Archive for August, 2010

Become A Booking Queen – Three Part Series

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Recording of Live Training Sessions
August, September, October

LBCloseUpDear Fellow Direct Seller

If you run a Party Plan business, having a diary filled with party bookings is without doubt the most effective way to sell your product and encourage others to become part of your team.   Unfortunately for many Party Planners getting bookings is also the aspect of the business they struggle with.

The fact is Christmas is only 5 months away and unless you start to ramp up your activity NOW you’ll miss out on a bumper Christmas Trade.  January is traditionally the quietest month of the year for Party Planners so you need to make as much money as possible over Christmas to ensure you don’t end up on struggle street in January. 

To ensure you have the tools and strategies you need to set yourself up to win, the focus of our Direct Sales Success Training Sessions during the months of August, September and October will be on  BOOKINGS, BOOKINGS, BOOKINGS!  

If you want to become a Booking Queen and learn how to:

  • Fill your diary with more bookings than you can handle
  • Make your parties more fun
  • Minimise postponements and cancellations
  • Increase party sales, guest attendance and bookings
  • Master hostess coaching
  • Ramp up your sales through catalogue parties
  • Make the phone your friend
  • Reconnect with lapsed hostesses and customers

Then this series of trainings is a MUST for you!

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My Party Plan Business at a Glance

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Do you find it difficult keeping track of your income and expenses?
Do you find it hard to tell whether or not you’re making a profit each month?

Do you sometimes miss out on reaching your sales targets because you don’t have a system that monitors your progress?

When I worked in Direct Sales one of the greatest challenges I had was finding a system that allowed me to see how my business was tracking each month financially.  I knew I was making great sales at my parties and my Manager’s Fees were fantastic but I didn’t know what my overall income or expenses were each month let alone my profit.  With money coming in and out all the time I often found myself in quite a mess.

Then when taxation time came around I’d spend hours getting my paperwork together so my accountant could prepare my tax and let me know how I’d gone for the year.  Although I loved doing my parties, taking care of my clients and supporting my team, I wasn’t so keen on the book keeping side of the business.

Sound familiar?

If it does and you want to take control of your finances you’ll love My Party Plan Business at a Glance.  Using this simple system you’ll be able to track your monthly:-

  • Income
  • Expenses
  • Profit
  • Party Sales
  • Customer Reorders
  • Average Sales Per Customer
  • Average Party Bookings
  • Team Growth

It even keeps track of your year to date figures so you don’t miss out on great rewards because you failed to monitor your yearly progress.

Keeping track of your business has never been easier with My Party Plan Business at a Glance.  To be able to use this simple system all you need is Microsoft Excel on your computer and a willingness to put in a few figures each month.

So what are you waiting … start tracking your success today!

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