Coastal Vacations Call Center with Dawn Orbeck

Marketing Your Coastal Vacations Call Center Business: Getting Organized with Airset.com

2007-10-09T13:57:09Z

Marketing Your Coastal Vacations Call Center Business: Getting Organized with Airset.com

Sometimes life can be a huge distraction. For example, just a couple of weeks ago I had big
plans in place to begin a "Marketing Your Coastal Vacations Call Center Business" series right here on this very blog.

But then, out of nowhere, we were hit hard by the realities of Middle School.

If you don't have kids in middle school yet, you probably don't know this but there is a lot more homework in middle school, many more 'projects' and what seems like an exponential increase in the number of activities.

So after week one of middle school, none of us knew what had hit us. It did not take long for me to realize that a serious overhaul of our current organizational system (ha!) was in order.

So I set out to find the most effective organizational tool for the entire family.

There are many useful and very cool portable family planners available - just check out your local Barnes and Noble - but I knew I needed an online system, since this is where I spend the majority of my time. Plus, I wanted a system that could easily sync with my husband's Outlook or Palm.

I spent a lot of time researching several different online calendar systems (Google Calendar,
Yahoo Calendar, 30 Boxes, MSN Calendar and more).

I settled on Airset.com, "The ultimate life organizer for busy people struggling to balance hectic work & home lives. Share calendars, contacts, lists and files with all your important groups: family, work, school, church and more..." according to their website.

Airset is cool. It offers separate tabs for each area of your life (work, school, church, sports team, etc.). It also offers the ability to share each of these calendars with others who are also involved - without giving them access to calendars that they are not involved in. It's hard to explain, but it is easy to understand if you visit Airset.com.

Airset works for me. It is a way for me to keep my personal events separate from my work events, while having all of it in front of me at once. My family can share the family calendar and each member can add to it when appropriate.

Airset syncs easily with Outlook and Palm. I can send reminder messages to anyone who is
assigned to an event. I even use RSS feeds to post the family's daily calendar on each members home page (Google, Yahoo, etc.) so nothing is missed (or at least there can be no excuses!)

I can easily share my Coastal Vacations business calendar with my team. It's handy to have the many Coastal Vacations training calls displayed each week so we can plan our schedule accordingly.

My local Women's Professional Business Network is now using Airset for it's calendar, file
sharing and messaging system. As we get used to using Airset, I hope to get all members sharing information via the blogging option.

I can't go into all of the details as to what Airset offers, but you can check it out yourself at
Airset.com. It may be just what you need to get your Coastal Vacations Call Center business, and your life in order. And...did I tell you? It's free!

Dawn Orbeck
dawn.coastalvacations@gmail.com
810-895-4408
To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit www.GetToKnowCoastal.com

Marketing Your Coastal Vacations Call Center Business - Setting Goals

2007-10-09T13:56:04Z

Importance of Setting Goals for Your Coastal Vacations Call Center Business

Before you begin marketing your Coastal Vacations Call Center business, you must understand the importance of setting goals. Establishing goals can be a very important component in the success or failure of your Coastal Vacations Call Center business. Goals can be seen as a road map; letting you know where you are going and whether you will get there on time.

What is a goal? A goal should clearly define what you are trying to achieve and a timeline by which you are wanting to accomplish it. Your goal should be realistic and achievable, and should be easily measured or quantified. Your goals should be written down and viewed daily, or on a regular basis. The simple act of writing the goal on a piece of paper and looking at it regularly will motivate you and significantly increase the probability of achieving your goal.

You are probably very familiar with the process of writing goals, even if you have never taken the time to set goals for your Coastal Vacations business. I am sure at some point in your life, you have written out the steps required to accomplish a task of some sort. Writing goals for your business is really no different; it is as simple as writing out a grocery list.

In writing your goal, you need to clearly define it; identify where you are going with your business. For example, instead of writing "I plan to spend more time promoting my business", be more specific with something like "My goal is to spend 10 hours per week promoting my Coastal Vacations business". The more detailed goal tells you what you are going to do and for how long you will be doing it.

Once you know what you are going to do and when you want to be there, you need to determine how you are going to get there. This is where 'mini-goals' come in to play. Now you can become more specific by adding "I will spend 30 minutes each day contributing positively to online forums as a way to market my Coastal Vacations business", or "I will add one post per day to my Coastal Vacations blog".

Use your goals to challenge and motivate yourself. Start setting weekly goals for some things you have been meaning to do but keep putting off, such as starting a Coastal Vacations blog and adding to it daily, submitting one press release per week, adding a new message daily to your autoresponder or attending one training call per week.

Setting goals can be fun and rewarding. In fact, you should reward yourself when you accomplish a goal. One way to do this is to give yourself a gold star when you achieve a goal, and treat yourself to a spa day or a new book after you have collected 10 gold stars. The greatest reward you will receive from setting goals, though, is a great sense of accomplishment and achievement as your Coastal Vacations Call Center business becomes a success.

