May 21, 2012

Is It Okay To Turn Down Home Party Requests?

I was recently asked by 2 different Direct Sales consultants this burning question… “Do I have the right to turn down a home party request?” My answer is yes! When it comes to having your own home party plan business, you do indeed to have the right to turn down a home party request due [...]

ABC'S of Business

A- Ask and Advertise Advertise your business in many places. Newspaper, magazines, online, offline, email. Get the word out that you have a product they need and want. It takes time and consistent work to get the word out. Do 5-10 contacts every day. B-Business Cards Give out 10 business cards a day: to the [...]

ABC Checklist For Catalog Distribution

When it comes to Direct Sales, it’s our job as consultants to promote our company products by distributing company catalogs. You can use this simple ABC Checklist to help you distribute catalogs in your local community. A – Art Gallery, Auto Repair Centers, Auto Dealerships, Auto Shows, Animal Shelters, Athletic Parks, Airport Waiting Rooms, Army [...]

What is a Online Direct Sales Vendor Fair?

An Online Vendor Fair is an Event held online to showcase those who have a Direct Sales Home Business. A Vendor Fair can be about product sales, business networking or recruiting others who might be interested in getting started in a Direct Sales home business. Online Vendor Fairs are held in a online, live chat [...]

Don’t be Shackled by the Rules

Does your company have tons of rules about advertising? How about websites? Do the rules make you feel like you are being restricted by the company? Well maybe you are not! Let’s look at this from another point of view. Most Direct Sales businesses are geared to grow through personal contact. You talk to people. [...]

7 Ideas On Using Your Home To Promote Your Business

When it comes to Direct Sales, one of the most valuable tools you have to market your Direct Sales business is your own home. There are many creative things you can do to market your business out of your home. Here are some ideas to get you started. 1. Hold a joint Direct Sales Vendor [...]

10 Quick Ways To Advertise Your Home Business

I am with a Direct Sales Company and I do a lot of recruiting. I like to tell all of my newly recruited consultants to get busy advertising their new home business right away by using the ideas listed below. 1. Buy Business Cards: Give them to everyone so buy a lot of them! 2. [...]

Using Small Promotional Items To Market Your Business

These days we are all looking for creative ways to advertise and market our home businesses. One of the ways you can do this is by offering free small promotional items or giveaways. I like to use these for in-person business contact when I am out in my community locally here in my home town. [...]

What Are Filler Advertising Packs?

I am often asked “What are filler ad packs?” by other Direct Sales Consultants. Filler Ad Packs are also known as Filler Advertising Packs but for the sake of this article we will use the common usage term of Filler Ad Packs. Direct Sellers started making up Filler Ad Packs a few years ago as [...]

41 Home Party Theme Ideas!

If you are in Direct Sales, you have probably noticed how popular theme home parties have become. These days hosts are looking for something different. We have all been to those parties where a consultant just stands up there and shows you her business products, but these days, those type of parties are becoming less [...]