Summer FUN and Business FOCUS - Part 1

Can FUN and FOCUS co-exist in our home based business during the summer months?

Summer Strategies – Part 4 – Effective methods to reach your customers

Today's Tip SUBJECT: Summer Strategies – Part 4 – Effective methods to reach your customers Today we will continue our strategies for summer business with more specific ideas you may want to try to keep your business rolling… Strategy 4 – Challenge – “When I DO have time to phone people, it seems all I talk to is voice mail!"

Summer Strategies – Part 5 – THEME party ideas

Today's Tip   SUBJECT: Summer Strategies – Part 5 – THEME party ideas Summer theme parties! What a great way to help your hostesses make her party a fun reason for her friends to get together. After all, it’s all about having fun, isn’t it? Here are some ideas to try:

Checklist for Fast Start #1

Time Frame: 

By the end of your Join Month + 1 Month

How to get a free booth at a carnival

Almost every PTA, school, church, sports organization... does carnivals. It may be for fundraising, it may be to celebrate something, but almost all of them do it.

Attach a piece of candy to this coupon as your hand-out :)
I have these printed at Walgreens photo as 4*6 pictures.  Full color for 5-10 cents each :)

If it's a fundraiser, the booth fee as a vendor is usually anywhere from $25 - $500 - depending on the organization. Would you like to have a FREE BOOTH?

Summertime Recipe for Success - Ingredient #4: Schedule your Fall Kickoff NOW!

Today's Tip   Subject: Summertime Recipe for Success - Ingredient #4: Schedule your Fall Kickoff NOW! Most companies have new products that are unveiled for the fall. Many highlight them as a part of their national convention (often happening in the summer months). Your job as a team leader is to be sure that all of your team members are EXCITED about what is new for the fall. The best way to build that excitement is to be sure they have experienced the new fall products with all of their senses - up close and personal.

Summertime recipe for Success - Ingredient #3: Opportunity night for promoting leadership

Today's Tip   Subject: Summertime recipe for Success - Ingredient #3: Opportunity night for promoting leadership A stable foundation of leadership in your organization is the key to a steady, reliable income in this business. Fall is a great time to help people promote into leadership. Scheduling an “Opportunity Night” for promoting to Leadership is a fun team activity that will help you to identify the people in your organization who you will want to work with to help move up the career plan ladder.

Summertime Recipe for Success - Ingredient #2: Script for recruiting NOW!

Today's Tip   Subject: Summertime Recipe for Success - Ingredient #2: Script for recruiting NOW! RIGHT NOW is an important time to begin your team building. Now is the time to follow up with all those leads from earlier in the year and approach (or re-approach) hostesses and customers. By joining now, they will still have time to get their feet wet in the business at a slower summer pace and YOU will be able to get them trained and rolling before they get completely committed to other fall volunteer opportunities and activities. Try the following script when doing your phoning:

Summertime - keeping myself and my TEAM on track!

Today's Tip   SUBJECT: Summertime - keeping myself and my TEAM on track! Summer can be a challenging time for your home based business - especially if you are someone with children who are now home from school. Whether elementary, high school, or college aged having the kids around every day can present a real distraction. Fold in nice weather and the lure of fun outdoor activities and you have a potential recipe for major procrastination when working from home.

Summertime recipe for success - Ingredient #1 SPD

Today's Tip   SUBJECT: Summertime recipe for success - Ingredient #1 SPD (Sell Product Daily) For the next several days, we will focus on some quick and easy activities that you can do to keep your business rolling during these “lazy, hazy, crazy” days of summer.