Reduce Direct Sales Cancellations
One of the challenges of owning a direct sales business is maintaining a steady audience at each event. The most obvious reason for trying to maintain an audience is to make sure you have as many people to sell to as possible. Another reason is that a declining audience is contagious. Once you allow your […]
Looking For Your Next Hostess?
Hostesses are the people who help you the most when it comes to profiting from your direct sales business since they’re the ones who schedule your parties. Hostesses do a lot of work when they hold a party for you. The hostess is the one who sets up for the party, sends out invitations, calls […]
Increase Direct Sales Through Happy Hostesses
Whether you’re a full time or part-time direct sales professional, you’re in business to make money. Direct sales professionals know that more customers mean more sales. One of the best ways to more customers and more sales is through hostess programs and home parties. Hostess programs reward your hostesses with incentives such as discounts or […]
Coaching Your Direct Sales Hostesses
Having a good hostess is one key to a successful direct sales business. It’s your hostess that your customers will deal with and ultimately, your hostess who will sell the product. The hostess has a stake in sales, too, since she’ll benefit from bonuses, incentives, and lower costs for getting sales. Every hostess needs a […]
10 Tips for Successful Hostess Coaching
Making your hostess happy (and keeping her that way) will help tremendously in ensuring stronger bookings, more and better parties with larger attendance, and ultimately higher sales. Hostess coaching may not come naturally to every direct sales consultant, especially a new one, but it can be learned. 1. Book your parties within two to three […]
12 Fun Online Party Games for Direct Sales Parties
Looking for games to play at your next online direct sales party? Here are an even dozen fun and easy games to get your guests and hostess involved and having fun! 1. Alphabet Soup Choose a product that starts with as many letters of the alphabet as you can. Give each letter, going one letter […]
5 Secrets to Making Happy Hostesses
Happy Hostesses mean more guests invited to your home parties, a more relaxed atmosphere during the party itself, and better party sales. The key is how to make a Happy Hostess and how to get her motivated to have a great show. 1. Offer added incentives. Many direct sales companies provide gifts designed solely for […]
Creating a Helpful Hostess Packet
You can never put too much time or effort into training your hostess. And while many direct sales managers coach on the topics of increasing sales and recruits, few focus on what it takes to make a hostess happy and how to increase your direct sales success through hostess coaching. Those who do may neglect […]
Party Games to Increase Direct Sales Bookings
Looking for some fun for your next direct sales party? Play a game or two! Here are some simple games that will fit most any theme party or direct sales product line. Hostess Raffle Using an old catalog, cut out a picture of something you have on hand to give away. Choose something with a […]
Helpful Hints for Hostess Coaching
Coaching your hostess to do her best job in preparing for her direct sales party with you will help you both. A successful hostess means a successful party and that means more gifts for her and more orders (more money!) for you. Spending the time required to ensure your hostess does well is in your […]