Melanie Mendelson

Being an introvert in today’s business world is quite a challenge.  Networking, prospecting and selling are especially difficult. However, despite being an introvert, I was able to build a very successful business.  You too can succeed even if you are not a “people person” if you follow these strategies:

Don’t Fight Your Nature

Constantly forcing yourself to mingle, chit-chat and cold-call will take its toll.  Doing things that you hate on a regular basis is a surefire recipe for burnout.  All that stress can take years off your life!  Don’t try to be someone you are not.  Instead, try to develop the business model that fits the real you.

Focus On Your Strengths

Introverts typically have great analytical, problem-solving and listening skills.  Also, many introverts excel in writing.  What are your strengths?  How can you utilize them in your business?

Find The Right Business

Jumping from one business opportunity to another and quitting everything you start - does it sound familiar? People fall into this trap because they get excited about the profit potential but fail in doing the work involved. When evaluating potential businesses, ask yourself - will you really be able to do the work involved in the business?  If not, can you hire someone else who’ll do it for you?

Outsource Direct Selling

You can hire other people to do the selling.  Even if you are on a budget, you can still get “commissions-only” sales people who get paid a percentage of sales, which means no upfront cost to you.

Use Online Networking

The Internet allows people to find the right business contacts and skip the usual schmoozing.  You can network with people through discussion forums, social networking websites or simply by sending an e-mail to introduce yourself.  Using the electronic contact is easy, efficient and not intimidating. 

Market On The Internet

Even people who hate selling can succeed in Internet marketing.  Your website does all the selling so you don’t have to.  Orders are placed on the website without your intervention, and customer service is done via e-mail. The Internet is truly an introvert’s dream!

About The Author:

Melanie Mendelson is an introvert who makes 6 figures with her Internet-based business.  Get her FREE Internet Business Blueprint at her website http://www.goforyourdreams.com 

There are many different ways to make money on the Internet. Here is an overview of the five most popular online business models:

Sell Digital Products

The term “digital product” means that the product is delivered electronically. The customers will download the product to their computers. Some examples of digital products are downloadable e-books, audio/MP3, graphics (clipart and stock photography), video and software.

The digital product business model is very popular because there is no inventory, no shipping and no fulfillment cost. Since the product is an electronic file, it costs you nothing to make an extra copy - therefore, the profit margin is 100%!

Sell Physical Products

“Physical products” are the products that are shipped to customers through the mail. Customers place orders on your website and you ship the products to them.

There are several ways to get those products - you can make them yourself (for example, arts and crafts), buy them directly from a manufacturer or buy from a wholesaler (at quantity discounts).

If you dont want to deal with the inventory and shipping, another alternative is to use a dropshipping service. Dropshipping means that the inventory is stored at the wholesaler company. You collect the customer information and payment, give it to the dropshipping company and they ship the product to the customer. Your profit is the difference between what the customer paid you and what you paid to the dropshipper.

Become An Affiliate

Affiliates send visitors to other companies websites and get paid a percentage of all the sales they refer. You dont have to worry about creating websites, dealing with customers, shipping and payment processing. Your only job is to advertise those websites and send people there. People will buy products from those websites and you will be paid your commission.

When you become an affiliate, you will be given a unique link with a tracking code. In your advertising, you will send people to that link. This unique code will ensure that all the sales will be properly credited to you.

Sell Advertising

If you have a website that gets a lot of visitors, you can sell advertising on it. Other companies will pay you for advertising space on your site, just like they pay to advertise in magazines and newspapers.

Thats how all those “free websites” make money - they sell advertising. Free content attracts a lot of visitors. The higher is the number of people who visit the website, the more money you can make from advertising.

Provide Services

There are many types of services that can be done on the computer through the Internet. The most common examples of such services are website design, programming, graphic design, writing, data entry and transcription.

Many companies will gladly pay someone to do computer work for them on a project basis, so they dont have to hire full-time employees. As long as the work can be done without face-to-face interaction, you can do it from home on your computer and make money.

