A great option to the home party; online convenience at work!
Not everyone will be ready to host a home party! There is the planning, the cleaning, the
cooking and clean up to think about. They may be your friends, and they want to help
you get your business off and running, but they just don.t have the time for a home party.
Not a problem! Today.s Internet lifestyle makes an online party simple to do, easy to
plan, affordable and there is no spilled wine on the carpet!
It.s not complicated for you either. In fact, you can be the supplier for 100.s of parties all
happening on the same day! Here.s how it.s done:
Begin with a website
You will need a website to make the online party possible. As we discussed in previous
lessons, that can be done quite quickly and at very little expense if you use some of the
online packages.
Once you have the site, you can begin to suggest to friends and present customers you
know, how they could earn free jewelry by hosting a party in their home. If they “hem
and haw”, or give you the run-around, you have the next option waiting:
“Well how about we host your party online, and I will still give you the host/hostess
percentages?”
Watch their eyes light up!
Step by Step
1. Your site is set up for the password, either on the front page when they enter, or
on the ordering page when they submit their payment. One way or another, each
guest visiting a host.s party, it accredited to that host.
2. You will need to set up a password for each party. You give the host the
password for them to distribute to their guests.
3. You provide the host with a sample email they can send their guests inviting
them to the site, and the SHARON BUTCHER online party. It includes a tiny bit
of subtle sales invite copy, your web address, the password and a special promo.
Maybe each of her guests receives an additional Starbucks gift card for $5? (The
invite can read, “Sorry we can.t do this in person, but I want you to have a coffee
anyway!”) Incentives always help. They show the potential guest that you and
the host are interested in them getting all they can from the party.
4. Your hostess can provide reminders and other promotional ideas during the
party.
5. Allow about 2 weeks for the party.
6. When you ship the products, include a thank you card to the guest and
acknowledge the party they attended. You may want to send a balloon or party
hat…as a customer service specialty that sets you apart from your competition.
7. Try to fulfill the orders for the party at the same time and mail respectively. That
keeps frustration from building when one friend is wearing her new bracelet when
she meets three other friends for lunch on Saturday.
8. Be sure the hostess sends thank you cards to each person she invited, whether
they attended or not. She may still get sales and better yet, if it is suggested in
the thank you card that her guests can earn some of the jewelry they didn.t buy if
they also host a party, it can be a ongoing stream of revenue for the initial host as
she continues to earn a small bonus for each party that occurs due to her party.
9. Pay the hostess on time! Either in cash or product; keep your reputation squeaky
clean!
Potential for Money
If you understand the potential of the online party, you see the opportunity for many
sales happening without you ever leaving home! It.s easy for the host. All they need do
is email their friends and invite them to the party. They can invite friends from Australia,
China, California and Brazil. As long as the friend can get online, they can buy.
What.s more? Each guest is a potential online party leader themselves, with their own
circle of influence to invite as guests.
I know, I understand. By now, you are wondering why I didn.t tell you about this in your
first lesson.
You can learn a lot about Jewelry Parties; what makes them successful, how to get
hosts, how to display the merchandise, how to take payments, and much more from the
Jewelry Party Book. If you haven.t already ordered your immediately downloadable copy
yet, I urge you to do so. Lori has worked with Jewelry Shows for so long that she has
worked out the kinks and provides scores of tips for a successful Jewelry Party and
business.
Now for those folks not so keen about looking at everything online, you might want to
consider a catalog to promote your jewelry. The next options provide anything from
online catalogs, to traditional 12 page jobs, and a few suggestions in between. Don.t
miss the next lesson!