Kleeneze News & Articles

Business Networking

2008-07-13T14:11:00.003+01:00

Business networking events and breakfast clubs can be a great way to raise your profile and win more business. Here are the main benefits of business networking:

Benchmarking opportunities against competitors and similar sized businesses
Comparing and discussing ideas of common interest e.g. legal and regulatory developments, staff retention, supplier networks, customer service and computerisation
Developing ideas, innovation and knowledge of best practice
Staff exchanges and secondments, e.g. an expert from an association or business network may join your business to oversee a specific project or you may second a graduate joiner to a supplier to learn about the supply process
Joint skills development for staff in your business sector can save costs across the board because of economies of scale
Raising your business profile by becoming an established and regular networking member, getting your face (and the business name) known and being an active networking partner
Expanding markets by generating business contacts such as customers, suppliers and partners

No relationship happens overnight, in business or in your personal life:

Take time to get to know members of the group
Don't expect too much too soon. People will need to get to know and trust you
Don't sell, HELP. If your intentions at a networking meeting, or anywhere else for that matter, is purely selfish, then things won't work for you
Network at every opportunity (even socially)
Networking should be used to share experiences and ideas... what does and doesn't work etc. not just an opportunity to plug your business
Don't spend the whole time talking about yourself:
Talk to members and guests and ask specific questions about what help they need
Be a really good listener, don't waffle on about yourself
People love talking about themselves

So much to say, so little time:

You don't get much time to chat with members/visitors, so always follow up and make an appointment. You never know what it could leave to
Make sure you have a good supply of business cards with you all the time
Speak to visitors and guests and get their business cards and FOLLOW UP!

Referrals:

Be very careful when passing referrals, always ask permission before you pass on someone else's details
If you get asked for a contact and you can't help, there will almost certainly be someone else in the group who can, so ASK
Make a note of what people have to offer and keep it in a notebook - you never know when you will come across someone who needs their products or servicesLast but not least... KEEP IN TOUCH

The Current Economy

2008-04-13T14:30:00.005+01:00

What's going on in the economy affects the number of people looking for other sources of income...

In the early 90's after the recession and housing market crash, a lot of people needed to generate extra income just to keep their houses. Times like these are good for network marketing as they provide the stimulus for people to get out of their comfort zone and do things they wouldn't normally do - like consider a part-time career in network marketing for example. That's one of the reasons why the the 90's was a great time for recruitment in our industry.

From the late 90's up until recently, people have been feeling wealthier. House prices have boomed so people have felt wealthier due to the build up of equity in their homes. Investments also performed quite strongly meaning people had less need for additional sources of income. On top of this, jobs were relatively secure with low unemployment. This is one of the reasons why, for the last 5 or 6 years recruitment has not been strong within the industry.

Another thing happened in the mid 90's is lenders moved from away from excess capital lending, towards asset (or security) backed lending. This flooded the market with easily accessible credit meaning that rather than people having to work more to save money, they could just borrow the money on a credit card or a loan (either secured or unsecured). Many people released equity built up in their property.

Things are now changing massively...

The economy is now entering a recession. House prices are falling (approx. 3% last month), stock market based investments are not yielding results and credit is becoming increasing difficult to obtain e.g. mortgages and loans i.e. the credit crunch. Here's some statistics that you might want to make a note of:

Over 5 million people will be coming off fixed rate mortgages this year and going onto higher interest rates. This will cause a big drop in disposable income and cause many to lose their homes
Credit card debt in the UK is currently at £56 billion. Yes, BILLION
Last year, consumer debt in the UK topped 1 TRILLION for the first time
This debt has to be paid back one way or another. Probably from a mixture of higher interest rates and taxes. Again, this erodes people's disposable income, which means more people looking for other sources of income.

Bottom Line: more people looking for other sources of income = more potential prospects for your Kleeneze business. It's now time for the next big wave of recruitment into our industry.

Two Recent Kleeneze Distributor Case Studies

To find out how you can start developing a part-time income with Kleeneze, please go to the Kleeneze Startup Options page.

Club Med 2 - The Caribbean Cruise

2008-01-08T13:42:00.001Z

The destination for Kleeneze's 2009 International Conference Destination is truly spectacular. A place with sloping hills of green, surrounded by transparent waters and a backdrop of perfect blue sky that meets deserted, white sandy beaches. Welcome to the Caribbean and the Club Med 2!

One-hundred-and-eighty-seven metres long, this magnificent ship’s profile marks her out as the epitome of sea-going elegance before you’ve even stepped aboard. Propelled by thirty-thousand square feet of billowing white sails, Club Med offers high levels of luxury, sumptuous dining in stylish surroundings and 200 crew members on hand, who go out of their way to place your enjoyment of this experience above everything else.

With more facilities than the average town, you can delve into water sports, relax in the spa or simply enjoy the sea view, with the breathtaking chance of spotting dolphins and whales, from your plush cabin.

This is the most lavish way to travel you can imagine and it’s all yours – exclusive to Kleeneze for the week! Relax on the opulent teak deck in the Caribbean sun and enjoy some of the archipelago of the British Virgin Islands.

The Video:

The Qualification Criteria - Periods 1 to 12, 2008

1. GET TO BRONZE EXECUTIVE

Applies to any distributorship that has never reached Bronze Executive level. Sales plan progression to a minimum of Bronze Executive for a total of three periods.

2. EXISTING EXECUTIVES

Applies to any distributorship that reached Bronze, Silver or Gold Executive level for the first time in 2005, 2006 or 2007.

Any four periods at your highest pin level. 20% year on year growth (periods 1 to 12, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007).

3. EXISTING SEDS AND PREMIERS

Achieve five wide (SED) status for a minimum of eight periods.

10% year on year growth (periods 1 to 12, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007).

4. ALL OTHER DISTRIBUTORSHIPS

For all other distributorships (above Bronze Executive), that don’t fulfil the above categories.

Achieve a minimum of one step up the sales plan for a total of three periods.

