Getting off something because it doesn’t add value or purpose to us is easy. But making it relevant to us by altering its features could be quite a task. To keep it simple, you have quite a few empty wine bottles waiting to be thrown into the junk. But if you could clean it, throw in some paints, and plant a few indoor plants, it could beautify your home and enhance your aesthetics. Right? Now consider your home is a direct selling business, those bottles are your distributors, and adding paints and plants is giving them the training to enhance their skills. Does that ring a bell? We are all human beings and could be in a state of uncertainty for some reason or the other. It could sometimes be work, family, finances, health, or various other factors that influence our survival and existence. Recently, there has been news of employees being laid off from every sector in huge batches across the world. What could possibly be the reason? Economic instability? Yes. But this instability can neither be called inflation nor cost-cutting. It is a state of stagflation where people lose their job first, and there is a price hike followed by decreased spending resulting in lower economic growth. Quite a dilemma impacting every aspect of an individual’s living! As a direct selling enthusiast, I analyzed the scenario in the network marketing and direct selling sector and came across a few interesting tactics to tackle this situation in the industry. Distributor force being the major backbone of direct selling business, how to efficiently encourage, engage, and utilize them as a resource is what matters the most. How Not to Lose Resources to a Mass Resignation or Layoff The Microsoft shows that 46% of the global workforce is critically evaluating their situation for the long term. Also, 52% of Gen Z and millennials are looking to change employers. So what is the underlying problem? Work Trend Index How do you get your distributors imbibed with what they are doing? Effective Communication A wise man once said, “Good communication is a bridge between confusion and clarity.” How true is that? Every minor to major issue in an organizational set-up starts with ‘miscommunication’ or ‘communication gap’ as we call it. Right from , the most important thing an organization could ensure is that ‘we have got your back’! onboarding a distributor in direct selling Encourage conversations to convey their thoughts, concerns, inconveniences, insecurities, and any other emotions or feelings that need to be shared or attended to. Direct selling is a business that also takes place in the virtual space, and hence, coordination and communication could be a hindrance to building effective workplace relationships. For example, when you ask your manager for something and they say ‘no’ for various reasons over a chat/email, you might feel bad or offended since you are unsure of the tone in which they are saying it. Whereas, if this is over a phone call or a video meeting, you are conversing better, and you will understand the tone and tenor in which they are speaking, letting you clarify the situation better. A direct-selling organization definitely has to have a meticulous communication policy to address issues relating to work or performance. The policy cannot be a bible which is one-and-done, but it would be a continuous process that would require alterations according to changing work scenarios. The policy should also emphasize the mental health and well-being of distributors which is the root that needs to be watered by the direct managers to sprout into leaves and flowers later. Welcome Feedback Randomly ask your team if they would recommend the organization as a place to work for their friends or family. Their replies could be great feedback to understand how they consider working with the brand and whether they are distressed or unhappy with any events or policies. Run distributor surveys with happiness meters rating from smile to scowl on various affairs relating to convenience to complexities in their work and performance. Tracking distributor engagement through surveys and scoring systems is an effective way to analyze how satisfied they are with their work culture, policies, and the environment as a whole. The results could be put to the best use to help distributors fuel their productivity and efficiency. Address bad reviews first. Even though a direct selling business is customer focused, at the organizational level, it has to be distributor-centric to maintain a healthy equilibrium. to ensure that they are heard, and their feedback is valid for the organization; keep them informed on how the company is going to address their concerns. Listen to your workforce Help Them to Help the Organization A well-trained, knowledgeable distributor is an asset that an organization wouldn’t want to miss. Once a distributor is onboard, training them to enhance their skills that are relevant to their designated roles in the organization is critical to help them to help the organization grow. A good distributor can take a direct selling business a long way once they are trained to be an efficient resource. Distributor training has to be fun with a bit of gamification or other techniques and has to be personalized according to each individual’s potential and capability. Training is a great way to make distributors understand