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Ecclesiastes 11:5 (NIV)

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Five Ways to entertain your kids:

#1 - Naptime - Working while your child is taking a nap is an easy way to have the quiet that you’ll need for phone calls and other important tasks. If you have more than one child, try setting a specific time for them to take a nap each day, so that they will come to expect it. Even a half hour a day can make a difference in your workload.

If you have older children that are home during the day, they too need quiet time even if they don’t necessarily sleep. It is good for children to have some time to themselves. They can play quietly in their room, read or do another quiet activity.

Tune in next week for #2!

~ Jill

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* When you have a customer or new distributor on the phone, or even a prospect who is excited about the products or service, ask them right then, “Right off the top of your head, if I asked you ‘Who else do you know who would love to know about this,” who are the first 3 people who come to mind?”

You’re going to get their gut reaction and you’re going to get them thinking. They’ll give you 3 names. Then if it’s a new distributor, say “Great! Let’s talk to them this week. What’s a good time for you?” and you can set up some 3-way calls. If it’s a customer say, “Great! Since you know they would love this too, would you mind introducing me?” and maybe arrange a time to get together at her house or meet for coffee somewhere.

It’s totally non-pressure, friend to friend, no big set-up time needed, just casual word of mouth referral. This leads to fast and strong duplication if you teach your whole team. It’s a great way for even brand new distributors to keep their pipeline full of new people to talk to. I’ve seen statistics that say we each know about 250 people, so you’re looking to expand your reach to those 250 people that your people know that you don’t…yet!

Becki Maxson
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Most small business owners are very busy people who don’t have a lot of extra time on their hands. They will happily outsource some of their daily time-consuming tasks to a telecommuter. One of these time consuming tasks is setting appointments. Appointment setting is a perfect occupation for a telecommuter. The employer doesn’t necessarily need a full-time employee to set his appointments, but at the same time needs someone that is available the majority of business hours in case his clients call in, or to make calls at different times of the day.

A telecommuter is the perfect candidate for this position. As a telecommuting appointment setter you can work with your employer’s schedule. If he needs a few calls made in the morning and then wants you to be available for callbacks in the afternoon, you are there to help. Best of all, you are not limited to just one employer or client. You can easily work as an appointment setter for several business owners at the same time. This will allow you to make a fulltime income while allowing each employer to only pay you for a few hours per day or week.

Setting appointments is something you can easily do from home. All you need is a phone and some way to organize yourself. A computer with Microsoft Outlook, or an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of your clients’ schedules would work well. You could even do this with a good paper calendar at first.

You should have good telephone and written skills to work as an appointment setter. Previous experience as an administrative assistant or secretary is not necessary, but is definitely a plus when it comes to the skills you need and when you are approaching prospective employers or clients. You should also be fairly organized to be able to keep up with multiple appointments for multiple clients each day.

As an appointment setter you will be spending a lot of time both on the phone and on email. You will be checking in with your clients (the small business owners) on a daily basis and then spend the rest of your time contacting their clients, setting up and later confirming appointments. Of course you will also keep your own clients or employers informed of any changes or cancellations throughout the day.

If this is something you are interested in doing, here’s how to start. Determine your hourly rate. You should take the going rate for a task like this in an office setting into consideration and then up it from there. Your employer does not have to provide you with an office, a computer, telephone or any other equipment. You are also most likely going to be an independent contractor, which means he does not have to pay for any of your benefits or taxes. You will be responsible for all this, keep that in mind when determining your rate.

Now it’s time to approach small business owners in your area with what you have to offer and start building a client base. Once you have a few happy clients, word of mouth advertising should start to bring you even more business.

About The Author:
Nell Taliercio is the owner and founder of www.telecommutingmoms.com – which is a leading resource website with work at home jobs and everything a telecommuting mom would need. Come visit us today!

This article is available for reprint with author's resource box intact and all links live and clickable. Copyright is reserved by author.

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BOTTOM LAYER:
2 cups sugar
¾ cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 cup Jif peanut butter
1 7-9, or 10-ounce jar marshmallow creme
1 tsp. vanilla

In a heavy 2 ½-quart saucepan, combine sugar, butter or margarine and evaporated milk. Bring to a FULL rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue boiling over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. REMOVE from heat. Add Jif, stirring until melted. Add marshmallow creme and vanilla; beat until well blended.

Spread in a buttered 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan. COOL at room temperature, then refrigerate. Cut into squares when firm.

Recipe Source:
Submitted by: Mary Hannah
Bizymoms Cookbook by Diana Ennen & Kelly Poelker
Virtual Word Publishing, Inc.
http://www.virtualwordpublishing.com
diana@virtualwordpublishing.com

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Top off gifts with these handmade gift tags that double as bookmarks.

MATERIALS:
8- by 2 1/2-inch piece of card stock
Craft knife
Glue
Pencil
Colored markers
Con-Tact paper
Ribbon

Time needed: Under 1 Hour

1. Draw a simple shape, such as a fish, a flower or a curvy earthworm on the card stock.

2. With a craft knife, cut out the shape (a parent's job) and discard it. Next, glue the card stock onto a slightly larger piece of card stock that's been cut from a contrasting color.

3. Use markers to color in the design and print the name of the person who will be receiving the gift.

4. Make a hole in one end of the tag and tie a loop of ribbon through it for tying the tag to its package. Finally, laminate the tags with Con-Tact paper to make them long lasting.

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Found at FamilyFun.com

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Feature from the Summer Fiction Giveaway
Veil of Fire
by Marlo Schalesky

HISTORICAL FIRE PROVIDES BACKDROP FOR MYSTERY
Marlo Schalesky Paints Compelling Word Picture in VEIL OF FIRE
(NASHVILLE, TENN.) Hinckley, Minnesota is going up in flames and a mysterious “being” sets up camp at the edge of town in Marlo Schalesky’s May 2007 release, VEIL OF FIRE. Coping with the loss of loved ones and
belongings is hard enough, but Hinckley citizens are also encountering a monster. Or is it a ghost? Something didn’t burn up in the fire and Hinckley folks aren’t quite sure if that’s a good thing or bad.

Marlo Schalesky uses the facts from the worst firestorm in Minnesota history—the fire of 1894— as the backdrop for VEIL OF FIRE. Her lyrical prose is woven deftly into the harsh reality of a fire that consumed 400 square
miles and killed 418 people in just four hours. Hinckley of today still isn’t sure
what or who the monster was that the fire left behind. Perhaps, though,
Schalesky’s story can solve that mystery once and for all.

Schalesky is the author of four books and a regular columnist for Power for
Living. She has been published in Focus on the Family, Decision, Moody
Magazine, Today’s Christian Woman, Discipleship Journal, and others. In
addition, she was named 2001 Writer of the Year at the Mount Hermon
Christian Writers' Conference.

Cook Communications will be launching the “Sizzling Summer of Fiction”
reading campaign with VEIL OF FIRE and other summer releases. Fiction
book clubs and reader groups may contact Schalesky and schedule a time
and date to interact via Internet or conference call. Downloadable reader’s
guides are available at www.cookministries.com. A separate “Bring an Author
to Your Book Club” Internet page can be found at www.cookministries.com/readthis.

Review by:
This is not a review, but a press release about Veil of Fire, one of the books being offered in the Summer Fiction Giveaway!