TOP TEN QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTORSHIP WILL BE UPGRADED TO A SUITE!

Kleeneze 2008 New Year Conference News

2008-01-08T13:28:00.000Z

Here's the main news from the 2008 New Year conference:

2009 International Conference destination is a week-long Caribbean Cruise on the Club Med 2. To find out more, please click here .
10 Vauxhall Corsa's to be given away during 2008!
All distributor's reaching and holding the level of Gold SED will have the choice of a Jaguar X-Type, a Mercedes 'C' Class, or a BMW 3-Series.
New opportunity DVD and sleeve available (featuring Amanda Lamb), aiding the recruitment of new distributors

Recent Kleeneze Press

2007-09-24T14:56:00.000+01:00

Kleeneze often feature in the press - TV, radio, newspapers and magazines. Below are a some selected articles that have appeared in the press in recently:

To view more distributor testimonials and case studies, please see the Kleeneze Testimonials page .

Does Kleeneze Work?

2007-07-26T11:04:00.001+01:00

This is a useful article for people who are thinking of joining Kleeneze and are perhaps a little sceptical. You might be asking the question "does Kleeneze work?".

The short answer is "yes" but of course, it depends on what a person's expectations are and how they define the business to be "working" or not. Kleeneze turns over approximately £100 million p.a. so clearly, there are a lot of people out there who are buying Kleeneze products. In other words, the products sell.

Secondly, Kleeneze can prove turnover and incomes (unlike some other network marketing company's who seem to shy away from this). There are thousands of people earning second incomes of £50 - £250 per week and many who are earning full-time incomes of £2,000 - £5,000+ per month. Some of the top earners earn over £100,000 p.a. with Kleeneze's top distributor earning over £400,000 p.a.

Incomes are directly related to the size and productivity of the team that you build over the months and years i.e. you get paid for performance. Simply put, those distributors that recruit the most people and provide the best support and training earn the highest incomes.

In my weekly induction training, I look at the six reasons people don't succeed in the Kleeneze business and they are:

Lack of Desire - Kleeneze is a self-employed business therefore you need to be self-motivated by having some clear needs and/or goals
Unrealistic Expectations - some people think Kleeneze is easy money and have a 'get rich quick' mentality. Like all business, you work hard in the early days for relatively low returns so you can be in a position in the future where you get high returns for relatively little work. This doesn't mean however that you don't make money in the early days with Kleeneze - you do, as long as you do the work
Wrong Approach - it's not a job. If you're looking for set hours and an hourly rate, Kleeneze (and any other business) is not for you
Overanalysing - looking for reasons it won't work instead on concentrating on ways it make it work. You tend to get what you focus on. If you concentrate on success, that is what you will likely get. If you concentrate on failure, that is also what you will likely get. This is simply the law of attraction
Lack of Belief - you will only invest in something you believe will give you what you're looking for. Belief in anything doesn't appear overnight - it needs to be built. Belief in Kleeneze comes through learning and getting results. Obviously, this takes time and effort
Lose Focus - the great thing about Kleeneze is you're the boss. You choose when you work and how you work. However, if you're looking for significant success, it requires commitment and focus - typically for 3 - 5 years

For those interested in succeeding in Kleeneze and earning a serious residual income, here's my success formula:

M + K + S x T = Success!

where;

M = Motivation (action)
K = Knowledge
S = Skill
T = Time

To generate and maintain consistent motivation, you need to set some goals which excite you. These will be personal to you. You also need to associate yourself with the right people and information.

You learn the knowledge through other successful distributors (at seminars, by speaking to upline mentors etc.), through reading books, listening to training audios etc.

You get the skills by Learning, Doing and then Teaching (L-D-T).

Like with any business, you need to give it time.

Simple, right?

Many teams within Kleeneze have a proven system, which you learn and then work at your own pace. With Kleeneze, you're effectively buying into a franchise where you learn and work the system for reasonably predictable results - just as you would with a McDonalds franchise for example. It's vital that you learn this system and work it consistently if you want significant success. My rule of thumb is spend at least 90% of your time working the proven system and the other 10% exploring your own ideas.

So, does Kleeneze work? Yes, but not for everyone as everyone isn't prepared to do what it takes. To read the testimonials of some other distributors, please visit the Kleeneze Case Studies page .

Real Earners Team on Youtube!

2007-07-13T12:56:00.000+01:00

Here you can see a selection of home-made Kleeneze testimonials. No, they're not done by some professional production team - they're done in-house and unpolished!

Here's Paul Flintoft's short testimonial...

To view more testimonials, please visit www.youtube.com/user/kleenezeinformation .

Kleeneze Sponsor 'How Clean Is Your House' on Channel 4

2007-05-17T16:15:00.000+01:00

How Clean is Your House?, 8pm, Thursday 17 May

Kleeneze is beginning it’s sponsorship of the popular series ‘How Clean is Your House?’. This is Kleeneze’s first high-profile TV campaign and will bring the brand to the attention of over 1.5million viewers every week all of whom are potential new customers and distributors. We’ll be showing video clips featuring Kleeneze products and showing how they make life easier. In normal sponsorship fashion Kleeneze will introduce the show with a 15 second clip, play out the show with a 10 second clip, and bumper each side of the ad break. So the Kleeneze name will be mentioned on prime time TV, 4 times in 30 minutes, every week, for 12 weeks.

Please note these are sponsorship credits, not advertisements. The difference is that the Kleeneze name will get more mentions in a shorter amount of airtime, but there are strict rules preventing any specific product features and benefits being shown. These credits are designed to raise the overall brand awareness of Kleeneze, so more people are talking about us and interested in the products and the business opportunity.

Even more exciting initiatives

The series runs for 12 weeks and forms part of a wider brand awareness campaign. We’ve got lots of exciting new initiatives planned to help make the very most of this sponsorship – including a PR and radio campaign, a ‘How Clean Is Your House?’ website, and specially branded flyers and catalogues.

