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Member You - Hostess Coaching - Your Roadway to Successful Home Shows
Business startup funding is always a worry. Do I have enough money to start? Can I quit my job to concentrate full time? Will I be able to cover my monthly expenses?When the time comes to actually launch your business you must have done your homework regarding your business startup funding needs. You need to be prepared so that if the opportunity to accelerate your launch presents itself, you're ready.Assess Your Personal FinancesTake out your checkbook and credit card statements and review all of your personal expenses. Find all the frills and eliminate them. It's tough to do, but if you're really committed to getting this business of the ground you need to
Personally mail the postcard invitations for your hostess. You are kidding yourself if you think your hostesses are getting their invitations out in a timely manner, if at all. This is your responsibility and is simply a business expense. If done properly, your party attendance and sales will far outweigh the additional cost of postage.
Make personal contact with each guest 1-2 days prior to the event. Remember to remind them to
Ever think about advertising online websites using print ads? No? Don’t fret. Most people haven’t thought about it. Most people don’t do this. But if you have a website that’s well written (contains great sales copy, that is) then maybe you should.Before we discuss the specifics of advertising online websites using print ads, let’s talk about why you’d want to do it. All websites like to see traffic. But simply advertising so you can attract more people to your site actually misses the point. You want to draw more potential buying traffic. You want to draw people to your sites that are interested in what you sell … who'd like to hear more about what you offer.A
While many of your friends and family may have good intentions of opening up their homes, the busy lifestyle that has swept the nation prevents many hostesses from following through with their original intent. Sporting events, school breaks, holidays, illnesses and weather conditions are only a few of the factors leading to low party attendance or cancellations.
In a world where shopping on the internet has become rather convenient, we seem to have moved away from community entertainment in our homes. This has created a difficult situation for those who have chosen to work from home while relying on home shows as a primary source of income.
For those who are motivated by a challenge, I encourage you to take a closer look at your method of hostess coaching. You will find that your contact with your hostess prior to your show will greatly determine the outcome of both attendance and sales. If you are ready to take the reigns of your success, the following steps will prove to be beneficial in giving your business a financial face-lift.
Hostess coaching begins the moment you and your hostess agree on a date for your show. At the time a date is determined, you will want to have a hostess packet ready to hand over to your hostess so she can begin to make arrangements with her friends to attend her party. This packet should include the following:
- 3-4 catalogs
- 3-4 order forms for any outside orders
- A 'wish list' for her to begin working towards her goal of earning FREE products
- A guest list for her to document the name, address, phone number and email addresses
- A self addressed, stamped envelope
Give your hostess a deadline to have her wish list and guest list in the mail. I recommend a postmark date of 3 days after she has received the hostess packet. Reward her with a special gift item if she has both of these lists to you by the specified date and offer an additional gift item if she gives you a completed guest list of 30 names or more.
Personally mail the postcard invitations for your hostess. You are kidding yourself if you think your hostesses are getting their invitations out in a timely manner, if at all. This is your responsibility and is simply a business expense. If done properly, your party attendance and sales will far outweigh the additional cost of postage.
Make personal contact with each guest 1-2 days prior to the event. Remember to remind them to b
Something bothered me about the teeth of the consultant who was sitting in front of me, on the other side of the helpdesk. I couldn’t identify what it was immediately. I was at my bank’s foreign exchange division, hoping to get some advice on an upcoming business trip. As the positive and friendly consultant was talking, I suddenly realized what seemed out of place for me. Embedded in his front tooth was the ultimate symbol of business success - a gold dollar sign! I struggled to concentrate on our conversation. I caught myself in forced contemplation and my curious mind was analyzing why he chose this unique form of expression. I was ambushed by the realization that it was because h
In a world where shopping on the internet has become rather convenient, we seem to have moved away from community entertainment in our homes. This has created a difficult situation for those who have chosen to work from home while relying on home shows as a primary source of income.
For those who are motivated by a challenge, I encourage you to take a closer look at your method of hostess coaching. You will find that your contact with your hostess prior to your show will greatly determine the outcome of both attendance and sales. If you are ready to take the reigns of your success, the following steps will prove to be beneficial in giving your business a financial face-lift.
Hostess coaching begins the moment you and your hostess agree on a date for your show. At the time a date is determined, you will want to have a hostess packet ready to hand over to your hostess so she can begin to make arrangements with her friends to attend her party. This packet should include the following:
- 3-4 catalogs
- 3-4 order forms for any outside orders
- A 'wish list' for her to begin working towards her goal of earning FREE products
- A guest list for her to document the name, address, phone number and email addresses
- A self addressed, stamped envelope
Give your hostess a deadline to have her wish list and guest list in the mail. I recommend a postmark date of 3 days after she has received the hostess packet. Reward her with a special gift item if she has both of these lists to you by the specified date and offer an additional gift item if she gives you a completed guest list of 30 names or more.
Personally mail the postcard invitations for your hostess. You are kidding yourself if you think your hostesses are getting their invitations out in a timely manner, if at all. This is your responsibility and is simply a business expense. If done properly, your party attendance and sales will far outweigh the additional cost of postage.
