USA Today Reports Direct Sales Place to Be

If there is a sweet spot in this economy, ShopToEarn is in it. An article this month in USA Today outlines how the direct sales industry continues to grow during our current economic times. Partially due to the loss of jobs, but also attributed to the fun and freedom, many Americans are joining direct sales and affiliate marketing companies, like Shop To Earn to supplement their income.

The article reports, that in 2007, the most recent year available, the direct sales industry generated $30.8 billion in U.S. sales. The companies exemplified in the article include Avon, Isagenix, Silpada Designs, and Mary Kay, all of which are direct sales companies, where the representative sells a specific product, collects commission, and gets incentives for recruiting other sellers. ShopToEarn, in comparison, has a similar model, but associates are not required to carry a specific product line or house merchandise.

Read on for more information about the profitable increase in direct sales associations.

Upcoming ShopToEarn and ShopToEarth Events

Here is the upcoming schedule for the Shortcut to Success seminars and Shop To Earn Company Overviews. Go to Conference Calls in your Training/Support Center in your Virtual Office for the NEW Tour and Training Call Schedule.

Tuesday, May 26th : Live Company Overview and 4 Steps to Duplication – Rolling Meadows, IL
Join ShopToEarn President, Dan Swiniarski for this overview, as he is the featured speaker at this Internet Wealth Symposium in the Chicago area. Hosted by James Ventrone and Bill Walsh.

Location:
The Meadows Club
2950 W. Golf Rd.
(1/2 mile east of RT 53 on the north side of Golf Rd)
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
General Session Tickets: $10.00 for Members FREE for Guests

Wednesday, May 27th : Live Shopping Webinar @ 9PM EDT
Learn how to shop, save, and share your ShopToEarn Website from our resident shopping divas Julie Soviero and Buffy Bartley. Learn tips about creating a socially responsible shopping community and special saving deals including FREE shipping, limited offer coupons, and discounted products.

Space is Limited : Go to Conference Calls in your Virtual Office for the link to register for the webinar.

Thursday, May 28th : State of the Union Live Webcast @ 9PM EDT
With ShopToEarth Founder, Pat Welsh
You’ll want to make sure that you and your entire team tune in to this Live Webcast, as Pat Welsh, Dan Swiniarski and Joe Locke share some very exciting news and incredible enhancements that are going to help all of us elevate our business to the next level.

Go to Conference Calls in your Virtual Office for the link to register for the webcast.

Thursday, May 28th : Live Company Overview and 4 Steps to Duplication – Columbia, SC
Join Top 10 Money Earner Tim Moore and Host John Wall as they present a Live Company Overview and Training in South Carolina.

Location:
Embassy Suites
200 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
Hotel Phone: (803) 252-8700

Schedule of Events:
6:30PM Doors Open – Meet and Greet
7PM Live Company Overview and 4 Steps To Duplication
$10 Broker Contribution. Guests Free.

May 29th & 30th : Shortcut to Success – Rye Brook, NY
Join ShopToEarth Founder, Pat Welsh, and VP of Sales, Joe Locke, as they return to the Northeast to advance momentum and share the simple systems for success in this business. There are only a few VIP seats remaining, so be sure to pre-register today and see the Schedule of Events by going to ShopToEarth Seminars in your Virtual Office.

Location:
Hilton Rye Town
699 Westchester Avenue
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Reservations: (914) 939-6300
Remember to mention ShopToEarth to receive the Limited Time Promotional room rate of $139.

June 5th & 6th : Shortcut to Success – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Join ShopToEarth Founder, Pat Welsh, and VP of Sales, Joe Locke, as they share the basic systems of achieving great results that are being used by the most successful representatives in our company.

Location:
Hyatt Regency Bonaventure
250 Racquet Club Drive
Weston, FL 33326
Reservations: (954) 616-1234


June 12th & 13th : Shortcut to Success – Scottsdale, AZ
Join ShopToEarth Founder, Pat Welsh, and VP of Sales, Joe Locke, as they share their expertise about how to build a large sales team in Arizona at this beautiful resort and spa.

Location:
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
6902 East Greenway Parkway
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
Reservations: 480-624-1000

June 19th & 20th : Shortcut to Success – Chicago, IL
Location to be determined.

June 26th & 27th : Shortcut to Success – Portland, OR
Location to be determined.

Go to ShopToEarth Seminars in your Virtual Office today to pre-register and for event organizer contact information.

We look forward to seeing you and your team at our upcoming events!

FL Marlins’ Star Jeff Conine Joins ShopToEarn

Jeff Conine, former Florida Marlin’s All Star has joined ShopToEarn and yesterday the STE PR crew was out filming video testimonials for the Shop To Earn/Shop To Earth network. Five videos were produced detailing ‘Mr. Marlin’s’ personal and business experiences with ShopToEarn.