A great time to join Kleeneze

With so many chances to raise our profile and bring Kleeneze to the masses, there’s really never been a better time to join the Kleeneze Opportunity. We’d love you to get involved, so please show your support by telling your friends, relatives and neighbours, and make sure your TV’s switched on next Thursday!

Online Clips

UK Pension Poverty Warning

2007-01-25T20:37:00.000Z

A former pensions adviser to the Government has warned that 80% of people may not have enough money to live on in their retirement.

Independent consultant Ros Altmann said the UK is in the grip of a pensions crisis and criticised the Government for presiding over a system in which employee savings have been destroyed.

Her comments were made as part of an ITV1 programme, Where's My Pension Gone?, to be screened at 9pm on Thursday. In it, pension experts assess the state of the company pensions system in the UK and examine the effect that collapsed schemes have had on victims.

As part of the programme Dr Altmann warns that people should be aware that there is a pensions crisis. She says: 'I would say about 80% of the country needs to be seriously worried that when they come to retire, they will simply not have enough money to live on at anything like a decent level.

'If there is one person in Government who is responsible for this pensions scandal, it has to be the Chancellor. Gordon Brown has been presiding over our pensions system at the Treasury since 1997.'

Dr Altmann added: 'The first act was to take money out of the schemes. He has never put it back in. He has also watched people's lives being destroyed by not receiving the pensions they were relying on. They didn't have any other savings and yet he has still refused to accept responsibility.'

In March last year, the parliamentary ombudsman, Ann Abraham, produced a critical report on the Government's handling of failed occupational schemes. She concluded that advice given by the Government had been 'sometimes inaccurate, often incomplete, largely inconsistent and therefore potentially misleading'.

As such, she called on ministers to compensate an estimated 125,000 workers who had lost some or all of their pensions due to companies going bust. But the Government has refused to accept her findings and ruled out compensation, provoking anger amongst campaigners.

In Thursday's programme, Tony Woodley, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, echoes Dr Altmann's concern for the future of UK pensioners.

He says: 'There is barely a person of any age in this country now that doesn't appreciate the time bomb effect of this pensions problem. We could find the disgraceful situation in a couple of decades time where the third strongest economy in the world sees millions of ordinary working men and women literally on the streets unable to live.'

Source: thisismoney.co.uk, Jan 2007

I guess nowadays, people need to take more personal responsibility and make their own contingency plans. I understand it's difficult to save when rent and house prices / mortgage repayments are so high, but here's a few ideas:

If you're on a repayment mortgage, change it to interest only.
Be more prudent with your spending. Martin Lewis’s excellent moneysavingexpert.com site will help give you some ideas.
Start saving and investing as much as you can afford now - even if it's only £50 per month. It's surprising how much it will be worth in 20 years if you get good compounded growth. I'm investing in the market using my ISA allowance (which means it's tax-free) using the Fast Track system at: www.selfimprovementcentre.co.uk/fasttrack.php . It works.
Start a home based business. You can work from home and build something up part time for an excllent second income which will allow you to save and invest more. If you're committed, you can earn enough to allow you leave your job. I'm involved with home shopping company Kleeneze and earn over £3,000 per month part-time. My job is now my 2nd income!

There's always ways around things if you look.

Hope that helps.

Kleeneze New Year Conference News (2007)

2007-01-14T13:10:00.000Z

Here's the main news from the Kleeneze 2007 new year conference:

Super 200 business kit available on a 3-month trial. The kit contains 200 of the main catalogues and 200 health & beauty catalogues for just £125 on code 00590. For more information, visit Kleeneze startup options.
The Kleeneze business manual is going to be updated in a more easy to understand and user-friendly fashion.
Findel are investing £1M to increase the stock level of Kleeneze products. Findel enjoy stock levels of 98.3%.
Findel are also investing £1M into raising the Kleeneze profile and brand awareness. Kleeneze will be sponsoring all 12 episodes of 'How Clean is Your Home' on channel 4 later in the year.
The first Findel sponsored Kleeneze catalogue will be available in June 2007.
The Kleeneze summer sales conference will be at the NIA, on June 23rd.
New car incentives, which include: Jaguar X-Type, Jaguar S-Type, Jaguar XK8, Aston Martin Vantage and Bentley Continental.
The 2008 international conference will be in Thailand - this incentive is available to ALL Kleeneze distributors in the network.

Robert Kiyosaki Endorses Network Marketing

2007-01-05T10:18:00.000Z

Robert Kiyosaki is a world famous author and has written many best selling wealth creation titles including 'Rich Dad, Pooor Dad' and 'Cash Flow Quadrant'.

Robert has long supported network marketing as an exellent way for people to enter the business world. You can start a network marketing business part-time, with a low investment. You can hear Robert explain why he supports the nework marketing industry below:

Some Of The Benefits of Network Marketing
(press the play button to listen)

By starting and running a home based business like Kleeneze you can earn an income which can replace your job and enable you to do more of the things you really want to do with your life. The training available through network marketing can also help people who want to start another business.

The Thief of Fulfilment

2007-01-04T14:54:00.000Z

One of the biggest problems we can encounter when we consider making changes to our life is fear. Even though the changes we want to make will bring more happiness by considerably enhancing our lives, fear will still raise its head to try and stop us in our tracks.

Why does this happen?

It's all to do with the way the subconscious perceives survival. It knows that you are in a safe position and that survival is more or less guaranteed if you carry on in the same way. As soon as you start to consider making changes to your life, your subconscious mind will play the fear card. You are leaving the comfort zone and boy-oh-boy, does it not like it! Not one little bit!

This is no joke. It happens to millions of people and this fear ruins their dreams for a better life. And here's the danger of giving in to this fear: You can feel as though you're stuck in a rut - kind of like life is passing you by. As the years pass, these feelings can become magnified and you can become filled with regret over opportunities you didn't grasp.

