Hot Dates Hot Dates are a great way to create a sense of urgency, increase your bookings, book in close and control your calendar! The concept is simple! Print a 30 day calendar and designate certain dates in the next 3 weeks as {HOT DATES}. These can be the days of the week you prefer … Continue reading Book and Win
Somethings in Direct Sales seem to have been around forever. New kids come along and think they are going to do it better, faster, slicker etc than their predecessors. The fact is, some things just work. Hostess Stacking is one of those things. FREE product is one of the top three reasons people book {Hint: … Continue reading Stacking the Hostess
Games... games... games. At least 3 times a day via social media someone asks me what game they should play at their home show. Steven Covey tells us to "begin with the end in mind". So, in my experience, the question is not WHAT game should I play... the question is WHY should I … Continue reading Fun and Games
In recent months Facebook has begun choosing for YOU what will appear in your feed. The more you like or comment on a page's posts, the more times that page shows up in your feed. FB is all too happy to charge page owners {like} me to allow users {like you} to see content that you have … Continue reading Fan Page Get Notifications
I heard this story as a little girl and it had a lasting impact on me so I wanted to share it with you. So many times I witness "Cold prickly" behavior. It especially saddens me to see it in Direct Sales. We are all a potential customer for another entrepreneur. All of our customers purchase … Continue reading Warm Fuzzies and Cold Pricklies
Recruiting Tip: Don't Assume That You Understand the Question One of the BIGGEST mistakes I see in recruiting is overloading your potential team member with too much information. This happens when we answer questions without thinking it through. As teambuilder, we must learn to clarify the questions. TMI overloads potential Consultants and can place more questions in … Continue reading Recruiting Tip
I saw one of these on FB this morning. I see them all the time and they break my heart. It is a negative dressed up to LOOK positive. It goes basically something like this.. I am inferior in someway, lacking a quality I "should" have but its ok... blah..blah..blah.I vehemently disagree. We have GOT … Continue reading Quit Shoulding on Yourself
Thought for the day... Do we really DESERVE what we feel entitled to? Direct Sales can feel very much like a "what have you done for me lately" business. It is the very nature of the business. Recognition and attention is based on: current sales, current sponsoring, current title and current team volume. It really … Continue reading Leaders, Do You Have a Silver Spoon?
Did you know that the actual 12 days of Christmas begins December 25th and runs through January 5th? It is also known as Christmastide and ends with the feast of the Epiphany. Why do I tell you this? Because it offers you a wonderful AFTER Christmas marketing opportunity! Many Direct Sellers do not plan beyond Christmas Eve for … Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas
Here is a little reminder of a "campaign" I took part in last year along with some other big hearted Direct Sellers (and thousands of others outside of our industry) . Even though I encourage you to shop small this year.. if you find yourself in Walmart or Kmart... play Santa. You can anonymously pay on someone's … Continue reading Operation: Secret Santa
