Its Never to Early to Get Ready for Holiday Sales in Your Direct Sales Business

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Posted by Chris | Posted on 22-09-2011

Category : Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips, Home Party Plan Tips

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Copyright Chris Carroll and DirectSalesTalk. If you see this on any other site without my byline, please let me know.

I know it is scary to think about it, but the Holidays are really right around the corner. With October knocking on our door, 3rd quarter is when direct sales and party plan businesses can really make an impact on sales. Starting to plan your sales now means you can make some serious cash and take your business to the next level.

Many of the direct sales businesses have their holiday books out or shipping very soon. One of the first things you want to make sure that you do is to purchase any demos you need now, before they are sold out. Holiday product are in limited supply since your company does not want left overs so your demos are in limited supply too.

Next get your calendar ready. Mark out your party days, plan your Open Houses and get prepared to sell. Check your supplies and work ahead in the next few weeks gathering items for drawings or special promos that you may want to incorporate into your parties or Open House.

Get your lists ready for invitations to your Open House and any special events that you are attending or holding. Work on any special mailings needed for post card or flyer announcements and order supplies for that or work on your graphic if you are printing them yourself. Also place your holiday card order so those can go out early so remind people of your services.

Order your cello wrap for gift baskets and products so you can wrap purchases as gifts, if that is a service you offer.

Start booking your Holiday parties now before the crush in on. Let you hostesses know that booking now will guarantee them the perfect spot and some great gifts too. Lots of new items to excite them! Get your new catalogs in to the hands of your customers now so they can be excited too and plan their purchases.

Talk to people about starting their business now in time for the holiday sales. By adding recruits before the holiday is here, you are setting them up for success. Big sales during the holidays help make it harder for people to leave or slow down after the holiday is done not to mention they love making money for Christmas!

By taking some time now to plan for your busiest sales quarter, you are going to be ahead of schedule and have no stress going into the big Holiday push. Plan your work and work your plan will mean serious success in growth and sales in your direct sales party plan business this holiday season!

copyright Chris Carroll 2011

Organize Your Direct Sales and Work at Home Business with The Busy Woman.com

Posted by Chris | Posted on 11-07-2011

Category : Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips, Home Party Plan Tips

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Working at home is not all it is cracked up to be. This is such a true statement especially if you have just started on the path to financial independence through a work at home or direct sales business. It can be very hard to get yourself, your family and your business on the same page when it comes to scheduling everything in. And staying on track is difficult too. We have all been there!!

Here is an answer that is sure to please and help you with your crazy life. The Busy Woman.

The Busy Woman is the original source for personal time management tracking systems through the Busy Woman Daily Planner. Since 1990, The Busy Woman.com has been saving our sanity with time management sheets and organizational tools to help us with our business and home life.

I have known Susie Glennan for years. I love her dedication and method to help keep us on track of our lives. Susie has created tools just for Direct Sales professional that will help you perfect and plan your business around your busy lifestyle.

She has created the Direct Sales Party Tips & Ideas E-Booklet© that is loaded with tips and ideas on how to book that party and have fun too! Susie is a veteran direct sales party girl and has published this book just for you, the direct sales pro. It is an awesome value and something that you should incorporate into your direct sales business.

The Busy Woman also has a full section of time management sheets dedicated to the direct sales pro as well. These include sheets like contact pages, booking pages, prospecting, mileage and more. Definitely a plus in keeping our business on track.

What I love about this system is that you can grab sheets from the direct sales section and incorporate other home management sheets, holiday sheets, exercise sheets, devotional sheets or anything else that will keep you, your family life and your business life on track in one easy notebook. Susie has thought of everything and has developed it with you in mind. I love this!

Need help? Susie has created a quiz of sorts, the Personality Based Time Management ebook to help you find out what type personality you are: A Compulsive; A Casual; B Motivated; B Messy. Use that to find the organizational strategies and systems that will work best for for you.

Also available on The Busy Woman site are articles, ebooks, audio and full planner sets – anything and everything to keep you going. Check out their blog in the site for tips and info on the best way to use the systems for your best results. And sign up for their newsletter to keep up with new pages and items that are added to the site too.

Swing by The Busy Woman and take a look at what Susie has created with you in mind. I know that you and your direct sales or work at home business will love what it can do you for you! And best of all? It is super affordable!

Enjoy!