Dawn Orbeck
dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com
810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit www.CoastalCallGroup.com

New Series - Marketing Your Coastal Vacations Call Center Business

2007-08-22T12:25:09Z

Over the next several weeks, I am going to focus on helping you to market your Coastal Vacations Call Center business. The techniques I will be discussing will primarily focus on online marketing - since driving traffic to the Coastal Call Center plays easily into online techniques.

You will also be able to utilize these methods for your Coastal Vacations business, without the benefit of the Coastal Call Center, or with any other online business you may currently be involved in.

Some of the techniques I will discuss will not be new to you, many will be. Some will be easy to implement, others will require a more concerted effort but will have a greater payoff for your business. You'll see options that will bring you short-term results, and others that will build your business more slowly. Some will be free, others will cost money.

In other words, I am going to present many options for building your Coastal Vacations Call Center business. Ideally, you will find two or three methods that suit your style, time restrictions and finances. Be sure to subscribe to this Coastal Vacations blog so you will be alerted when a new Coastal Vacations Call Center marketing technique has been discussed.

Dawn Orbeck
dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com
810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Business Opportunity, visit www.CoastalCallGroup.com

Summer Vacation Slow Down - Time Management Tips

2007-07-24T11:06:31Z

We're back from vacation and company has left, but that doesn't mean I have all the time I would like to work on building my Coastal Vacations business.

You see, my kids are home from school for summer vacation - which is wonderful - but, if you are hard-working and success-driven, as I am, it remains a constant battle to find the time to do everything you want to do, both with work and with the family.

Now, I am the last person from whom anyone should take time-management tips, but this is how I am managing the familiy/work balance for the summer.

First and foremost, having the use of the Coastal Vacations Call Center is such a blessing in the summer when the kids are home. I know that if I have a prospect that needs to have questions answered, they can get that anytime from the Call Center, while I am tending to the needs of my family.

This is even more important when the kids are back in school because it is very important to me not to have to be on the phone in the evening - that's family time. When a prospect needs to speak to someone in the evening, it is great to know that the staff at the Call Center is there to answer questions, process payments and ship packages. What a time saver for those of us with full-time jobs or children at home!

During the summer, I spend less time on time-consuming, repetitive internet marketing tasks such as posting on forums and online classifieds, and more time on singular tasks that have a long-lasting impact on marketing my Coastal Vacations business online. Writing and submitting an article, posting on this blog and undating my Coastal Vacations Call Center Squidoo lens are all short tasks that will pay off in the long run towards increasing my web presence.

My goal in the summer is often to complete one marketing task per day. It doesn't sound like much but since there are some days when I get nothing done, accomplishing at least one item from my 'to-do' list gives me a sense of achievement - and frees my mind to fully participate in summer activities with my children - mind, body and soul.

Although at times I worry that I am not working as much as I 'should' be, I am certain that my kids and hubby are happy to have a mommy and wife who is not glued to the telephone or the computer all day long. Afterall, just a few more weeks and they will be back in school again. Another summer gone. Another school year beginning. Another year closer to my kids leaving home. Time is so fleeting - how grateful I am to be able to be home with my children during these precious years.

My daily task is now complete and I am off to the zoo with my kids. I hope today is YOUR best day ever!

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Business Opportunity, visit www.CoastalCallGroup.com

6 Ways to Promote Your Coastal Vacations Blog or Website, Online and Off

2007-07-17T21:38:09Z

You can increase awareness and get more leads for your Coastal Vacations business if you promote it with a blog or website both online and off. And here are some tips to help you.

Online Promotions

- Craigslist.com is a good place to post free classified ads about Coastal Vacations. You can’t spam the site and blast ads all over it. But you can place an ad or two per week in different cities. Check the rules for more details, observe ads there of others and post your own.

- Viral Marketing is another great way to get free advertising. Create an ebook or report about Coastal Vacations and brand it with your blog or website link. Then invite your online guests, friends, prospects and customers to download the report as a free gift and pass it around to their friends. Let them know they can share it on forums and via instant messenger and all avenues, too

- Autoresponders are another great way to get the word out for practically nothing. Sign up with a popular service like 1Shoppingcart or Aweber and then set insert ezine issues and articles into your autoresponders. Set up leads capture forms for them on your blog or website to attract visitors, then offer a free gift (a Coastal Vacations report or guide, etc.) when people subscribe by inserting their name and email into the forms. Also include email addresses to your autoreposnders in your email signature; under your name, write something like:

“Get Your Free Coastal Vacations Report!
Send a blank email to: mynews@domain.com ”

Offline Promotions

- Include the link to your blog or website on all of your business communications: stationary, postcards, business cards, Thank You cards, holiday greeting cards, brochures, envelopes, labels.

