If you are a Delta home based business owner, you have a story. Perhaps you don’t think your story is very interesting, but I bet others would. Especially other Delta folks who would like to own their own Delta Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage Direct Sales or internet business.

Your personal story can be used as a case study in your marketing materials. Think of the memorable personal stories that could be drawn from the lives of these famous entrepreneurs:

Walt Disney (Started an empire with a vision and a small loan.)
Martha Stewart (Made DIY home decorating chic and rebounded after legal troubles.)
Warren Buffet (Where do I start?)

In addition to using experiences from your own life as a direct marketer in Delta, you can use stories about how your products, services, or financial opportunity has affected one of your customers or team members.

If no interesting stories immediately come to mind, don’t dismiss this effective marketing tool. Just keep it in mind as you go about your business in the next few weeks.

As you interact with your home business customers and people in your Delta network, something might pique your interest. Jot it down for future development.

If you observe your business interactions from a storyteller’s perspective, the marketing possibilities will jump out at you.

How has my experience as a Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage network marketer in Delta dramatically improved my life? Email me today and I’ll tell you all about it. -Phil

Phil Hoskins
Delta, BC
V4M 1Z9
604.943.8598
phil@philhoskins.com

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Your Delta home business customers shop with their smartphone: is your business iPhone-friendly? Many Delta network marketers are still trying to bring their businesses into the digital age by opening e-stores that cater to internet shoppers who shop from their Vancouver home.

As usually happens, however, BC customers are way ahead of Vancouver entrepreneurs who operate network marketing businesses.

Vancouver internet shoppers are not only buying from their home, they are researching products and comparing prices on the fly with their iPhones, Androids and BlackBerry Curves.

This is good news for Delta network marketers because it allows us to compete even more effectively with traditional BC retail sellers.

Creative Delta direct sellers will use the same methods the big guns use to drive sales. If group bartering, limited-time text sales, and special Facebook deals work for national retailers, why can’t Vancouver network marketers use them to sell products and recruit team members?

Perhaps the next cool mobile selling strategy will come from the BC network marketing community.

I am currently building my XoBiotic Squares network with a variety of methods: old school and cutting edge. If you need a mentor for your Delta XoBiotic Squares home based business, I would love to help you succeed.

Call me today at 604.943.8598 to get started. I will make sure you avoid the common mistakes new Delta direct sellers often make. Don’t waste your time with trial and error, use my proven methods for Vancouver home business success.

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Welcome to the Xocai chocolate blog! I am entrpreneur and investor in human spirit Phil Hoskins. My Xocai team is growing steadily as the healthy chocolate revolution gains steam in the Vancouver area.

I started sharing Xocai antioxidant chocolate in March 2008. Since then, my mental and physical health has improved along with my income. You can read more about me at http://philhoskins.com/more-about-xocai.

Why is my weight-loss chocolate business growing? It’s simple – health and prosperity. Richmond and Surrey people are beginning to realize that they cannot eliminate chocolate from their diet. The chocolate lovers I speak with are passionate about their love affair with chocolate. As Xocai founder Jeanette Brooks often explains, “When you are depressed, you want chocolate, when you are happy, you want chocolate . . .”

Clearly, chocolate is very important to most Langley people. However, people who have been eating unhealthy chocolate regularly for years are worried about the saturated fats and refined sugar in conventional chocolate. When these people learn about Xocai healthy chocolate, they realize that it is THE ANSWER. Xocai chocolate fills two essential needs – a commitment to a healthier diet and ultimate chocolate satisfaction. For many Vancouver chocoholics, this is enough.

However, some of the Surrey people who attend my Delta healthy dark chocolate meetings join Xocai and start their own direct marketing business.

It’s easy to understand why Xocai is thriving. Healthy chocolate is ‘recession-proof’. (Remember, Xocai created the healthy chocolate category.) When the economy tanks, Richmond people give up cable TV, vacations, eating out and new clothes. But they don’t give up chocolate. A daily chocolate escape helps Delta people get through hard times.

If you would like to learn more about the Xocai opportunity, call me today at 604.943.8598.

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them — Walt Disney

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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. – Winston Churchill

My choice to start my own Delta XoBiotic Squares home business and profit in the online marketplace was an informed decision of optimism. I believe my future is full of promise, and I am seeing the results of my leap of faith.

Occasionally, I am reminded that many of my fellow BC workers are worry-aholics. They worry about the economy, they worry about public policy, they worry about their family, they worry about their health. If I read too much news and public commentary, the pessimism, cynicism, and fatalism really bring me down.

I readily admit that there are legitimate concerns for everyone in my home town of Delta. I am not blind to our challenges. However, I choose to believe that collectively and individually we can meet those challenges and prosper. Think of all that we have overcome in the past. Ours is not the only generation faced with complex problems.

I choose to be a optimist. Why? I have taken control of my life by starting my own Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage online business.

I am moving forward with my goals. My Delta organization is growing, my family is enjoying more time together, my finances are improving, and I am refining my marketing and business management skills.