I don't know about you but the last feeling I want before I breathe my last is that I didn't take advantage of opportunities because I gave in to my fears. Because let's be honest here, we can generate excuse after excuse to save face and gain sympathetic understanding from our families and loved ones. But we can't fool ourselves. Deep down inside, we know the truth.

If you want to achieve a dream, you are going to have to understand and overcome fear. There's a lot to it, much more than I can cover in one article. But for now, I want to look at an ally of fear, an ally that you can easily defeat.

When we're in the comfort zone, one thing re-enforces it more than any other. Routine. Performing the same habits and behaviors on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. The more routines you have in your life, the harder it is to embrace life-enhancing changes. Any break from routines is met with strong resistance by your mind.

This is security. And the more secure you feel, the more the mind believes we are safe, that survival is assured. Introducing change triggers the fear response because your subconscious mind perceives a threat to your survival.

A great technique to combat this is to demonstrate that your conscious mind is in control. You do this by adopting the axiom that change is essential to growth. The more you embrace change, the more colours you add to your life. The more you grow, the more happiness, satisfaction and fulfilment you feel.

Here's a couple of great ideas to further help keep the fear of change at bay by limiting the routines you perform in life. Use them to stimulate your own ideas:

Start and finish work at different times each day – if work allows. Can also vary the times you have lunch – and where you eat lunch. Can you vary the routes you take to and from the workplace?
Eat a different breakfast each day. Most people eat the same breakfast everyday. Can you vary it? And try not to get in the routine of eating the same meal on a particular day. e.g. Tuesday ispot roast, Friday is fish, Saturday is steak.
Shop at different supermarkets. Many people shop at the samestores on the same day every week. Try different ones, different days.
Try a different cuisine every week. I love cooking and I like to try as many different dishes as I can. One idea I use is to pick a country and try a couple of recipes from there. You could also use states and regions. It's a great way of varying the diet and learning about other cultures.
Visit somewhere new at least once a month. This could be a new town or country, a new restaurant, a new museum, theatre, park wherever you can think of!
Avoid the temptation to watch television every night. Read a book, surf the Internet, attend a night-school class, workout, go to the movies - the idea here is not to just slump in front of the TV everynight.

OK, I know these are basic ideas but they are effective in helping to break mundane routines. Routine really can make life a bit of a dull plod, so please do try and use these ideas to help you break free from them. And please don't rush into making major changes as it can be overwhelming. Take it nice and slow by making small adjustments to make life less of a routine and to slowly get the mind to accept changes when they come. It's so important to demonstrate to the subconscious that YOU are in control and that you will not let fear of change control you. If you let it, your imagination will set boundaries on the amount of happiness you can get from life. The biggest weapon it will use to stop you from embracing life-enhancing change is FEAR. Why let it get away with it?

Author Bio: Chris Green is the author of the new acclaimed book "Conquering Fear", the complete guide to overcoming fear and attracting more success, prosperity and happiness into your life: conqueringfear.net .

How Will Interest Rates Affect Your Disposable Income?

2006-11-09T18:55:00.000Z

LATEST INTEREST RATE RISES:

Thursday Jul 5th, 2007
The Bank of England (BoE) has today raised the base rate another 1/4% to 5.75%, which is the highest it's been since March, 2001 and is the fifth rise in 12 months.

Thursday May 10th, 2007
The Bank of England (BoE) has today raised the base rate another 1/4% to 5.5%.

Thursday Jan 11th, 2007
The Bank of England (BoE) has today raised the base rate another 1/4% to 5.25%, which is the highest it's been for 5 1/2 years. This means someone with a £100,000 repayment mortgage will pay on average, an extra £16 per month.

Thursday Nov 9th, 2006
Householders face higher mortgage repayments as the Bank of England today raised interest rates to 5%. This is their highest point since August 2001 and come amid evidence that more households are folding under the strain of higher overheads, such as council tax bills and energy prices.

Many households will face paying an extra £20 - £30 extra each month on their mortgage repayments and with the added pressure of higher household bill overheads and rising unemployment, millions of people will really feel the strain.

Businesses across the country had called for no change, saying companies will be badly affected. They had pointed to a recent downturn in High Street spending as a sign that shoppers were already having to be cautious.

Many City analysts think this will not be the last increase in rates - they say another is quite likely in the New Year. "This move was widely expected, but the key question is whether we see another rise early next year," Capital Economics' Vicky Redwood said.

"Either way, with interest rates 0.5% higher than six months ago, it could be a contributing factor to deterring people from entering the housing market over the next few months."

The answer for households is simple - either reduce their current lifestyle or increase their income. Most people have less than £50 per week disposable income so the opportunity for them to earn an extra £200 - £300 per month in their spare time will becoming increasingly attractive.

"I believe that starting a part-time home based business is a great solution to many people's financial worries. With Kleeneze for example, you can earn that much needed £50 per week straight away and also have the option of building a secure business which, in the future can replace job insecurity. Some less obvious benefits include personal development, financial education, tax relief and the flexibility to work around other work or family commitments." -- Paul Flintoft

Source includes BBC News and Times Online.

Kleeneze Finds New Backing Company - Findel plc

2006-10-27T10:09:00.000+01:00

Following the announcement made by the Board of European Home Retail plc recently, Findel plc ("Findel") has acquired Kleeneze, Cabouchon, I Want one of Those and Kitbag.

This is a very positive step for the employees, customers, suppliers and distributors of these businesses. Findel is a FTSE 250 business with many years experience in all aspects of logistics and distance shopping. Findel will bring financial strength, stability and investment to the businesses and has expressed its commitment to their further growth.

In the immediate term whilst there will be little apparent change to the structure of the businesses the strengths that Findel will bring will not only help to ensure a successful result in the busy period up to Christmas but will lead to exciting development opportunities in the new year and beyond.

