Most commonly it is up to secretaries and office personnel to keep office running smooth, efficient, and not waste time or money. Yet many sales people don't have this luxury.

Try 10 tips below for one month and see what a difference your life and work will take on.

1. Right now get out your calendar and PEN in one hour of time every Friday for next month to work on ONLY those tasks that you need to do or want to do

2. Make a list of all things that seem to get out of control or piled up during week and figure out or discover a different system. Yours isn't working or you wouldn't be reading this.

3. Get my 5 W's of Organizing, a TEASER, and a TICKLE by downloading your copy from http://wwwoverhall.com/products.htm Read and follow steps now and anytime things get out of control.

4. Buy a tickler file or make one yourself (I tell you how at http://www.overhall.com ickler_file.htm )

5. Keep all "jobs" you're working on (or call backs) in your tickler stand or file drawer of your desk. Put job away when you're finished working on it for day. Better yet, schedule next time you will work on job and file it in your tickler for that date.

6. To ensure you don't have interruptions come in early or stay late. Yes you can do this if you really want to shine and be successful.

Instead, you'll realize that making profits online WILL require an investment of your time and resources -- just like any other business.

While it's true you can start with a much smaller financial investment than traditional business, you're still going to have to come up with a PLAN for your investment and for USE of your profits.

INITIAL INVESTMENT

Jumping on promise of immediate huge profits is ridiculous, plain and simple. Take time to consider exactly what you'll have to accomplish before you'll start to see some profits for yourself.

How many products do you need to sell or how many others do you need to recruit into your downline before your initial sign up cost is covered? How easy is that going to be to accomplish?

Do commissions from your downline recur ever month or do you continually have to bring new people into business? Are there consumable products that your customers will continue to buy on a regular basis or are they one time sale items?

You need to consider all of these factors and make a plan for your business. Set some goals. Your initial step should be to give yourself a deadline to make enough sales or get enough recruits to cover your own expenses. If you make your goal, then learn from that experience to set realistic goals for making profits. If you fail to make your goal of covering your own expenses or initial investment, reconsider your involvement in program or at least your methods of promotion.

USING YOUR FIRST COMMISSIONS

What do you plan on doing with your commissions or profits when you do start making them?

Most sales copy will set you to thinking of quitting your regular job, buying a luxury car, and having time for extended vacations. Quite often it's these dreams that are used for motivation in closing a sale.

Those are noble motivations, but let's get realistic. Sure, you can get there, but not without a plan of action, and not in your first week.