- Look in your local yellow pages or search online for marketing companies that deal with promotional advertising specialties. Then price branded items to give away at events and via postal mail to prospects like: pens, pencils, notepads, sticky notes, stickers, bumper stickers, etc. Always include your domain name on them. (Note: if your domain is too long, purchase a shorter one and redirect traffic there).

- Learn how to write good sales letters and get help from library books and online articles. Then regularly mail out letters to prospects and follow up with phone calls.

Don’t leave everything up to internet marketing. Get out there and promote, online and off!

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Business Opportunity, visit www.CoastalCallGroup.com

Good News! Coastal Vacations Call Center Sale Extended - Save $1000!

2007-07-17T21:37:31Z

Hi everyone!

Here is great news! Since so many of you were on vacation and weren't able to take advantage of our Big Coastal Vacations Sale - I've decided to extend it for two more weeks.

Here are the details:

From now through July 20, 2007,you will save $1000 on a Level 2 membership package which INCLUDES the "We Close Your Sales" Call Center! Your cost for a Level 2 package will now be $3995, instead of the regular $4995.

I know some of you are still on the fence, that's fine. I HIGHLY recommend that you do your due diligence - I want you to be VERY EXCITED when you decide to join. I want you to KNOW this is right for you. If you aren't EXCITED and MOTIVATED - then it's not the right time.

That being said...if you are still on the fence and still have questions, I need you to CALL THE CALL CENTER and at least register your interest with them. If they don't know you are interested, I cannot work with you if you have a problem meeting the July 20 deadline. If you need extra time...let us know, but you MUST inform the Call Center that you are seriously interested (even if you change your mind later - it's OK).

The number for the Call Center is 1-800-378-1169 ID#5802DO.

If you need to look at the program more closely, visit my website at:

Coastal Vacations Call Center

Download and review the product and business documents. Review and understand the pay plan HERE . Then CALL THE CALL CENTER or request a call from the link on the website.

That's it! But you have to take action. As they say, if you keep doing what you're doing, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten (or something along those lines.) I can't tell you how exciting it is to have a new venture, learn something new everyday, help others improve their lives, experience personal growth, and earn money while doing it! It's exhilarating!

So, call the Call Center today...or give me a call or email to take advantage of this special offer. You won't likely see this offer again until the end of the year.

I hope to be working with you soon!

Dawn Orbeck
810-895-4408

Promoting Your Coastal Vacations Business Opportunity with a Blog

2007-07-17T21:36:44Z

A business blog is an awesome tool that is growing increasingly popular. The main reason is because you can present information about your products and services without expensive advertising or marketing tools.

For example, by writing a blog about your Coastal Vacations packages, the content stays updated regularly, enticing search engines and people to come to visit you. In return, with online tools in place on your blog like lead capture forms, autoresponder email address hyperlinks in place and call center numbers linked up, you can build up your subscriber list, prospect and customer lists, too.

Other advantages of promoting your Coastal Vacations business opportunity with a business blog are:

Customer Trust - A blog helps to create a sense of trust and loyalty between you and your blog visitors. Blogs boast more personal and real content than sales copy on a web page.

Readership - You’ll be promoting to many, many blog readers. In fact, a reported 50 + million blogs have been online since mid-2006, with more being added daily. And this means that with these bloggers reading other blogs as well as their own, millions of potential shoppers are online 24/7. That’s adds up to one huge income potential for your business!

Interaction - Blogs are great for interacting with your target audience. Start discussions, offer and share product reviews and helpful informative articles with your blog. Ask for comments, too.

Marketing – You can market your Coastal Vacations business opportunity many ways with a blog: with pay-per-click advertising, link building, through article and press release marketing, with classifieds, banner ads, video clips, audio clips and more. The sky’s the limit with online advertising methods today for all budget ranges. So keep a folder going of all the ways you can market your blog, online and off, by searching out more helpful articles online and saving them.

Simple Start and Growth - Your blog design can be as simple as you can design it at first, then grow it to match your business goals. Keep in mind that simpler is good, but don’t put your readers to sleep. Add graphics, photos and fresh content regularly. Keep your posts short and to the point. And be personal with our readers, touching on specific examples with your topics.

Blogging is an awesome way to promote your Coastal Vacations business on the web. Just like anything else, it grows over time and your business can, too, when you stick with it long-term.

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Business Opportunity, visit www.CoastalCallGroup.com

Making Money with Autoresponders and Coastal Vacations

2007-07-17T21:36:09Z

Autoresponders are software programs that enable you to set up messages that can be emailed to others automatically. When you use them with your Coastal Vacations business, they act like an army of travel agents helping you with marketing and sales efforts with your business.

An auto responder’s main function is to send out responses automatically by email to people who have visited your site and completed a basic form, entering their first name and email address. Or the autorsponder can be activated by sending an email to a special email address you have set up for it.