"I believe this is what Kleeneze have needed for some time. As they increase their marketing efforts, brand awareness and European expansion, it's important they have a parent company such as Findel plc that can provide the expertise and stability they need. I am more confident than ever about Kleeneze's long-term success." -- Paul Flintoft

Kleeneze Christmas Conference News 2006

2006-09-05T12:32:00.000+01:00

The Kleeneze Christmas Catalogue front cover product is... the Relaxin' Reindeer! A fantastic product to demonstrate and sure to be a huge seller over the next few months. The Christmas brochures are available in packs of 50 for just £8.50 on order code 05770. They also come with retail kits (in place of the Summer Savers Brochure).
New Cabouchon Jewellery supplement, which is great for this time of year. More good news is that ALL Cabouchon products carry full spv, paying full retail & volume profit and royalty bonuses.
The Spring specialogue will be replaced by a fantastic Garden & DIY brochure.
The Kleeneze Plus brochure will now be incorporated into the main catalogue.
The Health & Beauty brohures will now come out at the same time as the new edition main catalogues - no more ordering packs of H&B's at seperate times.
New new 60-page Christmas specialogue is laid out in a more customer-friendly format. It's the product of 8 months of consumer research.
The 2007 European Conference destination is... Cannes, in Southern France!
Yet more cars given away: two Mini-Coopers and a BMW 3-Series!
Kleeneze distributors in Deutschland & Nederland can now place orders via fax.

More Reasons To Earn An Extra Income

2006-09-04T13:41:00.000+01:00

House Prices & Interest Rates

Soaring house prices forced homeowners to borrow more money last month than any July since records began.
Buyers about to take out a mortgage are being urged to check they can afford monthly repayments if interest rates go up again.
It is the latest in a long series of household bills going up, such as average energy bills going up nearly £500 since 2003.
First time buyers will continue to struggle to break into the market.

Source: The Daily Mail Online 'mortgage borrowing tops £30bn a month'.

Rising unemployment levels and unsecured debt levels run at an all-time high.
A rise in base rate from 4.5% to 5% would see the monthly mortgage repayment rise by £43.13 to £876.89.
A 2% base rate rise would mean a further 6% dip in annual disposable income.

Source: The Sun Online 'could you survive a rise?'

Inflation is still running well above the government’s two percent target.
The Office for National Statistics warned there will be further upward pressure in the months ahead.
The report also advises people to consider saving so that they can benefit from the rise in interest rates.

Source: Daily Mirror Online ‘time to show interest in national savings’.

Afford property and save for the future

For a householder with an average mortgage of £115,000, the quarter percentage rise means an increase in repayments of £18 per month, according to the Daily Mail. For many people, this means a greater concern about future rises and a desire to cut back on non-essential spending. For others, it is impossible to even contemplate taking the first step on to the property ladder.

Working an additional few hours each week with Kleeneze is a simple way to earn some extra cash and relieve financial pressures. Earnings of over £50 per week are commonplace, meaning you could pay the extra £18 towards the mortgage (based on the above example) and still have £182 left over at the end of the month. Higher interest rates are good for savers, so this is the best time to put aside some money for the future or save for a house deposit in order to take that important first step.

Unemployment

UK unemployment has hit its highest level for six years.
There were 1.65 million people classed as unemployed in the three months to May.

Source: BBC Online 'UK jobless level at six-year high'.

Start earning immediately

The numbers of people looking for work is increasing, so there are even more people who will be interested in the earning potential that Kleeneze offers. The great thing about the opportunity is that they can start immediately, with no interview and no experience needed. For someone who is trying to obtain more household income and get by on a daily basis, this really does make all the difference.

Even if they choose to join Kleeneze while looking for other work, there are clear benefits of flexible hours and the potential to improve their quality of life by maintaining a second income.

FAST FACTS:

The average household now owes £7,754, excluding mortgages.
52% of the population could survive just 17 days if they suffered an unexpected loss of income.
The average house in England and Wales now costs £199,184.
Over 8 million workers (21%) have no pension provision.

Debt

Personal bankruptcy continues to rise as households struggle with soaring bills and credit card payments.
The Bank of England heaped further pressure on households...when it increased the cost of borrowing by 0.25 per cent.

Source: Daily Mirror Online 'Personal bankruptcies up 10%.

With personal debt in Britain exceeding £1trillion, a record 100,000 people will go broke this year.
Banks have confirmed huge increases in the scale of bad debts.

Source: Daily Mirror Online 'Stick...or go bust? Debtors face turmoil over bankruptcy’.

A better alternative to debt

As these articles show, the rising interest rates have inevitably had a knock-on effect on credit card debt, with the cost of meeting repayments proving increasingly more expensive. But why borrow money when you can earn instead? The Kleeneze opportunity provides a very simple and straightforward way to earn some extra income with flexibility of hours.

It’s a good way to keep out of debt in the first place, or alternatively can offer a way out for people who are trying to keep up repayments on credit cards and other unsecured debts. An extra £50 per week, for instance, could prove to be the much needed light at the end of the tunnel. Ultimately, however, there are no limits to earnings.

Pensions

35% of people say they have mixed feelings about their financial future.
15% say they are “worried they won’t be able to make ends meet”.
More than a third of Britons admitted...that they had no savings set aside for old age’.
38% of people now expect they will have to work beyond the age of 65‘.

Source: The Guardian Online 'Future pensioners fear for their retirement’.

Take control of your financial future

At retirement, most people generally receive 1/3 of their salary – roughly the same as they were when they started working. The opportunity provides one way for people to escape the traditional employment trap and take their financial future into their own hands. By building up their Kleeneze business and creating residual income, they may be able to retire much earlier.

For people who are approaching retirement, the option to work flexible hours rather than the traditional 9-5 may be an attractive alternative for earning extra income. They can work fewer hours than they would in a typical job and ease into retirement gradually.

A Kleeneze distributor recently wrote into his local paper in answer to an article about pensions, and mentioned the kind of benefits available through Kleeneze as we’ve included here. The paper published his letter as a result. This is a very simple yet effective way of generating leads.

Student Debt

Students leaving university owe an average of £13,500.
The 4% drop in applications...indicates that some young people are deterred from going to university in the first place.
The report also advises students to get a part-time job: According to the Association of Graduate Recruiters, employers tend to be impressed with graduates who can demonstrate good time management and financial management skills’. But they stress that it should not interfere with studies.