Tips on How to Choose the Right Direct Sales Business for You

Posted by Chris | Posted on 30-06-2011

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Copyright Chris Carroll and DirectSalesTalk. If you see this on any other site without my byline, please let me know.

How do you find the perfect direct sales business? The one that fits your personality and your lifestyle? As you know there are hundreds of established companies available to choose from. It can be an over whelming and daunting task to select the perfect business. Here are some tips that may help you in narrowing down the selection process.

First of all, think about what you love or love to do. Do you scrap in your spare time? Do you love coffee and treats? How about kids, love them, have them? Did you know there are tons of party plan businesses dedicated to all of these items? Maybe you enjoy household business like cleaning. There are organizational businesses, cleaning product business or even cleaning franchises. Anything you can think of more than likely exists. You just need to find what YOU love to do and what you can see yourself doing for a long time.

More and more people are realizing that to work at home successfully you have to have a passion and drive for your product or service. That is what gets you up in the morning. That is what is going to motivate you to go to work every day. In order to be successful, you have to put in the time and work it just like a regular job. If you work part time hours, you will get part time pay.

So, first narrow down the choices for your new business. Candle lovers have companies such as Scentsy or Partylite; Jewelry lovers look at companies like Lia Sophia or Stella & Dot plus all of the other choices. You need to write down your top 3-5 companies that interest you and then RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH! You cannot find out enough about a company before signing on the dotted line. Don’t be afraid to ask questions about the company and the direct sales rep that may be talking with you too.

After your research, I am sure you will feel great about your selection. It will be a perfect fit to you and your lifestyle. When you put in the time to research and not jump on the first pretty line you see, you will do fabulous at growing your new direct sales work at home business. Have fun growing it!



Copyright Chris Carroll 2011

4 Things to Think About Before Joining a Direct Sales Business

Posted by Chris | Posted on 10-05-2011

Category : Direct Sales Articles, Direct Sales Work at Home Business Tips, Home Party Plan Tips

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With the economy such as it is, many families are looking to home based direct sales business to supplement or replace an income. If you are looking for a direct sales or home based business, there are a few important things you need to consider before choosing a company to work with. You want to make the right choice the first time, so take is slow and so some research.

Although it may seem like working at home is a dream come true, it is actually quite difficult for some. Blending in family, household and work can be a challenge. Here are some tips for you to decide if this is right for you.

1. Depending on your product line, you may have evening parties. Are you and your family flexible enough to handle this? You can double book and hold several on weekend days, but many weekday eves are party nights.

2. You will have to allow time for trainings and meetings with your manger and her team. This is especially important when you are first starting your business. You need a much support as you can get! Can you manage to include this in your schedule?

3. Part of your profits will be spent on supplies, so while you may be thinking you are making 40 or 50% in reality you will be making less. You need to manage your expenses and keep them low in order to make a good profit.

4. You are the CEO of your new business that will entail a lot of work on your part. This will include finding customers, hosting parties, selling product and advertising your business. If your business is local, it may also include deliveries and many more tasks. Make sure you have time enough to handle all of the work so you will soon get overwhelmed.

Does this sound like something you would enjoy and have time for? Study this list well and think of other things that will be involved once you decide on a business. Your manager can help you. Yes, a direct sales business is fun, but it is also something that you have to manage and incorporate into your family as well.

Hot Summer Party Ideas for Your Direct Sales Business

Posted by Chris | Posted on 06-05-2011

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As the sun heats up the hostesses for our direct sales business may tend to withdraw a bit. The kids are out of school, family vacations abound and there are more family activities as well. But this does not mean that you have to stop doing parties; you just need to be a bit more creative. Here are a few summer fun ideas to get your hostess excited about booking with you.

Take all of the excuses away with fun outdoor activities with your direct sales business. You can offer your hostess parties geared around the kids and hold them in parks, at the pool deck or even in a nice backyard. Find some great themes to incorporate into your parties as well. Some great themes that do well are Wine themes parties; Margarita parties; a 50’s or 60’s pool party; Luau or Hawaiian theme is ever popular.

You can look at stores like Oriental Trading for great party ideas and buy some inexpensive accessories and build a party around it. People love to have fun and if it means that they do not have to cook or clean up much, you are in!

Great your creative hat on, and see what you can come up with for some fun summer themes for your booking your party hostesses. I know that they will be thrilled to do something besides the old stand by and if the kids are entertained as well, that is a double plus! Have fun!

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