In response, you can load your autoresponders with messages that contain newsletters or ezine, travel-related ebooks, travel guides, industry reports and any number of other informational products regarding your Coastal Vacations business. And as you keep in mind that your autoresponders are also sales tools, you can sprinkle in ads with links to your website, the number to your call center, links to download your full color brochures and all types of marketing and sales info inside the messages to increase your closing ratio with repeat contact instead of just focusing on a one-time website visit to land a lead and close a sale.

Here are a couple other tips about using autoresponders:

• Autoresponder messages can be sent out in rich text format or HTML, complete with links to full color images and your company logo. They need to include opt in ability and contact information to meet anti-spamming laws today and can include tracking information so you can tell how many people receive and open your messages.

• Autoresponders can be set up so that a customer receives a message at different timed intervals; for example, once every week for six weeks. Therefore, for customers who have purchased at a different time of the same day, they will each receive timed follow up emails once a week for six weeks. This essentially takes away the guess work from follow up by ensuring that every contact with a customer/prospect results in a type of series of autoresponder messages following up with them.

• An autoresponder form is referred to as a squeeze page. Since this squeeze page prompts customers and prospects to leave some of their contact info behind, if this is not done you may be losing hundreds of profitable business relationships because you do not even know your prospect’s name.

So learn more about autoresponders and how to set up their forms to make the best impact on your website visitors. Search for "autoresponders" and “squeeze page” tips on the Internet, and keep up with them as the Internet evolves so that you business will too!

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Niche Marketing Efforts for Coastal Vacations Packages

2007-07-17T21:34:26Z

There are a lot of niche marketing efforts you can put into action to promote and sell Coastal Vacations packages. You just need to focus on your targeted niche audience and do a few things that work well for others like …

1) Pay per click marketing campaigns send the consumer directly to the website of the marketer using a link placed in the ad. Search popular pay per click plans like Google™ Adwords and Yahoo Marketing. Then review ads already in place for ideas on how to write your own targeted ads.

2) Writing articles that discuss your products and services and have resource boxes attached at the bottom, containing your contact info and website link, has increased in popularity with many online promoters. The articles should focus on keywords or keyword phrases, like items you are selling and their main benefits, for example. Then submitted the completed articles to online directories and publishers to be viewed by anyone using a keyword search.

3) You can promote similarly with press releases. Write or hire someone to write press releases for a great way to advise your products or services to the public. These can also be submitted to online publishers who specialize in press releases for distribution.

4) When you are communicating online, make use of signature (sig) files, especially if you are using email and for forum posts. Add a one-liner or short call to action plus a link to your website; for example, “Sign up for ‘Wendy’s Free Weekly Travel Tips’ at: YourDomain.com today and get a Free Travel Guide!”

5) Find and package products or services from other compatible businesses to offer even better deals. Package luggage, travel guides, travel tip reports, ebooks on destinations and more.

6) Grow your online presence with a blog, product / service reviews, destination guide pages, travel photos to share and other interactive, full-color web marketing techniques.

7) Set up and use autoresponders to capture leads, set up surveys and for number of different selling plans. Send out an ezine and have issues automatically go out 24/7 to anyone who signs up. Insert training in some autoresponder to teach others about your products and services. Using autoresponders is like having an army or free helpers, round the clock, helping you with your promotions.

If you are trying to grow your business, a simple search on the Internet will yield you all types of niche marketing efforts to assist you in your goals. It is important that you read as many helpful marketing articles on the subject as you can to make informed decisions while you’re growing your business, too. Not all of the marketing techniques will be right for you, using common sense will go a long way in achieving your ultimate goal.

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Article Writing Tips of the Travel Trade

2007-07-17T21:35:16Z

In the world of online marketing, driving traffic to your travel site is the ultimate goal. There are many ways to do this; however, article writing may be one of the best and fastest ways of achieving website traffic – from both search engines and people.

A well written article will spark the curiosity of consumers, and more often than not, they will visit your website just to see what all the fuss is about. Plus other webmasters will link up when they post your articles with links in the body or byline on their own websites and in their online ezines. An added benefit besides getting links and readers is achieving higher rank among search engine listings, also helping draw more attention and traffic to your site.

But article writing needs to be good, for both website spiders and human readers. Here are some helpful tips:

1) You can write the articles yourself or hire someone to write them. The important thing to remember is that they need to be clear, concise and relevant to your products and services.

2) You can have a hundred articles on your site; however if they are filled with useless information, you are condemning your website to failure. Instead, a few well written to-the-point articles will do much better. Follow writers’ guidelines found in freelance writing books and magazines like Writer’s Digest to assist you in writing the perfect articles for your website.

3) Using keywords and keyword phrases will allow search engine spiders to find the keywords and display your link. Make sure you use the keywords or phrases enough times so that the spiders will recognize them. This is called keyword density and it is one of the most critical aspects of article writing for advertising. The right amount of keyword density is between ten and fifteen percent. If you use keywords too much, it is called keyword stuffing and the spiders will disregard your article.