that they are valued and so is the reason why the organization is investing its time and resources to train them to be efficient and bring in effective results. Identify when the performance index of a distributor goes down, analyze the data, find out possible reasons, and then help them get out of the situation with timely help. with problem-solving skills is also a crucial element of distributor training. Training a distributor In a direct selling scenario, if a distributor is well trained, the business is sure to scale newer heights overcoming any hurdles that come midway. The End Result? When a kid feels comfortable with you, with the way you handle them, and when you consider their likes and dislikes, the chances of them sticking to you is more. They wouldn’t want to leave you and go off with somebody else simply because they are happy with you. In the same way, a distributor who is highly engaged and encouraged wouldn’t leave an organization for tangible reasons. Even when the company is planning on downsizing, these powerful resources will remain and help the brand to grow efficiently resulting in a higher ROI. These happy bunches are sure to go a few extra miles to keep their customers and the business happy and steady. This could help: Increase productivity Gain higher customer ratings Attain more sales More business profitability Survivor guilt syndrome is a socio-physiological phenomenon that distributors or employees in an organization experience when their peers experience a loss but they do not. The phenomenon is commonly seen post mass resignations and layoffs, which is yet another task to get the distributors back on track. Having to undergo such situations could cost the organization at a large scale in terms of money, time, resources, and productivity. Understanding what each distributor is capable of, how an organization can leverage the best out of them, etc., are the key factors that decide a distributor’s timespan with the organization. Keeping distributors engaged and encouraged has got a huge significance on the brand’s KPIs. With a happy distributor force, the brand is sure to have improved credibility and identity as well.

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Captain Marvel was teased during the mid-credits scene in Avengers: Infinity War, and fans immediately knew she was going to be a big deal. Not just any character was going to get teased at the end of Marvel’s biggest (at the time) movie ever. So, people were understandably intrigued by the character. And although she’s had her own movie and has appeared in other Marvel projects here and there, people still might not know a ton about her. To help out with that, here are all of your Captain Marvel questions answered. When Did Captain Marvel Make Her Debut? What you first need to know is that the Carol Danvers version of Captain Marvel is not the original Captain Marvel. The first Captain Marvel was an alien named Mar-Vell. He made his . debut in 1967 According to the , Carol Danvers wouldn’t arrive on the scene until a year later . LA Times in 1968 But states that it wouldn’t be that Carol Danvers became Captain Marvel. The Washington Post until 2012 Who Created Captain Marvel? are the two men for creating Carol Danvers. Roy Thomas and Gene Colan credited However, are the two men who . Stan Lee and Gene Colan created Captain Marvel Who Plays Captain Marvel? In the MCU, Captain Marvel is played by actress . Brie Larson When Does Captain Marvel Take Place? The Captain Marvel film takes . Chronologically, this film takes place before the majority of the other MCU films. place in the 90s Who Is Captain Marvel? In the MCU, Captain Marvel is . However, in the comics, tons of people have taken up the mantle. As stated earlier, Mar-Vell was the first one, but another notable character to become Captain Marvel was Monica Rambeau. Carol Danvers Rambeau is also in the MCU and will join forces with Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel in the film The Marvels. How Did Captain Marvel Get Her Powers? The MCU version of Captain Marvel got her powers after She gets caught in the explosion and develops superpowers. destroying a special engine that was being powered up by the Tesseract. How she got her powers in the comics is similar. After being caught in an explosion, which gives her powers. Carol’s DNA merged with Mar-Vell’s How Strong Is Captain Marvel? Both in the comics and the MCU, Carol is very strong. gives her comic book version a For reference, Captain America is given a three in both categories, Spider-Man is given a 3 and a 4, and the Hulk is given a perfect score of 7 in both. Marvel.com 6 in durability and a 5 in strength. Although we don’t know exactly how strong she is in the films, she looks to be one of the strongest Avengers yet. She is easily seen taking out one of Thanos’ warships, and she even goes toe-to-toe with Thanos while he’s wearing the full Infinity Gauntlet. Conclusion Captain Marvel is one of Marvel’s most prominent women characters, and even though she’s been around since the 60s, her story is far from over. More in Entertainment: Answering All of Your Spider-Man Questions Answering All of Your Thor Questions Answering All of Your Iron Man Questions Feature image source

