More about George Divel

It is difficult to find a good investment advisor. The airwaves are filled with advertisement from company’s who say that you can invest on your own if you use the tools provided by these companies. But the truth is that investments are so complicated that even some professionals don’t have all the knowledge you need to do a good job.

So what can you do?

The best way is to persevere and try to find an advisor who has the experience and skills and who also is willing to spend the time to help you understand your financial situation. I was told that George Divel of GlobalWealthAdvisors in the state of Maryland was such an advisor so I decided to check him out.

I found his personal website (www.georgedivel.com) and I learned that George began his career at financial giant Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, MD, where he received the firm’s National Sales Director Award, Sales Excellence Award, and was a member of the Director’s Club. George was also the youngest Morgan Stanley associate to achieve Vice President status. That told me that he smart and ambitious. But would he be willing to spend the time on my personal situation, including wealth building, financial planning, education planning and cash management for my business? I got a good clue from further research when I discovered that George Divel was a frequent lecturer and seminar leader in the Baltimore area. I have had to make speeches and presentations and the fact that George made this a regular part of his business told me volumes about him. It said that he had confidence in his knowledge (since he was willing to speak in public about investing, and it told me that he was willing to invest his time, without compensation to make himself available. Also, when I visited his blog www.georgedivel.wordpress.com , I learned that George provided helpful information on a very large range of financial subjects and investments.

Here are seven great businesses that you can operate from
your home.

1. Affiliate Marketing

An affiliate or associate program is a method of selling
products on the internet through commission sales. When
someone you refer to a website buys, the company you are an
affiliate of pays you a commission. In many cases, it is
also possible to make money from the efforts of people that
you introduce to the affiliate program. You can expand your
product line by joining and promoting more than one
affiliate program. Finally, you can operate your own
affiliate program to promote the sale of your own products
and services.

2. Internet Auctions

Many thousands now make their living or fortune from
selling products and services on eBay and similar auction
sites. So can you!

3. Drop Shipping

Drop shipping is a method of selling products without
stocking inventory yourself. When you make a sale you
contact the manufacturer or authorized distributor who
ships it to the customer with your invoice and shipping
label. Advantages include no warehousing, shipping, or
inventory costs.

4. Finder’s Fees

Finder’s fees are paid for finding money (loans, equipment
leasing, et cetera), equipment (mining, construction, et
cetera), personnel, companies for sale, locations (fast
food franchises, vending machines, et cetera) and just
about anything else that people are willing to pay for.
Simply match sellers with buyers and you can earn finder’s
fees.

5. Self-Publishing

A self-publisher creates, produces, and sells information
products. Information products may be in the form of books,
booklets, videos, audio cassettes, compact disks (CDs),
electronic books, files, databases, private websites, and
other media. The information products that you create are
unique. You have exclusive control and ownership of your
own information products.

6. International Trade

You can import products for resale from foreign
manufacturers, distributors, and other suppliers.
You can also extend your reach worldwide to customers
by means of exporting, mail order and Internet marketing.
As an Export Management Agent, you could earn commissions
arranging for other domestic companies to sell their
products to foreign corporations.

7. Consulting

Consultants charge large fees for their knowledge,
expertise, skills, connections, experience, and other
assets. This business can be operated from home with
little more than standard office equipment and supplies.

RESOURCE BOX:

J. Stephen Pope, President of Pope Consulting Inc.,
has been helping clients to earn maximum business
profits for over twenty-five years.

For profitable Work at Home Small Business Ideas,
visit http://www.yenommarketinginc.com/

Web Site Blues? Need one, don’t know where to start? Got one, but aren’t getting enough sales?

If you need a Web site soon you may be wondering where to start and who to trust. All Web masters are not equal. Some do not know the marketing languagewhat I call “Passion Copywriting.” Before you call a Web master, check out a book writing or internet coach to help you pre-plan, create sales-pulling headlines, write your sales letter, and how to connect them so all information leads to sales on your order page.

If you already have a Web page, I’m sure you put your heart and soul into it, even paid someone big money to put it up for you. Yet, if your home page’s copy speaks lackluster, then you may be ready for a makeover. You may have submitted to the search engines without receiving targeted hits and buyers either.

You only have 10 seconds to impress your “to be” buyer. Apply these “Passion Copywriting” tips for your refreshed Web pages:

1.Write dazzling home-page copy that grabs your visitors by the collar.

Compel them through benefit-driven headlines. Just listing your book, product, service, or ezine falls flat every time. Write copy that seduces your visitors to buy whatever it is you want to sell.

Appeal to their emotions. “After you use my services, you will feel as young as child playing in the surf.” Or, use concrete benefits rather than general ones. Instead of reduce your stress; try “Create leap out of bed energy when you use this method.”

2. Quote a client or customer using their testimonial.

In their own words, clients can give you a strong recommendation your visitors will believe. It will arouse curiosity enough that your visitor will keep reading to find out more.

3. Let your visitor know your financial success.

Tell a story of your success and how your client or customer can do the same thing when they follow your advice. Use specifics such as: Judy’s Success

- Raised Web book sales from $75 to $3000 (8 mo) over $4500 in 2004.
- Increased book and Internet coaching clients from 7 to 17 in two months.
- Increased search engine placement to # 1 in Google, Yahoo and 35 others (8 mo) using “book coaching.”
- Increased ezine subscribers 15-25 a day (total 3500)
- Listed on 3140 Web sites with a hyperlink back to my Web site where I sell my services and products

4. Present solutions for your visitor’s problem or challenge.

When you pay attention to where your visitor is now, pull them in with a question on it. “Does your Web site have low sales?” Then, offer 3-5 solutions for it in bullet form. These benefits are the results of using your product or service. Benefits sell.

5. Speak to your audience’s resistances.

In your sales letter say something like, you’re probably thinking, it will cost big time to use my Internet marketing service. Or you already have 5 eBooks on this topic and haven’t used them, so why should you buy my book? Then, handle each objection of why you are the only choice for this helpful skill.

6. Flatter your reader.

Describe the kind of client or customer you want. Tell why the way they think, work or feel is important to you. Forget the “I” in your sales copy. Always approach the “you.”

7. Use power words to entice your reader to take action.

Lists abound in many books, but of course you can use the basic best: free, you, discover, new, latest, guarantee, money, secret, act now, save, how to, reveal and success.

Instead of passive words like is, was, has, have, use strong verbs that either give a visual or elicit an emotion. How will your customer feel after he uses your service? Or, How will her life look after she reads your book?

Now is the time to be bold and even outrageous, so your visitor will not say “ho-hum” and leave. The more your “Passion Copywriting” entertains, the longer your visitor stays to see more of what you offer. One big compliment “I found so much great information on your site, I stay 2 hours.”

Judy Cullins, 20-year book and Internet Marketing Coach, Author of 10 eBooks including “Write your eBook Fast,” and “How to Market your Business on the Internet,” she offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, The Book Coach Says…and Business Tip of the Month at http://www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml and over 140 free articles. Email her at mailto:Judy@bookcoaching.com