So today I tried on some jeans to figure out what size I am in now. All of my size 12 jeans are way too big and my husband, David, says that they are sagging to much in the butt so he wants me to get a couple of pairs that fit. Anyway, I tried on a 10. Too big. I tried on an 8 and they fit but still a little loose. So I tried on a 6 and they fit perfectly. Whoo-hoo!
I haven't posted measurement and weight stats lately on either David or myself so I need to do that soon. Last time I weighed in, I was at 144 but I know I have fluctuated back and forth between 146 and 143 over the last couple of weeks. I am still losing inches though and I can tell the difference in the way I look and feel. I really am hooked on these products. I love the shakes and now I even crave them over food sometimes because they are so good.
Anyway, that is my quick update. I'll check in with a new picture and weight and measurements pretty soon.
Until next time,
Crystal
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Lead Generation - Worst Experience Ever
Ok, so I have posted a couple of entries about lead generation. It was a true roller coaster ride that ended in disaster for us. We love selling Herbalife products but we will NEVER do Herbalife's recommended lead generation programs again. If you are an Herbalife Independent Distributor and have not participated in their lead generation program (Paid Packs and Call Me Leads), my advice to you is to proceed very cautiously and do not participate unless you have several thousand dollars to risk. When you go through the Herbalife training, they really push their lead generation systems on you - especially paid packs. You learn that this is where the money is made, they send you voicemails from others that are successful using Paid Packs, they focus their training webinars and conference calls around the lead generation, your mentor pushes the paid packs - it is everywhere. You start to believe all the hype - but beware because they never tell you about all the refunds you'll be giving out of your own pocket (and the credits are never returned to your bank account), about the leads complaining to the BBB (though they do help validate your business if this happens), about the aftermath of people backing out after they decided to sign-up for the business and back out later. They tell you you'll do over $10K in business to start out - and it only grows from there. However, we think it is the luck of the draw - some get lucky and some don't. I imagine more get bad leads than what we will ever know. There are good lead generation systems out there that are much less expensive - I suggest trying them out on your own rather than going through Herbalife's program. We will be trying some of these others after we recover our losses from using Herbalife's program. When we do, I will be sure to keep everyone updated on how we do.
In any business, especially starting one on your own, you expect to take risks and there are possibilities of losing money. We knew this going into it and even though we didn't want to lose our money, we were prepared to lose what we had invested into the lead generation system if it didn't work. However, what we weren't prepared for was the additional money we lost from paying for everything out of our own pockets prior to receiving funds from the leads and then having to refund any money from leads that complain out of our own pockets and not getting any of that money returned to us when the products are returned to Herbalife. So if you are considering the lead generation program, just proceed cautiously and tack on an additional $1K for every 25 to 30 leads you purchase to come out of your pocket - just to be safe. Hopefully, if you decide to proceed your luck will be better than ours...but please carefully consider your options before feeding into the hype being shoved down your throat every hour of every day.
Other than the lead generation loss, we love the products we sell. The products are terrific and work as promised. They are easy to sell and are worth the money to get started in the business as a supervisor. The retail side of the business is awesome and I would recommend it to anyone but be careful of how you go about proceeding with your MLM side of the business and know all of your options before deciding on one.
We'll keep you posted on things we try whether they are successful or not.
Until next time,
David & Crystal
In any business, especially starting one on your own, you expect to take risks and there are possibilities of losing money. We knew this going into it and even though we didn't want to lose our money, we were prepared to lose what we had invested into the lead generation system if it didn't work. However, what we weren't prepared for was the additional money we lost from paying for everything out of our own pockets prior to receiving funds from the leads and then having to refund any money from leads that complain out of our own pockets and not getting any of that money returned to us when the products are returned to Herbalife. So if you are considering the lead generation program, just proceed cautiously and tack on an additional $1K for every 25 to 30 leads you purchase to come out of your pocket - just to be safe. Hopefully, if you decide to proceed your luck will be better than ours...but please carefully consider your options before feeding into the hype being shoved down your throat every hour of every day.
Other than the lead generation loss, we love the products we sell. The products are terrific and work as promised. They are easy to sell and are worth the money to get started in the business as a supervisor. The retail side of the business is awesome and I would recommend it to anyone but be careful of how you go about proceeding with your MLM side of the business and know all of your options before deciding on one.
We'll keep you posted on things we try whether they are successful or not.
Until next time,
David & Crystal
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Holding Steady
I am holding steady at 145 right now. I got lazy and didn't use my products consistently that last couple of weeks - just here and there. It let me maintain my weight but the way I was eating over the holiday I wasn't able to lose anymore. I'm back on track with the products so I'm expecting to lose more weight in the coming weeks. My goal is to be at 125 by the end of the year so I am working on being more consistent - especially during holiday seasons.
