A profile picture on Facebook and other social media is prime real-estate for direct sellers. Don’t underestimate this aspect of your online presence because it’s small. Unfortunately, I see so many terrible profile pictures – which means lots of direct sellers and party plan consultants waste this space. Your profile pic is part of attraction… Read More
Can you make money in direct sales? I used to get asked this question all the time, but now that direct sales is my career I only hear this question now and then. The short answer is absolutely, emphatically, 100% yes. The question that people should be asking is “How do you make money in… Read More
To maximize the effectiveness of your direct sales biz on Facebook, you need to do Facebook Lives. The Facebook Algorithm massively favors Live video and this means that it’ll be seen by far more people than a simple status update. Not just the algorithm but people also value Live videos. Through a Live it’s easier… Read More
Hosting a direct sales party is amazing: you earn free or discounted products, you get to have a fun catch-up with friends or family and you get to shop leisurely. I certainly can’t imagine walking into a normal retail store with eight friends and three bottles of bubbly and expect a staff member to spend… Read More
When you follow-up with someone who is potentially interested in joining your direct sales business, it’s important to ask good questions to get to know them. Always lead with the relationship, not the business As the title says, I put the relationship first. So I start by establishing rapport and have a chat with them.… Read More
An ‘elevation pipeline’ is essential if you’re a direct sales leader and you want to grow your organization. The ‘elevation pipeline’ is the path your team members are on in their journey to leadership. You want people at all different levels in your team so you want to ‘fill’ that elevation pipeline. Far too often… Read More
In late April, Facebook introduced a new feature in Messenger: Messenger Rooms. Direct sellers and party plan consultants may be able to use it as an alternative to Zoom for online parties. Let’s do a quick compare of Facebook Messenger Rooms vs Zoom for parties: Facebook Messenger RoomsZoomUp to 50 participantsFree plan up to 100… Read More
Did you know that Pinterest drives more traffic to original sources than Facebook and Twitter combined? Facebook and Instagram want to keep you on their platform for as long as possible. In fact they ‘punish’ content that aims to take people off the platform to another website. They do this by not making those posts… Read More
Have you ever had one of your really big, hairy, audacious dreams become reality? One of mine is becoming really real right now! I’ve literally had the dream of building a global direct sales business for a decade. And now it’s coming true – I can’t begin to describe how excited I am. I’ve talked… Read More
During this Covid-19 pandemic, social interaction has become more important than ever before. Having to distance ourselves from each other physically and practising self-isolation means we need to take care not to become lonely. Humans are social creatures and social connections are vital for our mental health. As a direct seller, you can facilitate online… Read More