau as well. 3. Too Good to be True. This is the “Common Sense” standard. Does it sound too good to be true? Think you can make $100,000 a year working part time taking surveys online? Or 'Processing Emails'? Building wooden toys? It might be attractive to think about, but does it just make sense? If not, walk away. Besides, if they could make big money processing emails, don't you think they'd just do it themselves? IS THERE A PRODUCT ACTUALLY CHANGING HANDS! The fact is, there are ways to earn money online, but each shares a couple of basic tenets: 1. Low or NO startup costs (again, think Tupperware. No one will deny it's a legitimate opportunity, but it does cost to join – but you're buying a product!) 2. It sounds like WORK (Again, Tupperware or Mary Kay – it takes actual effort to earn) 3. There's probably a whole new skill-set you don't have, you have to learn to be successful. So, what's the answer? 20 years ago I was introduced to “Relationship Marketing”, or what I prefer to call “Personal Franchising”. You become an independent representative of a major company, sharing the product with others, and earning a commission when they buy the www.JonRPatrick.com
product, as well as earning a small percentage on others who are entrepreneurial enough to see the opportunity themselves! The products are anything your mind can imagine – telecom, coffee, travel, nutrition, weight-loss, TV, internet service, soaps and cleaning, anything! Consider this, have you ever gone to a movie or eaten at a restaurant, and afterwards enjoyed it so much you told your friends about it? Or blogged or updated your Facebook page about it? Imagine if the company or movie people paid YOU when your friends made a purchase! Personal Franchising works the same way. You become a representative of a company, and use the products, and share the products with others. It's called being a “Product of the Product”. Now, imagine a world where: 1. you're paid when other people who like the product purchase it 2. those who are excited about the products can join the company also, and you receive a small percentage of them sharing their excitement! Simple, right? Of course, it's work and requires effort – this is not get rich quick.... but done consistently it can be get rich SURE. Before we go farther, here's a great page that gives an introduction to starting your own home-Based business. Invest the 22 minutes to watch the recorded webinar. Http://SmartBiz4U.com At the beginning of 2010, I went out looking for a new opportunity to pour myself into. I investigated dozens of these companies, and finally decided on Mandura. They have an unbeatable compensation opportunity, with an almost unlimited potential, as well as two products – a nutritional drink and a weight-loss supplement, both of which are class-leading in multi-billion www.JonRPatrick.com
dollar markets and in reality should be used by almost every American. I'm now part of one of the fastest-growing teams, and personally have an International sales team. I can achieve this because we have a Team and a System that people can plug-into. Personal Franchising takes all the advantages of Franchising and Entrepreneurship, and wraps it up into an affordable package. As one of my associates put it - “Do you have $30 to make a fortune? Do you know other people with $30?” I'm not quite that bold, but you get the point. I get excited talking about this company and the business because no matter WHO I talk to and what THEY have – Mandura offers something better! • Are you a six-figure earner, like a doctor or a lawyer? Well, I bet you work 50-60+ hours a week and are tied to your office. Mandura offers the opportunity to match your income AND allow you the flexibility to work around your schedule. • Are you an artist type with plenty of time freedom? I bet Mandura offers the opportunity to increase your income while allowing you to keep your free spirit. • High-school dropout and stuck in menial jobs? Education doesn't matter with Mandura and Personal Franchising. If you're coach-able and willing to work, your only report card is your income! When I found Mandura, I was doing my due-diligence on several different companies – which included buying and using their products. Mandura's Beverage blew me away! It tasted great – like starting your morning with a fruit smoothie. But, best of all, it killed my cravings for sugar, caffeine, and nibbling on snacks during the day. It was the best tasting, most amazing thing I'd ever tried. I stayed as a just a retail purchaser for about 2 months, and realized while I was busy searching for the best opportunity, I had already found a company I believed in, with a product I was already blogging about! Mandura costs nothing to join, but everyone gets on at least a 1-bottle www.JonRPatrick.com
autoship every month. This is a legitimate business opportunity, and Product is King. No one gets paid unless people are buying the products! There is no membership fee, so no one gets paid until YOU are successful! Best of all, we have what is called a Single-Line Forced Matrix – each person who joins after you is below you in the company! Regardless of who introduces them to the business! So, Mandura is one of the most legitimate, substantial opportunities available to almost anyone to make almost an unlimited income – provided they work and apply themselves, and all for an insanely reasonable cost. My friend and mentor is a high six-figure income earner in this business, and has created a system I will introduce you to that you can use. This is the same system he's used to sponsor over 80,000 people and earn over 8 million dollars in past years. You decide if not this, then what? Why not me and why not now? If things don't change soon, then what? When you join, I will partner with you to help you become successful. If you're ready to take the next step, email me (I respond quickly) and visit my page and lock in your spot today! Jon R. Patrick http://JonRPatrick.com http://SmartBiz4U.com jonrpatrick@gmail.com
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