Source: The Independent Online 'Student Debt: Are you on top of what you owe?'.

A flexible opportunity for students

Student debt is another topic that has been widely publicised in recent months, with rising tuition fees and living costs. Reports show that students are increasingly working more hours to meet the cost of living.

The opportunity is flexible and fits around university study. There is no formal interview, they can start immediately and most campuses now provide free broadband accounts, so it is easy to run the business on a day-to-day basis.

By earning extra money throughout university, they could reduce the amount of the loan and graduate with less personal debt than other students. They won’t have to compromise their studies and will pick up some valuable life skills (such as time and money management skills) which employers value so highly.

Flexible Working & Homeworking

Eight out of ten employees want more time with their friends and families.
Employees said that a better work-life balance would allow them to pursue the arts, play more sport or learn a foreign language.

Source: BBC Online 'Britons want flexible work hours’.

There are obvious benefits to staying at home; no more delayed trains, and the chance to see more of your family.
Homeworking is a very flexible way to earn a living.

Source: BBC Online 'Working from your home’.

Work part-time from home so that you can create a sizeable income that continues to come in month after month.
It’s a great way for mums to earn a little extra pocket money.

Source: associatedcontent.com 'Network Marketing: A great job opportunity for stay-at-home mums'.

Enjoy a better work/life balance

All the evidence points to the fact that people desperately want more flexibility and more free time for pursuing individual interests. The opportunity is ideal for people who want to choose their own hours, prioritise family and spend time on other commitments such as day classes.

Distributors can choose their own hours, be their own boss and leave behind the hassle of commuting. In fact, flexibility is one of the number one selling points.

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More People Looking for Extra Income

2006-05-23T11:19:00.000+01:00

“With the cost of living ever increasing, people are looking for opportunities to earn extra income to allow them to live the way they want to! They want the flexibility to work from home within the hours that suit them. They want the ability to use their own skills and develop, as well as learn how to manage, support and motivate others to earn extra income, while still earning extra income for themselves.”
Alan Sugar.

As more and more people are borrowing money on credit cards, taking out loans and remortgaging their homes, then more people are in need of extra income to help repay these debts. Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) is one of the UK's leading debt charities and they claim there is a sharp increase of younger people (18 - 25) seeking debt advice. The CCCS said the increase was due to young people embracing freely available credit as a "way of life" in the form of student loans and credit cards. To read the full article, please visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4240906.stm .

At the other end of the scale (those aged 55+) is another issue - pensions. The pension crisis has been well documented. Many people simply don't have enough funds available for a comfortable retirement. As the 'baby boom' generation fast approaches reitrement age, then more and more pressure will be put on the tax payer to help subsidise the pension shortfall. There has even been talk in government of scrapping the retirement age. To find out how the current pension situation evolved, please visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4364258.stm .

"There is no doubt that there is a need to provide opportunities for people to generate additional income. On top of this need is people's quest to find a work/life balance. For me, that is where direct sales and network marketing opportunities such as Kleeneze are so powerful. They provide the opportunity to work from home, to have flexibility of hours, and offer unlimited income potential. As direct sales and network marketing enters it's 'Shakeout' stage as described by world-famous authour Edward Ludbrook, now is a fantastic time to get involved." -- Paul Flintoft.

Kleeneze Distributors Aim For The Top!

2006-05-07T12:06:00.000+01:00

Kleeneze distributors Paul Flintoft & Simon Hilton on the their recent trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa. Paul (on the left) & Simon (on the right) climbed to the top of the mountain to raise money for underprivileged children in Kenya. The photo below shows them on the way up, at about 15,000 feet:

Paul says 'that's one of the great things about working from home with Kleeneze is you can take time off to do amazing things like this, without worrying about asking the boss. When I got back from Kenya, I was jetting off to Rio with Kleeneze, for their 5-star, all expenses paid foreign conference (see below)'.

New Kleeneze Deutschland (Germany) Information

2006-02-16T13:14:00.000Z

There have been a few announcements regarding Kleeneze launching into Deutschland (Germany):

The official launch date for Germany is moved forward to Tuesday 25 April 2006 (from Tuesday 2 May 2006).
Business Kits and Retail Kits will be available to order from that day - Tuesday 25 April 2006. The Business Kit (startup kit) including 50 catalogues will require a €65 investment. Retail kits (50 catalogues, 50 protective bags and 100 order forms) are €35.
On-line registration from Tuesday, 25 April 2006.
There will be one catalogue (main book) available at launch - 88 pages.
A Specialogue (to accompany main book) will become available end of May 2006.
Fulfilment will be from Warmley in the UK, until the new European distribution centre comes on-line during August 2006.
Kleeneze Deutschland Video (in German).
German Launch Conference is at the Maritim Hotel, in Bonn on Saturday, May 6th. It will start at midday.

Here are details of the Kleeneze German showcase meetings, design to showcase the opportunity and provide support for German distributors (all meetings start at 8pm):

Frankfurt 15 th May, 22 nd May, 17 th July.
Novotel Hotel, Am Reiher 20, 65451 Frankfurt Kelsterbach.

Düsseldorf 16 th May, 23 rd May, 18 th July.
Mercure Hotel City Nord, Nordlicher Zubringer 7, 40470 Düsseldorf.

Hannover 17 th May, 24 th May, 19th July
Dorint Hotel Hannover , Podbilskistrasse 21/23, 30136 Hannover.

Berlin 24 th July, 7 th August, 21 st August
Best Western Hotel Steglitz, Albrechttrabe 2, 12165 Berlin.

Dresden 25 th July, 8 th August, 22 nd August
Mercure Hotel Dresden , Hamburger Strasse 64-68, 01157 Dresden.

Leipzig 26 th July, 9 th August, 23 rd August
Ramada Hotel Leipzig , Schongaur Strasse 39, 04329 Leipzig.