About The Author:

Melanie Mendelson has been making a living on the Internet since 2002. Get her FREE step-by-step Internet Business Blueprint at her website http://www.GoForYourDreams.com

Yummy beautiful dessert that is really easy to make - no cooking skills required!

Ingredients:

10 strawberries
1 8oz chocolate bar

Wash strawberries, and dot with paper towels to dry. The strawberries have to be really dry, otherwise the chocolate won’t stick to them.

Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave for several minutes until melted.

Put a piece of parchment paper on the counter (so the chocolate strawberries don’t stick). But if you don’t have parchment paper, you can use a piece of foil or a large plate.

Dip strawberries in chocolate, and lay on the parchment paper.

Refrigerate for 30 minutes, so the chocolate hardens.

Enjoy!

Melanie Mendelson
http://www.goforyourdreams.com/

Restaurants have a bad rep for making us fat. However, you don’t have to give up eating out if you are trying to lose weight. You can still eat out and lose weight if you follow these strategies:

Get Zero Calorie Drinks The easiest way to cut down on calories is to avoid soft drinks. A large coke has as many calories as a burger! Don’t get sugar-loaded drinks. Instead, drink water or unsweetened ice tea. Freshly brewed ice tea is very popular in restaurants because it tastes good and doesn’t make you gain weight.

Go Easy On Bread

A slice of bread with butter has around 130 calories. When faced with a large bread basket, it’s easy to munch away three or more pieces! If you do that, the bread will cost you as many calories as the main dish. Be wise and limit yourself to one piece.

Don’t Arrive Too Hungry

You can’t be rational when you are starving. If you are way too hungry by the time you get to a restaurant, you’ll just eat everything in sight. Grab a small snack before you head to a restaurant, so it curbs off your hunger and you can think clearly when making your food choices.

Make Healthier Food Choices

Opt for chicken or fish instead of red meat, and baked potato or rice instead of fries. Choose foods that are steamed, grilled, broiled or baked instead of fried. Avoid dishes that are labeled as “breaded”, “crispy” or “battered” – those are the code words for “fried”.

Ask For Dressing And Sauce On The Side

Even a green salad can pack as many calories as a burger if it’s swimming in a fatty dressing. To overcome this problem, ask for any dressings or sauces on the side. Then put a little bit of dressing or sauce on your food. This way you can still enjoy it and control how much you consume.

Pack Away The Extra Food

Don’t wait till the end of the meal to ask for a doggy bag. Instead, ask the waiter to bring you a box in the beginning. Decide how much you are going to eat, and put the rest of the food in a box right away. This way this extra food won’t sit on your plate and tempt you. Plus you’ll have a great lunch the next day!

Share A Meal

If the restaurant is known for especially large portion sizes, you can share a portion with a friend. One person can order a small appetizer, and another person an entree. Ask the waiter to bring all the food at the same time and also some extra plates. You’ll end up eating much less and save a lot of money as a bonus!

About The Author: Melanie Mendelson publishes weight loss tips and success stories in her free newsletter – sign up at http://www.WeightLossBlueprint.com  

 

 

16 oz dark chocolate
1 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp liquor (optional) (if using, coffee liquor goes really well here)

Break up chocolate into small pieces.

Heat the cream just to the point of simmering.  Watch it the whole time, since boiling cream can overflow the pot!  Remove from heat right away once it starts to simmer. 

Stir in the chocolate and liquor (if using), and keep stirring until the chocolate has melted completely.  Let cool, then put in the refrigerator. 

Check the consistency of the truffle mixture after 2 hours in the refrigerator.  You should be able to roll balls from it.  If it’s too soft (impossible to roll balls), put it back in the refrigerator and check again after 30 minutes.

Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.  Once the truffle mixture is the right consistency, use a spoon to put some of it on your hands, roll into balls and put the balls on the parchment paper. 

Put the baking sheet with truffles in the freezer for 30 minutes.  After you remove them from the freezer, put on a plate and enjoy!  Store the truffles in the refrigerator.

Melanie Mendelson
http://www.goforyourdreams.com