Friday, September 3, 2010
On Second Thought
I recently posted about lead generation and after today, I think I have to change my tune a little bit. I brought in two new people on my team today by using the lead generation system and am feeling much more comfortable talking to people now. I was so nervous when I first started that it made me sick to my stomach but now I'm warming up to it and I sound more natural on the phone - not just reading the script they provide in training. In addition, rather than killing myself being on the phone 14 hours a day, I decided to make the phone calls on my schedule and when I felt like talking rather than forcing myself to be on the phone. That seems to make a world of difference. I get in those 'unsocialable' moods sometimes and the last thing I want to do when I feel like that is talk on the phone all day. So now that I'm doing it my way - I feel better about it and am seeing much better results.
Not only is my team growing but my retail business is growing. I have officially gone international with my newsletter and am reaching over 100 customers/potential customers. I plan on adding another 50 to 100 people to my newsletter this month. My business may very well bring in my goal of $10K in business this month. I think that is a terrific goal to reach - especially since I've only been doing this business a little over two months. If I come in slightly under that goal, I'm still doing really well.
I'm picking up my retailing a little more this month by adding parties to my advertising arsenal. I have one already booked for October but I'm working on getting at least one booked for this month and that should bring in more retail business. The great thing about this customer-base is that once they start the products and fall in love with them - they come back month after month. These products are high quality and deliver what they promise and that, in-turn, builds customer loyalty and helps build your retail business.
I'm more excited than ever before about my business and that is pretty excited - since I already can't shut-up about the great results I'm getting on the products. I'll post new pictures this week. The cool thing is that everywhere I go, I am being complemented on my weight loss and people DO notice.
Until next time,
Crystal
Not only is my team growing but my retail business is growing. I have officially gone international with my newsletter and am reaching over 100 customers/potential customers. I plan on adding another 50 to 100 people to my newsletter this month. My business may very well bring in my goal of $10K in business this month. I think that is a terrific goal to reach - especially since I've only been doing this business a little over two months. If I come in slightly under that goal, I'm still doing really well.
I'm picking up my retailing a little more this month by adding parties to my advertising arsenal. I have one already booked for October but I'm working on getting at least one booked for this month and that should bring in more retail business. The great thing about this customer-base is that once they start the products and fall in love with them - they come back month after month. These products are high quality and deliver what they promise and that, in-turn, builds customer loyalty and helps build your retail business.
I'm more excited than ever before about my business and that is pretty excited - since I already can't shut-up about the great results I'm getting on the products. I'll post new pictures this week. The cool thing is that everywhere I go, I am being complemented on my weight loss and people DO notice.
Until next time,
Crystal
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A quick update
I officially weigh 145! I have lost 14 lbs in a little over two months. My goal was to lose 30 lbs by the end of the year. I am almost there. Since starting this program, I feel a lot better and have a lot more energy. I sleep better at night and no longer have the leg pain (symptoms of RLS) that I was suffering from at night. I do not get sinus headaches anymore - I still get the allergies but not the headaches, which is a big plus in my book. I love these products and recommend them to anyone trying to lose weight, maintain their weight or even bulk up - we have a program that can be customized for anyone and everyone. If you are interested in learning more about our products, you can check out my websites below or you can contact me via email or phone for more information. I can also mail you a catalog - just let me know your mailing address and I'll have it sent right away.
If viewing the websites, I suggest starting with http://www.30days30lbs.com because it has a 15 minute presentation where you can learn more about our products and how to customize a program to fit your needs. All of these websites belong to David and myself - so if you order from the website, the order will come to us and we will process it for you.
Want to find natural health and wellness products for you and your family? Check us out at:http://www.optimalhealthmall.com/ (password is 'liftoff')
Want to lose up to 30 lbs. in 30 days? Let us help you get results! Check us out at:http://www.30days30lbs.com/
Want to find a natural and healthy product to help beat mid-day fatigue and have better mental focus? Check us out at:http://www.smartherbalenergy.com/
Want to earn some extra income or own your own business? Let us show you how! Check us out at:http://www.startnowhomebiz.com/
Coming Soon - Weight Loss Challenge!!!!
If viewing the websites, I suggest starting with http://www.30days30lbs.com because it has a 15 minute presentation where you can learn more about our products and how to customize a program to fit your needs. All of these websites belong to David and myself - so if you order from the website, the order will come to us and we will process it for you.
Want to find natural health and wellness products for you and your family? Check us out at:http://www.optimalhealthmall.com/ (password is 'liftoff')
Want to lose up to 30 lbs. in 30 days? Let us help you get results! Check us out at:http://www.30days30lbs.com/
Want to find a natural and healthy product to help beat mid-day fatigue and have better mental focus? Check us out at:http://www.smartherbalenergy.com/
Want to earn some extra income or own your own business? Let us show you how! Check us out at:http://www.startnowhomebiz.com/
Coming Soon - Weight Loss Challenge!!!!
Lead Generation
So David and I tried the lead generation program that is offered through Herbalife (they are an outside vendor - not related to Herbalife). This is where a lot of the people in this business make the big bucks. They use this lead generation system to build their teams and thus their business, since it is an MLM company. The leads we received were people that wanted to start their own business and they either had already purchased the training packs or wanted someone to call them to give them more information about getting their business started.
