As a Direct Sales professional you may have heard the statistics that 80% of small businesses fail within the first five
years of business. Unfortunately many home business entrepreneurs quit sooner than that because they are so overwhelmed with everything there is too do. However, there is one piece of technology that you may be carrying on your hip or in your wallet that could not only make you more productive but more profitable… your cell phone.

So what are some ways you can use your phone to increase profits? In Direct Sales here are 5 quick tips.

1. Set up all of your team members on a group where you can send them instant messages about important timely information
2. Utilize software like Roam Data that allows you to run your customers credit card from your phone in real time
3. Mobile training where you dispense training on your product or opportunity directly to the persons phone
4. Have an email set up for your leaders and forward it to your cell phone. When they need questions answered you can respond quickly.
5. Text your prospects on upcoming events, information or specials discounts

For example, I am a Salsa dancing fanatic and one of the places I go sends out reminders about the next class. The cool thing is that because I love salsa I am excited to hear from them and almost always ends up with me going to a class and them getting paid. This is one of my personal favourites. So what does that mean for you? What could you be sending your customers or prospects from your cell phone to hear cha ching in your home based business?

Don’t just let your cell phone be another bill that you have to pay every month. Start to look at it as a productivity and time management tool that can make money for you. I want to warn you to be careful and make sure that you don’t let your phone become a distraction. If used improperly it can be a time destroyer.

If you want to discover more ways to be productive and add to the bottom-line of your home based business visit Build It Big Radio Show with Kim Rhodes as your host to help you put ideas into action and build your business big.