4) You can use a press release type article or a review style, as long as you use the right keyword and keyword phrases.

5) The content of your article must be able to capture the reader attention. Having the right keyword will be of little consequence if your readers are not interested in the article content. So the article must also be interesting and well written in order for the reader to continue to your website. It is absolutely critical that the spelling and grammar be correct in your article. There is no better way to fail than having misspelled words and sloppy grammar. Most writing programs today offer spell and word check as well as a grammar check. Use them.

6) If you plan to submit your articles to ezines and directories, it is very important that you place links in it that will revert back to your website. When a consumer reads your article and wants to find out more information he or she will click the link. If you do not have the links in place, you have defeated the purpose for writing the article to begin with.

So take time to add article writing to your marketing efforts. Write about your business and bring traffic to your site to get successful results!

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Coastal Vacations Success Tips

2007-06-22T18:17:00Z

If you’d like to be successful with Coastal Vacations, get your mind geared up for success. And start making attitude adjustments for success. Here are some tips to help...

• Think business first, then learn more about running a business and make basic business and marketing plans. When you stop guessing how to run operations and start working smart plans instead, you can achieve better results for our efforts. Otherwise, you could be following no plan or a poor one, and end up with little to show in return.

• Learn more about the travel industry and in particular about Coastal Vacations products and packages. Then get out there and take action, armed with your Coastal membership cards, travel vouchers and brochures, etc. Sell what you know. Those who sit at home and never even bother to use of any of their own products and services don’t have a real idea of how much fun it is to use what they sell. It’s so much easier to share your own personal accounts of your travels, your great discounts and fun once you sell yourself first and enjoy everything you can that you’re selling.

• Get with the program, the Coastal Vacations program. Stop trying to short change the system. Do what you need to do to make your sales. Plan online sales and marketing campaigns to get traffic, leads, prospects and sales by having your website, ads, call center info, autoresponders and everything else in place. A little elbow grease is needed for success. Being lazy doesn’t help make anyone successful.

• Don’t hide out in a cave, or your home. Reach out – offline and online – and network with others. Learn from Coastal Vacations reps who’ve been there, done that and get their tried-and-true tips. Network with work at home moms and dads for tips on how to juggle family life with work. Network at travel events to generate leads and industry contacts. Keep contacts entered into a database like that of Microsoft Outlook and follow up regularly. Set goals and stick with them, like talk to at least four people each day and close one sale.

• Keep your health, both physical and mental, in mind and exercise a little each day in moderation, with your doctor’s approval. If you’re out of shape, get and stay in shape to emanate success from within.

In short, get and say in tune with success, inside and out. It takes successful work habits to get successful results!

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Limited Time Coastal Vacations Sale -- Don't Miss Out

2007-07-17T21:32:27Z

Are you ready to save $1000 on your Coastal Vacations and Coastal Vacations Call Center membership package?

I am running a very limited time offer. From now through JUNE 30, 2007, you will pay just $3995 for the Level 2 Coastal Package PLUS the Call Center. This is a savings of $1000 off the regular membership fee!

If you would like to look at all the details of the business, just go to: http://5802do.wecloseyoursales.biz/Site/home.asp.

Remember, from now until June 30, 2007, you'll get $1000 off the regular $4995 fee, bringing your cost for a Level 2 membership with Coastal AND the Call Center to just $3995! (As a bonus, you can offer this same discount to YOUR first two Level 2 sales up until June 30 - since you will be 'passing up' those sales.)

Check out the website above, or contact the Call Center to get all your questions answered. Call 1-800-378-1169 ID#5802DO (ID# required) to speak to a call center representative.

These special sales only come around once or twice a year - so if you're ready to start making $1000, $3000, or $6500 per sale - get on the phone with the Call Center TODAY!

Dawn Orbeck
Coastal Vacations Call Center

Organize Your Coastal Vacations Home Office

2007-07-17T21:31:51Z

Nothing helps get our business in shape better than doing a little house cleaning around the ol’ home office. Clearing away clutter and shaping up your work environment helps you focus much better on your clients and projects. So here are some helpful tips on how to get your home office in top shape:

Administrative Area and Tasks

Get systems in place to handle everyday and other regular tasks. For example, every business has its money handling tasks like bills to pay, stats to monitor, communications to go through and reply to, etc.

- Set up an organizer in your office area for filing your paper work, financial documents, client project files, note tablets, phone scripts and other assorted work materials.

- Set up places for work tools: pencils, pens, erasers, sticky notes, ruler, tape, stapler, zip drive, backup drive, egg timer for client work, eye drops, computer info to call for help as needed, phonebook, cell phone and charger, etc.

- Set up folders on your computer where you can save emails and other electronic documents about your accounts, clients, project work, websites, etc. Get and stay organized using folders, online and off.

