So, submit the form above and then look around our site. You’ll learn how much you can earn, why it’s so flexible, exactly what you’d need to do to earn a large income, how much other people have actually earned, and much more. You’ll even have a chance to ask questions of someone who’s already moving towards success in our business.

After you go through the tour, if you decide this is the right home-based business for you, that’s great—we’ll gladly welcome you aboard! But if you decide it’s not right for you for any reason, that’s okay, too—no one will hound you about it. We just want you to get the chance to consider how life changing the business could be for you. Remember, even though it’s a low-key, relaxed business, it has the potential to let you earn the fortune you deserve, and a lot more… So, take the tour now.

It is the dream of many moms to start a home based business. Reasons are many but usually it is because you want to:

· Spend more time with family & kids

· Save on exp. Otherwise spent on commuting, office attire etc.

· Be your own boss

If you’re doing a regular 9-5 job you wouldn’t be able to spend much time with your kids as you like. You will also be stressed out after coming back from your office. It is in such a mood that you attend to the house work and as such your focus will be shifted away from the actual tasks itself. Also there is very limited time to attend to your kids under such a situation. You’re caught in the rat race of life.

· You want more quality time to spend with your kids.

· Set your own (flexible) working hours

· While also making a contribution to your family’s income.

Then starting a home-based business is the best thing for you!

WHAT’S A BEST HOME BUSINESS FOR MOMS?

Licensed Day Care Center Operator

Just one thing before you start this kind of business. You have to comply with the local day care lice sensing home business regulations. Provided that you do and it’s a field where you have had some experience or were planning to get into this may just be the right home-based business opportunity for you.

Become a Distributor

Many national companies offer distributor or affiliate programs. For a reasonably small fee, the company provides you with the marketing tools you need to sell their products to others. Many moms just like you have found business success through companies like Avon, Tupperware, Watkins and other distributor, direct selling companies.

Pet services Business

There is a growing demand for pet services from pet sitting, doggy day care (while owners are on vacation) pet grooming, dog walking to almost any kind of pet services.

Selling Homemade Baked Goods

If cooking is your forte selling your own homemade baked goods is the right thing for you. Yummy! You may also want to consider offering your services as a personal chef. You will be interested to know about the story of Giada De Laurentiis of Food Network before she became a TV hit.

Image Consultant

This kind of business is suitable for those having a feel for balance, color and psychological impact along with a strong desire to help others achieve a positive image with their targeted audience.

Independent Wine Consultant

If you enjoy being amongst people and are the sociable type then being an independent wine consultant is the vintage home-based business opportunity for you.

Online home business

Last but not least you can start an online (internet based) business. This is fast becoming a very popular means of business and there are a great number of opportunities available in this field. You could start earning through selling goods on e-bay, by affiliate marketing, writing etc. in most cases this could act as a kind of supplementary venture in addition to your primary business as having an online presence or website is almost essential irrespective of what kind of business you undertake.

It’s really simple to start a home business and what you need most is the determination and motivation to succeed. These two factors play an important role and as long as you have plenty of these you are sure to succeed.

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President Obama built his campaign to the Presidency built on a theme of “hope.” But for millions of American’s, hope and prayer is all they have left. How does an autoworker, for example, find work in the auto industry with the industry so downtrodden? How does a laid off banking employee find work in banking, with so many banks closing doors and tens of thousands of layoffs throughout the banking industry. The situation is bleak, to say the least.

Our neighbors to the north in Canada have been hit hard by low oil and gas prices. Numerous oil and gas employees suddenly find themselves on the street looking for a job, facing the threat of having to make a career change.

Yet, as millions of job applicants return home from a long day of job searching, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for all of them desiring to find a quick source of income. The answer to their prayers has been available to North American’s for 141 years. I’m referring to what many experts refer to as North America’s number one home-based business opportunity — namely, Watkins. Yes, I’m talking about the same Watkins and Watkins products you grew up with, the famous manufacturers of home and personal products like double-strength vanilla extract, cinnamon, black pepper, Petro-Carbo salve, body lotions, detergents, soaps, supplements, etc.