For more information, please email paul@kleeneze-information.co.uk .

To register your interest, please visit Kleeneze Deutschland .

New Year 2006 Conference News

2006-01-08T21:29:00.000Z

Here's some news from the 2005 Xmas sales conference:

Launch date into Germany will be May 2nd, 2006.
The German Launch Conference will be held on Saturday May 6th, in Bonn, at the Maritim Hotel.
Kleeneze distributors feature once again in the national press, see here - Kleeneze Newspaper Article.
The 2007 international conference destination is Mauritius - the jewel of the Indian Ocean. The hotel is the world famous One&Only le Touessrok.
Any new distributor who retails >£764 in their first 4 weeks, will receive a free retail kit from Kleeneze.
Any distributor who reaches gold & maintatins it for 6 consecutive periods will receive £1000 worth of European Home Shopping Vouchers that are redeemable from any company within the group i.e. Kleeneze, Farepack, IWOOT.com, Kitbag.
Kleeneze launch their first slimming product - YouSlim. This revolutionary aid to slimming has been produced by top British scientists. Distributors will be able to market this fantastic product to their customers via promotional leaflets within catalogue packs, via personal recommendations or even party plan.
Kleeneze paid out £40,102,000 to their distributors in 2005. This isn't including free cars, cash rewards and foreign conferences.
Kleeneze made history in the European Network Marketing industry by giving away 11 cars to top performing distributors for the period Sep - Dec 2005. The cars were worth over a quarter of a million pounds!
On March 7th, eeZee TV (Kleeneze's home shopping TV channel) will broadcast the international conference from Rio De Janeiro.
The service centre will be adding an additional 30 phone lines, to deal with customer and distributor enquiries.
New main catalogue and new year sales brochure launched, offering customers more than 200 new and innovative products.

Wow, the business just gets better and better!

New Starlines Promotional Specialogue

2005-11-05T12:37:00.001Z

Kleeneze's new 'starlines' promotional specialogue has now been launched. It includes popular products like the 'Sudoku Challenger' handheld game which has been sweeping the world recently! Also included in the A5 size specialogue are popular products from Kleeneze's TV shopping channel eeZee TV and a range of sports merchandise from Kitbag.com, including national and international soccer shirts.

Kleeneze's sales continute to grow year on year, with the Health & Beauty brochure up more than 40% on last year. Here's a recent distributor retail testimonial, from Maria Guichard in Egham, Middlesex...

“The first time I delivered to her house, a new customer of mine was impressed by the miracle cloth. She had a French-polished table and had somehow managed to damage it with a hot dish when she had her daughter’s graduation party.

The customer tried everything and had called an antique dealer out to look at the damage, who quoted her £200. He also said if he couldn't get the marks out he would have to strip the varnish off and re-varnish it at a total cost of £400.

She then saw the miracle cloth in the Kleeneze Main Book and decided to try it. 15 minutes of rubbing later the stain started to disappear. Now the table looks as good as new and it only cost her £2.99!”

Here's another testimonial from Chrissie Robertson from Aberdeenshire...

"Another great product are the room fresheners, rose and lavender. One customer bought the top market product (at a cost of £5.99 for a little stand one) then decided to try the lavender room freshener from Kleeneze. She's now stopped buying the more expensive little boxes and plug-ins and just buys the lavender one and saves money."

Xmas Conference News 2005

2005-09-06T13:40:00.000+01:00

Here's some news from the 2005 Xmas sales conference:

New Christmas Sales brochure now out (order code 05304), with nearly 60 pages of new and exciting gifts and decorations. Expected to generate sales in excess of £10 million.
New special supplement brochure out in October this year, containing products from Kitbag, IWOOT and top sellers from eeZee TV.
New and exciting product developments in 2006, including weight loss products.
Kleeneze trolley (Catapuller) which holds 40+ catalogue packs, now available from Oct 3rd onwards, for £24.99 / 37.99 Euros.
Sales in the Netherlands have now topped 2 million Euros.
Only around 1% of households in the Netherlands receive a Kleeneze catalogue i.e. massive room for growth.
Internet distributor registration available from Sep 12th.
New Dutch main catalogue, containing 88 pages, with Xmas sales brochure, containing 20 pages, available from Sep 12th onwards. Dutch retail profit now the same as in the UK.
New Dutch business development roadshows will commence on Sep 26th in Rotterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem. This will help with brand awareness, recruitment and training.
Expansion into Germany (Deutschland) will commence in May / June 2006. Register your interest at Kleeneze Deutschland .
The Kleeneze annual conference has been moved from the UK, to the European mainland. 2006 annual conference to take place on May 6th, in Germany.
Next European conference (holiday) destination is Budapest, Hungary! Qualification periods are 13 - 4.

Wow, what a time to be involved in the Kleeneze business!

Kleeneze Plc Change Their Name

2005-07-06T15:01:00.000+01:00

The Kleeneze Plc Group (not the catalogue shopping division) have recently changed their name. Here's the announcement from sales director, Kim Rawson...

"At 0700 hours today, Wednesday 6th July, Kleeneze plc announced its intention to change its name to European Home Retail plc.

This is a really positive move for the Kleeneze network and our business opportunity.

We will now be able to concentrate our focus on fully developing the Kleeneze brand identity and its powerful consumer and network franchise.

Our network marketing activity will no longer be able to be confused with other corporate activity and we will be able to support and differentiate the Kleeneze name throughout Europe. This will undoubtedly help our European recruitment plans and aid our expansion.

Everyone who attended the June conference will have seen the added value we are now putting behind the Kleeneze name via increased marketing support such as on Amtrak trailers, JLR racing cars, eeZee tv shows, and much more to come.

The new name of European Home Retail plc will encompass the trading identities of:

Kleeneze Europe – the leading catalogue and network marketing business
Farepak – a foremost Christmas savings business
I Want One of Those – the top gifts and gadgets web-site
Kitbag – the leading sports e-tailer
eeZee tv – the newest, brightest home shopping tv channel

This announcement simply underlines one very clear message:

“THERE IS ONLY ONE KLEENEZE”!