Regular Daily Tasks

Tackle those everyday issues with more ease once you get systems in place here, too, online and off. You can use folders, file cabinets on wheels, drawers, shelves and various other office organizing tools from hardware stores and office supply stores. Shop online for ideas, too.

- Create and use folders in your email account, deleting junk on contact.

- Do the same for postal mail, tossing out trash ruthlessly.

- Delegate regularly via outsourcing, hiring part time help, temporary help or employees. Then follow up regularly to make sure everyone is on task and work gets completed. Keep blueprints of projects along with mind maps showing how the projects are broken down (like with old high school sentence diagramming). The plan and organize your tasks by priority and the workers handling them.

- Learn a little about your niche(s) and industry(ies) of focus everyday. You can check out popular media (newspapers, TV, radio shows), ezine, articles, magazines, trade publications, videos, audio files, etc. Keep folders for these clips, links and copies, both online and off.

- Focus a little on growth everyday and have a folder for this, too, with progress and updates, all password / user name info, etc. Refer to the Small Business Administration for help at SBA.gov.

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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How to Improve Your Coastal Vacations Action Plan

2007-07-17T21:30:59Z

Being successful with your Coastal Vacations program means you need to do a little more than just focus on selling vacations packages. To be fulfilled not only with your work at home career, you need to focus on other areas of your life that are important, too, like the following…

1. Count your blessings. This may sound old fashioned, but to get ahead, you need to take a firm look around you and see what you have been blessed with: be it a nice spouse, loving children, a nice home and car(s), a faithful pet, the opportunity to go online in the privacy of your home and earn extra income.

2. Establish well-rounded goals. Take into account your spiritual life, your family life, your own personal desires. In fact, main categories to focus on in your goal-setting are:

• Artistic – what would the creative side of you like to do?
• Attitude- Do you need to make changes in your attitude and adopt a win-win approach to your work, your family, your life?
• Career & Financial – Are you happy where you are right now? Would you like to work from home, earn full time income yet only work part time?
• Education- Do you seek to continue your education, even if informally so that you can learn to run a successful business of your own?
• Family- Do you want to spend more quality time with your loved ones?
• Health – Are you eating right and adding regular exercise into your day?
• Pleasure- Are you taking a time out to travel yourself? Adding some other fun into your plans?
• Service- Do you plan to give back, help others get ahead, too?

These are all questions to ask yourself and mold goals around so that you cover broad areas of your life. The goal is to strive for balance in all areas, not just become a workaholic.

3. Cultivate friendships.
One of the best ways to improve any action plan is to network, interacting with friends that understand you and where you want to go in life. Sharing the good times and the bad, the ups and downs of the business world, the ins and outs of working at home, juggling business with family and more… can make your life richer – for you and your friends.

So network in your industry and with others who work at home. Count your blessings, round out your goals and enjoy friendships and other opportunities that come your way as you improve your Coastal Vacations action plan!

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Why You Should Start A Coastal Vacations Business This Year

2007-07-17T21:29:42Z

Earning money while working at home is a reality for many, a dream for many more. In fact, home-based businesses have become widely throughout the world for many reasons.

People can stop rushing around to an office environment, spending more and more on gas and travel-related costs (parking, car upkeep, business, clothing, dry cleaning, mending, etc.) Plus the earth’s environment gets less polluted with less automotive waste going into the air.

And there are perks like no boss ordering you around, no daily grind of deadlines, no water cooler gossip. Extra income is a perk that’s most desired, of course. And spending quality time with your family and at home on your own.

But this extra income and these others perks do not come for free. Truth is, a home based business does indeed take some hard work, but the kind of work you want to do. At least many people say it’s not hard work when you are doing what you’ve always wanted.

So it’s time to start thinking about a Coastal Vacations home-based business. The top reasons why you should start a Coastal Vacations business this year are:

1. You get to be your own boss. No one looks over your shoulder.

2. You get freedom to set your own hours, goals, business plans.

3. You can spend more quality time with your family and by yourself yet still be a professional.

4. You can work part time, full time, split shifts or any time: with helpers or not.

5. There is job security working for your self. Say “Goodbye” to unemployment and downsizing.

6. You will gain a sense of pride in a ‘job well done’ with your own business. You will join the ranks of other successful entrepreneurs who have achieved success at something.

7. You can forget about limitations on your earning. With your own business, they do not exist. Earn as much as you want by adjusting your goals and business plans.

8. Improve your self confidence as your business increases and grows.

9. You get a chance to give back by helping others start their own businesses, too.

10. Set goals for retirement and plan for it when you want, not when your age or company policies tell you so.
There’s not a better time to start a Coastal Vacations business. Start counting down to your own home-based business today and put your plans into motion!

