Direct Selling: 3 Reasons to Use Joint Ventures to Explode Your Direct Sales Business


Direct selling has been around for a long time. And in all the years I have been working with individuals in the profession, I am always amazed at just how many people feel another direct selling company is their competition. Often times they even make the mistake of bad mouthing the other company or product.

Well, I am here to tell you: nothing could be further from the truth.

It saddens me because most of these folks are working way too hard and often times wasting time and money. And the worst part is: it simply does not have to happen.

In Direct Selling the truth is you can use one simple strategy and even work with someone from another company. Simply use the power of Joint Ventures to accelerate your access. Here are 3 reasons to JV.

1. Leverage – You have heard the phrase, ‘Two heads are better than one. ‘When you work with someone else you get the benefit of their talents and resources. You can instantly get more done when you work with someone else. [Read more...]

Online Party Plan Business Shows


Online Party Plan Shows

Online parties are a fun, techie way to do home parties. They are not too complicated really. An online party or show for your business can be conducted in a chat room or in a webinar. The key is to be sure that you publicize it will. Just like any other home party, getting people to your online party is the most important thing.

Find Business In Online Parties

An online party is one of the best ways to attract new customers. If planned correctly, it will enable you to acquire recruits and regular customers that you may have otherwise not been able to reach. During the planning process, it’s to your advantage to use your time wisely. Broadcast your show in every social media format that you are involved in.

The following information will help you accomplish this while attracting more sales for future shows. [Read more...]

Succeed in Direct Sales by Shifting Your Focus to Being of Service


When you consider what’s going on with the economy, it’s very easy to focus on your own individual needs as you feel the stress of hard times, especially if you’re not generating the income you’d like and you’re in a place of fear.  You can begin desperately focusing on the immediate sale and if it doesn’t happen, your fear grows.

I’ve noticed that during various times in my life – when I was internally focused (and in a fearful place) – others around me felt my desperation.  That’s not going to be attractive to your potential clients and customers.

However, when you step out of your own personal focus and begin asking how you can be of service to others, everything in the universe shifts and you embark on a path to much greater success. Isn’t it true that you began in the direct sales business because you loved and believed in the product that you’re selling and you knew how much others would benefit from it? [Read more...]