As a direct sales leader with a team, it’s a good idea to offer your own incentives and challenges for your team. If used well they can be hugely beneficial for your business and your teams’ businesses. Unfortunately, if you don’t use incentives well, it’s a waste of time, effort and money! So let’s talk… Read More
The direct sales industry is wonderful. It can be truly life-changing – I’ve seen it happen many times in my organization and I experienced it myself. Yet, I also see far too many people fail. And I hate to see people fail for avoidable reasons. So let’s have a look at the top 3 reasons… Read More
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I love listening to podcasts. They’re a fabulous, free tool to help you grow in your business and life. They also help you to stay motivated and inspired. Whenever I’m doing a ‘boring’ task like ironing or when I’m driving or running, I listen… Read More
Working with your host to make sure you both have a great party (usually called ‘host coaching‘) makes a big difference in the outcome in terms of attendance, sales, bookings and even recruits. I think of my hosts as business partners. They want a fun party with friends and freebies and I want to grow… Read More
I recently had a long chat with a friend of a friend, a lovely lady called Claire. She’s joined a direct sales company with products she’s very excited about and she really wants to make it a success. However, she was in a bit of a dip when I talked to her. You see, she… Read More
You have a customer group, right? As a direct seller you need to be on social media (yep, stating the obvious here). Which social media? That’s up to you, wherever you’re comfortable and have connections. But I do recommend you add Facebook to your mix – not in the least because you can create private… Read More
During the Pandemic we’ve apparently all turned to jigsaw puzzles to distract ourselves and keep ourselves occupied – sales have been through the roof in the US, Australia and the UK. Jigsaw puzzles are super satisfying to do. It’s something simple (sticking pieces together) that does require a bit of concentration with the reward of… Read More
Valentine’s day is a great opportunity for direct sellers to promote their business. As you know I like to change things up, use themes and seasons so I can always offer something different. And Valentine’s day is a perfect way to do just that! Here’s a quick list of ideas – if you want even… Read More
Your Facebook Group is your hangout, your clubhouse. That’s where you engage with your fans and it’s where you’re most likely to make sales, get bookings and where you’re likely to recruit from. Additionally, many companies have very strict policies on what you can post publicly with more relaxed rules for private groups and personal… Read More
It’s important to prepare for your direct sales business restart January, in December (or even November) of the previous year. “What? Why?” I hear you ask… The reason you want to prepare for restarting your business is because it way too easy for the weeks to fly by while you’re caught up in the daily… Read More