Is it Real Work or Busy Work?
I once had a secretary who loved to rewrite her notes, then type them, put a frilly border around them, assemble them into a colored folder, and then would do it all over again on different color paper. She did not last very long.There’s a difference between making busy work and doing real work. Making busy work can be an excuse not to do what you should really be doing. Real work is something you do that has thought, purpose, an action that creates an action, response. In our home party business, busy work may feel like it’s less stressful, more fun. If you are constantly...
Read MoreMagic Booking Techniques
Let’s start with buying a pair of jeans. Have you done that lately? It’s insane! There’s mid rise, low rise, boot cut, straight leg, short, tall, full hips, no hips, stretch. It so overwhelming it makes me walk out the store! People like choices, but frankly, but all they want is someone to come up to them and say “You want the low rise with a boot cuff or straight leg?” Give them ‘this or that.’ The same question and technique applies when you try to book a party. You want to turn your customer’s thought from-“Do I want to have a...
Read MoreStill waiting for that call or email?
Are you still ‘waiting’ for someone to call or write you back? Part of growing your home party business is making sure you have a way of retrieving all those seeds from the business cards, catalogs, flyers, emails, phone calls, and Facebook posts you planted. That means going back and rekindling the connection every single day. It means a drop here and there to keep your relationship going. It does NOT mean that you hawk your goods or try to get a party booked every time. Or ‘waiting’ until they call you or email you back. It doesn’t work that way...
Read More5 Essential Tips That Will Build You a Downline
Want to recruit someone into your home parties business? It’s a great way to increase your income when you build a down line! Building a down line doesn’t happen overnight, but is well worth your effort. It’s an investment in your business future- both in overrides and in more people being attracted to your business in general. 5 Essential Tips: 1. Talk about what you do to everyone, but don’t try to recruit everyone.There is a difference. But do not overlook anyone either. You want to look for people who are outgoing, ambitious, fun-loving. Give everyone you ...
Read MorePut Down the Bat
The scene: a hard sell salesperson, shoving a business card and catalog into your hand.A minute with them and you feel like you’ve just been hit over the head with a bat. Ugh.Oh, you can pick them out right away.They can be seen shoving a catalog or business card into every person’s hand they come across. You know them online.All their posts on Facebook are about pushing their products or service. The hard-sell sales person is all about “Me, Me Me!” But networking is about building relationships, not dumping your wants and needs onto others. I Check out this article...
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