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Still looking for the perfect home business?

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I have no idea what your personal situation is right now, but in confidence, if you have an interest in a second stream of income, this DVD (below) explains how you can make money with a company I’ve been associated with since 2006.

There is a substantial financial opportunity for the RIGHT people.

:Like most of my colleagues, I started as a customer because the product made my life (and business) easier by saving me money and time. It also enhanced my relationships with my clients, family and friends.

What I never anticipated was how it would become one of the best revenue streams I ever had.

The company has a built in referral program that allows anyone to turn it into a full-time, home-based business.

The company is SendOutCards and it’s living its mission of changing lives one card at a time.

Started in 2004, SendOutCards is now sending out about 50,000 personal cards per day and revenues have been growing each month.

In 2004 it did $200,000 in sales. In 2008 it completed the year at $41 Million!

If you’re looking for a home-based business that will allow you to feel good about yourself and what you’re doing in this lifetime, enhance the lives of others AND build your very own business with a support team behind you, I recommend you give this video a watch.

https://www.sendoutcards.com/cgi-bin/trncustomer.pl?income_opportunities:10659

Afterward, go to the SendOutCards link in the “About Laurie” section and send a card with the simple intention of making someone else feel accepted and appreciated.

I will pay for your card and your stamp.

Send me an email afterward  - info (at) thehbbsource.com or call me at the number on the Card Attraction web site. I’d love to hear your thoughts and will show you how you can make it your very own home business.

Yours in Success,

Laurie Hayes

P.S. If you’re looking for get-rich-quick or not having to seriously work, this is not for you. It is a REAL business that you can use to create a REAL future and you will be working with REAL people who have built successful six and seven-figure businesses inside and outside of SendOutCards.

What’s The “Ideal” Business for You?

checklist.jpgA couple of weeks ago I listened into a conference call where a woman was sharing her story about SendOutCards and what brought her to choose it as a home-based business.

I originally signed up for SendOutCards because it was the perfect way for me to keep in touch with clients. I also loved the idea that I wouldn’t have to run out to the drug store for a card at 10 p.m. with my hair in curlers anymore because I forgot to buy a birthday or sympathy card.

What I didn’t realize at the time was SendOutCards was also the ideal business for me. Not only did it help me build stronger relationships with my clients, but it opened up two entirely new revenue streams … 1) coaching professionals on relationship building and retention and, 2) generating residual income by others using the system.

I hadn’t originally looked at it as a business opportunity, however, now recommend it to anyone looking to generate an additional income from home.

There are all kinds of business opportunities out there and one can easily fall victim to opportunists and predators.

Some of the best businesses can be found within the network marketing arena … also known as MLM (multi-level marketing) and direct selling.

As I listened to the interview of the woman last week, it became even clearer to me why SendOutCards is considered one of the best home businesses available today, particularly when compared to the many other network marketing companies in existence.

This woman had created a list for herself of what her ideal business would look like. When she rated SendOutCards using her list, it received a perfect score.

Here were her 12 criteria:

1. No home parties or home presentations

2. No opportunity meetings

3. No inventory to carry

4. Company to have at least 5-year track record and be growing

5. Company offers something no one else does

6. No monthly volume to fulfill

7. Product that is marketable to the individual as well as the business owner

8. A consummable product that is widely used on a regular basis, is relatively fun and easy for people to market

9. A product appealing to both men and women for personal and business use

10. Minimal start-up cost for entrepreneurs

11. A product competitively priced for the average consumer

12. A balance of right now money and residual money to be earned by the distributors

She had been involved in network marketing before and been quite successful with it, however, was tired of the parties, enormous competition and lofty enrolment fees for starters. She immediately signed up for SendOutCards after running it through her criteria and has been building so quickly that the call host had to have her on to share her story with others.

If you’re looking for an IDEAL home business, my top recommendation is SendOutCards.

Go to the SendOutCards link in the “About Laurie” section to learn more about it. Send a FREE card and explore the site or contact me directly at the phone number listed on the site and I’ll give you a personal tour.

Yours in Home Business Success,

Laurie

Are You Sitting on a Gold Mine?

One of the great teachings in Napoleon Hill’s “Think And Grow Rich” is that the greatest opportunity that can dramatically change your life will usually be found right under your nose.

 

It requires no searching and no effort, yet for most people, is never realized.

 

Why?

 

Because we have our sights set on what we believe is the best way to exist or do business. 

 

Has this happened to you? 

 

Are you so firmly set on achieving success in business by following a specific plan that you’ve closed your mind to any other possibility?

