If the high price of gasoline and heating fuels are forcing you and your family into financial ruins, rest assured there’s hope and promise if you can quickly launch a successful work-at-home business.  The key word in that statement is “successful,” because not every work-at-home business is successful.  I would like to share some information about a great work-at-home business you can start on shoestring that offers products practically everyone you know can use daily.  I’m bringing it to your attention because its the perfect “recession beater” if you have the spunk and willpower to spend a few parttime hours each week to get it off the ground.  The business I speak of is a Watkins products business.

You may live in an economic-stricken area of the U.S. with a high umemployment rate and have given up on finding a part-time job, much less a full-time job.  This is one of the true beauties of a Watkins business.  You really don’t work for the other guy.  You work for yourself.  You’re your own boss.  And a few part-time hours each week is all it takes to make $500 to $1,500 per month in a couple of years.  Put a bit more time and effort into it and you can turn a Watkins associate business into a six-figure income. 

So why do I recommend a Watkins associate business as a way to whip a bad economy and pull yourself out of a financial mess?  The five main reasons why I recommend Watkins are:

• Very low startup costs (less than the cost of dinner for 4).
• Old-line, established company that offers moneyback guarantee on all products.
• Over 350 consumer products that every consumer can use.
• Products of high quality.
• Strong support from the Summit Group of Watkins associates.

To learn more about Watkins and how you can become a Watkins associate, click here.

Some work at home opportunities represent fads, pushing new products that are guaranteed to help you lose weight, feel young again, put you in the best shape of your life, etc.  You’ve likely been pitched them before.  Now ask yourself this simple question . . . “Are they still around?”  Or how about another one, “Did the person selling you on the same great product or opportunity ever become wealthy himself (or herself)?”  Odds are high, probably 99 out of a 100, that your answer to both questions was “No.”

I saw a bumper sticker on a car the other day that said, “Get Rich Slowly.”  I thought to myself about people I know who are truly rich and in every case this saying was very true, “they got rich slowly.”  And they remain rich.  In fact, they continue to get even richer, but slowly.

When we are young and impressionable we are so easily tempted by the idea of getting rich quick.  It’s that, “I want to win the lottery” mentality.  As we become older we begin to say things like, “Man, if I had just put that $10,000 I had back in 1981in Microsoft stock I would be worth 5 million dollars today.”  I know, because I’m one of those guys.  In fact, the year was actually 1982 and I had received a $19,000 dividend distribution from an energy trading company I held a 20% interest in at the time.  I looked at the $19,000 check and thought — “Do I put it in Microsoft, or do I open a computer retail store?”  I chose the store.  The money and the store were gone quicker than you could say “I want my money back.” 

There are two types of people in this world.  There are those that go through life saying, “If only I would have done such and such, my life would be much better now.”  They never succeed financially because they’re content telling others how close they came to success.  And there are those that say, “I won’t let that mistake happen again” and never look back, instead focusing on using their past failures as the driving motivator  and knowledge base required to succeed in their next venture. 

This latter group is only slowed down by the time it takes them to find the right opportunity.  The ones that do find the opportunity and succeed almost always succeed in becoming wealthy slowly.  This might not be what you want to hear, but seriously, out of the hundreds or thousands of people you’ve come to know in life personally, how many can you think of that got rich overnight.  I bet “none” — right? 

If you haven’t guess by now, I fall into the latter group of people I’ve just referred to — the “can do” group that concentrates on the future and not waste time crying over spilled milk.  Life is too short and there are too many opportunities to succeed in business in America that to waste life wearing a pity towel because of past mistakes.  A mistake or failure should be a learning experience, not a reason for quitting experience.

Over the years I’ve done very well for myself, rich by most people’s definition, but slowly.  And this is what I like about Watkins Incorporated.  Meet a professional Watkins Associate and the first thing he’ll tell you is, “This is not a get rich quick opportunity.”  And that it is not.   But it is a “get rich slow” opportunity.  Watkins has been in business for 140 years.  I know of associates making $200,000 to $500,000″ or more per year.  But like in any business, it takes time to get to that level.  The average Watkins Associate is more than likely a work-at-home mom or a dad using Watkins for parttime income, both aiming to make that extra $500 to $1,000 per month so the family can have a new car, the kids have nice clothes for school, to pay the cost of private school tuition, etc. And although many of the associates that fall in this group might not ever take it to the next level income-wise, they all share three things in common: 

1. They are proud of the 140-year  old institution they represent.
2. They believe in the products the sell and use them personally.
3. They all are keenly aware that they possess a get rich slow opportunity.

