Video: The Four P’s of Financial Success In Your Direct Sales Business

While booking, selling and recruiting are key to building a solid direct sales business, so are “the four P’s”:

• Power
• Prosperity
• Plan
• Profits

These four building blocks combine to create a solid financial foundation for your direct sales success. The video explains more.

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Direct Sales Success: Year-end Tax Saving Strategies

For most direct sales professionals, the biggest selling season of the year is now at a close.

With all that year end income, you probably haven’t given much thought to your tax situation until just now.

A colleague of mine, Scott Lovingood, is a tax pro and reminds me often that the only difference between tax planning and tax paying is December 31. That deadline is fast approaching, and there are still a few things you can do to make sure you’re paying as little on your taxes as possible:

Direct Sales Success: Invest Wisely in Your Direct Sales Business

Time and again young leaders and new consultants approach me with questions regarding re-investing in their business. Simply put, a savvy consultant does need to set aside a certain amount of profit to reinvest for business growth. The challenge comes, however, when consultants are earning so little in the first place, that they just don’t think it’s possible. The profit margin is either too slim, or they’ve already spent it on living expenses.

It’s a dirty little secret that most consultants don’t want to talk about or admit…

In Direct Sales: 5 Tips to Save on Your Taxes

As a business owner, at least here in the United States, Ben Franklin reminds us that there is at least one certainty in life: taxes. As a direct seller, you may have opted to build a small “side gig” to earn a little extra operating funds for trips, to give your family a little “more” or just to fund your shoe shopping habit.