3 Ways to Swim Out to Your Ship
Is your home party business stalling? Is your calendar looking a little light? Hey there! You can’t afford to wait for your ship to come in! Swim out to it! 1. Call 5 of your last party cancellations and give them a good reason why now is a good time to reschedule. Get them to pencil in a new date, now.2. Schedule your own romance party, or open house show, ladies night or party barbeque for this weekend, or the very first weekend you can manage. 3. Write a personal short story about a product you love, or a new product, and email it to15 of your customers or past hostesses....
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 MoreThe Tipping Call
Know what happens when you call a hostess with delivery information and a call to make sure everything was ok? You tip the scales, and you become worth your weight in gold! Why? Because: 1. Your hostess adds ” trust-worthy” and “gives great service” as adjectives to describe you to others, essentials to keep your home party business going. 2. You opened the door to a continuing conversation, relationship AND an opportunity to ask for: —a referral, someone they know who may be interested in your service, especially the no-shows —outside orders from...
Read MoreTurn the Brew to Woohoo!
When: The day after an adult toy party. The Place: In your hostess’s mind The Issue: She’s wondering: -What the heck her party sales came out to be? – What credits did she actually get? – Did anyone really book a show? …and all the while wishing she could had paid attention to you instead of being the ultimate hostess and taking care of her friends and guests. The Dilemma: She wonders, worries. And when her party orders do come in she is never really sure if she was treated properly or given what she actually earned…and she brews. And...
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