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April 2013

The Best Direct Selling Education
Online Parties: Good Or Bad
Ask Victoria: Product Or Opportunity?

March 2013

Product Returns and Commission Adjustments
Costs To Start A Direct Selling Company
Ask Victoria: When Is Our Next Direct Selling Conference?

February 2013

12 Key Behaviors For Good Compensation Plans
FTC Closes Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing
Ask Victoria: How Do I Teach A Positive Attitude?

December 2012

Kindling For Your Direct Selling Fire
January 2013 Direct Selling Conference
Ask Victoria: What Are Average Party Retail Sales?

November 2012

Direct Selling and Thumper's Law
Start 2013 With The Best Direct Selling Education
Ask Victoria: Do All Party Plan Companies Manufacture Their Own Products?

October 2012

New FTC Business Opportunity Rule
MLM Software Is Your Heart
Ask Victoria: How Do I Attract Top Leaders To My Company?

September 2012

Target And Take Action Seminar
The Direct Selling Edge Conference
Ask Victoria: Are Leaders Born Or Grown?

August 2012

Good Compensation Plans
Startup Conference: Save Money
Ask Victoria: What Is A Leader?

June 2012

Improve Your Business!
Be A Good Software Client
Ask Victoria: Why An Hour?

April 2012

Leadership Development
Selecting Your Software Provider
Ask Victoria: What Is A Successful Conference Call?

March 2012

Don't Be A Pyramid!
Who Is My Competition?
Ask Victoria: Why Don't We Pay Hostesses?

February 2012

The Best MLM and Party Plan Startup Conference
MLM Legal: Be (PRO)active
Ask Victoria: Where Should You Collect Sales Tax?

January 2012

All About Fast Start Programs
How to Introduce New and Improved Products
Ask Victoria: What is the Golden Rule of Direct Selling?

October 2011

Common Compensation Plan Mistakes
Be A Top Direct Selling Company
Ask Victoria: How Was Our Direct Selling Edge Conference?

July 2011

Come To The Direct Selling Edge Conference
Time To Design An Incentive Trip?
Ask Victoria: How Do I Create A Unique Selling Proposition?

June 2011

Policies and Procedures: Sale or Inheritance
Canada and Multilevel Marketing
Ask Victoria: What Makes A Good Company Story?

April 2011

Is Your Compensation Plan Broken?
Policies and Procedures: Sponsor Changes
Ask Victoria: Should I Start In A Saturated Market?

February 2011

Pilots and Pre-Launches
Social Media and the FTC
Ask Victoria: Why Charge A Renewal Fee?

January 2011

The Top 10 Problems of Direct Selling Companies
Outgrowing MLM Software
Ask Victoria: How Do I Get My Reps To Improve Their Customer Service?

December 2010

Why Do They Leave?
The Golden Rules of Customer Retention
Ask Victoria: How Is Recruiting Different From Hiring Employees?

October 2010

Can We Have A Simple Compensation Plan?
All About Hostess Programs
Ask Victoria: What Are The Characteristics Of A Successful Catalog?

August 2010

How To Offer Good Choices To Your Independent Reps
Even The Best Teams Have A Coach - Do You Have One?
Ask Victoria: Why Should Your Company Still Send Out Newsletters?

July 2010

How to Audit Your Commission Run
A Recipe for Successful Team Conference Calls
Ask Victoria: How Much Does It Cost To Start A Direct Selling Company?

June 2010

Your Business: Marathon or Sprint?
Merchant Accounts 101
Ask Victoria: What Should I Do First?

April 2010

Rules of Recognition
Why Join the Direct Selling Association (DSA)?
Ask Victoria: What Is Rapport?

March 2010

A Balanced Compensation Plan
Best Products for Direct Sales
Ask Victoria: Why Is MLM Software So Expensive?

February 2010

Visit With Oxyfresh and Scentsy!
What About Sales Tax?
Ask Victoria: Do I Need A Business Plan?

January 2010

Social Media Turns Direct Selling Upside Down
900% Growth in 2009!
Ask Victoria: What Advice Do You Give Most Often to Established Direct Selling Companies?

November 2009

Take The Compensation Plan Quiz
The Best Measurement for Predicting Growth
Ask Victoria: What Would Make A Great Holiday Gift?

October 2009

5 Must Have's For A Recruiting Culture
Fuel Your Business With Autoship
Ask Victoria: Why Is The Direct Sales Attrition Rate So High?

September 2009

Measure and Take Action!
Carrot or Stick: Retail Customers for Network Marketing Companies
Ask Victoria: Can Rapport-Building Be Taught?

August 2009

Your Invitation to Direct Selling Boot Camp!
Take the Survival Test
Ask Victoria: Do You Offer a Free Initial Consultation?

July 2009

It's Tea Time (an interview with Let's Do Tea CEO, Meredith Tieszen)
It's What You Don't Know
Ask Victoria: How Do Direct Selling Company Owners Communicate Their Vision to Staff and Independent Representatives?

June 2009

How To Survey A Direct Selling Sales Force
How Are Direct Selling Executives Just Like Airline Pilots?
Ask Victoria: How Long Should The Qualification Period Be For A Trip Incentive?

May 2009

Your Website - Is It Really Working For You?
Recruiting at the Party
Ask Victoria: When Is The Best Time To Get MLM Software?

April 2009

DSA Annual Meeting
Good Communication
Ask Victoria: Should I Be In The Trenches?

March 2009

Tuning Your Business
Be A Company Hero
Ask Victoria: Is My Product Good For Direct Sales?

February 2009

Policies and Procedures
Direct Selling Tales That Teach
Ask Victoria: When Can I Use Another Company's Compensation Plan?

January 2009

Retention Rules
Business Partner Decisions
Ask Victoria: How Much Does It Cost To Start A Direct Selling Company?

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