The clips were filmed in Conine’s personal memorabilia room and will be used as part of Shop To Earn’s social media PR strategy. The videos will be released on Shop To Earn’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter channels.

Conine calls Shop To Earn his “third career” after winning two World Series with the Marlins as a player and now serving as a Special Assistant to the Marlins’ President in the team’s front office. To see the video on ShopToEarn's YouTube channel visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BulrFkYflfs

Stay tuned for the full details in a press release and more video interviews about Jeff Conine joining ShopToEarn.

ShopToEarn’s Biggest Saver May

ShopToEarn had a tremendous turnout for the April Biggest Saver contest. Many representatives shared their shopping savings via @shoptoearn on Twitter, and one lucky winner had her savings doubled by ShopToEarn. See below for some of the entries and how much people are saving through Shop To Earn.

@danswiniarski
Car Rental - Avis $1,113.27 / Priceline $717.12, Cash Back 3% - $21.51, Net Price $695.61, Total Savings - $417.66 or 38% @Shoptoearn

@LCD911
@shoptoearn Saved $208.88 on Hayward Ultra Vac bought from Specialty Pool Products. $399 - $60rebates-$48cash back.Points cause SCORE! $100

@Icon_lock
@ShopToEarn I just saved $133.75 at Drugstore.com! Free Shipping, NO Tax, 10% Cash Rebate! Awesome deal!

@jamielperez
@ShopToEarn Year supply of contacts; VisionDirect.com; saved $122; $70from 15%off promocode, $20 in DrugStore.com dollars, and $32 cash back

@agreenangel
@ShopToEarn Through STE, was able to buy a school book retailing @ $113.33 through Alibris for $7.51 inc. shipping and 5% plus points back! Saved $105.49

@anarust
@ShopToEarn 11/18/08. Xerox 1x3 DVD duplicator at Shop4Tech 10% coupon + 6% cash back. Savings: $83.46 + My credit card pays 2% on $513.75!

@rayseda
@shoptoearn Saved $41.58 on struts for my sports car. AutoPartsWarehouse

Each contestant in April’s Biggest Saver contest submitted the name of the item they purchased, the ShopToEarn retailer they purchased from, and how much they saved by using Shop To Earn. If you would like to have your savings matched, send ShopToEarn a tweet on Twitter and share how much you are saving with ShopToEarn.

This month’s contest is running until May 31, 2009 so send us your tweets today!

ShopToEarn’s Biggest Saver contest excludes bidding retailers like Bidz.com or other auction-type sites where savings apply but cash back is not awarded. May’s Biggest Saver will have their savings matched once the cash back posts to his or her account.

Shop To Earn Best Shopping Video Winner and May Contest

Thanks to everyone who submitted their shopping story video during April! Shop To Earn is excited about all the entries and the creativity that went into creating these videos.

Each contestant in April’s video contest submitted a clip about their best shopping story and will receive a free Shop To Earth t-shirt for their participation. The winner of ShopToEarn’s shopping story video, Lyn, will receive $200 in ShopToEarth money and has her video posted on the official Shop To Earn YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/shoptoearn.

Each video submission was reviewed and judged based on creativity, story line, and savings, and was uploaded to the YouTube channel as well.



If you would like to share your best shopping story and have your video on ShopToEarn’s YouTube channel just send us your best ShopToEarn or ShopToEarth shopping story video via www.yousendit.com to shoptoearn@thebuyergroup.com.

Take a shot and send your video before May 31, 2009 for your chance to win $200 in ShopToEarth money. The first 50 people to send in their video win a free STE t-shirt as well.

Shop To Earn Shopping Webinar Shares How to Shop, Save, Earn and Get Grounded!

The ShopToEarn/ShopToEarth shopping divas are back! Tonight’s the night to learn this week’s latest and greatest shopping deals. Get all the insight on tonight’s National Shopping Webinar hosted by the ShopToEarn/ShopToEarth retail divas Lil Roberts and Kym Boucher.

When: Tonight! Wednesday, May 6th @ 9:00 ET

We are the shopping community with the social responsibility and also the saving expertise. ShopToEarn/ShopToEarth wants its network to take full advantage of coupons, free shipping offers, and promotions that will help maximize your savings (and earnings).

Don’t miss this week’s featured guest Dan Hall, Founder of EarthFX, a research and development company studying the physiological effects of reconnecting the body with the earth, and also Co-Founder of Shop To Earth premier retailer Barefoot Connections.

Grounding fact. Did you know?...

Studies show re-connecting your body with the electrons and natural frequencies on the surface of the earth can:

• Improve energy
• Enhance recovery
• Improve sleep
• Relieve muscle tension
• Reduce stress
• Restore normal biological rhythms

Check it out tonight and find out all the details. Go to Conference Calls in your virtual office for the link to register for the webinar.