 

Do you believe there is only one way to get to where you want to go?

 

Is there a possibility that you’re already sitting on top of something that you haven’t given due attention?

 

Every year during the month of December I re-read Think and Grow Rich and each year I experience a new insight.

 

As I reflected on Napoleon’s teaching on the subject of awareness, it was like a bright light was finally shone on something that has been sitting under my nose for two years and growing on its own with little effort on my part.

 

Every week, checks growing in size arrive in my mailbox because of this hidden gem and each month I receive more and more calls from business owners, professionals and hopeful entrepreneurs wanting me to teach them how to do what I do.

 

The last quarter of 2008 made it impossible for me to treat it as a “little something” I did to add value for my clients, subscribers, and share with close colleagues.

 

Doctors, photography studios, financial advisors, professional sales people, spa owners and hotel managers started calling, asking me to show them how to keep in touch with their patients and clients using cards.

 

And it all started with me learning about and beginning to use a simple, inexpensive technology that allows me to acknowledge and appreciate clients, referral sources, colleagues and friends.

 

It all started with me sending a card a day to make someone feel good.

 

With a growing North American organization and expansion into the United Kingdom and Australia, The HBB Source has unexpectedly transitioned into a greeting card source.

 

Just as Bill Gates predicted a personal computer in every home, it is predicted that one day anyone with an Internet connection will be able to send a real greeting card with a stamp without having to travel to a store, buy rolls of stamps or physically lick, seal and deliver that card to the post office.

 

The technology exists and for less than the cost of a cup of coffee and a few clicks of a mouse, a beautiful greeting card is printed in an individual’s handwriting, stuffed, stamped and mailed the next business day.

 

I loved the idea as soon as I saw it because it would allow me to keep in touch with clients easily and inexpensively while reducing the amount of time spent on the administrative task.

 

I never imagined it would become a future business or significant revenue source. 

 

As you move into the new year, give yourself permission to consider things you may not have given fair attention. Entertain ideas you may at first think insignificant. 

 

You may be sitting on a gold mine.

 

If you have yet to decide on the perfect home business, I strongly encourage you to go to the SendOutCards link in the “About Laurie” section and send a real card with a stamp as a gift from me. 

 

Afterward, explore the site and its links or contact me for a personal tour.

 

Make 2009 your year for living your best life!

 

Laurie Hayes - The HBB Source

“Sweet Success” For Home-Based Business

sweet successIf you’re a chocolate lover looking for a home business opportunity, you may find what my friend Glen Blomgren has to offer, a match made in heaven.

Glen is the former CEO of an Internet school and today, is a dance instructor with his wife, Julia. At 63 years young. he has more energy than most 30 year olds.

What’s his secret?

Besides “cutting the rug” on a regular basis, Glen credits his youthful energy and looks to a healthy chocolate he eats daily. It’s produced by MXI Corporation and is made of delicious Belgium chocolate and one of nature’s highest anti-oxidants.

Since switching to this “healthy chocolate” Glen

- has dropped extra pounds that were clinging to him for years

- has lost inches - he fits into jeans he hasn’t worn in years

- is bending and twisting much easier on the dance floor

And the most startling change he’s experienced,

- his gray hair is turning brown again!

Glen’s family can fill a book with their experiences as can thousands of others who are eating this sweet miracle.

As if the idea of healthy chocolate isn’t sweet enough, there’s also a built-in opportunity for those who share their good fortune with others.

To connect with Glen and learn more about this super food, visit his web site at http://www.hclpro.com/gjblomgren

To Your Sweet Success,

Laurie Hayes

Special Call For Business Seekers

floating-dollar.jpgFor the last few months, I’ve been receiving phone calls and email asking why I so strongly endorse SendOutCards as the ideal home-based business.

After all, I’m a business coach. I help people start all kinds of home businesses and run my own coaching practice from home, so what’s with all the attention on SendOutCards?

At first, I used it only as a tool to keep in touch with clients, colleagues and referral sources. Then I decided to look past the technology and under the hood at the business workings.

The business model made so much sense and offered so much potential that it would have been foolish of me not to jump on board.

And what I quickly discovered was many of the top Internet marketers and thousands of other business professionals were building solid and continuously growing passive incomes from the business model as well.

SendOutCards is replacing business professionals’ primary incomes within two to three years and is pure passive revenue, meaning they won’t have to work again if they choose not to.

YOU can do the same.

Because the potential is unlimited in this business and it’s changing thousands of lives in a really BIG way,  I’m hosting a special call Tuesday, March 18th from 8:00-8:45 p.m. EST to share the obvious (and many hidden) benefits of this business.