Over the month of August, I was on the phone over 14 hours every day, except for Sunday. Had the averages worked out the way they do for the majority of people, I would have done over $10K in business for the month of August. Some of the leads worked out but most of them weren't interested or didn't realize that starting your own business meant paying to get your business started. After hours and hours of working the leads, my averages didn't pan out like most people's averages do. We ended up losing money rather than making money - but I think it is just luck of the draw.
I attended a daily call where I listened to others doing the same program that I was doing and the majority of them actually met their goals and the averages turned out correctly. However, there were others on the call that were having the same luck as us. I know it wasn't my lack of work effort or not following the step-by-step plan - because I followed their plan to a 'T' and even worked more than required. I'm not bitter - this is a business and you win some and you lose some. We lost this round but we are going to try other methods - on our own- to grow our business.
One thing that truly amazed me was how many people think you can start your own business for free - how do they expect to get inventory, keep their websites running, accept credit cards, advertise, etc. with no money? I even had one that wanted me to pay for her business and then if it worked out she would pay me back - REALLY? If I wasn't just starting my business and I was making a six-figure income, I might do that for my friends or family - but I would never do that for someone that I didn't know at all. Then their were others that asked you to call them and when you called they chewed you out for calling. That happened mostly on Mondays. I decided at that point that I was not doing Monday calls any longer. People are too grumpy on Mondays and I like to deal with nice people on the phone.
As far as the business goes, I believe in the products we sell because I have experienced first hand what they can do for you - so I know this business is a good business and I want to keep doing it. I just like the retail side of it more than the MLM side of it. I know the MLM side of it is where most people make the money - the royalties and such - but I'm not good at trying to sell people on starting their own business. I am good at retailing the products because I can prove that they work and I believe in them whole-heartedly. I'm going to focus my business on the retail side and if we build our team in the process, so be it and if we don't, we don't. I won't be upset over it. I do have people on my team now and I know that once they get into the products - they will love the business as much as we do. The products are what this business is all about - and the products are awesome.
My next step in the business is to do some print advertising - I have a lot of ideas up my sleeve and can't wait to get them started. However, I am getting bored hanging out at the house so I'm going to find a part-time job and do the Herbalife business around it. Then, I can use the extra cash to put back into growing my Herbalife Independent Distributorship and do more of my own advertising ideas. Wish me luck - and read my product results guys. These products really do work and are all they promise to be.
Over the month of August, I was on the phone over 14 hours every day, except for Sunday. Had the averages worked out the way they do for the majority of people, I would have done over $10K in business for the month of August. Some of the leads worked out but most of them weren't interested or didn't realize that starting your own business meant paying to get your business started. After hours and hours of working the leads, my averages didn't pan out like most people's averages do. We ended up losing money rather than making money - but I think it is just luck of the draw.
I attended a daily call where I listened to others doing the same program that I was doing and the majority of them actually met their goals and the averages turned out correctly. However, there were others on the call that were having the same luck as us. I know it wasn't my lack of work effort or not following the step-by-step plan - because I followed their plan to a 'T' and even worked more than required. I'm not bitter - this is a business and you win some and you lose some. We lost this round but we are going to try other methods - on our own- to grow our business.
One thing that truly amazed me was how many people think you can start your own business for free - how do they expect to get inventory, keep their websites running, accept credit cards, advertise, etc. with no money? I even had one that wanted me to pay for her business and then if it worked out she would pay me back - REALLY? If I wasn't just starting my business and I was making a six-figure income, I might do that for my friends or family - but I would never do that for someone that I didn't know at all. Then their were others that asked you to call them and when you called they chewed you out for calling. That happened mostly on Mondays. I decided at that point that I was not doing Monday calls any longer. People are too grumpy on Mondays and I like to deal with nice people on the phone.
As far as the business goes, I believe in the products we sell because I have experienced first hand what they can do for you - so I know this business is a good business and I want to keep doing it. I just like the retail side of it more than the MLM side of it. I know the MLM side of it is where most people make the money - the royalties and such - but I'm not good at trying to sell people on starting their own business. I am good at retailing the products because I can prove that they work and I believe in them whole-heartedly. I'm going to focus my business on the retail side and if we build our team in the process, so be it and if we don't, we don't. I won't be upset over it. I do have people on my team now and I know that once they get into the products - they will love the business as much as we do. The products are what this business is all about - and the products are awesome.
My next step in the business is to do some print advertising - I have a lot of ideas up my sleeve and can't wait to get them started. However, I am getting bored hanging out at the house so I'm going to find a part-time job and do the Herbalife business around it. Then, I can use the extra cash to put back into growing my Herbalife Independent Distributorship and do more of my own advertising ideas. Wish me luck - and read my product results guys. These products really do work and are all they promise to be.
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