I have surrounded myself with positive energy, and that makes a huge difference. Optimism breeds optimism.

The atmosphere among the members of my sales team is one of the best fringe benefits of selling XoBiotic Squares in Vancouver, BC and to the online marketplace.

Are you an optimistic entrepreneur looking for an innovative company to partner with? Are you choosing to believe in a bright future in spite of the general pessimistic mood in Delta and globally? Are you ready to ignore the MLM naysayers? If you are, I invite you to join my Delta sales team and we will succeed together.

Phil Hoskins
604.943.8598

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If you are researching network marketing companies to join in Vancouver, how can you identify a legitimate MLM? Can you trust Delta MLM watchdog sites that assure you that they are fair and impartial? The Richmond MLM watchdog sites I have encountered refuse to print contact information with their MLM reviews. What are they hiding?

If you are like me, I want to know the real people behind any Vancouver home business opportunity I am considering.

Jeanette L. Brooks and Andrew N. Brooks are the founders of MXI corporation, the makers of Xocai antioxidant chocolate. You can read about them at http://www.mxicorp.com/founders/. Here is what they have to say to people like you who are considering becoming a healthy chocolate distributor in Richmond, Surrey, or Langley:

“We’re honored that you are interested in joining our Xocai Healthy Chocolate Family in the Vancouver area.

We are anxious for you to experience for yourself the benefits of our industry-leading products. Each product has been formulated to provide you with a significant amount of antioxidants from our exclusive blend of cold-pressed cacao and freeze-dried acai berries without the refined sugars and unhealthy fats, fillers and preservatives found in most other chocolates.

We hope that you decide to join our Healthy Chocolate Family.

By doing so, you will be able to experience better health and increased wealth as you pursue your goals and dreams with the Xocai products and the Healthy Chocolate business opportunity.”

Jeanette Brooks has nothing to hide. She stands proudly as the face of MXI corporation. MXI’s sales record speaks for itself. MXI’s products are scientifically sound. The Xocai residual income opportunity in Delta is legitimate.

What you see is what you get. And with Xocai–you can get it all!

I am also a proud member of the Delta Xocai healthy chocolate family. If you want more information about Xocai antioxidant chocolate, let’s meet for a face-to-face discussion.

I can be reached at 604.943.8598.

Phil

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MLM, or multilevel marketing, is a business structure that works on a multi-tiered level.  Income is earned when you sell products, but also as you sponsor other sellers to work as part of your team.  This is called the downline.  Money is earned from the downline when those individuals sell products and also recruit additional people in to the business.  The compensation plan grows exponentially and the most successful MLM business owners make money from the work that their downline does.

There are a number of MLM business opportunities and the various types of products to be sold are limitless.  In the MLM business, selling product is the first source of income.  Sales representatives sell their product and earn a set commission on what they sell.  Usually, there is little to no overhead as the parent company handles all of the inventory and product delivery to the customer.  For that reason, there usually isn’t a need to buy and store large amounts of inventory.

The key to a successful MLM business is duplicating efforts.  Although revenue can be earned selling products, recruiting others in to the company and training them to sell product is where the business and compensation grows.  For instance, if a sales representative has 20 customers, he can earn revenue from those 20 customers, however, if he recruits another MLM representative and trains that person to get 20 customers, he now can earn a percentage from 40 customers, not just 20.  The growth of MLM comes in training recruits to be successful in doing the same.  Thus, the downline builds and revenue builds with it. 

MLM compensation can vary from company to company, but essentially, that process of selling to customers and building the downline is consistent across all MLM business models.   The sales representative will normally be paid a larger percentage or commission on the direct sales of products to his customers.   Some MLM companies pay additional revenue when a new recruit is brought in to the business, or sponsored.  Newly recruited members will be trained so that they can learn strategies to be successful in selling products.  Some MLM companies pay individuals when they train new recruits.  Compensation continues to grow as the downline continues to expand and there are usually bonuses or additional percentages paid at predetermined levels.  For instance, a company might increase the product sales commission percentage.  Building leadership is important in any MLM company.   Successful leaders will continue to help the MLM business grow.

The commission structure can be quite complex in MLM’s.  If a company paid out too much in commissions, it would quickly go out of business.  MLM’s , however, are structured so that reaching specific compensation levels is difficult, but attainable by those that wish to work hard to achieve leadership levels.  With MLM’s, it’s not necessary to reach the upper levels of leadership.  There is money to be made just from selling a product that the representative is passionate about.  The income that can be earned can be substantial.  In an MLM, compensation is rewarded by effort.  That old adage “do nothing, get nothing” applies to any business.  But depending on the effort that is put forth, MLM’s can be quite lucrative.