But possessing an opportunity and exercising it are two different things.  Most associates that haven’t made it to the top know what it would take to do so and simply have excuses for why they haven’t.  You’ve heard them before, regardless what line of business you’re in — “I just don’t have enough time.” “I’ve been too busy at work.”  “My arthritis has been bothering me.”  “I just don’t have any energy left at the end of the day.” “My wife would shoot me if I told her I needed to work a little more.”  “There’s just not enough time in the day.”

Success, is your dreams with work clothes on.  Most people never become successful because they don’t have a plan to exercise or a clue on how to develop one.  Watkins offers the plan.  They offer a get rich slow opportunity that is very difficult to beat, for it has numerous advantages.  Consider just a handful:

1. A great moneymaking plan, with multiple commission levels, bonuses and opportunities to win trips.
2. A super line of products that people actually use, 350 different products in fact.  Products for your cooking, first aid, health, weight loss, beauty control, etc.  Some products go back 130 to 140 years.  Al products carry a moneyback guarantee.  Show me one product out of the 350 that someone might say, “Gee I’d never use that.” and I’ll show you someone looking for an excuse not to do business with you.  My point is simple, you cannot make money or become rich slowly representing a dog company with a dog line of products.  And that is the sheer beauty of Watkins.  It’s a fantastic company making a fantastic line or products that you would be proud to represent or introduce to others.
3. A network of associates who take pride in helping those they introduce and bring into Watkins.  You’ll not only be proud to represent the products, you’ll be proud to be a part of the group of people who call themselves Watkins Associates.

How many times have you heard someone you know say, “If someone would just give me an opportunity I know I could make money.”  Well what are you waiting on?  If you’re waiting on a get rich quick scheme I can’t help you there.  Everyone of those I’ve sunk money in over the years produced a dry hole.  But if you’re serious about proving your worth and willing to become rich slowly, the Watkins opportunity is available for you now.

When people I meet ask me to name a business they can start on a shoestring and eventually build into a full-time income, large enough to retire on, I always recommend the same business.  It’s a company I believe in that manufactures products I personally use.  The company was founded in 1868 and manufactures 350 products for sale by its sales force of 50,000 independent  Watkins Associates. 

Yes, the company I speak of is Watkins Incorporated.  And just why would I recommend Watkins to others.  Well, for one thing the minimum startup costs required to become a Watkins Associate is only $39.  Thank about that for a minute. Just how many businesses can you name that you could start for as little as $39?  Not many, I’m sure.

There are 50,000 Watkins Associates selling Watkins fantastic line of 350 different personal home products in the U.S., Canada and China.  The company was founded in 1868 and is proud to call the small town of Winona, Wisconsin home.  Watkins has been selling its products to consumers for 140 years without missing a beat, and every product comes with a moneyback guarantee.  You can’t go wrong using Watkins products yourself and you certainly can’t go wrong selling Watkins products.  The company offers a moneyback guarantee on all 350 products it produces. 

I invite you to take a moment now to read a free ebook that provides more insight into this fantastic moneymaking opportunity.

As many of you know I’ve been doing business online for 10+ years.  I’ve written and sold e-books, built hundreds of content sites running Google Adsense ads (pulling in six-figure income) and once proved I could go from a nobody to eBay Powerseller in 90 days. 

None of these business models had what I called long-term “teeth.”  eBooks, for example, quickly become out-of-date and no longer popular.  One must keep writing and producing new books to hold income levels up.  Sure, there are ways to do this, but research and writing can become a huge “time drains” that don’t bring in income. 

One can make money selling on eBay, but you’ll work day and night no matter how much you automate your eBay business.  The amount of email communication between seller and buyer is unbelievable, popular products have tremendous competition on eBay that drives down margins, unique products are hard to find, yada, yada, yada.

Building content sites to produce ad revenue take even more time because the days of creating machine-driven content and having it rank high are gone.  Google’s programmers have done an excellent job of weeding out bad content and duplicate content.  I’ve personally witnessed my Adsense revenue drop from six-figures per year to 6 cents per day (at times).  No joke!