Most Americans are too young to know about or remember the fact that Watkins was one of only a handful of businesses that grew during the Great Depresssion, actually increasing sales and adding numerous new Watkins dealers, as they were called then. Why? Because Watkins makes products that save people money because they cost less on a per unit or per use basis. Why? Because Watkins makes products that people use, even during an economic recession. Numerous Watkins products are cooking products like seasonings, extracts and flavorings. Are you going to stop cooking because of the financial crisis? Of course not, in fact, more people are eating at home now and not eating out. Watkins sales into this market are rising. Other products that Watkins makes includes detergents (are you going to stop washing clothes?), dish washing soap (are you going to stop washing dishes?), insecticides (are you going to let bugs bite you?), toilet bowl cleaner (are you going to stop cleaning your toilet?), etc. I think you get the message — these are products that people need, use and consume regularly, the perfect type of business to start in a recession.

Founded in 1868 with a single product, Red Liniment, the company has grown over the years to manufacture 350 products for home and personal use. They are marketed and sold by Independent Watkins Associates in the United States and Independent Watkins Consultants in Canada. Every North American reading this article can qualify to start their own home-based Watkins products business within minutes. In fact, its one of the few real, honest and legal home business opportunities that the unemployed can afford. The cost of starting a Watkins products business is less than a dinner for two.

So, is there real money in running a Watkins home business? The short answer is “yes,” but I do need to qualify several things about this excellent home business opportunity. First, Watkins is both a direct sales company and a network marketing company. Your earn money from selling Watkins products, and you earn money from sales make by other Watkins asociates or consultants you introduce to the business and sponsor. Second, the Watkins business model is designed and intended to be started as a part-time business. That’s not to say that you can’t run your Watkins business full-time if you’re unemployed, but its a very important point because you won’t have to discontinue your business if you suddenly find full-time work in your career or job area later down the road.

There are several ways to market Watkins and start making several hundred dollars per month in a short period of time. But the beauty of Watkins network marketing model is that if you’re persistent and work at least 10 hours per week at your part-time Watkins business week after week, in just a few short years you can be earning a six-figure income from Watkins if you both sponsor (new associates) and sell (products).

One of the most elite groups of Watkins associates (U.S.) and consultants (Canada) is called the Summit Group. This group of associates offers its members numerous training resources and sales aids beyond what is offered by Watkins. You can actually create a very successful Watkins business by incorporating some of the tools offered by the Summit Group, creating a business that will run your new associate sponsoring operations on autopilot. In addition, Watkins Incorporated will provide associates (and consultants) with an online e-store for taking and processing orders for Watkins products online. Signing up under any Summit Group member automatically makes you a member of the Summit Group as well.

Lastly, a word about the products. Watkins is known far and wide as having an impeccable reputation for making products of extremely high quality. It’s cinnamon and black pepper, for example, have no inert fillers like most brands you buy at your local grocery store. Hence, Watkins since you’re getting 100% pure ground cinnamon and black pepper with the Watkins brand, you will find that the taste of each will send your taste buds into heaven, as they are fresh, powerful and sensational. You’ve never experienced cinnamon or black pepper so good. Watkins takes the same extreme care in producing all of its products to high standards. It is one of the only companies in the food business that has an FDA license. In its entire 141-year history the company has never had a single product recall. I realize that with 350 products and 141 years in the business that one fact may sound too good to be true, but it is true.

I’ve save the most important fact about Watkins for last — “the Watkins money back guarantee.” When Mr. J.R. Watkins founded Watkins in 1868 he offered the first money back guarantee in the world of sales and marketing. Before introducing his red liniment to the market, no company had ever used a “money back guarantee” or a “trial mark bottle” in any form of marketing. Now, tens of thousands of companies around the world use some form of money back guarantee. Watkins has kept the tradition of its money back guarantee in force throughout its 141-year history. Today, all 350 products, come with a money back guarantee. Even the startup kit for new associates come with a money back guarantee. So, if you’re looking for the perfect work from home business opportunity, you’ll have no money at risk if you join Watkins.

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So how do you choose the right network marketing companies that you should endorse? And it is indeed of supreme importance that you get attached to the right network marketing companies. The wrong ones can cost you lots more than just money. So don’t put your hard earned money, your time and efforts into the wrong network marketing companies. Here’s how you should go about selecting the genuine network marketing companies.

Did you know that ninety percent of all network marketing companies fail within their first two years? Look for network marketing companies that have been around for five years or more. The company has to prove that it will be there for you in the long run. Please do not invest precious resources in something that may not last beyond six months.

Find out if the network marketing companies are well capitalized or not. Publicly traded companies are better in this regard because it’s mandatory for them to disclose their financial condition in detail from time to time to the SEC and other government agencies. You should make sure that these network marketing companies have the cash needed for maintaining good infrastructure, recruiting competent people, and remaining technologically advanced. They should be able to afford paying you your commissions.

