Intuit has given us 5 copies of Quickbooks Pro 2009 to give away to Sparkplugging readers! That’s a $199 value, baby! One copy will be given to a lucky WAHM 2.0, and four others will be given away elsewhere on the Sparkplugging network.
Read Brandie Kajino’s QuickBooks 2009 review here.
So, now you can get [...]

Sparkplugging is continuing a new tradition called ‘Spark an Idea Thursday’. Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know [...]

I’m organizationally challenged. One of the biggest problems I had early in my work-at-home life was keeping all my marketing strategies organized and working. I’d write an article, post it, and then be done. I may not write another article for months even though article marketing was part of my promotional strategy. The same thing [...]

Is That Business Card Really Needed?
The summer months are typically when Direct Sales companies hold their annual convention.  After planning and saving for months when the day arrives to reach your travel destination, follow these simple tips to ensure a safe return.
Make sure you pack your business cards.  You’ll be doing lots of networking and [...]

Years ago I had the privilege of hearing former four-star general Colin Powell speak.  Mr. Powell is a very wise and intelligent man. I took away many priceless insights from his presentation, including one invaluable resource that he shared with us.
He said he checks this website daily.  Since learning of its existence, I too use [...]

Sparkplugging is starting a new tradition called ‘Spark an Idea Thursday’. Each week we’ll be sharing some great ideas for a topic of interest to our readers. We invite you to grab our image and carry the tradition through to your own blog! If you do, please link back to this post so we know [...]

There are many aspects to working at home that can hinder someones success. One if the biggest is what I call an “employee mindset”. The best way I know how to describe the difference between employee thinking and entrepreneurial thinking is using parenting. In the parent/child relationship, the child is much like the employee; taking [...]

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When I was in the research stages of working at home, I read a book called Making a Living Without a Job by Barbara Winters in which she described the concept of “multiple profit centers”. While the concept is well known today, at the time (1993) they idea of creating more than one business seemed [...]

One of the credit card companies has a slogan, “What’s in your wallet?”  Today I’d like to ask all direct sales consultants “What’s in your purse (or glove box)?”  Do you always have a business card, catalog and sample available?
I’m not suggesting that you need to be on the clock 24/7 or that you need [...]