Thank you for your support and we look forward to advising you of further marketing developments over the course of the year."

Kim Rawson,
Deputy Managing Director

Annual Conference News

2005-06-15T20:15:00.000+01:00

Here's some news from the 2005 annual sales conference:

2004 - 2005 turnover approx. £115 million. Sales up by 15% which is against the trend of UK retail sales.
eeZee TV is showcasing new products for our catalogues. Products that are starting to sell well on eeZee TV will be taken off eeZee TV and put in our catalogue with an 'as seen on TV' sign. This increases the profile and credibility of Kleeneze for us.
New Kleeneze show every Saturday morning at 8 a.m on Sky channel 659. This gives the opportunity for distributors and their teams to present the business and give testimonials on the TV.
We can now retail IWOOT (iwantoneofthose.com) products to our customers, in the form of the new gifts and gadgets leaflet. All the 'Gadget Shop' shops have shut down around the UK, meaning a bigger slice in the market for us.
Kitbag.com - Official supplier of Man Utd merchandise and lots of other sports wear and merchandise. Kleeneze distributors are entitled to a 17.5% discount and a specialogue will be available for us to retail with later in the year.
Kleeneze now have a new 5 year deal with Amtrak. All Amtrak HGV's will carry the Kleeneze logo, once again raising the profile of the company!
Kleeneze are the new sponsors of Team JLR, see: www.jlr.co.uk/2005/News2005/010605-kleeneze.htm . This once again, helps to raise awareness of the Kleeneze brand.
New Kleeneze trolley will be available to order later in the year. It holds over 40 catalogue packs, is waterproof and dogproof and will cost just £25!
Kleeneze will be launching into the next European mainland country in 2006.
Less than 25% of households in the UK & Ireland receive a Kleeneze catalogue.

Why professionals are flocking to join the Network Marketing industry

2005-06-06T18:55:00.000+01:00

There is absolutely no doubt. Network marketing or MLM is now attracting a new type of person. The wave of new style network marketing is having an unprecedented appeal to professional business people.

In the past, MLM has been dismissed by business leaders as an inferior sales distribution channel. Today, Fortune 500 corporations flock to do business through network marketing channels with industry sales approaching $25 billion in the US and $100 billion worldwide.

The industry, once tainted by the image of the hard hitting, face to face salesperson, compelling you with exaggerated promises - is growing up.

Some MLM groups have evolved into sophisticated business systems put together with the skills of savvy corporate leaders who have become disillusioned with the traditional forms of earning a living.

Here are a few aspects of the 'new style' approach to network marketing that is attracting successful business professionals to leave their six figure incomes.

Attractive business model. Network marketing no longer has to rely on a face to face approach to your potential customer. With the explosion of the internet, the business can now be accomplished through effective internet marketing techniques. The internet provides access to potentially millions of people and you do not have to deal with a totally cold prospect. A situation most people actively avoid!

It's now possible to reach a highly targeted audience around the world! Better still, it's possible to attract highly targeted traffic to your website who initiate contact with you!

Many people see this as a comfortable environment in which to do business because the prospect of rejection is significantly reduced.

Enhanced training and communication. New technologies such as voicemail, email, internet, cable TV, videoconferencing and teleconferencing have enabled leaders to provide exceptional training, product knowledge and coaching to a geographically dispersed group. It also has provided a vehicle for business leaders to use their leadership skills to develop and motivate their distributor networks. Communication is now relatively inexpensive and almost instantaneous, speeding up response times to market demands.

This has launched the industry forward dramatically because it is now possible to effectively manage a vast network of thousands of distributors across the globe from your home. This is a leverage previously only dreamed of.

A trend towards corporate disillusionment. Managers in their forties and fifties who have given their best efforts during their thirties to their careers, are now looking for alternatives. Having spent a lifetime building someone else's business, they are ready to build their own and reap their own rewards. Network marketing opportunities provide an inexpensive entry to establish your own business. When worked consistently between 5-10 years the return on a modest investment can be exceptional.

Work-life balance. Baby boomers (40-55year olds) are searching for quality of life. Despite the promises this is not usually found behind the desk in a corporate office. The large corporate incomes usually come at some expense to spouse, children and friends who also contribute through the sacrifice of quality time, family memories and missing parents. The importance of building a life - not just earn a living; demands a new way of earning income.

Lack of job security. As a senior HR manager turned MLMer I can testify from first hand experience: the higher you are in the corporate world, the harder you fall when you are retrenched. Don't be beguiled by the six figure incomes of the corporate giants. The larger your job, the more rare they are and finding a new one can take more than twelve months. Job insecurity plagues all levels and most people are searching for diversified forms of retirement planning. A solid MLM opportunity can do just that.

Flexible hours - choose your own! Because a network marketing business can be built around an existing schedule, it is a perfect vehicle for busy professionals to get started in developing an alternate income stream. Once established the business can provide a residual income that can release you from the job market altogether.

A trend towards an aging society. Many people are looking ahead and realizing that government hand-outs will not be sufficient security for retirement. In several western countries the number of retirees are increasing a greater rate than the number of workers entering the workforce. In these countries, there is a diminishing pot of funds available to fund retirees. Network marketing offers a residual income stream that can continue long after people have stopped working.

The power of e-commerce. Income streams from a few hundred to tens of thousands per month can be built over the internet. It is possible to combine internet marketing skills and work your network marketing business entirely over the internet. There is almost unlimited potential in combining both viral and network marketing business principles to quickly build a solid, residual income stream.

When considering a MLM opportunity, your diligent research may lead you to a vehicle to provide income AND lifestyle!

"With Kleeneze's internet development, unique method of product distribution (catalogue based meaning no sales skills or product knowledge required) and new acquisitions and product partnerships, now is a fantastic time to be involved and grow a highly profitable business". -- Paul Flintoft