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In this episode, we talk to , , to discuss the impact of AI on writing and journalism. Limarc Ambalina VP at HackerNoon Limarc shares his journey and offers advice for aspiring writers. Ethics surrounding AI-generated content is also explored. … A little background Limarc started as a freelance writer in 2016, and worked his way up to part-time and eventually full-time writing roles. After nearly 2 years working for an AI company in Japan, he became interested in AI and started writing about it personally, as well as professionally. This is what led him to HackerNoon. You can see some of his AI articles on HackerNoon below: Introducing theHolopix50k Dataset for Image Super-Resolution MIDAS: A State-of-the-Art Model for Anomaly Detection in Graphs How IBM's Stance on Face Recognition Will Affect the AI Industry , Limarc oversees the editorial team and publishes content on a wide range of tech topics, including AI and . So he’s one of the people in charge when it comes to decisions related to AI-generated content and AI-edited content, which has an important difference. It also makes Limarc one of the best people to talk about AI and writing. At HackerNoon machine learning So , and how does it differ from AI-edited text? what is AI-generated text Limarc defines AI-generated content as: “Any text that is generated by AI without human input other than the prompt, while AI-edited content is a text that is written by someone but edited with the help of AI tools - (and reviewed by the person!).” When it comes to AI-generated or edited content, . transparency is key Claiming sole credit for it is unethical, and you may get into trouble for the AI’s mistakes. Make it clear how the content was created. in editing and proofreading their work, but Limarc stresses the value of a human touch to add creativity and nuance, something AI has lots of difficulty with as of now. Though Limarc still advises using AI tools to improve your writing such as to identify grammatical mistakes and awkward phrasing. AI can aid writers : AI is definitely useful for writers and journalists, but ethics and transparency are vital. AI-generated content will increase with improvements, but humans are still needed for high-quality content. AI-edited content is the key to better and more efficient writing. Tl;dr That was just a small snippet of our conversation. If you’re interested in learning more, watch the full interview below! Watch the Video below to get more insights on content writing with AI, on HackerNoon and more (or on , ). Listen to the interview Spotify Apple Podcasts https://youtu.be/6SavySvQzJM?embedable=true&transcript=true

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This one’s for the crypto spenders (jk, HODLrs can participate too) - HackerNoon has partnered with NOWPayments to bring you the Crypto Writing Contest! Here’s your chance to win 1000 USDT by writing a story on . HODLrs bullish #crypto But first… a crypto joke by the mighty machine, aka ChatGPT: Why did the crypto investor spend all his coins on pizza? Because he heard that it was a good way to get a slice of the market! How to Enter The Contest All you need to do is: about anything crypto Write a story Add the #crypto tag to your story and submit …That’s it! Need ideas to write? Here are a few suggestions by NowPayments The contest's theme is adoption of crypto payments and crypto use cases for businesses. You can write anything relevant to this theme based on your experiences, insights, ideas, and hopes. For example: Is your website using crypto as a way to boost traffic monetisation? How can exchanges offer a wider variety of assets? How do wallets offer conversion? Are people buying coffee with crypto? In your stories, you can mention as a way for businesses to accept payments in crypto or for gaming projects to integrate crypto into their flow and ChangeNOW - as a way for wallets, exchanges, GameFi projects, metaverses, etc to integrate swaps and offer a wider variety of assets. NOWPayments More ideas to help you get started: Why are crypto payments better than fiat? Crypto use cases IRL Banks integrating crypto Fiat conversion for crypto adoption Crypto adoption for the unbanked & emergency regions Crypto & iGaming Building a wallet/exchange and using whitelabel Payments/exchange APIs for devs and DeFi Crypto adoption trends Crypto as a solution for business; benefits and how to's Check out stories for more ideas. #crypto The Crypto Writing Contest Rules & Guidelines You must be 18+ to enter. Story content can be any original story on . #crypto You must , as winners will be contacted via email. create a HackerNoon account Can I write under a pen name? Yes! You can use your real name on your HN profile, a fake name, or even create a persona to write under. How long will the contest run? May 1 - May 31, 2023 Round 1: Can I submit more than one entry to the contest? Of course, you can! Each story submission shall be considered a new entry into the writing contest. How are the winners selected? We’ll take the top story submissions that generated the most traffic. Those ten stories will be voted on by HackerNoon staff, and the top story with the most votes will win. We are waiting for your submissions! All the best, hackers! Visit to keep updated with the new and upcoming writing contests. contests.hackernoon.com

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