Make personal contact with each guest 1-2 days prior to the event. Remember to remind them to
In "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," managerial guru Steven Covey reminded his readers of how important it was to stop and sharpen the saw. The gist of the rule is that if you haven't maintained your tools (or procedures, or organizational practices), your work becomes increasingly inefficient.This rule is as important for your support staff as it is for you. Cleaning and organizing computer files, filing paperwork, and updating contact information doesn't seem like high-priority work, and it's easy for managers to insist that their own projects take precedence. But it's necessary for support people to have some uninterrupted time to organize themselves and tackle som
Hostess coaching begins the moment you and your hostess agree on a date for your show. At the time a date is determined, you will want to have a hostess packet ready to hand over to your hostess so she can begin to make arrangements with her friends to attend her party. This packet should include the following:
- 3-4 catalogs
- 3-4 order forms for any outside orders
- A 'wish list' for her to begin working towards her goal of earning FREE products
- A guest list for her to document the name, address, phone number and email addresses
- A self addressed, stamped envelope
Give your hostess a deadline to have her wish list and guest list in the mail. I recommend a postmark date of 3 days after she has received the hostess packet. Reward her with a special gift item if she has both of these lists to you by the specified date and offer an additional gift item if she gives you a completed guest list of 30 names or more.
Personally mail the postcard invitations for your hostess. You are kidding yourself if you think your hostesses are getting their invitations out in a timely manner, if at all. This is your responsibility and is simply a business expense. If done properly, your party attendance and sales will far outweigh the additional cost of postage.
Make personal contact with each guest 1-2 days prior to the event. Remember to remind them to
This subject pertains to the traveling team that invades offices or businesses that are not living up to expectations. The dreaded moment when corporate sends in their team of so called experts to FIX the problems. I have repeatedly seen these so called teams of experts come into locations only to leave it worse then it was when they arrived.I was visiting with the leader of one of these so called teams recently and was appalled by his planned course of action. After quite a bit of discussion the leader asked “The Specialist” for some tips. First let me tell you his opening strategy. He proudly went on to inform me that since no one knew his appearance he was going to hide and
Give your hostess a deadline to have her wish list and guest list in the mail. I recommend a postmark date of 3 days after she has received the hostess packet. Reward her with a special gift item if she has both of these lists to you by the specified date and offer an additional gift item if she gives you a completed guest list of 30 names or more.
Personally mail the postcard invitations for your hostess. You are kidding yourself if you think your hostesses are getting their invitations out in a timely manner, if at all. This is your responsibility and is simply a business expense. If done properly, your party attendance and sales will far outweigh the additional cost of postage.
Make personal contact with each guest 1-2 days prior to the event. Remember to remind them to
Before Young Jobs can help you become a member of the workforce, there are legal statutes that you must comply with. The Child Labor Laws listed below define restrictions placed on the age and employment of minors.Child Labor Law: Job Restrictions18 Years of AgeOnce a youth reaches 18 years of age, he or she is no longer subject to the federal youth employment and child labor law provisions.16 and 17 Years of AgeSixteen- and 17-year-olds may be employed for unlimited hours in any occupation other than those declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. Examples of equipment declared hazardous in food service establishments inclu
Personally mail the postcard invitations for your hostess. You are kidding yourself if you think your hostesses are getting their invitations out in a timely manner, if at all. This is your responsibility and is simply a business expense. If done properly, your party attendance and sales will far outweigh the additional cost of postage.
Make personal contact with each guest 1-2 days prior to the event. Remember to remind them to bring a friend and let them know of any incentives you offer if they follow through. If you are unable to make personal contact, by all means leave a message!
Host a drawing. This is a great way to get more information from your guests. Be sure to encourage each person to put down their email address for future notification of specials and new seasonal catalogs. This is critical in finding out who might be interested in joining your team or perhaps hosting a show.
Display future openings for home shows. With this method, you determine the dates and times you want to work. Write the date and time down on a note card and display this on your table for all to see. Make it available for the guests to pluck the card from the display and bring it directly to you upon checkout. You may want to offer an incentive for booking a show that will be presented to your hostess at the time of the show.
Have ready-made hostess packets available. You will want to go over all the information in the packet with your hostess. This way she can begin making plans immediately after she leaves the party.
Be sure to publicly thank your hostess. You must show your appreciation for your hostess publicly. During this time, inform her guests of free or ? price items she has earned as a result of hosting the show. Let them know her goal to earn free items and remind the guests that this is a great time to purchase gifts for birthdays, holidays, graduations and special occasions.
Finally, have a Hostess Appreciation Show immediately after the new catalog is introduced. It is a lot of fun to open your home to recognize your hostesses. As a special hostess incentive, you may want to offer a discounted price on any inventory you have accumulated during the previous season or present them with a gift certificate for any purchases made from the new catalog. This is a wonderful opportunity to book new shows by providing a special luncheon with thank you gifts for each hostess. It may be wise to invite frequent buyers to your appreciation show as a way of saying thank you for their support of your business.
It is important to remembe
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