I want to wish all of you a happy and prosperous new year. Lets take the potential in 2008 and turn it into a fantastic success.

I’m sure that many of you reading this blog are striving to reach new goals in the new year. Here is a link to an audio message about achieving your goals for 2008. Thank you to the Financial Aid Podcast for this message.

How to achieve your goals in 2008

Welcome to my Bookwise Independent Associate web site. I have begun this new business with the goal of building a new stream of income. It has become clear to me that the old idea of having a steady paycheck and a secure job no longer exists. Having multiple streams of income will help me eliminate the potential risks of loosing any one source of money. I simply cannot take such risks now that I have a family. And besides, building your own business is less risky than relying on someone else’s business for your paycheck, at least in my mind; I’m sure plenty of people will disagree with me.

So why Bookwise? Well, it just seemed like a no-brainer to me. The investment is pretty low, and I love books. the initial signup fee was $39.95 which included the startup kit. Then each month I invest another $39.95, but for that monthly fee I get a slew of benefits including a hardcover book of my choice and lots of training on how to build my new business. All of it worth more than the monthly fee. And compared with other network marketing businesses I am not required to purchase and store any stock of product; it’s all done online through my bookstore. Compared to what it would cost me to build my own bookstore store this is a small investment.

So why join a network marketing business? Good question. Like everyone else, I used to think badly of network marketing and thought the people involved a bunch of suckers who would loose all their money, and eventually their friends and family. And of course this was true for many people who tried, and still try, to run a network marketing business. The problem here is that I just went off all the opinions of other people and never took a serious look at it. But after careful consideration and some research I have changed my mind about network marketing. I believe the reason most people fail at network marketing has nothing to do with the system itself; it has to do with the poor training they receive and incorrect information they are given by their upline. I’ll go into this a little further in a future blog post. Let’s just say that if done right and ethical you do not have to have a list of names and pester every friend and family member you know. And if you understand that it is not a get rich quick business, that it takes quality time and effort, the future residual income can become substantial. I am committing to at least 3 years of solid effort before I officially decide if this is for me.

So, with this blog you can following this new venture and see how well I do. I will be attempting to post on a regular basis and discuss some of the marketing & sales methods I am learning, as well as updates about the growth and changes of Bookwise. And occasionally I’ll post reviews of books I’m reading.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to talk to you soon.