On this 45-minute call you’ll discover:

- Why running a home-based business is a genius decision

- Why network marketing is the ideal business model

- Why business leaders jump on SendOutCards without batting an eyelash

- How you can convert $3,000 a month with SendOutCards into $9,000 a month in a few short years while working less than five hours a week

- How you can have your business up and running in less than 30 minutes

If you’ve been a subscriber to The HBB Confidential for the last four years, you know I don’t promote any one type of business or specific business. My primary goal is to help you build the business of your dreams, whatever that might be.

If, however, you aren’t quite sure what the RIGHT business is and if you’re an inexperienced entrepreneur, with undeveloped business skills, there is no better business choice or model than SendOutCards, in my opinion.

This no-cost call is for you if:

- You want to start a home-based business either full or part-time and want to explore your options

- You already have a business and are looking for added revenue streams

- You want to create something that allows you to stop working one day and live on a residual income

To register and receive call details go to

http://www.thehbbsource.com/pages/soccallregistration.htm

I look forward to seeing you!

Yours in Success,

Laurie Hayes

P.S. It’s going to be an exciting, informative call that will introduce you to possibilities you may never know existed. Mark it on your calendar and plan your activities around it.  This call can change your life!

http://www.thehbbsource.com/pages/soccallregistration.htm

Attract More Clients Webinar Feb 18th

   
Discover one of the most powerful, yet rarely used forms of marketing that strengthens customer loyalty and multiplies referrals. Also learn about a technology that allows business owners to put this strategy on auto-pilot for pennies, and in some cases — FREE. Upon registering, watch for a confirmation email with call details from mary.fields@shaw.ca
 
Title:   How To Attract More Clients and Keep Them Longer
 
Date:   Monday, February 18, 2008
 
Time:   8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
 
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SendOutCards - #1 Home-Based Business

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If you’re still working for someone else and have not yet started your home-based business, you’re short-changing yourself in a very BIG way.

Because as an employee, you are paying more in taxes than everyone else who is a non-employee, specifically, business owners.

You might love your job and be tossing around the idea of creating a little something from home, but the longer you wait to make your decision, the more money you’re leaving on the table for the government to take.

By running a simple side-business from home, you can keep $3,000 or more that you would otherwise have paid in taxes.

Maybe the thought of starting a home business is daunting, especially if you’re not sure what to begin.

Start-up costs could be in the thousands or tens of thousands, you may need to learn new skills, and it could take a few years to get things really going to the point of making a healthy profit.

The start-up business I recommend to all newbie entrepreneurs is SendOutCards for a variety of reasons.

To help you understand why I’m so passionate about this is because I know what it can mean to your future and the future of others.

Here are the top 7 reasons why SendOutCards is the perfect way to begin your life as an entrepreneur …

(I will preface this advice with a strong recommendation to always speak with your accountant to get correct information related to your country, state and province.)

1. Tax Advantages
By operating a home-based business, you dramatically reduce the amount of personal taxes you pay.

You can write off expenses for:

- computer, printer, and internet access
- cell phone and long distance charges
- office supplies
- office furniture
- a digital camera
- credit card fees and interest
- marketing
- attending networking/social events
- having your taxes professionally done
- meals with business prospects and clients
- books and magazines
- attending seminars and conferences
- educational material and training

And write off a portion of your expenses for:

- electricity/water/natural gas
- mortgage interest
- property taxes
- snow plowing/yard maintenance
- house cleaning
- laundry expenses (when out of town)
- automotive fuel, leasing costs, maintenance and repair, interest on car loan, depreciation
- telephone

And a portion or all of:

- cruises and trips when you conduct business remotely

2. Leverage

Instead of paying your children allowances, start paying them as sub-contractors. In Canada, children can make up to $10,000 a year without paying taxes. (Check your federal tax laws on this matter.)

Not only can your children use their wages (that are also tax deductible for you) to pay for clothing, entertainment, etc., they can also start filing tax returns.

Even though they don’t have to pay taxes yet, they can create added RRSP room by filing returns at an earlier age.

This one benefit alone creates huge WINS for Mom, Dad and the kids.

3. Low Start Up Cost

To begin a business with SendOutCards, there’s a one-time license fee of $398 and a monthly autoship of $31. This autoship allows you to send 50 greeting cards or 100 post
cards every month.

If you don’t send that many cards, your card bank keeps growing and you can use them for special event mailings like Christmas, party or wedding invitations, and thank you
cards after a big event.