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Are you looking for a way to generate some additional income?  Are you falling short making ends meet in your current position?  Maybe you are just unhappy with your current job situation.  These are just a number of reasons to consider an MLM home based business.  MLM, or Multi-level marketing, is also often called network marketing.  In an MLM, you grow your business by developing a hierarchy of distributers under you.  Some people wrongly associate MLM businesses with illegal pyramid schemes, but multi level marketing is completely legal.  In fact, many successful companies have been based on MLM strategies.

It used to be that years ago, MLM opportunities were limited by the business owner’s network of family and friends.  And often people were skeptical and wouldn’t even agree to hear about the business.  Although some recruiting can occur from people you know, social media venues like Twitter and Facebook and online sites like Craigslist and Ebay have broadened the way that you can let like-minded people know about your opportunity.  With the internet, the ability to grow your MLM business is virtually unlimited.  The right opportunity can explode in growth and you can be on your way to earning the income that you need.

The advantages of considering an MLM home based business are numerous.  Many MLM opportunities allow you to work from home on a flexible schedule.  For that reason, you can begin building a second source of income working part time while still keeping your existing job.  As your business grows, you may find that it actually replaces your current income, allowing you to focus your energy into your MLM full time.  Imagine being able to walk away from a dead end job to the flexibility of owning your own business.

MLM business opportunities usually have low start up costs.  This means it will be a minimal investment for you to get your business started and with many different MLM businesses out there, you can select one that suits your personal preference.  In most cases, the parent company supplies the inventory, so you do not need large amounts of capital to invest in inventory or a place to store it all.   Often in MLM businesses, the parent company takes care of all product delivery.  With low initial investments and minimal overhead, an MLM business is right for many different people.

Some additional advantages of operating a home based MLM include tax benefits.  Operating a business from home allows you to deduct certain expenses.  You may be able to deduct portions of your utilities, vehicle expenses, office supplies and more.  Your accountant can provide you with the details of how to make home based business deductions and what items you may be able to claim.

If you have considered starting your own business, an MLM home based business may be your best opportunity.  There are a multitude of excellent MLM opportunities and you can tap in to the revenue without the major expense of market research, product development, and all of the headaches that go alone with launching a new company.  It really is a winning business model and a great way to reach unlimited income potential.

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I am intrigued and inspired by the way some Richmond people respond to financial challenges.

I have seen Richmond friends whose jobs were outsourced waste no time and retrain for new careers even though they were close to retirement age.

I’ve heard of executive level Richmond businessmen and women who, after finding themselves ‘RIFed,’ take much lower paying positions to support their families.

I’ve heard of entrepreneurs who lost their homes build a small business that allowed them to buy another, nicer Richmond home in just a few years.

I’ve even heard of Richmond stay-at-home moms start online businesses that eventually generated an income larger than their husbands’ earnings at the pinnacle of his career.

If you are sinking financially but have not yet found a solution, I invite you to learn about my Richmond business. I sell Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage and XoBiotic Squares online and in the Richmond area.

Starting your own business for the first time can be overwhelming. I remember how apprehensive I was. Fortunately, I received all the tools and support promised to me when I signed up as a new Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage distributor. That has also been the experience of the XoBiotic Squares distributors in my network–because I have provided the same attentive mentoring! (It’s hard to be humble when your XoBiotic Squares team is breaking sales records.)

If you are trying to cope with a financial reversal, let me help you turn things around with Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage.

I hold Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage meetings at local coffee shop in Delta. If you join my Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage sales team, I pledge to provide you all the support and business tools you will need to succeed.

entrpreneur and investor in human spirit Phil Hoskins
Delta, BC
604.943.8598 phil@philhoskins.com
Activ, the healthy chocolate beverage XoBiotic Squares

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MXI Chocolate continues to receive positive media attention. The winter 2011 issue of Prosper Magazine focuses exclusively on the Vancouver Xocai Healthy Chocolate business opportunity.

Here are some quotes from Prosper Magazine:

“After looking at this tasty company in-depth, one word comes to mind: unique. Unlike many network marketing companies that produce ‘me too’ products, Xocai’s signature product (healthy dark chocolate) is a one-of-a-kind in this industry.” -editor Matt Bennett

“Many people who have joined Xocai have noticed dramatic improvements in health and also benefited financially from the company’s network marketing business plan.”-editor Matt Bennett

“From the beginning, Xocai has always been interested in doing things the best way possible, and it shows. The company has experienced exponential growth every year since its 2005 founding.” -staff writer Natalie Hollingshead

The Prosper Xocai issue highlights several successful Xocai antioxidant chocolate distributors and shows how Xocai has changed their lives. Check out their inspirational stories. You will notice that Xocai is an ‘equal opportunity’ organization.

Motivated Surrey people can excel regardless of age, gender, vocation, or socioeconomic level.

If you are unemployed in Delta or interested in supplementing your Richmond income, I recommend that you read the Xocai issue of Prosper Magazine to learn about MXI antioxidant chocolate. The issue is chock full of articles about Xocai researched and written by journalists not employed by MXI Corp.

To purchase a copy you can email contact@prosperstories.com or visit the Prosper Magazine website.

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