Where to from Here.....

Working from Home

Searching for a job in 2009 sucked!  There wasn't much to be had and even less for someone with a 2 year hole in their resume.  I finally caught a break working for a computer repair sweat shop.  The government could take lessons in security from them!  There were cameras everywhere, you were docked 15 minutes for being  1 minute late punching in or coming back from break.  That lasted about 2 months.  We mutually agreed that I would be better suited working somewhere else.  A couple weeks later, I secured a position with a medical device company.  It was a great job!  The manager I worked for was the best, the project was exciting and I had great co-workers.  The wheels came off when I got into a huge argument with the department manager and he fired me.  I was hired by a huge generator manufacturing company testing their military generators.  They were far behind schedule and we were working 60 hours a week!  The work was very physical and my health was taking a toll.  I just did seem to have the 'bounce back' like I did before that HCV treatment.  It seemed pretty obvious that I wasn't going to get hired as a full time employee and though the money was good, my immune system was wearing down. I took another job with a company that said they would place me a little closer to my skill set: a engineering liaison to service department.  Well, as usual, I was told one thing and ended up with another.  When I first started in the work force, people were generally pretty honest.  Now it seems like deceit is a way of business.  It became quickly apparent that I traded one stress for another and getting paid less.

Learning How

My wife and I talked it over and she suggested that I quit and help her with her business.  I know she was doing something on line but I wasn't quite sure what.  She had become involved with an affiliate program.  My first thought was a Pay Per Click deal.  I had tried that back in the '90's and I basically had a web site that was a billboard for all these affiliates.  Didn't make a dime!  This was put together in a little different fashion.  Actually, it was a course that taught you how to make money with drop shipping.  I looked into it a bit and it wasn't quite the scheme I thought it was.  It seems like this day and age every time you turn around some one has a system guaranteed to have you making 5 figures in a week!  The fundamentals were sound!  This guy Cesar Ramirez had found a loop-hole in eBay and was using it.  The system is called Elite Drop Shippers Being the chronic skeptic that I am, I dug into Elite Drop Shippers and Cesar Ramirez to see what I could find.  Strangely enough, I didn't find any dirt.  That's odd this day any age.  Most of the 'testimonials' I found were rather down to earth.  No 'seeing a messiah', 'holy grail' or the like.  Most of the people who I listened to said if you use the tools, follow directions and just be teachable; you will succeed.  Fair enough!  Something I did find about Cesar, I got the feeling this guy really likes to help people!  That's something hard to find these days.  Takes a lot for me to trust people.

Nanci started with EDS April of last year and by January, was making about $1500 a month.  Of course, the biggest obstacle I had to overcome was accepting that my wife was able to do something with computer better than I could!  She was using eBay as the sales venue again, I have sold a bunch of stuff on eBay  so I knew all about that and had a list of items she thought would be great sellers.  I looked at the list and immediately concluded that no one would buy this crap, I decided that I was going to do this the way I thought it should be done.  I listed about 80 items that had to come down the next day because.  I realized that my attitude and ego was going to sink the ship if it wasn't changed in short order.  I found myself uttering the magic words: "I don't know, can you help me?"

I missed that one prerequisite, "need to be teachable" So I sucked it up and listened to what my wife and a lot of others had to say.  Seems like there are a lot of others who are making money.  I figured if I followed them, there was a good chance of success.

Tools at Hand

Unlike a number of systems I worked with, Elite Drop Shippers has a gamut of tools at hand so the new person doesn't just end up foundering.  There's a Skype channel dedicated to the team where answers to questions can always be found.  There's also a 'chat room' atmosphere that tends to generate a sense of camaraderie.  There are weekly webinars which always seem to be informative.  Probably the most important piece of the tool set is the mentor or sponsor.  Your Sponsor generally has had some success and can be a great source of how-to's and keep you going.  This isn't a 'get rich quick scheme'.  There's work to be done!