Get in Some Free Training

Posted by Chris | Posted on 09-06-2010

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I just signed up for an amazing FREE event! 17 experts of the recently released hot, new book, “Direct Selling Power” have come together to show me how to increase my profitability in my direct sales business.

It’s called the Direct Selling Power TeleSummit and its all virtual. No travel required.

The lineup includes Nicki Keohohou, Shari Hudspeth, Caterina Rando, Sallie Meshell, Celine Egan from Australia, Tammy Stanley, Beth Jones-Schall, Ruth Fuersten and more!

I wouldn’t want you to miss it, so here’s your special invitation to sign up today:

DirectSellingTeleSummit

Please join me and pass this on to friends and fellow leaders like us! And don’t forget to tell them I sent you!

Enjoy!
Chris

Direct Selling Power Rocks

Posted by Chris | Posted on 10-05-2010

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I ordered the book “Direct Selling Power”, which is a collaboration of authors and direct sales professionals as soon as I heard it was out. Produced by the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance, or other wise known as the DSWA, this book is a wonderful compulation of chapters that focus on many different parts of direct selling.

Inspiriational and an awesome book for training; either for yourself or use it with your team. This is another great book to add to your collection on Direct Sales Training books.

I read it through once and now I am going back chapter by chapter to focus and study the materials. There is something for everyone in Direct Sales in the book. I was totally impressed. Sometimes books are very simple and I find myself saying, “Oh I knew that” quite a bit. But this book proved to be a notch above. Very indepth and a great tool to share or gift to others.

I suggest that you pick one up for you and your team. Hop over to the DSWA website, and order one today. You won’t regret it!

Direct Sales Training

Posted by Chris | Posted on 26-04-2010

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I had been wanting to expand more into my local community through groups and trainings. It has been in my heart to join an exisiting group to help fill in the holes and blanks and increase my knowledge and training in my direct sales career.

I looked and looked and could not find what I wanted. No one here was teaching what I wanted. Am I more knowledgeable that my local counterparts? Maybe in some aspects I am. I have been online for 8 years, coaching, learning, marketing and selling my goods and services. Perhaps my local community is slow to utalize the web and social media aspects of direct sales. No, I know it is.. I get lots of blank stares when I get passionate about my sites! LOL

So, I decided to start my own MeetUp community. I am very excited. No, people have not come running to join YET. But it is a work in progress and I know that it will allow me to find like minded people to share info with, from me and from others as well.

So if you are feeling the same way and are looking for more that what is offered, I am challenging you to do something similar….

Create your own Training, Info, Networking group. What is there to lose?

Curious about mine? You can check it out here. DirectSelling Success. Wish you could join me, but I know its kinda far! LOL

Let me know what You decide to do!

Expanding Your Knowledge

Posted by Chris | Posted on 16-04-2010

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I have always been a believer in expanding your basic knowledge in your given market/business area. As a Direct Seller, we have so many things that we need to be a specialist in, its not funny. There are a lot of direct sales leaders that share their knowledge with you, myself being one of them through this website. I utalize many of them in my own training.

One of my favorite places to go is the DSWA site. You can join for as little as $8.95 a month and the resourses are awesome. Articles, Trainings, Conferences, Webinars, Books and tons more. There are even local meetings in some areas you can attend.

Stop by and check out this site if you haven’t lately. You will be impressed.
Enjoy!

Ebook Review for The Best of Direct Sales Talk

Posted by Chris | Posted on 31-08-2009

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Wow. I feel so honored!

My ebook “The Best of Direct Sales Talk – The HOT 17″ has been subject to a book review and is posted on several sites for folks to read.

I picked up the link for you so you can see what you are missing! My Ebook Review. Written by Shelly Hill, an accomplished wahm business owner and author, I am thrilled to say the least! Shelly owns the site that this review is posted on.

Stop in and see what you think and get a copy of the ebook as well. Its a great price! And come back by and let me know what you think!

Training for you and your Direct Sales business

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Posted by Chris | Posted on 25-08-2009

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I have been fortunate in my years online to meet many successful and dedicated people in the direct sales and multi level marketing arena. One of the people I admire the most is Jackie Ulmer of StreetSmartWealth . She is an excellent trainer and shares plenty of information and ideas to get you going.

Jackie recently shared a video that talks about training on YouTube and I thought it was such good info that I wanted to share it with you. Here is the link. Enjoy!

Jackie Ulmer

Thanks Jackie!

Maximize Your Sales Training

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Posted by Chris | Posted on 30-05-2009

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I just published a new article. Enjoy

Maximize Your Sales Training

If you have been in business for a short time or a long time, you always have to be willing to put some time into strengthening your business skills. Being a small business owner in the Direct Sales industry, there are so many facets to the job.

- Sales
- Admin
- Customer Service
- Delivery
- Accounting
- Recruiter
- Webmaster
- Team Development
and so on.

You have to keep on top of the new methods and develop your skills on a regular basis or you just may miss that boat on something important or worse, fall behind.

One simple and quick thing you can do is to go to your training manual and read it again. Usually there are some great tips buried in there that you may have overlooked in your excitement after you first joined your company. Instead of recreating the wheel, take a gander and see what strikes you.

If you know your weakness(es), start working on developing that area. There are plenty of ways to get refreshed and gain new knowledge. Things like articles, conferences, speakers, coaches, books and CD’s, up-line meetings, and district trainings are a few of the keys you can use for self improvement. Even the most celebrated sales people are continually working on themselves and their business. The market and how we sell changes regularly and it is imperative that you stay on top of what’s new, what has changed and what others are doing successfully. This becomes especially important if you are doing online marketing of your business. There is always something changing with technology and keeping up with it will increase your leads and your business.

A good sales person is always looking for a great tip or the “AHA” moment. You may have heard the same speeches over and over again, but one time, something or someone is going to say one word that will spark and take you to the next level in your business. We often say tomorrow, but tomorrow is here and things are changing! How are you changing with them?

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Chris Carroll is a sales professional that has made direct sales her business of choice and enjoys sharing with others. You can sign up for tips on managing and increasing your business at her site DirectSalesTalk. You can also find her at her business site ShopOnYourSeat

Increasing your cash flow

Posted by Chris | Posted on 08-08-2008

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Consistant Cash Flow in a direct sales business in one of the areas that we need to continually work on. We want to be able to have a paycheck. We want to be able to count on the fact that if we are doing a party, we will get sales. If you are struggling with being consistant or if you want to kick your business up a few notches, here may be the answer.

Deb Bixler grew her party business into a huge cash flow. She is now teaching others to do the same with her direct sales training programs and her direct sales coaching systems. Check out her site and you can Earn More With Direct Sales Systems. Straight forward and exciting, Deb can help you bring home the bacon.