Getting Ready for January

Right now, most of you are getting ready for Christmas and shopping.

I encourage you to take a break from your business...have fun with friends and family.

When this is going on keep a pad and pen handy beside you though...I have always found that when I am at my most 'relaxed and happy'...that is when my best "Business Ideas" come through.

So, if you don't jot them down quick...some of your best ideas can slip right by you.

By making a quick note of your ideas...you can then look at them more closely come the New Year.

This helps you in two ways:

1) You are allowing your ideas to flow freely when you are "Relaxed" and in a "Fun" state....and those ideas are usually geared to this too by the way.

and

2) When you re-start your business in January you are doing so "Refreshed" and "Looking forward" instead of ....drained...desperate and scared.

See the difference???

So go ahead....Be Merry....have FUN!!! and Jot Down your Great Idea's!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Jody In Beautiful BC


Jody Maley is Motivational Speaker & Trainer, mom of six,retired entrepeneur, ToastMaster, Queen of the Home Party Plan Biz!
http://www.DesignedforDivineDestinations.com
"Where its not just about the Destination, it's the Journey to Get there!"

JumpStart your January Sales Now!!!

Some of you may have heard a Rumour! The Rumour is shhhhh….

January is the slowest Month of the Year in any Home Based Business!

Well, thankfully that’s just a Rumour!!!!

For the 9 yrs I was in the Direct Sales Company I bonused (didn’t do just the minimum sales) Each and EVERY January!!!!

I’m going to share with you some of my Top Tips on how to maximize your January sales NOW!!!!

TIP Connect and Build Bridges with Customer

Scene #1
So, it’s near the end of the year! September, October, and November have been totally amazing. Sales have been through the roof, you are glad there is a lull so that you can finally slow down for your own Christmas Agenda.

Then, a funny thing happens! It’s January 5th and you have no shows left!

No customers to talk to!

Realizing, yikes, how did this happen? I better get on the phone and do some calls!

So in a panic you start phoning a tonne of customers, hostesses, then you bug your best friends (again!) to please look at the new catalogue and ask,

“Do you think you might wanna have a party????”

Sound familiar?

How does this sound instead?

Scene #2

It’s January 5th and today I’m calling my 6 hostesses that I already have booked, letting them know the new catalogue is in, it’s amazing and I give them 3 great New ideas that they can tell their guests about to help get them to the shows!
They are:
1) Fabulous Gifts for each guest in attendance
2) New products at the show
3) Shipping is on me (or whatever you want to offer)

Now, I don't know about you....but I'd rather have Scene #2 and Know what I am doing...then doing something out of Frusteration and Desperation!

If you had been building Bridges behind you then Scene #2 is totally possible, if not, it’s not too late!

Here are my three Easy Breezy Ways to build some bridges for the New Year!


1) Stay Connected with your Past Hostess's/Customer's
2) Have a mail-out list
3) Keep up connections with their family (spouse/parents/siblings)

Let me Expand on each of these for ya!

1) Stay Connected

• Go through all your sales from the past year...YES..the past year. List all your Hostess's/names/address'   Also make a list from your customer base...put them in 2 categories...those who bought under $50...those who bought Over $50  

2) Have a Mail Out List

• After you have made out your Connections you will now have 3 different mail outs!!!
• One to all your past Hostess's thanking them for their time and business (include your new catalogue & that you are going to have an event in the New Year...just for them!)
• Second to all your customer's who ordered over $50...let these ladies know that they are now one of your "preferred customer's" and that they will Always be in the know of upcoming specials
• Third...will be to your customer's who ordered under $50...thank them for their patronage..and how happy you were to meet them.

3) Keeping up Connections with Family

• You want to make sure that you get to know every hostess's family! 
• Make sure you write down in your hostess's file their husband's name, sister, brother, mother etc...if you can...then when there are great Christmas specials....Valentine's Special's...and in the summer Anniversaries....you know Who to talk to & help them choose fav gifts for your special Hostess

(some of my most successful & lucrative parties have been my Spouse parties....one was well over $10,000 just before Christmas!)

So there ya go!
Some great ideas for how to Jumpstart your January!

I'd love to know how you stay connected with your Customer's!

JODY :))




Jody Maley is Motivational Speaker & Trainer, mom of six,retired entrepeneur, ToastMaster, Queen of the Home Party Plan Biz!
http://www.DesignedforDivineDestinations.com
"Where its not just about the Destination, it's the Journey to Get there!"