Partner with Your Hostess for Higher Sales at Your Direct Selling Home Parties

OK, so you've booked a few parties...now what do you do? Do you find yourself screening your phone calls? Are you afraid to have contact with your Hostesses for fear they may cancel or postpone their party? What can you do to insure a good party so both you and your Hostess will benefit? Booking parties is easy but in order to make it a fun and profitable party for both you and the Hostess there are basic techniques that will help guarantee success. In this article you will learn what to do to increase your party consistency, sales average and booking ratio.

First, arrive at the party with at least six Hostess packets. I found the easiest way to put my Hostess packets together was to make about twenty at a time. I got everything I needed out, put a label with my name, address and phone number on everything that was going to go into the Hostess packet and sat down for a few minutes and got everything ready. Every Hostess packet should include these items.

At least one catalog or brochure if your company has a supplement make sure to include one of those also.

Company Hostess Award Brochure or a list of everything the Hostess can earn

Guest List with a self-addressed and stamped envelope (New triplicate guest list can be ordered here) Order Guest List

Hostess Wish List or a bright paper for Hostess to write down the items she would like to earn at her party.

Material about joining your company preferably marketing material that will spark interest and curiosity.

Order forms (at least 4-6) or outside order sheet

Large Envelope to hold everything (if your company does not provide. Bright colored envelopes can be purchased at most office supply stores)

Now that you have your Hostess packets put together make sure you pack your case with at least 6 for every party. Once you begin to play the envelope game (from my It's a Party Out There program) at your parties you will be booking more parties than you ever thought possible. Also have your "Open Date Card" (also from the program) ready so the new people booking parties can select one of "your available dates".

After you have played the envelope game and secured your bookings hand the "Open Date Card" and a Hostess Packet to the first person who booked and ask her to write her name in the space next to the date she would like. Then hand the card to the next person to have her select a date and so on until all of the guests have selected a date for their party. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE PERSON WHO IS BOOKING SELECTS A DATE THAT NIGHT! Remember, it's not a booking until you have a date. Don't waste your time trying to call later, if she is hesitant and wants to check her schedule say, "Let's pick a tentative date right now and you can check your calendar when you get home. If you need to change it you can call me first thing tomorrow so you will still qualify for the bonus gift for selecting a date on my open date card." I found that 9 out of 10 times the original date we agreed on was the date the Hostess was going to keep.Page 1 of 2 :: First | Last :: Prev | 1 2 | Next