Find out if these network marketing companies have something special or unique about their product or service. If not, then you will have great competition fighting you for customer attention, and these network marketing companies would not be a good bet. There should be a genuine need in the market for your product or service. You need to fulfill that need at a fair price. In other words, you should have a large untapped market for your product or service.

You should be looking around for network marketing companies that provide you with long term residual income. And you cannot earn that if your product is a trend or a fad – here today, gone tomorrow. Go for a product or service that your customers are going to need for a long time.

Choose network marketing companies that have automated selling and sorting systems in place so you can use your limited time efficiently, even if you are working part time.

The best choice would be network marketing companies that can give you security and strong support – both upline and downline – so you can earn a large income comfortably and without having to worry about unnecessary details.

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My grandfather didn’t drive and rarely rode into town (10 miles away) with my mom and dad to buy anything. When he did, it was usually to buy feed, seed, fishing or hunting equipment. But if every needed something the Watkins man sold he would always hold off and wait to placing his order on our Watkins Associate’s next visit.

My favorite Watkins products growing up represented the building blocks of Watkins, the original products the company was founded upon back in 1868. I’m speaking of red liniment, Petro-Carbo Salve, Watkins Cinnamon and their world famous, double-extract vanilla. My grandfather swore by his Petro-Carbo Salve and never failed to put it on every cut, scrape, bite, burn or splinter wound I endured growing up. He claimed the miracle salve would cure the dead, and given all the ailments I saw it cure in my own family I never doubted him.

Despite my fond affection for Watkins products, I never dreamed of one day becoming a Watkins Associate myself. But after 11 years of building successful Internet marketing enterprises that required me inventing and creating new products of my own, something that was always very time consuming, the thought occurred to me one day that I needed great products that I don’t have to build or create myself. I had a theory that my online marketing methods and techniques were solid enough that I could successfully sell products that are traditionally thought of as “direct sales products” to consumers online, from the comfort of my home. All I needed was the right company with the right products, and that is where Watkins Incorporated came into the picture.

Watkins has 350 different products, all what I call “personal home products.” From cleaning products, gourmet spices, food flavorings and extracts, to first aid, healthcare and beauty products, the company offers something that every consumer can use in the home daily. Founded 140 years ago and the originator of the first-ever moneyback guarantee, Watkins has an impeccable reputation and is known to treat its associates like kings.

Despite all these great qualities and Watkins products throughout my household, the answer to “where I was going to find products to sell online did not come to me quickly. As my grandfather would have said, “If it were a snake it would have bit you.” Truly, I could not see the forest for the trees. Instead, I researched the Internet for several months trying to find the right company with the right products. It was only after a trip to the medicine cabinet one day to get some red liniment to treat a strained back that the thought occurred to me, “now this is a product I believe in and would have no problem in selling.”

Curiosity got the best of me and it wasn’t 2 minutes later I was searching the Watkins website to see just how many products they had and what they were up to online. During that search process I looked for successful Watkins associates and discovered the Summit Group, an elite group of Watkins associates that offer tremendous training and educational resources for any associates in their group (or downline). It was then and there that I not only wanted to join Watkins as a new associate, but I also wanted to join as a member of the Summit Group so that I could offer the same training and education to associates I recruit.

Since joining Watkins I have tested my online marketing and sales techniques and confirmed that (1) yes, one can operate a direct sales company online, (2) it is not necessary to sell door-to-door to be successful and (3) you can also recruit new members solely through downline methods. I am proving daily that one can sell products online exclusively and build sales organizations exclusively through online marketing methods.

From my own learning experience, there are seven steps I feel everyone should take when considering building a direct sales business online:

 Always choose a company to represent that has a solid reputation and has been in business for a long time.
Always choose a company that has a broad product line. Too many direct marketing companies try to exist on just one product, or one small line of products, and end up going bankrupt when their product is no longer a fad or the latest craze.
Always choose a company that will stand behind their products with a solid moneyback guarantee.
Never try to sell a product that you haven’t tried or don’t use yourself. It’s always easier to sell products you believe in.
Never sign up with a company that provides little or no training
Always make sure your sponsor will be willing to “teach you the ropes” and guide you along the way if you choose to sign up with his company.
Success breeds success. If someone representing a direct sales company already has a method and system that works, this is the person you want to sign up under, the person you want sponsoring you. Don’t make the mistake people do too often and sign up under a friend or relative that just joined the company.

