Direct Sales (candle/cookware/tupperware parties) SUCCESS! (tips you can't beat with a stick...)

Ok, ok, ok. Everyone has been to some sort of direct sales party. Pampered Chef, Party Lite, Lia Sophia, Stampin' Up! .... you know what i am talking about. And if you notice, durring all of there little shpeilz at some point they will say '....(blah blah) if you would like to join my team (blah blah blah)...'. Let's tell the truth. You only went for the free booze, right? Well, let me tell you something. These people who 'drank the koolaid' are smarter than you. They know that people feel some sort of an obligation to buy a ton of crap at these parties. Why? So those people will buy stuff at their parties and so on and so forth..... do you see where I am going with this?

If you are thinking about grabbing a cup of that 20-60% commission yourself, make sure to sign with the right company. The direct sale company I work for (I don't know if I can say the name.... we will call it Meative Cremories) is right up my ally. I am a massive scrapbooker and picture taker so I bet you can guess what I sell. But with all the other companies that sell the same thing (i'm looking at you, stampin' up!) why did I sign with the one I did. Honestly? Most of the products totally kick ass. (see how I said most? that's not a typo) A good 75% of that stuff is fan-freaking-tastic and to throw in all the free crap and commission for working 10 minutes a week and a two hour long party, I would be a fool not to. If you have a super slow month with your family and kids, you can cram it full of whatever your fancy (or fantasy... you know what type of party I am buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing about) may be and make a few hundred extra bucks. In the next few days I will be LOADING this page with secrets to success (which actually aren't secrets at all) but for right now I'll leave you with this

'he who asks is the fool for 5 minutes. he who never does remains a fool forever' - ancient chinese proverb

 No one wants to be bugged. Ya'wanna throw a party? next day- Ya' wanna throw a party?  next day- Ya'wanna throw a party.

   Ugh. Chances are they would have. Until you harrassed them out of it. Direct sales parties are supposed to be FUN! Not somewhat of an obligation or just another chore! So here is the tip- don't bug. AMP!  Amp people up to have a party for you!

say- 'Why should you have a party??? Try why the heck not! Worse case senario, if you play your cards right, you wont have to buy Christmas presents.... '

Make it worth it to them. If it isnt worth it to them, the party wont be worth your time.

The only real way to do this is to totally dig what you are selling! People will see that, 'hey, shes not just hocking crap. She actuallyis going to go home and use it'.

This goes back to choosing the right company. I personally would never sell candles. It isn't that they aren't pretty and smell good, it's that they don't taste all that fabulous. Just ask my 2 year old. You can't have a ton of stuff that will break all over your house if you have small children. But scrapbooking?!?!?! they will protect that stuff with their lives because 1- they helped you with the gluing and 2- their little faces are all over it.

So, long blog short, don't be 'that guy'. The one who asks every tenminutes if you want to buy'it' , throw a party or be a consultant. No one (and i mean NO ONE) likes 'that guy".

hahaha. How many times have you heard that??? Well, first make sure to call them a liar. Then, throw some of these ideas at them-

     - I won't lie to you- my favorite parties come from random mailings. Picking random people (phone book, ad in the newpaper, people from parties years back who maybe didn't buy anything).  is the BEST thing ever. Send them a little flyer in the mail with a mini catalog. They will be so excited! Why??? IT'S NOT A BILL! not only that, you are offereing them stuff! Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!

   - Put a catalog on the table of your church group, pta, teachers breakroom, your breakroom at work, your husbands breakroom.... all those little things you do... put them there. Then as a week or so later ' didyou see that catalog? what did youthink?"

   -send catalogs to friends or relatives that live away from you! Ask them to have a catalog show! (this is also the easiest way to pick up new consultants!)

 Once you have hit up your friends and family, these are your best options. Crazy? sure. Is the first one a little over the top? nah. I'm telling you... tried and true!