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Overcoming Objections About Coastal Vacations

2007-07-17T21:28:30Z

Many Americans today are leaving the limelight of an 8 to 5 job to establish a home-based enterprise. More than fulfilling an entrepreneurial adventure, this career move is driven by the motivation of being able to work at his own pace and time, explore other earning opportunities and of course by the overwhelming desire to spend quality time with the family.

There are a number of home-based businesses a regular employee could engage in. One of the most popular within the travel industry is “Coastal Vacations”, which is borne out of the growing demand for family travel.

You have probably heard about entrepreneurs who have built a million dollar fortune out of a Coastal Vacations business. These stories of successful Coastal Vacation business owners have inspired many to get involved.

However, like any other tale, there always happens to be a sad twist to this potential business. A number of unscrupulous sponsors operate in the home-based industry to prey upon the time, efforts and money of prospects who are striving to have a successful home-based business - sadly, you may even find some within Coastal Vacations.

The con of these fraudulent sponsors begins with a remarkable business proposition that promises remarkable margins of return and bonuses that might just be too good to be true. Of course, the persuasive stance of the sponsor will never fail to impress upon and entice prospects to accept the deal and hand over their hard earned bucks. Some prospects would even resign from a well-paying job after being lured into the sponsor’s game, only to be left alone to man the home-based enterprise without the technical support from the sponsor that was part of the proposition.

However, despite all these contentions about the home-based business trade that has been initiated by the unlawful practices of a number of players in the home-based industry; a Coastal Vacations business holds too much promise to just let it go by.

A legitimate sponsor can still do much today to market his Coastal Vacations programs to qualified prospects. More than enticing these prospects to the rewards of the program, the sponsor can focus on enlightening them about the core benefits of the travel packages on proposition, which would do well in the marketing of these products to end clients. In addition, a good sponsor will provide adequate resources for additional training, as needed, for the new prospect.

In the end, this would serve as a good springboard to overcoming all those contentions and objections by would-be Coastal Vacations prospects. Just do a little homework and find a good rep to help you.

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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How to Make Money with Coastal Vacations and Article Marketing

2007-07-17T21:41:04Z

One way of promoting your Coastal Vacations website or blog and any other products and services you might also be selling can be done for free to very inexpensive it with article marketing. Plus as an additional bonus, this type of marketing strategy can also help boost your leads and sales, making your more money for your efforts.

Article marketing is pretty simple. Here are the basics steps:

1) Write articles about your website’s main focus or hire someone to ghostwrite them for you. You can find help through industry forums and online bidding sites like Elance.com.

Basics to include in your articles are:

a) Good content that your readers will want to read when they visit your site. Don’t make these ads or hype or no one will want to publish them. In fact, you could be banished from directories if you start submitting junk pieces like that.

b) A catchy heading and opening lead into your piece that attracts and captures the interest of your website visitors.

c) A short piece on one web page that’s eye-catching, maybe with a short bullet list of items within the body.

d) A summary or conclusion with a place for your readers to turn for more info, for a free report or something.

2) Add a resource box also known as a byline to your articles. Include a link to your site in this area plus a nice call to action for some type of free information, like to sign up for a free ezine, voucher or other cool gift.

3) When your articles are completed, submit them to free article directories and submission sites online where webmasters, publishers and others are actively seeking content for their sites, ezines and other publications. Then, after website visitors read your articles, they may decide to click on the link and pay your website a visit to learn more about you and to grab your freebies.

To locate article directories, simply search the term “free article directory” and hundreds show up like GoArticles.com, IdeaMarketers.com, EzineArticles.com and many, many more.

Submit to a couple of the top ones and become a regular communist there. Then people will know where to turn to find more of your articles for their publications. Note these columns on your website or blog, too, in case media contacts or your regular website visitors would like more information.

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Make Money with Coastal Vacations But Don't Leave Yourself Out

2007-07-17T21:26:18Z

Make Money with Coastal Vacations

The travel industry is hot today, especially with growth in technology and the Internet and large travel companies like Coastal Vacations. Computers and online tools are helping people earn extra income not only with affordable sales and marketing tools, but also with plenty of other tools to help your prospects and clients.

But don’t think that all the wonderful advancements can replace plain old-fashioned elbow grease. They can help with some parts of your business operations, but your business needs ‘you’ in it, too. And too many want to skip that important point.

So take a look at some of the ways technology and the Internet can help you earn some extra income, yet why you need to be involved at certain levels, as well:

1) Too many people think that because programs come with call centers, their own websites, full color digital brochures, and much more, that they won't have to work at all - they can just let the technology, the Internet – and call center people – do all the work. But just like any other type of work, Coastal Vacations and other home businesses also require effort, perseverance and a plan of action from the get-go.

2) Small things might not trip up a computer or system on the Internet, but they can mess up your operations out of a home office. So set up your home office and business operations in an efficient manner.

3) Learn and keep up with the latest information in your industry, the travel business. Learn what the hot spots are, the special places people want to visit for upcoming holidays, etc.