Personally, I couldn’t be happier with Watkins or the Summit Group. Combining my own knowledge of Internet marketing with the Summit Group’s proven training system has proven to me that one can build a highly successful and financially rewarding direct sales business online. Although I still have a nostalgic feeling regarding my childhood days in rural Louisiana and our monthly visits by the Watkins man, I’m having the fun of my life entering people’s homes and selling them Watkins products through an electronic doorway, rather than home’s doorway.

Watkins makes the process very easy, providing me a website, complete with shopping cart, to direct all my web traffic to. Now how’s that for progress and demonstration that a 140-year old company was able to stay in touch with the times and is always willing to hear new ideas from associates like me on how to improve the online buying experience for today’s tech-savvy consumer.

Craig Whitley began building work from home Internet businesses in 1996. Since then, he has published numerous ebooks and blogs on the subject and specializes in finding ways to convert traditional brick-and-mortar businesses to online enterprises. Craig regularly publishes feature articles covering work at home business subjects at his WorkatHomePro blog. Additionally, Craig regularly writes topics about running a successful [http://www.watpros.com]Watkins Products home business, selling Watkins products and building a direct sales and network marketing organization using SEO and online marketing techniques. He is a proud member of the [http://www.123homeincome.com]Summit Group of Watkins associates, an elite group of Watkins business owners that provides its membership a broad list of online training aids and educational resources designed to greatly assist new Watkins associates in building highly successful home-based Watkins businesses of their own.

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WorkatHomePro recently completed a study of 26 home-based business opportunities that are considered legitimate and proven.  They concluded that one company stood head and tails over the rest as “America’s best home-based business opportunity” and based their conclusion on 15 different factors.  That company is Watkins Incorporated of Wanona, Minnesota.  Their study determined that Watkins, a 140-year old manufacturer of seasonings, extracts, flavorings, personal care, beauty, health, first aid, cleaning and miscellaneous home products offers a home-based business opportunity that is far and away superior to any work at home business opportunity they studied or have come across.

This in depth study of the 26 home-based business opportunities generally considered sound and legitimate analyzed 15 different factors their analysts considered essential.  For example, they reviewed the length of time each company had been in business, the strength of their management teams, the quality and reputation of their products and services, their training systems and methods, their compensation plan for associates, dealers or distributors, etc.

Watkins was founded in 1868, and thus has been in business longer than any company I studied.  The company is owned by Irwin Jacobs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Mr. Jacobs is a world-renowned businessman and entrepreneur that understands people, the needs of consumers, the importance of quality and believes in taking care of all aspects of his business  (i.e., manufacturing, marketing, sales, product quality, associate compensation, etc.).

Watkins has one of the most lucrative compensation models in the network marketing business.  Starting in 1868 with one product, red liniment, the company now manufacturers 350 outstanding products for the home and consumer.  The list of product categories is extensive, from personal care products to home cleaning products, vitamins and supplements, beauty products, cooking spices, flavorings and extracts, first aid products and more.

Testimonials from consumers that have used Watkins products for decades can be found on countless websites.  If you meet a Watkins customer, you’ll usually find that they intend to be a Watkins user for life.  Mr. J.R. Watkins, the company’s original founder, invented the trial-mark bottle (the use of product on a trial basis) and the first-ever money back guarantee.  Now, 140 years later, the Watkins company still offers a money back guarantee on all its products, including its sales kit for new associates.  No company in the network marketing business offers so many money back guarantees.

If you’re looking for a home-based business opportunity, one you can start part-time and build into a full-time business in 3 to 5 years, a home-based Watkins products business can be started on a budget that cost no more than dinner for two at a nice restaurant..  Thousands of Watkins associates have started their Watkins businesses as a part-time, spare income job, working no more than 10 hours per week or so.  A significant number have used this same part-time formula to build six-figure incomes for themselves in 3 to 5 years.  There are very few business opportunities available in America today that can take you from no income to six-figures in this time frame, working part-time.

Watkins impeccable reputation, along with its outstanding line of 350 different products that people can and do use every day in their homes make succeeding in Watkins easy and fun.  Whether you’re a corporate executive, a school teacher or a stay-at-home mom, the Watkins business model has proven itself to be adaptable to people from all walks of life, regardless their level of experience or education.

