Successful Strategies for Making Your Next Show a Hit
Want to succeed in direct sales through home parties and shows? Then make sure your hostess and her guests have a great time! Build a reputation for hosting fun, entertaining and informative shows and you’ll keep your booking calendar full all year long. Here are some things you can do to ensure the best home […]
10 More Ways to Find Hostesses
In direct sales, hostesses equal profits. So in theory, you can never have too many hostesses! Here are 10 more ways to find hostesses to hold a party or show for you. 1. Strike up a conversation while waiting in line at the checkout counter. Friendliness goes a long way, and even if you don’t […]
Article Marketing for Direct Sales Professionals
Offering articles for free reprint to online publishers, commonly called “article marketing,” is an amazing method for getting free promotion for your direct sales business. Anyone who took high school English can write a simple article. And all you have to do to get your article published is take the time to submit it to […]
10 Ways to Find New Hostesses
The backbone of any direct sales or home party business is continually finding new hostesses. Here are some ideas you may have used in the past but that will almost always bring you new leads. 1. Call everyone you know (again). Use the time to chat for a bit and catch up on news, but […]
Focus Your Energies for Direct Sales Success
As wives and moms we learn early how to multi-task and accomplish several things at once. We cook supper while feeding the baby, iron clothes while talking on the phone, straighten up the living room while helping a child find her shoes. We seldom, if ever, do only one thing at a time. That’s why […]
What Makes a Good Up Line Leader & How To Be One
You’ve just recruited your first teammate and suddenly you’re a leader. If you do it right – and they do, too- you’ll start making some residual income from your new recruit. But, that’s a long way from here to there. Along with modeling how to run a great business, you’ll be tasked with training and […]
20 Tips to Making Your Direct Sales Business Successful
You’ve thought about starting a direct sales business but you aren’t sure if it will be successful and that has you at a standstill. While there are no sure bets in direct sales, there are some tips that will help you on your journey to success. 1. Love and believe in the product you are […]
Direct Sales Terminology for the Beginner
When you first decide to join a direct sales company, one of the first things you’ll notice is the lingo –a language all its own. There may be words you’ve never heard before or words that don’t mean what you think they would. We’ve put together a glossary to help you become more familiar with […]
How To Sell Anything
The ABC’s of Selling A vacuum cleaner salesman once shared with me the ABC’s of selling. I recently read an article in a trade journal that was titled The ABC’s of Selling, and it included all the letters of the alphabet and was so complicated that I was overwhelmed. I was reminded of this simple […]
Direct Sales: Money Maker or Money Breaker?
It’s your decision. You started your direct sales business with the idea of making money. The choices you make in your direct sales career will determine if your business will be a money maker or money breaker. The first thing you should do before ever deciding to join any direct sales company is to do […]