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

Posted by Chris | Posted on 30-06-2011

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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

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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!

Effective Recruiting Begins With Your Target Market

Posted by Chris | Posted on 12-03-2011

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

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When you are bringing new team members into your direct sales business it is important to remember that these people will join your team for different reasons. Everyone is looking for something different in their home based business. Once you understand those reasons, then you will know who your target market is and can effectively tailor your recruiting pitch to them.

Here are 3 reasons that a new member will consider joining your team and want to start their own direct sales or work at home business.

1. Personal Use ~ This type of consultant is looking to make just a little bit of money and will most likely only be joining to take a few orders every month from their family, friends and co-workers. This is so that they can get their personal items at a discount. These consultants usually only want to make $100- $200 a month as a supplement to their income.

2. Part Time Sales ~ This consultant is looking to make additional money to help support his or her family’s income. This person will usually demonstrate 2-4 parties a month and they are looking to make $200-$500 a month in additional income to supplement or for building up a nest egg. The part time sales consultant can also be a person who just wants to make some extra cash during certain seasons of the year.

3. Full Time Sales ~ This type of consultant is looking to make a full time income. This will replace a regular job so that they can support their family. This person will usually demonstrate at least 6+ parties a month and they are looking to make a minimum of $1,000 a month in income. In addition, this person will be interested in recruiting and building a team within your company’s organization so that they can add additional money per month to their income stream.

By knowing what your target market is, you can then craft your sales ads to that particular type of consultant or rep. By coming up with three different recruiting sales pitches, your recruiting methods will be much more effective and you will see a greater acceptance to your message and therefore an increase in your team numbers overall. Taking the time to learn your target market will make you more effective in your recruiting efforts.

Are You Maximizing Your Profits in Your Direct Sales Business

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Posted by Chris | Posted on 22-02-2011

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Maximizing your profits in your direct sales or party plan business really comes down to how you run your business. So let me ask you. Are you a sales based direct seller or a recruiting based direct seller? Does it really matter?

I am a sales based direct seller. I believe that sales are the foundation and basis of our business in direct sales. By using customer sales and the growth of your business through sales as the main basis of your income, then you will have a stronger business overall. With this said, I am also of the belief that strong sales will lead to strong recruits who also use sales based business model.

Another important reason that I use a sales based business model is that you actually make more money from your team sales as you are getting paid on their sales as well as any increase in income from adding a recruit to your line. I truly believe that sales drive the whole system of getting paid from your recruits. They will also sell product and make money and start then recruiting, just as their upline shows them. And the circle continues and the strenght of the whole team grows. The more product your team sells, the more money you make as well as the company.

Recruit based income is a hard concept for me sometimes. By putting the most eggs in your basket based on recruiting and then hoping that you will build yourself a team that will support you is tough. How do you make a living in the mean time, while you are building your team? And how does your teammember become good at selling the product, if no one is showing them how to? Also, if no one sold product, how can the company continue to exist?

It would make me nervous to expect a team to support me. What if they all quit? What if they didn’t buy anything next month? What if the party circuit dried up for them and their recruting efforts died? If the product doesn’t sell, the company cannot profit either….

Where do you want your business to go? Have you thought about how you have structured your business? Are you maximizing that structure to the benefit of your income and your recruits income as well? Make sure you look at all sides of the business when setting up your business plan and structuring how you do business and share all sides with your recruits as well. Recruits will tend to follow your lead until they can create their own plan and become comfortable with the business as well as learning to maximize their own profitibilty. We certainly have a responsibility to our new business partners to make sure they are being profitable so that we have a long and mutually satisifying relationship.

So now you know the best of part of being a home based business owner. Maximizing your profits and your recruits profits as well. The more you sell, the more you earn!

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