Your first year in business, you might spend $1,000 depending on how often you send cards.

Your first year in business, you will save in taxes several times that amount.

4. The Law of Attraction At Its Best

Every time you send a card to someone congratulating them on a job well done, thanking them for a good deed or recognizing them for an accomplishment, it makes YOU feel good.

Every time someone is at the receiving end of one of your heartfelt cards, you lift a spirit and make SOMEONE ELSE feel good.

Giving for the simple reason it feels good brings back happiness and abundance tenfold.

5. You Don’t Have To Be A Salesman or Saleswoman
When people start receiving your cards (especially your custom made cards with photos of you, your family and friends), they’ll start asking you how you do it.

Once they find out you’re sending these cards for less than a dollar each and they’re printed, stuffed, stamped and mailed for you AND they provide you with a business that gives you major tax breaks, they’ll want to know more!

When you eat in a restaurant, have a great meal and are treated like a star by your server, do you tell all your friends about the experience?

You’re not trying to sell them anything but are passionately sharing a wonderful experience.

The same goes with SendOutCards. Do it because it makes you feel good and puts more money in your bank and share your good fortune with others.

6. Residual Income
Remember the gum commercial with the slogan, “She’ll tell two friends and she’ll tell two friends and so on and so on and so on …”?

SendOutCards works the same way.

For everyone you touch with your cards, you can rest assured they will do the same with their friends and family.

As more people become card senders using the system, your monthly earnings grow because you make overrides on every card that flows through your organization, as well as bonuses and referral fees.

7. It Keeps Going And Going And Going
It’s only in this type of business you can stop working at a certain point in time and still collect checks every month.

If you walk away from your job or any other business you may start, for a month, a year or forever, will you continue to be paid?

Once you’ve built your SendOutCards business to a desirable level, you can pack your bags and head for a tropical vacation or trip around the world and know your bank account continues to grow every single month.

So — knowing what running a SendOutCards business can mean for you, I’ll ask you …

Would You Trade less than $1,000 in Exchange For $3,000?

There’s no time like the present to get your home business started so you can stop giving thousands away to the government.

And there’s no better time than Christmas to begin with SendOutCards. This is the ideal time to start showing people how much you appreciate and care about them.

To learn more about SendOutCards, contact The HBB Source at (705) 560-0788, toll-free in North America 1-866-566-1056, or email info@thehbbsource.com

SendOutCards is currently licensed to operate in 7 countries:

United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Singapore
Ireland
United Kingdom

Committed To Your Success,

Laurie Hayes

If I had it to do over … my business that is…

People always ask if I had to do it over again, (start a home business that allowed me to leave my job), what I would do differently.

My answer is simple - if I had known then what I know now, I would have taken a completely different path to get to where I am today.

I would still be a home-based business coach because I love what I do and love being a part of helping people realize their dreams of entrepreneurship — but I would have traveled a different road to get here.

During the first two years I spent close to $40,000 in specialized training, coaches, seminars, programs and technologies.

The learning was invaluable, but I could have received much of it and started a residual income for pennies compared to what I spent.

If I had my business life to live over, this is what I would do differently …

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I would first become a SendOutCards distributor.

I would pay $398 for a lifetime license.

I would invest $31 a month for access to everything needed to build my business.

I wouldn’t pay a penny for website design, a  shopping cart or autoresponder. Everything I need would be provided to me.

I would have personal access to six and seven-figure sales and marketing experts every week for as long as I need.

I would have coaches and mentors contacting me every week to lend guidance and support.

I would have complementary access to world class live training events.

And I would start making money within my first 30 days.

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Unfortunately I didn’t know about SendOutCards back then, and if I did, I hope I would have had the capacity to recognize the powerful role it would play in my entrepreneurial success.

Today, I recommend this business to every single business-seeking individual because it simply can’t be matched in terms of return on investment.

Corporate leaders, stay-at-home moms, seasoned business owners and professionals are turning to SendOutCards because they recognize its value to their lives and businesses.

My advice is simple – if you are just starting your journey into entrepreneurship or whether you’re a seasoned pro, SendOutCards provides you with everything you need to begin and/or expand.

I am not aware of another program that provides the value, training, coaching, personal development, and support to create business success like this company does.

Discover what SendOutCards can do for you.

Go to the SendOutCards link in the “About Laurie” section and experience the technology. Send a card through my gift account.

Then, select the “System Training” link and watch the SOC presentation webinars.