So, for the past year I’ve dedicated a great deal of my time to finding an online business model that would produce ever-growing profits successfully for a lifetime.   My criteria for finding and determining the ultimate work from home business was to find a business that could be done from home, parttime or fulltime, online or offline, proven products from a competent trusting supplier, products that are “consumable” and have to be replaced as they are consumed, products that are backed by a moneyback guarantee, products I am proud to sell and would use myself, a supplier that provides excellent customer service and has a proven track record for solid research and production of great products that remain popular for multiple generations (i.e., they don’t die out). products that offer healthy commissions of at least 25% or more, and lastly, a business that would not die when I die — one that could be passed on to my spouse or family member.

Was I successful in this hunt?  Yes, indeed I was, and the answer has existed for 140 years!  In fact, its been staring me smack dab in the face since I was 4 years old.  That’s right - 4 years old!  For when I was 4 years old my parents moved the family from Kansas City, Missouri to my grandfather’s farm in rural Louisiana.  My grandfather was a poor truck farmer, that rarely went into town shopping.  What little shopping I did see and remember him doing was buying detergent, liniment, Petro-Carbo salve, vanilla, kitchen spices, extracts and various other household and personal products from the man we all came to know as “The Watkins Man.”  Yes, the company I speak of is non other than Watkins Incorporated, manufacturer of personal home products for 140 years.

Starting in 1868 in Plainview, Minnesota with one home run product, the now famous Watkins Red Liniment, the company has grown to manufacturing 350 in-demand products that every consumer can use.  They sell through a network of 50,000 associates, and most recruiting and selling these days is done online.  In fact, when you sign up at Watkins you get a website just like this one.

The total capital required to start a Watkins business is less than it costs to take a family of 4 to the movies in my hometown of Houston, Texas.  Watkins offers anyone the opportunity to own a piece of Americana.  You’ll be selling products your great grandparents, your grandparents and more than likely your parents used.  And the beauty of it all is that these products are more popular today than they were 50 years ago.  Watkins has 50,000 associates marketing there products in North America.  We offer anyone interested in learning more about the Watkins experience a free ebook that answers most of the questions you might have.  Keep reading this blog and I’ll take you along my personal trip to success as a Watkins Associate.  I’ll demonstrate how easy it is to recruit and sell these products online.

It’s difficult to start a work at home business unless you have a product to sell. Most of the get rich quick guys operating on the Internet push the idea of selling your own ebook. They will have you believing that its simple to write an ebook . . . that anyone can do it, and that people will be beating your website door down to buy it. However, they overlook the fact that most people simply don’t have something to write about, or if they do, its not something people will want to buy. They also fail to mention that you might create a great product, but you simply know so little about Internet marketing and SEO skills that you don’t know how to drive the traffic to your website. And if people can’t find you, they obviously can’t buy what you’re selling.

I for one love to write and believe that everyone has enough material in their personal knowledge base for one great book. But the problem with trying to make a living selling ebooks is that it takes time to create your product and it has a limited shelf live. So much work can go into creating it that your interest level fizzles and you never get your business off the ground, or if you do, it is short-lived.

Working as an affiliate marketer, building information sites around one theme or another and displaying affiliate ads that are relative to the theme are an excellent way to make money online. Like anything, it takes work, patience and some midnight oil to turn this business model into a rip-roaring financial success, but tens of thousands of Internet entrepreneurs are doing it. Over time, as you become an expert on the subject you’re writing about, you may end up producing enough content for an ebook of your own that you can sell on the same site.

But what if there’s an even better way to make money online? What if I told you that you could have hundreds of products at your fingertips, a distribution organization that can take care of shipping and delivering what you sell, a sales organization that costs you nothing out of your pocket and overriding residual commissions on everything they sell, and all from running just one great information website that you write and manager — would you believe me? You probably would conclude I’m either crazy or smoking something funny, but the truth is all of these things are possible.

Over time I plan to share this business model with you. But what I want to focus on now is to point out that it is far more easy to achieve financial freedom if all you have to do is promote, sell and mentor than it is if you have to design products, manufacture products, distribute products, etc. It is also far more easy to make money, really big money, if you can leverage you incoming making ability by having a free sales force out there everyday selling products that you earn a commission on simply by recruiting the sales force and mentoring them as they come into your sales organization.

Why beat you head up against the wall trying to come up with a product of your own if there is a way to selling hundreds of quality products that can start earning you money today? When you look at it from this perspective the idea of spending time and money to develop and manufacture products seems quite silly, doesn’t it? Keep reading my blog and you’ll soon learn more about this great work at home business I’ve discovered through research and due diligence.