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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Credit Repair Business Opportunities - Huge Profit Potential!

Randy Wilson

In the world today, many people are further in debt than they realize. When they finally come to understand they need help, they are on the brink of bankruptcy. However, President Bush’s signature on the new bankruptcy law has changed this option. He has created booming credit repair business opportunities.

This boom is the result of the new law requiring people to obtain consumer credit counseling before they are eligible to claim bankruptcy. Even when they can claim bankruptcy, it is now the Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which requires a payment plan be created by the bankruptcy judge and adhered to by the consumer.

This law opens the door for new Credit Repair Business Opportunities as your home based business. But before you start advertising, check with your local and State governments for any requirements you must consider, such as insurance for the company, licenses or certifications.

Check the local library or bookstore for books about the ins and outs of the credit repair business opportunities. These books will give you insight into the business, possible requirements you have to fulfill, and tips and business techniques to get your consumer credit counseling service started.

Some locations require you to attend training and become certified prior to opening your company. Check to books to look for internet and home study courses, or for professional credit consulting organizations that offer the certification. Become a member of at least one of the many organizations at the federal and State level, and possibly even the local level.

Being certified and a member of an industry association give you and your credit repair business creditability. Couple credibility with professionalism and your Credit Repair Business Opportunities business will have unlimited potential. This goal should be what you want to achieve with your business.

Now that you are certified and a member of an industry organization, you need to set feed, define services and market your credit consulting business. Call local credit repair businesses to get an idea of the services they offer and the fees associated with these services. Go through the information, decide on your fees and services, and get ready to advertise.

Create credit repair business flyers and business cards, either professionally or on your home computer. On the flyers, give a brief description about your services and contact information. Place these flyers everywhere possible. You may also want to place small ads for your services in local newspapers and periodicals.

Offer friends and family your credit card counseling services for free, and ask them for a letter of recommendation. This can help build your client base. Word of mouth is the best mode of advertising.

To get you credit repair business out into the community, you may want to consider giving credit card counseling seminars or classes to help people help themselves before they are too far in debt. Or you can give talks at high schools and colleges about ways to stay out of debt. The students will go home with the information you have given them, and a business card, and will tell their parents, who could be your next clients.

As a credit consultant, you want to build your business locally before growing it very bid or going to the internet. BY gaining credibility early, when you branch out, you will have experience and prior customer satisfaction to back you up.

Stay honest with your clients. You are providing them with a very important service. They need to trust you and your business. Give them the information they need and want. This will enhance your credibility and increase your credit repair business opportunities of the future.

© Copyright Randy Wilson, All Rights Reserved.

About the Author

Randy is owner of Profitable Home Businesses. Randy owned and operated a very successful storefront/mailorder business from 1988 to 2003. Currently full time owner/operator of several online businesses.

Sunday, December 25, 2005

7 Surefire Ways To Repair Bad Credit

Wes Atkins

Do you have a poor credit rating? If so, you are one of tens of thousands of Americans with the same problem. In fact, it seems that this has become a national ‘disease.’ And just what do people need that have a disease? They need a cure.

Here are some sure-fire solutions to ' repair bad credit '. Keep in mind, like most ‘diseases,’ credit repair can take some time, but complete healing is possible.

The First Step

The first thing you need to do is find out what is being reported about you. This is easy and inexpensive. For under $10, you can get your credit report from one of the three main credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion. Keep in mind however, that if you have recently been denied credit, you can get a free report from the same credit bureau the lender used to reject you as long as you do so within 30 days.

What You Don’t Need

You don’t need a repair clinic. Why? There is no legal way to ‘repair’ your credit. Those that claim to know loopholes and shortcuts are merely out for your money. They may even get you into legal trouble by having you fudge the facts or creating a whole new file for you. Anything legal that a clinic can do, you can do just as easily and without the cost of ‘professional’ help.

Further Steps to Take

1. Stop using your credit cards immediately. Put them somewhere where they will not tempt you. You may consider keeping at least one card for emergency purposes. Additionally, with poor credit, you may find it more difficult to get a credit card in the future. If you keep at least one account open, then you won’t have to worry about applying.