Watkins stays in touch with the times, offering all associates an online website for taking orders and marketing Watkins online.  No longer is the company “your parents Watkins” that sales products door-to-door.  Instead, Watkins associates today use many successful business models and methods for selling Watkins, including e-commerce, GoodTastings party events, festival and trade show sales, mail order and catalog sales, fundraisers, etc.  If you’re willing to commit yourself to working 7 to 10 hours per week in a home-based enterprise, you can build a full-time income with Watkins never working more than part-time hours.

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Today, one marketing program employed by the long-lived company is known as Good Tastings, involving casual groups of friends and family meeting to discover the foods that can be made using the Watkins line of products. These gatherings are a way for new hosts to expand their customer base, to introduce new products to existing customers, and also to recruit new associates interested in the company.

To become a Watkins associate there are a few requirements that must be met, such as having a valid social security, federal ID, or social insurance number in either the United States or Canada. You will also need to purchase a Business Introduction Package that sells for under $70.00, and also pay an annual membership fee of $36 in Canada or $24 in the US. Order payments are accepted using credit cards, checks, money orders, or associates have the option of the company processing their customer’s orders using their own personal credit or debit cards.

Once you become a Watkins Independent Associate you will learn about their products along with various marketing strategies aimed at teaching you how to grow your business during a six week training program for new associates. Training is conducted via emails, through telephone conversations and conference calls, as well as through optional meetings and conventions.

Associates earn commissions and have the potential to earn bonus income ranging from 5 to 14% or more through incentives. The commission is 25% of your retail sale volume, and while you aren’t require to sponsor anyone as a Watkins associate, you may choose to do so if you wish, building your own team of marketing associates. Your income will naturally depend upon the number of customers you have and the amount of their orders.

You also won’t be required to carry any inventory, unless of course you plan on attending events to sell a large volume of products and will need to have them on hand. Other orders such as those through parties or simply by word-of-mouth are processed and delivered to you usually within one week. If you do decide on using parties and social gatherings as the primary means of growing your business, Watkins covers the costs of gifts and rewards for qualified hostesses.

You’ll also be able to advertise your business as an independent associate of the company however you choose while adhering to their guidelines. There are no monthly sales quotas as you’re merely supposed to order the products you’ll need to fulfill you or your customer’s orders. As far as promotional support, the company offers its associates the opportunity to purchase catalogs and other materials to grow their business as well as access to information and downloads through their web site.

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Watkins is North America’s top home-based business opportunity and the ideal choice for me, is because unlike many other home-based business opportunities, Watkins is not over-saturated in the market place. If you recall, I performed a little math calculation and discovered that Watkins 50,000 associates only equates to 1.5 associates per 10,000 residents in North America, or 1 associate per 6,690 residents of North America.

Stop and think about what that statistic means for a minute. Let’s say you live in a city with 6,690 people with one Watkins associate. What are the odds of you knowing the Watkins associate, assuming he’s not a relative or close friend? I’d say the probability of you knowing the associate is 1 out of 6,690. That’s the odds of you knowing a hypothetical Watkins associate, which obviously would be much lower probability than you knowing about Watkins the company. 