4) If you’re trying to bring others into the business, learn about the pros and cons and how you can truly help others get established and grow their businesses. Don’t just look out for number one.

5) Be professional and get organized. Set goals and steps to achieve them. Have your phone’s voicemail recording professional, not your two-year old speaking gibberish on it for fun. Network, get out to local functions, meet others and follow up. Use your phone, don’t just rely on email.

In summary, technology and the Internet – like email, websites and blogs are great. With many people helping you set up shop and marketing 24/7 quickly and affordably today, take advantage of the new age and hire help. Then spend your time on the steps above and on training and coaching your team.

Don’t skip steps and leave yourself out of the mix, because your prospects and clients need YOU in there.

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Coastal Vacations Director Opportunities

2007-07-17T21:25:35Z

Coastal Vacations Director

Are you currently seeking a family trip or a romantic getaway? Have you scrounged the paper trying to find the best deals and help choose a perfect destination only to come up empty handed and frustrated? If so, then you might need the help of a Coastal Vacations Director.

According to many newbies and also experienced travelers, Coastal Vacations Directors are more then travel agents. They are dedicated and experienced professionals who work with travel agencies and call centers. They know the travel industry inside and out and work diligently to match you with the trip that you heart and soul wants at a price that your pocketbook will enjoy.

I’ll let you in on a little more details about Coastal Vacations Directors and how you can use them to your benefit…

First of all, you should keep in mind that many Coastal Directors are truly gifted whereas a handful of them are a waste of time and money. To find the best one, you can first contact a reputable Coastal Vacations call center to work with. To do so, you should ask the call center staff and agency these questions:

a. How do you pair me up with a Coastal Vacations Director?
b. How many clients will my associate have successfully serviced in the past?
c. What if I'm not pleased with my associate?
d. Do you recommend that Directors visit the referenced vacation spots in order to make personal recommendations?
e. How many clients does my Director work with on a daily, weekly or monthly basis?
f. How long has she worked for Coastal Vacations and for her own travel business?

Second, you'll then be connected with your Coastal Vacations Director. During the process he or she will ask probably want to ask you a variety of questions like:

a. Your trip destination desires
b. Your desired trip timeframe
c. Budgetary constraints
d. Amenities you might be thinking about
e. Whether you'll be traveling alone or with another person/group

Third, ask questions and try to determine if your Coastal Vacations Director has a good grasp of the location or area? If not, then perhaps you should find someone else that is more suitable or seek recommendations.

In conclusion, a Coastal Vacations Director can help you plan a wonderful and exciting trip. You simply have to be willing to ask the right questions and work closely with them to find your dream destination.

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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Coastal Vacation Club

2007-07-17T21:24:32Z

Coastal Vacation Club

Who doesn’t like to save on travel and lodging costs and make arrangements from their home? The Coastal Vacation Club, an online travel industry and wholesale travel club, helps their members do just that. The club is comprised of individuals who already own and operate their own travel business. Working together, these groups of people use a number of different vendors and online bookings to pass along tremendous savings to their members. A central agency along with a team of directors train each business owner to use specific strategies to secure discounts and other perks.

Have you been thinking about getting away? Is cost an issue?

When you join the Coastal Vacations Club, you can save up to 85 percent on your travel and lodging and receive other benefits as well. This online discount travel site locates significant discounts on everything from plane tickets, condos and hotels.

How would you like to have a comfortable, home-like environment for about $200-$300 per week for a fully equipped condo, for example? Or maybe you’d like to relax and enjoy yourself without worrying about what vacation is costing you. So why pay retail price for your vacation when there are so many available discounts online?

In case you may be thinking…”what timeshare presentation do I need to endure to get these wonderful benefits?” None! When you join Coastal Vacations Club, you become the owner of your membership, without the pesky maintenance fees that usually accompany ownership.

Families can benefit also with membership in this online travel club. The Coastal Vacations packages are offered world-wide and, as members, you receive discounts on not only your lodging, but leisure as well. Golf courses, RV’s, restaurants and camps are available at discount package prices.

Coastal Vacations Club offers three separate travel packages. The Resort Package is packed with over $15,000 in savings on cruises and other vacations. Members who choose this package also receive 20 membership cards that are good for discounts on entertainment, dining or lodging. With membership, there are even free cruises!

The Level 1 Coastal Vacations package gives club members five free Carnival cruises. Take the first one within one year of joining the club and the other cruises are yours to take or give away to friends, family or employees.

For those of you who are always on the move, the Level 2 Coastal Vacations package offers unlimited free cruises and bonus vacations for life. The Level 3 package gives members lifetime access to unlimited free resorts as well!

Check into Coastal Vacations Club and begin traveling in style today!

All the best,

Dawn Orbeck

dawn@CoastalVacations-Blog.com

810-895-4408

To learn more about the Coastal Vacations Call Center, visit http://www.CoastalCallGroup.com

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