2. Be Honest With Yourself. Taking a good hard look at your financial situation, particularly if it isn’t good, can be very difficult. Yet, to get out debt you have to fully understand what the situation is.

3. Find the Errors. Believe it or not, up to 40% of all credit reports have errors in them. If you find that your credit report shows something that is not true, you need to write to them with all the details. Be sure to use certified mail so that you can keep track of who you wrote to, when you wrote, and who received the mail on the credit bureau’s end. Then ask the credit bureau to send a corrected report to anyone who has requested a report on you in the last 6 months.

4. Find the Omissions. By law, you are allowed to add information to your report that you believe will help your rating. This might be additional information about a repayment of a loan, good credit you have with companies that do not report to the credit bureau, or salary increases.

5. You Must Have a Plan. Whether you determine to pay your bills down little at a time, take a second job, go to credit counseling, or file bankruptcy, you need to make a plan and stick to it. In order for your credit to be improved, you have to have a plan and then take action!

6. Talk to those that you owe. Creditors want their money. They do not want you to default (quit paying). In fact, most creditors will work with you to get a reduced payment schedule. If you can keep them from reporting you to the credit bureau, then it won’t hurt your credit. The catch here is this: be sure to stick to the new negotiated plan – they won’t renegotiate if you fail to comply.

7. The Best Cure is Time. Have you ever heard the saying ‘time heals all wounds’? It also heals your credit. After 7 years, most items will be dropped. This is good news if you are working to correct your credit. As each year passes, more and more bad items will drop off and more and more good items will be included. Eventually, the disease will be cured.

Follow these steps and you will find that your credit looks healthier and healthier each day. Eventually this path will lead you to full recovery. Good Luck!

Wesley Atkins is the owner of http://www.credit-cards-advisor.com- which aims to get you fitted with the best credit cards to suit your situation. With numerous credit card articles and easy online credit card applications you will never choose the wrong credit card again.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

CHEAP DEBT CONSOLIDATION LOAN RESOURCES

Credit cards have revolutionized the purchasing experience since Diners Club released the first credit card in 1950.
It gave consumers limited credit that, at times, even surpassed their own personal savings. It allowed them to buy items they cannot usually afford with a straight cash purchase. It also provided the convenience of not needing to carry wads of dollar bills.

Thus, on the average, American households possess 4 credit cards or a total of 13 payment cards including debt cards and store cards aside from credit cards. There are, actually, 1.3 billion payment cards in circulation in the United States.

But if you think that credit cards have made the lives of modern American consumers easier, think again!
Statistics show that the average credit card debt for each household per month is $4,800. This lead to 1.3 million credit card holders declaring bankruptcy in 2003.

And if you still consider yourself unaffected by this, then consider this one: upon retirement, most Americans can only expect to receive about 37% percent of their annual retirement income because of debt payment, leaving them to depend on the government, family and charity.

That’s scary. So before you find yourself in the same situation, it might be time to evaluate your credit card debt.

One way of resolving debt that you might consider is credit card consolidation.
So what is credit card debt consolidation?

In a nutshell, credit card consolidation is taking all your credit card debt dues and consolidating them into one monthly payment. This way, you don’t have to worry about managing the payments individually. Aside from that, it may also provide you the additional benefits:


- Reduce interest payments
- Waive late and overtime fees
- Low monthly payments
- Debt relief in a shorter time
- Credit improvement
- Save more money in the long run

You will also need to know that there are actually two major types of credit card consolidation.

First is through a Credit Card Counseling firm. They assist consumers by consolidating all their monthly payments into one single payment and then disperse this to the creditors in behalf of the consumers until they are debt-free.

The other type is through a home equity loan or other secured loan. This is done by exchanging an unsecured debt (such as credit card debt) for a secured debt (a debt backed by specific assets such as real estate).

Now, credit card debt consolidation isn’t a magic balm that will drive all your credit card debt malaise away. But it will make paying all your debt easier and might save you money in the long run.

I dedicated this site to give you all the resources to consolidate your debt / loan. Feel free if you have any suggestion to make this debt loan consolidation site getting better. Use contact form to contact me directly.



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