 First you must consider that unlike the Watkins of the 1950’s through 1970’s – what I call “your Mama and Daddy’s Watkins,” today’s Watkins has a more powerful compensation model for its associates and relies more on its associates to spread the word of Watkins and less on advertising. Watkins advertised very heavily in the 60’s and 70’s because it was going through some difficult times with poor management that tried to add unsuccessful product lines and build markets through advertising. Also, the door-to-door business model used by Watkins its first 90 years had a compensation plan that required working for Watkins full-time in order to make a living from it. You may also recall that America typically had only one breadwinner per family in those days. The Jacobs family has created a new business and sales model for Watkins that has a far better compensation plan for associates because it allows all associates the opportunity to earn income not only from your personal sales, but also earn residual income from sales by associates you promote, as well as associates they promote. This is called network marketing. It allows you to make considerable income from a part-time effort, unlike the Watkins dealer of the 1900’s that had to make every hour of every day count. Now from this very point of view you can glean that most of the 50,000 associates within Watkins are what I call “part-time” associates. So think about those odds of 1 out of 6,690 again. The odds of you knowing someone that is putting forth an effort to meet the public part-time is less than someone putting forth an effort to meet the public full-time. We must also consider something else about the network marketing sales model. Most network marketing companies don’t spend a lot of money on advertising. Instead, they keep advertising expenses low so they can pay out commissions to their direct sales force. Now less look at the reverse of this by comparing a company like Watkins to a company like Procter & Gamble that makes Crest toothpaste. You’ve never had a salesman from Procter & Gamble or Crest try to sell you their toothpaste directly, right? No, of course not. Whether you use Crest, Colgate or AquaFresh – it is highly likely that you started using it because something about their TV, radio, newspaper, magazine or billboard advertising appealed to you. Large companies like Procter & Gamble do have sales persons, but they’re hired by their employers to call on the big retail chains like Wal-Mart, Walgreen’s, Target and CVS/Pharmacy to ensure they can get optimum shelf space in their stores and talk the retailer into running even more ads to promote their products. In other words, they do not hire sales person to call on the public; they buy ads to “call on the public.” There’s nothing wrong with the Procter & Gamble business model. It works, but it is extremely expensive. A company can easily spend several hundred thousand dollars for a 30-second ad on a popular TV shot. Watkins, on the other hand, has chosen to continue marketing through a direct sales force. Hence, instead of spending lots of money on national, regional and local advertising campaigns, it plows most of those same monies back into associate compensation, paying commissions not only to you for your direct sales, but also commissions on sales made on up to 4 layers of leaders below you. Now this is not to say that Watkins spends any money on advertising, because it does spend some money on advertising. But the company no longer operates under the door-todoor single level compensation plan and no longer has a large fleet of 18-wheelers with their large 40-foot long Watkins logo painted on each side going up and down Interstate highways delivering its goods. Instead, it relies on its associates to sell through other, more successful sales models like event marketing, the Watkins Good Tastings party plan, catalog distribution, online marketing, trade shows, fundraisers, etc. And the company now delivers its products using couriers like U.P.S. rather than with its own costly and expensive delivery fleet. In summary, although the network marketing sales model, sharp reduction in national advertising and termination of its fleet of delivery vehicles in favor of delivery by courier services may have led to some reduction in name brand recognition, it has created a work from home goldmine for you and me.

Please stop and think about this for a minute. We’ve all seen friends get suckered into representing a startup company with only one or two products, no name brand recognition whatsoever, and no proven company or management record, only the so-called “thrill” of getting in on the bottom floor in case the company becomes the “next big deal.” And how many of those “next big deal” companies have we all seen come and go? They had nothing more than a short-lived “fad” product, and the promise of getting in on the bottom floor, only to quickly flame, burn and hit rock bottom. Take a minute to allow the following thoughts to soak in a bit. “Watkins is already a big deal, a powerful company with strong, proven management. In joining Watkins you are not taking chances on the company, its management or its products. All three areas are sound. The company, its products and its management have a distinguished and impeccable reputation. Watkins has grown from 5,000 associates in 1978 to 50,000 associates in 2008. Its associates have the potential to earn more money now than ever before, selling more products than ever before. This is not your opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a startup, but given the few associates that exist in your area, joining Watkins is actually an opportunity to get on the ground floor, per se, with a proven winner, representing a company and products you will be proud to sell. You’re customers will not be taking a chance on the company either, like they would if you were representing a questionable startup company. Instead, they will be buying products from a company that has been offering money-back guarantees for 140 years, the very company that founded the concept and coined the phrase “money-back guarantee.” I view Watkins as an unbelievable opportunity. Name me one company you can represent that has a better reputation, has more products, has better products or has a better compensation plan. I looked hard, very hard, during my research project and I couldn’t find one.

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• Do you feel you are not being paid what you are worth?
• Do you want more family time?
• Do you seek a meaningful career with a secure future?
• Are a healthy lifestyle and the environment important to you?
• Are you looking for part-time income or a full time profession?
• Do you dream about success and an income that could change your life and the lives of others?

If you find yourself answering YES to any of these questions, Watkins may be the perfect fit for you!

There are a lot of misconceptions about Network Marketing

Have you ever referred a friend to a good movie or a restaurant? Did the producer of the movie or the owner of the restaurant pay you for the referral? Think how often you refer friends and family to products and services you enjoy. Can you imagine getting paid on every referral? That’s what network marketing is. Nearly all successful Watkins Associates started out loving Watkins products. They couldn’t help but share their results with others.  Watkins rewards their referral with a nice compensation check.

“With even a smidgen of desire, almost anything is possible, and that includes your building a career in network marketing. … We all want the same things out of life. We want to be happy, healthy, reasonably prosperous and secure, and to have friends, piece of mind, good family relationships, and hope. A career in network marketing can satisfy all these desires.” ‐ Zig Ziglar, “Network Marketing for Dummies”

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