Recent content by Muppetgal

I was helping my director at a fundraiser once and this exact thing happened. We did the draw separate, so I hadn't seen the slips and I just asked each person as they came up to order. I ended up checking maybe and yes on two order forms that later we found out put no on their slips. Just...

I would personally say you have to call a LOT more than just 4 or 5 people in hopes of booking a show. Even if they didn't tick that they wanted one why not call EVERY person that you have reciepts for and do a "customer care call"...ask about the products they bought and then work in the host...

I chat on a mums board over here and have "known" many of the ladies for over three years. Some of the know I sell PC because we talk about kitchen gadgets in the foodies forum (we are sad...I know) and I've had one lady buy a batter bowl from me. Just recently someone posted a thread about...

I thought perhaps I would show it as guests were arriving, sort of have it on in the background. When I suggested watching it at a show, not only my director but the senior director for our area Poo Poo'd me!!! You know what, I think I'm going to try showing it anyway....

believe it or not both these leads were NOT from parties. One I met working in a supermarket cafe and the other was at a fair. I had a wee boy on December 26th!

I've struggled with recruiting, but have really really shifted my focus as of late and been working on this area of my business. I'd taken a few months off because I had a baby in December, so am just starting to get the ball rolling again this month, and guess what? I got a signed agreement...

Actually I do have more issue with people that wait to book rather than those that book on the night. Some keep their word though, I suppose it just depends on how reliable someone is (which you can't know at the time) Anyway, I've made my four for this month so got my first level...

well, I did my friends show and she had all of five people there, two who were old fuddy duddies from across the street, one was her MIL, one aunty and one friend who had to leave early. The friend who left early is placing an order and is taking the catalogue into her work...but get this...

basically PC hasn't been around long enough for people to know how good the products are...so when you hand out catalogues all people see are the prices...and they think it's too expensive. Generally I don't have much luck with outside orders either, tend to sell corn cob nobs and butterers...

I didn't say, one year on I have one active recruit and have one with signed papers just waiting for after Christmas. I'm excited to start my second year...I have 6 weeks off for mat leave but I have 3 booked into the last week of January, and 2 booked the first weekend of February...

I will have done 36 shows by next week, and my one year anniversary is the week after that. I took all of June off though so we could go on holiday, which ended up meaning I didn't do a show for around 6 weeks. I will also reach my career sales (goal 1) by the end of the 36th show (maybe...

we don't really do catalogue shows in the UK, and believe it or not there is NO S&H (small enough country I guess!) I will keep the show as long as she will...I had to sort of talk her into it. I did say that it only needed to get to £125 in sales to count for me (she harped on about how she...

I too tried an open house in my first few months and it failed miserably. I had one friend show up for a beer and that was it! He didn't even look at my display. The only thing I didn't do was make food....it was to be the men in the neighbourhood coming so my hubby just got some beer in...

So I had eight shows for November until I did host coaching this week. Then I was down to 6, then 5 and then today one of my friends who is supposed to be having a show for me next week called and said everyone is saying NO to her. She has herself, her mother in law, her aunt (who loves to...

Next time you turn up an hour early tell her you are there to help her vacuum or something...extra perk because she's such a good host. LOL Well done on the fab show!!