To learn more contact me directly at 705-560-0788 (1-866-566-1056 in North America) or e-mail info@thehbbsource.com

Yours in Success,

Laurie Hayes

Free 30-Minute Class Tomorrow Night!

BlackboardIt happens in a few hours…

If you haven’t already booked your spot for tomorrow’s call where I’ll teach you how to stop prospecting, and start bringing in more quality referrals than you can handle, you’ll want to get on it pronto.

If you still don’t know what kind of business to start, this call is also for you. I’ll show you the easiest way to enter the world of business with minimum risk and investment so you can start taking advantage of the generous tax breaks provided to home-based entrepreneurs.

On October 2nd at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard time, you’ll discover the impact of relationships on various businesses and professions, some shocking statistics on how we as consumers react to seemingly insignificant gestures, how to multiply your business without prospecting, face-to-face asking for referrals or advertising, and how to do it at zero cost.

To reserve your spot on the call, send an email to
lhayes7661-274777@autocontactor.com

**Leave the subject line and body blank so the autoresponder registers you properly.**

Reserve this block of time and commit 30 minutes to learning how you can shape your future because on October 2nd, your life may be forever changed.

See you tomorrow!

Laurie Hayes

P.S. You have two choices … keep on doing what you’re doing and keep on getting what you’re getting or spend 30 minutes on Tuesday, October 2nd at 7 p.m. EST discovering how you can turn it around. Email

lhayes7661-274777@autocontactor.com and leave the subject and text fields blank.

P.P.S. When you’re interested, you do what’s convenient. When you’re committed, you do what it takes. The choice is yours.

It Starts in Two Days!

In The Complete 12-Step Guide To Starting A Home-Based Business home study program, I share the story of my two-year journey that allowed me to leave my government job to run a full-time home business.

Many times I’ve been asked if I had to do it all over again, would I do things differently and my answer is, “Absolutely!”

I did things the hard way, paying thousands upon thousands of dollars for training, coaching, and purchasing products and programs, then investing thousands of hours into turning that new knowledge into experience and skill.

In the first eight months, I spent more than $8,500 on enrolment in a professional coaching institution, a marketing coach and web site design. And a couple of thousand more on a new computer, printer/fax/scanner, a comfy chair, books, home study programs, a phone system and top notch headset.

How much did I make from that new business in my first eight months? 

Zippo. Zilch. Nada. 

My focus was on traveling a steep learning curve and collecting knowledge and skill as I coached on a pro-bono basis. 

Within two years I had turned that learning curve into an earning curve, however, it’s not the path I recommend to my clients today.

What would I do differently if I was beginning at square one? 

If I had it to do all over again, I would have started with SendOutCards

“What?!” 

I would have started with SendOutCards because the start up cost is the equivalent of four tanks of gas for my truck. I’d have earned back that investment within 30 days and would have created a growing monthly revenue stream while developing stronger business and marketing skills.

I would have leveraged my time and money by being paid to learn.

I didn’t know about SendOutCards back then, but today, I highly recommend it as the smartest entry into entrepreneurship. The investment is minuscule, your website is created for you, training, support and tools are given to you and the learning curve is a mole hill, not a mountain.

I have simply not found an easier, faster or more rewarding path to business and profit than what this model provides.

Because I have personally experienced the benefits of SendOutCards, I want to help you fast track your journey into entrepreneurship by helping you earn while you learn.

On September 11th, the SendOutCards 90-Day Action Plan Program begins!

For 90 days, I will stand by your side and show you how to quickly build your business and set the stage for a highly successful business career.

This coaching program is a reward to you for stepping up and taking action towards making your dream of entrepreneurship come true. With weekly group coaching calls and special one-on-one attention, your business will be on the fast track for continued growth and success.

In order to qualify, you need to be enrolled as an Entrepreneur with SendOutCards. You may begin by visiting the SendOutCards link in the “About Laurie” section. The start-up cost is minimal and you can easily recover it within the first 30 days of our time together.

Explore the system and send a card. (I’ve covered the cost for you.) 

You may enroll on your own or contact me at 1-866-566-1056 (705-560-0788 for Australia, New Zealand and U.K.) to guide you through the process. If you have any questions or are unsure about anything, pick up the phone and call.

On September 11th, your new life as an entrepreneur begins!

You only need to bring three things to the table – motivation, attitude and commitment.

Everything else is provided for you.

If you’re ready to start your home business with me as your personal guide, go to www.hbbsourcecards.com and register for the Entrepreneur package. If you have any questions, contact me prior to signing on.

Committed to your success,

Laurie Hayes